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ACQUISTIONS, DIVESTITURES AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
ACQUISTIONS, DIVESTITURES AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
ACQUISITIONS
Sempra Texas Utilities
Sharyland Holdings
In May 2019, Sempra acquired an indirect, 50% interest in Sharyland Holdings for $95 million (net of $7 million in post-closing adjustments). In connection with and prior to the consummation of the acquisition, Sharyland Holdings owned 100% of the membership interests in Sharyland Utilities, LP and Sharyland Utilities, LP converted into a limited liability company, named Sharyland Utilities, L.L.C. We account for our indirect, 50% interest in Sharyland Holdings as an equity method investment.
Sempra Infrastructure
ESJ
In March 2021, Sempra Infrastructure completed the acquisition of Saavi Energía’s 50% equity interest in ESJ for a purchase price of $65 million (net of $14 million of acquired cash and cash equivalents) plus the assumption of $277 million in debt (including $94 million owed from ESJ to Sempra Infrastructure that eliminates upon consolidation). Sempra Infrastructure previously accounted for its 50% interest in ESJ as an equity method investment. This acquisition increased Sempra Infrastructure’s ownership interest in ESJ from 50% to 100%. We accounted for this asset acquisition using a cost accumulation model whereby the cost of the acquisition and carrying value of our previously held interest in ESJ ($34 million) were allocated to
assets acquired ($458 million) and liabilities assumed ($345 million) based on their relative fair values. ESJ owns a fully operating wind power generation facility with a nameplate capacity of 155 MW that is fully contracted by SDG&E under a long-term PPA. Sempra Infrastructure recorded a $190 million intangible asset for the relative fair value of the PPA that will be amortized over a period of 14 years against revenues. On January 15, 2022, ESJ completed construction and began commercial operation of a second wind power generation facility with a nameplate capacity of 108 MW that is also fully contracted by SDG&E under a long-term PPA.
DIVESTITURES
Sempra Infrastructure
In February 2019, Sempra Infrastructure completed the sale of its non-utility natural gas storage assets in the southeast U.S. (comprised of Mississippi Hub and Bay Gas), which we classified as held for sale at December 31, 2018, and received cash proceeds of $322 million, net of transaction costs. In January 2019, Sempra Infrastructure completed the sale of other non-utility assets for $5 million.
Sempra Renewables
In April 2019, Sempra Renewables completed the sale of its remaining wind assets and investments for $569 million, net of transaction costs, and recorded a $61 million ($45 million after tax and NCI) gain, which is included in Gain on Sale of Assets on Sempra’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Upon completion of the sale, remaining nominal business activities at Sempra Renewables were subsumed into Parent and other and the Sempra Renewables segment ceased to exist.
Parent and Other
PXiSE
In December 2021, Parent and other completed the sale of its 80% interest in PXiSE for total cash proceeds of $38 million, net of transaction costs totaling $4 million, and recorded a $36 million ($26 million after tax) gain, which is included in Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets on Sempra’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In January 2019, our board of directors approved a plan to sell our South American businesses. We present these businesses, which previously constituted the Sempra South American Utilities segment, and certain activities associated with those businesses as discontinued operations.
In April 2020, we completed the sale of our equity interests in our Peruvian businesses, including our 83.6% interest in Luz del Sur and our interest in Tecsur, to an affiliate of China Yangtze Power International (Hongkong) Co., Limited for cash proceeds of $3,549 million, net of transaction costs and as adjusted for post-closing adjustments, and recorded a pretax gain of $2,271 million ($1,499 million after tax).
In June 2020, we completed the sale of our equity interests in our Chilean businesses, including our 100% interest in Chilquinta Energía and Tecnored and our 50% interest in Eletrans, to State Grid International Development Limited for cash proceeds of $2,216 million, net of transaction costs and as adjusted for post-closing adjustments, and recorded a pretax gain of $628 million ($248 million after tax).
In the year ended December 31, 2020, the pretax gains from the sales of our South American businesses are included in Gain on Sale of Discontinued Operations in the table below and the after-tax gains are included in Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Tax, on Sempra’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Summarized results from discontinued operations were as follows:
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
(Dollars in millions)
 Years ended December 31,
 
2020(1)
2019
Revenues$570 $1,614 
Cost of sales(364)(1,012)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations2,899 — 
Operating expenses(66)(159)
Interest and other(3)(11)
Income before income taxes and equity earnings3,036 432 
Income tax expense(1,186)(72)
Equity earnings— 
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax1,850 363 
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
(10)(35)
Earnings from discontinued operations attributable to common shares$1,840 $328 
(1)    Results include activity until deconsolidation of our Peruvian businesses on April 24, 2020 and Chilean businesses on June 24, 2020 and post-closing adjustments related to the sales of these businesses.

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and related liabilities classified as held for sale in discontinued operations.
ASSETS HELD FOR SALE IN DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
(Dollars in millions) 
December 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents$74 
Restricted cash(1)
Accounts receivable, net303 
Due from unconsolidated affiliates
Inventories36 
Other current assets29 
Current assets$445 
Due from unconsolidated affiliates$54 
Goodwill and other intangible assets801 
Property, plant and equipment, net2,618 
Other noncurrent assets40 
Noncurrent assets$3,513 
Short-term debt$52 
Accounts payable201 
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases85 
Other current liabilities106 
Current liabilities$444 
Long-term debt and finance leases
$702 
Deferred income taxes284 
Other noncurrent liabilities66 
Noncurrent liabilities$1,052 
(1)    Primarily represents funds held in accordance with Peruvian tax law.

As a result of the sales of our South American businesses, in 2020, we reclassified $645 million of cumulative foreign currency translation losses from AOCI to Gain on Sale of Discontinued Operations, which is included in Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Tax, on Sempra’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.