UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the transition period from to |
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Commission file number 001-32597 |
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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
20-2697511 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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4 Parkway North, Suite 400 Deerfield, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices) |
60015 (Zip Code) |
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(847) 405-2400 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer ý | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No ý
71,903,355 shares of the registrant's common stock, $0.01 par value per share, were outstanding at October 27, 2011.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
PART IFINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
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Three months ended September 30, |
Nine months ended September 30, |
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2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
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Net sales |
$ | 1,403.8 | $ | 917.1 | $ | 4,379.5 | $ | 2,727.4 | ||||||
Cost of sales |
765.8 | 747.3 | 2,349.1 | 2,031.8 | ||||||||||
Gross margin |
638.0 | 169.8 | 2,030.4 | 695.6 | ||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
30.5 | 28.8 | 93.2 | 73.3 | ||||||||||
Restructuring and integration costs |
0.8 | 8.6 | 4.2 | 17.9 | ||||||||||
Other operatingnet |
39.4 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 150.9 | ||||||||||
Total other operating costs and expenses |
70.7 | 38.7 | 109.7 | 242.1 | ||||||||||
Equity in earnings of operating affiliates |
15.0 | 5.7 | 40.7 | 7.2 | ||||||||||
Operating earnings |
582.3 | 136.8 | 1,961.4 | 460.7 | ||||||||||
Interest expense |
32.1 | 58.3 | 115.0 | 170.6 | ||||||||||
Interest income |
(0.3 | ) | (0.3 | ) | (1.5 | ) | (1.0 | ) | ||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
| | | 17.0 | ||||||||||
Other non-operatingnet |
(0.1 | ) | (0.5 | ) | (0.6 | ) | (28.6 | ) | ||||||
Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of non-operating affiliates |
550.6 | 79.3 | 1,848.5 | 302.7 | ||||||||||
Income tax provision |
184.9 | 18.9 | 624.7 | 104.4 | ||||||||||
Equity in earnings of non-operating affiliatesnet of taxes |
16.7 | 10.8 | 35.0 | 15.7 | ||||||||||
Net earnings |
382.4 | 71.2 | 1,258.8 | 214.0 | ||||||||||
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest |
51.5 | 23.0 | 158.5 | 65.1 | ||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders |
$ | 330.9 | $ | 48.2 | $ | 1,100.3 | $ | 148.9 | ||||||
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders: |
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Basic |
$ | 4.77 | $ | 0.68 | $ | 15.55 | $ | 2.38 | ||||||
Diluted |
$ | 4.73 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 15.41 | $ | 2.35 | ||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
69.4 | 71.1 | 70.7 | 62.5 | ||||||||||
Diluted |
69.9 | 71.9 | 71.4 | 63.2 | ||||||||||
Dividends declared per common share |
$ | 0.40 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.30 | ||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
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Three months ended September 30, |
Nine months ended September 30, |
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2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||
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(in millions) |
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Net earnings |
$ | 382.4 | $ | 71.2 | $ | 1,258.8 | $ | 214.0 | ||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Foreign currency translation adjustmentnet of taxes |
(48.1 | ) | 50.8 | (21.2 | ) | 20.2 | ||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on securitiesnet of taxes |
(1.4 | ) | (1.3 | ) | 1.4 | (14.5 | ) | |||||||
Defined benefit plansnet of taxes |
2.1 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 2.0 | ||||||||||
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(47.4 | ) | 50.0 | (15.4 | ) | 7.7 | ||||||||
Comprehensive income |
335.0 | 121.2 | 1,243.4 | 221.7 | ||||||||||
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest |
49.3 | 23.8 | 157.2 | 65.7 | ||||||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders |
$ | 285.7 | $ | 97.4 | $ | 1,086.2 | $ | 156.0 | ||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(Unaudited) September 30, 2011 |
December 31, 2010 |
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(in millions, except share and per share amounts) |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 1,426.1 | $ | 797.7 | |||||||
Short-term investments |
| 3.1 | |||||||||
Accounts receivable |
268.6 | 238.9 | |||||||||
Inventoriesnet |
341.6 | 270.3 | |||||||||
Other |
21.6 | 31.4 | |||||||||
Total current assets |
2,057.9 | 1,341.4 | |||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of $2,364.5 and $2,152.5 |
3,739.3 | 3,942.3 | |||||||||
Asset retirement obligation funds |
95.0 | 95.0 | |||||||||
Investments in and advances to affiliates |
985.9 | 977.1 | |||||||||
Investments in auction rate securities |
71.1 | 102.8 | |||||||||
Goodwill |
2,064.5 | 2,064.5 | |||||||||
Other assets |
232.1 | 230.9 | |||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 9,245.8 | $ | 8,754.0 | |||||||
Liabilities and Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ | 440.4 | $ | 323.2 | |||||||
Income taxes payable |
77.7 | 62.2 | |||||||||
Customer advances |
878.2 | 431.5 | |||||||||
Notes payable |
4.7 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
73.8 | 38.6 | |||||||||
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interest |
| 78.0 | |||||||||
Other |
27.7 | 10.2 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities |
1,502.5 | 948.6 | |||||||||
Long-term debt |
1,613.0 | 1,954.1 | |||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
1,029.4 | 1,074.7 | |||||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities |
351.1 | 343.2 | |||||||||
Contingencies (Note 24) |
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Equity: |
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Stockholders' equity: |
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Preferred stock$0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized |
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Common stock$0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 201171,885,052 shares issued and 201071,267,185 shares issued and outstanding |
0.7 | 0.7 | |||||||||
Paid-in capital |
2,779.7 | 2,732.2 | |||||||||
Retained earnings |
2,428.2 | 1,370.8 | |||||||||
Treasury stockat cost, 20115,559,051 shares and 20100 shares |
(878.4 | ) | | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(67.4 | ) | (53.3 | ) | |||||||
Total stockholders' equity |
4,262.8 | 4,050.4 | |||||||||
Noncontrolling interest |
487.0 | 383.0 | |||||||||
Total equity |
4,749.8 | 4,433.4 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 9,245.8 | $ | 8,754.0 | |||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(Unaudited)
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Common Stockholders | |
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Treasury Stock |
Paid-In Capital |
Retained Earnings |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
Total Stockholders' Equity |
Non- controlling Interest |
Total Equity |
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Balance at December 31, 2009 |
$ | 0.5 | $ | | $ | 723.5 | $ | 1,048.1 | $ | (43.2 | ) | $ | 1,728.9 | $ | 16.0 | $ | 1,744.9 | ||||||||||
Net earnings |
| | | 148.9 | | 148.9 | 65.1 | 214.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
| | | | 19.6 | 19.6 | 0.6 | 20.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on securitiesnet of taxes |
| | | | (14.5 | ) | (14.5 | ) | | (14.5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Defined benefit plannet of taxes |
| | | | 2.0 | 2.0 | | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income |
156.0 | 65.7 | 221.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of Terra Industries Inc. |
| | | | | | 373.0 | 373.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of $0.01 par value common stock in connection with acquisition of Terra Industries Inc. |
0.1 | | 881.9 | | | 882.0 | | 882.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of $0.01 par value common stock in connection with an equity offering, net of costs of $41.3 million |
0.1 | | 1,108.5 | | | 1,108.6 | | 1,108.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of treasury stock under employee stock plans |
| (0.7 | ) | | | | (0.7 | ) | | (0.7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Issuance of $0.01 par value common stock under employee stock plans |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | (0.3 | ) | | 1.2 | | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
| | 5.6 | | | 5.6 | | 5.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation |
| | 1.2 | | | 1.2 | | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share) |
| | | (19.1 | ) | | (19.1 | ) | (19.1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Declaration of distribution payable |
| | | | | | (16.7 | ) | (16.7 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rates changes |
| | | | | | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2010 |
$ | 0.7 | $ | | $ | 2,721.5 | $ | 1,177.6 | $ | (36.1 | ) | $ | 3,863.7 | $ | 438.2 | $ | 4,301.9 | ||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2010 |
$ | 0.7 | $ | | $ | 2,732.2 | $ | 1,370.8 | $ | (53.3 | ) | $ | 4,050.4 | $ | 383.0 | $ | 4,433.4 | ||||||||||
Net earnings |
| | | 1,100.3 | | 1,100.3 | 158.5 | 1,258.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
| | | | (19.9 | ) | (19.9 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (21.2 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on securitiesnet of taxes |
| | | | 1.4 | 1.4 | | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Defined benefit plannet of taxes |
| | | | 4.4 | 4.4 | | 4.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income |
1,086.2 | 157.2 | 1,243.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury stock |
| (878.4 | ) | | | | (878.4 | ) | | (878.4 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Acquistion of treasury stock under employee stock plans |
| (0.3 | ) | | | | (0.3 | ) | | (0.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Issuance of $0.01 par value common stock under employee stock plans |
| 0.3 | 14.5 | (0.3 | ) | | 14.5 | | 14.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
| | 7.3 | | | 7.3 | | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation |
| | 25.7 | | | 25.7 | | 25.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends ($0.60 per share) |
| | | (42.6 | ) | (42.6 | ) | | (42.6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Declaration of distribution payable |
| | | | | | (45.9 | ) | (45.9 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Effect of exchange rates changes |
| | | | | | (7.3 | ) | (7.3 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2011 |
$ | 0.7 | $ | (878.4 | ) | $ | 2,779.7 | $ | 2,428.2 | $ | (67.4 | ) | $ | 4,262.8 | $ | 487.0 | $ | 4,749.8 | |||||||||
See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Nine months ended September 30, |
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Operating Activities: |
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Net earnings |
$ | 1,258.8 | $ | 214.0 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
314.9 | 288.5 | |||||||
Deferred income taxes (benefit) |
16.4 | 41.5 | |||||||
Stock compensation expense |
8.0 | 5.8 | |||||||
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation |
(25.7 | ) | (1.2 | ) | |||||
Unrealized loss on derivatives |
27.6 | 20.9 | |||||||
Inventory valuation allowance |
| 0.4 | |||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
| 17.0 | |||||||
Gain on sale of marketable equity securities |
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Loss (gain) on disposal or impairment of property, plant and equipment and non-core assets |
7.4 | (0.1 | ) | ||||||
Undistributed earnings of affiliatesnet |
(51.5 | ) | (31.1 | ) | |||||
Changes in (net of effects of acquisition): |
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Accounts receivable |
(33.7 | ) | 77.6 | ||||||
Margin deposits |
4.4 | (4.4 | ) | ||||||
Inventories |
(75.1 | ) | 76.3 | ||||||
Accrued income taxes |
21.2 | (31.3 | ) | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
42.5 | (67.0 | ) | ||||||
Customer advancesnet |
446.8 | 54.7 | |||||||
Othernet |
(6.9 | ) | 0.7 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
1,955.1 | 634.0 | |||||||
Investing Activities: |
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Additions to property, plant and equipment |
(169.2 | ) | (188.5 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and non-core assets |
51.3 | 12.7 | |||||||
Purchases of short-term securities |
| (25.5 | ) | ||||||
Sales and maturities of short-term and auction rate securities |
36.9 | 219.5 | |||||||
Sale of marketable equity securities |
| 167.1 | |||||||
Deposits to asset retirement obligation funds |
| (3.7 | ) | ||||||
Purchase of Terra Industries Inc.net of cash acquired |
| (3,177.8 | ) | ||||||
Othernet |
31.2 | 31.0 | |||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(49.8 | ) | (2,965.2 | ) | |||||
Financing Activities: |
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Proceeds from long-term borrowings |
| 5,197.2 | |||||||
Payments of long-term debt |
(346.0 | ) | (3,708.7 | ) | |||||
Financing fees |
(1.5 | ) | (209.1 | ) | |||||
Purchase of treasury stock |
(801.9 | ) | | ||||||
Dividends paid on common stock |
(42.6 | ) | (39.1 | ) | |||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |
(127.4 | ) | (110.5 | ) | |||||
Issuance of common stock |
| 1,150.0 | |||||||
Issuances of common stock under employee stock plans |
14.5 | 1.2 | |||||||
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation |
25.7 | 1.2 | |||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(1,279.2 | ) | 2,282.2 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
2.3 | 0.3 | |||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
628.4 | (48.7 | ) | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
797.7 | 697.1 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 1,426.1 | $ | 648.4 | |||||
See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Background and Basis of Presentation
We are one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer products in the world. Our operations are organized into two business segmentsthe nitrogen segment and the phosphate segment. Our principal products in the nitrogen segment are ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate solution (UAN) and ammonium nitrate (AN). Our other nitrogen products include urea liquor, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and aqua ammonia. Our principal products in the phosphate segment are diammonium phosphate (DAP) and monoammonium phosphate (MAP).
