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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014
OR
o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission File Number: 001-32721
WESTERN REFINING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
20-3472415
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
123 W. Mills Ave., Suite 200
 
79901
El Paso, Texas
 
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (915) 534-1400
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ
 
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of August 1, 2014, there were 101,087,370 shares outstanding, par value $0.01, of the registrant’s common stock.
 
 
 
 
 



WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Forward-Looking Statements
As provided by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, certain statements included throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in particular under the section entitled Part I — Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations relating to matters that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements that represent management’s beliefs and assumptions based on currently available information. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations; contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition or forecasts of future events. These forward-looking statements relate to matters such as our industry, business strategy, future operations, our expectations for margins and crack spreads, the discount between West Texas Intermediate Cushing ("WTI") crude oil and Brent crude oil as well as the discount between WTI and WTI Midland crude oils, cost advantages of Bakken Shale and Canadian crude oil, attractiveness of our refined product locations, new and proposed additions to inland crude oil pipeline capacity, expected share repurchases and dividends, volatility in pricing of Renewable Identification Numbers ("RINs"), taxes, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources and other financial and operating information. Forward-looking statements also include those regarding the timing of completion of certain operational improvements we are making at our refineries, future operational and refinery efficiencies and cost savings, timing of future maintenance turnarounds, the amount or sufficiency of future cash flows and earnings growth, future expenditures, future contributions related to postretirement obligations, our ability to manage our inventory price exposure through commodity hedging instruments, the impact on our business of existing and future state and federal regulatory requirements, environmental loss contingency accruals, projected remediation costs or requirements and the expected outcomes of legal proceedings in which we are involved. We have used the words "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "budget," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "forecast," "position," "predict," "project," "strategy," "will," "future" and similar terms and phrases to identify forward-looking statements in this report.
Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations regarding future events, results or outcomes. These expectations may or may not be realized. Some of these expectations may be based upon assumptions or judgments that prove to be incorrect. In addition, our business and operations involve numerous risks and uncertainties, many that are beyond our control that could result in our expectations not being realized or otherwise materially affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should consider the risk factors and other cautionary statements in this report and in the other reports to which we have referred you. Actual results may vary materially. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. You should also understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors and should not consider the following list to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties.
Actual events, results and outcomes may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of factors. Although it is not possible to identify all of these factors, they include, among others, the following:
changes in crack spreads;
changes in the spread between WTI crude oil and West Texas Sour crude oil, also known as the sweet/sour spread;
changes in the spread between WTI crude oil and Brent crude oil and between WTI crude oil and WTI Midland crude oil;
effects of and exposure to risks related to our commodity hedging strategies, transactions and other risk management programs;
availability and costs of renewable fuels for blending and RINs to meet Renewable Fuel Standards ("RFS") obligations;
availability, costs and price volatility of crude oil, other refinery feedstocks and refined products;
construction of new, or expansion of existing, product or crude oil pipelines, including in the Permian Basin and at Cushing, Oklahoma;
changes in the underlying demand for our refined products;
instability and volatility in the financial markets;
changes in general economic and political conditions;
adverse changes in the credit ratings assigned to our and our subsidiaries' debt instruments;
changes in the availability and cost of capital;
actions of customers and competitors;

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successful integration and future performance of acquired assets, businesses or third-party product supply and processing relationships;
actions of third-party operators, processors and transporters;
changes in fuel and utility costs incurred by our refineries;
the effect of weather-related problems on our operations;
contractual creditworthiness of, and performance by, our counterparties;
disruptions due to equipment interruption, pipeline disruptions or failure at our or third-party facilities;
execution of planned capital projects, cost overruns relating to those projects and failure to realize the expected benefits from those projects;
effects of and costs relating to compliance with current and future local, state and federal environmental, economic, climate change, safety, tax and other laws, policies and regulations and enforcement initiatives;
rulings, judgments or settlements in litigation, tax or other legal or regulatory matters, including unexpected environmental remediation costs in excess of any reserves or insurance coverage;
the price, availability and acceptance of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles;
labor relations;
operating hazards, natural disasters, casualty losses, acts of terrorism including cyber-attacks and other matters beyond our control; and
other factors discussed in more detail under Part I — Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 ("2013 10‑K") that are incorporated herein by this reference.
Any one of these factors or a combination of these factors could materially affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows and could influence whether any forward-looking statements ultimately prove to be accurate. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating any forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Although we believe the forward-looking statements we make in this report related to our plans, intentions and expectations are reasonable, we can provide no assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. These statements are based on assumptions made by us based on our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors that we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date of this report and we do not undertake any obligation to (and expressly disclaim any obligation to) update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date such statements were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.




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Part I
Financial Information
Item 1.
Financial Statements
WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
June 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
531,813

 
$
468,070

Accounts receivable, trade, net of a reserve for doubtful accounts of $571 and $906, respectively
717,172

 
599,930

Inventories
546,472

 
557,388

Prepaid expenses
190,996

 
112,137

Other current assets
134,792

 
110,211

Total current assets
2,121,245

 
1,847,736

Equity method investment
99,142

 
101,560

Property, plant and equipment, net
2,127,719

 
2,125,029

Goodwill
1,297,043

 
1,297,043

Intangible assets, net
76,741

 
78,098

Other assets, net
74,878

 
63,499

Total assets
$
5,796,768

 
$
5,512,965

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
969,385

 
$
879,019

Accrued liabilities
269,698

 
275,915

Deferred income tax liability, net
37,262

 
30,493

Current portion of long-term debt
5,706

 
213,642

Total current liabilities
1,282,051

 
1,399,069

Long-term liabilities:
 
 
 
Long-term debt, less current portion
1,169,875

 
1,172,965

Lease financing obligations
24,590

 
24,910

Deferred income tax liability, net
301,865

 
252,489

Other liabilities
36,747

 
92,945

Total long-term liabilities
1,533,077

 
1,543,309

Commitments and contingencies


 


Equity:
 
 
 
Western shareholders' equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, par value $0.01, 240,000,000 shares authorized; 102,632,884 and 91,827,731 shares issued, respectively
1,026

 
918

Preferred stock, par value $0.01, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

 

Additional paid-in capital
485,594

 
625,825

Retained earnings
824,981

 
624,213

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(313
)
 
(350
)
Treasury stock, 453,332 and 12,102,169 shares, respectively at cost
(17,271
)
 
(356,554
)
Total Western shareholders' equity
1,294,017

 
894,052

Non-controlling interest
1,687,623

 
1,676,535

Total equity
2,981,640

 
2,570,587

Total liabilities and equity
$
5,796,768

 
$
5,512,965


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net sales
$
4,351,290

 
$
2,429,962

 
$
8,076,433

 
$
4,616,179

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
3,731,169

 
1,986,883

 
6,891,906

 
3,784,067

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
203,463

 
113,861

 
401,812

 
235,721

Selling, general and administrative expenses
54,640

 
29,450

 
113,372

 
56,002

Affiliate severance costs
3,479

 

 
12,878

 

Loss on disposal of assets, net
119

 

 
1,005

 

Maintenance turnaround expense

 
35

 
46,446

 
43,203

Depreciation and amortization
47,848

 
27,143

 
94,258

 
51,475

Total operating costs and expenses
4,040,718

 
2,157,372

 
7,561,677

 
4,170,468

Operating income
310,572

 
272,590

 
514,756

 
445,711

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
221

 
235

 
416

 
386

Interest expense and other financing costs
(25,722
)
 
(14,681
)
 
(52,582
)
 
(32,669
)
Amortization of loan fees
(2,079
)
 
(1,515
)
 
(4,176
)
 
(3,119
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(1
)
 
(24,719
)
 
(9
)
 
(46,766
)
Other, net
983

 
101

 
2,465

 
298

Income before income taxes
283,974

 
232,011

 
460,870

 
363,841

Provision for income taxes
(93,407
)
 
(82,752
)
 
(142,606
)
 
(130,863
)
Net income
190,567

 
149,259

 
318,264

 
232,978

Less net income attributed to non-controlling interests
33,871

 

 
76,022

 

Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
156,696

 
$
149,259

 
$
242,242

 
$
232,978

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
1.88

 
$
1.81

 
$
2.97

 
$
2.74

Diluted
1.56

 
1.46

 
2.44

 
2.26

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
83,556

 
82,390

 
81,653

 
84,546

Diluted
102,657

 
104,729

 
102,655

 
106,942

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.26

 
$
0.12

 
$
0.52

 
$
0.24






The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net income
$
190,567

 
$
149,259

 
$
318,264

 
$
232,978

Other comprehensive income items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of net prior service cost

 

 
81



Pension plan termination adjustment

 
217

 

 
217

Reclassification of loss to income
5

 
13

 
10

 
25

Other comprehensive income before tax
5

 
230

 
91

 
242

Income tax
(2
)
 
(87
)
 
(4
)
 
(92
)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
3

 
143

 
87

 
150

Comprehensive income
190,570

 
149,402

 
318,351

 
233,128

Less comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests
33,871

 

 
76,072

 

Comprehensive income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
156,699

 
$
149,402

 
$
242,279

 
$
233,128




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
318,264

 
$
232,978

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
94,258

 
51,475

Changes in fair value of commodity hedging instruments
(119,350
)
 
(57,968
)
Reserve for doubtful accounts
294

 
77

Amortization of loan fees and original issue discount
11,285

 
11,014

Loss on extinguishment of debt
9

 
46,766

Stock-based compensation expense
13,142

 
3,102

Deferred income taxes
56,145

 
30,306

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
(1,099
)
 
8,146

Loss from equity method investment
939

 

Loss on disposal of assets, net
1,005

 
55

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 

Accounts receivable
(117,536
)
 
(78,913
)
Inventories
10,916

 
75,399

Prepaid expenses
(78,859
)
 
(49,505
)
Other assets
9,568

 
18,209

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
80,557

 
(30,868
)
Other long-term liabilities
(1,151
)
 
(949
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
278,387

 
259,324

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(90,619
)
 
(101,854
)
Return of capital from equity method investment
1,360

 

Proceeds from the sale of assets
810

 
434

Net cash used in investing activities
(88,449
)
 
(101,420
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Additions to long-term debt

 
350,000

Payments on long-term debt
(3,116
)
 
(325,157
)
Debt retirement fees

 
(24,396
)
Deferred financing costs

 
(12,445
)
Purchase of treasury stock
(5,930
)
 
(198,789
)
Distribution to non-controlling interest holders
(75,964
)
 

Dividends paid
(41,475
)
 
(20,479
)
Convertible debt redemption
(809
)
 
(124
)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
1,099

 
(8,146
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(126,195
)
 
(239,536
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
63,743

 
(81,632
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
468,070

 
453,967

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
531,813

 
$
372,335



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1. Organization
"Western," "we," "us," "our" and the "Company" refer to Western Refining, Inc. and, unless the context otherwise requires, our subsidiaries. Western Refining, Inc. was formed on September 16, 2005 as a holding company and is incorporated in Delaware.
We are an independent crude oil refiner and marketer of refined products. We market refined products on a wholesale basis in Arizona, Colorado, California, the Mid-Atlantic region, New Mexico, the Upper Great Plains region and West Texas through bulk and rack marketing networks and we sell refined products through two retail networks with a total of 474 company-owned and franchised retail sites in the U.S. We produce refined products at three refineries: one in El Paso, Texas, one near Gallup in the Four Corners region of northern New Mexico and one in St. Paul Park, Minnesota.
During 2013, we formed Western Refining Logistics, LP ("WNRL") and acquired control of Northern Tier Energy LP ("NTI") through our acquisition of Northern Tier Energy GP LLC, NTI's general partner. WNRL gathers, transports and stores crude oil and refined product through its pipeline and gathering assets and terminalling, transportation, asphalt and storage assets, primarily for the benefit of Western. NTI's assets are located in the Upper Great Plains region and include one refinery and supporting assets in St. Paul Park, Minnesota and retail convenience stores. Both WNRL and NTI are publicly traded limited partnerships.
Our operations include five business segments: refining, wholesale, retail, WNRL and NTI. See Note 3, Segment Information, for further discussion of our business segments.
2. Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014, or for any other period.
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2013, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Western Refining, Inc. and subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest. We own a 65.3% limited partner interest in WNRL and a 38.7% limited partner interest in NTI. We own 100% of WNRL's and NTI's respective general partners. As the general partner of WNRL and NTI, we have the ability to direct the activities of WNRL and NTI that most significantly impact their respective economic performance.
Demand for gasoline is generally higher during the summer months than during the winter months. As a result, our operating results for the first and fourth calendar quarters are generally lower than those for the second and third calendar quarters of each year. During 2013 and continuing into 2014, the volatility in crude oil prices and refining margins contributed to the variability of our results of operations.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Western and subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated for all periods presented. Investments in significant non-controlled entities are accounted for using the equity method.
We have reported non-controlling interests for WNRL and NTI of $325.9 million and $1,361.7 million, respectively, in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2014. We have reported non-controlling interest for WNRL and NTI of $326.2 million and $1,350.4 million, respectively, in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2013.

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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Revenue Recognition
Revenues for products, crude oil and feedstocks sold are recorded upon delivery of the products, crude oil or feedstocks to customers; the point at which title is transferred, the customer has the assumed risk of loss and when payment has been received or collection is reasonably assured. Transportation, shipping and handling costs incurred are included in cost of products sold. Excise and other taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are not included in revenues.
Goodwill and Other Unamortizable Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price (cost) over the fair value of the net assets acquired and is carried at cost. We do not amortize goodwill for financial reporting purposes. We test goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. The reporting unit or units used to evaluate and measure goodwill for impairment are determined primarily from the manner in which the business is managed. Our policy is to test goodwill and other unamortizable intangible assets for impairment annually at June 30, or more frequently if indications of impairment exist.
We conducted our annual goodwill and intangible asset valuation analysis as of June 30, 2014, noting no indications of impairment.
Cost Classifications
Refining cost of products sold includes cost of crude oil, other feedstocks and blendstocks, the costs of purchased refined products, transportation and distribution costs and realized and unrealized gains and losses related to our commodity hedging activities. Wholesale cost of products sold includes the cost of fuel and lubricants, transportation and distribution costs and service parts and labor. Retail cost of products sold includes costs for motor fuels and for merchandise. Motor fuel cost of products sold represents net cost for purchased fuel. Net cost of purchased fuel excludes transportation and motor fuel taxes. Merchandise cost of products sold includes merchandise purchases, net of merchandise rebates and inventory shrinkage.
Refining direct operating expenses include direct costs of labor, maintenance materials and services, chemicals and catalysts, natural gas, utilities and other direct operating expenses. Wholesale direct operating expenses include direct costs of labor, transportation expense, maintenance materials and services, utilities and other direct operating expenses. Retail direct operating expenses include direct costs of labor, maintenance materials and services, outside services, bank charges, rent expense, utilities and other direct operating expenses. WNRL operating and maintenance expenses include labor costs, maintenance materials and services, natural gas, additives, utilities, insurance expense, property taxes and other operating expenses. NTI's direct operating expenses include direct costs of labor, maintenance materials and services, outside services, bank charges, rent expense, chemicals and catalysts, natural gas, utilities and other direct operating expenses.
Maintenance Turnaround Expense
Refinery process units require periodic maintenance and repairs that are commonly referred to as "turnarounds." The required frequency of the maintenance varies by unit, but generally is every two to six years depending on the processing unit involved. Turnaround costs are expensed as incurred.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recent changes in the accounting and reporting requirements for disposals when such disposal represents a strategic shift that will have a significant impact on the entity’s operations and financial results are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2014. Among other new disclosure requirements, an entity will be required to make certain disclosures for individually material disposal transactions that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. These new requirements will be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted provided the disposal was not previously disclosed. Our adoption of these changes is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
The accounting provisions covering the recognition and reporting of revenues were amended to remove inconsistencies in revenue requirements and to provide a more complete framework for addressing revenue issues across a broad range of industries and transaction types. The revised standard’s core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to

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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. These provisions are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016, and are to be applied retrospectively, with early adoption not permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by various standard setting bodies that may have an impact on our accounting and reporting. We believe that other recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on our accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows when implemented.
3. Segment Information
Our operations are organized into five reportable segments based on manufacturing and marketing criteria and the nature of our products and services, our production processes and our types of customers. These segments are refining, wholesale, retail, WNRL and NTI. A description of each segment's activities and principal products follows:
Refining. We report the operations of two refineries in our refining segment: one in El Paso, Texas (the "El Paso refinery") with a 128,000 barrels per day (bpd) capacity and one near Gallup, New Mexico (the "Gallup refinery") with a 25,000 bpd capacity. Our refineries make various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel and other products from crude oil, other feedstocks and blending components. We purchase crude oil, other feedstocks and blending components from various third-party suppliers. We also acquire refined products through exchange agreements and from various third-party suppliers to supplement supply to our customers. We sell these products through our wholesale and retail segments, other independent wholesalers and retailers, commercial accounts and sales and exchanges with major oil companies.
Wholesale. Our wholesale segment includes the operations of several lubricant and bulk petroleum distribution plants, unmanned fleet fueling operations and a fleet of refined product and lubricant delivery trucks. Our wholesale segment distributes commercial wholesale petroleum products primarily in Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia. The wholesale segment purchases petroleum fuels and lubricants from our refining segment and from third-party suppliers. We have an exclusive supply and marketing agreement with a third party covering activities related to our refined product supply, hedging and sales in the Mid-Atlantic region. We recorded $1.5 million in liabilities and $2.3 million in assets at June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively, related to this supply agreement in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The revenues and costs recorded under the supply agreement included $9.5 million and $9.4 million in net hedging losses and $4.9 million and $2.3 million in net hedging gains for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Retail. Through retail convenience stores, our retail segment sells various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, convenience store merchandise and beverage and food products to the general public. Our wholesale segment supplies the majority of gasoline and diesel fuel that our retail segment sells. We purchase general merchandise and beverage and food products from various third-party suppliers. At June 30, 2014, the retail segment operated 229 service stations and convenience stores or kiosks located in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas compared to 222 service stations and convenience stores or kiosks at June 30, 2013.
WNRL. WNRL was formed to own, operate, develop and acquire logistics assets and related businesses. WNRL's assets consist of pipeline and gathering assets and terminalling, transportation and storage assets in the Southwestern portion of the U.S., including approximately 300 miles of pipelines and approximately 7.9 million barrels of active storage capacity, as well as other assets. The majority of WNRL's assets are integral to the operations of Western's refineries located in El Paso, Texas and near Gallup, New Mexico. WNRL began its operations in October 2013. WNRL's accounting predecessor's operations were historically included in our refining segment's operations and were not considered to be a separate reporting segment prior to October 2013.
NTI. Through our acquisition of Northern Tier Energy GP LLC, NTI's general partner, Western acquired control of NTI during November 2013. NTI is an independent crude oil refiner and marketer of refined products with one 96,500 bpd refinery and also operates a network of retail convenience stores selling various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel and convenience store merchandise in the Upper Great Plains region. NTI's operations are separate from those of Western. The refined products are sold primarily in the Upper Great Plains region. As of June 30, 2014, NTI included the operations of 164 retail convenience stores and supported 81 franchised retail convenience stores. These convenience stores are located primarily in Minnesota and Wisconsin. NTI's refinery supplies the majority of the gasoline and diesel sold through these convenience stores. NTI's results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, includes severance payments totaling $3.5 million and $12.9 million, respectively, related to Western's acquisition of NTI's general partner.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Segment Accounting Principles. Operating income for each segment consists of net revenues less cost of products sold; direct operating expenses; selling, general and administrative expenses; net impact of the disposal of assets; maintenance turnaround expense and depreciation and amortization. Cost of products sold includes net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to our commodity hedging activities and reflects current costs adjusted, where appropriate, for "last-in, first-out" ("LIFO") and lower of cost or market inventory adjustments. Intersegment revenues are reported at prices that approximate market.
Activities of our business that are not included in the five segments mentioned above are included in the "Other" category. These activities consist primarily of corporate staff operations and other items that are not specific to the normal business of any one of our five operating segments. We do not allocate certain items of other income and expense, including income taxes, to the individual segments. WNRL and NTI are primarily pass-through entities with respect to income taxes.
The total assets of each segment consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents; inventories; net accounts receivable; net property, plant and equipment and other assets directly associated with the individual segment’s operations. Included in the total assets of the corporate operations are cash and cash equivalents; various net accounts receivable; prepaid expenses; other current assets; net deferred income tax items; net property, plant and equipment and other long-term assets.
Disclosures regarding our reportable segments with reconciliations to consolidated totals for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, are presented below:
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
Refining
 
Wholesale
 
Retail
 
WNRL
 
NTI
 
Other
 
Consolidated
 
(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers
$
2,085,190

 
$
465,343

 
$
310,877

 
$
657

 
$
1,489,223

 
$

 
$
4,351,290

Intersegment sales (1)
344,811

 
842,279

 
5,138

 
34,324

 
10,098

 

 
 
Operating income (loss) (2)
$
250,848

 
$
5,726

 
$
1,558

 
$
11,417

 
$
58,606

 
$
(17,583
)
 
$
310,572

Other income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(26,598
)
  Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
283,974

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
20,397

 
$
1,248

 
$
2,616

 
$
3,467

 
$
19,362

 
$
758

 
$
47,848

Capital expenditures
21,924

 
1,234

 
2,030

 
2,773

 
11,209

 
851

 
40,021

(1)
Intersegment sales of $1,236.7 million have been eliminated in consolidation.
(2)
The effect of our economic hedging activity is included within operating income of our refining and NTI segments as a component of cost of products sold. Refining cost of products sold includes $49.1 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging gains. NTI cost of products sold includes $1.9 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging losses.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
Refining
 
Wholesale
 
Retail
 
WNRL
 
NTI
 
Other
 
Consolidated
 
(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers
$
3,310,684

 
$
1,433,233

 
$
585,541

 
$
1,358

 
$
2,745,617

 
$

 
$
8,076,433

Intersegment sales (1)
1,160,516

 
1,046,807

 
10,051

 
66,380

 
11,082

 

 
 
Operating income (loss) (2)
$
386,584

 
$
16,233

 
$
(545
)
 
$
22,820

 
$
125,936

 
$
(36,272
)
 
$
514,756

Other income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(53,886
)
  Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
460,870

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
39,865

 
$
2,420

 
$
5,348

 
$
6,711

 
$
38,347

 
$
1,567

 
$
94,258

Capital expenditures
55,544

 
3,709

 
3,371

 
8,677

 
18,390

 
928

 
90,619

Goodwill at June 30, 2014

 

 

 

 
1,297,043

 

 
1,297,043

Total assets at June 30, 2014
1,780,957

 
265,022

 
194,692

 
228,662

 
2,965,655

 
361,780

 
5,796,768

(1)
Intersegment sales of $2,294.8 million have been eliminated in consolidation.
(2)
The effect of our economic hedging activity is included within operating income of our refining and NTI segments as a component of cost of products sold. Refining cost of products sold includes $139.7 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging gains. NTI cost of products sold includes $2.8 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging losses.
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
 
Refining
 
Wholesale
 
Retail
 
WNRL (3)
 
Other
 
Consolidated
 
(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers
$
1,094,854

 
$
1,023,208

 
$
311,608

 
$
292

 
$

 
$
2,429,962

Intersegment sales (1)
905,329

 
219,123

 
5,312

 
1,007

 

 
 
Operating income (loss) (2)
$
296,277

 
$
9,161

 
$
5,872

 
$
(21,241
)
 
