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Note 17 - Guarantor Subsidiaries | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Abstract] |
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Text Block] | Note 17: Guarantor Subsidiaries Presented below are Hecla Mining Company’s condensed consolidating financial statements as required by Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, resulting from the guarantees by certain of our subsidiaries (the "Guarantors") of the $500 million aggregate principal amount of the Company's 6.875% Senior Notes due on May 1, 2021 (the "Notes", see Note 6 for more information). The Guarantors consist of the following of our 100%-owned subsidiaries: Hecla Limited; Silver Hunter Mining Company; Rio Grande Silver, Inc.; RHL Holdings, Inc.; Hecla MC Subsidiary, LLC; Hecla Silver Valley, Inc.; Burke Trading, Inc.; Hecla Alaska LLC; Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company; Hecla Admiralty Company; and Hecla Juneau Mining Company. We completed the offering of the Notes on April 21, 2013, and a related exchange offer for virtually identical notes registered with the SEC on January 3, 2014. The condensed consolidating financial statements below have been prepared from our financial information on the same basis of accounting as the consolidated financial statements. Investments in the subsidiaries are accounted for under the equity method. Accordingly, the entries necessary to consolidate Hecla Mining Company and the Guarantors are reflected in the intercompany eliminations column. In the course of preparing consolidated financial statements, we eliminate the effects of various transactions conducted between our subsidiaries. While valid at an individual subsidiary level, such activities are eliminated in consolidation because, when taken as a whole, they do not represent business activity with third-party customers, vendors, and other parties. Examples of such eliminations include the following.
| • | Investments in subsidiaries. The acquisition of a company results in an investment on the records of the parent company and a contribution of capital on the records of the subsidiary. Such investments and capital contributions are eliminated in consolidation.
| • | Capital contributions. Other of our subsidiaries do not generate cash flow, and their cash requirements are routinely met with inter-company advances from their parent companies. On an annual basis, the boards of directors of such parent companies declare contributions of capital to their subsidiary companies, which increase the parent's investment and the subsidiaries' additional paid-in capital. In consolidation, investments in subsidiaries and related additional paid-in capital are eliminated.
| • | Deferred taxes. Our ability to realize deferred tax assets and liabilities is considered on a consolidated basis for subsidiaries within the United States, with all subsidiaries' estimated future taxable income contributing to the ability to realize all such assets and liabilities. However, when our subsidiaries are viewed independently, we use the separate return method to assess the realizability of each subsidiary's deferred tax assets and whether a valuation allowance is required against such deferred tax assets. In some instances, a parent company or subsidiary may possess deferred tax assets whose realization depends on the future taxable incomes of other subsidiaries on a consolidated-return basis, but would not be considered realizable if such parent or subsidiary filed on a separate stand-alone basis. In such a situation, a valuation allowance is assessed on that subsidiary's deferred tax assets, with the resulting adjustment reported in the eliminations column of the guarantor and parent's financial statements, as is the case in the financial statements set forth below. The separate return method can result in significant eliminations of deferred tax assets and liabilities and related income tax provisions and benefits. Non-current deferred tax asset balances are included in other non-current assets on the condensed consolidating balance sheets and make up a large portion of that item, particularly for the guarantor balances.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
|  | As of December 31, 2013 |
|  | Parent |  |  | Guarantor |  |  | Non-Guarantor |  |  | Eliminations |  |  | Consolidated |
|  | (in thousands) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 126,271 |  |  | $ | 40,009 |  |  | $ | 45,895 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 212,175 |
Other current assets |  |  | 4,795 |  |  |  | 75,083 |  |  |  | 33,129 |  |  |  | 18,453 |  |  |  | 131,460 |
Properties, plants, and equipment - net |  |  | 803 |  |  |  | 1,052,102 |  |  |  | 738,696 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,791,601 |
Intercompany receivable (payable) |  |  | 547,074 |  |  |  | (131,599 | ) |  |  | (464,634 | ) |  |  | 49,159 |  |  |  | — |
Investments in subsidiaries |  |  | 1,176,293 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,176,293 | ) |  |  | — |
Other non-current assets |  |  | 5,248 |  |  |  | 164,563 |  |  |  | 11,115 |  |  |  | (84,043 | ) |  |  | 96,883 |
