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Note 8 - Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015

Revenues	$	26,943	$	36,268
Operating income		194		582
Net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders		94		290

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,348	$	3,226
Contracts receivable, including retainage		18,848		19,941
Other current assets		6,222		15,887
Total current assets		30,418		39,054
Property and equipment, net		10,249		10,080
Goodwill		1,501		1,501
Total assets	$	42,168	$	50,635
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	16,499	$	20,596
Other current liabilities		11,705		10,986
Total current liabilities		28,204		31,582
Long-term liabilities:
Other long-term liabilities		351		3,370
Total liabilities	$	28,555	$	34,952

Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Total combined:
Revenues	$	8,804	$	13,006
Income before tax		535		2,413

Sterling’s noncontrolling interest:
Revenues	$	3,780	$	4,552
Income before tax		258		335

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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