Our core market and distribution facilities are concentrated in the midwestern United States and other major agricultural areas of the U.S. and Canada. We also export nitrogen fertilizer products from our Donaldsonville, Louisiana manufacturing facilities and phosphate fertilizer products from our Florida phosphate operations. In addition, we hold joint venture investments in production facilities in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom and a fertilizer trading company near Zurich, Switzerland.
The principal customers for both our nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers are cooperatives and independent fertilizer distributors.
In April 2010, we acquired Terra Industries Inc. (Terra), a leading North American producer and marketer of nitrogen fertilizer products (See Note 4Terra Acquisition). Accordingly, the results of Terra are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements since April 2010.
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial reporting. In the opinion of management, these statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments that are necessary for the fair representation of the information for the periods presented. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Operating results for any period presented apply to that period only and are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period.
These statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2011.
The preparation of the unaudited interim financial statements requires management to make use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, revenue and expenses and certain financial statement disclosures. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Significant estimates in these consolidated financial statements include net realizable value of inventories, the timing and ultimate settlement costs of asset retirement obligations, environmental remediation liabilities, environmental and litigation contingencies, the cost of sales incentives, useful lives of property and identifiable intangible assets, the evaluation of impairments of property, investments, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill, income tax and valuation reserves, allowances for doubtful accounts receivable, the measurement of the fair values of investments for which markets are not active, assumptions used in the determination of the funded status and annual expense of pension and postretirement employee benefit plans and the volatility and expected lives for stock compensation instruments granted to employees.
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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
All references to "CF Holdings," "the Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including CF Industries, Inc. (CF Industries), except where the context makes clear that the reference is only to CF Industries Holdings, Inc. itself and not its subsidiaries.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
For a complete discussion of the Company's significant accounting policies, refer to our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year-ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2011.
3. New Accounting Standards
Following are summaries of accounting pronouncements that either were adopted recently or may become applicable to our consolidated financial statements. It should be noted that the accounting standards references provided below reflect the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC), and related Accounting Standards Updates (ASU).
Recently Adopted Pronouncements
In January 2010, the FASB issued a standard pertaining to fair value disclosures (ASU No. 2010-06) that requires a reporting entity to disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, to describe the reasons for the transfers, and to disclose certain additional information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements of Level 3 fair value measurements. This standard also requires an entity to provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 and Level 3 items. The standard became effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the Level 3 disclosure of activity, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. We adopted the level 3 disclosure requirements of this standard as of January 1, 2011. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In July 2010, the FASB issued a standard to modify the disclosures that an entity provides about the credit quality of its receivables and the related allowance for credit losses (ASU No. 2010-20). The standard requires an entity to provide greater information about the nature of credit risk inherent in the entity's portfolio of financing receivables, how the risk is analyzed and assessed in arriving at the allowance for credit losses and the changes and reasons for those changes in the allowance for credit losses. As a result, both new and previous disclosures must be disaggregated by portfolio segment or class based on how a company develops its allowance for credit losses and how it manages its credit exposure. This standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010. The adoption of this standard did not impact our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2010, the FASB issued a standard that pertains to business combinations (ASU No. 2010-29) that requires a public entity that presents comparative financial statements to disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination that occurs during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period. Additionally, the standard expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. We adopted this standard as of December 31, 2010. The adoption of this standard did not impact our consolidated financial statements.
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In April 2010, the FASB issued a standard that pertains to stock compensation (ASU No. 2010-13) which clarifies that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entity's equity shares trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. We adopted this standard as of January 1, 2011. The adoption of this standard did not impact our consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Pronouncements
In May 2011, the FASB issued a standard that is intended to improve comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and International Financial Reporting Standards (ASU No. 2011-04). This standard clarifies the application of existing fair value measurement requirements including (1) the application of the highest and best use valuation premise, (2) the methodology to measure the fair value of an instrument classified in a reporting entity's stockholders' equity, (3) disclosure requirements for quantitative information on Level 3 fair value measurements and (4) guidance on measuring the fair value of financial instruments managed within a portfolio. In addition, the standard requires additional disclosures of the sensitivity of fair value to changes in unobservable inputs for Level 3 securities. This standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2011. We do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2011, the FASB issued a standard that pertains to the presentation of comprehensive income (ASU No. 2011-05). This standard requires that comprehensive income be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The standard also requires entities to disclose on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net earnings. This standard no longer allows companies to present components of other comprehensive income only in the statement of equity. This standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. We do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In September 2011, the FASB issued a standard to simplify the process for determining goodwill impairment (ASU No. 2011-08). This standard gives an entity the option, as a first step, to assess qualitative factors in determining whether a two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test must be performed. If an assessment of qualitative factors leads to a determination that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step test is deemed unnecessary. This standard is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
4. Terra Acquisition
In April of 2010, we completed the acquisition of Terra through the merger of Composite Merger Corporation, our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary (Composite), with and into Terra pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 12, 2010 among CF Holdings, Composite and Terra (the Merger Agreement). As a result of the merger, Terra became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The acquisition of Terra has made the Company a global leader in the nitrogen fertilizer industry, diversified our asset base and increased our geographic reach and operational efficiency, and significantly increased our scale and capital market presence.
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Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of Terra common stock was converted into the right to receive $37.15 in cash and 0.0953 of a share of CF Holdings common stock pursuant to an exchange offer and second-step merger (the Merger). CF Holdings issued an aggregate of 9.5 million shares of its common stock with a fair value of $882 million and paid an aggregate of $3.2 billion in cash, net of $0.5 billion cash acquired, for 100% of Terra's common stock.
We funded the cash requirements of the acquisition with cash on hand and with $1.75 billion of borrowings under a senior secured bridge facility and approximately $1.9 billion of borrowings under a senior secured term loan facility that provided for up to $2.0 billion of borrowings. On April 21, 2010, CF Holdings completed a public offering of approximately 12.9 million shares of common stock at $89.00 per share. The proceeds of $1.1 billion, net of underwriting discounts and customary fees, were used to repay a portion of the senior secured bridge facility. On April 23, 2010, CF Industries completed a public offering of senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1.6 billion. Approximately $645.2 million of the net proceeds of the offering were used to repay in full the remaining outstanding borrowings under the senior secured bridge facility. We used the remaining proceeds from the offering to repay approximately $864.2 million of the senior secured term loan facility. In May 2010, we redeemed Terra's 7.75% senior notes due 2019 for $744.5 million and recognized a $17 million loss on the early extinguishment of that debt. See Note 19Financing Agreements, for further information regarding these financing arrangements.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the $4.6 billion purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from Terra on April 5, 2010. During the measurement period that ended on March 31, 2011, net adjustments of $31.9 million were made to the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with a corresponding adjustment to goodwill. The allocation of the purchase price recorded in the second quarter of 2010, and the net adjustments, are shown below. Our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2010 was retrospectively adjusted to reflect these adjustments as required by the accounting guidance for business combinations. No further adjustments have been made to the purchase price allocation since March 31, 2011.
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Initial Valuation |
2010 Net Adjustments to Fair Value |
December 31, 2010 |
2011 Net Adjustments to Fair Value |
March 31, 2011 |
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Assets acquired and liabilities assumed on April 5, 2010 |
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Current assets |
$ | 966.8 | $ | | $ | 966.8 | $ | | $ | 966.8 | |||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
3,095.9 | | 3,095.9 | 16.7 | 3,112.6 | ||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates |
921.5 | (13.5 | ) | 908.0 | | 908.0 | |||||||||||
Goodwill |
2,095.5 | (10.7 | ) | 2,084.8 | (21.2 | ) | 2,063.6 | ||||||||||
Other assets |
85.2 | | 85.2 | | 85.2 | ||||||||||||
Total assets acquired |
$ | 7,164.9 | $ | (24.2 | ) | $ | 7,140.7 | $ | (4.5 | ) | $ | 7,136.2 | |||||
Current liabilities |
424.5 | (34.3 | ) | 390.2 | 2.0 | 392.2 | |||||||||||
Long-term debt |
740.5 | | 740.5 | | 740.5 | ||||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilitiesnoncurrent |
928.2 | 8.4 | 936.6 | (6.5 | ) | 930.1 | |||||||||||
Other liabilities |
95.2 | 1.7 | 96.9 | | 96.9 | ||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests |
373.2 | | 373.2 | | 373.2 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities and noncontrolling interests assumed |
$ | 2,561.6 | $ | (24.2 | ) | $ | 2,537.4 | $ | (4.5 | ) | $ | 2,532.9 | |||||
Total net assets acquired |
$ | 4,603.3 | $ | | $ | 4,603.3 | $ | | $ | 4,603.3 | |||||||
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5. Restructuring and Integration Costs
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we incurred $0.8 million and $4.2 million, respectively, of restructuring and integration costs related to our acquisition of Terra. The restructuring costs relate to employee termination benefits. The integration costs relate to our incremental costs, such as consulting and other professional fees, directly related to integrating Terra.
Our restructuring and integration costs consist of the following:
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Three months ended September 30, |
Nine months ended September 30, |
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2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||
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Restructuring |
$ | 0.6 | $ | 3.7 | $ | 2.1 | $ | 4.8 | |||||
Integration |
0.2 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 13.1 | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 0.8 | $ | 8.6 | $ | 4.2 | $ | 17.9 | |||||
In connection with the acquisition of Terra in 2010, our management approved a restructuring plan which involves the consolidation of our corporate headquarters, including the closure of our Sioux City, Iowa offices. The total expected cost of the plan is approximately $10 million, which includes employee termination costs associated with the elimination of approximately 105 positions. As of September 30, 2011, all of those employees had been notified that their positions have been or will be eliminated and we recognized a cumulative total of $9.0 million of related expenses. We expect to record the remaining employee termination costs by the end of 2011 based on the timing of planned terminations.
The following table summarizes our restructuring activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
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Nine months ended September 30, |
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2011 | 2010 | |||||
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(in millions) |
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Reserve balancebeginning |
$ | 2.9 | $ | | |||
Employee termination expense |
2.1 | 4.8 | |||||
Cash payments |
(2.9 | ) | (3.1 | ) | |||
Reserve balanceending |
$ | 2.1 | $ | 1.7 | |||
6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The following table shows the carrying amount of goodwill by business segment at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
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Nitrogen | Phosphate | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balance by segment |
$ | 2,063.6 | $ | 0.9 | $ | 2,064.5 | ||||
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The identifiable intangibles and carrying values are shown below. The Company's intangible assets are presented in noncurrent other assets on our consolidated balance sheets.
