Business Acquisitions (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Acquisitions [Text Block]

(3)    Business Acquisitions

The Company completed various acquisitions totaling $591 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The purchase price for each acquisition was allocated to the assets acquired, which relate primarily to development and construction costs for the 550-Megawatt ("MW") Topaz solar project ("Topaz Project"), the 81-MW Bishop Hill II wind-powered generation project ("Bishop Hill Project"), the 168-MW Pinyon Pines I and 132-MW Pinyon Pines II wind-generating facilities ("Pinyon Pines Projects") and the 309-MW Antelope Valley I and 270-MW Antelope Valley II solar projects ("Antelope Valley Projects"), and goodwill of $112 million and intangible franchise contracts of $92 million for a 66.7% interest in a real estate brokerage franchise business and five real estate brokerage businesses. The Company assumed long-term debt of $590 million and recognized a redeemable noncontrolling interest of $65 million. The noncontrolling interest member has the right to put the remaining 33.3% interest in the franchise business to HomeServices after March 2015 and HomeServices has the right to purchase the remaining 33.3% interest in the franchise business after March 2018 at a predetermined option exercise price. There were no other material liabilities assumed.