Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Outstanding Capital Commitments Associated with Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

As of September 30, 2015, Quanta had outstanding capital commitments associated with investments in an unconsolidated affiliate related to this project as follows (in thousands):


	Capital Commitments
Year Ending December 31 —
Remainder of 2015	$	2,530
2016		8,010
2017 ⁽¹⁾		32,238
2018		—
2019		23,801
Thereafter		—

Total capital commitments associated with investments in unconsolidated affiliated related to an EPC electrical transmission project	$	66,579

⁽¹⁾	This amount excludes a return of capital from an unconsolidated affiliate of approximately $42.5 million that is anticipated in August 2017.

Minimum Lease Payments

The following schedule shows the future minimum lease payments under these leases as of September 30, 2015 (in thousands):


	Operating Leases
Year Ending December 31 —
Remainder of 2015	$	23,170
2016		68,570
2017		51,415
2018		38,039
2019		21,750
Thereafter		29,735

Total minimum lease payments	$	232,679

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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