Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Outstanding Capital Commitments Associated with Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

As of December 31, 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:
2016	$	8,909
2017 ⁽¹⁾		31,010
2018		—
2019		22,895

Total capital commitments associated with investments in an unconsolidated affiliate related to an EPC electrical transmission project	$	62,814

(1)	This amount excludes a return of capital from an unconsolidated affiliate of approximately $40.9 million that is anticipated in August 2017.

Minimum Lease Payments

The following schedule shows the future minimum lease payments under these leases as of December 31, 2015 (in thousands):


	Operating Leases
Year Ending December 31:
2016	$	78,971
2017		56,488
2018		42,608
2019		25,065
2020		14,290
Thereafter		17,281

Total minimum lease payments	$	234,703

- 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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