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Investments in Non-Controlled Entities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investments
Our investments in non-controlled entities at December 31, 2018 were comprised of:
Entity
 
Ownership Interest
BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC (“BridgeTex”)
 
30%
Double Eagle Pipeline LLC (“Double Eagle”)
 
50%
HoustonLink Pipeline Company, LLC (“HoustonLink”)
 
50%
MVP Terminalling, LLC (“MVP”)
 
50%
Powder Springs Logistics, LLC (“Powder Springs”)
 
50%
Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC (“Saddlehorn”)
 
40%
Seabrook Logistics, LLC (“Seabrook”)
 
50%
Texas Frontera, LLC (“Texas Frontera”)
 
50%

In September 2018, we sold a 20% interest in BridgeTex to an affiliate of OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc. (“OMERS”), which reduced our ongoing ownership in BridgeTex to a 30% interest. We received $575.6 million in net proceeds from the sale, and we recorded a gain of $353.8 million on our consolidated statements of income. See Note 16 – Commitments and Contingencies for details regarding our indemnity to OMERS that was recorded in relation to the sale.

We own a 50% equity interest in MVP, with an affiliate of Valero Energy Corporation (“Valero”) owning the other 50% interest. Upon formation of MVP in September 2017, we contributed $97.6 million of PP&E to this entity. Concurrently, Valero contributed cash of $48.8 million, which was distributed to us as reimbursement for Valero’s portion of the PP&E we contributed. The $48.8 million is reflected as distributions from returns of investments in non-controlled entities on our consolidated statements of cash flows.

We serve as operator of BridgeTex, HoustonLink, MVP, Powder Springs, Saddlehorn, Texas Frontera and the pipeline activities of Seabrook. We receive fees for management services as well as reimbursement or payment to us for certain direct operational payroll and other overhead costs. The management fees we have received are reported as affiliate management fee revenue on our consolidated statements of income. Cost reimbursements we receive from these entities in connection with our operating services are included as reductions to costs and expenses on our consolidated statements of income and totaled $4.2 million, $3.6 million and $3.9 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

We recorded the following revenue and expense transactions from certain of these non-controlled entities in our consolidated statements of income (in millions):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
Transportation and terminals revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
BridgeTex, capacity lease
 
$
35.5

 
$
36.1

 
$
39.6

Double Eagle, throughput revenue
 
$
3.3

 
$
4.7

 
$
5.2

Saddlehorn, storage revenue
 
$
0.7

 
$
2.1

 
$
2.2

Operating costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seabrook, storage and ancillary services
 
$

 
$

 
$
10.6

MVP, sale of air emission reduction credits (reduction of operating costs)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(2.2
)
Product sales revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Powder Springs, butane sales
 
$

 
$

 
$
4.9

Cost of product sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
BridgeTex, transportation charges
 
$

 
$
14.5

 
$

Powder Springs, butane purchases
 
$

 
$

 
$
0.4


Our consolidated balance sheets reflected the following balances related to our investments in non-controlled entities (in millions):
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Trade Accounts Receivable
 
Other Accounts Receivable
 
Other Accounts Payable
 
Trade Accounts Receivable
 
Other Accounts Receivable
 
Other Accounts Payable
 
Long-Term Receivables
BridgeTex
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
0.3

 
$
1.5

 
$

 
$

Double Eagle
 
$
0.5

 
$

 
$

 
$
0.5

 
$

 
$

 
$

HoustonLink
 
$

 
$

 
$
0.1

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

MVP
 
$

 
$
0.4

 
$

 
$

 
$
0.4

 
$

 
$

Powder Springs
 
$

 
$
0.9

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
2.2

Saddlehorn
 
$

 
$
0.1

 
$

 
$

 
$
0.2

 
$

 
$

Seabrook
 
$

 
$
0.2

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1.1

 
$


We have entered into a long-term lease for 1.7 million barrels of storage from Seabrook (see Note 13 – Leases for future minimum annual rentals under this lease) which is connected to our Houston distribution system. This agreement also provides us with designated access to Seabrook’s docks for crude oil import and export opportunities. We in turn generate revenue by providing this storage capacity and dock access to our third-party customers.

We incurred charges for transportation of crude oil at published spot tariff rates on the BridgeTex pipeline of $14.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, which were recorded as cost of product sales in our consolidated statements of income.  We purchased inventory from BridgeTex valued at $6.7 million during 2017.

The financial results from MVP and Texas Frontera are included in our marine storage segment, the financial results from BridgeTex, Double Eagle, HoustonLink, Saddlehorn and Seabrook are included in our crude oil segment and the financial results from Powder Springs are included in our refined products segment, each as earnings of non-controlled entities.

A summary of our investments in non-controlled entities (representing only our proportionate interests) follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
Investments at December 31, 2017
 
$
1,082,511

Additional investment
 
216,424

Sale of ownership interest in BridgeTex
 
(205,776
)
Other adjustments
 
502

Earnings of non-controlled entities:
 

Proportionate share of earnings
 
183,317

Amortization of excess investment and capitalized interest
 
(2,200
)
Earnings of non-controlled entities
 
181,117

Less:
 
 
Distributions from operations of non-controlled entities
 
196,686

Distributions from returns of investments in non-controlled entities
 
1,786

Investments at December 31, 2018
 
$
1,076,306




Summarized financial information of our non-controlled entities (representing 100% of the interests in these entities) follows (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2018
Current assets
 
$
229,342

 
$
258,698

Noncurrent assets
 
2,057,892

 
2,461,456

Total assets
 
$
2,287,234

 
$
2,720,154

Current liabilities
 
$
122,198

 
$
170,558

Noncurrent liabilities
 
74,533

 
73,700

Total liabilities
 
$
196,731

 
$
244,258

Equity
 
$
2,090,503

 
$
2,475,896



 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
Revenue
 
$
279,180

 
$
419,214

 
$
631,420

Net income
 
$
164,684

 
$
256,423

 
$
416,128