Variable Interest Entities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

7. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

Consolidated VIEs

We consolidate a VIE when we have a variable interest in an entity for which we are the primary beneficiary. As of June 30, 2022, the significant consolidated VIEs included:

•DGD, a joint venture with a subsidiary of Darling Ingredients Inc. that owns and operates a plant that processes waste and renewable feedstocks (predominately animal fats, used cooking oils, and inedible distillers corn oils) into renewable diesel; and

•Central Mexico Terminals, a collective group of three subsidiaries of Infraestructura Energetica Nova, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (IEnova), which is a Mexican company and indirect subsidiary of Sempra Energy, a U.S. public company. We have terminaling agreements with Central Mexico Terminals that represent variable interests. We do not have an ownership interest in Central Mexico Terminals.

The assets of the consolidated VIEs can only be used to settle their own obligations and the creditors of the consolidated VIEs have no recourse to our other assets. We generally do not provide financial guarantees to the VIEs. Although we have provided credit facilities to some of the VIEs in support of their construction or acquisition activities, these transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows are impacted by the performance of the consolidated VIEs, net of intercompany eliminations, to the extent of our ownership interest in each VIE.

The following tables present summarized balance sheet information for the significant assets and liabilities of the consolidated VIEs, which are included in our balance sheets (in millions):


	DGD		Central Mexico Terminals		Other		Total
June 30, 2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	171	$	—	$	14	$	185
Other current assets	835		8		25		868
Property, plant, and equipment, net	3,052		661		87		3,800
Liabilities
Current liabilities, including current portion of debt and finance lease obligations	$	419	$	718	$	24	$	1,161
Debt and finance lease obligations, less current portion	258		—		—		258


	DGD		Central Mexico Terminals		Other		Total
December 31, 2021
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	21	$	—	$	15	$	36
Other current assets	558		10		13		581
Property, plant, and equipment, net	2,629		676		91		3,396
Liabilities
Current liabilities, including current portion of debt and finance lease obligations	$	398	$	729	$	9	$	1,136
Debt and finance lease obligations, less current portion	264		—		20		284

Nonconsolidated VIEs

We hold variable interests in VIEs that have not been consolidated because we are not considered the primary beneficiary. These nonconsolidated VIEs are not material to our financial position or results of operations and are accounted for as equity investments.

On April 19, 2021, we sold a 24.99 percent membership interest in MVP Terminalling, LLC (MVP), a nonconsolidated joint venture with a subsidiary of Magellan Midstream Partners, L. P., for $270 million that resulted in a gain of $62 million, which is included in “other income, net” for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. MVP owns and operates a marine terminal located on the Houston Ship Channel in Pasadena, Texas. We retained a 25.01 percent membership interest in MVP.