Exterran Holdings
Exterran Holdings, Inc.
www.exterran.com
2010 Annual Report
Exterran’s vision is to be the leading global provider of oil and gas infrastructure and surface
Exterran’s vision is to be the leading global provider of oil and gas infrastructure and surface
production solutions. We provide innovative customer solutions by delivering our unique
production solutions. We provide innovative customer solutions by delivering our unique
combination of capital, engineering, manufacturing and service expertise.
combination of capital, engineering, manufacturing and service expertise.
Janet F. Clark
Janet F. Clark
Uriel E. Dutton
Uriel E. Dutton
J.W.G. “Will” Honeybourne
J.W.G. “Will” Honeybourne
William C. Pate
William C. Pate
Christopher T. Seaver
Christopher T. Seaver
Ernie L. Danner
Ernie L. Danner
Gordon T. Hall
Gordon T. Hall
Mark A. McCollum
Mark A. McCollum
Stephen M. Pazuk
Stephen M. Pazuk
D I R E C T O R S
D I R E C T O R S
Ernie L. Danner
Ernie L. Danner
President and Chief Executive Officer
President and Chief Executive Officer
J. Michael Anderson
J. Michael Anderson
Senior Vice President and
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
D. Bradley Childers
D. Bradley Childers
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
President, North America
President, North America
E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R S
E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R S
Joseph G. Kishkill
Joseph G. Kishkill
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
President, Eastern Hemisphere
President, Eastern Hemisphere
Ronaldo Reimer
Ronaldo Reimer
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
President, Latin America
President, Latin America
Daniel K. Schlanger
Daniel K. Schlanger
Senior Vice President,
Senior Vice President,
Operations Services
Operations Services
Donald C. Wayne
Donald C. Wayne
Senior Vice President,
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
General Counsel and Secretary
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
The 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held May 3,
The 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held May 3,
2011, at 11:30 a.m. central time, at Exterran’s Corporate Office.
2011, at 11:30 a.m. central time, at Exterran’s Corporate Office.
Stock Trading
Stock Trading
New York Stock Exchange symbol: EXH
New York Stock Exchange symbol: EXH
Stockholder Information Website
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Additional information on Exterran, including securities filings,
Additional information on Exterran, including securities filings,
press releases, Code of Business Conduct, Corporate Governance
press releases, Code of Business Conduct, Corporate Governance
Principles and Board Committee Charters, is available on our
Principles and Board Committee Charters, is available on our
website at www.exterran.com.
website at www.exterran.com.
Transfer Agent-Registrar
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American Stock Transfer and Trust Company
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59 Maiden Lane
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New York, New York 10038 USA
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(800) 937-5449 or (718) 921-8200
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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Houston, Texas USA
Houston, Texas USA
Corporate Office
Corporate Office
16666 Northchase Drive
16666 Northchase Drive
Houston, Texas 77060 USA
Houston, Texas 77060 USA
(281) 836-7000
(281) 836-7000
C O R P O R AT E I N F O R M AT I O N
C O R P O R AT E I N F O R M AT I O N
10-K/Investor Contact
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Stockholders may obtain a copy, without charge, of Exterran’s 2010
Stockholders may obtain a copy, without charge, of Exterran’s 2010
Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, by
Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, by
visiting our website at www.exterran.com or by requesting a copy
visiting our website at www.exterran.com or by requesting a copy
in writing to investor.relations@exterran.com or Exterran’s
in writing to investor.relations@exterran.com or Exterran’s
Corporate Office, Attention: Investor Relations.
Corporate Office, Attention: Investor Relations.
The certifications by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
The certifications by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
are filed as exhibits to our 2010 Form 10-K. We have also filed with
are filed as exhibits to our 2010 Form 10-K. We have also filed with
the New York Stock Exchange the written affirmation certifying
the New York Stock Exchange the written affirmation certifying
that we are not aware of any violations by Exterran of NYSE
that we are not aware of any violations by Exterran of NYSE
Corporate Governance Listing Standards.
Corporate Governance Listing Standards.
