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Asset Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Asset Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other |
Asset Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other | 2. Asset Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other In September 2016, Occidental completed the sale of its South Texas Eagle Ford non-operated properties for $63 million resulting in a pre-tax gain of $59 million. In September 2016, Occidental sought government approvals to sell its operations in Libya. Occidental recorded a pre-tax impairment charge of $112 million to write down the value of its Libya operations. In August 2016, Occidental terminated crude oil supply agreements at a cost of $160 million. In the second quarter of 2016, Occidental received $330 million as final payment from the settlement with the Republic of Ecuador. In January 2016, Occidental reached an understanding on the terms of payment for the approximate $1.0 billion payable to Occidental by the Republic of Ecuador under a November 2015 International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes arbitration award. This award relates to Ecuador’s 2006 expropriation of Occidental’s Participation Contract for Block 15. Occidental recorded a pre-tax gain of $681 million in the first quarter of 2016. The results related to Ecuador were presented as discontinued operations. In May and June 2016, respectively, Occidental utilized part of the proceeds from the April 2016 senior note offering (described below) to exercise the early redemption option on $1.25 billion of 1.75-percent senior notes due in the first quarter of 2017 and to retire all $750 million of 4.125-percent senior notes that matured in June 2016. In April 2016, Occidental issued $2.75 billion of senior notes, comprised of $0.4 billion of 2.6-percent senior notes due 2022, $1.15 billion of 3.4-percent senior notes due 2026 and $1.2 billion of 4.4-percent senior notes due 2046. Occidental received net proceeds of approximately $2.72 billion. Interest on the senior notes is payable semi-annually in arrears in April and October of each year for each series of senior notes, beginning on October 15, 2016. Occidental used a portion of the proceeds to retire debt in May and June 2016, and will use the remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes. In March 2016, Occidental distributed its remaining shares of California Resources Corporation (California Resources) through a special stock dividend to stockholders of record as of February 29, 2016. Upon distribution, Occidental recorded a $78 million loss to reduce the investment to its fair market value, and Occidental no longer owns any shares of California Resources common stock. In March 2016, Occidental completed the sale of its Piceance Basin operations in Colorado for $153 million resulting in a pre-tax gain of $121 million. The assets and liabilities related to these operations were presented as held for sale at December 31, 2015, and primarily included property, plant and equipment and current accrued liabilities and asset retirement obligations. In February 2016, Occidental repaid $700 million of 2.5-percent senior notes that matured. In January 2016, Occidental completed the sale of its Occidental Tower building in Dallas, Texas, for net proceeds of approximately $85 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $57 million. The building was classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2015.

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- Definition Description of significant business acquisitions (or series of individually immaterial business combinations or asset acquisitions) planned, initiated, or completed during the period, including background, timing, and allocation of acquisition costs. Includes description of significant business or asset dispositions completed during the period, including background, timing and disclosures for discontinued operations, if applicable. Also includes description of other applicable transactions. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate all disclosures (including data and tables) regarding business combinations, asset acquisitions, business or asset dispositions, including leverage buyout transactions and other transactions. + References No definition available. + Details
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