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Financing Receivables
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Financing Receivables [Abstract]  
Financing Receivables [Text Block]
Financing Receivables
The Company's total financing receivables as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following:
Balance Sheet Classification
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
(Dollars in millions)
Accounts receivable, net
$
0.1

 
$
0.1

Investments and other assets
362.8

 
351.7

Total financing receivables
$
362.9

 
$
351.8


The Company periodically assesses the collectability of accounts and loans receivable by considering factors such as specific evaluation of collectability, historical collection experience, the age of the receivable and other available evidence. Below is a description of the Company's financing receivables at March 31, 2014.
Codrilla Mine Project. In 2011, a wholly owned subsidiary of PEA-PCI, then Macarthur Coal Limited, completed the sale of its 85% interest in the Codrilla Mine Project to participants of the Coppabella Moorvale Joint Venture (CMJV) where PEA-PCI sold down its interest in the Codrilla project to the CMJV (Codrilla sell down) so that, following the completion of the sale, ownership of the Codrilla Mine Project reflected the existing ownership of the Coppabella and Moorvale mines with PEA-PCI retaining a 73.3% ownership. Prior to the acquisition of PEA-PCI by the Company, consideration of $15.0 million Australian dollars was received by PEA-PCI upon completion of the Codrilla sell down, representing 20% of the agreed price. Two installments, for which the Company held non-interest-bearing receivables, are due upon the completion of certain milestones. The first installment, with 40% due on the granting of the related mining lease, was received during the three months ended September 30, 2012. The final 40% is due upon the earlier of the mine's first coal shipment or a specified date. The sales agreement was amended in the second quarter of 2013 to delay the specified date from March 31, 2015 to June 30, 2016, resulting in an adjustment to the discounted value of the note receivable in the amount of $1.6 million. This adjustment was recorded as a reduction to "Interest income" in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. There are currently no indications of impairment on the remaining installment and the Company expects to receive full payment upon the earlier of the mine's first shipment or June 30, 2016. The remaining balance associated with these receivables is recorded in "Investments and other assets," which was $29.8 million and $28.5 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Middlemount Mine. The Company periodically makes loans to the Middlemount Mine joint venture (Middlemount), in which the Company owns a 50% equity interest, pursuant to the related shareholders’ agreement for purposes of funding capital expenditures and working capital requirements. Middlemount intends to pay down the loans as excess cash is generated as required by the shareholders’ agreement. The loans bear interest at a rate equal to the monthly average 30-day Australian Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate plus 3.5% and expire December 24, 2015. Based on the expected timing of repayment on these loans, which is projected to extend beyond the stated expiration date, the Company considers these loans to be of a long-term nature. As a result, the foreign currency impact related to the shareholder loans is included in foreign currency translation adjustment in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. As a result of the expected timing of interest repayments, interest income on these loans was recognized when cash was received. Interest income of $1.4 million was recognized on these loans in each of the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. Interest income under a full accrual basis would have resulted in an additional $1.7 million and $1.6 million of interest income during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. "Investments and other assets" included $333.0 million and $323.2 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, related to these loans in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Other Financing Receivables. From time to time, the Company may enter into transactions resulting in accounts or notes receivable held by the Company, which have been reflected in "Accounts receivable, net." These notes are generally short term in nature with positive historical collection experience and do not represent a material credit risk to the Company.