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3. PACIFIC ETHANOL WEST PLANTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Pacific Ethanol Central Plants |
PACIFIC ETHANOL WEST PLANTS | Since December 31, 2013, when the Company obtained a 91% ownership in PE Op Co, it purchased an additional 5% of the ownership interests in PE Op Co. in September 2014 for $6,000,000 in cash and purchased the remaining 4% ownership interest in PE Op Co. in May 2015, bringing its ownership of PE Op Co. to 100%. Because the Company had a controlling financial interest in PE Op Co. at the time of these purchases, it did not record any gains or losses, but instead reduced the amount of noncontrolling interest on the consolidated balance sheets by an aggregate of $4,388,000 and $5,921,000 and recorded the difference of $560,000 and $79,000 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which represents the fair value of these purchases above the price paid by the Company, to additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. Further, in 2014, the Company recorded a deferred tax liability related to its cumulative adjustments to additional paid-in capital of $10,244,000.

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