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Gross Carrying Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net | Gross Carrying Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net | ||||||||||||||
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Intangible assets: |
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Customer Relationships |
$ | 50.0 | $ | (4.2 | ) | $ | 45.8 | $ | 50.0 | $ | (2.1 | ) | $ | 47.9 | ||||||
TerraCair Brand |
10.0 | (1.5 | ) | 8.5 | 10.0 | (0.7 | ) | 9.3 | ||||||||||||
Total intangible assets |
$ | 60.0 | $ | (5.7 | ) | $ | 54.3 | $ | 60.0 | $ | (2.8 | ) | $ | 57.2 | ||||||
Amortization expense of our identifiable intangibles was $0.9 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and was $2.8 million and $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Total estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2011 and the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:
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Estimated Amortization Expense |
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(in millions) |
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2011 |
$ | 0.9 | ||
2012 |
3.8 | |||
2013 |
3.8 | |||
2014 |
3.8 | |||
2015 |
3.8 | |||
2016 |
3.8 | |||
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$ | 19.9 | ||
7. Noncontrolling Interests
Canadian Fertilizers Limited (CFL)
CFL is a variable interest entity that owns a nitrogen fertilizer complex in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada and supplies fertilizer products to CF Industries and Viterra Inc. (Viterra). CF Industries owns 49% of CFL's voting common shares and 66% of CFL's nonvoting preferred shares. Viterra owns 34% of both the voting common stock and non-voting preferred stock of CFL. The remaining 17% of the voting common stock is owned by GROWMARK, Inc. (GROWMARK) and La Coop fédérée. CFL is a variable interest entity that we consolidate in our financial statements. CFL's Medicine Hat complex is the largest nitrogen fertilizer complex in Canada, with two world-scale ammonia plants, a world-scale urea plant and on-site storage facilities for both ammonia and urea.
CFL's net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were $182.5 million and $103.6 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were $529.1 million and $323.1 million, respectively. CFL's assets and liabilities at September 30, 2011 were $392.5 million and $344.8 million, respectively, and at December 31, 2010 were $314.0 million and $263.8 million, respectively.
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CF Industries operates the Medicine Hat facility pursuant to a management agreement and purchases approximately 66% of the facility's ammonia and urea production pursuant to a product purchase agreement. Both the management agreement and the product purchase agreement can be terminated by either CF Industries or CFL upon a twelve-month notice. Viterra has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase the remaining 34% of the facility's ammonia and urea production under a similar product purchase agreement. To the extent that Viterra does not purchase its 34% of the facility's production, CF Industries is obligated to purchase any remaining amounts. However, since 1995, Viterra has purchased at least 34% of the facility's production each year.
Under the product purchase agreements, both CF Industries and Viterra pay the greater of operating cost or market price for purchases. The product purchase agreements also provide that CFL will distribute its net earnings to CF Industries and Viterra annually based on their respective quantities of product purchased from CFL. The distributions to Viterra are reported as financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows, as we consider these payments to be similar to dividends. While general creditors of CFL do not have direct recourse to the general credit of CF Industries, the product purchase agreement does require CF Industries to advance funds to CFL in the event that CFL is unable to meet its debts as they become due. The amount of each advance would be at least 66% of the deficiency and would be more in any year in which CF Industries purchased more than 66% of Medicine Hat's production. A similar obligation also exists for Viterra. CF Industries and Viterra currently manage CFL such that each party is responsible for its share of CFL's fixed costs and that CFL's production volume is managed to meet the parties' combined requirements. Based on the contractual arrangements, CF Industries is the primary beneficiary of CFL as CF Industries receives at least 66% of the economic risks and rewards of CFL.
In accordance with CFL's governing agreements, CFL's earnings are available for distribution to its members based on approval by CFL's shareholders. A portion of the amounts reported as noncontrolling interest in the consolidated statement of operations represent Viterra's 34% interest in the distributed and undistributed earnings of CFL. A portion of the amounts reported as noncontrolling interest on our consolidated balance sheets represent the interests of Viterra and the holders of 17% of CFL's common shares.
Because CFL's functional currency is the Canadian dollar, consolidation of CFL results in a cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment, which is reported in other comprehensive income (loss).
Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. (TNCLP)
TNCLP is a master limited partnership that owns a nitrogen manufacturing facility in Verdigris, Oklahoma. We own an aggregate 75.3% of TNCLP through general and limited partnership interests. Outside investors own the remaining 24.7% of the limited partnership. For financial reporting purposes, the assets, liabilities and earnings of the partnership are consolidated into our financial statements. The outside investors' limited partnership interests in the partnership have been recorded as part of noncontrolling interest in our consolidated financial statements. The noncontrolling interest represents the noncontrolling unitholders' interest in the equity of TNCLP. CF Industries is required to purchase all of TNCLP's fertilizer products at market prices as defined in the Amendment to the General and Administrative Services and Product Offtake Agreement, dated September 28, 2010.
TNCLP makes cash distributions to the general and limited partners based upon formulas defined within its Agreement of Limited Partnership. Cash available for distribution is defined in the agreement generally as all cash receipts less all cash disbursements, less certain reserves (including reserves for future operating and capital needs) established as the general partner determines in its reasonable
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discretion to be necessary or appropriate. Changes in working capital impact available cash, as increases in the amount of cash invested in working capital items (such as accounts receivable or inventory) reduce available cash, while declines in the amount of cash invested in working capital increase available cash. Cash distributions to the limited partners and general partner vary depending on the extent to which the cumulative distributions exceed certain target threshold levels set forth in the Agreement of Limited Partnership.
In each of the applicable quarters of 2011 and 2010, the minimum quarterly distributions were satisfied, which entitled us, as the general partner, to receive increased distributions on our general partner interests as provided for in the Agreement of Limited Partnership. The earnings attributed to our general partnership interest in excess of the threshold levels for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, were $158.6 million and $32.9 million, respectively.
At September 30, 2011, Terra Nitrogen GP Inc. (TNGP), the general partner of TNCLP (and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CF Industries), and its affiliates owned 75.3% of TNCLP's outstanding units. When not more than 25% of TNCLP's issued and outstanding units are held by non-affiliates of TNGP, TNCLP, at TNGP's sole discretion, may call, or assign to TNGP or its affiliates, TNCLP's right to acquire all such outstanding units held by non-affiliated persons. If TNGP elects to acquire all outstanding units, TNCLP is required to give at least 30 but not more than 60 days notice of TNCLP's decision to purchase the outstanding units. The purchase price per unit will be the greater of (1) the average of the previous 20 trading days' closing prices as of the date five days before the purchase is announced or (2) the highest price paid by TNGP or any of its affiliates for any unit within the 90 days preceding the date the purchase is announced.
Noncontrolling Interest Reconciliation
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of noncontrolling interest and distributions payable to noncontrolling interests on our consolidated balance sheets is provided below.
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Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
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2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
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CFL | TNCLP | Total | CFL | TNCLP | Total | ||||||||||||||
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(in millions) |
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Noncontrolling interest: |
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Beginning balance |
$ | 17.4 | $ | 365.6 | $ | 383.0 | $ | 16.0 | $ | | $ | 16.0 | ||||||||
Terra acquistion |
| | | | 373.0 | 373.0 | ||||||||||||||
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest |
107.0 | 51.5 | 158.5 | 48.4 | 16.7 | 65.1 | ||||||||||||||
Declaration of distribution payable |
| (45.9 | ) | (45.9 | ) | | (16.7 | ) | (16.7 | ) | ||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes |
(8.6 | ) | | (8.6 | ) | 0.8 | | 0.8 | ||||||||||||
Ending balance |
$ | 115.8 | $ | 371.2 | $ | 487.0 | $ | 65.2 | $ | 373.0 | $ | 438.2 | ||||||||
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interest: |
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Beginning balance |
$ | 78.0 | $ | | $ | 78.0 | $ | 92.1 | $ | | $ | 92.1 | ||||||||
Declaration of distributions payable |
| 45.9 | 45.9 | | 16.7 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interest |
(81.5 | ) | (45.9 | ) | (127.4 | ) | (93.8 | ) | (16.7 | ) | (110.5 | ) | ||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes |
3.5 | | 3.5 | 1.7 | | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||
Ending balance |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
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8. Fair Value Measurements
Our cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and other investments consist of the following:
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Adjusted Cost |
Unrealized Gains |
Unrealized Losses |
Fair Value |
Adjusted Cost |
Unrealized Gains |
Unrealized Losses |
Fair Value |
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(in millions) |
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Cash |
$ | 95.8 | $ | | $ | | $ | 95.8 | $ | 49.5 | $ | | $ | | $ | 49.5 | ||||||||||
U.S. federal government obligations |
1,306.5 | | | 1,306.5 | 711.1 | | | 711.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other debt securities |
23.8 | | | 23.8 | 37.1 | | | 37.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 1,426.1 | $ | | $ | | $ | 1,426.1 | $ | 797.7 | $ | | $ | | $ | 797.7 | ||||||||||
Short-term investments |
| | | | 3.1 | | | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investments in auction rate securities |
76.6 | | (5.5 | ) | 71.1 | 110.4 | | (7.6 | ) | 102.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Asset retirement obligation funds |
95.0 | | | 95.0 | 95.0 | | | 95.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nonqualified employee benefit trusts |
21.4 | | (0.2 | ) | 21.2 | 21.2 | | (0.3 | ) | 20.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Under our short-term investment policy, we may invest our cash balances in several types of securities, including notes and bonds issued by governmental entities or corporations, and money market funds. Securities issued by governmental entities include those issued directly by the Federal government; those issued by state, local or other governmental entities; and those guaranteed by entities affiliated with governmental entities.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following tables present assets and liabilities included in our consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 that are recognized at fair value on a recurring basis, and indicates the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair value.
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September 30, 2011 | |||||||||||||
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Total Fair Value |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
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(in millions) |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 1,426.1 | $ | 1,426.1 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Asset retirement obligation funds |
95.0 | 95.0 | | | ||||||||||
Investments in auction rate securities |
71.1 | | | 71.1 | ||||||||||
Nonqualified employee benefit trusts |
21.2 | 21.2 | | | ||||||||||
Total assets at fair value |
$ | 1,613.4 | $ | 1,542.3 | $ | | $ | 71.1 | ||||||
Unrealized losses on natural gas derivatives |
$ | 24.5 | $ | | $ | 24.5 | $ | | ||||||
Total liabilities at fair value |
$ | 24.5 | $ | | $ | 24.5 | $ | | ||||||
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December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||
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Total Fair Value |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
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(in millions) |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 797.7 | $ | 797.7 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Available-for-sale short-term investments |
3.1 | 3.1 | | | ||||||||||
Unrealized gains on natural gas derivatives |
6.6 | | 6.6 | | ||||||||||
Asset retirement obligation funds |
95.0 | 95.0 | | | ||||||||||
Investments in auction rate securities |
102.8 | | | 102.8 | ||||||||||
Nonqualified employee benefit trusts |
20.9 | 20.9 | | | ||||||||||
Total assets at fair value |
$ | 1,026.1 | $ | 916.7 | $ | 6.6 | $ | 102.8 | ||||||
Unrealized losses on natural gas derivatives |
$ | 3.5 | $ | | $ | 3.5 | $ | | ||||||
Total liabilities at fair value |
$ | 3.5 | $ | | $ | 3.5 | $ | | ||||||
Following is a summary of the valuation techniques for assets and liabilities recorded in our consolidated balance sheets at fair value on a recurring basis:
Cash and Cash Equivalents
At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our cash and cash equivalents consisted primarily of U.S. Treasury Bills with original maturities of three months or less and money market mutual funds that invest in U.S. government obligations.
Short-term Investments
At December 31, 2010, our short-term investments consisted of a Canadian Treasury Bill with an original maturity of twelve months.
Natural Gas Derivatives
The derivative instruments that we currently use are primarily natural gas swap contracts. These contracts settle using primarily a NYMEX futures price index, which represents the basis for fair value at any given time. The contracts are traded in months forward and settlements are scheduled to coincide with anticipated gas purchases during those future periods. Quoted market prices are observable inputs used to determine the fair value of these instruments. See Note 20Derivative Financial Instruments, for additional information.
