Equity Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

NOTE 11. EQUITY INVESTMENTS

Investment in joint venture as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 reflected the equity interest in our 50% investment in our WAVE joint venture. The WAVE joint venture is reflected within the Mineral Fiber segment in our consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting.

We use the cumulative earnings approach to determine the appropriate classification of distributions from WAVE within our cash flow statement. For all years presented, cumulative distributions received in prior periods, less distributions that were returns of investment, exceeded our cumulative equity earnings from WAVE as adjusted for the amortization of basis differences. Accordingly, the distributions were reflected as returns of investment in cash flows from investing activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for all years presented. Distributions from WAVE in 2023, 2022 and 2021, were $96.9 million, $104.5 million, and $78.3 million, respectively.

In certain markets, we sell WAVE products directly to customers pursuant to specific terms of sale. In those circumstances, we record the sales and associated costs within our consolidated financial statements. The total sales associated with these transactions were $47.2 million, $47.3 million and $42.3 million for the years ended 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Condensed financial data for WAVE is summarized below.


	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Current assets	$	88.9	$	100.8
Non-current assets		87.2		86.3
Current liabilities		33.0		31.3
Non-current liabilities		363.9		372.3


	2023		2022		2021
Net sales	$	449.0	$	458.2	$	430.8
Gross profit		263.2		231.1		244.5
Net earnings		187.2		163.7		184.6

Our recorded investment in WAVE was higher than our 50% share of the carrying values reported in WAVE’s consolidated financial statements by $127.9 million as of December 31, 2023 and $132.2 million as of December 31, 2022. These differences are due to our adoption of fresh-start reporting upon emergence from Chapter 11 in October 2006, while WAVE’s consolidated financial statements do not reflect fresh-start reporting. The differences are composed of the following fair value adjustments to assets:


	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Property, plant and equipment	$	0.4	$	0.4
Other intangibles		97.1		101.4
Goodwill		30.4		30.4
Total	$	127.9	$	132.2

Other intangibles include customer relationships and trademarks. Customer relationships are amortized over 20 years and trademarks have an indefinite life.

Management regularly evaluates its investment in WAVE for impairment. Based on those evaluations, management concluded that its investment in WAVE was not impaired in 2023, 2022 or 2021.

See discussion in Note 26 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on this related party.