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Stockholders' Equity, Stock-Based Compensation, Performance Share Units and Noncontrolling Interests (Note)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity, Stock-Based Compensation, Performance Share Units and Noncontrolling Interests Disclosure [Text Block]
Stockholders’ Equity, Stock-Based Compensation, Performance Share Units and Noncontrolling Interests
Common Stock
The following is a summary of the changes in our common shares issued for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(in thousands)
Shares issued as of January 1
 
666,468

 
660,888

Restricted stock issuances (net of forfeitures)(a)
 
684

 
5,758

Stock option exercises
 
321

 
309

Shares issued as of September 30
 
667,473

 
666,955

___________________________________________
(a)
In June 2013, we began granting restricted stock units (RSUs) in lieu of restricted stock awards (RSAs) to non-employee directors, and in the Current Quarter, we began granting RSUs in lieu of RSAs to employees. Shares of common stock underlying RSUs are issued when the units vest, whereas restricted shares of common stock are issued on the grant date of RSAs. We refer to RSAs and RSUs collectively as restricted stock.
Preferred Stock
The following reflects the shares outstanding and liquidation preference of our preferred shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
 
 
5.75%
 
5.75% (A)
 
4.50%
 
5.00%
(2005B)  
 
Total
Shares outstanding as of January 1, 2013
and 2012 and September 30, 2013 and 2012
(in thousands)
 
1,497

 
1,100

 
2,559

 
2,096

 
7,252

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liquidation preference per share
 
$
1,000

 
$
1,000

 
$
100

 
$
100

 
 
Dividends
Dividends declared on our common stock and preferred stock are reflected as adjustments to retained earnings to the extent a surplus of retained earnings will exist after giving effect to the dividends. To the extent retained earnings are insufficient to fund the distributions, such payments constitute a return of contributed capital rather than earnings and are accounted for as a reduction to paid-in capital.
Dividends on our outstanding preferred stock are payable quarterly. We may pay dividends on our 5.00% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Series 2005B) and our 4.50% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock in cash, common stock or a combination thereof, at our option. Dividends on both series of our 5.75% Cumulative Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock are payable only in cash.
Stock-Based Compensation
Chesapeake’s stock-based compensation program consists of restricted stock and stock options granted to employees and restricted stock granted to non-employee directors under our Long Term Incentive Plan. We recognize in our financial statements the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments, including restricted stock and stock options, based on the fair value of the equity instruments at the date of the grant. For employees, this value is amortized over the vesting period, which is generally three or four years from the date of grant. For directors, although restricted stock grants vest over three years, this value is expensed immediately as there is a non-substantive service condition for vesting. To the extent compensation cost relates to employees directly involved in the acquisition of natural gas and oil leasehold and exploration and development activities, such amounts are capitalized to natural gas and oil properties. Amounts not capitalized to natural gas and oil properties are recognized as general and administrative expenses, natural gas, oil and NGL production expenses, marketing, gathering and compression expenses or oilfield services expenses. We recorded the following stock-based compensation during the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period:
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
($ in millions)
Natural gas and oil properties
 
$
12

 
$
18

 
$
45

 
$
55

General and administrative expenses
 
13

 
17

 
48

 
55

Natural gas, oil and NGL production expenses
 
5

 
6

 
17

 
18

Marketing, gathering and compression expenses
 
2

 
4

 
5

 
12

Oilfield services expenses
 
3

 
2

 
8

 
8

Total
 
$
35

 
$
47

 
$
123

 
$
148

Restricted Stock
In the Current Period, we granted restricted stock to employees and non-employee directors. Restricted stock vests over a minimum of three years and the holder receives dividends or dividend equivalents on unvested shares. A summary of the changes in unvested shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is presented below.
 
