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Segment and geographic information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Segment and geographic information  
Segment and geographic information

13. Segment and geographic information

        Our operating segments are Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest and Un-allocated Corporate. The segment classified as Un-allocated Corporate includes activities that support the executive offices, capital structure and costs of being a public registrant in the United States and Canada. Un-allocated Corporate also includes Rollcast, a 60% owned company, which develops, owns and operates renewable power plants that use wood or biomass fuel, and for which we initiated and approved a plan to sell, and Ridgeline, which develops and operates wind and solar power projects. These costs are not allocated to the operating segments when determining segment profit or loss.

        We analyze the performance of our operating segments based on Project Adjusted EBITDA which is defined as project income plus interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (including non-cash impairment charges) and changes in fair value of derivative instruments. Project Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure recognized under GAAP and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. We use Project Adjusted EBITDA to provide comparative information about project performance without considering how projects are capitalized or whether they contain derivative contracts that are required to be recorded at fair value. Rollcast, a component of the Un-allocated Corporate segment, Path 15, a component of the Southwest segment, and the Florida projects, which are components of the Southeast segment, are included in the income from discontinued operations line item in the table below. We have adjusted prior periods to reflect this reclassification. A reconciliation of project income to Project Adjusted EBITDA is included in the tables below.

 
  Northeast   Southeast   Northwest   Southwest   Un-allocated
Corporate
  Consolidated  

Three months ended September 30, 2013

                                     

Project revenues

  $ 47.3   $ 10.6   $ 23.5   $ 61.0   $ (0.6 ) $ 141.8  

Segment assets

    1,134.8     177.4     1,113.3     913.9     157.3     3,496.7  

Project Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 24.9   $ 5.9   $ 19.4   $ 29.5   $ (3.5 )   76.2  

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

    3.5     0.5     (0.5 )           3.5  

Depreciation and amortization

    17.8     3.4     15.1     14.9     0.2     51.4  

Interest, net

    4.1     1.4     4.8     0.4     (0.1 )   10.6  

Other project (income) expense

    31.4             (26.3 )   0.8     5.9  
                           

Project income (loss)

    (31.9 )   0.6     (0.0 )   40.5     (4.4 )   4.8  

Administration

                    8.4     8.4  

Interest, net

                    27.5     27.5  

Foreign exchange gain

                    9.1     9.1  

Other expense, net

                         
                           

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

    (31.9 )   0.6     (0.0 )   40.5     (49.4 )   (40.2 )

Income tax expense

                         
                           

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

    (31.9 )   0.6     (0.0 )   40.5     (49.4 )   (40.2 )

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

                    (0.4 )   (0.4 )
                           

Net income (loss)

  $ (31.9 ) $ 0.6   $ (0.0 ) $ 40.5   $ (49.8 ) $ (40.6 )
                           


 

 
  Northeast   Southeast   Northwest   Southwest   Un-allocated
Corporate
  Consolidated  

Three months ended September 30, 2012

                                     

Project revenues

  $ 43.8   $   $ 15.0   $ 47.7   $ (0.2 ) $ 106.3  

Segment assets

    1,157.9     446.3     852.0     1,162.6     25.2     3,644.0  

Project Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 20.3   $ 2.3   $ 12.6   $ 23.4   $ (1.2 )   57.4  

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

    (10.2 )   (0.6 )               (10.8 )

Depreciation and amortization

    20.4     1.4     10.7     9.3         41.8  

Interest, net

    4.5         1.2     0.1         5.8  

Other project (income) expense

    0.3             0.2     0.4     0.9  
                           

Project income (loss)

    5.3     1.5     0.7     13.8     (1.6 )   19.7  

Administration

                    6.3     6.3  

Interest, net

                    25.8     25.8  

Foreign exchange loss

                    7.7     7.7  

Other expense, net

                    0.3     0.3  
                           

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

    5.3     1.5     0.7     13.8     (41.7 )   (20.4 )

Income tax expense

                    3.1     3.1  
                           

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

    5.3     1.5     0.7     13.8     (44.8 )   (23.5 )

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

        19.3         0.8     (1.1 )   19.0  
                           

Net income (loss)

  $ 5.3   $ 20.8   $ 0.7   $ 14.6   $ (45.9 ) $ (4.5 )
                           


 

 
  Northeast   Southeast   Northwest   Southwest   Un-allocated
Corporate
  Consolidated  

Nine months ended September 30, 2013

                                     