Contact Board of Directors
Contact Board of Directors
To report a concern about Exterran’s accounting, internal controls
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or auditing matters, or any other matter, to the Audit Committee
or auditing matters, or any other matter, to the Audit Committee
or non-management members of the Board of Directors, send a
or non-management members of the Board of Directors, send a
detailed note, with relevant documents, to Exterran’s Corporate
detailed note, with relevant documents, to Exterran’s Corporate
Office, Attention: Gordon T. Hall, Chairman of the Board, or leave
Office, Attention: Gordon T. Hall, Chairman of the Board, or leave
a message at 1-800-281-5439 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-832-554-4859
a message at 1-800-281-5439 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-832-554-4859
(outside U.S. and Canada), request reverse charges.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this Annual Report may constitute
Certain statements contained in this Annual Report may constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that
involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that
could cause actual results to be materially different, as discussed
could cause actual results to be materially different, as discussed
more fully elsewhere in this Annual Report and in our filings
more fully elsewhere in this Annual Report and in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our
2010 Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2011. Except as required
2010 Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2011. Except as required
by law, we expressly disclaim any intention or obligation to revise
by law, we expressly disclaim any intention or obligation to revise
or update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of
or update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
new information, future events or otherwise.
Exterran is a customer-service driven organization. Around the world, our teams of talented employees are dedicated to serving
Exterran is a customer-service driven organization. Around the world, our teams of talented employees are dedicated to serving
customers with speed, innovation and collaboration and with safe, reliable operations.
customers with speed, innovation and collaboration and with safe, reliable operations.
Cover: Energy companies are actively drilling in North America shale plays. As these unconventional formations are
Cover: Energy companies are actively drilling in North America shale plays. As these unconventional formations are
developed, we believe Exterran is well-positioned to benefit from growth opportunities for compression, production and
developed, we believe Exterran is well-positioned to benefit from growth opportunities for compression, production and
processing equipment and services. Among the most active shale plays is the Eagle Ford area in south Texas, shown here.
processing equipment and services. Among the most active shale plays is the Eagle Ford area in south Texas, shown here.
Back Cover: Exterran’s fabrication operations in Singapore built this production module for an energy development project offshore Vietnam.
Back Cover: Exterran’s fabrication operations in Singapore built this production module for an energy development project offshore Vietnam.
Supported by engineers at our Aldridge, United Kingdom facility, we designed, fabricated and tested this topside equipment for use on a
Supported by engineers at our Aldridge, United Kingdom facility, we designed, fabricated and tested this topside equipment for use on a
floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
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C O M PA N Y P R O F I L E
Exterran Holdings, Inc. is a global market leader in full service natural gas compression and a premier
provider of operations, maintenance, service and equipment for oil and natural gas production,
processing and transportation applications. Exterran serves customers across the energy spectrum –
from producers to transporters to processors to storage owners. Headquartered in Houston, Texas,
Exterran and our over 10,000 employees have operations in approximately 30 countries.
Exterran Holdings owns an equity interest in Exterran Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership,
which provides natural gas contract operations services to customers throughout the United States.
For more information, visit www.exterran.com.
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
2010
2009
2008
F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S
Years Ended December 31,
Revenues:
North America contract operations
International contract operations
Aftermarket services
Fabrication
Total revenues
Gross margin (1)
EBITDA, as adjusted (1)
Loss attributable to Exterran stockholders
Loss per share attributable to Exterran stockholders – diluted
Total assets
Total debt
Total Exterran stockholders’ equity
Fabrication backlog
$ 608,065
$ 695,315
$ 790,573
465,144
322,097
1,066,227
2,461,533
804,461
455,106
(101,825)
(1.64)
4,741,536
1,897,147
1,609,448
703,529
391,995
308,873
1,319,418
2,715,601
915,582
615,955
(549,407)
(8.95)
5,292,948
2,260,936
1,639,997
812,457
379,817
364,157
1,489,572
3,024,119
1,025,732
699,925
(947,349)
(14.67)
6,092,627
2,512,429
2,043,786
1,128,187
(1) Please see the discussion of non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of gross margin and EBITDA, as adjusted, to net income (loss) beginning on page 35 of our 2010 Form 10-K,
included herein.
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T O O U R S T O C K H O L D E R S
In 2010, Exterran delivered on our pledge to manage our
business with continued financial discipline while pursuing
our business strategies, as demonstrated by:
• Strong generation of free cash flow and significant
reduction of debt;
• Further growth of Exterran Partners, L.P., a master
limited partnership; and
• Continued commitment to high quality customer
service.