 
Number of
Unvested
Restricted Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Unvested shares as of January 1, 2013
 
18,899

 
$
23.72

Granted
 
9,053

 
$
19.44

Vested
 
(9,553
)
 
$
23.31

Forfeited
 
(1,353
)
 
$
21.61

Unvested shares as of September 30, 2013
 
17,046

 
$
21.85


The aggregate intrinsic value of restricted stock that vested during the Current Period was approximately $187 million based on the stock price at the time of vesting.
As of September 30, 2013, there was $244 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.6 years.
The vesting of certain restricted stock grants could result in state and federal income tax benefits related to the difference between the market price of the common stock at the date of vesting and the date of grant. During the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period, we recognized reductions in tax benefits related to restricted stock of a nominal amount, $14 million, $12 million and $19 million, respectively, which were recorded as adjustments to additional paid-in capital and deferred income taxes.
Stock Options
In the Current Period, we granted members of our senior management team stock options that will vest ratably over a three-year period. We also granted retention awards to certain officers of stock options that will vest one-third on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date. The stock option awards have an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Prior to 2006, we had granted stock options under several stock compensation plans which vested over a four-year period. Outstanding options expire ten years from the date of grant.
The following table provides information related to stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013
 
 
Number of
Shares
Underlying  
Options
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Per Share
 
Weighted  
Average
Contract
Life in
Years
 
Aggregate  
Intrinsic
Value(a)
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
($ in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 2013
 
481

 
$
12.69

 
0.96
 
$
2

Granted
 
5,264

 
$
19.32

 
 
 
 
Exercised
 
(345
)
 
$
10.81

 
 
 


Expired
 
(94
)
 
$
19.43

 
 
 
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2013
 
5,306

 
$
19.27

 
7.18
 
$
35

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable at September 30, 2013
 
1,386

 
$
18.79

 
2.34
 
$
10


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(a)
The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the current market value or the market value upon exercise of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option.
As of September 30, 2013, there was $19 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.8 years.
During the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period, we recognized excess tax benefits related to stock options of $2 million, a nominal amount, $2 million and $1 million, respectively. All amounts were recorded as adjustments to additional paid-in capital and deferred income taxes.
Performance Share Units
In January 2012 and 2013, we granted performance share units (PSUs) to senior management under our Long Term Incentive Plan that vest ratably over a three-year period. The 2012 awards are settled in cash on the first, second and third anniversary dates of the awards, and the 2013 awards are settled in cash on the third anniversary of the awards. The PSU awards include both an internal operational performance condition and an external market condition. The operational performance condition is a function of internal proved reserves growth and production growth. The market condition is a function of total shareholder return (TSR), and generally requires a Monte Carlo simulation to determine the fair value.
For PSUs granted in 2012, each of the TSR and operational payout components can range from 0% to 125% resulting in a maximum total payout of 250%. For PSUs granted in 2013, the TSR component can range from 0% to 125% and each of the two operational components can range from 0% to 62.5%; however, the maximum total payout is capped at 200% in all cases and at 100% in situations where the Company’s absolute TSR is less than zero. The PSUs can only be settled in cash, so they are classified as a liability in our condensed consolidated financial statements and are measured at fair value as of the grant date and re-measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period. This fair value adjustment is recognized as compensation expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The following table presents a summary of our PSU awards as of September 30, 2013:
 
 
Units
 
Fair Value
as of
Grant-Date
 
Fair Value
 
Liability for
Vested
Amount
 
 
 
 
($ in millions)
2012 Awards (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable 2014
 
278,084

 
$
8

 
$
10

 
$
10

Payable 2015
 
834,246

 
23

 
29

 
28

Total 2012 Awards
 
1,112,330

 
$
31

 
$
39

 
$
38

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013 Awards
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable 2016
 