$
(17,479
)
 
$
272,590

Other income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(40,579
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
232,011

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
19,625

 
$
1,000

 
$
2,685

 
$
2,886

 
$
947

 
$
27,143

Capital expenditures
16,741

 
2,171

 
2,517

 
13,941

 
859

 
36,229

(1)
Intersegment sales of $1,130.8 million have been eliminated in consolidation.
(2)
The effect of our economic hedging activity is included within operating income of our refining segment as a component of cost of products sold. Refining cost of products sold includes $78.0 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging gains.
(3)
The financial data for WNRL includes WNRL's predecessor historical financial results for the period beginning January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2013.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
 
Refining
 
Wholesale
 
Retail
 
WNRL (3)
 
Other
 
Consolidated
 
(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers
$
2,073,309

 
$
1,950,202

 
$
592,149

 
$
519

 
$

 
$
4,616,179

Intersegment sales (1)
1,701,821

 
425,846

 
10,324

 
1,919

 

 
 
Operating income (loss) (2)
$
496,174

 
$
17,920

 
$
3,718

 
$
(39,640
)
 
$
(32,461
)
 
$
445,711

Other income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(81,870
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
363,841

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
36,949

 
$
1,965

 
$
5,357

 
$
5,816

 
$
1,388

 
$
51,475

Capital expenditures
55,716

 
3,835

 
3,375

 
36,004

 
2,924

 
101,854

Total assets at June 30, 2013
1,657,222

 
265,052

 
193,058

 

 
395,559

 
2,510,891

(1)
Intersegment sales of $2,139.9 million have been eliminated in consolidation.
(2)
The effect of our economic hedging activity is included within operating income of our refining segment as a component of cost of products sold. Refining cost of products sold includes $47.5 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging gains.
(3)
The financial data for WNRL includes WNRL's predecessor historical financial results for the period beginning January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2013.
4. Fair Value Measurement
We utilize the market approach when measuring fair value of our financial assets and liabilities. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.
The fair value hierarchy consists of the following three levels:
Level 1
Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2
Inputs are quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable and market-corroborated inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3
Inputs are derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or value drivers are unobservable and cannot be corroborated by market data or other entity-specific inputs.
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, all of which we consider Level 1 assets and liabilities, approximated their fair values at June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, due to their short-term maturities. Our fair value assessment incorporates a variety of considerations, including the short-term duration of the instruments (less than one percent of our account receivables and payables are outstanding for greater than 90 days) and the expected future insignificance of bad debt expense that includes an evaluation of counterparty credit risk.
We maintain cash deposits with various counterparties in support of our hedging and trading activities. These deposits are required by counterparties as collateral and cannot be offset against the fair value of open contracts except in the event of default. Certain of our commodity derivative contracts under master netting arrangements include both asset and liability positions. We have elected to offset the fair value amounts recognized for multiple similar derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under the column "Netting Adjustments" below, however, fair value amounts by hierarchy level are presented on a gross basis in the tables below. See Note 13, Crude Oil and Refined Product Risk Management, for further discussion of master netting arrangements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

The following tables represent our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and the basis for that measurement:
 
Carrying Value at June 30, 2014
 
Fair Value Measurement Using
 
Netting Adjustments
 
Net Fair Value at June 30, 2014
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Gross financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other current assets - commodity hedging contracts
$
53,134


$


$
49,554


$
3,580


$
(5,332
)

$
47,802

Other assets - commodity hedging contracts
16,229




16,064


165


(540
)

15,689

Gross financial liabilities:
 

 

 

 




Accrued liabilities - commodity hedging contracts
(13,650
)



(13,650
)



5,332


(8,318
)
Other long-term liabilities - commodity hedging contracts
(819
)



(819
)



540


(279
)
 
$
54,894

 
$

 
$
51,149

 
$
3,745

 
$

 
$
54,894


 
Carrying Value at December 31, 2013
 
Fair Value Measurement Using
 
Netting Adjustments
 
Net Fair Value at December 31, 2013
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Gross financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other current assets - commodity hedging contracts
$
14,344


$


$
14,082


$
262


$
(5,553
)

$
8,791

Other assets - commodity hedging contracts
183




183




(176
)

7

Gross financial liabilities:
 

 

 

 




Accrued liabilities - commodity hedging contracts
(22,939
)



(22,215
)

(724
)

5,553


(17,386
)
Other long-term liabilities - commodity hedging contracts
(56,045
)



(54,572
)

(1,473
)

176


(55,869
)
 
$
(64,457
)
 
$

 
$
(62,522
)
 
$
(1,935
)
 
$

 
$
(64,457
)
Commodity hedging contracts designated as Level 3 financial assets consist of jet fuel crack spread swaps. Ultra-low sulfur diesel ("ULSD") pricing has had a strong historical correlation to jet fuel crack spread swaps. We estimate the fair value of our Level 3 instruments based on the differential between quoted market settlement prices on ULSD futures and quoted market settlement prices on jet fuel futures for settlement dates corresponding to each of our outstanding Level 3 jet fuel crack spread swaps. As quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market are available, we reclassify the underlying financial asset or liability and designate them as Level 2 prior to final settlement.
Carrying amounts of commodity hedging contracts reflected as financial assets are included in both current and non-current other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Carrying amounts of commodity hedging contracts reflected as financial liabilities are included in both accrued and other long-term liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Fair value adjustments referred to as credit valuation adjustments ("CVA") are included in the carrying amounts of commodity hedging contracts. CVAs are intended to adjust the fair value of counterparty contracts as a function of a counterparty's credit rating and reflect the credit quality of each counterparty to arrive at contract fair values.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

The following table presents the changes in fair value of our Level 3 assets and liabilities (all related to commodity price swap contracts) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Asset (liability) balance at beginning of period
$
3,232

 
$
(2,536
)
 
$
(1,935
)
 
$
(1,647
)
Change in fair value
2,226

 
4,982

 
5,987

 
4,093

Fair value of trades entered into during the period
(238
)
 

 
(238
)
 

Fair value reclassification from Level 3 to Level 2
(1,475
)
 

 
(69
)
 

Asset balance at end of period
$
3,745

 
$
2,446

 
$
3,745

 
$
2,446

A hypothetical change of 10% to the estimated future cash flows attributable to our Level 3 commodity price swaps would result in a $0.4 million change in the estimated fair value.
As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the carrying amount and estimated fair value of our debt was as follows:
 
June 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
(In thousands)
Carrying amount
$
1,175,581

 
$
1,386,607

Fair value
1,220,554

 
2,156,075

The carrying amount of our debt is the amount reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, including the current portion. The fair value of the debt was determined using Level 2 inputs.
There have been no transfers between assets or liabilities whose fair value is determined through the use of quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) and those determined through the use of significant other observable inputs (Level 2).
5. Inventories
Inventories were as follows:
 
June 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
(In thousands)
Refined products (1)
$
271,660

 
$
275,865

Crude oil and other raw materials
219,608

 
227,187

Lubricants
16,687

 
16,032

Retail store merchandise
38,517

 
38,304

Inventories
$
546,472

 
$
557,388

(1)
Includes $23.0 million and $24.1 million of inventory valued using the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") valuation method at June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively.
We value our refinery inventories of crude oil, other raw materials and asphalt inventories at the lower of cost or market under the LIFO valuation method. Other than refined products inventories held by our wholesale and retail segments, refined products inventories are valued under the LIFO valuation method. Lubricants and retail store merchandise are valued under the FIFO valuation method.
As of June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, refined products valued under the LIFO method and crude oil and other raw materials totaled 7.1 million barrels and 6.8 million barrels, respectively. At June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, the excess of the current cost of these crude oil, refined product and other feedstock and blendstock inventories over LIFO cost was $219.7 million and $193.6 million, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

During the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, cost of products sold included net non-cash charges of $7.5 million and $18.5 million, respectively, from changes in our LIFO reserves. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, and 2013, cost of products sold included net non-cash charges of $26.2 million and $59.2 million, respectively, from changes in our LIFO reserves.
Average LIFO cost per barrel of our refined products and crude oil and other raw materials inventories as of June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, was as follows:
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
Barrels
 
LIFO Cost
 
Average
LIFO
Cost Per
Barrel
 
Barrels
 
LIFO Cost
 
Average
LIFO
Cost Per
Barrel
 
(In thousands, except cost per barrel)
Refined products
3,314

 
$
248,674

 
$
75.04

 
3,320

 
$
251,763

 
$
75.83

Crude oil and other
3,769

 
219,608

 
58.27

 
3,517

 
227,187

 
64.60

 
7,083

 
$
468,282

 
66.11

 
6,837

 
$
478,950

 
70.05

6. Equity Method Investment
NTI owns a 17% common equity interest in Minnesota Pipe Line Company, LLC ("MPL"). The carrying value of this equity method investment was $99.1 million and $101.6 million at June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Distributions from MPL during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, were $1.4 million. Equity income from MPL for the three months ended March 31, 2014, was $1.5 million and equity loss from MPL for the three months ended June 30, 2014, was $2.4 million resulting in net equity loss from MPL of $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Equity income (loss) has been included in other, net in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014.
7. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, net was as follows:
 
June 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
(In thousands)
Property, plant and equipment
$
2,863,859

 
$
2,773,653

Accumulated depreciation
(736,140
)
 
(648,624
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
2,127,719

 
$
2,125,029

Depreciation expense was $46.8 million and $92.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, and $26.4 million and $49.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively. Depreciation expense included $19.1 million and $37.9 million, respectively, of depreciation related to NTI for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

8. Intangible Assets, Net
Intangible assets, net was as follows:
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)
 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Value
 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Value
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
Amortizable assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Licenses and permits
$
20,427

 
$
(11,355
)
 
$
9,072

 
$
20,427

 
$
(10,558
)
 
$
9,869

 
5.8
Customer relationships
7,551

 
(3,088
)
 
4,463

 
7,551

 
(2,810
)
 
4,741

 
8.0
Rights-of-way and other
5,990

 
(3,266
)
 
2,724

 
5,922

 
(2,916
)
 
3,006

 
4.2
 
33,968

 
(17,709
)
 
16,259

 
33,900

 
(16,284
)
 
17,616

 
 
Unamortizable assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Franchise rights and trademarks
42,900

 

 
42,900

 
42,900

 

 
42,900

 
 
Liquor licenses
17,582

 

 
17,582

 
17,582

 

 
17,582

 
 
Intangible assets, net
$
94,450

 
$
(17,709
)
 
$
76,741

 
$
94,382

 
$
(16,284
)
 
$
78,098

 
 
Intangible asset amortization expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, was $0.7 million and $1.4 million, respectively, based on estimated useful lives ranging from 1 to 23 years. Intangible asset amortization expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 was $0.7 million and $1.4 million, respectively, based on estimated useful lives ranging from 2 to 23 years.
Estimated amortization expense for the indicated periods is as follows (in thousands):
Remainder of 2014
$
1,480

2015
2,415

2016
2,244

2017
2,303

2018
2,303

2019
1,658



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

9. Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt was as follows:
 
June 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
(In thousands)
Western obligations:
 
 
 
Revolving Credit Facility
$

 
$

Term Loan Credit Facility due 2020
547,250

 
550,000

6.25% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021
350,000

 
350,000

5.75% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes due 2014, net of conversion feature of $7,362 for 2013

 
207,925

5.50% promissory note due 2015
206

 
313

Total Western obligations
897,456

 
1,108,238

WNRL obligations:
 
 
 
Revolving Credit Facility due 2018

 

Total WNRL obligations

 

NTI obligations:
 
 
 
Revolving Credit Facility due 2017

 

7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2020
278,125

 
278,369

Total NTI obligations
278,125

 
278,369

Long-term debt
1,175,581

 
1,386,607

Current portion of long-term debt
(5,706
)
 
(213,642
)
Long-term debt, net of current portion
$
1,169,875

 
$
1,172,965

Outstanding amounts under Revolving Credit Agreements, if any, are included in the current portion of long-term debt.
Interest expense and other financing costs were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
 
 
Contractual interest:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Western obligations
$
14,778

 
$
9,773

 
$
30,044

 
$
22,082

WNRL obligations
227

 

 
452

 

NTI obligations
5,372

 

 
10,708

 

 
20,377

 
9,773

 
41,204

 
22,082

Amortization of original issuance discount
3,308

 
3,581

 
7,352

 
7,891

Other interest expense
2,148

 
1,651

 
4,353

 
3,575

Capitalized interest
(111
)
 
(324
)
 
(327
)
 
(879
)
Interest expense and other financing costs
$
25,722

 
$
14,681

 
$
52,582

 
$
32,669

We amortize original issue discounts and financing fees using the effective interest method over the respective term of the debt.
Western Obligations
Our payment of dividends is limited under the terms of our Revolving Credit Agreement, our Senior Unsecured Notes and our Term Loan Credit Facility, and in part, depends on our ability to satisfy certain financial covenants.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Revolving Credit Facility
On April 11, 2013, we entered into the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement ("Western Revolving Credit Facility"). Lenders under the Western Revolving Credit Facility extended $900.0 million in commitments that mature on April 11, 2018 and incorporate a borrowing base tied to eligible accounts receivable and inventory. The Western Revolving Credit Facility also provides for letters of credit and swing line loans and provides for a quarterly commitment fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.50% per annum subject to adjustment based upon the average utilization ratio and letter of credit fees ranging from 1.75% to 2.25% per annum, payable quarterly, subject to adjustment based upon the average excess availability. Borrowings can be either base rate loans plus a margin ranging from 0.75% to 1.25% or LIBOR loans plus a margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.25%, in each case subject to adjustment based upon the average excess availability under the Western Revolving Credit Facility. The majority of Western's restricted subsidiaries fully and unconditionally guarantee the Western Revolving Credit Facility on a joint and several basis. The Western Revolving Credit Facility is secured by our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and inventory.
As of June 30, 2014, we had no direct borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement, with gross availability of $851.4 million, of which $164.2 million was used for outstanding letters of credit.
Term Loan Credit Agreement
On November 12, 2013, we entered into a term loan credit agreement (the "Western 2020 Term Loan Credit Facility"). The Western 2020 Term Loan Credit Facility provides for loans of $550.0 million, matures on November 12, 2020 and provides for quarterly principal payments of $1.4 million until September 30, 2020, with the remaining balance then outstanding due on the maturity date. The Western 2020 Term Loan Credit Facility bears interest at a rate based either on the base rate (as defined in the Western 2020 Term Loan Credit Facility) plus 2.25% or the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Western 2020 Term Loan Credit Facility) plus 3.25% (with a Euro dollar rate floor of 1.00%). The Western 2020 Term Loan Credit Facility is secured by both the El Paso and Gallup refineries and is fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by substantially all of Western's material subsidiaries.
11.25% Senior Secured Notes
During the first and second quarters of 2013, we redeemed or otherwise purchased and canceled all outstanding Western Senior Secured Notes for $349.4 million, including $24.4 million in redemption fees, resulting in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $46.7 million including the write-off of $4.2 million of unamortized loan fees.
6.25% Senior Unsecured Notes
On March 25, 2013, we entered into an indenture (the "Western 2021 Indenture") for the issuance of $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.25% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 (the "Western 2021 Senior Unsecured Notes"). The Western 2021 Senior Unsecured Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of our wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries. We pay interest on the Western 2021 Senior Unsecured Notes semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year. The Western 2021 Senior Unsecured Notes mature on April 1, 2021.
5.75% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes
On March 7, 2014, we provided notice to the Trustee and the holders (the “Noteholders”) of our 5.75% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes (the "Western Convertible Notes") informing the Trustee and the Noteholders of our election, with respect to all conversions requested by Noteholders in accordance with the terms of the Indenture received by the conversion agent on or after March 20, 2014, to settle conversions of the Western Convertible Notes through the issuance of shares of our common stock. On various dates between March 26, 2014, and June 2, 2014, we delivered an aggregate of 9,155 shares of common stock to Noteholders to satisfy the conversion of $87,000 aggregate principal amount of Western Convertible Notes based on conversion rates, dependent on conversion date, of 105.2394 or 105.8731 shares of common stock for each $1,000 of principal amount of Western Convertible Notes converted. On June 16, 2014, we delivered 22,750,088 shares of common stock to Noteholders, to satisfy the conversion of $214,881,000 aggregate principal amount of Western Convertible Notes, based on a conversion rate of 105.8731 shares of common stock for each $1,000 of principal amount of Western Convertible Notes converted.
In addition to these conversions, we paid cash for the remainder of the outstanding amount of the Western Convertible Notes with a nominal loss on extinguishment of debt.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

WNRL Obligations
Revolving Credit Facility
On October 16, 2013, WNRL entered into a $300.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility ("WNRL Revolving Credit Facility"). WNRL has the ability to increase the total commitment of the revolving credit facility by up to $200.0 million for a total facility size of up to $500.0 million, subject to certain conditions. The WNRL Revolving Credit Facility includes a $25.0 million sub-limit for standby letters of credit and a $10.0 million sub-limit for swing line loans. Obligations under the WNRL Revolving Credit Facility and certain cash management and hedging obligations are guaranteed by all of WNRL's subsidiaries. Obligations under the WNRL Revolving Credit Facility are secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of WNRL's and its subsidiaries' significant assets. WNRL creditors under the WNRL Revolving Credit Facility have no recourse to Western's assets, except to the extent of the assets of Western Refining Logistic GP, LLC, the general partner of WNRL that Western wholly owns. The WNRL Revolving Credit Facility will mature on October 16, 2018. Borrowings under the WNRL Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at either a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.75% to 1.75%, or at LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.75%. The applicable margin will vary based upon WNRL's Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, as defined in the WNRL Revolving Credit Facility. WNRL had no direct or swing line borrowings or outstanding letters of credit under the revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2014.
The WNRL Credit Facility contains covenants that limit or restrict WNRL's ability to make cash distributions. WNRL is required to maintain certain financial ratios that are tested on a quarterly basis for the immediately preceding four quarter period.
NTI Obligations
NTI’s creditors have no recourse to Western or WNRL assets. Western or WNRL creditors have no recourse to the assets of NTI or its consolidated subsidiaries.
Revolving Credit Facility
On July 17, 2012, NTI amended its $300.0 million senior secured Revolving Credit Facility, (the "NTI Revolving Credit Facility"). The NTI Revolving Credit Facility, which matures on July 17, 2017, provides for up to $150.0 million for the issuance of letters of credit and up to $30.0 million for short-term borrowings. The NTI Revolving Credit Facility may be increased up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $450.0 million, subject to borrowing base availability. Obligations under the NTI Revolving Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of NTI’s assets. Indebtedness under the NTI Revolving Credit Facility is recourse to Northern Tier Energy GP LLC, its general partner, and is guaranteed by NTI and certain of its subsidiaries. Borrowings under the NTI Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at either (a) an alternative base rate plus an applicable margin (ranging between 1.00% and 1.50%) or (b) a LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin (ranging between 2.00% and 2.50%). The alternative base rate is the greater of (a) the prime rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 50 basis points or (c) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 100 basis points and a spread of up to 150 basis points based upon percentage utilization of this facility. In addition to paying interest on outstanding borrowings, NTI is also required to pay an annual commitment fee ranging from 0.375% to 0.500% and letter of credit fees.
As of June 30, 2014, the availability under the NTI Revolving Credit Facility was $244.0 million. This availability is net of $35.2 million in outstanding letters of credit. NTI had no borrowings under the NTI Revolving Credit Facility at June 30, 2014.
7.125% Secured Notes
On November 8, 2012, Northern Tier Energy LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary ("NTI LLC"), and Northern Tier Finance Corporation (together with NTI LLC, the "NTI 2020 Notes Issuers"), issued $275.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior secured notes due 2020 (the "NTI 2020 Secured Notes"). The obligations under the NTI 2020 Secured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by Northern Tier Energy LP and on a senior secured basis by (i) all of NTI LLC’s restricted subsidiaries that borrow, or guarantee obligations, under the NTI Revolving Credit Facility or any other indebtedness of NTI LLC or another subsidiary of NTI LLC that guarantees the NTI 2020 Secured Notes and (ii) all other material wholly owned domestic subsidiaries of NTI LLC.
The indenture governing the NTI 2020 Secured Notes contains covenants that limit or restrict dividends or other payments from restricted subsidiaries.
Indebtedness under the NTI 2020 Secured Notes is recourse to Northern Tier Energy GP LLC, its general partner, and is guaranteed by NTI and certain of their subsidiaries.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

10. Equity
Changes to equity during the six months ended June 30, 2014, were as follows:
 
Western Shareholders' Equity
 
Non-controlling Interest
 
Total Equity
 
(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
894,052

 
$
1,676,535

 
$
2,570,587

Net income
242,242

 
76,022

 
318,264

Convertible debt redemption
(809
)
 

 
(809
)
Convertible debt settlement - treasury stock issuance in additional paid-in capital
(142,640
)
 

 
(142,640
)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
37

 
50

 
87

Dividends
(41,475
)
 

 
(41,475
)
Stock-based compensation
2,228

 
10,914

 
13,142

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
1,099

 

 
1,099

Distributions to non-controlling interest

 
(75,964
)
 
(75,964
)
Offering costs

 
66

 
66

Treasury stock purchases
(18,325
)
 

 
(18,325
)
Treasury stock issuance
357,608

 

 
357,608

Balance at June 30, 2014
$
1,294,017

 
$
1,687,623

 
$
2,981,640

Since 2012, our board of directors has approved three separate share repurchase programs authorizing us to repurchase up to $200 million, per program, of our outstanding common stock. Our board of directors approved our current share repurchase program in January of 2014 (the "January 2014 Program"). The January 2014 Program will expire on January 28, 2015, and through August 1, 2014, we have used $61.5 million of the authorized amount. Since the inception of the initial share repurchase program in July 2012 through June 30, 2014, we purchased 11.9 million shares of our common stock under the programs. Between March 26, 2014, and June 16, 2014, in connection with the settlement of conversions of the Western Convertible Notes, we utilized 12.1 million shares of treasury stock, consisting of treasury shares acquired prior to the three share repurchase programs and shares purchased under the programs through June 10, 2014, to satisfy a portion of these conversions.
Subject to market conditions as well as corporate, regulatory and other considerations, we will repurchase shares from time-to-time through open market transactions, block trades, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Our board of directors may discontinue the share repurchase program at any time.
The following table summarizes our share repurchase activity for the January 2014 Program:
 
Number of shares purchased
 
Cost of share purchases (In thousands)
Shares purchased at December 31, 2013

 
$

Shares purchased during Q1, 2014

 

Shares purchased at March 31, 2014

 
$

Shares purchased during Q2, 2014 (1)
480,362

 
18,325

Shares purchased at June 30, 2014
480,362

 
$
18,325

(1) The shares purchased during the second quarter of 2014 included 27,030 shares that we subsequently used to settle conversions of the Convertible Notes.
As of June 30, 2014, we had $181.7 million remaining in authorized expenditures under the January 2014 Program. Through August 1, 2014, we purchased an additional 1,092,182 shares under the January 2014 Program at a cost of $43.2 million.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

