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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

15. Segment Information

MYR Group is a holding company of specialty contractors serving electrical utility infrastructure and commercial construction markets in the United States and western Canada. The Company has two reporting segments, each a separate operating segment, which are referred to as T&D and C&I. Performance measurement and resource allocation for the reporting segments are based on many factors. The primary financial measures used to evaluate the segment information are contract revenues and income from operations, excluding general corporate expenses. General corporate expenses include corporate facility and staffing costs, which includes safety costs, professional fees, IT expenses, management fees, and intangible amortization. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
Transmission and Distribution:  The T&D segment provides a broad range of services on electric transmission and distribution networks and substation facilities which include design, engineering, procurement, construction, upgrade, maintenance and repair services with a particular focus on construction, maintenance and repair. T&D services include the construction and maintenance of high voltage transmission lines, substations and lower voltage underground and overhead distribution systems. The T&D segment also provides emergency restoration services in response to hurricane, ice or other storm-related damage. T&D customers include investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, private developers, government-funded utilities, independent power producers, independent transmission companies, industrial facility owners and other contractors.
Commercial and Industrial:  The C&I segment provides services such as the design, installation, maintenance and repair of commercial and industrial wiring, installation of traffic networks and the installation of bridge, roadway and tunnel lighting. Typical C&I contracts cover electrical contracting services for airports, hospitals, data centers, hotels, stadiums, convention centers, manufacturing plants, processing facilities, waste-water treatment facilities, mining facilities and transportation control and management systems. C&I segment services are generally performed in the western and northeastern United States and in western Canada. The C&I segment generally provides electric construction and maintenance services as a subcontractor to general contractors in the C&I industry, but also contracts directly with facility owners. The C&I segment has a diverse customer base with many long-standing relationships.
The information in the following table is derived from the segment’s internal financial reports used for corporate management purposes:  
 
 
 
For the Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Contract revenues:
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
T&D
 
$
879,372
 
 
$
818,972
 
 
$
794,898
 
C&I
 
 
523,945
 
 
 
323,515
 
 
 
266,783
 
  
 
$
1,403,317
 
 
$
1,142,487
 
 
$
1,061,681
 
Income from operations:
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
T&D
 
$
39,631
 
 
$
63,459
 
 
$
63,155
 
C&I
 
 
25,048
 
 
 
13,920
 
 
 
13,592
 
General Corporate
 
 
(35,121
 
 
(38,625
 
 
(31,906
  
 
$
29,558
 
 
$
38,754
 
 
$
44,841
 
The Company does not identify capital expenditures and total assets by segment in its internal financial reports due in part to the shared use of a centralized fleet of vehicles and specialized equipment. Identifiable assets, consisting of contract receivables, costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts, construction materials inventory, goodwill and intangibles for each segment are as follows as of December 31:
 
 
(in thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
T&D
 
$
257,834
 
 
$
235,548
 
C&I
 
 
152,207
 
 
 
125,696
 
General Corporate
 
 
193,747
 
 
 
212,251
 
  
 
$
603,788
 
 
$
573,495
 
An allocation of total depreciation, including depreciation of shared construction equipment, and amortization to each segment is as follows:
 
 
 
For the Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
T&D
 
$
34,990
 
 
$
35,947
 
 
$
35,456
 
C&I
 
 
3,586
 
 
 
3,175
 
 
 
2,573
 
  
 
$
38,576
 
 
$
39,122
 
 
$
38,029
 
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company had Canadian contract revenues of $84.1 million, of which $18.7 million and $65.4 million is attributable to the T&D and C&I segments, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company had Canadian contract revenues of $36.5 million, of which $26.9 million and $9.6 million is attributable to the T&D and C&I segments, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company had Canadian contract revenues of $1.5 million, of which $1.4 million and $0.1 million is attributable to the T&D and C&I segments, respectively. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, there were $40.0 million and $45.5 million, respectively, of identifiable assets attributable to Canadian operations.