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Joint Ventures
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Joint Ventures
Joint Ventures

The financial results of majority-owned joint ventures are consolidated into the Company’s operating results and financial
position, with the minority ownership interest recognized in the consolidated statement of income as net income attributable
to noncontrolling interests, and as equity attributable to the noncontrolling interests within total stockholders’ equity.
Investments in which the Company exercises significant influence, but which it does not control (generally a 20% to 50%
ownership interest) are accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

Majority-Owned Joint Ventures

The Company has a 60% interest in the Chinese joint venture known as Shanghai STAL Precision Stainless Steel Company
Limited (STAL). The remaining 40% interest in STAL is owned by China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited, a state
authorized investment company whose equity securities are publicly traded in the People’s Republic of China. STAL is part of
ATI’s Flat Rolled Products segment, and manufactures Precision Rolled Strip stainless products mainly for the electronics,
communication equipment, computers and automotive markets located in Asia. Cash and cash equivalents held by STAL as of
March 31, 2018 were $40.8 million.

During 2017, the Company formed Next Gen Alloys LLC, a joint venture with GE Aviation for the development of a new
meltless titanium alloy powder manufacturing technology. ATI owns a 51% interest in this joint venture. The titanium alloy
powders are being developed for use in additive manufacturing applications, including 3D printing. Cash and cash equivalents
held by this joint venture as of March 31, 2018 were $12.0 million. During the first quarter of 2018, the Company received $2.7 million for the sale of noncontrolling interest related to Next Gen Alloys LLC which is reported as a financing activity on the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Equity Method Joint Ventures

On March 1, 2018, the Company announced the formation of the Allegheny & Tsingshan Stainless (A&T Stainless) joint venture with an affiliate company of Tsingshan Group (Tsingshan) to produce 60-inch wide stainless sheet products for sale in North America. Tsingshan purchased a 50% joint venture interest in A&T Stainless for $17.5 million, of which $5.0 million was received in the first quarter of 2018 and reported as a financing activity on the consolidated statements of cash flows. The remaining $12.5 million will be paid in installments during the remainder of 2018. The A&T Stainless operations include the Company’s previously-idled direct roll and pickle (DRAP) facility in Midland, PA. ATI provides hot-rolling conversion services to A&T Stainless using the FRP segment’s Hot-Rolling and Processing Facility. As a result of this sale of a 50% noncontrolling interest and the subsequent deconsolidation of the A&T Stainless entity, the Company recognized a $15.9 million gain during the first quarter of 2018 under deconsolidation and derecognition accounting guidance covering the loss of control of a subsidiary determined to be a business. The gain, including ATI’s retained 50% share, was based on the fair value of the joint venture, as determined by the cash purchase price for the noncontrolling interest, and is reported in other income, net on the consolidated statement of income, and is excluded from FRP segment results. Following this deconsolidation, ATI accounts for the A&T Stainless joint venture under the equity method of accounting. ATI’s share of the A&T Stainless joint venture results was a $0.6 million loss for the three months ended March 31, 2018, which is included in the FRP segment’s operating results, and within other income, net on the consolidated statements of income.

ATI has a 50% interest in the industrial titanium joint venture known as Uniti LLC (Uniti), with the remaining 50% interest
held by VSMPO, a Russian producer of titanium, aluminum, and specialty steel products. Uniti is accounted for under the
equity method of accounting. ATI’s share of Uniti’s income was $0.5 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, which is included in the FRP segment’s operating results, and within other income, net in the three months ended March 31, 2018 on the consolidated statements of income. This equity income was previously classified in cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2017 on the consolidated statements of income.