Discontinued Operations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

4. Discontinued Operations

In 2015 we completed the Spin-off. In order to effect the Spin-off and govern our relationship with Exterran Corporation after the Spin-off, we entered into several agreements with Exterran Corporation which include, but are not limited to, the separation and distribution agreement and the tax matters agreement.

The separation and distribution agreement specifies our right to promptly receive payments from Exterran Corporation based on a notional amount corresponding to payments received by Exterran Corporation from PDVSA in respect of the sale of Exterran Corporation’s previously-nationalized assets after such amounts are collected by Exterran Corporation. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we received $0.7 million from Exterran Corporation pursuant to this term of the separation and distribution agreement. We also entered into an assignment from Exterran Corporation so that any future payments by PDVSA would be received directly by us.

The tax matters agreement governs the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of Exterran Corporation and us with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the control of audits and other tax proceedings and certain other matters regarding taxes. Subject to the provisions of this agreement, we and Exterran Corporation agreed to indemnify the primary obligor of any return for tax periods beginning before and ending before or after the Spin-off (including any ongoing or future amendments and audits for these returns) for the portion of the tax liability (including interest and penalties) that relates to their respective operations reported in the filing.

As of both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had $8.5 million of unrecognized tax benefits (including interest and penalties) related to Exterran Corporation operations prior to the Spin-off recorded to noncurrent liabilities associated with discontinued operations in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We had an offsetting indemnification asset of $8.5 million related to these unrecognized tax benefits recorded to noncurrent assets associated with discontinued operations as of both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

The following table presents the balance sheet for our discontinued operations (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Other assets	$	8,529	$	8,508
Deferred tax assets		3,780		4,393
Total assets associated with discontinued operations	$	12,309	$	12,901
Deferred tax liabilities	$	8,529	$	8,508
Total liabilities associated with discontinued operations	$	8,529	$	8,508

The following table presents the statements of operations for our discontinued operations (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Other income, net	$	(10)	$	—	$	(20)	$	(1,432)
Provision for income taxes		10		—		20		1,705
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(273)