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ACQUISTION AND DIVESTITURE ACTIVITY
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquistion and divestiture activity ACQUISITION AND DIVESTITURE ACTIVITY
We consolidate assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the purchase date and include earnings from acquisitions in consolidated earnings after the purchase date.
ACQUISITIONS
Sempra Texas Utility
After satisfying all conditions precedent, including final approval from the PUCT, on March 9, 2018, Sempra Energy completed the acquisition of an indirect, 100-percent interest in Oncor Holdings, which owned 80.03 percent of Oncor, and other EFH assets and liabilities unrelated to Oncor, pursuant to the Merger Agreement with EFH. Oncor is a regulated electric transmission and distribution business that operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas. This acquisition expanded our regulated earnings base, while serving as a platform for future growth in the Texas energy market and U.S. Gulf Coast region.
Under the Merger Agreement, we paid Merger Consideration of $9.45 billion in cash and an additional $31 million representing an adjustment for dividends and payments pursuant to a tax sharing agreement with Oncor and Oncor Holdings. Also on March 9, 2018, in a separate transaction, Sempra Energy, through its interest in Oncor Holdings, acquired an additional 0.22 percent of the outstanding membership interests in Oncor from OMI for approximately $26 million in cash, bringing Sempra Energy’s indirect ownership in Oncor to 80.25 percent. TTI, an investment vehicle indirectly owned by third parties unaffiliated with Oncor Holdings or Sempra Energy, continues to own 19.75 percent of Oncor’s outstanding membership interests.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the reorganized EFH (renamed Sempra Texas Holdings Corp.) merged with an indirect subsidiary of Sempra Energy, with Sempra Texas Holdings Corp. continuing as the surviving company and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Sempra Energy. Sempra Texas Holdings Corp. wholly owns EFIH (renamed Sempra Texas Intermediate Holding Company LLC), which holds our 100-percent interest in Oncor Holdings. Sempra Texas Intermediate Holding Company LLC is included in our newly formed Sempra Texas Utility reportable segment. Other assets and liabilities unrelated to Oncor that were acquired with Sempra Texas Holdings Corp. have been subsumed into our parent organization, Parent and other.
Due to ring-fencing measures, governance mechanisms, and commitments in effect following the Merger, we do not have the power to direct the significant activities of Oncor Holdings and Oncor. Consequently, we account for our 100-percent ownership interest in Oncor Holdings as an equity method investment. See Note 6 for additional information about our equity method investment in Oncor Holdings and related ring-fencing measures.
The Sempra Texas Utility reportable segment comprises:
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The foregoing is a simplified ownership structure that does not show all the subsidiaries of, or other equity interests owned by, these entities.

In anticipation of the Merger, in January 2018, we completed registered public offerings of our common stock (including shares offered pursuant to forward sale agreements), series A preferred stock and long-term debt, as we discuss in Notes 1 and 7 herein and in Note 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report. These offerings provided total initial net
proceeds of approximately $7.0 billion for partial funding of the Merger Consideration, of which approximately $800 million was used to temporarily pay down commercial paper, pending the closing of the Merger.
On March 8, 2018, to fund a portion of the Merger Consideration, we settled approximately $900 million (net of underwriting discounts of $16 million) of forward sales under the forward sale agreements entered into in connection with the public offering of common stock in January 2018 by delivery of 8,556,630 shares of newly issued Sempra Energy common stock, as we discuss in Note 1. We raised the remaining portion of the Merger Consideration through issuances of approximately $2.6 billion in commercial paper with a weighted-average maturity of 47 days and a weighted-average interest rate of 2.2 percent per annum.
The total purchase price paid was comprised of the following:
$9,450 million of Merger Consideration;
$31 million adjustment for dividends and payments pursuant to a tax sharing agreement with Oncor and Oncor Holdings;
$26 million paid in a separate transaction to acquire an additional 0.22 percent of the outstanding membership interests in Oncor from OMI; and
$59 million of transaction costs included in the basis of our investment in Oncor Holdings.
We accounted for the Merger as an asset acquisition, as the equity method investment in Oncor Holdings represents substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired. The following table sets forth the allocation of the total purchase price paid to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATION
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
 
At March 9, 2018
Assets acquired:
 