11. Income Taxes
Compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%, our effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, were 32.9% and 30.9%, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, were lower than the statutory rate primarily due to the reduction of taxable income associated with the non-controlling interests in WNRL and NTI. Compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%, our effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, were 35.7% and 36.0%, respectively, primarily due to state tax obligations offset by the Domestic Production Activity Deduction.
The Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") has finalized an examination of our tax year ending December 31, 2011, with no material adjustments. The IRS has completed examinations of our tax years ending December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007. For these years, we have agreed to all IRS adjustments. Due to statutory requirements, the tax years ending December 31, 2007 and 2008 require a review by the U.S. Joint Committee of Taxation prior to finalizing the audits. We do not believe the results of any of these examinations will have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, but the timing and the results of final determinations on these matters remains uncertain.
We believe that it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain state net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards related to the Yorktown refinery will not be realized. Accordingly, a valuation allowance of $23.7 million was provided against the deferred tax assets relating to these NOL carryforwards at June 30, 2014. There was no change in the valuation allowance for the Yorktown NOL carryforwards from December 31, 2013.
As of June 30, 2014, we have recorded a liability of $10.1 million for unrecognized tax benefits, of which $10.1 million would affect our effective tax rate if recognized. We recognized $0.1 million and $0.2 million in interest and penalties for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.
12. Retirement Plans
We fully recognize the obligations associated with single-employer defined benefit pension, retiree healthcare and other postretirement plans in our financial statements.
Pensions
The net periodic benefit cost associated with our pension plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was $0.5 million, $1.1 million, $0.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
Postretirement Obligations
The net periodic benefit cost associated with our postretirement medical benefit plans for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was $0.2 million, $0.4 million, $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
Our benefit obligation at December 31, 2013 for our postretirement medical benefit plans was $5.8 million. We fund our medical benefit plans on an as-needed basis.
The following table presents cumulative changes in other comprehensive income related to our benefit plans included as a component of equity for the periods presented, net of income tax. The related expenses are included in direct operating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period balance
$
(316
)
 
$
(1,167
)
 
$
(350
)
 
$
(1,174
)
Current period changes
3

 
143

 
37

 
150

End of period balance
$
(313
)
 
$
(1,024
)
 
$
(313
)
 
$
(1,024
)
Defined Contribution Plan
Western sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan under which participants may contribute a percentage of their eligible compensation to various investment choices offered by the plan. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, we expensed $2.3 million, $3.9 million, $2.3 million and $4.3 million, respectively, in connection with this plan.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

NTI sponsors qualified defined contribution plans for eligible employees. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, NTI expensed $1.7 million and $4.1 million, respectively, in connection with its qualified defined contribution plans.
13. Crude Oil and Refined Product Risk Management
We enter into crude oil forward contracts to facilitate the supply of crude oil to the refineries. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, we entered into net forward, fixed-price contracts to physically receive and deliver crude oil that qualify as normal purchases and normal sales and are exempt from derivative reporting requirements.
We also use crude oil and refined products futures, swap contracts or options to mitigate the change in value for a portion of our LIFO inventory volumes subject to market price fluctuations and swap contracts to fix the margin on a portion of our future gasoline and distillate production. The physical volumes are not exchanged; these contracts are net settled with cash. For instruments used to mitigate the change in value of volumes subject to market prices, we elected not to pursue hedge accounting treatment for financial accounting purposes. The swap contracts used to fix the margin on a portion of our future gasoline and distillate production do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment.
The fair value of these contracts is reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related net gain or loss is recorded within cost of products sold in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets (Level 2) are considered to determine the fair values of the majority of the contracts for the purpose of marking to market the hedging instruments at each period end.
The following tables summarize our economic hedging activity recognized within cost of products sold for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 and open commodity hedging positions as of June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Economic hedging results
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Realized hedging gain (loss), net
$
1,812

 
$
18,329

 
$
17,556

 
$
(10,489
)
Unrealized hedging gain, net
45,379

 
59,691

 
119,350

 
57,968

Total hedging gain, net
$
47,191

 
$
78,020

 
$
136,906

 
$
47,479

 
June 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
(In thousands)
Open commodity hedging instruments (barrels)
 
 
 
Crude oil and refined product futures, net (short) long positions
945

 
(768
)
Refined product crack spread swaps, net short positions
(19,693
)
 
(25,721
)
Total open barrels commodity hedging instruments, net short positions
(18,748
)
 
(26,489
)
 
 
 
 
Fair value of outstanding contracts, net
 
 
 
Other current assets
$
47,802

 
$
8,791

Other assets
15,689

 
7

Accrued liabilities
(8,318
)
 
(17,386
)
Other long-term liabilities
(279
)
 
(55,869
)
Fair value of outstanding contracts - unrealized gain (loss), net
$
54,894

 
$
(64,457
)
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Western's derivative financial instruments are subject to master netting arrangements to manage counterparty credit risk associated with derivatives; however, Western does not offset the fair value amounts recorded for derivative instruments under these agreements in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We have posted margin collateral with various counterparties

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

to support hedging and trading activities. The margin collateral posted is required by counterparties as collateral deposits and cannot be offset against the fair value of open contracts except in the event of default.
The following table presents offsetting information regarding Western's derivative instruments as of June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013:
 
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets (Liabilities)
 
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
 
Net Amounts of Assets (Liabilities) Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2014
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Gross financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets - commodity hedging contracts
$
53,134

 
$
(5,332
)
 
$
47,802

Other assets - commodity hedging contracts
16,229

 
(540
)
 
15,689

Gross financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued liabilities - commodity hedging contracts
(13,650
)
 
5,332

 
(8,318
)
Other long-term liabilities - commodity hedging contracts
(819
)
 
540

 
(279
)
 
$
54,894

 
$

 
$
54,894

 
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets (Liabilities)
 
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
 
Net Amounts of Assets (Liabilities) Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2013
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Gross financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets - commodity hedging contracts
$
14,344

 
$
(5,553
)
 
$
8,791

Other assets - commodity hedging contracts
183

 
(176
)
 
7

Gross financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued liabilities - commodity hedging contracts
(22,939
)
 
5,553

 
(17,386
)
Other long-term liabilities - commodity hedging contracts
(56,045
)
 
176

 
(55,869
)
 
$
(64,457
)
 
$

 
$
(64,457
)
Our commodity hedging activities are initiated within guidelines established by management and approved by our board of directors. Due to mark-to-market accounting during the term of the various commodity hedging contracts, significant unrealized, non-cash net gains and losses could be recorded in our results of operations. Additionally, we may be required to collateralize any mark-to-market losses on outstanding commodity hedging contracts.
As of June 30, 2014, we had the following outstanding crude oil and refined product hedging instruments that were entered into as economic hedges. Settlement prices for our unleaded gasoline crack spread swaps were an average of $18.90 per contract. Settlement prices for our distillate crack spread swaps range from $26.28 to $28.74 per contract. The information below presents the notional volume of outstanding contracts by type of instrument and year of maturity (volumes in thousands of barrels):
 
Notional Contract Volumes by Year of Maturity
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
Inventory positions (futures and swaps):
 
 
 
 
 
Crude oil and refined products — net short positions
(722
)
 

 

Natural gas futures — net (short) long positions
(69
)
 
1,077

 
659

Refined product positions (crack spread swaps):
 
 
 
 
 
Distillate — net short positions
(927
)
 
(12,036
)
 
(6,030
)
Unleaded gasoline — net short positions
(700
)
 

 


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

14. Stock-Based Compensation
The Western Refining 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2006 LTIP") and the 2010 Incentive Plan of Western Refining (the "2010 Incentive Plan") allow for restricted share awards and restricted share unit awards. As of June 30, 2014, there were 14,311 and 2,887,778 shares of common stock reserved for future grants under the 2006 LTIP and the 2010 Incentive Plan, respectively. Awards granted under both plans vest over a scheduled vesting period and their market value at the date of the grant is amortized over the restricted period on a straight-line basis.
As of June 30, 2014, there were 382,526 unvested restricted share units outstanding. The final vesting for remaining restricted share awards occurred during the first quarter of 2014.
The components of stock compensation expense were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Direct operating expenses
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
61

Selling, general and administrative expenses
1,078

 
1,205

 
2,228

 
3,041

Total stock compensation expense
$
1,078

 
$
1,205

 
$
2,228

 
$
3,102

As of June 30, 2014, the aggregate fair value at grant date of outstanding restricted share units was $11.4 million. The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding restricted share units was $14.4 million. The unrecognized compensation cost of unvested restricted share units was $9.4 million. Unrecognized compensation costs for restricted share units will be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.49 years.
The following table summarizes our restricted share unit and restricted share activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014:
 
Restricted Share Units
 
Restricted Shares
 
Number
of Units
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Number
of Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Not vested at December 31, 2013
442,887

 
$
24.79

 
3,842

 
$
16.78

Awards granted
93,045

 
38.94

 

 

Awards vested
(51,413
)
 
27.71

 
(3,842
)
 
16.78

Awards forfeited

 

 

 

Not vested at March 31, 2014
484,519

 
27.20

 

 

Awards granted
23,406

 
38.45

 

 

Awards vested
(119,854
)
 
20.74

 

 

Awards forfeited
(5,545
)
 
26.69

 

 

Not vested at June 30, 2014
382,526

 
29.92

 

 

Western Refining Logistics, LP 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan
The Western Refining Logistics, LP 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "WNRL LTIP") was adopted by the Western Refining GP, LLC board of directors in connection with the completion of its initial public offering. The WNRL LTIP provides for grants of phantom units and distribution equivalent rights ("DERs"). As of June 30, 2014, there were 4.3 million phantom units reserved for future grants under the WNRL LTIP.
The fair value of the phantom units is determined based on the closing price of WNRL common units on the grant date. The estimated fair value of the phantom units is amortized on a straight-line basis over the scheduled vesting periods of individual awards. WNRL incurred unit-based compensation expense of $0.4 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

The fair value at grant date of non-vested phantom units outstanding as of June 30, 2014, was $7.0 million. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to our non-vested phantom units totaled $6.3 million as of June 30, 2014, that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 4.70 years.
A summary of WNRL's unit award activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 is set forth below:
 
Number of Phantom Units
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Not vested at December 31, 2013
10,908

 
$
22.00

Awards granted
200,975

 
27.60

Awards vested

 

Awards forfeited

 

Not vested at March 31, 2014
211,883

 
27.31

Awards granted
36,170

 
32.30

Awards vested

 

Awards forfeited

 

Not vested at June 30, 2014
248,053

 
28.04

NTI 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Approximately 9.2 million NTI common units are reserved for issuance under the NTI 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("NTI LTIP"). NTI has awarded both restricted units and phantom units under the NTI LTIP. As of June 30, 2014, approximately 0.8 million units were outstanding under the NTI LTIP consisting of 0.4 million restricted units and 0.4 million phantom units. NTI recognizes the expense on these awards ratably from the grant date until all units become unrestricted.
NTI incurred $2.9 million and $10.3 million of unit-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.
A summary of the NTI LTIP unit activity is set forth below:
 
Restricted Units
 
Phantom Units
 
Number of Units
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Number of Units
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Not vested at December 31, 2013
306,519

 
$
27.02

 

 
$

Awards granted
482,764

 
24.30

 

 

Awards vested
(277,083
)
 
25.70

 

 

Awards forfeited
(1,893
)
 
26.54

 

 

Not vested at March 31, 2014
510,307

 
25.15

 

 

Awards granted
4,129

 
28.20

 
347,145

 
27.01

Awards vested
(84,526
)
 
27.04

 

 

Awards forfeited

 

 
(985
)
 
27.01

Not vested at June 30, 2014
429,910

 
24.81

 
346,160

 
27.01

As of June 30, 2014, the total unrecognized compensation cost for units awarded under the NTI LTIP was $15.7 million.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

15. Earnings per Share
We follow the provisions related to the accounting treatment of certain participating securities for the purpose of determining earnings per share. These provisions address share-based payment awards that have not vested and that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividend equivalents and state that they are participating securities and should be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. As discussed in Note 14, Stock-Based Compensation, we granted shares of restricted stock to certain employees and outside directors. Although ownership of these shares did not transfer to the recipients until the shares vested, recipients had voting and nonforfeitable dividend rights on these shares from the date of grant. Accordingly, we utilize the two-class method to determine our earnings per share. The final vesting for remaining restricted stock awards occurred during the first quarter of 2014.
Diluted earnings per common share includes the effects of potentially dilutive shares that consist of unvested restricted share units. These awards are non-participating securities due to the forfeitable nature of their associated dividend equivalent rights, prior to vesting, and we do not consider the restricted share units in the two-class method when calculating earnings per share.
The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share under the two-class method is presented as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Basic earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allocation of earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
156,696

 
$
149,259

 
$
242,242

 
$
232,978

Distributed earnings
(20,745
)
 
(9,963
)
 
(41,475
)
 
(20,479
)
Income allocated to participating securities

 
(360
)
 
(4
)
 
(1,092
)
Distributed earnings allocated to participating securities

 
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1

 
105

Undistributed income available to Western Refining, Inc.
$
135,951

 
$
138,962

 
$
200,764

 
$
211,512

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (1)
83,556

 
82,390

 
81,653

 
84,546

Basic earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributed earnings per share
$
0.25

 
$
0.12

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.24

Undistributed earnings per share
1.63

 
1.69

 
2.46

 
2.50

Basic earnings per common share
$
1.88

 
$
1.81

 
$
2.97

 
$
2.74

(1) Excludes the weighted average number of common shares outstanding associated with participating securities of 2 thousand shares for the six months ended June 30, 2014, and 213 thousand shares and 437 thousand shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Diluted earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
156,696

 
$
149,259

 
$
242,242

 
$
232,978

Tax effected interest related to convertible debt
3,606

 
4,154

 
8,010

 
8,282

Net income available to Western Refining, Inc., assuming dilution
$
160,302

 
$
153,413

 
$
250,252

 
$
241,260

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
102,657

 
104,729

 
102,655

 
106,942

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share:
$
1.56

 
$
1.46

 
$
2.44

 
$
2.26

The computation of the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding is presented below:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
83,556

 
82,390

 
81,653

 
84,546

Common equivalent shares from Western Convertible Notes
19,001

 
22,227

 
20,870

 
22,227

Restricted shares and share units
100

 
112

 
132

 
169

Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding
102,657

 
104,729

 
102,655

 
106,942

A shareholder's interest in our common stock could become diluted as a result of vestings of restricted share units and prior to the redemption of the Western Convertible Notes during the second quarter of 2014 (see Note 9, Long-Term Debt for further discussion) into actual shares of our common stock. In calculating our fully diluted earnings per common share, we consider the impact of restricted share units that have not vested and common equivalent shares related to the Western Convertible Notes. We include unvested restricted share units in our diluted earnings calculation when the trading price of our common stock equals or exceeds the per share or per share unit grant price. Common equivalent shares from the Western Convertible Notes are generally included in our diluted earnings calculation when net income exceeds certain thresholds above which the effect of the shares becomes dilutive. The Western Convertible Notes were converted into actual shares of our common stock during the first six months of 2014.
The table below summarizes our 2014 cash dividend declarations, payments and scheduled payments through August 1, 2014:
 
2014
 
Declaration Date
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Dividend per Common Share
 
Total Payment (In thousands)
First quarter
January 28
 
February 12
 
February 27
 
$
0.26

 
$
20,730

Second quarter
April 21
 
May 6
 
May 21
 
0.26

 
20,745

Third quarter (1)
July 15
 
July 30
 
August 14
 
0.26

 

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
41,475

(1) The third quarter 2014 cash dividend of $0.26 per common share will result in an aggregate payment of $26.3 million.
Total dividends declared were $0.26, $0.52, $0.12 and $0.24 per common share, including those declared related to participating securities, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

16. Cash Flows
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information were as follows:
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Income taxes paid
$
65,846

 
$
128,636

Interest paid, excluding amounts capitalized
45,733

 
22,176

Non-cash investing and financing activities were as follows:
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Issuance of common shares for redemption of Western Convertible Notes
$
357,608

 
$

Treasury stock purchased, not yet settled
12,395

 
29,681

Accrued capital expenditures
1,368

 


17. Commitments
We have commitments under various operating leases with initial terms greater than one year for retail convenience stores, office space, warehouses, card locks, railcars and other facilities. These leases have terms that will expire on various dates through 2036. We expect that in the normal course of business, these leases will be renewed or replaced by other leases. Certain of our lease agreements provide for the fair value purchase of the leased asset at the end of the lease. Rent expense for operating leases that provide for periodic rent escalations or rent holidays over the term of the lease is recognized on a straight-line basis.
In the normal course of business, we also have long-term commitments to purchase services, such as natural gas, electricity, water and transportation services for use by our refineries and logistic assets at market-based rates. We are also party to various refined product and crude oil supply and exchange agreements.
Under a sulfuric acid regeneration and sulfur gas processing agreement with E.I. du Pont de Nemours ("DuPont"), DuPont constructed and operates two sulfuric acid regeneration plants on property we lease to DuPont within our El Paso refinery.
In November 2007, our subsidiary entered into a ten-year lease agreement for an office space in downtown El Paso, Texas. The building serves as our headquarters. In December 2007, our subsidiary entered into an eleven-year lease agreement for an office building in Tempe, Arizona. The building centralized our operational and administrative offices in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
We are party to nineteen capital leases, with initial terms of 20 years, expiring in 2017 through 2033. The current portion of our capital lease obligations of $0.6 million and $0.6 million is included in accrued liabilities and the non-current portion of $24.6 million and $24.9 million is included in lease financing obligations in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively. These capital leases were discounted using annual interest rates of 3.24% to 10.51%. Total remaining interest related to these leases was $19.3 million and $20.1 million at June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively. Annual payments net of interest average $2.3 million through the end of 2018 with the remaining $28.8 million due through 2033. Of the nineteen capital leases, twelve are NTI obligations with annual lease payments net of interest that average $0.9 million annually through the end of 2018 with the remaining $7.2 million due through 2033. There is no recourse to Western on the NTI capital leases.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

The following table presents our annual minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases that have lease terms of one year or more (in thousands) as of June 30, 2014:
Remaining 2014
$
25,495

2015
48,616

2016
45,645

2017
42,137

2018
39,259

2019 and thereafter
317,481

 
$
518,633

Total rental expense was $13.9 million and $27.5 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, and $6.1 million and $11.7 million, respectively, for the the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. Contingent rentals and subleases were not significant in any period.

18. Contingencies
Environmental Matters
Similar to other petroleum refiners, our operations are subject to extensive and periodically changing federal and state environmental regulations governing air emissions, wastewater discharges and solid and hazardous waste management activities. Many of these regulations are becoming increasingly stringent and the cost of compliance can be expected to increase over time. Our policy is to accrue environmental and clean-up related costs of a non-capital nature when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Such estimates may be subject to revision in the future as regulations and other conditions change.
Periodically, we receive communications from various federal, state and local governmental authorities asserting violations of environmental laws and/or regulations. These governmental entities may also propose or assess fines or require corrective action for these asserted violations. We intend to respond in a timely manner to all such communications and to take appropriate corrective action. We do not anticipate that any such matters currently asserted will have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
El Paso Refinery
Prior spills, releases and discharges of petroleum or hazardous substances have impacted the groundwater and certain solid waste management units and other areas at and adjacent to our El Paso refinery. We are currently remediating, in conjunction with Chevron U.S.A., Inc. ("Chevron"), these areas in accordance with certain agreed administrative orders with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (the "TCEQ"; previously known as the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission). Pursuant to our purchase of the north side of the El Paso refinery from Chevron, Chevron retained responsibility to remediate its solid waste management units in accordance with its Resource Conservation Recovery Act ("RCRA") permit that Chevron has fulfilled. Chevron also retained control of and liability for certain groundwater remediation responsibilities that are ongoing.
In May 2000, we entered into an Agreed Order with the TCEQ for remediation of the south side of our El Paso refinery property. We purchased a non-cancelable Pollution and Legal Liability and Clean-Up Cost Cap Insurance policy that covers environmental clean-up costs related to contamination that occurred prior to December 31, 1999, including the costs of the Agreed Order activities. The insurance provider assumed responsibility for all environmental clean-up costs related to the Agreed Order up to $20.0 million. In addition, a subsidiary of Chevron is obligated under a settlement agreement to pay 60% of any Agreed Order environmental clean-up costs that exceed the $20.0 million policy coverage.
On June 30, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the "EPA") filed notice with the federal district court in El Paso that we and the EPA entered into a proposed Consent Decree under the Petroleum Refinery Enforcement Initiative ("EPA Initiative"). On September 2, 2011, the court entered the Consent Decree. Under the EPA Initiative, the EPA is investigating industry-wide non-compliance with certain Clean Air Act rules. The EPA Initiative has resulted in many refiners entering into similar consent decrees typically requiring penalties and substantial capital expenditures for additional air pollution control equipment. The Consent Decree does not require any soil or groundwater remediation or clean-up.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

We have completed our capital expenditures to address the Consent Decree issues totaling $43.2 million, including $15.2 million for the installation of a flare gas recovery system completed in 2007 and $28.0 million for nitrogen oxides ("NOx") emission controls on heaters and boilers completed in 2013. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, we paid a civil penalty of $1.5 million in September 2011.
In 2004 and 2005, our El Paso refinery applied for and was issued a Texas Flexible Permit by the TCEQ. In December 2012, we received a permit amendment obtaining a State Implementation Plan approved state air quality permit to address concerns raised by the EPA about all flexible permits. No additional capital expenditures are required by the permit amendment.
In April 2014, we entered two Agreed Orders with TCEQ to settle unresolved air enforcement issued to our El Paso refinery between 2004 and April 2008. We completed payment of $0.2 million in penalties in May 2014 that included funding a Supplemental Environmental Project benefiting El Paso County. The orders do not require any soil or groundwater remediation or clean-up or capital expenditures.
Four Corners Refineries
Four Corners 2005 Consent Agreements. In July 2005, as part of the EPA Initiative, Giant Industries, Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary, reached an administrative settlement with the New Mexico Environment Department (the "NMED") and the EPA in the form of consent agreements that resolved certain alleged violations of air quality regulations at the Gallup and Bloomfield refineries in the Four Corners area of New Mexico. In January 2009 and June 2012, we and the NMED agreed to amendments of the 2005 administrative settlement (the "2005 NMED Amended Agreement") that altered certain deadlines and allowed for alternative air pollution controls.
We incurred $50.8 million in total capital expenditures between 2009 and 2013 to address the requirements of the 2005 NMED Amended Agreement. These capital expenditures were primarily for installation of emission controls on the heaters, boilers and FCCU and for reducing sulfur in fuel gas to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide, NOx and particulate matter from our Gallup refinery. We will incur additional capital expenditures to implement one or more FCCU off-set projects to be completed by the end of 2017. We paid penalties between 2009 and 2012 totaling $2.7 million. Implementation of the requirements in the 2005 NMED Amended Agreement will not result in any soil or groundwater remediation or clean-up costs.
Bloomfield 2007 NMED Remediation Order. In July 2007, we received a final administrative compliance order from the NMED alleging that releases of contaminants and hazardous substances that have occurred at the Bloomfield refinery over the course of its operation prior to June 1, 2007, have resulted in soil and groundwater contamination. Among other things, the order requires that we investigate the extent of such releases, perform interim remediation measures and implement corrective measures. Prior to July 2007, with the approval of the NMED and the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division, we placed into operation certain remediation measures that remain operational. As of June 30, 2014, we have expended $3.7 million and have accrued the remaining estimated costs of $3.6 million for implementing the investigation, interim measures and the reasonably known corrective actions of the order.
Gallup 2007 Resource Conservation Recovery Act ("RCRA") Inspection. In September 2007, the Gallup refinery was inspected jointly by the EPA and the NMED to determine compliance with the EPA’s hazardous waste regulations promulgated pursuant to the RCRA. We reached a final settlement with the agencies in August 2009 and paid a penalty of $0.7 million in October 2009. Between September 2010 and July 2012, the EPA demanded and we paid penalties totaling $0.2 million in accordance with the settlement. Implementation of the requirements in the final settlement will not result in any additional soil or groundwater remediation or clean-up costs not otherwise required. We incurred a total of $38.6 million in capital expenditures between 2010 and 2013 to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant at the Gallup refinery in accordance with the requirements, and there are no further capital requirements, under the final settlement.
Gallup 2013 Risk Management Plan General Duty Settlement. In July 2013, we entered a final settlement with the EPA for five alleged violations of the Clean Air Act Risk Management Plan 112(r) General Duty clause at our Gallup refinery and paid a total penalty of $0.2 million. No capital expenditures are required under the settlement.
Gallup 2014 Environment Protection Division of NMED Settlement. In March 2014, we received a revised notice of violation and offer of settlement from the NMED Air Quality Bureau for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. We agreed to settle and paid a penalty of $0.1 million in May, 2014. No capital expenditures are required under the settlement.
NTI
At June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, liabilities for remediation by NTI totaled $3.0 million and $1.5 million, respectively. These liabilities are expected to be settled over at least the next 25 years. Receivables for recoverable costs from

