gasoline distribution and station operations as of december 31 , 2012 , we had a portfolio of approximately 1,000 owned , leased and or supplied gasoline stations primarily in the northeast . 48 in september 2010 , we completed the acquisition from exxonmobil corporation of 190 retail gasoline stations , together with the rights to ( i ) supply mobil-branded fuel to those stations as well as an additional 31 existing locations in massachusetts , new hampshire and rhode island , and ( ii ) expand supply opportunities for mobil-branded and exxon-branded fuel in certain other new england states . this acquisition expanded our wholesale supply business and added vertical integration to our transportation fuel business in new england . on march 1 , 2012 , we acquired alliance , a gasoline distributor and operator of gasoline stations and convenience stores . as of the date of the acquisition , alliance 's portfolio included approximately 540 gasoline stations in the northeast , of which it owned or held under long-term lease approximately 250 stations , and had supply contracts for the remaining stations . the alliance acquisition expanded our geographic footprint for gasoline stations to include connecticut , new jersey , new york , pennsylvania , maine and vermont . alliance is a top-tier distributor of multiple brands , including exxon , mobil , shell , sunoco , citgo and gulf . prior to the closing of the acquisition , alliance was wholly owned by ae holdings which is approximately 95 % owned by members of the slifka family . see note 3 of notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information . on april 26 , 2012 , we entered into an agreement with getty realty to supply and provide management services to more than 200 of its gasoline stations in new york and new jersey . on november 19 , 2012 , we signed a long-term lease agreement with getty realty for approximately 90 of those 200 sites , which enables us to supply gasoline to and operate gasoline stations in the new york city boroughs of queens , manhattan and the bronx as well as in long island and westchester county . the lease with getty realty significantly expands our retail gasoline and fuel distribution presence in the new york metro region . commercial this segment includes sales and deliveries to end user customers in the public sector and to commercial and industrial end users of unbranded gasoline , home heating oil , diesel , kerosene , residual oil , renewable fuels and natural gas . our commercial segment also includes sales of custom blended distillates and residual oil delivered by barge or from a terminal dock to ships through bunkering activity . products and operational structure our products primarily include gasoline , distillates , residual oil , renewable fuels , crude oil and natural gas . we sell gasoline to branded and unbranded gasoline stations and other resellers of transportation fuels , as well as to customers in the public sector . the distillates we sell are used primarily for fuel for trucks and off-road construction equipment and for space heating of residential and commercial buildings . we receive and move crude oil by rail from the mid-continent region of the united states and canada to the east coast and , as of february 2013 , the west coast and sell it to refiners . we sell residual oil to major housing units , such as public housing authorities , colleges and hospitals and large industrial facilities that use processed steam in their manufacturing processes . in addition , we sell bunker fuel , which we can custom blend , to cruise ships , bulk carriers and fishing fleets . we sell our natural gas to end users . we have increased our sales in the non-weather sensitive components of our business , such as transportation fuels ; however , we are still subject to the impact that warmer weather conditions may have on our home heating oil and residual oil sales . due to the nature of our business and our customers ' reliance , in part , on consumer travel and spending patterns , we may experience more demand for gasoline and gasoline blendstocks during the late spring and summer months than during the fall and winter . travel and recreational activities are typically higher in these months in the geographic areas in which we operate , increasing the demand for gasoline and gasoline blendstocks that we distribute . therefore , our volumes in gasoline and gasoline blendstocks are typically higher in the second and third quarters of the calendar year . as demand for some of our refined petroleum products , specifically home heating oil and residual oil for space heating purposes , is generally greater during the winter months , heating oil and residual oil sales are generally higher during the first and fourth quarters of the calendar year . these factors may result in significant fluctuations in our quarterly operating results . generally , our wholesale customers use their own vehicles or contract carriers to take delivery of the gasoline and distillate products at bulk terminals and inland storage facilities that we own or control or with which we have throughput or exchange arrangements . our crude oil is aggregated by truck or pipeline in the mid-continent , transported on land by train and shipped to refineries on the east coast in barges . ethanol is shipped primarily by rail and by barge . for our commercial customers , we generally arrange the delivery of the product to the customer 's designated location , typically hiring third-party common carriers to deliver the product . story_separator_special_tag distributable cash flow is a quantitative standard used by the investment community with respect to publicly traded partnerships . distributable cash flow should not be considered an alternative to net income , operating income , cash flow from operations , or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with gaap . in addition , our distributable cash flow may not be comparable to distributable cash flow or similarly titled measures of other companies . 