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Financing Receivables
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Financing Receivables [Abstract]  
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Financing Receivables
The Company's total financing receivables as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 consisted of the following:
Balance Sheet Classification
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
(Dollars in millions)
Other current assets
$
13.7

 
$
20.0

Investments and other assets
60.1

 
65.2

Total financing receivables
$
73.8

 
$
85.2


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 outstanding as of March 31, 2016.
Codrilla Mine Project. In 2011, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PEA-PCI, then Macarthur Coal Limited, completed the sale of a portion of its 85% interest in the Codrilla Mine Project to the other participants of the Coppabella Moorvale Joint Venture, afterward retaining 73.3% ownership.The final outstanding installment payment of 40% of the sale price 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. The remaining balance associated with these receivables was recorded in "Other current assets" in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, which totaled $13.7 million and $20.0 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. There are currently no indications of impairment on the remaining installment as early payment negotiations resulted in receipt of approximately $13 million in April 2016 and the Company expects to receive full payment by June 30, 2016.
Middlemount. The Company periodically makes loans (Priority Loans) to Middlemount, in which the Company owns a 50.0003% equity interest, pursuant to the related shareholders’ agreement for purposes of funding capital expenditures and working capital requirements. The Priority Loans bear interest at a rate equal to the monthly average 30-day Australian Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate plus 3.5% and expire on December 31, 2016. Based on the existence of letters of support from related entities of the shareholders, the expected timing of repayment of these loans is projected to extend beyond the stated expiration date and so the Company considers these loans to be of a long-term nature. As a result, (i) the foreign currency impact related to the shareholder loans is included in foreign currency translation adjustment in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income and (ii) interest income on the Priority Loans is recognized when cash is received. Refer to Note 2. "Asset Impairment" to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 for background surrounding the impairment charge recognized in 2015 related to Middlemount. The carrying value of the loans of $60.1 million and $65.2 million was reflected in "Investments and other assets" in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.