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

the state, under programs to assist companies in clean-up efforts related to underground storage tanks at retail marketing outlets and others were $0.1 million at June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively.
On June 3, 2014, NTI was issued a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Permit/State Disposal System Permit by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency relating to its upgraded waste water treatment plant at its St. Paul Park refinery. This permit requires NTI to conduct additional testing of its remaining lagoon. NTI is currently planning to perform this testing as soon as water table conditions permit. Following this testing, NTI may be required to incur future remediation costs and/or capital spending, relating to this lagoon and associated fire water resources, some of which may be recoverable from Marathon Petroleum Company LP ("Marathon") under an agreement entered into in connection with NTI's December 2010 acquisition of the St. Paul Park refinery, among other assets, from Marathon.
Yorktown Refinery
Yorktown 1991 and 2006 Orders. In December 2011, our subsidiaries sold the Yorktown refinery, an adjacent parcel of land and all other related real estate and assets. As part of this transaction, the purchaser agreed to assume all obligations and remaining work required by the EPA under the 2006 soil and groundwater remediation order. The purchaser agreed to indemnify us for costs associated with the EPA order, following the sale, with the exception of the completion and related liability for construction of the second phase of the Corrective Action Measures Unit (the "CAMU"). We have completed construction of this phase of the CAMU and received EPA acceptance in August 2013. We and the purchaser agreed that the purchaser would replace Giant as the respondent under the EPA order. The replacement is pending the EPA's agreement.
Other Matters
The EPA has issued Renewable Fuels Standards ("RFS"), that require us and other refiners to blend renewable fuels into the refined products produced at our refineries. Annually, the EPA is required to establish a volume of renewable fuels that refineries must blend into their refined petroleum fuels. However, the EPA has not established the final renewable blending volume level for 2014. To the extent we are unable to blend at the rate necessary to satisfy the EPA mandated volume, we purchase Renewable Identification Numbers ("RIN"). The purchase price for RINs is volatile and may vary significantly from period to period. Historically, the cost of purchased RINs has not had a significant impact on our operating results. We anticipate 2014 will be consistent with this history.
The EPA has initiated various enforcement proceedings against companies it believes produced invalid RINs and we understand the EPA continues to investigate invalid RINs. We routinely purchase RINs to satisfy a portion of our obligation under the RFS program and may have purchased RINs the EPA will consider invalid. We entered into a settlement with the EPA in 2012 and 2014 for previously purchased invalid RINs and are completing penalty payments totaling less than $0.1 million in the third quarter of 2014. While we do not know if the EPA will identify other RINs we have purchased as being invalid or what actions the EPA would take, at this time we do not expect any such action would have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
We are party to various other claims and legal actions arising in the normal course of business. We believe that the resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
19. Related Party Transactions
Effective November 30, 2012, an entity controlled by one of our officers purchased the building and related lease agreement of certain office space that we and other commercial tenants occupy in El Paso, Texas. The lease agreement expires in May 2017. Under the terms of the lease, we make annual payments of $0.2 million. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, we made rental payments under this lease to the related party of $0.06 million and $0.12 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, we made rental payments under this lease to the related party of $0.07 million and $0.11 million, respectively. We have no amounts due as of June 30, 2014 related to this lease agreement.

20. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Separate condensed consolidating financial information of Western Refining, Inc. (the "Parent") and subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantors are presented below. At June 30, 2014, the Parent and certain subsidiary guarantors have fully and unconditionally guaranteed our Western 2021 Unsecured Notes on a joint and several basis. As a result of these guarantee arrangements, we are required to present the following condensed consolidating financial information that should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
WNRL, NTI and Navajo Convenient Stores Co., LLC ("Navajo") are subsidiaries that have not guaranteed our Unsecured Notes. WNRL was not a subsidiary of the Parent during the six months ended June 30, 2013, because Western formed the entity in the fourth quarter of 2013. Additionally, NTI was not a subsidiary of the Parent during the six months ended June 30, 2013

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

because it was purchased on November 12, 2013. Separate condensed financial statements for Navajo were not disclosed in prior years because Navajo was considered a minor subsidiary and is not material to the consolidated financial statements in any period presented. Therefore, no financial information is presented for non-guarantors in the condensed consolidating financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2013.
WNRL and NTI are publicly held master limited partnerships. As of June 30, 2014, we owned a 65.3% limited partnership interest in WNRL and a 38.7% limited partnership interest in NTI and the non-financial general partner interests of both entities. We are the primary beneficiary of WNRL's earnings and cash flows. We exercise control of both WNRL and NTI through our 100% ownership of the respective general partners. Accordingly, WNRL and NTI are consolidated with the other accounts of Western.
Our transactions with WNRL including fees paid under our pipeline, terminalling and services agreements with WNRL are eliminated and have no significant impact on our consolidated financial statements. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, there have been no significant intercompany accounts or transactions between Western and NTI. All intercompany accounts and transactions with WNRL and NTI are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.
Western is WNRL’s primary customer. WNRL generates revenues by charging fees and tariffs for transporting crude oil through its pipelines and refined and other products through its terminals and pipelines and for providing storage in its storage tanks and at its terminals. Under our long-term pipeline and terminalling agreements with WNRL (see Note 21, Western Refining Logistics, LP), we accounted for 98.1% and 98.0% of WNRL’s total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. We do not provide financial or equity support through any liquidity arrangements and/or debt guarantees to WNRL.
WNRL has a senior secured revolving credit agreement. WNRL creditors under the revolving credit agreement have no recourse to our assets, except to the extent of the assets of Western Refining Logistic GP, LLC, the general partner of WNRL that we wholly own. Any recourse to WNRL’s general partner would be limited to the extent of the general partner’s assets that other than its investment in WNRL are not significant. Furthermore, our creditors have no recourse to the assets of WNRL's general partner, WNRL and its consolidated subsidiaries. See Note 9, Long-Term Debt, for a description of WNRL’s debt obligations.
NTI has 7.125% Secured Notes and a secured ABL facility. NTI creditors under the 7.125% Secured Notes and secured ABL facility should have no recourse to the Parent's assets except to the extent of the assets of Northern Tier Energy GP LLC, the general partner of NTI that we wholly own. Any recourse to NTI’s general partner would be limited to the extent of the general partner’s assets that other than its investment in NTI are not significant. Furthermore, the Parent's creditors have no recourse to the assets of NTI's general partner, NTI and its consolidated subsidiaries. See Note 9, Long-Term Debt, for a description of NTI’s debt obligations.
WNRL and NTI have risks associated with their respective operations. WNRL’s risks are directly associated with our operations. NTI’s risks, while similar to ours because it experiences similar industry dynamics, are not associated with our operations. If we suffer significant decreases in our throughput or fail to meet desired shipping or throughput levels for an extended period of time, WNRL revenues would be reduced and WNRL could suffer substantial losses.
In the event that WNRL or NTI incur a loss, our operating results will reflect WNRL’s or NTI’s loss, net of intercompany eliminations, to the extent of our ownership interests in WNRL and NTI at that point in time.
We restated the Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2013, to correct immaterial errors in the presentation of the non-guarantors' investment in NTI, the Parent’s and the Guarantor Subsidiaries' Investment in Subsidiaries and the Parent’s and the Guarantor Subsidiaries' Equity. We previously presented $775.0 million as investment in NTI in the Investment in Subsidiaries line item in the non-guarantor column of the Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013. We have reclassified this amount into the Equity - Western line item in the non-guarantor column. We have also corrected the Parent’s equity in the earnings of subsidiaries by changing the previously reported Investment in Subsidiaries and Equity - Western of $1,854.6 million and $383.5 million, respectively, to $3,237.3 million and $894.1 million, respectively, in the Parent column. We made similar changes in the Guarantor Subsidiaries column by changing previously reported amounts of $431.6 million and $3,052.3 million, respectively to $(92.8) million and $2,448.6 million, respectively. We adjusted all of these amounts in the eliminations column. These errors did not have an impact on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013, and we believe these corrections are not material to our previously issued annual or interim consolidated financial statements.
The following condensed consolidating financial information is provided as an alternative to providing separate financial statements for guarantor subsidiaries. Separate financial statements of Western’s subsidiary guarantors are not included because the guarantees are full and unconditional and these subsidiary guarantors are 100% owned and jointly and severally liable for

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

the Parent’s outstanding debt. The information is presented using the equity method of accounting for investments in subsidiaries.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
As of June 30, 2014
(In thousands)
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
21

 
$
345,455

 
$
186,337

 
$

 
$
531,813

Accounts receivable, trade, net of a reserve for doubtful accounts

 
415,297

 
301,875

 

 
717,172

Accounts receivable and due from affiliate

 
1,290,118

 
8,884

 
(1,299,002
)
 

Inventories

 
364,212

 
182,260

 

 
546,472

Prepaid expenses

 
173,624

 
17,372

 

 
190,996

Other current assets

 
115,867

 
18,925

 

 
134,792

Total current assets
21

 
2,704,573

 
715,653

 
(1,299,002
)
 
2,121,245

Equity method investment

 

 
99,142

 

 
99,142

Property, plant and equipment, net

 
1,084,218

 
1,043,501

 

 
2,127,719

Goodwill

 

 
1,297,043

 

 
1,297,043

Intangible assets, net

 
38,546

 
38,195

 

 
76,741

Investment in subsidiaries
3,476,893

 

 

 
(3,476,893
)
 

Other assets, net
18,711

 
42,779

 
13,388

 

 
74,878

Total assets
$
3,495,625

 
$
3,870,116

 
$
3,206,922

 
$
(4,775,895
)
 
$
5,796,768

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable, trade
$

 
$
554,475

 
$
414,910

 
$

 
$
969,385

Accounts payable and due to affiliate
1,298,873

 

 
129

 
(1,299,002
)
 

Accrued liabilities
5,485

 
188,780

 
75,433

 

 
269,698

Current deferred income tax liability, net

 
37,262

 

 

 
37,262

Current portion of long-term debt
5,500

 
206

 

 

 
5,706

Total current liabilities
1,309,858

 
780,723

 
490,472

 
(1,299,002
)
 
1,282,051

Long-term liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, less current portion
891,750

 

 
278,125

 

 
1,169,875

Lease financing obligation

 
16,276

 
8,314

 

 
24,590

Deferred income tax liability, net

 
264,585

 
37,280

 

 
301,865

Deficit in subsidiaries


94,527



 
(94,527
)
 

Other liabilities

 
30,963

 
5,784

 

 
36,747

Total long-term liabilities
891,750

 
406,351

 
329,503

 
(94,527
)
 
1,533,077

Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity - Western
1,294,017

 
2,683,042

 
699,324

 
(3,382,366
)
 
1,294,017

Equity - Non-controlling interest

 

 
1,687,623

 

 
1,687,623

Total equity
1,294,017

 
2,683,042

 
2,386,947

 
(3,382,366
)
 
2,981,640

Total liabilities and equity
$
3,495,625

 
$
3,870,116

 
$
3,206,922

 
$
(4,775,895
)
 
$
5,796,768



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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, 2013
(In thousands)
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
21

 
$
298,235

 
$
169,814

 
$

 
$
468,070

Accounts receivable, trade, net of a reserve for doubtful accounts

 
357,897

 
242,033

 

 
599,930

Accounts receivable and due from affiliate

 
1,246,142

 
3,751

 
(1,249,893
)
 

Inventories

 
399,492

 
157,896

 

 
557,388

Prepaid expenses

 
89,951

 
22,186

 

 
112,137

Other current assets

 
93,489

 
16,722

 

 
110,211

Total current assets
21

 
2,485,206

 
612,402

 
(1,249,893
)
 
1,847,736

Equity method investment

 

 
101,560

 

 
101,560

Property, plant and equipment, net

 
1,065,361

 
1,059,668

 

 
2,125,029

Goodwill

 

 
1,297,043

 

 
1,297,043

Intangible assets, net

 
39,898

 
38,200

 

 
78,098

Investment in subsidiaries
3,237,314

 

 

 
(3,237,314
)
 

Other assets, net
20,591

 
29,515

 
13,393

 

 
63,499

Total assets
$
3,257,926

 
$
3,619,980

 
$
3,122,266

 
$
(4,487,207
)
 
$
5,512,965

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable, trade
$

 
$
530,373

 
$
348,646

 
$

 
$
879,019

Accounts payable and due to affiliate
1,249,893

 

 

 
(1,249,893
)
 

Accrued liabilities
6,056

 
198,603

 
71,256

 

 
275,915

Current deferred income tax liability, net

 
30,398

 
95

 

 
30,493

Current portion of long-term debt
213,425

 
217

 

 

 
213,642

Total current liabilities
1,469,374

 
759,591

 
419,997

 
(1,249,893
)
 
1,399,069

Long-term liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, less current portion
894,500

 
96

 
278,369

 

 
1,172,965

Lease financing obligation

 
16,462

 
8,448

 

 
24,910

Deferred income tax liability, net

 
215,209

 
37,280

 

 
252,489

Deficit in subsidiaries


92,799

 

 
(92,799
)
 

Other liabilities

 
87,237

 
5,708

 

 
92,945

Total long-term liabilities
894,500

 
411,803

 
329,805

 
(92,799
)
 
1,543,309

Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity - Western
894,052

 
2,448,586

 
695,929

 
(3,144,515
)
 
894,052

Equity - Non-controlling interest

 

 
1,676,535

 

 
1,676,535

Total equity
894,052

 
2,448,586

 
2,372,464

 
(3,144,515
)
 
2,570,587

Total liabilities and equity
$
3,257,926

 
$
3,619,980

 
$
3,122,266

 
$
(4,487,207
)
 
$
5,512,965


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
(In thousands)
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net sales
$

 
$
4,108,590

 
$
1,534,302

 
$
(1,291,602
)
 
$
4,351,290

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 
3,689,494

 
1,328,824

 
(1,287,149
)
 
3,731,169

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 
123,455

 
84,461

 
(4,453
)
 
203,463

Selling, general and administrative expenses
47

 
29,818

 
24,775

 

 
54,640

Affiliate severance costs

 

 
3,479

 

 
3,479

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net

 
208

 
(89
)
 

 
119

Depreciation and amortization

 
25,019

 
22,829

 

 
47,848

Total operating costs and expenses
47

 
3,867,994

 
1,464,279

 
(1,291,602
)
 
4,040,718

Operating income (loss)
(47
)
 
240,596

 
70,023

 

 
310,572

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
175,780

 
7,171

 

 
(182,951
)
 

Interest income

 
132

 
89

 

 
221

Interest expense and other financing costs
(17,096
)
 
(2,227
)
 
(6,399
)
 

 
(25,722
)
Amortization of loan fees
(1,949
)
 

 
(130
)
 

 
(2,079
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
8

 
(9
)
 

 

 
(1
)
Other, net

 
510

 
473

 

 
983

Income before income taxes
156,696

 
246,173

 
64,056

 
(182,951
)
 
283,974

Provision for income taxes

 
(93,322
)
 
(85
)
 

 
(93,407
)
Net income
156,696

 
152,851

 
63,971

 
(182,951
)
 
190,567

Less net income attributed to non-controlling interest

 

 
33,871

 

 
33,871

Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc. shareholders
$
156,696

 
$
152,851

 
$
30,100

 
$
(182,951
)
 
$
156,696

Comprehensive income
$
156,696

 
$
152,854

 
$
30,100

 
$
(182,951
)
 
$
156,699


33

WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
(In thousands)
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net sales
$

 
$
7,693,834

 
$
2,824,437

 
$
(2,441,838
)
 
$
8,076,433

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 
6,929,160

 
2,396,214

 
(2,433,468
)
 
6,891,906

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 
242,405

 
167,777

 
(8,370
)
 
401,812

Selling, general and administrative expenses
93

 
59,424

 
53,855

 

 
113,372

Affiliate severance costs

 

 
12,878

 

 
12,878

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net

 
1,106

 
(101
)
 

 
1,005

Maintenance turnaround expense

 
46,446

 

 

 
46,446

Depreciation and amortization

 
49,200

 
45,058

 

 
94,258

Total operating costs and expenses
93

 
7,327,741

 
2,675,681

 
(2,441,838
)
 
7,561,677

Operating income (loss)
(93
)
 
366,093

 
148,756

 

 
514,756

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
281,582

 
14,315

 

 
(295,897
)
 

Interest income

 
239

 
177

 

 
416

Interest expense and other financing costs
(35,330
)
 
(4,496
)
 
(12,756
)
 

 
(52,582
)
Amortization of loan fees
(3,917
)
 

 
(259
)
 

 
(4,176
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt

 
(9
)
 

 

 
(9
)
Other, net

 
716

 
1,749

 

 
2,465

Income before income taxes
242,242

 
376,858

 
137,667

 
(295,897
)
 
460,870

Provision for income taxes

 
(142,402
)
 
(204
)
 

 
(142,606
)
Net income
242,242

 
234,456

 
137,463

 
(295,897
)
 
318,264

Less net income attributed to non-controlling interest

 

 
76,022

 

 
76,022

Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc. shareholders
$
242,242

 
$
234,456

 
$
61,441

 
$
(295,897
)
 
$
242,242

Comprehensive income
$
242,242

 
$
234,462

 
$
61,472

 
$
(295,897
)
 
$
242,279


34

WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
(In thousands)
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net sales
$

 
$
3,658,154

 
$

 
$
(1,228,192
)
 
$
2,429,962

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 
3,211,989

 

 
(1,225,106
)
 
1,986,883

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 
116,947

 

 
(3,086
)
 
113,861

Selling, general and administrative expenses
47

 
29,403

 

 

 
29,450

Maintenance turnaround expense

 
35

 

 

 
35

Depreciation and amortization

 
27,143

 

 

 
27,143

Total operating costs and expenses
47

 
3,385,517

 

 
(1,228,192
)
 
2,157,372

Operating income (loss)
(47
)
 
272,637

 

 

 
272,590

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
188,569

 

 

 
(188,569
)
 

Interest income

 
235

 

 

 
235

Interest expense and other financing costs
(13,029
)
 
(1,652
)
 

 

 
(14,681
)
Amortization of loan fees
(1,515
)
 

 

 

 
(1,515
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(24,719
)
 

 

 

 
(24,719
)
Other, net

 
101

 

 

 
101

Income before income taxes
149,259

 
271,321

 

 
(188,569
)
 
232,011

Provision for income taxes

 
(82,752
)
 

 

 
(82,752
)
Net income
149,259

 
188,569

 

 
(188,569
)
 
149,259

Less net income attributed to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc. shareholders
$
149,259

 
$
188,569

 
$

 
$
(188,569
)
 
$
149,259

Comprehensive income
$
149,259

 
$
188,712

 
$

 
$
(188,569
)
 
$
149,402


35

WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
(In thousands)
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net sales
$

 
$
6,942,561

 
$

 
$
(2,326,382
)
 
$
4,616,179

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 
6,105,230

 

 
(2,321,163
)
 
3,784,067

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 
240,940

 

 
(5,219
)
 
235,721

Selling, general and administrative expenses
93

 
55,909

 

 

 
56,002

Maintenance turnaround expense

 
43,203

 

 

 
43,203

Depreciation and amortization

 
51,475

 

 

 
51,475

Total operating costs and expenses
93

 
6,496,757

 

 
(2,326,382
)
 
4,170,468

Operating income (loss)
(93
)
 
445,804

 

 

 
445,711

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
312,050

 

 

 
(312,050
)
 

Interest income

 
386

 

 

 
386

Interest expense and other financing costs
(29,094
)
 
(3,575
)
 

 

 
(32,669
)
Amortization of loan fees
(3,119
)
 

 

 

 
(3,119
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(46,766
)
 

 

 

 
(46,766
)
Other, net

 
298

 

 

 
298

Income before income taxes
232,978

 
442,913

 

 
(312,050
)
 
363,841

Provision for income taxes

 
(130,863
)
 

 

 
(130,863
)
Net income
232,978

 
312,050

 

 
(312,050
)
 
232,978

Less net income attributed to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc. shareholders
$
232,978

 
$
312,050

 
$

 
$
(312,050
)
 
$
232,978

Comprehensive income
$
232,978

 
$
312,200

 
$

 
$
(312,050
)
 
$
233,128


36

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
(In thousands)
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$
5,855

 
$
154,764

 
$
175,845

 
$
(58,077
)
 
$
278,387

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures

 
(63,552
)
 
(27,067
)
 

 
(90,619
)
Return of capital from equity method investment

 

 
1,360

 

 
1,360

Contributions to affiliate


(45,368
)
 

 
45,368

 

Proceeds from the sale of assets

 
384

 
426

 

 
810

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 
(108,536
)
 
(25,281
)
 
45,368

 
(88,449
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments on long-term debt
(3,009
)
 
(107
)
 

 

 
(3,116
)
Distribution to affiliate

 

 
(58,077
)
 
58,077

 

Distribution to non-controlling interest holders

 

 
(75,964
)
 

 
(75,964
)
Dividends paid
(41,475
)
 

 

 

 
(41,475
)
Repurchases of common stock
(5,930
)
 

 

 

 
(5,930
)
Convertible debt redemption
(809
)
 

 

 

 
(809
)
Contributions from affiliates
45,368



 

 
(45,368
)
 

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

 
1,099

 

 

 
1,099

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(5,855
)
 
992

 
(134,041
)
 
12,709

 
(126,195
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 
47,220

 
16,523

 

 
63,743

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
21

 
298,235

 
169,814

 

 
468,070

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$
21

 
$
345,455

 
$
186,337

 
$

 
$
531,813


37

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
(In thousands)
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
215,082

 
$
44,242

 
$

 
$

 
$
259,324

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures

 
(101,854
)
 

 

 
(101,854
)
Proceeds from the sale of assets

 
434

 

 

 
434

Contributions to affiliate


(11,398
)
 

 
11,398

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 
(112,818
)
 

 
11,398

 
(101,420
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additions to long-term debt
350,000

 

 

 

 
350,000

Payments on long-term debt
(325,056
)
 
(101
)
 

 

 
(325,157
)
Prepayment fee on early retirement
(24,396
)
 

 

 

 
(24,396
)
Deferred financing costs
(7,636
)
 
(4,809
)
 

 

 
(12,445
)
Dividends paid
(20,479
)
 

 

 

 
(20,479
)
Repurchases of common stock
(198,789
)
 

 

 

 
(198,789
)
Convertible debt redemption
(124
)
 

 

 

 
(124
)
Contributions from affiliates
11,398



 

 
(11,398
)
 

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

 
(8,146
)
 

 

 
(8,146
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(215,082
)
 
(13,056
)
 

 
(11,398
)
 
(239,536
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 
(81,632
)
 

 

 
(81,632
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
21

 
453,946

 

 

 
453,967

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$
21

 
$
372,314

 
$

 
$

 
$
372,335


21. Western Refining Logistics, LP
WNRL is a publicly traded limited partnership that was formed to own, operate, develop and acquire logistics assets and logistics related businesses. WNRL's assets consist of pipeline and gathering assets and terminalling, transportation and storage assets in the Southwestern portion of the U.S., including approximately 300 miles of pipelines and approximately 7.9 million barrels of active storage capacity, as well as other assets. The majority of WNRL's assets are integral to the operations of Western's refineries located in El Paso, Texas and near Gallup, New Mexico.
We held a 65.3% limited partner interest in WNRL at June 30, 2014, including a non-economic general partner interest. This interest includes 6,998,500 common partnership units and 22,811,000 subordinated partnership units. All intercompany transactions with WNRL are eliminated upon consolidation.
WNRL generates revenue by charging fees for gathering, transporting and storing crude oil on their pipeline systems and for terminalling, transporting and storing crude oil and refined products at their terminals. We do not provide financial or equity support through any liquidity arrangements or financial guarantees to WNRL.
WNRL provides us with various pipeline transportation, terminal distribution and storage services under long-term, fee‑based commercial agreements expiring in 2023. These agreements contain minimum volume commitments. Each agreement has fees that are indexed for inflation and provides us with options to renew for two additional five-year terms.
In addition to commercial agreements, we are also party to an omnibus agreement with WNRL that among other things provides for reimbursement to us for various general and administrative services provided to WNRL. We are also party to an operational services agreement with WNRL, under which we are reimbursed for personnel services provided by Western in support of WNRL's operations of its pipelines, terminals and storage facilities.