Total assets |  | $ | 1,860,484 |  |  | $ | 1,200,158 |  |  | $ | 364,201 |  |  | $ | (1,192,724 | ) |  | $ | 2,232,119 |
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 10,058 |  |  | $ | 117,422 |  |  | $ | 24,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 151,480 |
Long-term debt |  |  | 490,726 |  |  |  | 14,292 |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 505,058 |
Non-current portion of accrued reclamation |  |  | — |  |  |  | 38,426 |  |  |  | 8,340 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 46,766 |
Non-current deferred tax liability |  |  | — |  |  |  | 16,430 |  |  |  | 164,861 |  |  |  | (16,431 | ) |  |  | 164,860 |
Other non-current liabilities |  |  | 33,281 |  |  |  | 4,043 |  |  |  | 212 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37,536 |
Stockholders' equity |  |  | 1,326,419 |  |  |  | 1,009,545 |  |  |  | 166,748 |  |  |  | (1,176,293 | ) |  |  | 1,326,419 |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |  | $ | 1,860,484 |  |  | $ | 1,200,158 |  |  | $ | 364,201 |  |  | $ | (1,192,724 | ) |  | $ | 2,232,119 |
|  | As of December 31, 2012 |
|  | Parent |  |  | Guarantor |  |  | Non-Guarantor |  |  | Eliminations |  |  | Consolidated |
|  | (in thousands) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 132,266 |  |  | $ | 57,075 |  |  | $ | 1,643 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 190,984 |
Other current assets |  |  | 7,399 |  |  |  | 65,658 |  |  |  | 766 |  |  |  | 18,091 |  |  |  | 91,914 |
Properties, plants, and equipment - net |  |  | — |  |  |  | 991,476 |  |  |  | 5,183 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 996,659 |
Intercompany receivable (payable) |  |  | 113,234 |  |  |  | (64,893 | ) |  |  | (74,450 | ) |  |  | 26,109 |  |  |  | — |
Investments in subsidiaries |  |  | 918,526 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (918,526 | ) |  |  | — |
Other non-current assets |  |  | 3,059 |  |  |  | 164,913 |  |  |  | 7,600 |  |  |  | (76,839 | ) |  |  | 98,733 |
Total assets |  | $ | 1,174,484 |  |  | $ | 1,214,229 |  |  | $ | (59,258 | ) |  | $ | (951,165 | ) |  | $ | 1,378,290 |
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 3,726 |  |  | $ | 121,221 |  |  | $ | 1,016 |  |  | $ | (30,976 | ) |  | $ | 94,987 |
Long-term debt |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11,875 |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11,935 |
Non-current portion of accrued reclamation |  |  | — |  |  |  | 92,825 |  |  |  | 545 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 93,370 |
Other non-current liabilities |  |  | 32,807 |  |  |  | 8,651 |  |  |  | 252 |  |  |  | (1,663 | ) |  |  | 40,047 |
Stockholders' equity |  |  | 1,137,951 |  |  |  | 979,657 |  |  |  | (61,131 | ) |  |  | (918,526 | ) |  |  | 1,137,951 |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |  | $ | 1,174,484 |  |  | $ | 1,214,229 |  |  | $ | (59,258 | ) |  | $ | (951,165 | ) |  | $ | 1,378,290 |
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2013 |
|  | Parent |  |  | Guarantor |  |  | Non-Guarantor |  |  | Eliminations |  |  | Consolidated |
|  | (in thousands) |
Revenues |  | $ | 3,044 |  |  | $ | 304,423 |  |  | $ | 75,122 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 382,589 |
Cost of sales |  |  | — |  |  |  | (179,491 | ) |  |  | (55,825 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (235,316 | )
Depreciation, depletion, amortization |  |  | — |  |  |  | (63,097 | ) |  |  | (18,030 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (81,127 | )
General and administrative |  |  | (14,441 | ) |  |  | (13,174 | ) |  |  | (1,310 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (28,925 | )
Exploration and pre-development |  |  | (576 | ) |  |  | (24,990 | ) |  |  | (12,084 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (37,650 | )
Gain on derivative contracts |  |  | 17,979 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17,979 |
Aurizon acquisition costs |  |  | (14,444 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (11,953 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (26,397 | )
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |  |  | (15,807 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,807 |  |  |  | — |
Other (expense) income |  |  | (885 | ) |  |  | 1,345 |  |  |  | (9,616 | ) |  |  | (16,922 | ) |  |  | (26,078 | )
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  | (25,130 | ) |  |  | 25,016 |  |  |  | (33,696 | ) |  |  | (1,115 | ) |  |  | (34,925 | )
(Provision) benefit from income taxes |  |  | — |  |  |  | (14,171 | ) |  |  | 7,044 |  |  |  | 16,922 |  |  |  | 9,795 |
Net income (loss) |  |  | (25,130 | ) |  |  | 10,845 |  |  |  | (26,652 | ) |  |  | 15,807 |  |  |  | (25,130 | )
Preferred stock dividends |  |  | (552 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (552 | )
Income (loss) applicable to common stockholders |  |  | (25,682 | ) |  |  | 10,845 |  |  |  | (26,652 | ) |  |  | 15,807 |  |  |  | (25,682 | )
Net income (loss) |  |  | (25,130 | ) |  |  | 10,845 |  |  |  | (26,652 | ) |  |  | 15,807 |  |  |  | (25,130 | )
