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Equity Method Investments and Variable Interest Entities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Equity In Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates | The following table presents a rollforward of our equity in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates:
Dollars in millions | 2021 |  | 2020
Beginning balance at January 1, | $ | 881 |  |  | $ | 846 |
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates | (170) |  |  | 30 |
Distributions of earnings of unconsolidated affiliates (a) | (72) |  |  | (38) |
Advances to (payments from) unconsolidated affiliates, net | (17) |  |  | (15) |
Investments (b) | 29 |  |  | 26 |
Impairment of equity method investments (c) | — |  |  | (19) |
Sale of equity method investment (d) | (39) |  |  | — |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (10) |  |  | 50 |
Other (e) | (26) |  |  | 1 |
Balance at December 31, | $ | 576 |  |  | $ | 881 |
(a)The Brown & Root Industrial Services joint venture declared a distribution in the fourth quarter of 2021 that was not paid to KBR until January 2022. (b)Investments include $26 million and $24 million in funding contributions to JKC for years ended December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively. (c)During the year ended December 31, 2020, as a result of the significant adverse economic and market conditions associated with the dislocation of the global energy market and COVID-19 pandemic, we recognized an impairment of $13 million related to our investment in a joint venture project located in the Middle East and a $6 million impairment related to other equity method investments. (d)During the third quarter of 2021, we sold our investment interest in the Middle East Petroleum Corporation (EBIC Ammonia project). The carrying value of our investment was $39 million. We received $43 million in cash proceeds and recorded a gain of $4 million, of which $1 million was attributable to our non-controlling interests. Subsequent to the receipt of the cash proceeds, we distributed the non-controlling interests' proportionate share of $15 million. (e)During year ended December 31, 2021, Other included unearned income related to the Ichthys LNG project, which was previously recorded outside of the equity method investment balance and will not be realized as a result of the settlement proceedings. See Note 6 "Unapproved Change Orders and Claims Against Clients and Estimated Recoveries of Claims Against Suppliers and Subcontractors" for additional information.
Consolidated Summarized Financial Information | Summarized financial information for all jointly owned operations including VIEs that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting is as follows: Balance Sheet
| December 31,
Dollars in millions | 2021 |  | 2020
Current assets | $ | 2,382 |  |  | $ | 3,216 |
Noncurrent assets | 2,996 |  |  | 3,227 |
Total assets | $ | 5,378 |  |  | $ | 6,443 |
Current liabilities | $ | 955 |  |  | $ | 1,018 |
Noncurrent liabilities | 2,652 |  |  | 2,831 |
Total liabilities | $ | 3,607 |  |  | $ | 3,849 |
Statements of Operations
| Years ended December 31,
Dollars in millions | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Revenues | $ | 1,294 |  |  | $ | 2,032 |  |  | $ | 2,592 |
Operating income | $ | (650) |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 92 |
Net income | $ | (698) |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 48 |
The following summarizes the total assets and total liabilities related to our unconsolidated VIEs in which we have a significant variable interest but are not the primary beneficiary.
| December 31, 2021
Dollars in millions | Total Assets |  | Total Liabilities |  |
Affinity joint venture (U.K. MFTS project) | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  |
Aspire Defence Limited | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |
JKC joint venture (Ichthys LNG project) | $ | 354 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  |
U.K. Road project joint ventures | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
Middle East Petroleum Corporation (EBIC Ammonia project) | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
Dollars in millions | December 31, 2020
Total Assets |  | Total Liabilities |  |
Affinity joint venture (U.K. MFTS project) | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  |
Aspire Defence Limited | $ | 68 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |
JKC joint venture (Ichthys LNG project) | $ | 606 |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  |
U.K. Road project joint ventures | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
Middle East Petroleum Corporation (EBIC Ammonia project) | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  |
Schedule of Services Provided to Unconsolidated JV's | Amounts included in our consolidated balance sheets related to services we provided to our unconsolidated joint ventures and undistributed earnings for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
| December 31,
Dollars in millions | 2021 |  | 2020
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 83 |
Contract assets (a) | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2 |
Other current assets | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | — |
Contract liabilities (a) | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 53 |
(a)Reflects contract assets and contract liabilities primarily related to joint ventures within our STS business segment.
Summary of Significant VIEs | The following is a summary of the significant VIEs where we are the primary beneficiary:
Dollars in millions | December 31, 2021
Total Assets |  | Total Liabilities
Fasttrax Limited (Fasttrax project) | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 8 |
Aspire Defence subcontracting entities (Aspire Defence project) | $ | 439 |  |  | $ | 245 |
Dollars in millions | December 31, 2020
Total Assets |  | Total Liabilities
Fasttrax Limited (Fasttrax project) | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 18 |
Aspire Defence subcontracting entities (Aspire Defence project) | $ | 448 |  |  | $ | 205 |

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