Accounts receivable – other, net
 
$
1

Due from unconsolidated affiliates
 
46

Investment in Oncor Holdings
 
9,161

Deferred income tax assets
 
353

Other noncurrent assets
 
109

Total assets acquired
 
9,670

 
 
 
Liabilities assumed:
 
 
Other current liabilities
 
23

Pension and other postretirement benefit plan obligations
 
21

Deferred credits and other
 
60

Total liabilities assumed
 
104

Net assets acquired
 
$
9,566

Total purchase price paid
 
$
9,566



The fair value of the equity method investment in Oncor Holdings is primarily attributable to Oncor’s business. Therefore, we considered the underlying assets and liabilities of Oncor when determining the fair value of our equity method investment. As a regulated entity, Oncor’s rates are set and approved by the PUCT, and are designed to recover the cost of providing service and the opportunity to earn a reasonable return on its investments. Accordingly, Oncor applies the guidance under the provisions of U.S. GAAP governing rate-regulated operations. Under U.S. GAAP, regulation is viewed as being a characteristic (restriction) of a regulated entity’s assets and liabilities, and the impact of regulation is considered a fundamental input to measuring the fair value of Oncor’s assets and liabilities. Under this premise, we concluded that the carrying values of all assets and liabilities recoverable through rates are representative of their fair values.
Deferred income tax assets acquired have been recognized based on the facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date related to the resolution of claims in EFH’s emergence from bankruptcy. Should the final resolution of these claims result in a change in deferred income tax assets allocated to us, an adjustment will be made to the purchase price allocation.
Sempra Mexico
On September 26, 2018, Sempra Mexico acquired a 51-percent interest (with an option to increase its ownership interest to 82.5 percent) in a subsidiary of Trafigura Mexico, S.A. de C.V. that owns certain permits and land where the Manzanillo Terminal will be built. We consolidate this subsidiary and report NCI for the 49-percent ownership interest held by Trafigura Mexico, S.A. de C.V. IEnova intends to invest $102 million to $165 million (depending on ownership interest) to develop, construct and operate
the Manzanillo Terminal, a marine terminal for the receipt, storage and delivery of refined products located in Colima, Mexico. IEnova and Trafigura Mexico, S.A. de C.V. also entered into a long-term, U.S. dollar-denominated terminal services agreement for 50 percent of the terminal’s initial storage capacity of 1.48 million barrels. We expect operations to commence in the fourth quarter of 2020.
On February 28, 2018, Sempra Mexico completed the asset acquisition of Fisterra Midstream Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., for a purchase price of $5 million. Substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is attributable to a self-supply permit that allows generators to compete directly with CFE’s retail tariffs and, thus, have access to PPAs with a competitive pricing position. IEnova intends to invest $130 million to develop, construct and operate the Don Diego Solar Complex, a 125-MW solar facility in Sonora, Mexico. IEnova entered into a 15-year, U.S. dollar-denominated PPA with various subsidiaries of El Puerto de Liverpool, S.A.B. de C.V., for a portion of the capacity. We expect operations to commence in the second half of 2019.
Sempra Renewables
On July 10, 2017, Sempra Renewables paid $124 million in cash for an asset acquisition of the Great Valley Solar Project, a portfolio of four solar projects located in Fresno County, California, that were under construction. We placed three of these projects into service in the fourth quarter of 2017 and placed the fourth project into service in April 2018. The portfolio of solar projects is capable of producing up to 200 MW of solar power. The solar projects are fully contracted under four long-term PPAs, with an average contract term of 18 years.
PENDING ACQUISITIONS
Sempra Texas Utility
On October 18, 2018, Oncor entered into the InfraREIT Merger Agreement, whereby Oncor will acquire 100 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of InfraREIT and 100 percent of the limited partnership units of its subsidiary, InfraREIT Partners, for approximately $1,275 million, or $21 per share and unit, plus approximately $40 million for a management agreement termination fee, as well as other customary transaction costs incurred by InfraREIT that will be borne by Oncor as part of the acquisition. In addition, the transaction includes InfraREIT’s outstanding debt, which as of September 30, 2018 was approximately $945 million. Consummation of the InfraREIT Merger Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including the substantially concurrent consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Exchange Agreement and Securities Purchase Agreement, discussed below.