38

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

WNRL entered into a credit agreement that provides for a $300 million senior secured revolving credit facility, expiring October 16, 2018. The revolving credit facility will be available to fund working capital, acquisitions, distributions, capital expenditures and for other general partnership purposes. See Note 9, Long-Term Debt for additional disclosure.
On January 31, 2014, the board of directors of WNRL's general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.2407 per unit for the prorated period of October 16, 2013, through December 31, 2013, and corresponds to the prorated minimum quarterly distribution of $0.2875 per unit. WNRL paid the distribution on February 24, 2014, to all unitholders of record on February 14, 2014. WNRL paid no distributions prior to this date.
The table below summarizes WNRL's 2014 quarterly distribution declarations, payments and scheduled payments through August 25, 2014:
 
2014
 
Declaration Date
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Distribution per Common and Subordinated Unit
First quarter
May 2
 
May 16
 
May 26
 
$
0.2975

Second quarter
August 1
 
August 15
 
August 25
 
0.3075

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
0.6050

22. Acquisitions
On November 12, 2013, Western purchased all of NTH’s interests in NT InterHoldCo LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTH that holds all of the membership interests in NTI and 35,622,500 common units representing a 38.7% limited partner interest in NTI for a purchase price of $775 million. The purchase price, including transaction expenses, was funded by a $550 million term loan and $242 million in cash.
NTI's assets are located in the Upper Great Plains region and include a refinery in St. Paul Park, Minnesota that has a 96,500 bpd refining capacity. Refining operations include crude oil fractionation, catalytic cracking, hydrotreating, reforming, alkylation, sulfur recovery and a hydrogen plant. The refinery processes predominately North Dakota and Canadian crude oils into products such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, kerosene, asphalt, propane, propylene and sulfur. The refined products are sold to markets primarily located in the Upper Great Plains of the United States. NTI also operates convenience stores under the SuperAmerica brand that are primarily located in Minnesota and Wisconsin and sell gasoline, merchandise and in some locations, diesel fuel.
The allocation of the purchase price was based upon a preliminary valuation. Our estimates and assumptions are subject to change during the purchase price allocation period that will end in the third quarter of 2014. The preliminary allocation of the aggregate purchase price of NTI as of June 30, 2014, is summarized as follows (in thousands):
Net working capital
$
95,937

Property, plant and equipment
916,705

Intangible assets
38,200

Other assets
114,000

Long-term debt
(278,438
)
Other liabilities
(50,743
)
Non-controlling interest
(1,357,704
)
Fair value of net assets acquired
(522,043
)
Goodwill
1,297,043

Purchase price
$
775,000


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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

The consolidated statements of operations include the results of NTI’s operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. The following unaudited pro forma information assumes that (i) the acquisition of NTI occurred on January 1, 2012; (ii) $550.0 million was borrowed to fund the NTI acquisition on January 1, 2012, resulting in increased financing costs of $5.7 million and $11.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively; (iii) $9.2 million and $17.8 million increased depreciation and amortization expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, for the increased estimated fair values of assets acquired beginning January 1, 2012; and (iv) income tax expense increased as a result of the increased operating income offset by increased depreciation, amortization and interest expense of $5.1 million and $21.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Net sales
$
3,490,062

 
$
6,720,479

Operating income
335,781

 
621,193

Net income
193,208

 
365,040

 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
$
1.78

 
$
2.95

Diluted earnings per share
1.42

 
2.36

On February 7, 2014, the board of directors of Northern Tier Energy GP LLC, the general partner of NTI, announced that NTI's quarterly cash distribution for the quarter ended December 31, 2013, was $0.41 per unit. NTI paid the distribution on February 28, 2014, to all unitholders of record on February 21, 2014. On May 6, 2014, NTI's general partner's declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.77 per unit for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. NTI paid the distribution on May 30, 2014. Effective August 5, 2014, NTI's general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.53 per unit, for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, to all common unit and phantom unit holders of record as of August 18, 2014.

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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion together with the financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections about our business and operations. The cautionary statements made in this report should be read as applying to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this report. Our actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated and expressed in such forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those we discuss under Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 ("2013 Form 10-K") and elsewhere in this report. You should read such "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in this report. In this Item 2, all references to "Western Refining," "the Company," "Western," "we," "us," and "our" refer to Western Refining, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated.
Company Overview
We are an independent crude oil refiner and marketer of refined products incorporated in September 2005 under Delaware law with principal offices located in El Paso, Texas. Our stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "WNR". We own certain operating assets directly; the controlling general partner interest and a 65.3% limited partner interest in Western Refining Logistics, LP ("WNRL") and the controlling general partner interest and a 38.7% limited partner interest in Northern Tier Energy LP ("NTI"). WNRL and NTI common partnership units trade on the NYSE under the symbols "WNRL" and "NTI", respectively.
We sell refined products on a wholesale basis in Arizona, Colorado, the Mid-Atlantic region, New Mexico, the Upper Great Plains region and West Texas through bulk and rack marketing networks and we sell refined products through two retail networks with a total of 474 company-owned and franchised retail sites in the U.S. Our refined products are produced by three refineries: one in El Paso, Texas (128,000 barrels per day, or bpd), one near Gallup in the Four Corners region of northern New Mexico (25,000 bpd) and a third in St. Paul Park, Minnesota (96,500 bpd).
During 2013, we formed WNRL, a fee-based Delaware master limited partnership, to own, operate, develop and acquire terminals, storage tanks, pipelines and other logistics assets and related logistics businesses. On October 10, 2013, WNRL's common partnership units began trading on the NYSE. On October 16, 2013, WNRL completed its initial public offering (the "Offering") of common units representing limited partner interests to the public. We own a 65.3% limited partner interest in WNRL and the public has a 34.7% limited partner interest. We control WNRL through our 100% ownership of the general partner of WNRL and through control of the majority of outstanding common partnership units. WNRL is primarily involved in providing logistical services to our refineries in the Southwest.
On November 12, 2013, Western and Northern Tier Holdings LLC ("NTH") entered into a purchase agreement whereby we purchased from NTH all of NTH’s interests in NT InterHoldCo LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTH that holds all of the membership interests in Northern Tier Energy GP LLC, the general partner of NTI and common partnership units representing a 38.7% limited partner interest in NTI. NTI owns and operates a 96,500 bpd refinery in St. Paul Park, Minnesota. NTI operates 164 convenience stores and supports 81 franchised convenience stores. NTI's primary areas of operation include Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. We control NTI through our 100% ownership of the general partner of NTI.
We report our operating results in five business segments: refining, wholesale, retail, WNRL and NTI.
Our refining segment operates two refineries in the Southwest owned by Western that process crude oil and other feedstocks primarily into gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and asphalt. We market refined products to a diverse customer base including wholesale distributors and retail chains.
Our wholesale segment includes a fleet of crude oil and refined product truck transports and wholesale petroleum product operations in the Southwest region. The wholesale segment also sells refined products in the Mid-Atlantic region. Wholesale receives its product supply from the refining segment and third-party suppliers.
Our retail segment operates retail convenience stores located in the Southwest that sell gasoline, diesel fuel and convenience store merchandise.
WNRL owns and operates terminal, storage and transportation assets and provides related services primarily to our refining segment in the Southwest.
NTI owns and operates refining and transportation assets and operates retail convenience store assets and supports franchised retail convenience stores primarily in the Upper Great Plains region of the U.S.
See Note 3, Segment Information, in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this quarterly report for detailed information on our operating results by business segment.


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Major Influences on Results of Operations
Refining. Our net sales fluctuate significantly with movements in commodity values such as refined product prices and the cost of crude oil and other feedstocks. The spread between our cost of crude oil and our sales prices for refined products is the primary factor affecting our earnings and cash flows from operations. Factors driving the movement in petroleum based commodities include supply and demand in crude oil, gasoline and other refined products. Supply and demand for these products depend on changes in domestic and foreign economies; weather conditions; domestic and foreign political affairs; production levels; logistics constraints; availability of imports; marketing of competitive fuels; price differentials between heavy and sour crude oils and light sweet crude oils, known as the heavy light crude oil differential; and government regulation.
Other impacts to our overall refinery gross margins include the sale of lower value products such as residuum and propane as well as refinery production loss. Higher crude costs tend to have a narrowing effect on the margin for lower value product sales. Our refinery product yield volume is less than our total refinery throughput volume; a higher yield loss negatively impacts our gross margin. Also affecting refining margins within refinery cost of products sold is the impact of our economic hedging activity entered into primarily to fix the margin on a portion of our future gasoline and distillate production and to protect the value of certain crude oil, refined product and blendstock inventories. Consolidated cost of products sold for the six months ended June 30, 2014, includes $136.9 million of realized and non-cash unrealized net gains from our economic hedging activities that are recorded in refining cost of products sold. The non-cash unrealized net gains included in this total were $119.4 million for the period. Our results of operations are also significantly affected by our refineries’ direct operating expenses, especially the cost of natural gas used for fuel and the cost of electricity. Natural gas prices have historically been volatile. Typically, electricity prices fluctuate with natural gas prices.
Demand for gasoline is generally higher during the summer months than during the winter months. As a result, our operating results for the first and fourth calendar quarters are generally lower than those for the second and third calendar quarters of each year. Refining margins remain volatile and our results of operations may not reflect these historical seasonal trends.
Safety, reliability and the environmental performance of our refineries’ operations are critical to our financial performance. Unplanned downtime of our refineries generally results in lost refinery gross margin opportunity, increased maintenance costs and a temporary increase in working capital investment and inventory. We attempt to mitigate the financial impact of planned downtime, such as a turnaround or a major maintenance project, through a planning process that considers product availability, the margin environment and the availability of resources to perform the required maintenance.
Periodically we have planned maintenance turnarounds at our refineries that are expensed as incurred. We completed a refinery maintenance turnaround at our Gallup refinery during October 2012. In the first quarter of 2013, we completed a scheduled maintenance turnaround for the north side units of the El Paso refinery and we completed a scheduled maintenance turnaround for the south side units of the El Paso refinery during the first quarter of 2014.
The nature of our business requires us to maintain substantial quantities of crude oil and refined product inventories. Because crude oil and refined products are commodities, we have no control over the changing market value of these inventories. Our inventory of crude oil and the majority of our refined products are valued at the lower of cost or market under the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") inventory valuation methodology. If the market values of our inventories decline below our cost basis, we would record a write-down of our inventories resulting in a non-cash charge to our cost of products sold. Under the LIFO inventory valuation method, this write-down is subject to recovery in future periods to the extent the market values of our inventories equal our cost basis relative to any LIFO inventory valuation write-downs previously recorded. We have also experienced LIFO liquidations based on decreased levels in our inventories. See Note 5, Inventories, in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this quarterly report for more information on the impact of LIFO inventory accounting.
Wholesale. Earnings and cash flows from our wholesale business are primarily affected by the sales volumes and margins of gasoline, diesel fuel and lubricants sold. These margins are equal to the sales price, net of discounts less total cost of sales and are measured on a cents per gallon ("cpg") basis. Factors that influence margins include local supply, demand and competition.
Prior to August 31, 2012, we purchased refined products to sell through our wholesale segment in the Mid-Atlantic region from various third parties. On August 31, 2012, we entered into an exclusive supply and marketing agreement with a third party covering activities related to our refined product supply, hedging and sales in the Mid-Atlantic region. Under the supply agreement, we receive monthly distribution amounts from the supplier equal to one-half of the amount by which our refined product sales exceeds the supplier's costs of acquiring, transporting and hedging the refined product. To the extent our refined product sales do not exceed the refined product costs during any month, we pay one-half of that amount to the supplier. Our payments to the supplier are limited to an aggregate annual amount of $2.0 million.

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Retail. Earnings and cash flows from our retail business are primarily affected by the sales volumes and margins of gasoline and diesel fuel and by the sales and margins of merchandise sold at our retail stores. Margins for gasoline and diesel fuel sales are equal to the sales price less the delivered cost of the fuel and motor fuel taxes and are measured on a cpg basis. Fuel margins are impacted by competition, local and regional supply and demand. Margins for retail merchandise sold are equal to retail merchandise sales less the delivered cost of the merchandise, net of supplier discounts and inventory shrinkage and are measured as a percentage of merchandise sales. Merchandise sales are impacted by convenience or location, branding and competition. Our retail sales reflect seasonal trends such that operating results for the first and fourth calendar quarters are generally lower than those for the second and third calendar quarters of each year.
WNRL. WNRL generates substantially all of its revenues under fee-based agreements with Western. These contracts should generate stable and predictable cash flows and limit WNRL's direct exposure to commodity price fluctuations to the loss allowance provisions in such commercial agreements. Pursuant to its contracts with Western, WNRL generally does not have exposure to variability in the prices of the hydrocarbons and other products it handles, although these risks indirectly influence its activities and results of operations over the long term. WNRL's terminal throughput volumes depend primarily on the volume of refined and other products produced at Western’s refineries that, in turn, is ultimately dependent on Western’s refining margins.
Refining margins depend on both the price of crude oil or other feedstock and the price of refined products. Factors driving the prices of petroleum based commodities include supply and demand in crude oil, gasoline and other refined products. Supply and demand for these products depend on changes in domestic and foreign economies, weather conditions, domestic and foreign political affairs, production levels, logistics constraints, availability of imports, marketing of competitive fuels, crude oil price differentials and government regulation.
WNRL may acquire additional logistics assets from Western or third parties. Under the omnibus agreement entered into in connection with the Offering, subject to certain exceptions, WNRL has rights of first offer on certain logistics assets retained by Western to the extent Western decides to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of those assets. WNRL also has rights of first offer to acquire additional logistics assets in the Permian Basin or the Four Corners area that Western may construct or acquire in the future. In addition, WNRL plans to pursue strategic asset acquisitions from third parties to the extent such acquisitions complement WNRL's or Western’s existing asset base or provide attractive potential returns in new areas within its geographic footprint.
NTI. NTI's earnings and cash flows are primarily affected by the relationship between refined product prices and the prices for crude oil and other feedstocks. NTI is primarily a refining operation and therefore a margin-based operation. NTI can be impacted by the same refining market dynamics that affect Western, subject to differences due to its geographic areas of operations and different customer base. NTI is subject to many of the same federal government regulations as Western.
NTI is currently planning a partial maintenance turnaround to occur in the fall of 2014 for its gas oil hydrotreater unit at an estimated cost of $10.0 million to $15.0 million. The refinery is currently expected to have reduced throughputs during the period that is required to complete this partial turnaround.
NTI's operations experience seasonal effects. Demand for gasoline is generally higher during the summer months than during the winter months due to seasonal increases in highway traffic. Decreased demand during the winter months can lower gasoline prices. As a result, NTI's operating results for the first and fourth calendar quarters are generally lower than those for the second and third calendar quarters of each year.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). In order to apply these principles, we must make judgments, assumptions and estimates based on the best available information at the time. Actual results may differ based on the continuing development of the information utilized and subsequent events, some of which we may have little or no control over. Our critical accounting policies could materially affect the amounts recorded in our financial statements. Our critical accounting policies, estimates and recent accounting pronouncements that potentially impact us are discussed in detail under Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2013 Form 10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements. From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on our accounting and reporting. We believe that recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have a significant impact on our accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to our financial position, results of operations and cash flows when implemented.
Recent changes in the accounting and reporting requirements for disposals when such disposal represents a strategic shift that will have a significant impact on the entity’s operations and financial results are effective for the first interim or annual

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period beginning after December 15, 2014. Among other new disclosure requirements, an entity will be required to make certain disclosures for individually material disposal transactions that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. These new requirements will be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted provided the disposal was not previously disclosed. Our adoption of these changes is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
The accounting provisions covering the recognition and reporting of revenues were amended to remove inconsistencies in revenue requirements and to provide a more complete framework for addressing revenue issues across a broad range of industries and transaction types. The revised standard’s core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. These provisions are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016, and are to be applied retrospectively, with early adoption not permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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Results of Operations
The following tables summarize our consolidated and operating segment financial data and key operating statistics for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. The following data should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this quarterly report.
The information presented includes the results of operations of NTI and WNRL for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, without comparable information for the prior period. NTI was acquired on November 12, 2013. WNRL's operations began on October 16, 2013. In addition to the impact of the non-controlling interest in net income of NTI and WNRL, refinery margins have decreased due to additional fees paid by Western to WNRL for logistic services and refining direct operating expenses have decreased for the costs associated with WNRL that are no longer included in refining direct operating costs. Consequently, our results of operations for 2014 are not fully comparable with prior periods.
Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense and other financing costs, amortization of loan fees, provision for income taxes, depreciation, amortization, maintenance turnaround expense and certain other non-cash income and expense items. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Our management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. In addition, our management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financings, income taxes, the accounting effects of significant turnaround activities (that many of our competitors capitalize and thereby exclude from their measures of EBITDA) and certain non-cash charges that are items that may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for significant turnaround activities, capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; and
Adjusted EBITDA, as we calculate it, may differ from the Adjusted EBITDA calculations of other companies in our industry, thereby limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA.

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Consolidated
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Statements of Operations Data
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (1)
$
4,351,290

 
$
2,429,962

 
$
1,921,328

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (1)
3,731,169

 
1,986,883

 
1,744,286

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (1)
203,463

 
113,861

 
89,602

Selling, general and administrative expenses
54,640

 
29,450

 
25,190

Affiliate severance costs
3,479

 

 
3,479

Loss on disposal of assets, net
119

 

 
119

Maintenance turnaround expense

 
35

 
(35
)
Depreciation and amortization
47,848

 
27,143

 
20,705

Total operating costs and expenses
4,040,718

 
2,157,372

 
1,883,346

Operating income
310,572

 
272,590

 
37,982

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 

Interest income
221

 
235

 
(14
)
Interest expense and other financing costs
(25,722
)
 
(14,681
)
 
(11,041
)
Amortization of loan fees
(2,079
)
 
(1,515
)
 
(564
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(1
)
 
(24,719
)
 
24,718

Other, net
983

 
101

 
882

Income before income taxes
283,974

 
232,011

 
51,963

Provision for income taxes
(93,407
)
 
(82,752
)
 
(10,655
)
Net income
190,567

 
149,259

 
41,308

Less net income attributed to non-controlling interest (2)
33,871

 

 
33,871

Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
156,696

 
$
149,259

 
$
7,437

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
$
1.88

 
$
1.81

 
$
0.07

Diluted earnings per share
$
1.56

 
$
1.46

 
$
0.10

Dividends declared per common share
$
0.26

 
$
0.12

 
$
0.14

Weighted average basic shares outstanding
83,556

 
82,390

 
1,166

Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding
102,657

 
104,729

 
(2,072
)
(1)
Excludes $1,236.7 million and $1,130.8 million of intercompany sales; $1,232.2 million and $1,127.7 million of intercompany cost of products sold; and $4.4 million and $3.1 million of intercompany direct operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2)
Net income attributed to non-controlling interest for the three months ended June 30, 2014, consisted of income from NTI and WNRL in the amount of $30.1 million and $3.8 million, respectively.