Asset Retirement Obligation Funds
In order to meet financial assurance requirements associated with certain asset retirement obligations (AROs) in Florida, we maintain investments in an escrow account established for the benefit of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and a trust established to comply with a Consent Decree entered in the third quarter of 2010 with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the FDEP. The investments in the trust and escrow account are accounted for as available-for-sale securities. The fair values of these are based upon daily quoted prices representing the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the investments. See Note 18Asset Retirement Obligations, for additional information regarding the trust and escrow account. The fair values of the ARO funds approximate their cost bases.
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Investments in Auction Rate Securities
Auction rate securities (ARS) are primarily debt instruments with long-term maturities for which interest rates are expected to be reset periodically through an auction process, which occurred every 7 to 35 days. Because the traditional auction process for ARS generally has failed since early 2008, these securities are illiquid and we are not able to access the remaining funds until such time as an auction for these securities is successful, buyers are found outside the auction process, and/or the securities are redeemed by the issuer. During the third quarter of 2011, $9.2 million of our ARS were either sold or redeemed at par value.
As a result of the continuing market illiquidity and our judgment regarding the period of time that may elapse until the traditional auction process resumes or other effective market trading mechanisms develop, we have classified these investments as noncurrent assets on our consolidated balance sheets. These ARS have maturities that range up to 36 years. As of September 30, 2011, the carrying values by range of maturity are as follows:
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(in millions) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than 1 year |
$ | | ||
1 year up to 20 years |
4.8 | |||
20 years up to 30 years |
47.1 | |||
30 years up to 36 years |
19.2 | |||
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$ | 71.1 | ||
We currently intend to hold our ARS until a market recovery occurs and, based on our current liquidity position, we do not believe it is likely that we will need to sell these securities prior to their recovery in value. Therefore, we expect to recover our amortized cost basis in the investments. As a result, our unrealized holding loss on these securities is classified as a temporary impairment and is reported in other comprehensive income (loss).
Our auction rate securities are accounted for as noncurrent available-for-sale securities. We are unable to use significant observable (Level 1 or Level 2) inputs to value these investments. Therefore, we use a mark-to-model approach that relies on discounted cash flows, market data and inputs derived from similar instruments to arrive at the fair value of these instruments. This model takes into account, among other variables, the base interest rate, credit spreads, downgrade risks and default/recovery risk, the estimated time required to work out the disruption in the traditional auction process and its effect on liquidity, and the effects of insurance and other credit enhancements. Due to the significant number of unobservable inputs that were used to value our auction rate securities, they are classified as Level 3 for purposes of the fair value disclosure requirements.
Nonqualified Employee Benefit Trusts
We maintain trusts associated with certain deferred compensation related to nonqualified employee benefits. The investments are accounted for as available-for-sale securities. The fair values of the trusts are based on daily quoted prices representing the NAV of the investments.
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in our consolidated balance sheet for our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). These assets currently consist of our investments in ARS. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to
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the asset. It is reasonably possible that a change in the estimated fair value for instruments measured using Level 3 inputs could occur in the future.
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Investments in auction rate securities |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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(in millions) |
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Fair value, January 1, 2011 |
$ | 102.8 | ||
Sales and redemptions |
(33.8 | ) | ||
Unrealized gain included in other comprehensive income (loss) |
2.1 | |||
Fair value, September 30, 2011 |
$ | 71.1 | ||
9. Net Earnings Per Share
Net earnings per share were computed as follows:
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Three months ended September 30, |
Nine months ended September 30, |
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2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
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Net earnings attributable to common stockholders |
$ | 330.9 | $ | 48.2 | $ | 1,100.3 | $ | 148.9 | ||||||
Basic earnings per common share: |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding |
69.4 | 71.1 | 70.7 | 62.5 | ||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders |
$ | 4.77 | $ | 0.68 | $ | 15.55 | $ | 2.38 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per common share: |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding |
69.4 | 71.1 | 70.7 | 62.5 | ||||||||||
Dilutive common sharesstock options |
0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||||||||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
69.9 | 71.9 | 71.4 | 63.2 | ||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders |
$ | 4.73 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 15.41 | $ | 2.35 | ||||||
In the computation of diluted net earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, approximately 0.4 million and 0.3 million, respectively, potentially dilutive stock options were excluded because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, anti-dilutive stock options were insignificant.
10. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
We maintain four funded defined benefit pension plans: two U.S. plans and two Canadian plans. Three of the four plans are closed to new employees. One of our Canadian plans remains open to new employees. We also provide group medical insurance benefits to certain retirees. The specific medical benefits provided to retirees vary by group and location.
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Net periodic benefit cost included the following components:
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Pension Plans |
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Service cost for benefits earned during the period |
$ | 2.8 | $ | 2.6 | $ | 8.5 | $ | 7.0 | |||||||
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |
9.0 | 8.9 | 26.9 | 22.0 | |||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets |
(8.8 | ) | (9.1 | ) | (26.4 | ) | (22.5 | ) | |||||||
Amortization of actuarial loss |
1.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 2.9 | |||||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost |
$ | 4.5 | $ | 3.4 | $ | 13.5 | $ | 9.4 | |||||||
Retiree Medical |
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Service cost for benefits earned during the period |
$ | 0.7 | $ | 0.6 | $ | 2.0 | $ | 1.6 | |||||||
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |
1.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 1.9 | |||||||||||
Amortization of transition obligation |
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||||||||||
Amortization of actuarial loss |
0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | |||||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost |
$ | 2.1 | $ | 1.4 | $ | 6.2 | $ | 4.1 | |||||||
Our 2011 consolidated pension funding contributions are estimated to be approximately $18.0 million, of which approximately $11.4 million was funded in the first nine months of 2011.
In addition to our qualified defined benefit pension plans, we also maintain nonqualified supplemental pension plans for highly compensated employees as defined under federal law. The expense recognized for these plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was insignificant.
We have defined contribution plans covering substantially all employees. Under these plans, we contribute a fixed percentage of base salary to employees' accounts and match employee contributions up to specified limits. We contributed $2.9 million and $8.7 million to the plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and $3.7 million and $7.8 million to the plans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.
11. Other OperatingNet
Details of other operating costs are as follows:
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Loss (gain) on property, plant and equipment and non-core assets |
$ | 37.0 | $ | (0.5 | ) | $ | 6.1 | $ | (0.6 | ) | |||
Business combination costs |
| (0.5 | ) | | 144.6 | ||||||||
Peru project development costs |
0.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Bartow costs |
1.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | |||||||||
Other |
0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | (1.7 | ) | ||||||||
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$ | 39.4 | $ | 1.3 | $ | 12.3 | $ | 150.9 | |||||
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During the third quarter of 2011, we recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $35.1 million related to the methanol plant at our Woodward, Oklahoma nitrogen complex. The Woodward complex was acquired in the Terra acquisition and can produce nitrogen fertilizers and methanol. Based on a strategic review that was completed in the third quarter of 2011, the Woodward complex will focus on fertilizer production. As a result, management approved the permanent shutdown and removal of the methanol plant, and we recognized the impairment charge. The expense is included in the first line of the table above.
In February 2011, we sold four of our owned dry product warehouses to GROWMARK and realized a pre-tax gain of $32.5 million, which is included in the first line in the table above. For further information on the sale of dry product warehouses, see Note 26Related Party Transactions.
Business combination costs include expenses associated with the Terra acquisition, including the $123 million termination fee that was paid on behalf of Terra to Yara International ASA. For additional discussion of the Terra acquisition, see Note 4Terra Acquisition.
Bartow costs consist of provisions for AROs and site maintenance costs at our closed phosphate fertilizer facility in Bartow, Florida. The AROs involve costs of closure and post-closure maintenance and monitoring for the phosphogypsum stack and cooling pond, and water treatment costs. For additional information on our AROs, see Note 18Asset Retirement Obligations.
12. Interest Expense
Interest expense consisted of the following:
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Interest on borrowings |
$ | 28.0 | $ | 38.4 | $ | 85.8 | $ | 81.1 | |||||
Fees on financing agreements |
5.8 | 22.1 | 34.2 | 93.7 | |||||||||
Interest capitalized and other |
(1.7 | ) | (2.2 | ) | (5.0 | ) | (4.2 | ) | |||||
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$ | 32.1 | $ | 58.3 | $ | 115.0 | $ | 170.6 | |||||
The fees on financing agreements for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 includes $19.9 million of accelerated amortization of debt issuance costs recognized upon repayment in full of the senior secured term loan. The fees on financing agreements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 includes $14.7 million and $73.7 million, respectively, of accelerated amortization of debt issuance costs recognized upon repayment of the senior secured bridge loan and partial repayment of the senior secured term loan. Refer to Note 19Financing Agreements, for additional information.
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13. Other Non-OperatingNet
Details of other non-operatingnet are as follows:
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Gain on sale of marketable equity securities |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | (28.3 | ) | ||||
Other |
(0.1 | ) | (0.5 | ) | (0.6 | ) | (0.3 | ) | |||||
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$ | (0.1 | ) | $ | (0.5 | ) | $ | (0.6 | ) | $ | (28.6 | ) | |
In January 2010, we sold approximately 5.0 million shares of Terra common stock and realized a pre-tax gain of $28.3 million.
14. Income Taxes
Our income tax provision for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $184.9 million on pre-tax income of $550.6 million, or an effective tax rate of 33.6%, compared to an income tax provision of $18.9 million on pre-tax income of $79.3 million, or an effective tax rate of 23.9%, for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2011 based on pre-tax income exclusive of earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest was 37.1% compared to 33.6% in the third quarter 2010. The increase in this rate was due primarily to the establishment of a $13.1 million valuation allowance on certain state tax credits, higher taxes on certain foreign operations and the impact of a lower U.S. manufacturing profits deduction, partially offset by the impact of non-deductible acquisition costs in the prior year. The effective tax rate based on pre-tax income differs from our effective tax rate based on pre-tax income exclusive of earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest, as our consolidated income tax provision does not include tax provisions on the earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests in TNCLP and CFL, which record no income tax provisions.
Our unrecognized tax benefits have decreased by $4.4 million to $118.8 million at September 30, 2011 principally as the result of the completion of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examination in the three months ended June 30, 2011. The IRS has allowed the utilization of pre-IPO net operating loss carryforwards, thereby sustaining tax return positions taken in prior years. The amount of our unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2011 which, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate has been reduced by $5.9 million to $46.0 million.
For additional information concerning the income tax matters noted above, see Note 16Income Taxes, to our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2011.
15. InventoriesNet
Inventoriesnet consist of the following:
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Fertilizer |
$ | 284.0 | $ | 207.5 | |||
Raw materials, spare parts and supplies |
57.6 | 62.8 | |||||
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$ | 341.6 | $ | 270.3 | |||
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16. Plant Turnaround Costs
Scheduled inspections, replacements and overhauls of plant machinery and equipment at our continuous process manufacturing facilities are referred to as plant turnarounds. The expenditures related to turnarounds are capitalized into property, plant and equipment when incurred. The following is a summary of plant turnaround activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
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Net capitalized turnaround costs: |
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Beginning balance |
$ | 66.8 | $ | 57.4 | ||||
Additions |
5.9 | 26.1 | ||||||
Depreciation |
(21.0 | ) | (20.2 | ) | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes |
(0.6 | ) | 0.6 | |||||
Ending balance |
$ | 51.1 | $ | 63.9 | ||||
Scheduled replacements and overhauls of plant machinery and equipment include the dismantling, repair or replacement and installation of various components including piping, valves, motors, turbines, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers and the replacement of catalysts when a full plant shutdown occurs. Scheduled inspections are also conducted during full plant shutdowns, including required safety inspections which entail the disassembly of various components such as steam boilers, pressure vessels and other equipment requiring safety certifications. Internal employee costs and overhead are not considered turnaround costs and are not capitalized.