53 selling , general and administrative expenses our sg & a expenses include , among other things , marketing costs , corporate overhead , employee salaries and benefits , pension and 401 ( k ) plan expenses , discretionary bonuses , non-interest financing costs , professional fees and information technology expenses . employee-related expenses including employee salaries , discretionary bonuses and related payroll taxes , benefits , and pension and 401 ( k ) plan expenses are paid by our general partner which , in turn , is reimbursed for these expenses by us . operating expenses operating expenses are costs associated with the operation of the terminals and gasoline stations used in our business . lease payments and storage expenses , maintenance and repair , utilities , taxes , labor and labor-related expenses comprise the most significant portion of our operating expenses . these expenses remain relatively stable independent of the volumes through our system but fluctuate slightly depending on the activities performed during a specific period . net income per diluted limited partner unit we use net income per diluted limited partner unit to measure our financial performance on a per-unit basis . net income per diluted limited partner unit is defined as net income , divided by the weighted average number of outstanding diluted common units , or limited partner units , during the period . degree day a `` degree day `` is an industry measurement of temperature designed to evaluate energy demand and consumption . degree days are based on how far the average temperature departs from a human comfort level of 65°f . each degree of temperature above 65°f is counted as one cooling degree day , and each degree of temperature below 65°f is counted as one heating degree day . degree days are accumulated each day over the course of a year and can be compared to a monthly or a long-term ( multi-year ) average , or normal , to see if a month or a year was warmer or cooler than usual . degree days are officially observed by the national weather service and officially archived by the national climatic data center . for purposes of evaluating our results of operations , we use the normal heating degree day amount as reported by the national weather service at its logan international airport station in boston , massachusetts . years ended december 31 , 2012 , 2011 and 2010 significant activities-2012 during 2012 , we continued to expand our gasoline distribution and station operations segment . on march 1 , 2012 , we acquired alliance , a gasoline distributor and operator of gasoline stations and convenience stores . as of the date of the acquisition , alliance 's portfolio included approximately 540 gasoline stations in the northeast , of which it owned or held under long-term lease approximately 250 stations , and had supply contracts for the remaining stations . the alliance acquisition expanded our geographic footprint for gasoline stations to include connecticut , new jersey , new york , pennsylvania , maine and vermont . alliance is a top-tier distributor of multiple brands , including exxon , mobil , shell , sunoco , citgo and gulf . on april 26 , 2012 , we entered into an agreement with getty realty to supply and provide management services to more than 200 of its gasoline stations in new york and new jersey . on november 19 , 2012 , we signed a long-term lease agreement with getty realty for approximately 90 of those 200 sites to supply and operate gasoline station in the new york city boroughs of queens , manhattan and the bronx as well as in long island and westchester county . the initial lease term for the locations is 15 years and includes multiple five-year renewal options . the lease with getty realty significantly expands our retail gasoline and fuel distribution presence in the new york metro region . 54 in our wholesale segment , we continued our expansion into crude oil logistics , including the gathering , storage , transportation and marketing of crude oil . we completed construction on our new 100,000 barrel tank and truck offloading facility in columbus , north dakota as part of the development of that location as a hub for the gathering , storage , transportation and marketing of crude oil and other products . in addition , in albany , new york , we completed a build-out project that increased rail receipts and throughput storage capacities of ethanol and crude oil and converted certain storage tanks for the handling of crude oil . this expansion increased our capacity to receive and distribute crude oil and other products from the mid-continent from 55,000 barrels per day to 160,000 barrels per day and allows the terminal to offload two 120-car unit trains in a 24-hour period . our rail expansion serves to enhance our `` virtual pipeline `` solution for the transportation of crude oil and other products from the mid-continent region to albany . our rail shipments to albany average four or five days , with some shipments completed in as little as two and a half days . from albany , it is then a one to one and a half day trip by barge to the east coast refineries . we continued the construction of a new rail-fed propane storage and distribution facility near our terminal in albany , new york . this will be a single line rail haul facility serviced by