Changes in comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (2,381 | ) |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (4,587 | ) |  |  | 4,594 |  |  |  | (2,381 | )
Comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | (27,511 | ) |  | $ | 10,838 |  |  | $ | (31,239 | ) |  | $ | 20,401 |  |  | $ | (27,511 | )
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2012 |
|  | Parent |  |  | Guarantor |  |  | Non-Guarantor |  |  | Eliminations |  |  | Consolidated |
|  | (in thousands) |
Revenues |  | $ | (1,346 | ) |  | $ | 322,489 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 321,143 |
Cost of sales |  |  | — |  |  |  | (134,105 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (134,105 | )
Depreciation, depletion, amortization |  |  | — |  |  |  | (43,522 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (43,522 | )
General and administrative |  |  | (11,519 | ) |  |  | (9,519 | ) |  |  | (215 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (21,253 | )
Exploration and pre-development |  |  | (1,262 | ) |  |  | (38,700 | ) |  |  | (9,776 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (49,738 | )
Loss on derivative contracts |  |  | (10,457 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10,457 | )
Closed operations |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,259 | ) |  |  | (2,393 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,652 | )
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |  |  | 21,246 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (21,246 | ) |  |  | — |
Other (expense) income |  |  | 18,292 |  |  |  | (27,747 | ) |  |  | (3,207 | ) |  |  | (20,921 | ) |  |  | (33,583 | )
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  | 14,954 |  |  |  | 66,637 |  |  |  | (15,591 | ) |  |  | (42,167 | ) |  |  | 23,833 |
(Provision) benefit from income taxes |  |  | — |  |  |  | (29,802 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20,923 |  |  |  | (8,879 | )
Net income (loss) |  |  | 14,954 |  |  |  | 36,835 |  |  |  | (15,591 | ) |  |  | (21,244 | ) |  |  | 14,954 |
Preferred stock dividends |  |  | (552 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (552 | )
Income (loss) applicable to common stockholders |  |  | 14,402 |  |  |  | 36,835 |  |  |  | (15,591 | ) |  |  | (21,244 | ) |  |  | 14,402 |
Net income (loss) |  |  | 14,954 |  |  |  | 36,835 |  |  |  | (15,591 | ) |  |  | (21,244 | ) |  |  | 14,954 |
Changes in comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (420 | ) |  |  | (911 | ) |  |  | 1,438 |  |  |  | (527 | ) |  |  | (420 | )
Comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | 14,534 |  |  | $ | 35,924 |  |  | $ | (14,153 | ) |  | $ | (21,771 | ) |  | $ | 14,534 |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2011 |
|  | Parent |  |  | Guarantor |  |  | Non-Guarantor |  |  | Eliminations |  |  | Consolidated |
|  | (in thousands) |
Revenues |  | $ | 7,140 |  |  | $ | 470,494 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 477,634 |
Cost of sales |  |  | — |  |  |  | (165,573 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (165,573 | )
Depreciation, depletion, amortization |  |  | — |  |  |  | (47,066 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (47,066 | )
General and administrative |  |  | (10,355 | ) |  |  | (7,909 | ) |  |  | (276 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (18,540 | )
Exploration and pre-development |  |  | (407 | ) |  |  | (23,548 | ) |  |  | (7,450 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (31,405 | )
Gain on derivative contracts |  |  | 37,988 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37,988 |
Closed operations |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8,961 | ) |  |  | (786 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (9,747 | )
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |  |  | 254,902 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (254,902 | ) |  |  | — |
Other (expense) income |  |  | (138,104 | ) |  |  | 4,920 |  |  |  | (3,391 | ) |  |  | 126,426 |  |  |  | (10,149 | )
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  | 151,164 |  |  |  | 222,357 |  |  |  | (11,903 | ) |  |  | (128,476 | ) |  |  | 233,142 |
(Provision) benefit from income taxes |  |  | — |  |  |  | 44,448 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (126,426 | ) |  |  | (81,978 | )
Net income (loss) |  |  | 151,164 |  |  |  | 266,805 |  |  |  | (11,903 | ) |  |  | (254,902 | ) |  |  | 151,164 |
Preferred stock dividends |  |  | (552 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (552 | )
Income (loss) applicable to common stockholders |  |  | 150,612 |  |  |  | 266,805 |  |  |  | (11,903 | ) |  |  | (254,902 | ) |  |  | 150,612 |
Net income (loss) |  |  | 151,164 |  |  |  | 266,805 |  |  |  | (11,903 | ) |  |  | (254,902 | ) |  |  | 151,164 |
Changes in comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (8,381 | ) |  |  | (3,089 | ) |  |  | (679 | ) |  |  | 3,768 |  |  |  | (8,381 | )
Comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | 142,783 |  |  | $ | 263,716 |  |  | $ | (12,582 | ) |  | $ | (251,134 | ) |  | $ | 142,783 |