Growth Opportunities: Shale Plays and
Infrastructure Projects
In North America, which generated approximately 46% of
our revenues in 2010, contract operations activity levels
and bookings of fabrication orders increased in the second
half of the year, driven by shale field development. Holding
resources once considered to be unrecoverable, these
unconventional gas formations are being developed with
new drilling technologies and practices. Each shale field has
different product requirements and timing, yet we believe
growth opportunities are inherent with these promising
plays. With continuing relatively low natural gas prices,
there has also been a shift towards liquids-rich areas in
North America. Overall, we expect that aging gas fields
and increased production from shale gas and other
unconventional reserves will result in growing demand
for compression equipment and services over time.
In international markets, Exterran successfully
completed a number of major projects in 2010. Although
booking levels for contract operations and fabrication
projects slowed in the second half of the year, we remain
optimistic about long-term growth opportunities driven
by the build-out of energy infrastructure. Active growth
markets for Exterran include Mexico, Brazil, Kazakhstan
and Russia. In the Middle East, we believe the rebuilding
of Iraq’s energy industry holds good potential for new
business. In addition, we believe there are opportunities
to serve emerging development programs in international
markets such as China.
Diversity of Our Products, Services and Markets
Exterran’s business portfolio features a comprehensive,
diversified product and service set and geographic footprint.
We provide a full complement of production-related products
and services, including compression, production and
processing, gas treatment, processed water technology,
aftermarket services and power generation. We are flexible
in the way we meet our customers’ needs, providing both
contract operations and sales. In addition, we create
value for them by pursuing integrated solutions where
we can leverage our unique combination of products and
services to deliver speed to the market. With operations in
approximately 30 countries, we believe we have positioned
ourselves to serve customers in growing energy markets as
global economies rebound.
2010 in Focus
In the early stages of the economic recovery, Exterran’s
global employee team in 2010 was busy executing on a
range of key activities and projects. For example:
• In our North America contract compression
business, activity levels increased in the second half
of 2010 driven by industry development of the Eagle
Ford shale play in south Texas and the Marcellus
shale play in the northeastern United States.
• In our North America fabrication business, bookings
for the sale of compressor units increased over prior-
year levels while demand was healthy for production
equipment.
• In the northeastern United States, we signed contracts
to build, own and operate two natural gas processing
plants under 12-year services agreements. The first
plant began commercial operations in early 2011 and
the second is scheduled to start up later in the year.
• We designed, built and installed a 100 million cubic
feet per day natural gas processing plant in Brazil.
We own and operate this facility that processes new
gas supplies from the offshore Santos Basin.
• We benefited from a healthy level of contract
operations bookings for both compression and
production and processing services in Mexico. In
the Burgos Basin, we operate approximately 30,000
horsepower of compressor units and the production
capacity of our processing facilities includes
approximately 3,000 barrels per day of liquefied
petroleum gas.
• Our Belleli Energy activities included the manufacture
of five reactors, weighing 800-1,000 tons each, for a
refinery in Brazil; two reactors, weighing 1,400 tons
each, and associated process equipment for a refinery
in Bulgaria; and a 650 ton radiant syngas cooler for a
power plant in the United States.
• Belleli Energy also remains actively involved in
the construction of large storage tank terminals in
the Middle East, including one project with a total
capacity of approximately 8 million barrels of oil
and another with a total capacity of approximately
3.75 million barrels of petroleum products.
• Exterran’s fabrication operations in Singapore built
eight production modules for an energy development
project offshore Vietnam. Supported by engineers at
our Aldridge, United Kingdom facility, we provided
the full design, fabrication and testing of this topside
equipment for use on a floating production, storage
and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
• Exterran teams engineered and fabricated key
components for a new gas processing facility
in Kazakhstan, and will operate the plant under
a services contract. The facility includes two
gas treatment units, each with capacity to treat
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With our comprehensive, diversified product and service lines and geographic footprint, we believe we are strategically positioned to
serve customers in growing energy markets around the world. We designed, built and installed a 100 million cubic feet per day natural gas
processing plant on a coastal location in Brazil. We own and operate this facility that processes gas produced in the offshore Santos Basin.
approximately 80 million cubic feet per day of
associated gas and gas condensate.
