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EQUITY-METHOD INVESTMENT | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
EQUITY-METHOD INVESTMENT | EQUITY-METHOD INVESTMENTIn 2013, the Company and Eastman Chemical Company (formerly Taminco Corporation) formed a joint venture (66.66% / 33.34% ownership), St. Gabriel CC Company, LLC, to design, develop, and construct an expansion of the Company’s St. Gabriel aqueous choline chloride plant. The Company contributed the St. Gabriel plant, at cost, and all continued expansion and improvements are funded by the owners. The joint venture became operational as of July 1, 2016. St. Gabriel CC Company, LLC is a Variable Interest Entity (VIE) because the total equity at risk is not sufficient to permit the joint venture to finance its own activities without additional subordinated financial support. Additionally, voting rights (2 votes each) are not proportionate to the owners’ obligation to absorb expected losses or receive the expected residual returns of the joint venture. The Company receives up to 2/3 of the production offtake capacity and absorbs operating expenses approximately proportional to the actual percentage of offtake. The joint venture is accounted for under the equity method of accounting since the Company is not the primary beneficiary as the Company does not have the power to direct the activities of the joint venture that most significantly impact its economic performance. The Company recognized a loss of $130 and $274 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and $142 and $280 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, relating to its portion of the joint venture's expenses in other expense. The Company received a net return of capital totaling $28 and $15 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and made capital contributions to the investment totaling $131 and $798 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. The carrying value of the joint venture at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is $4,682 and $4,971, respectively, and is recorded in other assets.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2196965 + Details
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