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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Revenue Disaggregated by Geographic Location and Contract Type The following tables present Quanta’s revenue disaggregated by geographic location and contract type for the year ended December 31, 2018 (in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
By primary geographic location:
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
8,575,341

 
76.7
%
Canada
 
1,984,214

 
17.8
%
Australia
 
377,453

 
3.4
%
Latin America and Other
 
234,415

 
2.1
%
Total revenues
 
$
11,171,423

 
100.0
%

 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
By contract type:
 
 
 
 
Unit-price contracts
 
$
3,828,997

 
34.3
%
Fixed price contracts
 
4,835,401

 
43.3
%
Cost-plus contracts
 
2,507,025

 
22.4
%
Total revenues
 
$
11,171,423

 
100.0
%

Contract Assets and Liabilities Contract assets and liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Contract assets
 
$
576,891

 
$
497,292

Contract liabilities
 
$
425,961

 
$
433,387

Cash and Cash Equivalents Amounts related to Quanta’s cash and cash equivalents based on geographic location of the bank accounts were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Cash and cash equivalents held in domestic bank accounts
 
$
62,495

 
$
83,074

Cash and cash equivalents held in foreign bank accounts
 
16,192

 
55,211

Total cash and cash equivalents
 
$
78,687

 
$
138,285

Amounts related to cash and cash equivalents held by joint ventures, which are included in Quanta’s total cash and cash equivalents balances, were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Cash and cash equivalents held by domestic joint ventures
 
$
8,544

 
$
10,042

Cash and cash equivalents held by foreign joint ventures
 
441

 
6,615

Total cash and cash equivalents held by joint ventures
 
8,985

 
16,657

Cash and cash equivalents not held by joint ventures
 
69,702

 
121,628

Total cash and cash equivalents
 
$
78,687

 
$
138,285

Significant Estimates Used by Management in Determining Fair Values of the Company's Reporting Units and Customer Relationships Acquired The following table presents the significant estimates used by management in determining the fair values of Quanta’s reporting units for which a quantitative assessment was performed at December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Years of cash flows before terminal value
 
5 years
 
5 years
 
5 years
Weighted average cost of capital
 
12.0% to 15.0%
 
12.0% to 14.0%
 
12.5% to 14.5%
Transaction multiples applied to EBITDA
 
6.5 to 9.0
 
5.5 to 7.0
 
5.5 to 7.0
Guideline public company multiples applied to EBITDA
 
6.5 to 9.5
 
6.5 to 8.0
 
5.5 to 7.0
Five-year revenue compounded annual growth rates
 
-14% to 8%
 
-14% to 17%
 
-2% to 24%
Weighting of three methods:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discounted cash flows
 
70%
 
70%
 
70%
Market multiple
 
15%
 
15%
 
15%
Market capitalization
 
15%
 
15%
 
15%
The following table presents the significant estimates used by management in determining the fair values of customer relationships associated with acquisitions in the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Discount rates
 
20% to 27%
 
17% to 25%
 
20% to 23%
Customer attrition rates
 
20% to 33%
 
15% to 78%
 
10% to 70%