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Investment in CyrusOne
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]
Investment in CyrusOne
On January 24, 2013, we completed the IPO of CyrusOne, our former Data Center Colocation segment. As of this date, we no longer control CyrusOne's operations and we removed the following assets and liabilities of CyrusOne from our consolidated financial statements:
(dollars in millions)
 
 
Cash
 
$
12.2

Receivables
 
41.5

Other current assets
 
13.4

Property, plant and equipment
 
736.2

Goodwill and intangibles
 
377.7

Other noncurrent assets
 
44.0

Total assets
 
1,225.0

 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
 
6.3

Accounts payable
 
29.4

Unearned revenue and customer deposits
 
24.1

Other current liabilities
 
12.9

Long-term debt
 
550.3

Other noncurrent liabilities
 
92.3

Total liabilities
 
715.3

 
 
 
Net assets
 
$
509.7



Commencing January 17, 2014, we are permitted to exchange the partnership units of CyrusOne LP into cash or shares of common stock of CyrusOne, as determined by CyrusOne, on a one-for-one basis based upon the fair value of a share of CyrusOne common stock, subject to certain limitations which restricted the volume of shares we are permitted to sell. On April 4, 2014, the registration statement filed by CyrusOne on March 24, 2014 became effective and eliminated all prior limitations restricting the volume of shares we are allowed to sell.
On June 25, 2014, we consummated the sale of 16.0 million operating partnership units of CyrusOne LP to CyrusOne, Inc. at a price of $22.26 per unit. The sale generated proceeds of $355.9 million and resulted in a gain of $192.8 million.
Prior to the sale of our 16.0 million partnership units of CyrusOne LP, we accounted for our 68% effective ownership of CyrusOne as an equity method investment. As of December 31, 2014, we effectively owned 44% of CyrusOne, which was held in the form of 1.9 million shares of CyrusOne common stock and approximately 26.6 million CyrusOne LP partnership units. As we continue to have significant influence over CyrusOne, we account for this investment using the equity method. For the year ended December 31, 2014, our equity method share of CyrusOne's net loss was $7.0 million. For the year ended December 31, 2013, our equity method share of CyrusOne's net loss was $10.7 million.
As of December 31, 2014, the fair value of this investment was $785.0 million based on the quoted market price of CyrusOne's common stock, which is considered a Level 1 measurement in the fair value hierarchy.

Summarized financial information for CyrusOne is as follows:
(dollars in millions)
 
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
January 24, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Revenue
 
$
330.9

 
$
248.4

Operating income
 
40.0

 
28.9

Net loss
 
(14.5
)
 
(15.6
)


(dollars in millions)
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Net investment in real estate
 
$
1,051.4

 
$
883.8

Total assets
 
1,586.5

 
1,506.8

Total liabilities
 
869.5

 
729.2



Transactions with CyrusOne
Revenues - The Company records service revenue from CyrusOne under contractual service arrangements which include, among others, providing services such as fiber transport, network support, service calls, monitoring and management, storage and back-up, and IT systems support.
Operating Expenses - We lease data center and office space from CyrusOne at certain locations in our operating territory under operating leases and are also billed for other services provided by CyrusOne under contractual service arrangements. In the normal course of business, the Company also provides certain administrative services to CyrusOne which are billed based on agreed-upon rates. These expense recoveries from CyrusOne are credited to the expense account in which they were initially recorded.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, we recognized transaction-related compensation of $20.0 million associated with payments made to CyrusOne employees in April 2013. See Note 8 for further discussion of this compensation plan.
Revenues and operating costs and expenses from transactions with CyrusOne were as follows:
(dollars in millions)
 
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
January 24, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
Services provided to CyrusOne
 
$
1.7

 
$
2.1

 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
Transaction-related compensation to CyrusOne employees
 
$

 
$
20.0

Charges for services provided by CyrusOne
 
9.1

 
8.8

Administrative services provided to CyrusOne
 
(0.5
)
 
(0.6
)
Total operating costs and expenses
 
$
8.6

 
$
28.2


    
Dividends of $28.4 million and $21.3 million were received in 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition, on November 4, 2014, CyrusOne declared dividends of $0.21 per share payable on its common shares and CyrusOne LP partnership units. This dividend was paid on January 9, 2015 to holders of record as of December 26, 2014.
In addition to the agreements noted above, the Company entered into a tax sharing agreement with CyrusOne.  Under the terms of the agreement, CyrusOne will reimburse the Company for the Texas Margin Tax liability that CyrusOne would have incurred if they filed a Texas Margin Tax return separate from the consolidated filing.  The agreement will remain in effect until terminated by the mutual written consent of the parties or when the Company is no longer required to file the Texas Margin Tax return on a consolidated basis with CyrusOne.  As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the receivable for prior periods covered by this agreement amounted to $1.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively. These balances are included in Receivable from CyrusOne. 
At December 31, 2014, amounts receivable from and payable to CyrusOne were as follows:
(dollars in millions)
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Accounts receivable
 
$
1.7

 
$
2.1

Dividends receivable
 
6.0

 
7.1

Receivable from CyrusOne
 
$
7.7

 
$
9.2

 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
0.4

 
$
0.5

Payable to CyrusOne
 
$
0.4

 
$
0.5