1,637,601

 
$
37

 
$
54

 
$
40

___________________________________________
(a)
In the Current Period, we paid $2 million related to 2012 PSU awards.
Noncontrolling Interests
Cleveland Tonkawa Financial Transaction. We formed CHK Cleveland Tonkawa, L.L.C. (CHK C-T) in March 2012 to continue development of a portion of our natural gas and oil assets in our Cleveland and Tonkawa plays. CHK C-T is an unrestricted subsidiary under our corporate credit facility agreement and is not a guarantor of, or otherwise liable for, any of our indebtedness or other liabilities, including indebtedness under our indentures. In exchange for all of the common shares of CHK C-T, we contributed to CHK C-T approximately 245,000 net acres of leasehold and the existing wells within an area of mutual interest in the plays between the top of the Tonkawa and the top of the Big Lime formations covering Ellis and Roger Mills counties in western Oklahoma. In March 2012, in a private placement, third-party investors contributed $1.25 billion in cash to CHK C-T in exchange for (i) 1.25 million preferred shares, and (ii) our obligation to deliver a 3.75% overriding royalty interest (ORRI) in the existing wells and up to 1,000 future net wells to be drilled on the contributed play leasehold. Subject to customary minority interest protections afforded the investors by the terms of the CHK C-T limited liability company agreement (the CHK C-T LLC Agreement), as the holder of all the common shares and the sole managing member of CHK C-T, we maintain voting and managerial control of CHK C-T and therefore include it in our condensed consolidated financial statements. Of the $1.25 billion of investment proceeds, we allocated $225 million to the ORRI obligation and $1.025 billion to the preferred shares based on estimates of fair values. The remaining ORRI obligation is included in other current and long-term liabilities and the preferred shares are included in noncontrolling interests on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Pursuant to the CHK C-T LLC Agreement, CHK C-T is currently required to retain an amount of cash (measured quarterly) equal to (i) the next two quarters of preferred dividend payments plus (ii) its projected operating funding shortfall for the next six months (projected operating funding shortfall requirement ends on December 31, 2013). The amount so retained, approximately $38 million as of September 30, 2013, is reflected as restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Dividends on the preferred shares are payable on a quarterly basis at a rate of 6% per annum based on $1,000 per share. This dividend rate is subject to increase in limited circumstances in the event that, and only for so long as, any dividend amount is not paid in full for any quarter. As the managing member of CHK C-T, we may, at our sole discretion and election at any time after March 31, 2014, distribute certain excess cash of CHK C-T, as determined in accordance with the CHK C-T LLC Agreement. Any such optional distribution of excess cash is allocated 75% to the preferred shares (which is applied toward redemption of the preferred shares) and 25% to the common shares unless we have not met our drilling commitment at such time, in which case an optional distribution would be allocated 100% to the preferred shares (and applied toward redemption thereof). We may also, at our sole discretion and election, in accordance with the CHK C-T LLC Agreement, cause CHK C-T to redeem all or a portion of the CHK C-T preferred shares for cash. The preferred shares may be redeemed at a valuation equal to the greater of a 9% internal rate of return or a return on investment of 1.35x, in each case inclusive of dividends paid through redemption at the rate of 6% per annum and optional distributions made through the applicable redemption date. In the event that redemption does not occur on or prior to March 31, 2019, the optional redemption valuation will increase to provide a 15% internal rate of return to the investors. The preferred shares can be redeemed on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the then-applicable redemption valuation formula. As of September 30, 2013, the redemption price and the liquidation preference were each $1,260 per preferred share.
We have committed to drill and complete, for the benefit of CHK C-T in the area of mutual interest, a minimum of 37.5 net wells per six-month period through 2013, inclusive of wells drilled in 2012, and 25 net wells per six-month period in 2014 through 2016, up to a minimum cumulative total of 300 net wells. If we fail to meet the then-current cumulative drilling commitment in any six-month period, any optional cash distributions would be distributed 100% to the investors. If we fail to meet the then-current cumulative drilling commitment in two consecutive six-month periods, the then-applicable internal rate of return to investors at redemption would increase by 3% per annum. In addition, if we fail to meet the then-current cumulative drilling commitment in four consecutive six-month periods, the then-applicable internal rate of return to investors at redemption would be increased by an additional 3% per annum. Any such increase in the internal rate of return would be effective only until the end of the first succeeding six-month period in which we have met our then-current cumulative drilling commitment. CHK C-T is responsible for all capital and operating costs of the wells drilled for the benefit of the entity. Under the development agreement, approximately 73 and 58 qualified net wells were added in the Current Period and the Prior Period, respectively. As of September 30, 2013, we had met our 2013 drilling commitment associated with the CHK C-T transaction.
The CHK C-T investors’ right to receive, proportionately, a 3.75% ORRI in the contributed wells and up to 1,000 future net wells on our contributed leasehold is subject to an increase to 5% on net wells earned in any year following a year in which we do not meet our net well commitment under the ORRI obligation, which runs from 2012 through the first quarter of 2025. However, in no event would we deliver to investors more than a total ORRI of 3.75% in existing wells and 1,000 future net wells. If at any time CHK C-T holds fewer net acres than would enable us to drill all then-remaining net wells on 160-acre spacing, the investors have the right to require us to repurchase their right to receive ORRIs in the remaining net wells at the then-current fair market value of such remaining ORRIs. We retain the right to repurchase the investors’ right to receive ORRIs in the remaining net wells at the then-current fair market value of such remaining ORRIs once we have drilled a minimum of 867 net wells. The obligation to deliver future ORRIs has been recorded as a liability which will be settled through the conveyance of the underlying ORRIs to the investors on a net-well basis, at which time the associated liability will be reversed and the sale of the ORRIs reflected as an adjustment to the capitalized cost of our natural gas and oil properties. Under the ORRI obligation, we delivered an ORRI in approximately 80 net wells in the Current Period and 50 net wells in the Prior Period. While operations began on April 1, 2012, all wells completed since January 1, 2012 are credited to the ORRI obligation of 1,000 future net wells. Through September 30, 2013, we were on target to meet the 2013 ORRI conveyance commitment associated with the CHK C-T transaction.
As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, $1.015 billion of noncontrolling interests on our condensed consolidated balance sheets was attributable to CHK C-T. In the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period, income of $19 million, $19 million, $56 million and $38 million, respectively, was attributable to the noncontrolling interests of CHK C-T.
Utica Financial Transaction. We formed CHK Utica, L.L.C. (CHK Utica) in October 2011 to develop a portion of our Utica Shale natural gas and oil assets. CHK Utica is an unrestricted subsidiary under our corporate credit facility agreement and is not a guarantor of, or otherwise liable for, any of our indebtedness or other liabilities, including indebtedness under our indentures. In exchange for all of the common shares of CHK Utica, we contributed to CHK Utica approximately 700,000 net acres of leasehold and the existing wells within an area of mutual interest in the Utica Shale play covering 13 counties located primarily in eastern Ohio. During November and December 2011, in private placements, third-party investors contributed $1.25 billion in cash to CHK Utica in exchange for (i) 1.25 million preferred shares, and (ii) our obligation to deliver a 3% ORRI in 1,500 net wells to be drilled on certain of our Utica Shale leasehold. Subject to customary minority interest protections afforded the investors by the terms of the CHK Utica limited liability company agreement (the CHK Utica LLC Agreement), as the holder of all the common shares and the sole managing member of CHK Utica, we maintain voting and managerial control of CHK Utica and therefore include it in our condensed consolidated financial statements. Of the $1.25 billion of investment proceeds, we allocated $300 million to the ORRI obligation and $950 million to the preferred shares based on estimates of fair values. The remaining ORRI obligation is included in other current and long-term liabilities and the preferred shares are included in noncontrolling interests on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Pursuant to the CHK Utica LLC Agreement, CHK Utica is required to retain a cash balance equal to the next two quarters of preferred dividend payments. The amount reserved for paying such dividends, approximately $37 million, was reflected as restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2013. In addition, pursuant to the CHK Utica LLC Agreement, with respect to any divestiture proceeds as defined by the agreement, CHK Utica is required to separately account for, and dedicate all of such divestiture proceeds to either (i) capital expenditures made by CHK Utica in connection with its assets or (ii) the redemption of CHK Utica preferred shares. As of December 31, 2012, we held $155 million received from divestitures defined by the agreement as restricted cash in other long-term assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. In the Current Period, we used all of the $155 million for CHK Utica capital expenditures.
Dividends on the preferred shares are payable on a quarterly basis at a rate of 7% per annum based on $1,000 per share. This dividend rate is subject to increase in limited circumstances in the event that, and only for so long as, any dividend amount is not paid in full for any quarter. As the managing member of CHK Utica, we may, at our sole discretion and election at any time after December 31, 2013, distribute certain excess cash of CHK Utica, as determined in accordance with the CHK Utica LLC Agreement. Any such optional distribution of excess cash is allocated 70% to the preferred shares (which is applied toward redemption of the preferred shares) and 30% to the common shares. We may also, at our sole discretion and election, in accordance with the CHK Utica LLC Agreement, cause CHK Utica to redeem the CHK Utica preferred shares for cash, in whole or in part. The preferred shares may be redeemed at a valuation equal to the greater of a 10% internal rate of return or a return on investment of 1.4x, in each case inclusive of dividends paid at the rate of 7% per annum and optional distributions made through the applicable redemption date. In the event that redemption does not occur on or prior to October 31, 2018, the optional redemption valuation will increase to provide the investors the greater of a 17.5% internal rate of return or a return on investment of 2.0x. The preferred shares can be redeemed on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the then-applicable redemption valuation formula. As of September 30, 2013, the redemption price and the liquidation preference were each approximately $1,270 per preferred share.
We have committed to drill and complete, for the benefit of CHK Utica in the area of mutual interest, a minimum of 50 net wells per year from 2012 through 2016, up to a minimum cumulative total of 250 net wells. CHK Utica is responsible for all capital and operating costs of the wells drilled for the benefit of the entity. If we fail to meet the then-current drilling commitment in any year, we must pay CHK Utica $5 million for each well we are short of such drilling commitment. CHK Utica also receives its proportionate share of the benefit of the drilling carry associated with our joint venture with Total in the Utica Shale. See Note 8 for further discussion of the joint venture. Under the development agreement, approximately 86 and 40 qualified net wells were added in the Current Period and Prior Period, respectively. As of September 30, 2013, we had met our 2013 drilling commitment associated with the CHK Utica transaction.
The CHK Utica investors’ right to receive, proportionately, a 3% ORRI in the first 1,500 net wells drilled on our Utica Shale leasehold is subject to an increase to 4% on net wells earned in any year following a year in which we do not meet our net well commitment under the ORRI obligation, which runs from 2012 through 2023. However, in no event would we deliver to investors more than a total ORRI of 3% in 1,500 net wells. If at any time we hold fewer net acres than would enable us to drill all then-remaining net wells on 150-acre spacing, the investors have the right to require us to repurchase their right to receive ORRIs in the remaining net wells at the then-current fair market value of such remaining ORRIs. We retain the right to repurchase the investors’ right to receive ORRIs in the remaining net wells at the then-current fair market value of such remaining ORRIs once we have drilled a minimum of 1,300 net wells. The obligation to deliver future ORRIs has been recorded as a liability which will be settled through the future conveyance of the underlying ORRIs to the investors on a net-well basis, at which time the associated liability will be reversed and the sale of the ORRIs reflected as an adjustment to the capitalized cost of our natural gas and oil properties. Under the ORRI obligation, we delivered an ORRI in approximately 100 new net wells in the Current Period and 31 net wells in the Prior Period. We did not meet our ORRI commitment in 2012. The ORRI increased to 4% for wells earned in 2013, and the ultimate number of wells in which we must assign an interest will be reduced accordingly. Through September 30, 2013, we were on target to meet the 2013 ORRI conveyance commitment associated with the CHK Utica transaction.
As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, $807 million and $950 million of noncontrolling interests on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively, were attributable to CHK Utica. For the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period, income of approximately $18 million, $22 million, $60 million and $66 million, respectively, was attributable to the noncontrolling interests of CHK Utica. In the Current Period, we purchased approximately 190,000 preferred shares of CHK Utica from existing investors for approximately $212 million, or approximately $1,115 per share plus accrued dividends, reducing the amount of outstanding preferred shares held by third-party investors by approximately 15%. The difference between the cash paid for the preferred shares and the carrying value of the noncontrolling interest acquired of $69 million is reflected in retained earnings and as a reduction to net income available to common stockholders for purposes of our EPS computations.
Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust. In November 2011, Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (the “Trust”) sold 23,000,000 common units representing beneficial interests in the Trust at a price of $19.00 per common unit in its initial public offering. The common units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trade under the symbol “CHKR”. We own 12,062,500 common units and 11,687,500 subordinated units, which in the aggregate represent an approximate 51% beneficial interest in the Trust. The Trust has a total of 46,750,000 units outstanding.
In connection with the initial public offering of the Trust, we conveyed royalty interests to the Trust that entitle the Trust to receive (i) 90% of the proceeds (after deducting certain post-production expenses and any applicable taxes) that we receive from the production of hydrocarbons from 69 producing wells, and (ii) 50% of the proceeds (after deducting certain post-production expenses and any applicable taxes) in 118 development wells that have been or will be drilled on approximately 45,400 gross acres (29,000 net acres) in the Colony Granite Wash play in Washita County in the Anadarko Basin of western Oklahoma. Pursuant to the terms of a development agreement with the Trust, we are obligated to drill, or cause to be drilled, the development wells at our own expense prior to June 30, 2016, and the Trust will not be responsible for any costs related to the drilling of the development wells or any other operating or capital costs of the Trust properties. In addition, we granted to the Trust a lien on our remaining interests in the undeveloped properties that are subject to the development agreement in order to secure our drilling obligation to the Trust, although the maximum amount that may be recovered by the Trust under such lien could not exceed $263 million initially and is proportionately reduced as we fulfill our drilling obligation over time. As of September 30, 2013, we had drilled or caused to be drilled approximately 80 development wells, as calculated under the development agreement, and the maximum amount recoverable under the drilling support lien was approximately $85 million.
The subordinated units we hold in the Trust are entitled to receive pro rata distributions from the Trust each quarter if and to the extent there is sufficient cash to provide a cash distribution on the common units that is not less than the applicable subordination threshold for such quarter. If there is not sufficient cash to fund such a distribution on all of the Trust units, the distribution to be made with respect to the subordinated units will be reduced or eliminated for such quarter in order to make a distribution, to the extent possible, of up to the subordination threshold amount on the common units. In exchange for agreeing to subordinate a portion of our Trust units, and in order to provide additional financial incentive to us to satisfy our drilling obligation and perform operations on the underlying properties in an efficient and cost-effective manner, Chesapeake is entitled to receive incentive distributions equal to 50% of the amount by which the cash available for distribution on the Trust units in any quarter exceeds the applicable incentive threshold for such quarter. The remaining 50% of cash available for distribution in excess of the applicable incentive threshold will be paid to Trust unitholders, including Chesapeake, on a pro rata basis. At the end of the fourth full calendar quarter following our satisfaction of our drilling obligation with respect to the development wells, the subordinated units will automatically convert into common units on a one-for-one basis and our right to receive incentive distributions will terminate. After such time, the common units will no longer have the protection of the subordination threshold, and all Trust unitholders will share in the Trust’s distributions on a pro rata basis.
For the Current Period and Prior Period, the Trust declared and paid the following distributions:
Production Period