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Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands)
Economic Hedging Activities Recognized Within Cost of Products Sold
 
 
 
 
 
Realized hedging gain, net
$
1,812

 
$
18,329

 
$
(16,517
)
Unrealized hedging gain, net
45,379

 
59,691

 
(14,312
)
Total hedging gain, net
$
47,191

 
$
78,020

 
$
(30,829
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Flow Data
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in):
 
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
214,355

 
$
294,957

 
$
(80,602
)
Investing activities
(38,000
)
 
160,003

 
(198,003
)
Financing activities
(76,179
)
 
(330,990
)
 
254,811

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Data
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
$
314,364

 
$
240,413

 
$
73,951

Capital expenditures
40,021

 
36,229

 
3,792

(1)The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income for the periods presented.
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands)
Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
156,696

 
$
149,259

 
$
7,437

Net income attributed to non-controlling interest
33,871

 

 
33,871

Interest expense and other financing costs
25,722

 
14,681

 
11,041

Provision for income taxes
93,407

 
82,752

 
10,655

Amortization of loan fees
2,079

 
1,515

 
564

Loss on disposal of assets, net
119

 

 
119

Depreciation and amortization
47,848

 
27,143

 
20,705

Maintenance turnaround expense

 
35

 
(35
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
1

 
24,719

 
(24,718
)
Unrealized gain on commodity hedging transactions
(45,379
)
 
(59,691
)
 
14,312

Adjusted EBITDA
$
314,364

 
$
240,413

 
$
73,951

Overview. Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc. is a consolidated total that includes our portion of the income generated by NTI. Excluding this source of income that is not comparable to the second quarter of the prior year, net income decreased by $28.3 million. The decrease in net income was primarily due to lower refining margins and economic hedging activities. We discuss refining margins and economic hedging in detail within our Refining Segment analysis under Refinery Gross Margin.
We analyze segment margins as a function of net sales less cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). At a consolidated level, our margin increased by $177.0 million due to current period margins for NTI of $170.5 million and additional revenue contribution from WNRL of $0.4 million, with no comparable activity in the prior period, and an increase of $7.5 million and $0.4 million from our refining and wholesale segments, respectively, partially offset by a decrease of $1.7 million from our retail segment, net of intercompany transactions that eliminate in consolidation.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). The increase in direct operating expenses was primarily due to NTI and WNRL direct operating expenses of $66.5 million and $13.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2014, with no comparable activity in the prior period. The increase also resulted from increases of $4.0 million, $3.3 million and $2.3 million from our refining, wholesale and retail segments, respectively.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses resulted from $22.6 million of selling, general and administrative expenses from our NTI segment for the three months ended June 30, 2014 with no comparable activity in the prior period and expenses from our WNRL segment of $2.1 million.
Affiliate Severance Costs. The severance costs are related to severance payments related to Western's acquisition of NTI's general partner.
Loss on Disposal of Assets, Net. The net loss during the three months ended June 30, 2014, was from the sale of certain refinery assets.
Maintenance Turnaround Expense. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, we incurred turnaround expenses in connection with the 2014 turnaround of the south side units of the El Paso refinery.
Depreciation and Amortization. The increase between periods is primarily due to additional depreciation associated with NTI assets of $19.4 million with no comparable activity in the prior period. There was also additional depreciation associated with our logistics assets related to the ongoing expansion of our Delaware Basin logistics system.
Operating Income. The increase was primarily the result of NTI's operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2014, of $58.6 million with no comparable activity in the prior period. This increase was partially offset by economic hedging activity and lower refining margins.
Interest Income. Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 remained relatively unchanged.
Interest Expense and Other Financing Costs. The increase in interest expense from prior periods was attributable to higher debt levels in the current quarter resulting from the term loan agreement entered into on November 12, 2013 and the additional interest related to the NTI Senior Secured Notes.
Amortization of Loan Fees. The increase in amortization of loan fees was due to the term loan agreement entered into on November 12, 2013.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt. The loss recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was attributable to the tender offer for our Senior Secured Notes.
Other, Net. Other income, net, remained relatively unchanged quarter over quarter.
Provision for Income Taxes. We recorded income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. The effective tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 were 32.9% and 35.7%, respectively, compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2014, was lower than the statutory rate primarily due to the reduction of taxable income associated with the non-controlling interests in WNRL and NTI. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2013, was higher than the statutory tax rate primarily due to state obligations offset by the Domestic Production Activity Deduction.
See additional analysis under the Refining, Wholesale, Retail, WNRL and NTI segments.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013

 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Statements of Operations Data
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (1)
$
8,076,433

 
$
4,616,179

 
$
3,460,254

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (1)
6,891,906

 
3,784,067

 
3,107,839

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (1)
401,812

 
235,721

 
166,091

Selling, general and administrative expenses
113,372

 
56,002

 
57,370

Affiliate severance costs
12,878

 

 
12,878

Loss on disposal of assets, net
1,005

 

 
1,005

Maintenance turnaround expense
46,446

 
43,203

 
3,243

Depreciation and amortization
94,258

 
51,475

 
42,783

Total operating costs and expenses
7,561,677

 
4,170,468

 
3,391,209

Operating income
514,756

 
445,711

 
69,045

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
416

 
386

 
30

Interest expense and other financing costs
(52,582
)
 
(32,669
)
 
(19,913
)
Amortization of loan fees
(4,176
)
 
(3,119
)
 
(1,057
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(9
)
 
(46,766
)
 
46,757

Other, net
2,465

 
298

 
2,167

Income before income taxes
460,870

 
363,841

 
97,029

Provision for income taxes
(142,606
)
 
(130,863
)
 
(11,743
)
Net income
318,264

 
232,978

 
85,286

Less net income attributed to non-controlling interest (2)
76,022

 

 
76,022

Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
242,242

 
$
232,978

 
$
9,264

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
$
2.97

 
$
2.74

 
$
0.23

Diluted earnings per share
$
2.44

 
$
2.26

 
$
0.18

Dividends declared per common share
$
0.52

 
$
0.24

 
$
0.28

Weighted average basic shares outstanding
81,653

 
84,546

 
(2,893
)
Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding
102,655

 
106,942

 
(4,287
)
(1)
Excludes $2,294.8 million and $2,139.9 million of intercompany sales; $2,286.5 million and $2,134.7 million of intercompany cost of products sold; and $8.3 million and $5.2 million of intercompany direct operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2)
Net income attributed to non-controlling interest for the six months ended June 30, 2014, consisted of income from NTI and WNRL in the amount of $68.4 million and $7.6 million, respectively.

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Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands)
Economic Hedging Activities Recognized Within Cost of Products Sold
 
 
 
 
 
Realized hedging gain (loss), net
$
17,556

 
$
(10,489
)
 
$
28,045

Unrealized hedging gain, net
119,350

 
57,968

 
61,382

Total hedging gain, net
$
136,906

 
$
47,479

 
$
89,427

 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Flow Data
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in):
 
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
278,387

 
$
259,324

 
$
19,063

Investing activities
(88,449
)
 
(101,420
)
 
12,971

Financing activities
(126,195
)
 
(239,536
)
 
113,341

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Data
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
$
539,996

 
$
483,105

 
$
56,891

Capital expenditures
90,619

 
101,854

 
(11,235
)
(1)The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income for the periods presented.
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands)
Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
242,242

 
$
232,978

 
$
9,264

Net income attributed to non-controlling interest
76,022

 

 
76,022

Interest expense and other financing costs
52,582

 
32,669

 
19,913

Provision for income taxes
142,606

 
130,863

 
11,743

Amortization of loan fees
4,176

 
3,119

 
1,057

Loss on disposal of assets, net
1,005

 

 
1,005

Depreciation and amortization
94,258

 
51,475

 
42,783

Maintenance turnaround expense
46,446

 
43,203

 
3,243

Loss on extinguishment of debt
9

 
46,766

 
(46,757
)
Unrealized gain on commodity hedging transactions
(119,350
)
 
(57,968
)
 
(61,382
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
539,996

 
$
483,105

 
$
56,891

Overview. Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc. is a consolidated total that includes our portion of the income generated by NTI. Excluding this source of income that is not comparable to the first six months of the prior year, net income decreased by $68.3 million. The decrease in net income was primarily due to lower refining margins partially offset by economic hedging activities. We discuss economic hedging and refining margins in detail within our Refining Segment analysis under Refinery Gross Margin.
We analyze segment margins as a function of net sales less cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). At a consolidated level, our margin increased by $352.4 million due to current period margins for NTI of $360.4 million and additional revenue contribution from WNRL of $0.8 million, with no comparable activity in the prior period, and increases of $4.8 million and $0.1 million from our wholesale and retail segments, respectively, offset by a decrease of $13.8 million from our refining segment, net of intercompany transactions that eliminate in consolidation.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). The increase in direct operating expenses was primarily due to NTI and WNRL direct operating expenses of $133.7 million and $25.8 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2014, with no comparable activity in the prior period. The increase also resulted from increases of $5.9 million

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and $3.8 million from our wholesale and retail segments, respectively, partially offset by a decrease of $3.0 million from our refining segment.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses resulted from $49.7 million of selling, general and administrative expenses from our NTI segment for the six months ended June 30, 2014 with no comparable activity in the prior period. The increase was also due to an increase of $2.4 million at the corporate level. The administration of WNRL, our acquisition of NTI's general partner and other systems implementations increased our professional and legal services and information technology expenses during the current quarter.
Affiliate Severance Costs. The severance costs are related to severance payments related to Western's acquisition of NTI's general partner.
Loss on Disposal of Assets, Net. The net loss during the six months ended June 30, 2014, was from the sale of certain refinery assets.
Maintenance Turnaround Expense. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, we incurred turnaround expenses for a turnaround of the south side units of the El Paso refinery. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we incurred turnaround expenses in connection with the turnaround of the north side units of the El Paso refinery.
Depreciation and Amortization. The increase between periods is primarily due to additional depreciation associated with NTI assets of $38.3 million with no comparable activity in the prior period. There was also additional depreciation resulting from assets capitalized during the first quarter of 2013 for the north side units of the El Paso refinery and additional depreciation associated with our logistics assets related to the ongoing expansion of our Delaware Basin logistics system.
Operating Income. The increase was primarily the result of NTI's operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2014, of $125.9 million with no comparable activity in 2013 and increased economic hedging gains in the current period. This increase was partially offset by lower refining margins. Increased El Paso turnaround expenses in the current year partially offset the increase in operating income.
Interest Income. Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 remained relatively unchanged.
Interest Expense and Other Financing Costs. The increase in interest expense from prior periods was attributable to higher debt levels in the current quarter resulting from the issuance of senior unsecured notes on March 25, 2013 and the term loan agreement entered into on November 12, 2013, and the additional interest related to the NTI Senior Secured Notes.
Amortization of Loan Fees. The increase in amortization of loan fees was due to the issuance of senior unsecured notes on March 25, 2013 and the term loan agreement entered into on November 12, 2013.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt. The loss recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was attributable to the tender offer for our Senior Secured Notes.
Other, Net. Other income, net, for the six months ended June 30, 2014, is associated with NTI.
Provision for Income Taxes. We recorded income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. The effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 were 30.9% and 36.0%, respectively, compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2014, was lower than the statutory rate primarily due to the reduction of taxable income associated with the non-controlling interests in WNRL and NTI. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013, was higher than the statutory tax rate primarily due to state obligations offset by the Domestic Production Activity Deduction.
See additional analysis under the Refining, Wholesale, Retail, WNRL and NTI segments.


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Refining Segment
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per barrel data)
Net sales (including intersegment sales) (1)
$
2,430,001

 
$
2,001,482

 
$
428,519

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (2)
2,076,946

 
1,622,728

 
454,218

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
74,268

 
73,338

 
930

Selling, general and administrative expenses
7,354

 
7,358

 
(4
)
Loss on disposal of assets, net
188

 

 
188

Maintenance turnaround expense

 
35

 
(35
)
Depreciation and amortization
20,397

 
22,511

 
(2,114
)
Total operating costs and expenses
2,179,153

 
1,725,970

 
453,183

Operating income
$
250,848

 
$
275,512

 
$
(24,664
)
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
Total sales volume (bpd) (1) (3)
227,313

 
184,248

 
43,065

Total refinery production (bpd)
163,567

 
158,650

 
4,917

Total refinery throughput (bpd) (4)
165,641

 
161,985

 
3,656

Per barrel of throughput:
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery gross margin (2) (5)
$
23.42

 
$
25.69

 
$
(2.27
)
Direct operating expenses (6)
4.93

 
4.98

 
(0.05
)
The following tables set forth our summary refining throughput and production data for the periods and refineries presented:
All Refineries (El Paso and Gallup)
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery product yields (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
84,773

 
83,885

 
888

Diesel and jet fuel
69,080

 
65,096

 
3,984

Residuum
5,792

 
5,869

 
(77
)
Other
3,922

 
3,800

 
122

Total refinery production (bpd)
163,567

 
158,650

 
4,917

Refinery throughput (bpd):
 
 
 
 

Sweet crude oil
126,797

 
118,336

 
8,461

Sour crude oil
29,019

 
27,867

 
1,152

Other feedstocks and blendstocks
9,825

 
15,782

 
(5,957
)
Total refinery throughput (bpd) (4)
165,641

 
161,985

 
3,656


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El Paso Refinery
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery product yields (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
68,566

 
65,805

 
2,761

Diesel and jet fuel
60,693

 
58,263

 
2,430

Residuum
5,792

 
5,869

 
(77
)
Other
2,462

 
3,021

 
(559
)
Total refinery production (bpd)
137,513

 
132,958

 
4,555

Refinery throughput (bpd):
 
 
 
 

Sweet crude oil
102,162

 
93,992

 
8,170

Sour crude oil
29,019

 
27,867

 
1,152

Other feedstocks and blendstocks
8,060

 
13,777

 
(5,717
)
Total refinery throughput (bpd) (4)
139,241

 
135,636

 
3,605

Total sales volume (bpd) (3)
150,728

 
148,271

 
2,457

Per barrel of throughput:
 
 
 
 

Refinery gross margin (2) (5)
$
20.95

 
$
19.46

 
$
1.49

Direct operating expenses (6)
3.86

 
3.30

 
0.56


Gallup Refinery
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery product yields (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
16,207

 
18,080

 
(1,873
)
Diesel and jet fuel
8,387

 
6,833

 
1,554

Other
1,460

 
779

 
681

Total refinery production (bpd)
26,054

 
25,692

 
362

Refinery throughput (bpd):
 
 
 
 

Sweet crude oil
24,635

 
24,344

 
291

Other feedstocks and blendstocks
1,765

 
2,005

 
(240
)
Total refinery throughput (bpd) (4)
26,400

 
26,349

 
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Total sales volume (bpd) (3)
33,839

 
35,977

 
(2,138
)
Per barrel of throughput:
 
 
 
 

Refinery gross margin (2) (5)
$
15.34

 
$
24.26

 
$
(8.92
)
Direct operating expenses (6)
9.03

 
10.41

 
(1.38
)

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(1)
Refining net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2014, includes $399.0 million representing 42,747 bpd in crude oil sales to third parties without comparable activity in 2013. The majority of the crude oil sales resulted from the purchase of barrels in excess of what was required for production purposes in the El Paso and Gallup refineries.
(2)
Cost of products sold for the refining segment includes the segment's net realized and net non-cash unrealized hedging activity shown in the table below. The hedging gains and losses are also included in the combined gross profit and refinery gross margin but are not included in those measures for the individual refineries.
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands)
Realized hedging gain, net
$
4,177

 
$
18,329

 
$
(14,152
)
Unrealized hedging gain, net
44,918

 
59,691

 
(14,773
)
Total hedging gain, net
$
49,095

 
$
78,020

 
$
(28,925
)
(3)
Sales volume includes sales of refined products sourced primarily from our refinery production as well as refined products purchased from third parties. We purchase additional refined products from third parties to supplement supply to our customers. These products are similar to the products that we currently manufacture and represented 17.1% of our total consolidated sales volumes for the three months ended June 30, 2014. The majority of the purchased refined products are distributed through our wholesale refined product sales activities in the Mid-Atlantic region where we satisfy our refined product customer sales requirements through a third-party supply agreement.
(4)
Total refinery throughput includes crude oil and other feedstocks and blendstocks.
(5)
Refinery gross margin is a per barrel measurement calculated by dividing the difference between net sales and cost of products sold by our refineries’ total throughput volumes for the respective periods presented. Net realized and net non‑cash unrealized economic hedging gains and losses included in the combined refining segment gross margin are not allocated to the individual refineries. Cost of products sold does not include any depreciation or amortization. Refinery gross margin is a non-GAAP performance measure that we believe is important to investors in evaluating our refinery performance as a general indication of the amount above our cost of products that we are able to sell refined products. Refinery sales and cost of products sold are direct components of our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations that includes the netting effect of intercompany sales and cost eliminations. Our calculation of refinery gross margin may differ from similar calculations of other companies in our industry, thereby limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
The following table reconciles combined gross profit for both refineries to combined gross margin for both refineries for the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per barrel data)
Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
2,430,001

 
$
2,001,482

 
$
428,519

Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
2,076,946

 
1,622,728

 
454,218

Depreciation and amortization
20,397

 
22,511

 
(2,114
)
Gross profit
332,658

 
356,243

 
(23,585
)
Plus depreciation and amortization
20,397

 
22,511

 
(2,114
)
Refinery gross margin
$
353,055

 
$
378,754

 
$
(25,699
)
Refinery gross margin per refinery throughput barrel
$
23.42

 
$
25.69

 
$
(2.27
)
Gross profit per refinery throughput barrel
$
22.07

 
$
24.17

 
$
(2.10
)
(6)
Refinery direct operating expenses per throughput barrel is calculated by dividing direct operating expenses by total throughput volumes for the respective periods presented. Direct operating expenses do not include any depreciation or amortization.
Overview. The decrease in operating income, excluding commodity hedging activities, resulted from lower refining margins influenced by weaker industry crack spreads compared to historically high refining cracks experienced in the second quarter of 2013 and lower crude oil discounts during the current quarter compared to the prior year.

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During the current quarter, our margins were affected by the negative impact of the narrowing differential between West Texas Intermediate Cushing (WTI) crude oil and Brent crude oil. This impact was offset somewhat at our El Paso refinery by the widening discount between West Texas Intermediate crude oil pricing sourced through Midland, Texas compared to Cushing, Oklahoma, known as the WTI Midland/Cushing discount. We discuss these discounts further under Refinery Gross Margin below. Higher quarter over quarter direct operating expenses also contributed to the operating income decrease. Higher throughput volumes at both refineries were the result of the capacity increases gained through completion of the north side crude oil unit turnaround at El Paso in the first quarter of 2013 and process improvements at our Gallup refinery. Our El Paso refinery experienced lower throughput volume average in both quarters due to turnaround activity in both periods.
Refinery Gross Margin. Refinery gross margin is a function of net sales (including intersegment sales) less cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Excluding the impact of hedging activities, refining margin per throughput barrel decreased in a manner consistent with the decrease in industry benchmarks. The Gulf Coast benchmark 3:2:1 crack spread fell to $19.14 in the second quarter of 2014 from $23.61 in the second quarter of 2013. Our crude oil purchases are based on pricing tied to WTI which, in recent quarters, has traded at a significant discount to Brent crude oil. During the second quarter of 2014 this differential declined to an average of $6.62 per barrel from an average of $8.36 per barrel for the second quarter of 2013. During 2013 and through the first six months of 2014 our refining margins reflected the positive impact of the WTI Midland/Cushing discount. During the second quarter of 2014 our El Paso refinery averaged a WTI Midland/Cushing discount of $8.40 per barrel compared to $0.13 for the second quarter of 2013, offsetting the impact of the reduced crack spreads and decreased WTI/Brent crude oil discount.
Refinery gross margin was also affected by lower second quarter 2014 net realized and unrealized economic hedging gains compared to the second quarter of 2013. We enter into hedge contracts to manage our exposure to commodity price risks or to fix sales margins on future gasoline and distillate production. Unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses related to our economic hedging instruments are the result of differences between forward crack spreads and the fixed margins from our hedge contracts. We incur unrealized commodity hedging gains when forward spreads are valued beneath our fixed contract margins. We record hedging gains or losses in cost of product sold that directly impacts our refining gross margin.
Other impacts to margin include the net cost of Renewable Identification Numbers ("RIN"), which was $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $8.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Total refinery throughput increased by 0.3 million barrels quarter over quarter primarily due to increased intermediate feedstock runs subsequent to the turnaround of the south side units of our El Paso refinery during the second quarter of 2014. Our refined product sales volume increased to 20.7 million barrels during the second quarter of 2014 from 16.8 million barrels during the second quarter of 2013.
Concurrent with closing of the Offering on October 16, 2013, we entered into fee-based commercial and service agreements with WNRL under which WNRL operates assets that we contributed for the purpose of generating fee‑based revenues. Under these agreements, WNRL provides various pipeline, gathering, transportation, terminalling and storage services to us. We pay fees for these services based on minimum monthly throughput volumes of crude oil and refined and other products and reserved storage capacity. We recorded fees paid to WNRL within refining cost of products sold. Our cost of products sold for the combined refining segment includes WNRL fees of $34.2 million with no comparable activity in prior periods.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Direct operating expenses increased quarter over quarter primarily due to higher property tax expense of $10.7 million. The increase in property tax expense was the result of a revised property appraisal and resultant refund of property taxes paid for 2012 that occurred during the second quarter of 2013. This increase was partially offset by WNRL commencing operations following the Offering on October 16, 2013 and its subsequent accounting for certain expenses related to the assets that we contributed. Prior to the Offering we recorded all direct operating expenses that are now a part of WNRL operations within the refining segment. Therefore, refining direct operating expenses no longer include terminalling, transportation and other similar operating expenses related to the assets transferred to WNRL subsequent to the Offering and are not entirely comparable to prior periods.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased during the quarter due to the impact of the Offering as discussed above. This decrease was offset by increases in information technology expenses ($0.5 million) and professional and legal services ($0.3 million).
Loss on Disposal of Assets, Net. The loss on disposal of assets for the three months ended June 30, 2014, resulted from the sale of certain refinery assets.
Maintenance Turnaround Expense. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, we incurred turnaround expenses in connection with the turnaround for the north side units of the El Paso refinery.

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Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased due to the Offering as discussed above. This decrease was partially offset by additional depreciation at our El Paso refinery ($0.8 million) primarily resulting from assets capitalized during the first quarter of 2014 for the south side units of the El Paso refinery.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per barrel data)
Net sales (including intersegment sales) (1)
$
4,471,200

 
$
3,777,568

 
$
693,632

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (2)
3,836,144

 
3,064,880

 
771,264

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
147,005

 
155,213

 
(8,208
)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
14,484

 
14,112

 
372

Loss on disposal of assets, net
672

 

 
672

Maintenance turnaround expense
46,446

 
43,203

 
3,243

Depreciation and amortization
39,865

 
42,765

 
(2,900
)
Total operating costs and expenses
4,084,616

 
3,320,173

 
764,443

Operating income
$
386,584

 
$
457,395

 
$
(70,811
)
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
Total sales volume (bpd) (1) (3)
214,105

 
172,506

 
41,599

Total refinery production (bpd)
149,362

 
139,787

 
9,575

Total refinery throughput (bpd) (4)
151,642

 
142,288

 
9,354

Per barrel of throughput:
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery gross margin (2) (5)
$
23.14

 
$
27.67

 
$
(4.53
)
Direct operating expenses (6)
5.36

 
6.03

 
(0.67
)
The following tables set forth our summary refining throughput and production data for the periods and refineries presented:
All Refineries (El Paso and Gallup)
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery product yields (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
75,894

 
75,794

 
100

Diesel and jet fuel
62,626

 
55,124

 
7,502

Residuum
5,075

 
4,981

 
94

Other
5,767

 
3,888

 
1,879

Total refinery production (bpd)
149,362

 
139,787

 
9,575

Refinery throughput (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
120,157

 
109,280

 
10,877

Sour crude oil
24,090

 
24,635

 
(545
)
Other feedstocks and blendstocks
7,395

 
8,373

 
(978
)
Total refinery throughput (bpd) (4)
151,642

 
142,288

 
9,354


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El Paso Refinery
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery product yields (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
59,018

 
58,703

 
315

Diesel and jet fuel
54,215

 
48,162

 
6,053

Residuum
5,075

 
4,981

 
94

Other
4,132

 
3,127

 
1,005

Total refinery production (bpd)
122,440

 
114,973

 
7,467

Refinery throughput (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
95,052

 
85,577

 
9,475

Sour crude oil
24,090

 
24,635

 
(545
)
Other feedstocks and blendstocks
5,132

 
6,683

 
(1,551
)
Total refinery throughput (bpd) (4)
124,274

 
116,895

 
7,379

Total sales volume (bpd) (3)
139,176

 
138,437

 
739

Per barrel of throughput:
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery gross margin (2) (5)
$
18.70

 
$
25.76

 
$
(7.06
)
Direct operating expenses (6)
4.31

 
4.47

 
(0.16
)

Gallup Refinery
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery product yields (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
16,876

 
17,091

 
(215
)
Diesel and jet fuel
8,411

 
6,962

 
1,449

Other
1,635

 
761

 
874

Total refinery production (bpd)
26,922

 
24,814

 
2,108

Refinery throughput (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
25,105

 
23,703

 
1,402

Other feedstocks and blendstocks
2,263

 
1,690

 
573

Total refinery throughput (bpd) (4)
27,368

 
25,393

 
1,975

Total sales volume (bpd) (3)
33,520

 
34,069

 
(549
)
Per barrel of throughput:
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery gross margin (2) (5)
$
14.42

 
$
25.46

 
$
(11.04
)
Direct operating expenses (6)
8.73

 
10.25

 
(1.52
)

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(1)
Refining net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2014, includes $753.4 million representing 41,409 bpd in crude oil sales to third parties without comparable activity in 2013. The majority of the crude oil sales resulted from the purchase of barrels in excess of what was required for production purposes in the El Paso and Gallup refineries.
(2)
Cost of products sold for the refining segment includes the segment's net realized and net non-cash unrealized hedging activity shown in the table below. The hedging gains and losses are also included in the combined gross profit and refinery gross margin but are not included in those measures for the individual refineries.
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands)
Realized hedging gain (loss), net
$
20,661

 
$
(10,489
)
 
$
31,150

Unrealized hedging gain, net
119,056

 
57,968

 
61,088

Total hedging gain, net
$
139,717

 
$
47,479

 
$
92,238

(3)
Sales volume includes sales of refined products sourced primarily from our refinery production as well as refined products purchased from third parties. We purchase additional refined products from third parties to supplement supply to our customers. These products are similar to the products that we currently manufacture and represented 15.2% of our total consolidated sales volumes for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The majority of the purchased refined products are distributed through our wholesale refined product sales activities in the Mid-Atlantic region where we satisfy our refined product customer sales requirements through a third-party supply agreement.
(4)
Total refinery throughput includes crude oil, other feedstocks and blendstocks.
(5)
Refinery gross margin is a per barrel measurement calculated by dividing the difference between net sales and cost of products sold by our refineries’ total throughput volumes for the respective periods presented. Net realized and net non‑cash unrealized economic hedging gains and losses included in the combined refining segment gross margin are not allocated to the individual refineries. Cost of products sold does not include any depreciation or amortization. Refinery gross margin is a non-GAAP performance measure that we believe is important to investors in evaluating our refinery performance as a general indication of the amount above our cost of products that we are able to sell refined products. Refinery sales and cost of products sold are direct components of our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations that includes the netting effect of intercompany sales and cost eliminations. Our calculation of refinery gross margin may differ from similar calculations of other companies in our industry, thereby limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
The following table reconciles combined gross profit for both refineries to combined gross margin for both refineries for the periods presented:
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per barrel data)
Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
4,471,200

 
$
3,777,568

 
$
693,632

Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
3,836,144

 
3,064,880

 
771,264

Depreciation and amortization
39,865

 
42,765

 
(2,900
)
Gross profit
595,191

 
669,923

 
(74,732
)
Plus depreciation and amortization
39,865

 
42,765

 
(2,900
)
Refinery gross margin
$
635,056

 
$
712,688

 
$
(77,632
)
Refinery gross margin per refinery throughput barrel
$
23.14

 
$
27.67

 
$
(4.53
)
Gross profit per refinery throughput barrel
$
21.69

 
$
26.01

 
$
(4.32
)
(6)
Refinery direct operating expenses per throughput barrel is calculated by dividing direct operating expenses by total throughput volumes for the respective periods presented. Direct operating expenses do not include any depreciation or amortization.
Overview. The decrease in operating income, excluding commodity hedging activities, resulted from lower refining margins influenced by weaker industry crack spreads compared to historically high refining cracks experienced in the first six months of 2013 and lower crude oil discounts during the current quarter compared to the prior year.

