Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Outstanding Capital Commitments Associated with Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

As of December 31, 2016, Quanta had made aggregate contributions to this unconsolidated affiliate of $13.5 million and had received $2.9 million as a return of capital. Also as of December 31, 2016, Quanta had outstanding additional capital commitments associated with investments in an unconsolidated affiliate related to this project as follows (in thousands):


	Capital Commitments
Year Ending December 31:
2017 ⁽¹⁾	$	33,771
2018		—
2019		23,567

Total capital commitments associated with investments in an unconsolidated affiliate related to an EPC electrical transmission project	$	57,338

(1)	A return of capital from unconsolidated affiliates of approximately $42.1 million is anticipated in August 2017 and is not included in these amounts.

Minimum Lease Payments

The following schedule shows the future minimum lease payments under these leases as of December 31, 2016 (in thousands):


	Operating Leases
Year Ending December 31:
2017	$	99,677
2018		67,034
2019		44,216
2020		25,444
2021		13,761
Thereafter		16,331

Total minimum lease payments	$	266,463

- 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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