On October 18, 2018, Oncor entered into the Asset Exchange Agreement, whereby SDTS will accept and assume certain assets and liabilities of SU in exchange for certain SDTS assets. As currently contemplated, SDTS will receive certain real property and other assets used in the electric transmission and distribution business in Central, North and West Texas, as well as the equity interests in GS Project Entity, L.L.C. (a wholly owned subsidiary of SU) and SU will receive certain real property and other assets that are near the Texas-Mexico border. Immediately prior to completing the exchange, SDTS will become a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of InfraREIT Partners. Consummation of the Asset Exchange Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including the substantially concurrent consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, discussed below.
On October 18, 2018, Sempra Energy entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement, whereby Sempra Texas Utilities Holdings I, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Sempra Energy in our Sempra Texas Utility reportable segment) will acquire a 50 percent economic interest in Sharyland Holdings, LP for approximately $98 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. In connection with and prior to the consummation of the Securities Purchase Agreement, Sharyland Holdings, LP will own 100 percent of the membership interests in SU and SU will convert into a limited liability company, which is expected to be named Sharyland Utilities, LLC. Upon consummation of the Securities Purchase Agreement, Sempra Texas Utilities Holdings I, LLC will indirectly own and account for its 50 percent membership interest in Sharyland Utilities, LLC as an equity method investment. Consummation of the Securities Purchase Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including the substantially concurrent consummation of the transactions contemplated by the InfraREIT Merger Agreement and the Asset Exchange Agreement.
For Oncor to fund its acquisition of interests in InfraREIT, Sempra Energy and certain indirect equity holders of TTI have committed to make capital contributions proportionate to Sempra Energy’s and TTI’s respective ownership interests in Oncor, with the amount estimated to be contributed by Sempra Energy equal to approximately $1,025 million, excluding Sempra Energy’s share of the approximately $40 million for a management agreement termination fee, as well as other customary transaction costs incurred by InfraREIT that will be borne by Oncor as part of the acquisition. We expect to fund our capital contribution to Oncor and to purchase the 50-percent limited-partner interest in Sharyland Holdings, LP by utilizing a portion of
the anticipated proceeds of $1.54 billion (subject to potential customary adjustments) from the pending sale of certain of our non-utility U.S. renewables business to a subsidiary of Con Ed, which we discuss below. The capital contributions are contingent on the satisfaction of customary conditions, including the substantially simultaneous closing of the transactions contemplated by the InfraREIT Merger Agreement, but are not a condition to the transactions contemplated therein.
The transactions contemplated by the agreements discussed above require approval by the PUCT and the FERC and expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, as well as the satisfaction of other regulatory requirements, certain lender consents and other customary closing conditions. In addition, the acquisition of InfraREIT requires the approval of the InfraREIT stockholders, is subject to a standard go shop process whereby InfraREIT can, among other things, solicit offers that may be superior to the terms of the transaction that Oncor has proposed, and the approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. We expect that the transactions will close in mid-2019.
Sempra South American Utilities
On June 29, 2018, Chilquinta Energía entered into a sales and purchase agreement with AES Gener S.A. and its subsidiary Sociedad Eléctrica Angamos S.A. to acquire a 100-percent interest in Compañía Transmisora del Norte Grande S.A. (CTNG). CTNG owns regulated transmission assets in the Valparaiso, Metropolitana and Antofagasta regions of Chile. The fully operating transmission assets include a 114-mile, 110-kV single-circuit transmission line, an 82-mile, 220-kV double-circuit transmission line, other transmission assets and substations. CTNG’s regulated revenues are based on tariffs that are set by the CNE and are reviewed by the CNE every four years. This business acquisition is consistent with our long-term growth strategy of owning and operating regulated transmission and distribution assets. We expect to fund the purchase price of approximately $220 million, subject to customary adjustments, with available cash on hand at Sempra South American Utilities. The transaction is subject to various closing conditions, including regulatory approval by the Fiscalía Nacional Económica. We expect the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2018.
ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
We classify assets as held for sale when management approves and commits to a formal plan to actively market an asset for sale and we expect the sale to close within the next 12 months. Upon classifying an asset as held for sale, we record the asset at the lower of its carrying value or its estimated fair value reduced for selling costs.
Sempra Mexico
Termoeléctrica de Mexicali
In February 2016, management approved a plan to market and sell Sempra Mexico’s TdM, a 625-MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. As a result, we classified TdM as held for sale, stopped depreciating the plant, and have since recorded it each period at the lower of its carrying value or fair value less costs to sell.
