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<b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INVESTMENTS,
NOTES AND OTHER LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES</font></b>
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Investments, notes and other long-term receivables were
$6.2 million and $19.3 million at December 31,
2010 and 2009, respectively. Included as investments, notes and
other long-term receivables was an investment accounted for
using the equity method of accounting of $13.1 million as
of December 31, 2009 relating to a venture with Baltimore
Gas & Electric (a subsidiary of Constellation Energy).
This venture designs, constructs, owns, operates, leases and
maintains facilities to produce chilled water for sale to
customers for use in air conditioning commercial properties. As
a result of our discounted cash flow analysis, an impairment
charge of $7.0 million was recognized in 2008, to
write-down the carrying value of this investment to its
estimated fair value. We recorded this
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decline in fair value as a component of “Cost of
Sales” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. In
2009, the venture, using its own cash and cash from additional
capital contributions, acquired its outstanding bonds in the
principal amount of $25.0 million. As a result of this, we
were required to make an additional capital contribution of
$8.0 million to the venture. In January 2010, this venture,
including our investment, was sold to a third party. As a result
of this sale, we received $17.7 million for our 40%
interest and recognized a pretax gain of $4.5 million,
which gain is included in our United States facilities services
segment and classified as a component of “Cost of
Sales” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Additionally in June 2010, we sold our equity interest in a
Middle East venture, which performed facilities services, to our
partner in the venture. As a result of this sale, we received
$7.9 million and recognized a pretax gain in this amount,
which is classified as a “Gain on sale of equity
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