cash flow replace_table_token_10_th cash flow from operating activities generally reflects our net income , depreciation and amortization , balance sheet changes arising from inventory purchasing patterns , the timing of collections on our accounts receivable , the seasonality of part of our business , fluctuations in petroleum product prices , working capital requirements and general market conditions . net cash provided by operating activities was $ 232.4 million for 2012 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $ 17.4 million for 2011 , for a year-over-year increase in cash provided by operating activities of $ 249.8 million . net cash provided by operating activities includes $ 46.7 million in net income for 2012. exclusive of balances related to alliance as of the acquisition date ( see note 3 of notes to consolidated financial statements ) , we had an increase in the carrying value of accounts payable of $ 183.9 million due to higher prices year over year and to the expansion of our crude oil activities . we also had an increase in the carrying value of accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $ 30.1 million offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $ 75.1 million due to increased prices year over year and to the growth in our gasoline distribution business . inventories decreased by $ 29.5 million due to carrying lower levels of inventory . in addition , through the use of regulated exchanges or derivatives , we maintain a position that is substantially hedged with respect to our inventories . specifically , due to market direction , the contracts supporting our forward fixed price hedge program required margin payments to the nymex of $ 9.8 million and $ 10.9 million for 2012 and 2011 , respectively . net cash used in operating activities was $ 17.4 million for 2011 compared to $ 87.2 million for 2010 , for a year-over-year decrease in cash used in operating activities of $ 69.8 million .


 Write a concise suspicious activity report of the following text delimited by triple backquotes. Return your response as a formal report which covers the key points highlighting the location,dates,entity names and account holder information in chronological order of the text.
     ```cash flow replace_table_token_10_th cash flow from operating activities generally reflects our net income , depreciation and amortization , balance sheet changes arising from inventory purchasing patterns , the timing of collections on our accounts receivable , the seasonality of part of our business , fluctuations in petroleum product prices , working capital requirements and general market conditions . net cash provided by operating activities was $ 232.4 million for 2012 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $ 17.4 million for 2011 , for a year-over-year increase in cash provided by operating activities of $ 249.8 million . net cash provided by operating activities includes $ 46.7 million in net income for 2012. exclusive of balances related to alliance as of the acquisition date ( see note 3 of notes to consolidated financial statements ) , we had an increase in the carrying value of accounts payable of $ 183.9 million due to higher prices year over year and to the expansion of our crude oil activities . we also had an increase in the carrying value of accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $ 30.1 million offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $ 75.1 million due to increased prices year over year and to the growth in our gasoline distribution business . inventories decreased by $ 29.5 million due to carrying lower levels of inventory . in addition , through the use of regulated exchanges or derivatives , we maintain a position that is substantially hedged with respect to our inventories . specifically , due to market direction , the contracts supporting our forward fixed price hedge program required margin payments to the nymex of $ 9.8 million and $ 10.9 million for 2012 and 2011 , respectively . net cash used in operating activities was $ 17.4 million for 2011 compared to $ 87.2 million for 2010 , for a year-over-year decrease in cash used in operating activities of $ 69.8 million .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : gasoline distribution and station operations as of december 31 , 2012 , we had a portfolio of approximately 1,000 owned , leased and or supplied gasoline stations primarily in the northeast . 