On June 1, 2018, management terminated its sales process for TdM due to evolving strategic considerations for projects under development at IEnova. As a result, the assets and liabilities previously classified as held for sale were reclassified as held and used, and depreciation resumed. We reclassified the property, plant and equipment at its carrying value (which approximated fair value) at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell.
Planned Sale of U.S. Renewables and Natural Gas Storage Assets
On June 25, 2018, our board of directors approved a plan to divest certain non-utility natural gas storage assets in the southeast U.S., and all our U.S. wind and U.S. solar assets (collectively, the Assets). The plan to sell the Assets resulted from the most recent comprehensive strategic portfolio review by the board of directors and management. As a result of our plan to sell the Assets, we recorded total impairment charges totaling $1.5 billion ($900 million after tax and noncontrolling interests) in June 2018. These charges included $1.3 billion ($755 million after tax and noncontrolling interests) at Sempra LNG & Midstream, which is included in Impairment Losses on Sempra Energy’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations, and $200 million ($145 million after tax) at Sempra Renewables, which is included in Equity Earnings on Sempra Energy’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. These impairment charges primarily represent an adjustment of the related assets’ carrying values to estimated fair values, less costs to sell when applicable, which we discuss further in Notes 6 and 9.
Sempra LNG & Midstream
Included in the plan of sale are the following non-utility natural gas storage assets at our Sempra LNG & Midstream reportable segment:
Mississippi Hub, an underground salt dome with 22 Bcf of working natural gas storage capacity located near Jackson, Mississippi and related compression and pipeline facilities; and
our 90.9-percent ownership interest in Bay Gas, a facility located near Mobile, Alabama and related compression and pipeline facilities, that provides underground storage (20 Bcf of working natural gas storage capacity) and delivery of natural gas.
Sempra Renewables
Also included in the plan of sale are all wind assets and investments and solar assets and investments, including our wholly owned facilities, joint venture and tax equity investments and projects in development in our Sempra Renewables reportable segment, all of which are located in the U.S.
On September 20, 2018, Sempra Renewables entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Con Ed to sell, for $1.54 billion (subject to potential customary adjustments):
all of its operating solar assets, including assets that are either currently owned through joint ventures or through tax equity arrangements (other than those interests held by tax equity investors);
its solar and battery storage development projects; and
Broken Bow 2 wind generation facility owned through a joint venture.
The pending sale does not include Sempra Renewables’ 50-percent interests in its other jointly owned wind generation facilities or its tax equity interests in U.S. wind facilities. The transaction is subject to various closing conditions, including approvals from the FERC and the DOE and obtaining consents to replace certain contractual obligations. We expect the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2018.
We continue to actively pursue the sale of the remaining Assets, which we expect to complete in 2019.
The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and related liabilities classified as held for sale associated with Sempra Renewables and Sempra LNG & Midstream are summarized in the following table.
ASSETS HELD FOR SALE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
(Dollars in millions)
 
Sempra Renewables
 
Sempra LNG & Midstream
 
U.S. wind and solar assets
 
Non-utility natural gas storage assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
26

 
$

Restricted cash
4

 

Accounts receivable – trade, net
13

 
4

Accounts receivable – other, net
1

 

Due from unconsolidated affiliates
3

 

Inventories
5

 

Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives, current
1

 

Other current assets
4

 
6

Property, plant and equipment, net
1,664

 
143

Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives, noncurrent
2

 

Other noncurrent assets
4

 
1

Total assets held for sale
$
1,727

 
$
154

 
 
 
 
Accounts payable – trade
$
8

 
$

Current portion of long-term debt
7

 

Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives, current(1)
2

 

Other current liabilities
6

 
5

Long-term debt
63

 

Asset retirement obligations
57

 
8

Other noncurrent liabilities
2

 

Total liabilities held for sale
$
145

 
$
13

(1)    Intercompany activity is eliminated on the Sempra Energy Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Additionally, Sempra Renewables’ wind and solar equity method investments totaling $600 million at September 30, 2018, which are included in the plan of sale, continue to be classified as Other Investments on Sempra Energy’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, in conformity with U.S. GAAP. See Note 6 for further discussion.