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ACQUISITIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS
ACQUISITIONS

Navigator Acquisition
On April 11, 2017, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement (the Acquisition Agreement) with FR Navigator Holdings LLC to acquire all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests in Navigator Energy Services, LLC (Navigator) for approximately $1.5 billion. We closed the Navigator Acquisition on May 4, 2017 and funded the purchase price with the net proceeds of the equity and debt issuances described in Notes 12 and 19. We acquired crude oil transportation, pipeline gathering and storage assets located in the Midland Basin of West Texas consisting of: (i) more than 500 miles of crude oil gathering and transportation pipelines with approximately 92,000 barrels per day ship-or-pay volume commitments and deliverability of approximately 412,000 barrels per day; (ii) a pipeline gathering system with more than 200 connected producer tank batteries capable of more than 400,000 barrels per day of pumping capacity covering over 500,000 dedicated acres with fixed fee contracts; and (iii) approximately 1.0 million barrels of crude oil storage capacity with 440,000 barrels contracted to third parties. We collectively refer to the acquired assets as our Permian Crude System. The assets acquired are included in our pipeline segment within the Central West System.

The Navigator Acquisition broadens our geographic footprint by marking our entry into the Permian Basin and complements our existing asset base. We believe the Permian Crude System will provide a strong growth platform that, when coupled with our assets in the Eagle Ford region, serve to solidify our presence in two of the most prolific basins in the United States.

We accounted for the Navigator Acquisition using the acquisition method. The fair value estimates of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on preliminary assumptions, pending the completion of an independent appraisal and other evaluations as information becomes available to us. The following table reflects the preliminary purchase price allocation as of December 31, 2017:
 
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
 
(Thousands of Dollars)
Accounts receivable
$
4,747

Other current assets
2,359

Property, plant and equipment, net
376,690

Intangible assets (a)
700,000

Goodwill (b)
400,838

Other long-term assets, net
2,199

Current liabilities
(25,114
)
Preliminary purchase price allocation, net of cash acquired
$
1,461,719

(a)
Intangible assets, which consist of customer contracts and relationships, are expected to be amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of 20 years.
(b)
The goodwill acquired represents the expected benefit from entering new geographic areas and the anticipated opportunities to generate future cash flows from the assets acquired and potential future projects.

The values used in the purchase price allocation above are preliminary and subject to change after we finalize our review of certain of Navigator’s pre-acquisition liabilities, and pending the completion of an independent appraisal. Although a change in the value used for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed would cause a corresponding increase or decrease in goodwill, we do not expect any change to be significant.

The consolidated statements of income include the results of operations for Navigator commencing on May 4, 2017. The table below presents certain financial information included in the consolidated statements of income related to the Navigator Acquisition:
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
(Thousands of Dollars)
Permian Crude System:
 
Revenues
$
42,620

Operating loss
$
(1,724
)
 
 
Transaction costs:
 
General and administrative expenses
$
10,391

Interest expense, net
3,688

Total transaction costs
$
14,079



The unaudited pro forma information for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 presented below combines the historical financial information for Navigator and the Partnership for those periods. The information assumes we completed the Navigator Acquisition on January 1, 2016 and the following:
we issued approximately 14.4 million common units;
we received a contribution from our general partner of $13.6 million to maintain its 2% interest;
we issued 15.4 million Series B Preferred Units;
we issued $550.0 million of 5.625% senior notes;
additional depreciation and amortization that would have been incurred assuming the fair value adjustments to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets reflected in the preliminary purchase price allocation above; and
we satisfied Navigator’s outstanding obligations under its revolving credit agreement.
 
Pro Forma
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Per Unit Data)
Revenues
$
1,828,418

 
$
1,782,932

Net income
$
127,433

 
$
78,664

 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted net income per common unit
$
0.31

 
$
0.01


The pro forma information for the year ended December 31, 2017 includes transaction costs of $14.1 million, which were directly attributable to the Navigator Acquisition. The pro forma information is unaudited and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have resulted had the Navigator Acquisition occurred on January 1, 2016 or that may result in the future.

Martin Terminal Acquisition. On December 21, 2016, we acquired crude oil and refined product storage assets in Corpus Christi, TX for $95.7 million, including $2.1 million of capital expenditure reimbursements, from Martin Operating Partnership L.P. (the Martin Terminal Acquisition). The assets acquired are in our storage segment and include 900,000 barrels of crude oil storage capacity, 250,000 barrels of refined product storage capacity and exclusive use of the Port of Corpus Christi’s new crude oil dock.

Linden Acquisition. On January 2, 2015, we acquired full ownership of ST Linden Terminal, LLC (Linden), which owns a refined products terminal in Linden, NJ with 4.3 million barrels of storage capacity (the Linden Acquisition). Linden is located on a 44-acre facility that provides deep-water terminalling capabilities in the New York Harbor and primarily stores petroleum products, including gasoline, jet fuel and fuel oils. Prior to the Linden Acquisition, Linden operated as a joint venture between Linden Holding Corp. and us, with each party owning 50%.

In connection with the Linden Acquisition, we ceased applying the equity method of accounting and consolidated Linden, which is included in our storage segment. The consolidated statements of income include the results of operations for Linden commencing on January 2, 2015. On the acquisition date, we remeasured our existing 50% equity investment in Linden to its fair value of $128.0 million and we recognized a gain of $56.3 million in “Other (expense) income, net” in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2015. We estimated the fair value using a market approach and an income approach. The market approach estimates the enterprise value based on an earnings multiple. The income approach calculates fair value by discounting the estimated net cash flows. We funded the acquisition with borrowings under our revolving credit agreement. The acquisition complements our existing storage operations, and having sole ownership of Linden strengthens our presence in the New York Harbor and the East Coast market.

We accounted for the Linden Acquisition using the acquisition method. The purchase price has been allocated based on the estimated fair values of the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition.

The final purchase price allocation was as follows (in thousands of dollars):
Cash paid for the Linden Acquisition
$
142,500

Fair value of liabilities assumed
22,865

Consideration
165,365

Acquisition date fair value of previously held equity interest
128,000

Total
$
293,365

 
 
Current assets (a)
$
9,513

Property, plant and equipment
134,484

Goodwill
79,208

Intangible assets (b)
70,050

Other long-term assets
110

Purchase price allocation
$
293,365

(a)
Current assets include a receivable of $7.8 million related to a pre-acquisition insurance claim, for which proceeds were received in 2015.
(b)
Intangible assets primarily consist of customer contracts and relationships and are being amortized over 10 years.