48 in september 2010 , we completed the acquisition from exxonmobil corporation of 190 retail gasoline stations , together with the rights to ( i ) supply mobil-branded fuel to those stations as well as an additional 31 existing locations in massachusetts , new hampshire and rhode island , and ( ii ) expand supply opportunities for mobil-branded and exxon-branded fuel in certain other new england states . this acquisition expanded our wholesale supply business and added vertical integration to our transportation fuel business in new england . on march 1 , 2012 , we acquired alliance , a gasoline distributor and operator of gasoline stations and convenience stores . as of the date of the acquisition , alliance 's portfolio included approximately 540 gasoline stations in the northeast , of which it owned or held under long-term lease approximately 250 stations , and had supply contracts for the remaining stations . the alliance acquisition expanded our geographic footprint for gasoline stations to include connecticut , new jersey , new york , pennsylvania , maine and vermont . alliance is a top-tier distributor of multiple brands , including exxon , mobil , shell , sunoco , citgo and gulf . prior to the closing of the acquisition , alliance was wholly owned by ae holdings which is approximately 95 % owned by members of the slifka family . see note 3 of notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information . on april 26 , 2012 , we entered into an agreement with getty realty to supply and provide management services to more than 200 of its gasoline stations in new york and new jersey . on november 19 , 2012 , we signed a long-term lease agreement with getty realty for approximately 90 of those 200 sites , which enables us to supply gasoline to and operate gasoline stations in the new york city boroughs of queens , manhattan and the bronx as well as in long island and westchester county . the lease with getty realty significantly expands our retail gasoline and fuel distribution presence in the new york metro region . commercial this segment includes sales and deliveries to end user customers in the public sector and to commercial and industrial end users of unbranded gasoline , home heating oil , diesel , kerosene , residual oil , renewable fuels and natural gas . our commercial segment also includes sales of custom blended distillates and residual oil delivered by barge or from a terminal dock to ships through bunkering activity . products and operational structure our products primarily include gasoline , distillates , residual oil , renewable fuels , crude oil and natural gas . we sell gasoline to branded and unbranded gasoline stations and other resellers of transportation fuels , as well as to customers in the public sector . the distillates we sell are used primarily for fuel for trucks and off-road construction equipment and for space heating of residential and commercial buildings . we receive and move crude oil by rail from the mid-continent region of the united states and canada to the east coast and , as of february 2013 , the west coast and sell it to refiners . we sell residual oil to major housing units , such as public housing authorities , colleges and hospitals and large industrial facilities that use processed steam in their manufacturing processes . in addition , we sell bunker fuel , which we can custom blend , to cruise ships , bulk carriers and fishing fleets . we sell our natural gas to end users . we have increased our sales in the non-weather sensitive components of our business , such as transportation fuels ; however , we are still subject to the impact that warmer weather conditions may have on our home heating oil and residual oil sales . due to the nature of our business and our customers ' reliance , in part , on consumer travel and spending patterns , we may experience more demand for gasoline and gasoline blendstocks during the late spring and summer months than during the fall and winter . travel and recreational activities are typically higher in these months in the geographic areas in which we operate , increasing the demand for gasoline and gasoline blendstocks that we distribute . therefore , our volumes in gasoline and gasoline blendstocks are typically higher in the second and third quarters of the calendar year . as demand for some of our refined petroleum products , specifically home heating oil and residual oil for space heating purposes , is generally greater during the winter months , heating oil and residual oil sales are generally higher during the first and fourth quarters of the calendar year . these factors may result in significant fluctuations in our quarterly operating results . generally , our wholesale customers use their own vehicles or contract carriers to take delivery of the gasoline and distillate products at bulk terminals and inland storage facilities that we own or control or with which we have throughput or exchange arrangements . our crude oil is aggregated by truck or pipeline in the mid-continent , transported on land by train and shipped to refineries on the east coast in barges . ethanol is shipped primarily by rail and by barge . for our commercial customers , we generally arrange the delivery of the product to the customer 's designated location , typically hiring third-party common carriers to deliver the product . story_separator_special_tag distributable cash flow is a quantitative standard used by the investment community with respect to publicly traded partnerships . distributable cash flow should not be considered an alternative to net income , operating income , cash flow from operations , or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with gaap . in addition , our distributable cash flow may not be comparable to distributable cash flow or similarly titled measures of other companies . 