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During the period, our margins were affected by the negative impact of the narrowing differential between WTI crude oil and Brent crude oil. This impact was offset somewhat at our El Paso refinery by the widening WTI Midland/Cushing discount. We discuss these discounts further under Refinery Gross Margin below. Lower direct operating expenses caused a slight offset to the operating income decrease. Higher throughput volumes at both refineries were the result of the capacity increases gained through completion of the north side crude oil unit turnaround at El Paso in the first quarter of 2013 and process improvements at our Gallup refinery. Our El Paso refinery experienced lower throughput volume average in both years due to turnaround activity in both periods.
Refinery Gross Margin. Refinery gross margin is a function of net sales (including intersegment sales) less cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Excluding the impact of hedging activities, refining margin per throughput barrel decreased in a manner consistent with the decrease in industry benchmarks. The Gulf Coast benchmark 3:2:1 crack spread fell to $17.89 in the first six months of 2014 from $25.90 in the first six months of 2013. Our crude oil purchases are based on pricing tied to WTI that in recent quarters has traded at a significant discount to Brent crude oil. During the first six months, this differential declined to an average of $8.02 per barrel from an average of $13.33 per barrel in the same period of 2013. During 2013 and through the first six months of 2014, our refining margins reflected the positive impact of the WTI Midland/Cushing discount. During the first six months of 2014, our El Paso refinery averaged, on a trade month basis, a WTI Midland/Cushing discount of $5.95 per barrel compared to $3.97 for the first six months of 2013, somewhat offsetting the impact of the reduced crack spreads and decreased WTI/Brent crude oil discount.
Refinery gross margin was also affected by higher 2014 net realized and unrealized economic hedging gains versus the prior year. We enter into hedge contracts to manage our exposure to commodity price risks or to fix sales margins on future gasoline and distillate production. Unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses related to our economic hedging instruments are the result of differences between forward crack spreads and the fixed margins from our hedge contracts. We incur unrealized commodity hedging gains when forward spreads are valued beneath our fixed contract margins. We record hedging gains or losses in cost of product sold that directly impacts our refining gross margin.
Other impacts to margin include the net cost of Renewable Identification Numbers ("RINs"), which was $11.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, compared to $12.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013. Total refinery throughput increased by 1.7 million barrels quarter over quarter primarily due to increased intermediate feedstock runs subsequent to the turnaround of the south side units of our El Paso refinery during the first six months of 2014. Our refined product sales volume increased to 38.8 million barrels during the first six months of 2014 from 31.2 million barrels during the first six months of 2013.
Concurrent with the closing of the Offering on October 16, 2013, we entered into fee-based commercial and service agreements with WNRL under which WNRL operates assets that we contributed for the purpose of generating fee‑based revenues. Under these agreements, WNRL provides various pipeline, gathering, transportation, terminalling and storage services to us. We pay fees for these services based on minimum monthly throughput volumes of crude oil and refined and other products and reserved storage capacity. We recorded fees paid to WNRL within refining cost of products sold. Our cost of products sold for the combined refining segment includes WNRL fees of $66.0 million with no comparable activity in prior periods.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Direct operating expenses decreased primarily due to WNRL commencing operations following the Offering on October 16, 2013, and its subsequent accounting for certain expenses related to the assets that we contributed. Prior to the Offering we recorded all direct operating expenses that are now a part of WNRL operations within the refining segment. Therefore, refining direct operating expenses no longer include terminalling, transportation and other similar operating expenses related to the assets transferred to WNRL subsequent to the Offering and are not entirely comparable to prior periods.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased due to increases in information technology expenses ($0.6 million), professional and legal services ($0.5 million) and outside support services ($0.2 million). These increases were offset by the impact of the Offering as discussed above.
Loss on Disposal of Assets, Net. The loss on disposal of assets for the six months ended June 30, 2014, resulted from the sale of certain refinery assets.
Maintenance Turnaround Expense. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, we incurred turnaround expenses for a 2014 turnaround for the south side units of the El Paso refinery. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we incurred turnaround expenses in connection with the turnaround for the north side units of the El Paso refinery.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased due to the Offering as discussed above. This decrease was partially offset by additional depreciation at our El Paso refinery ($2.0 million) primarily resulting from assets capitalized during the first six months of 2014 for the south side units of the El Paso refinery.

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Wholesale Segment
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Statement of Operations Data
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
1,307,622

 
$
1,242,331

 
$
65,291

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
1,277,258

 
1,212,326

 
64,932

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
20,032

 
16,724

 
3,308

Selling, general and administrative expenses
3,341

 
3,120

 
221

Loss on disposal of assets, net
17

 

 
17

Depreciation and amortization
1,248

 
1,000

 
248

Total operating costs and expenses
1,301,896

 
1,233,170

 
68,726

Operating income
$
5,726

 
$
9,161

 
$
(3,435
)
Key Operating Data
 
 
 
 

Fuel gallons sold
415,499

 
402,696

 
12,803

Fuel gallons sold to retail (included in fuel gallons sold)
65,095

 
64,330

 
765

Average fuel sales price per gallon, net of excise taxes
$
3.02

 
$
2.98

 
$
0.04

Average fuel cost per gallon, net of excise taxes
2.98

 
2.92

 
0.06

Fuel margin per gallon (1)
0.05

 
0.07

 
(0.02
)
 
 
 
 
 


Lubricant gallons sold
3,068

 
3,053

 
15

Average lubricant sales price per gallon
$
11.80

 
$
11.18

 
$
0.62

Average lubricant cost per gallon
10.57

 
9.87

 
0.70

Lubricant margin (2)
10.4
%
 
11.7
%
 
(1.3
)%
The following table reconciles fuel sales and cost of fuel sales to net sales and cost of products sold:
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Net Sales
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel sales, net of excise taxes
$
1,255,107

 
$
1,199,207

 
$
55,900

Lubricant sales
36,207

 
34,124

 
2,083

Other sales
16,308

 
9,000

 
7,308

Net sales
$
1,307,622

 
$
1,242,331

 
$
65,291

Cost of Products Sold
 
 
 
 

Fuel cost of products sold, net of excise taxes
$
1,237,298

 
$
1,176,738

 
$
60,560

Lubricant cost of products sold
32,430

 
30,118

 
2,312

Other cost of products sold
7,530

 
5,470

 
2,060

Cost of products sold
$
1,277,258

 
$
1,212,326

 
$
64,932

Fuel margin per gallon (1)
$
0.05

 
$
0.07

 
$
(0.02
)
(1)
Wholesale fuel margin per gallon is a function of the difference between wholesale fuel sales and cost of fuel sales divided by the number of total gallons sold less gallons sold to our retail segment. Fuel margin per gallon is a measure frequently used in the petroleum products wholesale industry to measure operating results related to fuel sales.

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(2)
Lubricant margin is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between lubricant sales and lubricant cost of products sold by lubricant sales. Lubricant margin is a measure frequently used in the petroleum products wholesale industry to measure operating results related to lubricant sales.

Overview. The decrease in operating income was primarily due to increased direct operating expenses.
Wholesale Gross Margin. We analyze gross margin as a function of net sales (including intersegment sales) less cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Wholesale gross margin increased by $0.4 million primarily due to truck freight revenue from crude oil gathering activity in the Permian Basin area.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Direct operating expenses increased quarter over quarter due to an increase in employee expenses ($2.2 million), operating materials and supplies ($0.8 million) and lease expense ($0.4 million).
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses remained relatively unchanged quarter over quarter.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased due to the addition of crude oil tanker trailers during latter half of 2013 and the first six months of 2014.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Statement of Operations Data
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
2,480,040

 
$
2,376,048

 
$
103,992

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
2,416,493

 
2,317,350

 
99,143

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
38,662

 
32,788

 
5,874

Selling, general and administrative expenses
6,219

 
6,025

 
194

Loss on disposal of assets, net
13

 

 
13

Depreciation and amortization
2,420

 
1,965

 
455

Total operating costs and expenses
2,463,807

 
2,358,128

 
105,679

Operating income
$
16,233

 
$
17,920

 
$
(1,687
)
Key Operating Data
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel gallons sold
800,227

 
758,329

 
41,898

Fuel gallons sold to retail (included in fuel gallons sold)
126,689

 
125,758

 
931

Average fuel sales price per gallon, net of excise taxes
$
2.97

 
$
3.02

 
$
(0.05
)
Average fuel cost per gallon, net of excise taxes
2.92

 
2.96

 
(0.04
)
Fuel margin per gallon (1)
0.06

 
0.07

 
(0.01
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lubricant gallons sold
6,092

 
5,953

 
139

Average lubricant sales price per gallon
$
11.74

 
$
11.09

 
$
0.65

Average lubricant cost per gallon
10.56

 
9.89

 
0.67

Lubricant margin (2)
10.0
%
 
10.8
%
 
(0.8
)%

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The following table reconciles fuel sales and cost of fuel sales to net sales and cost of products sold:
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Net Sales
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel sales, net of excise taxes
$
2,378,801

 
$
2,292,007

 
$
86,794

Lubricant sales
71,499

 
66,017

 
5,482

Other sales
29,740

 
18,024

 
11,716

Net sales
$
2,480,040

 
$
2,376,048

 
$
103,992

Cost of Products Sold
 
 
 
 

Fuel cost of products sold, net of excise taxes
$
2,338,099

 
$
2,246,858

 
$
91,241

Lubricant cost of products sold
64,315

 
58,861

 
5,454

Other cost of products sold
14,079

 
11,631

 
2,448

Cost of products sold
$
2,416,493

 
$
2,317,350

 
$
99,143

Fuel margin per gallon (1)
$
0.06

 
$
0.07

 
$
(0.01
)
(1)
Wholesale fuel margin per gallon is a function of the difference between wholesale fuel sales and cost of fuel sales divided by the number of total gallons sold less gallons sold to our retail segment. Fuel margin per gallon is a measure frequently used in the petroleum products wholesale industry to measure operating results related to fuel sales.
(2)
Lubricant margin is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between lubricant sales and lubricant cost of products sold by lubricant sales. Lubricant margin is a measure frequently used in the petroleum products wholesale industry to measure operating results related to lubricant sales.

Overview. The decrease in operating income was primarily due to higher direct operating expenses and lower fuel and lubricant margins, partially offset by increased truck freight revenue from trucking activity in the Permian Basin area.
Wholesale Gross Margin. We analyze gross margin as a function of net sales (including intersegment sales) less cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Wholesale gross margin increased by $4.8 million primarily due to truck freight revenue from crude oil gathering activity in the Permian Basin area.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Direct operating expenses increased due to an increase in employee expenses ($3.8 million), operating materials and supplies ($1.3 million) and lease expense ($0.9 million).
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses remained relatively unchanged quarter over quarter.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased due to the addition of crude oil tanker trailers during the latter half of 2013 and the first six months of 2014.


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Retail Segment
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Statement of Operations Data
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
316,015

 
$
316,920

 
$
(905
)
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
280,338

 
279,514

 
824

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
29,155

 
26,885

 
2,270

Selling, general and administrative expenses
2,348

 
1,964

 
384

Depreciation and amortization
2,616

 
2,685

 
(69
)
Total operating costs and expenses
314,457

 
311,048

 
3,409

Operating income
$
1,558

 
$
5,872

 
$
(4,314
)
Key Operating Data
 
 
 
 

Fuel gallons sold
78,143

 
76,669

 
1,474

Average fuel sales price per gallon, net of excise taxes
$
3.13

 
$
3.12

 
$
0.01

Average fuel cost per gallon, net of excise taxes
2.96

 
2.92

 
0.04

Fuel margin per gallon (1)
0.17

 
0.20

 
(0.03
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise sales
$
68,314

 
$
66,126

 
$
2,188

Merchandise margin (2)
28.7
%
 
28.9
%
 
(0.2
)%
Operating retail outlets at period end
229

 
222

 
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The following table reconciles fuel sales and cost of fuel sales to net sales and cost of products sold:
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Net Sales
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel sales, net of excise taxes
$
244,842

 
$
239,305

 
$
5,537

Merchandise sales
68,314

 
66,126

 
2,188

Other sales
2,859

 
11,489

 
(8,630
)
Net sales
$
316,015

 
$
316,920

 
$
(905
)
Cost of Products Sold
 
 
 
 

Fuel cost of products sold, net of excise taxes
$
231,385

 
$
223,628

 
$
7,757

Merchandise cost of products sold
48,728

 
47,046

 
1,682

Other cost of products sold
225

 
8,840

 
(8,615
)
Cost of products sold
$
280,338

 
$
279,514

 
$
824

Fuel margin per gallon (1)
$
0.17

 
$
0.20

 
$
(0.03
)
(1)
Fuel margin per gallon is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between fuel sales and cost of fuel sales for our retail segment by the number of gallons sold. Fuel margin per gallon is a measure frequently used in the convenience store industry to measure operating results related to fuel sales.
(2)
Merchandise margin is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between merchandise sales and merchandise cost of products sold by merchandise sales. Merchandise margin is a measure frequently used in the convenience store industry to measure operating results related to merchandise sales.

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Overview. We added seven new stores in the fourth quarter of 2013 and one new store in the first quarter of 2014 to our retail network that do not have comparable activity in 2013. Additionally, we closed one store in the fourth quarter of 2013. The decrease in operating income was primarily due to decreased operating margins and increased direct operating expenses partially offset by higher fuel sales volumes.
Retail Gross Margin. Retail gross margin is a function of net sales (including intersegment sales) less cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). The decrease in retail gross margin quarter over quarter was primarily the result of decreased fuel margins partially offset by higher fuel sales volumes. The effect of the new retail outlets added during the fourth quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 was a decrease in retail gross margin of $1.1 million.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). The increase in direct operating expenses quarter over quarter was primarily due to increased same store employee expense ($1.1 million), outside support services ($0.3 million) and maintenance expense ($0.2 million). The addition of the new outlets generated an additional $1.0 million in current quarter's expenses.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to increased outside support services ($0.2 million) and a gain from the sale of assets during the three months ended June 30, 2013, without equivalent activity in 2014 ($0.2 million).
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization remained relatively unchanged quarter over quarter.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013

 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Statement of Operations Data
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
595,592

 
$
602,473

 
$
(6,881
)
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
529,521

 
536,528

 
(7,007
)
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
56,738

 
52,939

 
3,799

Selling, general and administrative expenses
4,530

 
3,931

 
599

Depreciation and amortization
5,348

 
5,357

 
(9
)
Total operating costs and expenses
596,137

 
598,755

 
(2,618
)
Operating income
$
(545
)
 
$
3,718

 
$
(4,263
)
Key Operating Data
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel gallons sold
151,530

 
149,551

 
1,979

Average fuel sales price per gallon, net of excise taxes
$
3.05

 
$
3.05

 
$

Average fuel cost per gallon, net of excise taxes
2.89

 
2.88

 
0.01

Fuel margin per gallon (1)
0.16

 
0.17

 
(0.01
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise sales
$
128,784

 
$
123,952

 
$
4,832

Merchandise margin (2)
28.8
%
 
28.6
%
 
0.2
%
Operating retail outlets at period end
229

 
222

 
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The following table reconciles fuel sales and cost of fuel sales to net sales and cost of products sold:
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Net Sales
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel sales, net of excise taxes
$
461,130

 
$
456,780

 
$
4,350

Merchandise sales
128,784

 
123,952

 
4,832

Other sales
5,678

 
21,741

 
(16,063
)
Net sales
$
595,592

 
$
602,473

 
$
(6,881
)
Cost of Products Sold
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel cost of products sold, net of excise taxes
$
437,499

 
$
431,130

 
$
6,369

Merchandise cost of products sold
91,704

 
88,503

 
3,201

Other cost of products sold
318

 
16,895

 
(16,577
)
Cost of products sold
$
529,521

 
$
536,528

 
$
(7,007
)
Fuel margin per gallon (1)
$
0.16

 
$
0.17

 
$
(0.01
)
(1)
Fuel margin per gallon is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between fuel sales and cost of fuel sales for our retail segment by the number of gallons sold. Fuel margin per gallon is a measure frequently used in the convenience store industry to measure operating results related to fuel sales.
(2)
Merchandise margin is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between merchandise sales and merchandise cost of products sold by merchandise sales. Merchandise margin is a measure frequently used in the convenience store industry to measure operating results related to merchandise sales.
Overview. We added seven new stores in the fourth quarter of 2013 and one new store in the first quarter of 2014 to our retail network that do not have comparable activity in 2013. Additionally, we closed one store in the fourth quarter of 2013. The decrease in operating income was primarily due to an increase in direct operating expenses and an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Retail Gross Margin. Retail gross margin is a function of net sales (including intersegment sales) less cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). The increase in retail gross margin was primarily the result of increased merchandise gross margin and increased other sales gross margin partially offset by decreased fuel margins. The effect of the new retail outlets added during the fourth quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 was an increase in retail gross margin of $2.3 million.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). The increase in direct operating expenses was primarily due to increased same store employee expense ($1.5 million), maintenance expense ($0.3 million), credit card processing fees ($0.2 million) and utility expense ($0.1 million). The addition of the new outlets generated an additional $2.0 million in direct operating expenses.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due increased outside support services ($0.2 million ), a gain from the sale of assets during the six months ended June 30, 2013, without equivalent activity in 2014 ($0.2 million) and increased incentive compensation expense period to date for 2014 versus 2013 ($0.1 million).
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization remained relatively unchanged.

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WNRL
The following table sets forth the summary operating results for WNRL. WNRL recognizes revenue for crude oil and refined petroleum product pipeline transportation and for crude oil and refined petroleum product terminalling and storage based on contractual rates and agreements. WNRL derived a substantial portion of its revenue from service revenues charged to Western. Prior to the Offering, Western did not charge or record revenue for intercompany gathering, pipeline transportation, terminalling and storage services. Therefore, there is no comparable activity prior to WNRL's commencement of operations on October 16, 2013.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
(In thousands, except key operating statistics)
Revenues:
 
 
 
Affiliate
$
34,324

 
$
66,380

Third-party
657

 
1,358

Total revenues
34,981

 
67,738

Operating costs and expenses:
 

 
 

Operating and maintenance expenses
17,954

 
34,089

General and administrative expenses
2,143

 
4,118

Depreciation and amortization
3,467

 
6,711

Total operating costs and expenses
23,564

 
44,918

Operating income
$
11,417

 
$
22,820

Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
Pipeline and gathering (bpd):
 
 
 
Mainline movements:
 
 
 
Permian/Delaware Basin system
24,196

 
19,794

Four Corners system (1)
35,837

 
38,412

Gathering (truck offloading):
 
 
 
Permian/Delaware Basin system
26,178

 
24,182

Four Corners system
11,188

 
11,293

Terminalling, transportation and storage (bpd):
 
 
 
Shipments into and out of storage (includes asphalt)
406,881

 
373,918

(1)
Some barrels of crude oil movements to our Gallup refinery are transported on more than one of WNRL's mainlines. Mainline movements for the Four Corners system include each barrel transported on each mainline.