17. Equity Method Investments
Equity method investments consist of the following:
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December 31, 2010 |
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Operating equity method investments |
$ | 424.1 | $ | 421.7 | |||
Non-operating equity method investments |
561.8 | 555.4 | |||||
Investments in and advances to affiliates |
$ | 985.9 | $ | 977.1 | |||
Operating Equity Method Investments
Our equity method investments included in operating earnings consist of: (1) a 50% ownership interest in Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited (PLNL), which operates an ammonia production facility in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; and (2) a 50% interest in an ammonia storage joint venture located in Houston, Texas. We include our share of the net earnings from these investments as an element of earnings from operations because these operations provide additional production and storage capacity to our operations and are integrated with our other supply chain and sales activities in the nitrogen segment.
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The combined results of operations and financial position for our operating equity method investments are summarized below:
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Condensed statement of operations information: |
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Net sales |
$ | 116.4 | $ | 57.0 | $ | 272.7 | $ | 93.4 | ||||||
Net earnings |
$ | 39.8 | $ | 18.5 | $ | 93.5 | $ | 24.7 | ||||||
Equity in earnings of operating affiliates |
$ | 15.0 | $ | 5.7 | $ | 40.7 | $ | 7.2 | ||||||
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December 31, 2010 |
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Condensed balance sheet information: |
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Current assets |
$ | 142.9 | $ | 120.6 | |||||
Long-term assets |
148.9 | 147.4 | |||||||
Total assets |
$ | 291.8 | $ | 268.0 | |||||
Current liabilities |
$ | 47.4 | $ | 33.0 | |||||
Long-term liabilities |
18.4 | 26.0 | |||||||
Equity |
226.0 | 209.0 | |||||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 291.8 | $ | 268.0 | |||||
The carrying value of these investments at September 30, 2011 was $424.1 million, which was $311.1 million more than our share of the affiliates' book value. The excess is primarily attributable to the revaluation of property, plant and equipment, the value of an exclusive natural gas contract and goodwill. The increased basis for property, plant and equipment and the gas contract are being depreciated over a remaining period of approximately 22 years and 12 years, respectively. Our equity in earnings of operating affiliates is different from our ownership interest in income reported by the unconsolidated subsidiaries due to amortization of basis differences.
We have transactions in the normal course of business with PLNL reflecting our obligation to purchase 50% of the ammonia produced by PLNL at current market prices. We purchased approximately $122.2 million and $44.5 million of ammonia from PLNL for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
At September 30, 2011, the amount of our consolidated retained earnings that represents our undistributed earnings of operating equity method investments is insignificant.
Non-Operating Equity Method Investments
Our non-operating equity method investments consist of: (1) a 50% ownership of KEYTRADE AG (Keytrade), a fertilizer trading company headquartered near Zurich, Switzerland; and (2) a 50% ownership in GrowHow UK Limited (GrowHow), which operates nitrogen production facilities in the United Kingdom. We account for these investments as non-operating equity method investments, and do not include the net earnings of these investments in earnings from operations since these operations
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do not provide additional capacity to us, nor are these operations integrated within our supply chain. GrowHow is a joint venture between us and Yara International ASA.
The combined results of operations and financial position of our non-operating equity method investments are summarized below:
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Net sales |
$ | 896.8 | $ | 534.4 | $ | 2,178.2 | $ | 1,138.3 | ||||||
Net earnings |
$ | 39.7 | $ | 27.8 | $ | 89.7 | $ | 45.8 | ||||||
Equity in earnings of non-operating affiliatesnet of taxes |
$ | 16.7 | $ | 10.8 | $ | 35.0 | $ | 15.7 | ||||||
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Condensed balance sheet information: |
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Current assets |
$ | 681.3 | $ | 454.1 | |||||
Long-term assets |
293.0 | 280.5 | |||||||
Total assets |
$ | 974.3 | $ | 734.6 | |||||
Current liabilities |
$ | 466.8 | $ | 374.6 | |||||
Long-term liabilities |
113.9 | 117.6 | |||||||
Equity |
393.6 | 242.4 | |||||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 974.3 | $ | 734.6 | |||||
In conjunction with our investment in Keytrade, we provided financing to Keytrade in the form of subordinated notes that mature on September 30, 2017 and bear interest at LIBOR plus 1.00 percent. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the amount of the outstanding advances to Keytrade on our consolidated balance sheets was $12.4 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, we recognized interest income on advances to Keytrade of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The carrying value of our advances to Keytrade approximates fair value.
Excluding the advances to Keytrade, the carrying value of our non-operating equity method investments at September 30, 2011 was $549.4 million, which was $352.6 million more than our share of the affiliates' book value. The excess is primarily attributable to the impact of our acquisition of Terra and reflects primarily the revaluation of property, plant and equipment, identifiable intangibles and goodwill. The increased basis for property, plant and equipment and identifiable intangibles are being depreciated over remaining periods ranging from 2 to 14 years. Our equity in earnings of non-operating affiliates-net of taxes is different than our ownership interest in their net earnings due to the amortization of basis differences.
At September 30, 2011, the amount of our consolidated retained earnings that represents our undistributed earnings of non-operating equity method investments is $45.7 million.
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18. Asset Retirement Obligations
AROs are legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development or normal operation of such assets. Our AROs are primarily associated with phosphogypsum stack systems and mine reclamation in Florida.
The changes in our AROs from December 31, 2010 to September 30, 2011 are summarized below:
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Obligation at December 31, 2010 |
$ | 119.8 | ||
Accretion expense |
6.5 | |||
Liabilities incurred |
2.4 | |||
Expenditures |
(4.2 | ) | ||
Changes in estimate |
2.0 | |||
Obligation at September 30, 2011 |
$ | 126.5 | ||
Our phosphate operations in Florida are subject to regulations governing the construction, operation, closure and long-term maintenance of phosphogypsum stack systems and regulations concerning site reclamation for phosphate rock mines. Our liability for phosphogypsum stack costs includes the cost of stack closure at our Plant City, Florida phosphate fertilizer complex and the costs of cooling pond closure, post-closure monitoring, and ongoing water treatment at both Bartow and Plant City. The actual amounts to be spent will depend on factors such as the timing of activities, refinements in scope, technological developments, cost inflation and changes in regulations. It is possible that these factors could change at any time and impact the estimates. In addition to reclamation AROs arising from normal mining activity, AROs may increase in the future upon expansion of the Plant City phosphogypsum stack.
AROs are reported in accrued expenses and other noncurrent liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets, as follows:
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December 31, 2010 |
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Current portion |
$ | 10.8 | $ | 8.1 | |||
Noncurrent portion |
115.7 | 111.7 | |||||
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$ | 126.5 | $ | 119.8 | |||
Florida regulations require phosphate fertilizer companies to demonstrate financial assurance for the closure and maintenance of phosphogypsum stack systems, for mine reclamation activities, and for wetland and other surface water mitigation measures. As a means of complying with such regulations, we maintain an escrow account established for the benefit of the FDEP. In the first quarter of 2010, we made an annual contribution of $3.7 million to this account. No contribution was necessary in 2011. At September 30, 2011, the balance in this escrow account was $13.2 million.
In the third quarter of 2010, we entered into a Consent Decree with the EPA and the FDEP (the Plant City Consent Decree) with respect to our Plant City phosphate fertilizer complex and its compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). In addition to requirements to modify certain operating practices and undertake certain capital improvement projects, the Plant City Consent Decree requires the Company to provide financial assurance with respect to its ability to fund the closure, long-term maintenance, and monitoring costs for the Plant City phosphogypsum stack, as well as any costs incurred to manage the water contained in the stack system upon closure. As a result,
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in the fourth quarter of 2010 we established a trust for the benefit of the EPA and the FDEP, deposited $54.8 million into the trust and transferred $26.9 million from our previously established escrow account described above. At September 30, 2011 the balance in the trust was $81.8 million. In October 2011 we made an additional contribution of $50.4 million and we currently expect to deposit approximately the same amount in 2012, at which point the trust will be fully funded. Additional funding may be required in the future if increases in cost estimates exceed investment earnings in the trust.
Prior to the Plant City Consent Decree, the Company's financial assurance requirements for the closure, long-term maintenance, and monitoring costs for the Plant City phosphogypsum stack system were determined solely by Florida regulations which would have required funding of the escrow account over a period of years. The Plant City Consent Decree described above effectively requires the Company to fund the greater of the requirements under the Plant City Consent Decree or Florida law, which may vary over time. We are still required under Florida law to maintain the existing Florida escrow account for the closure, long-term maintenance, and monitoring costs for the phosphogypsum stack system at our closed Bartow phosphate complex.
19. Financing Agreements
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
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December 31, 2010 |
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Term loan |
$ | | $ | 341.1 | ||||
Unsecured senior notes: |
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6.875% due 2018 |
800.0 | 800.0 | ||||||
7.125% due 2020 |
800.0 | 800.0 | ||||||
7.0% due 2017 |
13.0 | 13.0 | ||||||
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$ | 1,613.0 | $ | 1,954.1 | ||||
Less: Current portion |
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Net long-term debt |
$ | 1,613.0 | $ | 1,954.1 | ||||
Credit Agreement
On April 5, 2010, the Company, as a guarantor, and CF Industries, as borrower, entered into a $2.3 billion senior Credit Agreement with certain lenders, including Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. (MSSF), and MSSF as agent for such lenders and as collateral agent (the Credit Agreement), which provided for multiple-draw term loans (Term Loans) of up to $2.0 billion (collectively, the Term Facility) through the date of the Merger (see Note 4Terra Acquisition) and a revolving credit facility of up to $500 million (the Revolving Credit Facility). All loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a variable rate based on an applicable margin over LIBOR or a base rate. The Credit Agreement initially was to expire on April 5, 2015 (see the Amendment discussed below).
CF Industries borrowed approximately $1.9 billion in the form of Term Loans to finance, in part, the acquisition of Terra; to refinance certain indebtedness of Terra and its subsidiaries; and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing. In the second quarter of 2010, we repaid approximately $864.2 million of the Term Loan borrowings with proceeds from the issuance of the CF Industries senior notes described in this Note 19 under "Senior Notes due 2018 and 2020." In 2010, we also
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repaid an aggregate of $650 million of the Term Loan borrowings and, in the first quarter of 2011, we repaid the remaining balance of the Term Loan, both with cash from operations.
On August 3, 2011, we completed an amendment (the Amendment) to the Credit Agreement to accomplish the following: increase the amounts of indebtedness permitted to be incurred under certain secured and unsecured indebtedness baskets which are not to exceed a percentage of consolidated total assets and, in certain cases, are subject to compliance with a maximum leverage ratio; permit certain investments if the Company is in compliance with a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio; and increase the amounts available in certain dividend and other restricted payment baskets. In addition, the Amendment extended the maturity date of the Credit Agreement an additional year to 2016 and replaced the leverage based pricing with corporate credit ratings based pricing for both the commitment fee and interest rate margin.
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes of the Company and its subsidiaries (subject to certain limitations). At September 30, 2011, there was $491.2 million of available credit under the Revolving Credit Facility (net of outstanding letters of credit), and there were no borrowings outstanding. The Credit Agreement requires that the Company maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio and includes other customary terms and conditions, including negative covenants and events of default.
The obligations of CF Industries under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and certain direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the Guarantors). The obligations of CF Industries and the Guarantors under the Credit Agreement are secured by senior liens on substantially all of the assets of CF Industries and the Guarantors, subject to certain exceptions. The Amendment described above permits the release of liens on substantially all of the assets securing the obligations under the Credit Agreement if the Company obtains certain credit ratings from S&P and Moody's.
