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Equity Investments | 6 Months Ended
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Equity Method Investments And Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Equity Investments | 18. Equity Investments — The Company has the following equity investments: Equity Method Investment On June 27, 2017, both Amvac Netherlands BV and Huifeng Agrochemical Company, Ltd (“Huifeng”) made individual capital contributions of $950 to the Huifeng Amvac Innovation Co. Ltd (“Hong Kong Joint Venture”). As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s ownership position in the Hong Kong Joint Venture was 50%. The Company utilizes the equity method of accounting with respect to this investment. On July 7, 2017, the Hong Kong Joint Venture purchased the shares of Profeng Australia, Pty Ltd.(“Profeng”), for a total consideration of $1,900. The purchase consists of Profeng Australia, Pty Ltd Trustee and Profeng Australia Unit Trust. Both Trust and Trustee were previously owned by Huifeng via its wholly owned subsidiary Shanghai Biological Focus Center. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized losses of $25 and $38, respectively, as a result of the Company’s ownership position in the Hong Kong Joint Venture. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recognized losses of $36 and $60, respectively. The Company’s investment in this joint venture amounted to $475 and $698, respectively at June 30, 2020 and 2019. Other Equity Investments In February 2016, AMVAC Netherlands BV made an investment in Biological Products for Agriculture (“Bi-PA”). Bi-PA develops biological plant protection products that can be used for the control of pests and disease of agricultural crops. As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s ownership position in Bi-PA was 15%. The equity securities are without a readily determinable fair value because these securities are privately held, not traded on any public exchanges and not an investment in a mutual fund or similar investment. As a result, the Company has elected to alternatively measure this investment at its cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. There were no observable price changes in the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. There was no impairment on the investment as of June 30, 2020 and 2019. The investment is not material and is recorded within other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. On April 1, 2020, the Company purchased 6.25 million shares, an ownership of approximately 8%, of common stock of Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: “CSX”) for $1,190. The shares are publicly traded, have a readily determinable fair value, and are considered a Level 1 investment. The fair value of the stock amounted to $1,214 as of June 30, 2020 and the Company recorded a gain in the amount of $24 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, included as a reduction to operating expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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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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