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Financial Instruments and Concentrations of Risk
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments and Concentrations of Risk
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND CONCENTRATIONS OF RISK
Fair value of financial instruments
We record certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value at each balance sheet date. The table below summarizes the balances of commodity derivative assets and liabilities at December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
 
December 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Derivatives subject to netting arrangements:
Level 1
 
Netting(1)
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Netting(1)
 
Total
Commodity derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
$
131

 
$
(131
)
 
$

 
$
3,311

 
$
(1,637
)
 
$
1,674

Liabilities
$
470

 
$
(131
)
 
$
339

 
$
1,637

 
$
(1,637
)
 
$

(1)
Relates primarily to exchange traded futures. Gain and loss positions on multiple contracts are settled net on a daily basis with the exchange.

“Level 1” measurements are based on inputs consisting of unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. These include commodity futures contracts that are traded on an exchange. The valuation of our common stock warrants which were traded on the New York Stock Exchange was also classified as Level 1.
“Level 2” measurements are based on inputs consisting of market observable and corroborated prices for similar commodity derivative contracts. Assets and liabilities classified as Level 2 include over-the-counter ("OTC") traded forwards contracts and swaps.
“Level 3” measurements are obtained using information from a pricing service and internal valuation models incorporating observable and unobservable market data. These include commodity derivatives, such as forwards and swaps for which there is not a highly liquid market, and therefore are not included in Level 2 above.
Financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value levels.
There were no financial assets or liabilities classified as Level 2 or Level 3 during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, as such no rollforward of Level 3 activity has been presented. 
Commodity derivative contracts
Our consolidated results of operations and cash flows are impacted by changes in market prices for petroleum products. This exposure to commodity price risk is managed, in part, by entering into various commodity derivatives.
We seek to manage the price risk associated with our marketing operations by limiting our net open positions through (i) the concurrent purchase and sale of like quantities of petroleum products to create back-to-back transactions that are intended to lock in positive margins based on the timing, location or quality of the petroleum products purchased and delivered or (ii) derivative contracts. Our storage and transportation assets can also be used to mitigate location and time basis risk. All marketing activities are subject to our Comprehensive Risk Management Policy, which establishes limits in order to manage risk and mitigate financial exposure.
Our commodity derivatives can be comprised of swaps, futures contracts and forward contracts of crude oil and natural gas liquids. These are defined as follows:
Swaps – OTC transactions where a floating price, basis or index is exchanged for a fixed (or a different floating) price, basis or index at a preset schedule in the future, according to an agreed-upon formula.
Futures contracts – Exchange traded contracts to buy or sell a commodity. These contracts are standardized by the exchange in terms of quality, quantity, delivery period and location for each commodity.
Forward contracts – OTC contracts to buy or sell a commodity at an agreed upon future date. The buyer and seller agree on specific terms (price, quantity, delivery period and location) and conditions at the inception of the contract.
The following table sets forth the notional quantities for derivative instruments entered into (in thousands of barrels):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Sales
23,228

 
6,773

 
2,595

Purchases
22,946

 
6,477

 
2,575


We have not designated any of our commodity derivative instruments as accounting hedges. We have recorded the fair value of our commodity derivative instruments on our consolidated balance sheets in "other current assets" and "other current liabilities" in the following amounts (in thousands):
December 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Other Current Assets
 
Other Current Liabilities
 
Other Current Assets
 
Other Current Liabilities
$

 
$
339

 
$
1,674

 
$

 
We have posted margin deposits as collateral with brokers who have the right of set off associated with these funds. Our margin deposit balances were $2.9 million and $0.8 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. These margin account balances have not been offset against our net commodity derivative instrument (contract) positions. Had these margin account balances been netted against our net commodity derivative instrument (contract) positions as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, we would have had net asset positions of $2.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively.
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) from our commodity derivatives were recorded to product revenue in the following amounts (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Realized and unrealized gain (loss)
$
8,146

 
$
19,305

 
$
(1,593
)

Warrants
In addition to the commodity derivatives above, we had $58.1 million of derivative liabilities related to common stock warrants at December 31, 2013, which were not subject to netting arrangements. The warrants were issued upon emergence from bankruptcy and were recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets with changes in the fair value recorded to "other expense (income), net" in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. For the years ended December 31, 2014, and 2013, we recorded expense related to the change in fair value of $13.4 million and $46.4 million, respectively. The warrants expired on November 30, 2014. See Note 17 for additional information.
Concentrations of risk
During the year ended December 31, 2015, two customers primarily of our Crude Supply and Logistics segment accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenue with revenues of $457.3 million and $146.2 million. We purchased approximately $232.6 million of product from two third-party suppliers of our Crude Supply and Logistics segment, which represented approximately 24% of our costs of products sold. At December 31, 2015, one customer, primarily of our Crude Supply and Logistics segment, accounted for approximately 39% of our consolidated accounts receivable.
Our SemGas segment has a significant concentration of producers which account for a large portion of our SemGas segment's volumes. During the year ended December 31, 2015, three producers accounted for approximately 92% of our total processed volumes. During the year ended December 31, 2015, three producers accounted for 93% of our total gathered volumes. Additionally, all of the processing and gathering volumes from these customers are produced in the Northern Oklahoma region.
Our SemCAMS processing plants require a minimum rate of sulfur tonnage to operate, and to comply with the regulatory requirements for air emissions.  We have several large producers that provide significant sour gas to our plants.  If these producers shut in their sour gas production due to current commodity prices, it could result in regulatory non-compliance, as well as operating and financial impacts to SemCAMS.

Assets and liabilities of subsidiaries outside the United States
The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities (excluding affiliate balances) at December 31, 2015 of our subsidiaries outside the United States (in thousands):
 
Canada
 
United
Kingdom
 
Mexico
 
Total
Cash and cash equivalents
$
20,729

 
$
8,014

 
$
17,338

 
$
46,081

Other current assets
47,267

 
3,413

 
31,616

 
82,296

Noncurrent assets
273,967

 
144,367

 
40,654

 
458,988

Total assets
$
341,963

 
$
155,794

 
$
89,608

 
$
587,365

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
$
40,541

 
$
5,660

 
$
15,868

 
$
62,069

Noncurrent liabilities
47,971

 
15,633

 
1,167

 
64,771

Total liabilities
88,512

 
21,293

 
17,035

 
126,840

Net assets
$
253,451

 
$
134,501

 
$
72,573

 
$
460,525


Employees
At December 31, 2015, we had approximately 1,160 employees, including approximately 555 employees outside the U.S. Approximately 130 of the employees in Canada and Mexico are represented by labor unions and are subject to collective bargaining agreements governing their employment with us. Of that number, approximately 68 employees have collective bargaining agreements that renew annually and 60 have collective bargaining agreements that expired in January 2016 and are currently being renegotiated. We have never had a labor related work stoppage and believe our employee relations are good.