VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES [Abstract]

Variable Interest Entity Disclosure [Text Block]

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

The Company holds a variable interest in three joint ventures for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. Two of the joint ventures operate distribution facilities which primarily distribute mining products. One of these facilities is located in Canada and the other is located in Australia. The Company’s variable interest in these joint ventures relates to sales of Titan product to these entities, consigned inventory and working capital loans. The third joint venture is the consortium which owns Voltyre-Prom, a leading producer of agricultural and industrial tires in Volgograd, Russia. Titan is acting as operating partner with responsibility for Voltyre-Prom’s daily operations. The Company has also provided working capital loans to Voltyre-Prom.

As the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities (VIEs), the entities’ assets, liabilities and results of operations are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The other equity holders’ interests are reflected in “Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests” in the consolidated condensed statements of operations and “Noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests” in the consolidated condensed balance sheets.

The Company holds a variable interest in a joint venture for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The joint venture manufactures and distributes wheels in China. The VIE is included in Other Assets in the consolidated balance sheets with a balance of $2.7 million at December 31, 2015.

The following table summarizes the carrying amount of the entities’ assets and liabilities included in the Company’s consolidated condensed balance sheets at December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014 (amounts in thousands):

	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,245	$	8,861
Inventory	7,993		9,645
Other current assets	13,763		18,115
Property, plant and equipment, net	25,181		36,353
Other noncurrent assets	5,179		8,016
Total assets	$	61,361	$	80,990
Current liabilities	12,850		11,659
Noncurrent liabilities	2,865		7,448
Total liabilities	$	15,715	$	19,107

All assets in the above table can only be used to settle obligations of the consolidated VIE. Liabilities are nonrecourse obligations. Amounts presented in the table above are adjusted for intercompany eliminations.