Variable Interest Entities |
9 Months Ended |
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| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES |
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
The Company's variable interest in Variable Interest Entities ("VIE" or "VIEs") currently are in the form of equity ownership and loans provided by the Company to a VIE. The Company examines specific criteria and uses its judgment when determining if the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE and is therefore required to consolidate the investments. Factors considered in determining whether the Company is the primary beneficiary include risk-and-reward sharing, experience and financial condition of the other partner(s), voting rights, involvement in day-to-day capital and operating decisions, representation on a VIE's executive committee or Board of Directors, whether or not the Company has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance, existence of unilateral kick-out rights or voting rights, and level of economic disproportionality between the Company and the other partner(s).
Consolidated VIEs
As of September 30, 2015, the Company does not have any investments in VIEs that qualify for consolidation.
Unconsolidated VIE
At September 30, 2015, the Company's recorded investment in Black Bison WS and Intermediate Holdings, collectively a VIE that is unconsolidated, was $7.7 million. The Company's maximum exposure to loss associated with the investment is limited to the Company's outstanding notes receivable, discussed in Note 6, totaling $7.7 million and $15.9 million as of September 30, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively. While this entity is a VIE, the Company has determined that the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance is not held by the Company, therefore the VIE is not consolidated.
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