Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Investments [Abstract]

Investments

The Company was a member of a joint venture, L B Pipe and Coupling Products, LLC (“L B Pipe JV”), in which it maintained a 45% ownership interest. During the year ended December 31, 2017, pursuant to the limited liability company agreement, the Company determined to sell its 45% ownership to the other 45% equity holder. The Company concluded that it met the criteria under applicable guidance for a long-lived asset to be held for sale, and, accordingly, reclassified L B Pipe JV investment of $4,288 as a current asset held for sale within “Other current assets” on Consolidated Balance Sheets. The asset was subsequently remeasured to its fair market value of $3,875. The difference between the fair market value and the Company's carrying amount resulted in a $413 other-than-temporary impairment for the year ended December 31, 2017.

On August 1, 2018, the Company executed the sale of its 45% ownership interest in L B Pipe JV. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company received payment of $3,875 for its 45% ownership interest and $1,235, plus $159 in accrued interest, as repayment of the outstanding revolving line of credit.

The Company recorded equity in the income of L B Pipe JV of approximately $386 for the year ended December 31, 2017.

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had other investments totaling $155 and $162, respectively.

The Company is leasing five acres of land and two facilities to L B Pipe JV. Subsequent to the Company's sale of its 45% ownership interest in L B Pipe JV, the Company and L B Pipe JV agreed upon a lease extension through June 30, 2020, with no further renewal period. The current monthly lease payments, including interest, approximate $17, with a balloon payment of approximately $488, which is required to be paid on or before April 1, 2019. This lease qualifies as a direct financing lease under the applicable guidance in FASB ASC 840-30, “Leases.” The remaining minimum lease payments under the direct financing lease for the year ending December 31, 2019 are $567 and will fulfill L B Pipe JV's remaining obligation under the lease agreement.

The Company’s exposure to loss prior to the sale of its ownership interest in L B Pipe JV resulted from its capital contributions, net of the Company’s share of L B Pipe JV’s income or loss, its revolving line of credit, and its net investment in the direct financing lease covering the facility used by L B Pipe JV for its operations. Its exposure to loss subsequent to the sale results from its net investment in the direct financing lease. The carrying amounts with the maximum exposure to loss of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, including the effects of the sale of the Company's 45% ownership interest in L B Pipe JV, are as follows: