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General
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
General
GENERAL
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Aegion Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Aegion” or the “Company”) reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the dates and periods presented. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected during the remainder of the current year or for any future period. All significant intercompany related accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015, which is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements, and the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), the requirements of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and, consequently, do not include all information or footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements or all the disclosures normally made in an Annual Report on Form 10-K. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2016.

Acquisitions/Strategic Initiatives/Divestitures
2016 Restructuring
On January 4, 2016, the Company’s board of directors approved a restructuring plan (the “2016 Restructuring”) to reduce the Company’s exposure to the upstream oil markets and to reduce consolidated costs. As part of management’s ongoing assessment of its energy-related businesses, the Company determined that the persistent low price of oil is expected to create market challenges for the foreseeable future, including reduced customer spending in 2016. The Company made significant progress in executing its 2016 Restructuring objectives in the first quarter of 2016, and the Company expects to substantially complete by the end of the second quarter of 2016 all of the objectives set forth in the 2016 Restructuring, including repositioning Energy Services’ upstream operations in California, reducing Corrosion Protection’s upstream exposure by divesting its interest in a Canadian pipe coating joint venture, right-sizing Corrosion Protection to compete more effectively and reducing corporate and other operating costs. The 2016 Restructuring is expected to reduce consolidated annual costs between $15.0 million to $16.0 million, most of which is expected to be realized in 2016, primarily through headcount reductions and office closures. See Note 3.
Infrastructure Solutions Segment (“Infrastructure Solutions”)
On February 18, 2016, the Company acquired Underground Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiary, Underground Solutions Technologies Group, Inc. (collectively, “Underground Solutions”), for a purchase price of $85.0 million plus an additional $5.3 million for the value of the estimated tax benefits associated with Underground Solutions’ net operating loss carry forwards. The purchase price is subject to post-closing working capital adjustments and post-closing adjustments to the value of the net operating loss tax asset. The purchase price included $6.3 million held in escrow as security for the post-closing purchase price adjustments and post-closing indemnification obligations of Underground Solutions’ previous owners. The transaction was funded partially from the Company’s cash balances and partially from borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. To supplement the domestic cash balances, the Company repatriated approximately $30.4 million from foreign subsidiaries to assist in funding the transaction, incurring approximately $3.5 million in additional taxes, a reserve for which was included in the Company’s tax provision amounts for 2015. Underground Solutions provides infrastructure technologies for water, sewer and conduit applications.
In February 2015, the Company sold its wholly-owned subsidiary, Video Injection - Insituform SAS (“VII”), the Company’s French cured-in-place pipe (“CIPP”) contracting operation, to certain employees of VII. In connection with the sale, the Company entered into a five-year exclusive tube supply agreement whereby VII will purchase liners from Insituform Linings Limited. VII will also be entitled to continue to use its trade name based on a trade mark license granted for the same five-year time period. The sale resulted in a loss of approximately $2.9 million that was recorded to other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations during the first quarter of 2015.
On October 6, 2014, the Company’s board of directors approved a realignment and restructuring plan (the “2014 Restructuring”) which included the decision to exit Insituform’s contracting markets in France, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. The Company has substantially completed all of the aforementioned objectives related to the 2014 Restructuring. See Note 3.
Corrosion Protection Segment (“Corrosion Protection”)
On February 1, 2016, the Company sold its fifty-one percent (51%) interest in its Canadian coating joint venture, Bayou Perma-Pipe Canada, Ltd. (“BPPC”), to its joint venture partner, Perma-Pipe, Inc. The sale price was US $9.6 million, which consisted of a US $7.6 million payment at closing and a US $2.0 million promissory note payable to Company on or before August 1, 2016. BPPC served as the Company’s pipe coating and insulation operation in Canada. The sale of its interest in BPPC was part of a broader effort by the Company to reduce exposure in the North American upstream market in light of expectations for a prolonged low oil price environment. As a result of the sale, the Company recognized a pre-tax, non-cash charge of approximately $0.6 million at December 31, 2015 to reflect the expected loss on the sale of the business. This loss was derived primarily from the release of cumulative currency translation adjustments and was recorded to other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Energy Services Segment (“Energy Services”)
On March 1, 2015, the Company acquired Schultz Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (“Schultz”), a California corporation, for a total purchase price of $7.7 million. Schultz primarily services customers in California and Arizona and is a provider of piping installations, concrete construction and excavation and trenching services to the downstream and upstream oil and gas markets. Schultz is part of the Company’s Energy Services reportable segment.
Purchase Price Accounting
During the first quarter of 2016, the Company determined its preliminary accounting for Underground Solutions and finalized its accounting for Schultz. As the Company completes its final accounting for the Underground Solutions acquisition, future adjustments related to working capital, deferred income taxes and goodwill could occur. The goodwill and definite-lived intangible assets associated with the Schultz acquisition are deductible for tax purposes; whereas, the goodwill and definite-lived intangible assets associated with the Underground Solutions acquisition are not deductible for tax purposes.
Underground Solutions and Schultz made the following contribution to the Company’s revenues and profits (in thousands):
 
Quarter Ended
March 31, 2016
 
Quarter Ended
March 31, 2015
 
Underground
Solutions(1)
 
Schultz
 
Schultz
Revenues
$
4,666

 
$
4,710

 
$
517

Net loss
(124
)
 
(341
)
 
(7
)

_____________________
(1) 
The reported net loss for the period includes inventory step up expense of $1.2 million recognized as part of the accounting for business combinations.
The following unaudited pro forma summary presents combined information of the Company as if the Underground Solutions and Schultz acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the year preceding their acquisition (in thousands):
 
Quarters Ended March 31,

2016
 
2015
Revenues
$
297,532

 
$
314,753

Net income (1)
(3,850
)
 
569

_____________________
(1) 
Includes pro-forma adjustments for depreciation and amortization associated with acquired tangible and intangible assets, as if those assets were recorded at the beginning of the year preceding the acquisition date.
The transaction purchase price to acquire Underground Solutions was $88.8 million, which included: (i) a payment at closing of $85.0 million; (ii) a payment of $5.3 million for the value of the estimated tax benefits associated with Underground Solutions’ net operating loss carry forwards; and (iii) a preliminary working capital adjustment of $1.5 million (payable to the Company).
Total cash consideration recorded to acquire Schultz was $6.7 million, which was funded by the Company’s cash reserves. The cash consideration included the purchase price paid at closing of $7.1 million less working capital adjustments of $0.4 million. The total purchase price was $7.7 million, which represented the cash consideration of $6.7 million plus $1.0 million of deferred contingent consideration. During the first quarter of 2016, $0.5 million of the contingent consideration was paid to the previous owners.
The following table summarizes the fair value of identified assets and liabilities of the Underground Solutions and Schultz acquisitions at their respective acquisition dates (in thousands):
 
Underground Solutions
 
Schultz
Cash
$
3,630

 
$

Receivables and cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings
6,373

 
1,086

Inventories
12,839

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
777

 
19

Property, plant and equipment
2,755

 
162

Identified intangible assets
34,400

 
3,060

Deferred income tax assets
12,212

 

Other assets
29

 

Accounts payable
(4,653
)
 
(663
)
Accrued expenses
(5,011
)
 

Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings
(2,943
)
 

Deferred income tax liabilities
(15,232
)
 

Total identifiable net assets
$
45,176

 
$
3,664


 
 
 
Total consideration recorded
$
88,797

 
$
7,662

Less: total identifiable net assets
45,176

 
3,664

Goodwill at March 31, 2016
$
43,621

 
$
3,998