53 selling , general and administrative expenses our sg & a expenses include , among other things , marketing costs , corporate overhead , employee salaries and benefits , pension and 401 ( k ) plan expenses , discretionary bonuses , non-interest financing costs , professional fees and information technology expenses . employee-related expenses including employee salaries , discretionary bonuses and related payroll taxes , benefits , and pension and 401 ( k ) plan expenses are paid by our general partner which , in turn , is reimbursed for these expenses by us . operating expenses operating expenses are costs associated with the operation of the terminals and gasoline stations used in our business . lease payments and storage expenses , maintenance and repair , utilities , taxes , labor and labor-related expenses comprise the most significant portion of our operating expenses . these expenses remain relatively stable independent of the volumes through our system but fluctuate slightly depending on the activities performed during a specific period . net income per diluted limited partner unit we use net income per diluted limited partner unit to measure our financial performance on a per-unit basis . net income per diluted limited partner unit is defined as net income , divided by the weighted average number of outstanding diluted common units , or limited partner units , during the period . degree day a `` degree day `` is an industry measurement of temperature designed to evaluate energy demand and consumption . degree days are based on how far the average temperature departs from a human comfort level of 65°f . each degree of temperature above 65°f is counted as one cooling degree day , and each degree of temperature below 65°f is counted as one heating degree day . degree days are accumulated each day over the course of a year and can be compared to a monthly or a long-term ( multi-year ) average , or normal , to see if a month or a year was warmer or cooler than usual . degree days are officially observed by the national weather service and officially archived by the national climatic data center . for purposes of evaluating our results of operations , we use the normal heating degree day amount as reported by the national weather service at its logan international airport station in boston , massachusetts . years ended december 31 , 2012 , 2011 and 2010 significant activities-2012 during 2012 , we continued to expand our gasoline distribution and station operations segment . on march 1 , 2012 , we acquired alliance , a gasoline distributor and operator of gasoline stations and convenience stores . as of the date of the acquisition , alliance 's portfolio included approximately 540 gasoline stations in the northeast , of which it owned or held under long-term lease approximately 250 stations , and had supply contracts for the remaining stations . the alliance acquisition expanded our geographic footprint for gasoline stations to include connecticut , new jersey , new york , pennsylvania , maine and vermont . alliance is a top-tier distributor of multiple brands , including exxon , mobil , shell , sunoco , citgo and gulf . on april 26 , 2012 , we entered into an agreement with getty realty to supply and provide management services to more than 200 of its gasoline stations in new york and new jersey . on november 19 , 2012 , we signed a long-term lease agreement with getty realty for approximately 90 of those 200 sites to supply and operate gasoline station in the new york city boroughs of queens , manhattan and the bronx as well as in long island and westchester county . the initial lease term for the locations is 15 years and includes multiple five-year renewal options . the lease with getty realty significantly expands our retail gasoline and fuel distribution presence in the new york metro region . 54 in our wholesale segment , we continued our expansion into crude oil logistics , including the gathering , storage , transportation and marketing of crude oil . we completed construction on our new 100,000 barrel tank and truck offloading facility in columbus , north dakota as part of the development of that location as a hub for the gathering , storage , transportation and marketing of crude oil and other products . in addition , in albany , new york , we completed a build-out project that increased rail receipts and throughput storage capacities of ethanol and crude oil and converted certain storage tanks for the handling of crude oil . this expansion increased our capacity to receive and distribute crude oil and other products from the mid-continent from 55,000 barrels per day to 160,000 barrels per day and allows the terminal to offload two 120-car unit trains in a 24-hour period . our rail expansion serves to enhance our `` virtual pipeline `` solution for the transportation of crude oil and other products from the mid-continent region to albany . our rail shipments to albany average four or five days , with some shipments completed in as little as two and a half days . from albany , it is then a one to one and a half day trip by barge to the east coast refineries . we continued the construction of a new rail-fed propane storage and distribution facility near our terminal in albany , new york . this will be a single line rail haul facility serviced by