• We fabricated and sold compressor units totaling
approximately 50,000 horsepower for another project
in Kazakhstan and designed and built a 25,000 barrels
per day oil production facility in Gabon.
• As part of efforts to rebuild Iraq’s energy industry,
we were awarded our first project to fabricate
equipment for a 100,000 barrels per day oil
production facility, which will help accelerate the
delivery of additional oil supplies.
2010 Performance
Exterran’s financial results for 2010 reflected reduced
overall activity levels as compared to 2009 and a continued
focus on financial discipline:
• Revenue was $2.5 billion and EBITDA, as adjusted,
was $455 million, representing declines of 9% and
26%, respectively, from 2009.
• Net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders was
$102 million in 2010, including non-cash pretax
impairment charges of $147 million related primarily
to idle compressor units that were previously part of
our North America contract operations business.
• With strong cash flow generation, we reduced debt
levels by $364 million in 2010. Since the end of
2008, debt levels have declined by $615 million.
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Funding Growth Plans Through
Exterran Partners Strategy
Exterran owns an equity interest, including the general
partner interest, in Exterran Partners, L.P. (EXLP), a publicly-
traded master limited partnership. Our long-term strategy
is to continue selling our remaining North America contract
operations business, including customer service agreements
and compressor units used to provide compression services
under those agreements, to EXLP and then re-invest those
sales proceeds to fund investments in growth projects and
fleet assets and reduce Exterran Holdings’ debt balances
(exclusive of Exterran Partners’ debt).
During 2010 EXLP achievements included:
• The acquisition of an additional 255,000 horsepower
from Exterran in August 2010. This transaction
enhanced EXLP’s financial position.
• By the end of 2010, EXLP’s compressor fleet
totaled approximately 1.6 million horsepower, an
increase of 21% as compared to year-ago levels, and
represented about 44% of Exterran’s and EXLP’s
combined U.S. compressor fleet.
• The sale of 5.3 million Exterran Partners common
units by Exterran Holdings in September 2010 led
to increased trading volumes and enhanced overall
liquidity of the market for Exterran Partners units.
• In 2010, EXLP refinanced its entire debt structure,
providing EXLP more financial strength and flexibility
for the future.
• For the fourth quarter of 2010, EXLP’s quarterly cash
distribution was $0.4725 per limited partner unit, or
$1.89 per limited partner unit on an annualized basis.
The fourth quarter 2010 distribution was $0.005
higher than the third quarter 2010 distribution of
$0.4675 per limited partner unit, and $0.01 higher
than the fourth quarter 2009 distribution of $0.4625
per limited partner unit.
Looking ahead, we expect EXLP to benefit from the
positive market trends that we are seeing in North America.
Differentiators: Customer Service,
Employees and Safety
At the heart of Exterran, we are a service company and aim
to differentiate ourselves by providing superior service to
help meet or exceed our customers’ expectations and grow
our business. In our North America contract operations
business, we initiated service quality reporting to selected
customers in 2010 and expect to extend this program to
the majority of our customers in 2011.
We strive to provide our employees with a great
place to work, emphasizing our core values of Safety,
Service, Respect, Global and Integrity. We are committed
to providing development and training programs for our
management and field personnel and quality equipment to
execute our services with excellence. We appreciate our
employees for their continued hard work and dedication and
encourage innovation, collaboration and accountability.
Gordon T. Hall
Chairman of the Board
Ernie L. Danner
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nothing is more important at Exterran than the safety
of our employees and the communities in which we work.
We continued our efforts to provide safe work sites in 2010
and achieved an improved Total Recordable Incident Rate
(TRIR) as compared to the prior year.
Growth Strategy
During 2011, we are continuing to advance our vision to be
the leading global provider of oil and gas infrastructure and
surface production solutions. In North America, we expect
to benefit as demand for natural gas is enhanced due to
plentiful supplies and an improved economic outlook. We
are positioning Exterran to have the equipment, people
and systems to grow along with this strengthening of gas
supplies. In our international markets, we are cautiously
optimistic that business will begin to rebound by the second
half of 2011 due to opportunities associated with energy
infrastructure projects. We expect to continue generating
strong free cash flow and further reducing debt levels while
placing an enhanced focus on growing our business.
