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Equity Method Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investments
Equity Method Investments

In November 2013, the Company sold the Company's Harsco Infrastructure Segment into a strategic venture with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R") as part of a transaction that combined the Harsco Infrastructure Segment with Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., which CD&R simultaneously acquired (the "Infrastructure Transaction"). As a result of the Infrastructure Transaction, the Company retained an equity interest in Brand Energy & Infrastructure Service, Inc. and Subsidiaries ("Brand" or the "Infrastructure strategic venture") which was accounted for as an equity method investment in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
 
As part of the Infrastructure Transaction, the Company was required to make a quarterly payment to the Company's partner in the Infrastructure strategic venture, either (at the Company's election) (i) in cash, with total payments to equal approximately $22 million per year on a pre-tax basis (approximately $15 million per year after-tax), or (ii) in kind, through the transfer of approximately 3% of the Company's ownership interest in the Infrastructure strategic venture on an annual basis (the "unit adjustment liability"). The Company recognized the change in fair value to the unit adjustment liability each period until the Company was no longer required to make these payments or chose not to make these payments. The change in fair value to the unit adjustment liability was a non-cash expense.

In March 2016, the Company elected not to make the quarterly cash payments to the Company's partner in the Infrastructure strategic venture for the remainder of 2016. Instead, the Company transferred approximately 3% of its ownership interest in satisfaction of the Company's 2016 obligation related to the unit adjustment liability. As a result of not making the quarterly cash payments for 2016, the Company's ownership interest in the Infrastructure strategic venture decreased by approximately 3% and the value of the unit adjustment liability was updated to reflect this change. Accordingly, the book value of the Company's equity method investment in Brand decreased by $29.4 million and the unit adjustment liability decreased by
$19.1 million. The resulting net loss of $10.3 million was recognized in Change in fair value to the unit adjustment liability and loss on dilution of equity method investment on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. This net loss was a non-cash expense.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 the Company recognized $1.5 million and $3.4 million, respectively, of change in fair value to the unit adjustment liability exclusive of the fair value adjustment resulting from the decision not to make the quarterly payments in 2016, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations caption Change in fair value to the unit adjustment liability and loss on dilution of equity method investment.

In September 2016, the Company sold its remaining, approximately 26% interest in Brand. Accordingly, there has been no activity related to Brand subsequent to the date of sale.

The Company’s proportionate share of Brand's net income was recorded one quarter in arrears.  Accordingly, Brand’s results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2016 were utilized by the Company to record its proportional share of income in the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.  There was no equity income recorded for Brand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 due to the sale of the interest in Brand.  Brand's results of operations are summarized as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
March 31
 
March 31
(In thousands)
 
2016
 
2016
Net revenues
 
$
750,394

 
$
1,551,146

Gross profit
 
148,972

 
329,549

Net income (loss) attributable to Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
(2,682
)
 
8,378

Harsco's equity in income (loss) of Brand
 
(694
)
 
2,481