Senior Notes due 2018 and 2020
On April 23, 2010, CF Industries issued $800 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due 2018 (the 2018 Notes) and $800 million aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior notes due 2020 (the 2020 Notes and, together with the 2018 Notes, the Notes), which are guaranteed by the Company and certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company other than CF Industries.
The 2018 Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.875% per annum, payable semiannually on May 1 and November 1, mature on May 1, 2018 and are redeemable at CF Industries' option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a specified make-whole redemption price.
The 2020 Notes bear interest at a rate of 7.125% per annum, payable semiannually on May 1 and November 1, mature on May 1, 2020 and are redeemable at CF Industries' option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a specified make-whole redemption price.
The indentures governing the Notes contain customary events of default and covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries, including CF Industries, to incur liens on certain properties to secure debt and that require CF Industries, in the event of specified changes of control involving the Company or CF Industries, to offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
At September 30, 2011, the carrying value of the 2018 Notes and 2020 Notes was $1.6 billion and the fair value was approximately $1.8 billion.
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Terra Senior Notes
In February 2007, Terra issued $330 million of 7% Senior Notes due 2017 (2017 Notes). In October 2009, Terra repurchased approximately $317.5 million aggregate principal amount of the 2017 Notes in a tender offer and consent solicitation, and as a result, substantially all of the restrictive covenants in the indenture governing the 2017 Notes were eliminated. At September 30, 2011, the carrying value of the 2017 Notes that remain outstanding was $13.0 million, which approximates fair value.
Notes Payable
From time to time, CFL receives advances from CF Industries and from CFL's noncontrolling interest holder to finance major capital expenditures. The advances outstanding are evidenced by unsecured promissory notes due December 30, 2011 and bear interest at market rates. The amount shown as notes payable represents the advances payable to CFL's noncontrolling interest holder. The carrying value of notes payable approximates their fair value.
20. Derivative Financial Instruments
We use natural gas in the manufacture of nitrogen fertilizer products. We manage the risk of changes in gas prices through the use of physical gas supply contracts and derivative financial instruments covering periods of generally less than 18 months. We use natural gas derivative instruments primarily to lock in a substantial portion of our margin on sales under our Forward Pricing Program. Our natural gas acquisition policy also allows us to establish derivative positions that are associated with anticipated natural gas requirements unrelated to our Forward Pricing Program.
The derivative instruments that we currently use are primarily natural gas swap contracts. These contracts settle using primarily a NYMEX futures price index, which represents fair value at any given time. The contracts are entered into with respect to gas to be consumed in the future and settlements are scheduled to coincide with anticipated gas purchases used to manufacture nitrogen products during those future periods.
We report derivatives in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value with changes in their fair value recognized immediately in earnings, unless the normal purchase and sale exemption applies. We use natural gas derivatives primarily as an economic hedge of gas price risk, but without the application of hedge accounting. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are recorded in cost of sales as the changes occur. Cash flows related to natural gas derivatives are reported as operating activities.
The effect of derivatives in our consolidated statements of operations is shown below. All amounts arise from natural gas derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments, with resulting gains and losses recorded in cost of sales.
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(in millions) |
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Realized losses |
$ | (15.8 | ) | $ | (8.3 | ) | $ | (24.5 | ) | $ | (23.2 | ) | |
Unrealized mark-to-market losses |
(14.1 | ) | (25.7 | ) | (27.6 | ) | (21.8 | ) | |||||
Net derivative losses |
$ | (29.9 | ) | $ | (34.0 | ) | $ | (52.1 | ) | $ | (45.0 | ) | |
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The fair values of derivatives on our consolidated balance sheets are shown below. All amounts arise from natural gas derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments. For additional information on derivative fair values, see Note 8Fair Value Measurements.
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September 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(in millions) |
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Unrealized gains in other current assets |
$ | | $ | 6.6 | |||
Unrealized losses in other current liabilities |
(24.5 | ) | (3.5 | ) | |||
Net unrealized derivative gains (losses) |
$ | (24.5 | ) | $ | 3.1 | ||
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had open derivative contracts for 45.8 million MMBtus and 51.8 million MMBtus, respectively, of natural gas. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we used derivatives to cover approximately 61.9% of our natural gas consumption.
Natural gas derivatives involve the risk of dealing with counterparties and their ability to meet the terms of the contracts. The counterparties to our natural gas derivatives are either large oil and gas companies or large financial institutions. Cash collateral is deposited with or received from counterparties when predetermined unrealized gain or loss thresholds are exceeded. At September 30, 2011, we had no cash collateral on deposit with counterparties for derivative contracts. At December 31, 2010, we had cash collateral of $2.6 million on deposit with derivative counterparties.
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the aggregate fair value of the derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features in a net liability position was $24.5 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for which we had no cash collateral on deposit with these counterparties.
For derivatives that are in net asset positions, we are exposed to credit loss from nonperformance by the counterparties. At September 30, 2011, we were not in a net asset position with any derivative counterparty. At December 31, 2010, our exposure to credit loss from nonperformance by counterparties to derivative instruments totaled $6.4 million. We control our credit risk through the use of multiple counterparties, individual credit limits, monitoring procedures, cash collateral requirements and master netting arrangements.
The master netting arrangements with respect to our derivative instruments also contain credit-risk-related contingent features that require us to maintain a minimum net worth level and certain financial ratios. If we fail to meet these minimum requirements, the counterparties to derivative instruments that are in net liability positions could require daily cash settlement of unrealized losses or some other form of credit support.
21. Stock-Based Compensation
We grant stock-based compensation awards under the CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 2009 Equity and Incentive Plan (Plan). The awards granted to date are nonqualified stock options and restricted stock. The cost of employee services received in exchange for the awards is measured based on the fair value of the award on the grant date and is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the period during which the employee is required to provide the services.
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A summary of current year stock option activity under the Plan through September 30, 2011 is presented below:
| |
Shares | Weighted- Average Exercise Price |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions) |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outstanding at January 1, 2011 |
1,737,062 | $ | 36.14 | $ | 172.0 | |||||
Granted |
124,810 | 151.39 | | |||||||
Exercised |
(585,600 | ) | 24.68 | 72.3 | ||||||
Forfeited |
(4,883 | ) | 88.66 | | ||||||
Outstanding at September 30, 2011 |
1,271,389 | 52.53 | 93.7 | |||||||
Exercisable at September 30, 2011 |
959,741 | 34.52 | 85.4 | |||||||
Cash received from stock option exercises for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $14.5 million.
A summary of current year restricted stock activity under the Plan through September 30, 2011 is presented below:
| |
Shares | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outstanding at January 1, 2011 |
109,602 | $ | 84.46 | ||||
Granted |
34,934 | 150.64 | |||||
Restrictions lapsed (vested) |
(26,925 | ) | 104.41 | ||||
Forfeited |
(600 | ) | 81.30 | ||||
Outstanding at September 30, 2011 |
117,011 | 99.64 | |||||
Stock-based compensation cost is recorded primarily in selling, general and administrative expense. The following table summarizes stock-based compensation costs and related income tax benefits:
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Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||
| |
(in millions) |
||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
$ | 2.6 | $ | 1.8 | $ | 7.3 | $ | 5.6 | |||||
Income tax benefit |
(1.0 | ) | (0.7 | ) | (2.7 | ) | (2.1 | ) | |||||
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income taxes |
$ | 1.6 | $ | 1.1 | $ | 4.6 | $ | 3.5 | |||||
As of September 30, 2011, pre-tax unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, was $12.4 million for stock options, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.3 years, and $6.9 million for restricted stock, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.
An excess tax benefit is generated when the realized tax benefit from the vesting of restricted stock, or a stock option exercise, exceeds the previously recognized deferred tax asset. Excess tax benefits are required to be reported as a financing cash inflow rather than as a reduction of taxes paid. Excess tax benefits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $7.2 million and $25.7 million, respectively.
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In addition to the foregoing, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for TNCLP phantom units provided to non-employee directors of TNGP.
22. Treasury Stock
On August 4, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase Company common stock for a total expenditure of up to $1.5 billion plus program expenses. Repurchases under this program were authorized to be made from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. During the third quarter of 2011, we repurchased approximately 5.6 million shares under the program for $878.4 million, of which $76.5 million was accrued but unpaid at September 30, 2011. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter, we repurchased an additional 0.9 million shares for $121.7 million, bringing the total shares repurchased to date under this program to 6.5 million at an aggregate cost of $1.0 billion.
23. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes to accumulated other comprehensive loss and the impact on other comprehensive loss are as follows:
| |
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Securities |
Defined Benefit Plans |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(in millions) |
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Balance at December 31, 2009 |
$ | (0.4 | ) | $ | 9.7 | $ | (52.5 | ) | $ | (43.2 | ) | ||
Unrealized holding loss on securities |
| (2.2 | ) | | (2.2 | ) | |||||||
Reclassification to earnings |
| (21.3 | ) | 3.3 | (18.0 | ) | |||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes and deferred taxes |
19.6 | 9.0 | (1.3 | ) | 27.3 | ||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2010 |
$ | 19.2 | $ | (4.8 | ) | $ | (50.5 | ) | $ | (36.1 | ) | ||
Balance at December 31, 2010 |
$ | 22.4 | $ | (4.9 | ) | $ | (70.8 | ) | $ | (53.3 | ) | ||
Unrealized holding gain on securities |
| 2.4 | | 2.4 | |||||||||
Reclassification to earnings |
| (0.2 | ) | 6.0 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes and deferred taxes |
(19.9 | ) | (0.8 | ) | (1.6 | ) | (22.3 | ) | |||||
Balance at September 30, 2011 |
$ | 2.5 | $ | (3.5 | ) | $ | (66.4 | ) | $ | (67.4 | ) | ||
The reclassification to earnings of $21.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 reflects the portion of the $28.3 million pre-tax gain realized in January 2010 on the sale of our investment in marketable equity securities that was unrealized at December 31, 2009.
24. Contingencies
Litigation
From time to time, we are subject to ordinary, routine legal proceedings related to the usual conduct of our business, including proceedings regarding public utility and transportation rates, environmental matters, taxes and permits relating to the operations of our various plants and facilities. Based on the information available as of the date of this filing, we believe that the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
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Environmental
Florida Environmental Matters
Clean Air Act Investigation.
On March 19, 2007, the Company received a letter from the EPA under Section 114 of the Federal Clean Air Act requesting information and copies of records relating to compliance with New Source Review, New Source Performance Standards, and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants at the Plant City facility. The Company provided the requested information to the EPA in late 2007. The EPA initiated this same process in relation to numerous other sulfuric acid plants and phosphoric acid plants throughout the nation, including other facilities in Florida.
The Company received a Notice of Violation (NOV) from the EPA by letter dated June 16, 2010. The NOV alleges the Company violated the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Clean Air Act regulations relating to certain projects undertaken at the Plant City facility's sulfuric acid plants. This NOV further alleges that the actions that are the basis for the alleged PSD violations also resulted in violations of Title V air operating permit regulations. Finally, the NOV alleges that the Company failed to comply with certain compliance dates established by hazardous air pollutant regulations for phosphoric acid manufacturing plants and phosphate fertilizer production plants. The Company has had an initial meeting with the EPA to discuss these alleged violations. The Company does not know at this time if it will settle this matter prior to initiation of formal legal action.
We cannot estimate the potential penalties, fines or other expenditures, if any, that may result from the Clean Air Act NOV and, therefore, we cannot determine if the ultimate outcome of this matter will have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
EPCRA/CERCLA Investigation.
Pursuant to a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) dated July 28, 2008 that was sent to representatives of the major U.S. phosphoric acid manufacturers, including CF Industries, the DOJ stated that it and the EPA believe that apparent violations of Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), which requires annual reports to be submitted with respect to the use of certain toxic chemicals, have occurred at all of the phosphoric acid facilities operated by these manufacturers. The letter also states that the DOJ and the EPA believe that most of these facilities have violated Section 304 of EPCRA and Section 103 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) by failing to provide required notifications relating to the release of hydrogen fluoride from these facilities. The letter did not specifically identify alleged violations at our Plant City, Florida complex or assert a claim for a specific amount of penalties. The EPA submitted an information request to the Company on February 11, 2009, as a follow-up to the July 2008 letter. The Company provided information in response to the agency's inquiry on May 14 and May 29, 2009.
