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Equity Method Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investments
Equity Method Investments
The Company currently holds two investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting, SUPERNAP International and Planet3, Inc. (“Planet3”), in which the Company holds a 50% ownership interest and a 45% ownership interest, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company determined that it continued to have a variable interest in both SUPERNAP International and Planet3, as the entities do not have sufficient equity at risk. However, the Company concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of SUPERNAP International or of Planet3 as it does not have deemed control of either entity. As a result, it does not consolidate either entity into its consolidated financial statements.
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had invested $1.3 million in SUPERNAP International. As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s carrying value of its investment in SUPERNAP International was reduced to zero as a result of recording its share of the investee’s losses. Accordingly, as the Company does not have any guaranteed obligations and is not otherwise committed to provide further financial support to SUPERNAP International, the Company discontinued the equity method of accounting for its investment in SUPERNAP International as of March 31, 2018 and will not provide for additional losses until its share of future net income or comprehensive income, if any, equals the share of net losses or comprehensive losses not recognized during the period the equity method was suspended. The Company’s share of net loss recorded during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 amounted to $0.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded amounts consisting primarily of royalty fees and reimbursable expenses due from SUPERNAP International of $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, within accounts receivable on the consolidated balance sheets.
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had invested $10.0 million in Planet3. As the Company did not have any guaranteed obligations and was not otherwise committed to provide further financial support to Planet3, the Company discontinued the equity method of accounting for its investment in Planet3 as of December 31, 2016 and will not provide for additional losses until its share of future net income, if any, equals the share of net losses not recognized during the period the equity method was suspended.