Our long-term strategy remains straight-forward,
consistent and focused on being a customer-service driven
organization. We will strive to meet customers’ needs by
delivering our unique combination of capital, engineering,
manufacturing and service expertise with the capability to
deliver speed to the market.
While we are encouraged by our progress so far, we
know we have much work ahead of us to accomplish our
objective of creating enhanced value for stockholders. We
extend our thanks to our stockholders, customers, suppliers
and employees for your continuing confidence in Exterran
and in our future.
Respectfully,
Gordon T. Hall
Chairman of the Board
Ernie L. Danner
President and Chief Executive Officer
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
to
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(Mark One)
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Commission file no. 001-33666
Exterran Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
74-3204509
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
16666 Northchase Drive, Houston, Texas 77060
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
(281) 836-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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The aggregate market value of the common stock of the registrant held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2010 was $1,148,791,227. For
purposes of this disclosure, common stock held by persons who hold more than 5% of the outstanding voting shares and common stock held
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necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
Number of shares of the common stock of the registrant outstanding as of February 17, 2011: 63,223,749 shares.
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2011 Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31, 2010, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 1.
Item 1A. Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 2.
Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 3.
Removed and Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 4.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases
of Equity Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations . . .
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 8.
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure . . .
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 9B. Other Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 11. Executive Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Item 12.
Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Principal Accountant Fees and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 14.
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SIGNATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
PART I
This report contains “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability
established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of
historical fact contained in this report are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation, statements regarding our
business growth strategy and projected costs; future financial position; the sufficiency of available cash flows
to fund continuing operations; the expected amount of our capital expenditures; anticipated cost savings, future
revenue, gross margin and other financial or operational measures related to our business and our primary
business segments; the future value of our equipment and non-consolidated affiliates; and plans and objectives
of our management for our future operations. You can identify many of these statements by looking for words
such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “will continue” or similar words
or the negative thereof.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those anticipated as of the date of this report. Although we believe that the
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, no assurance
can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are also
affected by the risk factors described below in Part I, Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) and those set forth from time
to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available through our
website at www.exterran.com and through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System
(“EDGAR”) at www.sec.gov. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements include, among other things:
(cid:129) conditions in the oil and gas industry, including a sustained decrease in the level of supply or
demand for oil or natural gas and the impact on the price of oil or natural gas, which could cause a
decline in the demand for our natural gas compression and oil and natural gas production and
processing equipment and services;
(cid:129) our reduced profit margins or the loss of market share resulting from competition or the introduction
of competing technologies by other companies;
(cid:129) the success of our subsidiaries, including Exterran Partners, L.P. (along with its subsidiaries, the
“Partnership”);
(cid:129) changes in economic or political conditions in the countries in which we do business, including civil
uprisings, riots, terrorism, kidnappings, violence associated with drug cartels, legislative changes and
the expropriation, confiscation or nationalization of property without fair compensation;
(cid:129) changes in currency exchange rates and restrictions on currency repatriation;
(cid:129) the inherent risks associated with our operations, such as equipment defects, malfunctions and natural
disasters;
(cid:129) the risk that counterparties will not perform their obligations under our financial instruments;
(cid:129) the financial condition of our customers;
(cid:129) our ability to timely and cost-effectively obtain components necessary to conduct our business;
(cid:129) employment and workforce factors, including our ability to hire, train and retain key employees;
(cid:129) our ability to implement certain business and financial objectives, such as:
(cid:129) international expansion and winning profitable new business;
(cid:129) sales of additional United States of America (“U.S.”) contract operations contracts and equipment
to the Partnership;
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(cid:129) timely and cost-effective execution of projects;
(cid:129) enhancing our asset utilization, particularly with respect to our fleet of compressors;
(cid:129) integrating acquired businesses;
(cid:129) generating sufficient cash; and
(cid:129) accessing the capital markets at an acceptable cost;
(cid:129) liability related to the use of our products and services;
(cid:129) changes in governmental safety, health, environmental and other regulations, which could require us
to make significant expenditures; and
(cid:129) our level of indebtedness and ability to fund our business.