By letter dated July 6, 2010, the EPA issued a NOV to the Company alleging violations of EPCRA and CERCLA. The Company has had an initial meeting with the EPA to discuss these alleged violations. The Company does not know at this time if it will settle this matter prior to initiation of formal legal action.
We do not expect that penalties or fines, if any, that may arise out of the EPCRA/CERCLA matter will have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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Challenge to Federal Numeric Nutrient Criteria Regulation.
On August 18, 2009, the EPA entered into a consent decree with environmental groups with respect to the promulgation of numeric criteria for nitrogen and phosphorous in surface waters in Florida. The consent decree was approved by a federal district court judge on November 16, 2009. The EPA adopted final numeric nutrient criteria for lakes and inland flowing waters on November 14, 2010, which criteria will become effective March 6, 2012. The EPA intends to propose numeric nutrient criteria for coastal and estuarine waters in March 2012, and finalize such criteria in November of that year. The final numeric water quality criteria for lakes and inland flowing waters are substantially lower than water quality criteria that have been developed and applied in Florida on a case-by-case basis. CF Industries, along with the State of Florida, local wastewater utilities, other industrial entities (including other fertilizer manufacturers) and environmental groups, have filed suit in federal district court in Florida challenging the regulation.
If the EPA's numeric nutrient criteria regulation is upheld, we could be subject to more stringent waste water discharge limits for our mining, manufacturing and distribution operations in Florida. The specific limits imposed on wastewater discharges from our facilities will depend not only on the adopted criteria but also specific permit conditions to be developed that are consistent with these criteria. More stringent limits could increase our costs and/or limit our operations and, therefore, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Louisiana Environmental Matters
Clean Air ActSection 185 Fee.
Our Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex is located in a five-parish region near Baton Rouge, Louisiana that, as of 2005, was designated as being in "severe" nonattainment with respect to the national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone (the 1-hour ozone standard) pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (the Act). Section 185 of the Act requires states, in their state implementation plans, to levy a fee (Section 185 fee) on major stationary sources (such as the Donaldsonville facility) located in a severe nonattainment area that did not meet the 1-hour ozone standard by November 30, 2005. The fee was to be assessed for each calendar year (beginning in 2006) until the area achieved compliance with the ozone NAAQS.
Prior to the imposition of Section 185 fees, the EPA adopted a new ozone standard (the 8-hour ozone standard) and rescinded the 1-hour ozone standard. The Baton Rouge area was designated as a "moderate" nonattainment area with respect to the 8-hour ozone standard. However, because Section 185 fees had never been assessed prior to the rescission of the 1-hour ozone standard (rescinded prior to the November 30, 2005 ozone attainment deadline), the EPA concluded in a 2004 rulemaking implementing the 8-hour ozone standard that the Act did not require states to assess Section 185 fees. As a result, Section 185 fees were not assessed against CF Industries and other companies located in the Baton Rouge area.
In 2006, the federal D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the EPA's position and held that Section 185 fees were controls that must be maintained and fees should have been assessed under the Act. In January 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to accept the case for review, making the appellate court's decision final.
In July 2011, the EPA approved a revision to Louisiana's air pollution program that eliminated the requirement for Baton Rouge area companies to pay Section 185 fees, based on Baton Rouge's ultimate attainment of the 1-hour standard through permanent and enforceable emissions reductions. EPA's approval of the Louisiana air program revision is effective August 8, 2011. However, a recent
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decision by the federal D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a similar, but perhaps distinguishable, EPA guidance document regarding alternatives to Section 185 fees. At this time, the viability of EPA's approval of Louisiana's elimination of Section 185 fees is uncertain. Regardless of the approach ultimately adopted by the EPA, we expect that it is likely to be challenged by the environmental community, the states, and/or affected industries. Therefore, the costs associated with compliance with the Act cannot be determined at this time, and we cannot reasonably estimate the impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Clean Air Act Information Request.
On February 26, 2009, the Company received a letter from the EPA under Section 114 of the Act requesting information and copies of records relating to compliance with New Source Review and New Source Performance Standards at the Donaldsonville facility. The Company has completed the submittal of all requested information. There has been no further contact from the EPA regarding this matter.
Other
CERCLA/Remediation Matters.
From time to time, we receive notices from governmental agencies or third parties alleging that we are a potentially responsible party at certain cleanup sites under CERCLA or other environmental cleanup laws. In 2002 and in 2009, we were asked by the current owner of a former phosphate mine and processing facility that we are alleged to have operated in the late 1950s and early 1960s located in Georgetown Canyon, Idaho, to contribute to a remediation of this property. We declined to participate in the cleanup. It is our understanding that the current owner conducted a cleanup of the processing portion of the site pursuant to a Consent Judgment with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ). The current could bring a lawsuit against us seeking contribution to the cleanup costs, although we do not have sufficient information to determine whether or when such a lawsuit will be brought. In 2011, we and the current owner received a notice from IDEQ that alleged that we and the current owner were potentially responsible parties for the cleanup of the mine portion of the site. IDEQ requested from each party an indication of its willingness to enter into negotiations for an investigation of the mine portion of the site. The current owner indicated a willingness to negotiate. While reserving all rights and not admitting liability, we also indicated a willingness to negotiate. We are not able to estimate at this time our potential liability, if any, with respect to the remediation of this property. Based on currently available information, we do not expect that any remedial or financial obligations we may be subject to involving this or other sites will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
25. Segment Disclosures
We are organized and managed based on two segments, which are differentiated primarily by their products, the markets they serve and the regulatory environments in which they operate. Our two segments are the nitrogen segment and the phosphate segment. The Company's management uses gross margin to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. Total other operating costs and expenses (consisting of selling, general and administrative expenses, restructuring and integration costs and other operating-net) and non-operating expenses (interest and income taxes), are centrally managed and are not included in the measurement of segment profitability reviewed by management.
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Segment data for sales, cost of sales and gross margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are presented in the table below.
| |
Nitrogen | Phosphate | Consolidated | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(in millions) |
|||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2011 |
||||||||||||
Net sales |
||||||||||||
Ammonia |
$ | 222.9 | $ | | $ | 222.9 | ||||||
Granular Urea |
298.0 | | 298.0 | |||||||||
UAN |
495.7 | | 495.7 | |||||||||
AN |
65.4 | | 65.4 | |||||||||
DAP |
| 219.7 | 219.7 | |||||||||
MAP |
| 66.1 | 66.1 | |||||||||
Other |
36.0 | | 36.0 | |||||||||
|
1,118.0 | 285.8 | 1,403.8 | |||||||||
Cost of sales |
565.9 | 199.9 | 765.8 | |||||||||
Gross margin |
$ | 552.1 | $ | 85.9 | $ | 638.0 | ||||||
Total other operating costs and expenses |
70.7 | |||||||||||
Equity in earnings of operating affiliates |
15.0 | |||||||||||
Operating earnings |
$ | 582.3 | ||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2010 |
||||||||||||
Net sales |
||||||||||||
Ammonia |
$ | 201.9 | $ | | $ | 201.9 | ||||||
Granular Urea |
168.8 | | 168.8 | |||||||||
UAN |
269.3 | | 269.3 | |||||||||
AN |
53.2 | | 53.2 | |||||||||
DAP |
| 133.0 | 133.0 | |||||||||
MAP |
| 49.0 | 49.0 | |||||||||
Other |
41.9 | | 41.9 | |||||||||
|
735.1 | 182.0 | 917.1 | |||||||||
Cost of sales |
593.8 | 153.5 | 747.3 | |||||||||
Gross margin |
$ | 141.3 | $ | 28.5 | $ | 169.8 | ||||||
Total other operating costs and expenses |
38.7 | |||||||||||
Equity in earnings of operating affiliates |
5.7 | |||||||||||
Operating earnings |
$ | 136.8 | ||||||||||
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| |
Nitrogen | Phosphate | Consolidated | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(in millions) |
|||||||||||
Nine months ended September 30, 2011 |
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Net sales |
||||||||||||
Ammonia |
$ | 1,009.7 | $ | | $ | 1,009.7 | ||||||
Granular Urea |
805.3 | | 805.3 | |||||||||
UAN |
1,430.2 | | 1,430.2 | |||||||||
AN |
196.3 | | 196.3 | |||||||||
DAP |
| 617.5 | 617.5 | |||||||||
MAP |
| 213.0 | 213.0 | |||||||||
Other |
107.5 | | 107.5 | |||||||||
|
3,549.0 | 830.5 | 4,379.5 | |||||||||
Cost of sales |
1,771.8 | 577.3 | 2,349.1 | |||||||||
Gross margin |
$ | 1,777.2 | $ | 253.2 | $ | 2,030.4 | ||||||
Total other operating costs and expenses |
109.7 | |||||||||||
Equity in earnings of operating affiliates |
40.7 | |||||||||||
Operating earnings |
$ | 1,961.4 | ||||||||||
Nine months ended September 30, 2010 |
||||||||||||
Net sales |
||||||||||||
Ammonia |
$ | 714.7 | $ | | $ | 714.7 | ||||||
Granular Urea |
582.2 | | 582.2 | |||||||||
UAN |
695.9 | | 695.9 | |||||||||
AN |
109.3 | | 109.3 | |||||||||
DAP |
| 410.0 | 410.0 | |||||||||
MAP |
| 132.5 | 132.5 | |||||||||
Other |
82.8 | | 82.8 | |||||||||
|
2,184.9 | 542.5 | 2,727.4 | |||||||||
Cost of sales |
1,578.8 | 453.0 | 2,031.8 | |||||||||
Gross margin |
$ | 606.1 | $ | 89.5 | $ | 695.6 | ||||||
Total other operating costs and expenses |
242.1 | |||||||||||
Equity in earnings of operating affiliates |
7.2 | |||||||||||
Operating earnings |
$ | 460.7 | ||||||||||
Total assets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, are presented below.
| |
Nitrogen | Phosphate | Other | Consolidated | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(in millions) |
|||||||||||||
Total assets |
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September 30, 2011 |
$ | 6,016.2 | $ | 648.6 | $ | 2,581.0 | $ | 9,245.8 | ||||||
December 31, 2010 |
$ | 6,143.0 | $ | 618.3 | $ | 1,992.7 | $ | 8,754.0 | ||||||
The Other category of assets in the table above includes amounts attributable to corporate headquarters and unallocated corporate assets, such as our cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, equity method investments and other investments.
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26. Related Party Transactions
In February 2011, we sold four of our owned dry product warehouses to GROWMARK. As a result of this sale of assets to GROWMARK, we received net proceeds of $38.1 million and recorded a pre-tax gain of $32.5 million.
27. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
The following condensed consolidating financial information is presented in accordance with SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10, Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered, in connection with the debt securities issued by CF Industries, Inc. (CFI) and full and unconditional guarantees of such debt securities by CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Parent) and certain 100%-owned domestic subsidiaries of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (the Guarantor Subsidiaries). The guarantees are joint and several. The subsidiaries of the Parent other than CFI and the Guarantor Subsidiaries are referred to below as "Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries."
Presented below are condensed consolidating statements of operations and statements of cash flows for the Parent, CFI, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and condensed consolidating balance sheets for the Parent, CFI, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The investments in subsidiaries in these consolidating financial statements are presented on the equity method. Under this method, our investments are recorded at cost and adjusted for our ownership share of a subsidiary's cumulative results of operations, distributions and other equity changes. The eliminating entries reflect primarily intercompany transactions such as sales, accounts receivable and accounts payable and the elimination of equity investments and earnings of subsidiaries. The condensed financial information presented below is not necessarily indicative of the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Parent, CFI, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis.
