Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Accounting Policies Credit Losses [Abstract]

Allowance for Credit Losses [Text Block]

Allowances for Credit Loss—Financial Assets Measured at Amortized Costs. We identify allowances for credit loss based on future expected losses when accounts receivable, contract assets or held-to-maturity loan receivables are created rather than when losses are probable.

We use the loss-rate method in developing the allowance for credit losses, which involves identifying pools of assets with similar risk characteristics, reviewing historical losses within the last five years and consideration of reasonable supportable forecasts of economic indicators. Changes in estimates, developing trends and other new information could have material effects on future evaluations.

We monitor the credit quality of our accounts receivable and other financing receivable amounts by frequent customer interaction, following economic and industry trends and reviewing specific customer data. Our other receivable amounts include contract assets and held-to-maturity loans receivable, which we consider to have a low risk of loss.

We are monitoring the impacts from the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and volatility in the oil and natural gas markets on our customers and various counterparties. We have considered the current and expected economic and market conditions, as a result of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in calculating credit loss expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 and determined the impacts are de minimis.

As of March 31, 2022, our allowance for credit losses was $0.7 million for accounts receivable and $0.3 million for other receivables.

Financial assets are written off when deemed uncollectible and there is no reasonable expectation of recovering the contractual cash flows. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2022, we did not write off any financial assets.

We have elected to apply the practical expedient available under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” as amended (“ASC 326”), to exclude the accrued interest receivable balance that is included in our held-to-maturity loans receivable. The amount excluded as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $1.2 million.

Accounts receivable are considered to be past-due after the end of the contractual terms agreed to with the customer. There were no material past-due amounts that we consider uncollectible for our financial assets as of March 31, 2022. We generally do not require collateral from our customers.