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Segment Reporting
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting

Historically, our three reporting segments have been: (i) crude oil marketing, transportation and storage, (ii) tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals and dry bulk and ISO tank container storage and transportation, and (iii) upstream crude oil and natural gas exploration and production. Our upstream crude oil and natural gas exploration and production wholly owned subsidiary filed for bankruptcy in April 2017, and as a result of our loss of control of the wholly owned subsidiary, AREC was deconsolidated and is accounted for under the cost method of accounting. AREC remained a reportable segment until its deconsolidation, effective April 30, 2017.

Information concerning our various business activities was as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 
Reporting Segments
 
 
 
Marketing
 
Transportation
 
Oil and Gas
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
373,638

 
$
13,618

 
$

 
$
387,256

Segment operating (losses) earnings (1)
2,958

 
402

 

 
3,360

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
1,497

 
915

 

 
2,412

Property and equipment additions
793

 
73

 

 
866

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
288,615

 
$
13,455

 
$
1,017

 
$
303,087

Segment operating (losses) earnings (1)
1,393

 
(298
)
 
(42
)
 
1,053

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
2,069

 
1,591

 
309

 
3,969

Property and equipment additions
82

 
102

 
822

 
1,006

_______________
(1)
Our marketing segment’s operating earnings included inventory liquidation gains of $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, and inventory valuation losses of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Segment operating earnings reflect revenues net of operating costs and depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and are reconciled to earnings (losses) before income taxes, as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
Segment operating earnings
$
3,360

 
$
1,053

General and administrative
(2,283
)
 
(2,637
)
Operating earnings (losses)
1,077

 
(1,584
)
Interest income
387

 
159

Interest expense
(19
)
 
(1
)
(Losses) earnings before income taxes
$
1,445

 
$
(1,426
)


Identifiable assets by industry segment were as follows at the dates indicated (in thousands):
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
Reporting segment:
 
 
 
Marketing
$
135,759

 
$
134,745

Transportation
29,422

 
29,069

Oil and Gas (1)
425

 
425

Cash and other assets
118,902

 
118,465

Total assets
$
284,508

 
$
282,704

____________________
(1)
Amounts represent our cost method investment in this segment.

Intersegment sales are insignificant. Other identifiable assets are primarily corporate cash, corporate accounts receivable, investments and properties not identified with any specific segment of our business. Accounting policies for transactions between reportable segments are consistent with applicable accounting policies as disclosed herein.