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Condensed, Consolidating Statement of Operations
| |
Three months ended September 30, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Parent | CFI | Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| |
(in millions) |
||||||||||||||||||
Net sales |
$ | | $ | 787.6 | $ | 494.1 | $ | 456.5 | $ | (334.4 | ) | $ | 1,403.8 | ||||||
Cost of sales |
| 445.7 | 373.1 | 199.3 | (252.3 | ) | 765.8 | ||||||||||||
Gross margin |
| 341.9 | 121.0 | 257.2 | (82.1 | ) | 638.0 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
0.9 | 23.9 | 1.1 | 4.6 | | 30.5 | |||||||||||||
Restructuring and integration costs |
| 0.2 | 0.6 | | | 0.8 | |||||||||||||
Other operatingnet |
| 4.4 | 34.5 | 0.5 | | 39.4 | |||||||||||||
Total other operating costs and expenses |
0.9 | 28.5 | 36.2 | 5.1 | | 70.7 | |||||||||||||
Equity in (loss) earnings of operating affiliates |
| (3.1 | ) | 0.4 | 17.7 | | 15.0 | ||||||||||||
Operating (loss) earnings |
(0.9 | ) | 310.3 | 85.2 | 269.8 | (82.1 | ) | 582.3 | |||||||||||
Interest expense |
| 28.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | | 32.1 | |||||||||||||
Interest income |
| (0.1 | ) | 4.2 | (4.4 | ) | | (0.3 | ) | ||||||||||
Net (earnings) of wholly-owned subsidiaries |
(331.4 | ) | (143.5 | ) | (170.0 | ) | | 644.9 | | ||||||||||
Other non-operatingnet |
| (0.1 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 0.1 | | (0.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of non-operating affiliates |
330.5 | 425.4 | 248.2 | 273.5 | (727.0 | ) | 550.6 | ||||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) provision |
(0.4 | ) | 94.0 | 91.6 | (0.3 | ) | | 184.9 | |||||||||||
Equity in earnings of non-operating affiliatesnet of taxes |
| | | 16.7 | | 16.7 | |||||||||||||
Net earnings |
330.9 | 331.4 | 156.6 | 290.5 | (727.0 | ) | 382.4 | ||||||||||||
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest |
| | 16.5 | 117.1 | (82.1 | ) | 51.5 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders |
$ | 330.9 | $ | 331.4 | $ | 140.1 | $ | 173.4 | $ | (644.9 | ) | $ | 330.9 | ||||||
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Condensed, Consolidating Statement of Operations
| |
Three months ended September 30, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Parent | CFI | Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| |
(in millions) |
||||||||||||||||||
Net sales |
$ | | $ | 481.9 | $ | 242.7 | $ | 261.0 | $ | (68.5 | ) | $ | 917.1 | ||||||
Cost of sales |
| 379.9 | 195.9 | 208.2 | (36.7 | ) | 747.3 | ||||||||||||
Gross margin |
| 102.0 | 46.8 | 52.8 | (31.8 | ) | 169.8 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
0.5 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 3.8 | | 28.8 | |||||||||||||
Restructuring and integration costs |
| 4.6 | 4.0 | | | 8.6 | |||||||||||||
Other operatingnet |
| 1.1 | | 0.2 | | 1.3 | |||||||||||||
Total other operating costs and expenses |
0.5 | 21.7 | 12.5 | 4.0 | | 38.7 | |||||||||||||
Equity in (loss) earnings of operating affiliates |
| (1.0 | ) | 0.3 | 6.4 | | 5.7 | ||||||||||||
Operating (loss) earnings |
(0.5 | ) | 79.3 | 34.6 | 55.2 | (31.8 | ) | 136.8 | |||||||||||
Interest expense |
| 57.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | (0.1 | ) | 58.3 | ||||||||||||
Interest income |
| (0.3 | ) | 4.5 | (4.6 | ) | 0.1 | (0.3 | ) | ||||||||||
Net (earnings) of wholly-owned subsidiaries |
(52.6 | ) | (28.0 | ) | (27.9 | ) | | 108.5 | | ||||||||||
Other non-operatingnet |
| (0.1 | ) | (0.4 | ) | | | (0.5 | ) | ||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of non-operating affiliates |
52.1 | 50.4 | 57.7 | 59.4 | (140.3 | ) | 79.3 | ||||||||||||
Income tax provision (benefit) |
3.5 | (2.2 | ) | 24.6 | (7.0 | ) | | 18.9 | |||||||||||
Equity in earnings of non-operating affiliatesnet of taxes |
| | | 10.8 | | 10.8 | |||||||||||||
Net earnings |
48.6 | 52.6 | 33.1 | 77.2 | (140.3 | ) | 71.2 | ||||||||||||
Less: Net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest |
| | 6.4 | 48.4 | (31.8 | ) | 23.0 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders |
$ | 48.6 | $ | 52.6 | $ | 26.7 | $ | 28.8 | $ | (108.5 | ) | $ | 48.2 | ||||||
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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed, Consolidating Statement of Operations
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Nine months ended September 30, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Parent | CFI | Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
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(in millions) |
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Net sales |
$ | | $ | 2,523.3 | $ | 1,480.7 | $ | 1,356.0 | $ | (980.5 | ) | $ | 4,379.5 | ||||||
Cost of sales |
| 1,379.7 | 1,132.2 | 595.8 | (758.6 | ) | 2,349.1 | ||||||||||||
Gross margin |
| 1,143.6 | 348.5 | 760.2 | (221.9 | ) | 2,030.4 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
2.4 | 72.7 | 4.7 | 13.4 | | 93.2 | |||||||||||||
Restructuring and integration costs |
| 2.2 | 2.0 | | | 4.2 | |||||||||||||
Other operatingnet |
| (25.3 | ) | 36.8 | 0.8 | | 12.3 | ||||||||||||
Total other operating costs and expenses |
2.4 | 49.6 | 43.5 | 14.2 | | 109.7 | |||||||||||||
Equity in (loss) earnings of operating affiliates |
| (0.7 | ) | 2.0 | 39.4 | | 40.7 | ||||||||||||
Operating (loss) earnings |
(2.4 | ) | 1,093.3 | 307.0 | 785.4 | (221.9 | ) | 1,961.4 | |||||||||||
Interest expense |
| 108.6 | 4.7 | 1.9 | (0.2 | ) | 115.0 | ||||||||||||
Interest income |
| (0.6 | ) | 12.9 | (14.0 | ) | 0.2 | (1.5 | ) | ||||||||||
Net (earnings) of wholly-owned subsidiaries |
(1,101.8 | ) | (476.9 | ) | (486.9 | ) | | 2,065.6 | | ||||||||||
Other non-operatingnet |
| (0.1 | ) | (0.5 | ) | | | (0.6 | ) | ||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of non-operating affiliates |
1,099.4 | 1,462.3 | 776.8 | 797.5 | (2,287.5 | ) | 1,848.5 | ||||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) provision |
(0.9 | ) | 360.5 | 256.2 | 8.9 | | 624.7 | ||||||||||||
Equity in earnings of non-operating affiliatesnet of taxes |
| | | 35.0 | | 35.0 | |||||||||||||
Net earnings |
1,100.3 | 1,101.8 | 520.6 | 823.6 | (2,287.5 | ) | 1,258.8 | ||||||||||||
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest |
| | 51.5 | 328.9 | (221.9 | ) | 158.5 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders |
$ | 1,100.3 | $ | 1,101.8 | $ | 469.1 | $ | 494.7 | $ | (2,065.6 | ) | $ | 1,100.3 | ||||||
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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed, Consolidating Statement of Operations
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Nine months ended September 30, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Parent | CFI | Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| |
(in millions) |
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Net sales |
$ | | $ | 1,695.8 | $ | 553.3 | $ | 696.1 | $ | (217.8 | ) | $ | 2,727.4 | ||||||
Cost of sales |
| 1,241.2 | 427.7 | 487.6 | (124.7 | ) | 2,031.8 | ||||||||||||
Gross margin |
| 454.6 | 125.6 | 208.5 | (93.1 | ) | 695.6 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
2.1 | 49.4 | 14.5 | 7.3 | | 73.3 | |||||||||||||
Restructuring and integration costs |
| 11.3 | 6.6 | | | 17.9 | |||||||||||||
Other operatingnet |
118.7 | 32.0 | | 0.2 | | 150.9 | |||||||||||||
Total other operating costs and expenses |
120.8 | 92.7 | 21.1 | 7.5 | | 242.1 | |||||||||||||
Equity in earnings of operating affiliates |
| (1.0 | ) | 0.8 | 7.4 | | 7.2 | ||||||||||||
Operating (loss) earnings |
(120.8 | ) | 360.9 | 105.3 | 208.4 | (93.1 | ) | 460.7 | |||||||||||
Interest expense |
| 163.4 | 6.8 | 0.6 | (0.2 | ) | 170.6 | ||||||||||||
Interest income |
| (0.9 | ) | 10.4 | (10.7 | ) | 0.2 | (1.0 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
| | 17.0 | | | 17.0 | |||||||||||||
Net (earnings) loss of wholly-owned subsidiaries |
(216.5 | ) | (83.4 | ) | (94.3 | ) | | 394.2 | | ||||||||||
Other non-operatingnet |
| (28.2 | ) | (0.4 | ) | | | (28.6 | ) | ||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes and equity in loss of non-operating affiliates |
95.7 | 310.0 | 165.8 | 218.5 | (487.3 | ) | 302.7 | ||||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) provision |
(53.2 | ) | 93.4 | 68.9 | (4.7 | ) | | 104.4 | |||||||||||
Equity in (loss) earnings of non-operating affiliatesnet of taxes |
| (0.1 | ) | (0.1 | ) | 15.9 | | 15.7 | |||||||||||
Net earnings |
148.9 | 216.5 | 96.8 | 239.1 | (487.3 | ) | 214.0 | ||||||||||||
Less: Net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest |
| | 16.7 | 141.5 | (93.1 | ) | 65.1 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders |
$ | 148.9 | $ | 216.5 | $ | 80.1 | $ | 97.6 | $ | (394.2 | ) | $ | 148.9 | ||||||
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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed, Consolidating Balance Sheet
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September 30, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Parent | CFI | Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Eliminations | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||
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(in millions) |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | | $ | 416.1 | $ | 333.9 | $ | 676.1 | $ | | $ | 1,426.1 | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable |
| 118.0 | 268.5 | 321.9 | (439.8 | ) | 268.6 | |||||||||||||||
Inventoriesnet |
| 254.3 | 62.1 | 25.2 | | 341.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Prepaid income taxes |
| 226.9 | | | (226.9 | ) | | |||||||||||||||
Other |
| 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.6 | | 21.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Total current assets |
| 1,023.3 | 672.5 | 1,028.8 | (666.7 | ) | 2,057.9 | |||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipmentnet |
| 752.6 | 1,606.8 | 1,379.9 | | 3,739.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Asset retirement obligation funds |
| 95.0 | | | | 95.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates |
3,151.5 | 5,351.6 | 1,349.6 | 976.4 | (9,843.2 | ) | 985.9 | |||||||||||||||
Investments in auction rate securities |
| 71.1 | | | | 71.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Due from affiliates |
1,110.5 | | 1,350.8 | | (2,461.3 | ) | | |||||||||||||||
Goodwill |
| 0.9 | 2,063.6 | | | 2,064.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Other assets |
| 93.5 | 115.5 | 23.1 | | 232.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 4,262.0 | $ | 7,388.0 | $ | 7,158.8 | $ | 3,408.2 | $ | (12,971.2 | ) | $ | 9,245.8 | |||||||||
Liabilities and Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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