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Equity Method Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
WesPac |
Equity method investments |
Summary of the financial position and results |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
WesPac Energy, LLC |  |  |  |  |
Balance sheet data: |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  | $ | 16,896 |  | $ | 20,147 |
Liabilities |  | 1,063 |  | 1,820 |
Net assets |  | $ | 15,833 |  | $ | 18,327 |
Company’s equity investment in affiliate |  | $ | 11,463 |  | $ | 12,415 |
Earnings data: |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ | 552 |  | $ | 1,717 |
Expenses |  | 2,455 |  | 9,303 |
Earnings before taxes |  | $ | (1,903 | ) | $ | (7,586 | )
Company’s equity in earnings |  | $ | (952 | ) | $ | (3,793 | )
Bernard |
Equity method investments |
Summary of the financial position and results |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
St. Bernard Levee Partners |  |  |  |  |
Balance sheet data: |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  | $ | 592 |  | $ | 5,677 |
Liabilities |  | 86 |  | 4,771 |
Net assets |  | $ | 506 |  | $ | 906 |
Company’s equity investment in affiliate |  | $ | 150 |  | $ | 272 |
Earnings data: |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ | 4,026 |  | $ | 72,822 |
Expenses |  | 227 |  | 39,650 |
Earnings before taxes |  | $ | 3,799 |  | $ | 33,172 |
Company’s equity in earnings |  | $ | 1,138 |  | $ | 9,415 |

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