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Equity Method Investments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments | The following table summarizes our equity method investments, which were included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
Investee |  | Ownership Percentage |  | March 31, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
EMEA 1 Joint Venture |  | 20% |  | $ | 144 |  |  | $ | 150 |
VIE Joint Ventures (1) |  | 20% |  | 300 |  |  | 308 |
Other |  | Various |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 454 |  |  | $ | 468 |
(1)Includes investments in xScale joint ventures in each of our three regions ("Asia-Pacific 1 Joint Venture", "Asia-Pacific 2 Joint Venture", "Asia-Pacific 3 Joint Venture", "EMEA 2 Joint Venture" and "AMER 1 Joint Venture"), which share a similar purpose, design and nature of assets.
Schedule of The Maximum Exposure Losses of VIE Joint Ventures | The following table summarizes our maximum exposure to loss related to the VIE Joint Ventures as of March 31, 2024 (in millions):
|  | VIE Joint Ventures
Equity Investment |  | $ | 300 |
Outstanding Accounts Receivable |  | 44 |
Contract Assets |  | 56 |
Future Equity Contribution Commitments (1) |  | 42 |
Maximum Future Payments under Debt Guarantees (2) |  | 205 |
Total |  | $ | 647 |
(1)The joint ventures' partners are required to make additional equity contributions proportionately upon certain occurrences, such as a shortfall in capital necessary to complete certain construction phases or make interest payments on their outstanding debt. (2)In connection with our 20% equity investment in the EMEA 2 Joint Venture, we provided the lenders with our guarantees covering 20% of all payments of principal and interest due under EMEA 2 Joint Venture's credit facility agreements. A portion of the guarantees related to our AMER 1 Joint Venture (see Note 9).
Schedule of Other Related Party Transactions | The following table presents the revenues and expenses from these arrangements with the Joint Ventures in our condensed consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
Related Party |  | Nature of Transaction |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |  |  |
EMEA 1 Joint Venture |  | Revenues |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  |  |  |
EMEA 1 Joint Venture |  | Expenses (1) |  | 4 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
VIE Joint Ventures (2) |  | Revenues |  | 38 |  |  | 22 |  |  |  |  |
(1)Balances primarily consist of rent expenses for a 15-year sub-lease agreement with the EMEA 1 Joint Venture for a London data center. (2)Expenses from transactions with VIE Joint Ventures were insignificant for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. We have also sold certain data center facilities to our Joint Ventures and recognized gains or losses on asset sales as described above. The following table presents the assets and liabilities from related party transactions with the Joint Ventures in our condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
|  | EMEA 1 Joint Venture |  | VIE Joint Ventures
Balance Sheet |  | March 31, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023 |  | March 31, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 23 |
Other current assets (1) |  | 11 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 43 |
Property, plant and equipment, net (2) |  | 94 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 72 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Other assets (1) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | 21 |
Other current liabilities |  | 5 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |
Finance lease liabilities |  | 109 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 93 |  |  | 75 |
Operating lease liabilities |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Other liabilities (3) |  | 49 |  |  | 50 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
(1)The balance primarily relates to contract assets and other receivables. (2)The balance relates to finance lease right-of-use assets. (3)The balance primarily relates to the obligation to pay for future construction for certain sites sold as a part of the EMEA 1 Joint Venture transaction.

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