ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTED CASH

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Asset Retirement Obligations and Restricted Cash

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTED CASH

The following table summarizes the Company’s asset retirement obligations:

	December 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Asset retirement obligation, beginning of period	$	8,573		$	5,683
Revision of estimate	4,186			877
Acquired in asset acquisitions or business combinations	5,454			2,145
Accretion of liabilities	906			494
Settlements	(2,086		)	(626		)
Asset retirement obligation, end of period	$	17,033		$	8,573
Asset retirement obligation:
Current	$	32		$	1,000
Non-current	17,001			7,573
Asset retirement obligation, end of period	$	17,033		$	8,573

Revision of estimates is as a result of a change in estimates of the amount or timing of cash flows to settle asset retirement obligations. Changes to the asset retirement obligations are recorded in profit and loss.

The asset retirement obligations of the Company are subject to legal and regulatory requirements. Estimates of the costs of reclamation are reviewed periodically by the Company and the applicable regulatory authorities. The above provision represents the Company’s best estimate of the present value of future reclamation costs, discounted using credit adjusted risk-free interest rates ranging from 9.5% to 11.5% and an inflation rate of 2.0% (December 31, 2015 – 2.0%). The total undiscounted decommissioning liability at December 31, 2016 is $43 million (December 31, 2015 - $32.30 million). Reclamation costs are expected to be incurred between 2016 and 2038 in the following manner: 2016 – 2020 - $4.80 million, 2021 – 2025 - $14.63 million, 2026 – 2030 - $2.59 million, 2031 – 2035 - $8.29 million, 2036 – 2038 - $12.69 million.

The following table summarizes the Company’s restricted cash:

	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Restricted cash, beginning of period	$	12,980	$	16,148
Restricted cash from acquisitions	4,532		2,100
Refunds of collateral	—		(5,268		)
Additional collateral posted	5,663		—
Restricted cash, end of period	$	23,175	$	12,980

The Company has cash, cash equivalents and fixed income securities as collateral for various bonds posted in favor of the State of Utah, the State of Wyoming, the applicable state regulatory agencies in Colorado and Arizona and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for estimated reclamation costs associated with the White Mesa Mill, Nichols Ranch, Alta Mesa and mining properties. Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. The restricted cash will be released when the Company has reclaimed a mineral property or restructured the surety and collateral arrangements. See Note 18 for a discussion of the Company’s surety bond commitments.