Distribution Date

Cash Distribution
per
Common Unit

Cash Distribution
per
Subordinated Unit
March 2013 - May 2013

August 29, 2013

$
0.6900


$
0.1432

December 2012 - February 2013

May 31, 2013

$
0.6900


$
0.3010

September 2012 - November 2012

March 1, 2013

$
0.6700


$
0.3772

March 2012 - May 2012
 
August 30, 2012
 
$
0.6100

 
$
0.4819

December 2011 - February 2012

May 31, 2012

$
0.6588


$
0.6588

September 2011 - November 2011

March 1, 2012

$
0.7277


$
0.7277


We have determined that the Trust constitutes a VIE and that Chesapeake is the primary beneficiary. As a result, the Trust is included in our condensed consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, $323 million and $356 million of noncontrolling interests on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively, were attributable to the Trust. For the Current Quarter, Prior Quarter, Current Period and Prior Period, income of approximately $2 million, $1 million, $14 million and $28 million, respectively, was attributable to the Trust’s noncontrolling interests in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. See Note 10 for further discussion of VIEs.
Wireless Seismic, Inc. We have a controlling 51% equity interest in Wireless Seismic, Inc. (Wireless), a privately owned company engaged in research, development and eventual production of wireless seismic systems and any related technology that deliver seismic information obtained from standard geophones in real time to laptop and desktop computers. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, $7 million and $5 million of noncontrolling interests on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively, were attributable to Wireless. In the Current Quarter and Current Period, losses of $1 million and $3 million, respectively, were attributable to noncontrolling interests of Wireless in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.