Project revenues

  $ 167.9   $ 16.8   $ 69.5   $ 167.7   $ (0.9 ) $ 421.0  

Segment assets

    1,134.8     177.4     1,113.3     913.9     157.3     3,496.7  

Project Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 96.8   $ 10.4   $ 53.0   $ 64.5   $ (11.4 )   213.3  

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

    (12.9 )   (3.1 )   (18.8 )           (34.8 )

Depreciation and amortization

    55.7     7.9     45.7     44.7     0.5     154.5  

Interest, net

    12.8     2.6     14.2     0.9         30.5  

Other project (income) expense

    32.3     0.1         (26.6 )       5.8  
                           

Project income (loss)

    8.9     2.9     11.9     45.5     (11.9 )   57.3  

Administration

                    28.5     28.5  

Interest, net

                    78.7     78.7  

Foreign exchange gain

                    (12.9 )   (12.9 )

Other expense, net

                    (9.5 )   (9.5 )
                           

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

    8.9     2.9     11.9     45.5     (96.7 )   (27.5 )

Income tax benefit

                    (1.9 )   (1.9 )
                           

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

    8.9     2.9     11.9     45.5     (94.8 )   (25.6 )

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

        (1.1 )       1.3     (6.3 )   (6.1 )
                           

Net income (loss)

  $ 8.9   $ 1.8   $ 11.9   $ 46.8   $ (101.1 ) $ (31.7 )
                           


 

 
  Northeast   Southeast   Northwest   Southwest   Un-allocated
Corporate
  Consolidated  

Nine months ended September 30, 2012

                                     

Project revenues

  $ 156.6   $   $ 46.9   $ 121.7   $ 1.2   $ 326.4  

Segment assets

    1,157.9     446.3     852.0     1,162.6     25.2     3,644.0  

Project Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 85.2   $ 6.5   $ 38.5   $ 48.0   $ (7.5 )   170.7  

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

    46.3     2.6                 48.9  

Depreciation and amortization

    58.0     4.3     31.7     28.9     0.1     123.0  

Interest, net

    13.9         3.8     0.4         18.1  

Other project (income) expense

    0.8             2.9     0.7     4.4  
                           

Project income (loss)

    (33.8 )   (0.4 )   3.0     15.8     (8.3 )   (23.7 )

Administration

                    22.0     22.0  

Interest, net

                    69.3     69.3  

Foreign exchange loss

                    4.4     4.4  

Other expense, net

                    (5.7 )   (5.7 )
                           

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

    (33.8 )   (0.4 )   3.0     15.8     (98.3 )   (113.7 )

Income tax expense

                    (19.1 )   (19.1 )
                           

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

    (33.8 )   (0.4 )   3.0     15.8     (79.2 )   (94.6 )

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

        49.5         1.5     (2.2 )   48.8  
                           

Net income (loss)

  $ (33.8 ) $ 49.1   $ 3.0   $ 17.3   $ (81.4 ) $ (45.8 )
                           

        The tables below provide information, by country, about our consolidated operations. Revenue is recorded in the country in which it is earned and assets are recorded in the country in which they are located.

 
   
   
   
   
  Property, Plant and
Equipment, net of
accumulated depreciation
 
 
  Project Revenue
Three months ended
September 30,
  Project Revenue
Nine months ended
September 30,
 
 
  September 30,
2013
  December 31,
2012
 
 
  2013   2012   2013   2012  

United States

  $ 98.0   $ 61.0   $ 264.7   $ 171.9   $ 1,368.0   $ 1,504.8  

Canada

    43.8     45.3     156.3     154.5     505.9     550.7  
                           

Total

  $ 141.8   $ 106.3   $ 421.0   $ 326.4   $ 1,873.9   $ 2,055.5  

        The Ontario Electricity Financial Corp ("OEFC"), British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority ("BC Hydro"), San Diego Gas & Electric ("SD G&E") provided for approximately 20.7%, 10.2%, and 13.1% respectively, of total consolidated revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 26.3%, 10.8%, and 10.2% respectively, of total consolidated revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. OEFC and BC Hydro provided for approximately 18.7% and 9.2%, respectively, of total consolidated revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 22.1% and 9.7% respectively, of total consolidated revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. OEFC purchases electricity from the Calstock, Kapuskasing, Nipigon, North Bay and Tunis projects in the Northeast segment, BC Hydro purchases electricity from the Mamquam, Moresby Lake and Williams Lake projects in the Northwest segment, and SD G&E purchases electricity from the Naval Station, Naval Training Center, and North Island projects in the Southwest segment.