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2013 |
|  | Parent |  |  | Guarantor |  |  | Non-Guarantor |  |  | Eliminations |  |  | Consolidated |
|  | (in thousands) |
Cash flows from operating activities |  | $ | (9,958 | ) |  | $ | 17,940 |  |  | $ | (20,129 | ) |  | $ | 38,791 |  |  | $ | 26,644 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions to properties, plants, and equipment |  |  | (1,535 | ) |  |  | (107,893 | ) |  |  | (41,308 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (150,736 | )
Acquisition of Aurizon Mines Ltd. |  |  | (498,705 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 177,588 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (321,117 | )
Other investing activities, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (3,633 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,644 | )
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid to stockholders |  |  | (6,543 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6,543 | )
Borrowings on debt |  |  | 490,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 490,000 |
Payments on debt |  |  | — |  |  |  | (7,039 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (7,039 | )
Other financing activity |  |  | 20,746 |  |  |  | 79,937 |  |  |  | (63,361 | ) |  |  | (38,791 | ) |  |  | (1,469 | )
Changes in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | (5,995 | ) |  |  | (17,066 | ) |  |  | 49,157 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26,096 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,905 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,905 | )
Beginning cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 132,266 |  |  |  | 57,075 |  |  |  | 1,643 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 190,984 |
Ending cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 126,271 |  |  | $ | 40,009 |  |  | $ | 45,895 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 212,175 |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2012 |
|  | Parent |  |  | Guarantor |  |  | Non-Guarantor |  |  | Eliminations |  |  | Consolidated |
|  | (in thousands) |
Cash flows from operating activities |  | $ | 49,295 |  |  | $ | 42,957 |  |  | $ | (14,296 | ) |  | $ | (8,940 | ) |  | $ | 69,016 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions to properties, plants, and equipment |  |  | (618 | ) |  |  | (107,425 | ) |  |  | (5,053 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (113,096 | )
Other investing activities, net |  |  | (48,815 | ) |  |  | 891 |  |  |  | (5,835 | ) |  |  | 48,817 |  |  |  | (4,942 | )
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid to stockholders |  |  | (17,673 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (17,673 | )
Payments on debt |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,878 | ) |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,890 | )
Other financing activity |  |  | 52,227 |  |  |  | (41,903 | ) |  |  | 26,659 |  |  |  | (39,877 | ) |  |  | (2,894 | )
Changes in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 34,416 |  |  |  | (111,358 | ) |  |  | 1,463 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (75,479 | )
Beginning cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 97,850 |  |  |  | 168,433 |  |  |  | 180 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 266,463 |
Ending cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 132,266 |  |  | $ | 57,075 |  |  | $ | 1,643 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 190,984 |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2011 |
|  | Parent |  |  | Guarantor |  |  | Non-Guarantor |  |  | Eliminations |  |  | Consolidated |
|  | (in thousands) |
Cash flows from operating activities |  | $ | 105,740 |  |  | $ | 79,166 |  |  | $ | (12,449 | ) |  | $ | (102,566 | ) |  | $ | 69,891 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions to properties, plants, and equipment |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (87,454 | ) |  |  | (90 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (87,546 | )
Other investing activities |  |  | (38,356 | ) |  |  | (1,659 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 47,741 |  |  |  | 7,727 |
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid to stockholders |  |  | (9,414 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (9,414 | )
Payments on debt |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,938 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,938 | )
Other financing activity |  |  | (150,118 | ) |  |  | 88,193 |  |  |  | 12,237 |  |  |  | 54,825 |  |  |  | 5,137 |
Changes in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | (92,150 | ) |  |  | 75,308 |  |  |  | (301 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (17,143 | )
Beginning cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 190,000 |  |  |  | 93,125 |  |  |  | 481 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 283,606 |
Ending cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 97,850 |  |  | $ | 168,433 |  |  | $ | 180 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 266,463 |

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