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NTI
The following table sets forth the summary operating results for NTI. We acquired the general partner and a 38.7% limited partner interest in NTI on November 12, 2013. There is no comparable activity in prior periods.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
(In thousands, except per barrel data)
Net sales
$
1,499,321

 
$
2,756,699

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (1)
1,328,824

 
2,396,214

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
66,507

 
133,688

Selling, general and administrative expenses
22,632

 
49,737

Severance costs
3,479

 
12,878

Gain on disposal of assets, net
(89
)
 
(101
)
Depreciation and amortization
19,362

 
38,347

Total operating costs and expenses
1,440,715

 
2,630,763

Operating income
$
58,606

 
$
125,936

Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
Total sales volume (bpd)
102,409

 
95,822

Total refinery production (bpd)
93,342

 
93,139

Total refinery throughput (bpd) (2)
93,022

 
92,826

Per barrel of throughput:
 
 
 
Refinery gross margin (1) (3)
$
15.03

 
$
16.54

Direct operating expenses (4)
4.17

 
4.33

Retail fuel gallons sold (in thousands)
76,740

 
149,779

Retail fuel margin per gallon (5)
$
0.19

 
$
0.19

Merchandise sales
89,895

 
168,443

Merchandise margin (6)
26.5
%
 
26.2
%
 
 
 
 
Company-operated retail outlets at period end
 
 
164

Franchised retail outlets at period end
 
 
81

(1)
Cost of products sold for NTI includes the net realized and net non-cash unrealized hedging activity shown in the table below. The hedging losses are also included in the combined gross profit and refinery gross margin.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Realized hedging loss, net
$
(2,365
)
 
$
(3,105
)
Unrealized hedging gain, net
461

 
294

Total hedging loss, net
$
(1,904
)
 
$
(2,811
)
(2)
Total refinery throughput includes crude oil, other feedstocks and blendstocks.
(3)
Refinery gross margin is a per barrel measurement calculated by dividing the difference between net sales and cost of products sold by our refinery's total throughput volumes for the respective period presented. The net realized and net non‑cash unrealized economic hedging losses included in NTI's gross margin are not allocated to the refinery. Cost of products sold does not include any depreciation or amortization. Refinery gross margin is a non-GAAP performance measure that we believe is important to investors in evaluating our refinery performance as a general indication of the

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amount above our cost of products that we are able to sell refined products. Each of the components used in this calculation (net sales and cost of products sold) can be reconciled directly to our statement of operations. Our calculation of refinery gross margin may differ from similar calculations of other companies in our industry, thereby limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
The following table reconciles gross profit to gross margin for the St. Paul Park refinery for the period presented:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
(In thousands, except per barrel data)
Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
1,486,741

 
$
2,730,336

Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
1,359,500

 
2,452,431

Depreciation and amortization
17,398

 
34,488

Gross profit
109,843

 
243,417

Plus depreciation and amortization
17,398

 
34,488

Refinery gross margin
$
127,241

 
$
277,905

Refinery gross margin per refinery throughput barrel
$
15.03

 
$
16.54

Gross profit per refinery throughput barrel
$
12.98

 
$
14.49

(4)
NTI's direct operating expenses per throughput barrel is calculated by dividing direct operating expenses by total throughput volumes for the respective periods presented. Direct operating expenses do not include any depreciation or amortization.
(5)
Fuel margin per gallon is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between fuel sales and fuel cost of products sold by the number of gallons sold. Fuel margin per gallon is a measure frequently used in the retail industry to measure operating results related to fuel sales.
(6)
Merchandise margin is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between merchandise sales and merchandise cost of products sold by merchandise sales. Merchandise margin is a measure frequently used in the retail industry to measure operating results related to merchandise sales.

Outlook
Our refining margins were weaker in the second quarter of 2014 compared to the second quarter of 2013. The Gulf Coast benchmark 3:2:1 crack spread declined from an average of $23.61 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 to an average of $19.14 for the three months ended June 30, 2014. Western's and NTI's refining margins in recent years have benefited from the price relationship between WTI crude oil and Brent crude oil. Western and NTI both base their crude oil purchases on pricing tied to WTI and during the second quarter of 2014, the discount of WTI crude oil to Brent crude oil declined to an average of $6.62 per barrel for the quarter from an average of $8.36 per barrel for the second quarter of 2013. However, the WTI/Brent discount has been volatile recently due to continued strong growth of inland crude oil production and new and proposed crude oil pipeline capacity additions in the Permian Basin and in Cushing, Oklahoma. The Gulf Coast benchmark 3:2:1 crack spread and the WTI/Brent discount for July of 2014 averaged $16.39 and $3.81 per barrel, respectively. Additionally, the WTI Midland/Cushing discount of $8.40 per barrel for the second quarter of 2014 benefited our El Paso refining margins in the quarter compared to $0.13 in the second quarter of 2013. This differential has averaged around $8.50 thus far in the third quarter of 2014. NTI’s location also allows them direct access, via pipeline, to cost-advantaged crude oil from the Bakken Shale in North Dakota and other Canadian crude oils that may price at substantial discounts to WTI.
During 2013 and the first quarter of 2014, we experienced significant volatility in the pricing of ethanol RINs as refiners essentially achieved full utilization of ethanol in gasoline blends. While the second quarter was less volatile than the first, we expect continued volatility as the industry strives to meet Renewable Fuel Standard obligations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary sources of liquidity are from cash from operations, cash on hand, availability under the Western Revolving Credit Facility and distributions attributable to us from NTI and WNRL. To a lesser extent, we also generate liquidity from the issuance of securities.

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As of June 30, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of $531.8 million including WNRL cash of $79.4 million and NTI cash of $106.9 million and had no direct borrowings under any of the Western, NTI or WNRL revolving credit facilities. As a result, Western had $1,032.6 million in total liquidity as of June 30, 2014, defined as Western’s cash and cash equivalents plus net availability under the Western Revolving Credit Facility.
Since 2012, our board of directors has approved three separate share repurchase programs authorizing us to repurchase up to $200 million, per program, of our outstanding common stock. Our board of directors approved our current share repurchase program in January of 2014 (the "January 2014 Program"). The January 2014 Program will expire on January 28, 2015, and through August 1, 2014, we have used $61.5 million of the authorized amount under the January 2014 Program. Through August 1, 2014, we have purchased 13.0 million shares of our common stock under the programs. Between March 26, 2014, and June 16, 2014, we utilized 12.1 million shares of treasury stock, consisting of treasury shares acquired prior to the three share repurchase programs and all shares purchased under the programs through June 10, 2014, to satisfy a portion of the conversions of the Western Convertible Notes.
We will repurchase shares from time-to-time through open market transactions, block trades, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise and subject to market conditions, as well as corporate, regulatory and other considerations. The share repurchase program may be discontinued at any time by our board of directors.
Cash Flows
The following table sets forth our cash flows for the periods indicated:
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
(In thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
278,387

 
$
259,324

 
$
19,063

Net cash used in investing activities
(88,449
)
 
(101,420
)
 
12,971

Net cash used in financing activities
(126,195
)
 
(239,536
)
 
113,341

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
$
63,743

 
$
(81,632
)
 
$
145,375

The increase in net cash from operating activities period over period was primarily the result of the following net changes between years:
Net income ($85.3 million increase);
Depreciation and amortization ($42.8 million increase);
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities ($111.4 million increase);
Deferred income taxes ($25.8 million increase);
Accounts receivable ($38.6 million decrease);
Inventories ($64.5 million decrease);
Net unrealized commodity hedging activity ($61.4 million decrease);
Loss on extinguishment of debt ($46.8 million decrease); and
Prepaid expenses ($29.4 million decrease).
The changes in components making up net income and results of our commodity hedging activity occurred for reasons discussed above. The change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities was a matter of timing primarily driven by accruals related to the El Paso refinery turnaround during the first quarter of 2014. The changes in deferred income taxes resulted primarily from the change in our net unrealized hedging activity between periods. The decrease in prepaid expenses was primarily due to the timing of prepayments for crude oil to certain of our suppliers.
Cash flows from operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2014 were primarily used for the following investing and financing activities:
Fund capital expenditures ($90.6 million);
Payment of distributions to non-controlling interest holders ($76.0 million); and
Payment of cash dividends ($41.5 million).

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Cash flows used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2013, combined with $350.0 million from the issuance of long-term debt were primarily used for the following:
Payments on long-term debt ($325.2 million);
Purchase of treasury stock ($198.8 million);
Fund capital expenditures ($101.9 million);
Debt retirement fees ($24.4 million); and
Payment of cash dividends ($20.5 million).
Future Capital Expenditures
Our 2014 budget included approximately $298.0 million (excluding capitalized interest) in capital expenditures for the year that we expect to fund primarily through cash from operations supplemented as needed by borrowings under our revolving credit facilities. The following table summarizes the spending allocation between sustaining, discretionary and regulatory projects for 2014:
 
Western (1)
 
WNRL (2)
 
NTI
 
Totals
 
(In thousands)
Sustaining
$
72,294

 
$
4,340

 
$
23,975

 
$
100,609

Discretionary
144,800

 
25,000

 
25

 
169,825

Regulatory
13,979

 
2,831

 
10,800

 
27,610

Total
$
231,073

 
$
32,171

 
$
34,800

 
$
298,044

(1)
Western's capital expenditure budget for 2014 is $231.1 million, of which $205.5 million is for our refining segment, $11.2 million for our wholesale segment, $10.1 million for our retail segment and $4.2 million for other general projects.
(2)
WNRL's 2014 budget was approved for up to $25.0 million in discretionary growth projects.
Our discretionary projects include crude oil logistics projects, such as the new 70 miles of pipeline project in the Permian Basin of southeast New Mexico that we expect to complete in the first quarter of 2015, as well as improvements on existing pipeline in San Juan Basin in northwest New Mexico also projected to be completed in the first quarter of 2015. WNRL’s discretionary projects include improvement projects at the on-site refined product distribution terminals at the El Paso and Gallup refineries and the continued expansion of the Mason Station pipeline system.

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Indebtedness
Our capital structure at June 30, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:
 
June 30,
2014
 
June 30,
2013
 
(In thousands)
Debt, including current maturities:
 
 
 
Western obligations:
 
 
 
Revolving Credit Facility
$

 
$

Term Loan Credit Facility due 2020
547,250

 

6.25% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021
350,000

 
350,000

5.75% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes due 2014, net of conversion feature of $7,362 for 2013

 
200,414

5.50% promissory note due 2015
206

 
418

Total Western obligations
897,456

 
550,832

WNRL obligations:
 
 
 
Revolving Credit Facility

 

Total WNRL obligations

 

NTI obligations:
 
 
 
Revolving Credit Facility

 

7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2020
278,125

 

Total NTI obligations
278,125

 

Long-term debt
1,175,581

 
550,832

Equity
2,981,640

 
904,373

Total capitalization
$
4,157,221

 
$
1,455,205

Western Obligations
Revolving Credit Facility
On April 11, 2013, we entered into the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement ("Western Revolving Credit Facility"). Lenders under the Western Revolving Credit Facility extended $900.0 million in commitments that mature on April 11, 2018 and incorporate a borrowing base tied to eligible accounts receivable and inventory. The Western Revolving Credit Facility also provides for letters of credit and swing line loans and provides for a quarterly commitment fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.50% per annum subject to adjustment based upon the average utilization ratio and letter of credit fees ranging from 1.75% to 2.25% per annum, payable quarterly, subject to adjustment based upon the average excess availability. Borrowings can be either base rate loans plus a margin ranging from 0.75% to 1.25% or LIBOR loans plus a margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.25% subject to adjustment based upon the average excess availability under the Western Revolving Credit Facility. Prior to April 11, 2013, the credit facility that was replaced with the Western Revolving Credit Facility included commitments of $1.0 billion maturing on September 22, 2016. The majority of our restricted subsidiaries fully and unconditionally guarantee the Western Revolving Credit Facility on a joint and several basis. The Western Revolving Credit Facility is secured by our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and inventory.
As of June 30, 2014, we had no direct borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement, with gross availability of $851.4 million, of which $164.2 million was used for outstanding letters of credit.
Term Loan Credit Agreements
On November 12, 2013, we entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement (the "Western 2020 Term Loan Credit Facility"). The Western 2020 Term Loan Credit Facility provides for loans of $550.0 million, matures on November 12, 2020 and provides for quarterly principal payments of $1.4 million until September 30, 2020, with the remaining balance due on the maturity date. The Western 2020 Term Loan Credit Facility bears interest at a rate based either on the Base Rate (as defined in the Western 2020 Term Loan Credit Facility) plus 2.25% or the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Western 2020 Term Loan Credit Facility) plus 3.25% (with a Euro dollar rate floor of 1.00%). The Western 2020 Term Loan Credit Facility is secured by both the El Paso and Gallup refineries and is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by substantially all of Western's material subsidiaries.

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11.25% Senior Secured Notes
During the first and second quarters of 2013, we redeemed or otherwise purchased and canceled all outstanding Western 2017 Senior Secured Notes for $349.4 million, including $24.4 million in redemption fees. This resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $46.7 million including the write-off of $4.2 million of unamortized loan fees.
6.25% Senior Unsecured Notes
On March 25, 2013, we entered into an indenture (the "Western 2021 Indenture") for the issuance of $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.25% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 (the "Western 2021 Senior Unsecured Notes"). The Western 2021 Senior Unsecured Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of our wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries. We pay interest on the Western 2021 Senior Unsecured Notes semi-annually in cash in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year. The Western 2021 Senior Unsecured Notes matures on April 1, 2021.
5.75% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes
On March 7, 2014, we provided notice to the Trustee and the holders (the “Noteholders”) of our 5.75% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes (the "Western Convertible Notes") informing the Trustee and the Noteholders of our election, with respect to all conversions requested by Noteholders in accordance with the terms of the Indenture received by the conversion agent on or after March 20, 2014, to settle conversions of the Western Convertible Notes through the issuance of shares of our common stock. On various dates between March 26, 2014, and June 2, 2014, we delivered an aggregate of 9,155 shares of common stock to Noteholders to satisfy the conversion of $87,000 aggregate principal amount of Western Convertible Notes based on conversion rates, dependent on conversion date, of 105.2394 or 105.8731 shares of common stock for each $1,000 of principal amount of Western Convertible Notes converted. On June 16, 2014, we delivered 22,750,088 shares of common stock to Noteholders, to satisfy the conversion of $214,881,000 aggregate principal amount of Western Convertible Notes, based on a conversion rate of 105.8731 shares of common stock for each $1,000 of principal amount of Western Convertible Notes converted.
In addition to these conversions, we paid cash for the remainder of the outstanding amount of the Securities with a nominal loss on extinguishment of debt.
WNRL Obligations
Revolving Credit Facility
On October 16, 2013, WNRL entered into a $300.0 million senior secured revolving credit agreement ("WNRL Revolving Credit Facility"). WNRL has the ability to increase the total commitment of the revolving credit facility by up to $200.0 million for a total facility size of up to $500.0 million, subject to certain conditions. The WNRL Revolving Credit Facility includes a $25.0 million sublimit for standby letters of credit and a $10.0 million sublimit for swing line loans. Obligations under the WNRL Revolving Credit Facility and certain cash management and hedging obligations are guaranteed by all of WNRL's subsidiaries. Obligations under the WNRL Revolving Credit Facility are secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of WNRL's or its subsidiaries' significant assets. WNRL creditors under the WNRL Revolving Credit Facility have no recourse to Western's assets, except to the extent of the assets of Western Refining Logistic GP, LLC, the general partner of WNRL that Western wholly owns. The revolving credit facility matures on October 16, 2018. Borrowings under the WNRL Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at either a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.75% to 1.75%, or at LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.75%. The applicable margin will vary based upon WNRL's Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, as defined in the WNRL Revolving Credit Facility. WNRL had no borrowings or outstanding letters of credit under the revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2014.
NTI Obligations
Revolving Credit Facility
The NTI Revolving Credit Facility provides for revolving credit financing through July 17, 2017 in an aggregate principal amount of up to $300.0 million of which $150.0 million may be utilized for the issuance of letters of credit and up to $30.0 million may be short‑term borrowings and may be increased up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $450.0 million, subject to borrowing base availability. Obligations under the NTI Revolving Credit Facility are collateralized by substantially all of NTI’s assets. Indebtedness under the NTI Revolving Credit Facility is recourse to Northern Tier Energy GP LLC, its general partner, and is guaranteed by NTI and certain of its subsidiaries. Borrowings under the NTI Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at either (a) an alternative base rate plus an applicable margin (ranging between 1.00% and 1.50%) or (b) a LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin (ranging between 2.00% and 2.50%). The alternative base rate is the greater of (a) the prime rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 50 basis points or (c) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 100 basis points and a spread of up to 150 basis points based upon percentage utilization of this facility. In addition to paying interest on outstanding borrowings, NTI is also required to pay an annual commitment fee ranging from 0.375% to 0.500% and letter of credit fees.

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As of June 30, 2014, the availability under the NTI Revolving Credit Facility was $244.0 million. This availability is net of $35.2 million in outstanding letters of credit. NTI had no borrowings under the NTI Revolving Credit Facility at June 30, 2014.
7.125% Secured Notes
On November 8, 2012, Northern Tier Energy LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary ("NTI LLC"), and Northern Tier Finance Corporation (together with NTI LLC, the "NTI 2020 Notes Issuers"), issued $275.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior secured notes due 2020 (the "NTI 2020 Secured Notes"). The obligations under the NTI 2020 Secured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by Northern Tier Energy LP and on a senior secured basis by (i) all of NTI LLC’s restricted subsidiaries that borrow, or guarantee obligations, under the NTI Revolving Credit Facility or any other indebtedness of NTI LLC or another subsidiary of NTI LLC that guarantees the NTI 2020 Secured Notes and (ii) all other material wholly owned domestic subsidiaries of NTI LLC.
Indebtedness under the NTI 2020 Secured Notes involves recourse to Northern Tier Energy GP LLC, its general partner, and is guaranteed by NTI and certain of their subsidiaries.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
We include a complete summary of our future contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 31, 2013 in our 2013 Form 10-K under Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments.

Dividends
On January 28, 2014, we declared a first quarter 2014 cash dividend of $0.26 per share on our common stock. We paid the aggregate dividend of $20.7 million on February 27, 2014, to stockholders of record as of February 12, 2014. On April 21, 2014, we declared a second quarter 2014 cash dividend of $0.26 per share on our common stock. We paid the aggregate dividend of $20.7 million on May 21, 2014, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 6, 2014. On July 15, 2014, we declared a third quarter 2014 cash dividend of $0.26 per share on our common stock. We are scheduled to pay the aggregate dividend of $26.3 million on August 14, 2014, to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 30, 2014. We anticipate paying future quarterly dividends, subject to the board of directors' approval and compliance with our outstanding financing agreements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
Commodity price fluctuation is our primary source of market risk.
Commodity Price Risk
We are exposed to market risks related to the volatility of crude oil and refined product prices, as well as volatility in the price of natural gas used in our refinery operations. Our financial results can be affected significantly by fluctuations in these prices that depend on many factors, including demand for crude oil, gasoline and other refined products; changes in the economy; worldwide and domestic production levels; worldwide inventory levels; and governmental regulatory initiatives. Our risk management strategy identifies circumstances in which we may utilize the commodity futures market to manage risk associated with these price fluctuations or to fix sales margins on future gasoline and distillate production.
In order to manage the uncertainty relating to inventory price volatility, we have generally applied a policy of maintaining inventories at or below a targeted operating level. In the past, circumstances have occurred, such as turnaround schedules or shifts in market demand, that have resulted in variances between our actual inventory level and our desired target level. We may utilize the commodity futures market to manage these anticipated inventory variances.
We maintain inventories of crude oil, other feedstocks and blendstocks and refined products with values that are subject to wide fluctuations in market prices driven by worldwide economic conditions, regional and global inventory levels and seasonal conditions.
At June 30, 2014, we held approximately 7.1 million barrels of crude oil, refined product and other inventories valued under the LIFO valuation method with an average cost of $66.11 per barrel. At June 30, 2014, the excess of the current cost of our crude oil, refined products and other feedstocks and blendstocks inventories over aggregated LIFO costs was $219.7 million.
All commodity futures contracts, price swaps and options are recorded at fair value and any changes in fair value between periods are recorded under cost of products sold in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
We selectively utilize commodity hedging instruments to manage our price exposure to our LIFO inventory positions or to fix margins on certain future sales volumes. The commodity hedging instruments may take the form of futures contracts, price and crack spread swaps or options and are entered into with counterparties that we believe to be creditworthy. We elected not to pursue hedge accounting treatment for financial accounting purposes on instruments used to manage price exposure to inventory positions. The financial instruments used to fix margins on future sales volumes do not qualify for hedge accounting. Therefore, changes in the fair value of these hedging instruments are included in income in the period of change. Net gains or losses associated with these transactions are reflected within cost of products sold at the end of each period.
The following tables summarize our economic hedging activity recognized within cost of products sold for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 and open commodity hedging positions as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Economic hedging results
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Realized hedging gain (loss), net
$
1,812

 
$
18,329

 
$
17,556

 
$
(10,489
)
Unrealized hedging gain, net
45,379

 
59,691

 
119,350

 
57,968

Total hedging gain, net
$
47,191

 
$
78,020

 
$
136,906

 
$
47,479


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June 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
(In thousands)
Open commodity hedging instruments (barrels)
 
 
 
Crude oil and refined product futures, net (short) long positions
945

 
(768
)
Refined product crack spread swaps, net short positions
(19,693
)
 
(25,721
)
Total open barrels commodity hedging instruments, net short positions
(18,748
)
 
(26,489
)
 
 
 
 
Fair value of outstanding contracts, net
 
 
 
Other current assets
$
47,802

 
$
8,791

Other assets
15,689

 
7

Accrued liabilities
(8,318
)
 
(17,386
)
Other long-term liabilities
(279
)
 
(55,869
)
Fair value of outstanding contracts - unrealized gain (loss), net
$
54,894

 
$
(64,457
)
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, we did not have any commodity derivative instruments that were designated or accounted for as hedges.
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of June 30, 2014. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2014.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II
Other Information
Item 1A. Risk Factors
We discuss the risks we face in our 2013 annual report on Form 10-K under Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Since 2012, our board of directors has approved three separate share repurchase programs authorizing us to repurchase up to $200 million, per program, of our outstanding common stock. Our board of directors approved our current share repurchase program in January of 2014 (the "January 2014 Program"). The January 2014 Program will expire on January 28, 2015, and through August 1, 2014, we have used $61.5 million of the authorized amount under the January 2014 Program. Through August 1, 2014, we have purchased 13.0 million shares of our common stock under the programs. Between March 26, 2014, and June 16, 2014, we utilized 12.1 million shares of treasury stock, consisting of historically owned treasury shares and all shares purchased under the programs through June 10, 2014, to satisfy a portion of the conversion of our Convertible Notes.
We will repurchase shares from time-to-time through open market transactions, block trades, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise and subject to market conditions, as well as corporate, regulatory and other considerations. The share repurchase programs may be discontinued at any time by our board of directors.

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The following table presents shares repurchased, by month, during the second quarter of 2014:
 
Total number of shares purchased
 
Average price paid per share (1)
 
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs
 
Maximum dollar value that may yet be purchased under the program (In thousands)
April 1 - April 30

 
$

 

 
$
200,000

May 1 - May 31
12,519

 
38.96

 
12,519

 
199,512

June 1 - June 30
467,843

 
38.11

 
467,843

 
181,675

 
480,362

 
38.13

 
480,362

 
 
(1) Average price per share excludes commissions.
Our payment of dividends is limited under the terms of our Revolving Credit Agreement and our 2021 Notes, and depends, in part, on our ability to satisfy certain financial covenants.

Item 5. Other Information
On August 4, 2014, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware to declassify the Company’s Board of Directors. As a result of the amendment, each director elected at and after the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) will be elected for a one-year term and any director who was elected prior to the Annual Meeting will continue to serve for the remainder of the term for which that director was elected. Upon the effectiveness of the amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s Bylaws were also amended by the Company’s Board of Directors to reflect the declassification. As previously disclosed, the Company’s shareholders approved the amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting, and the proposal relating to the declassification was included in the Company’s proxy statement mailed to shareholders in April 2014. The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, each as amended and currently in effect, are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Form 10-Q.

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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit Index***
Number
 
Exhibit Title
 
3.1*
 
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company as currently in effect
 
 
 
3.2*
 
Bylaws, as amended, of the Company as currently in effect
 
 
 
31.1*
 
Certification Statement of Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
31.2*
 
Certification Statement of Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
32.1**
 
Certification Statement of Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
32.2**
 
Certification Statement of Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
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Interactive Data Files
*
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
**
 
Furnished herewith.
 
 
 
***
 
Reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act (Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K) are under File No. 001-32721.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
WESTERN REFINING, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Gary R. Dalke
 
 
Chief Financial Officer 
 
August 6, 2014
Gary R. Dalke
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 

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