All forward-looking statements included in this report are based on information available to us on the date of
this report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-
looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All subsequent written
and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified
in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained throughout this report.
Item 1. Business
We were incorporated in February 2007 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Compression Holdings,
Inc. (“Universal”). On August 20, 2007, Universal and Hanover Compressor Company (“Hanover”) merged
into our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and we became the parent entity of Universal and Hanover. Immediately
following the completion of the merger, Universal merged with and into us. Hanover was determined to be the
acquirer for accounting purposes and, therefore, our financial statements reflect Hanover’s historical results for
periods prior to the merger date. We have included the financial results of Universal’s operations in our
consolidated financial statements beginning August 20, 2007. References to “Exterran,” “our,” “we” and “us”
refer to Hanover for periods prior to the merger date and to Exterran Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries for
periods on or after the merger date. References to “North America” when used in this report refer to the
U.S. and Canada. References to “International” and variations thereof when used in this report refer to the
world excluding North America.
General
We are a global market leader in the full service natural gas compression business and a premier provider of
operations, maintenance, service and equipment for oil and natural gas production, processing and
transportation applications. Our global customer base consists of companies engaged in all aspects of the oil
and natural gas industry, including large integrated oil and natural gas companies, national oil and natural gas
companies, independent producers and natural gas processors, gatherers and pipelines. We operate in three
primary business lines: contract operations, fabrication and aftermarket services. In our contract operations
business line, we own a fleet of natural gas compression equipment and crude oil and natural gas production
and processing equipment that we utilize to provide operations services to our customers. In our fabrication
business line, we fabricate and sell equipment similar to the equipment that we own and utilize to provide
contract operations to our customers. We also fabricate the equipment utilized in our contract operations
services. In addition, our fabrication business line provides engineering, procurement and fabrication services
primarily related to the manufacturing of critical process equipment for refinery and petrochemical facilities,
the fabrication of tank farms and the fabrication of evaporators and brine heaters for desalination plants. In our
Total Solutions projects, which we offer to our customers on either a contract operations basis or a sale basis,
we provide the engineering, design, project management, procurement and construction services necessary to
incorporate our products into complete production, processing and compression facilities. In our aftermarket
services business line, we sell parts and components and provide operations, maintenance, overhaul and
reconfiguration services to customers who own compression, production, processing, treating and other
equipment.
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Our products and services are essential to the production, processing, transportation and storage of natural gas
and are provided primarily to energy producers and distributors of oil and natural gas. Our geographic
business unit operating structure, technically experienced personnel and high-quality contract operations fleet
allow us to provide reliable and timely customer service.
We are the indirect majority owner of the Partnership, a master limited partnership that provides natural gas
contract operations services to customers throughout the U.S. As of December 31, 2010, public unitholders
held a 42% ownership interest in the Partnership and we owned the remaining equity interest, including the
general partner interest and all incentive distribution rights. The general partner of the Partnership is our
subsidiary and we consolidate the financial position and results of operations of the Partnership. It is our
intention for the Partnership to be the primary vehicle for the growth of our U.S. contract operations business
and for us to continue to contribute U.S. contract operations customer contracts and equipment to the
Partnership over time in exchange for cash, the Partnership’s assumption of our debt and/or additional interests
in the Partnership. As of December 31, 2010, the Partnership had a fleet of 3,951 compressor units comprising
approximately 1,572,000 horsepower, or 44% (by available horsepower) of our and the Partnership’s combined
total U.S. horsepower.
Industry Overview
Natural Gas Compression
Natural gas compression is a mechanical process whereby the pressure of a given volume of natural gas is
increased to a desired higher pressure for transportation from one point to another; compression is essential to
the production and transportation of natural gas. Compression is typically required several times during the
natural gas production and transportation cycle, including: (1) at the wellhead; (2) throughout gathering and
distribution systems; (3) into and out of processing and storage facilities; and (4) along intrastate and interstate
pipelines.
(cid:129) Wellhead and Gathering Systems — Natural gas compression that is used to transport natural gas from
the wellhead through the gathering system is considered “field compression.” Compression at the
wellhead is utilized because, at some point during the life of natural gas wells, reservoir pressures
typically fall below the line pressure of the natural gas gathering or pipeline system used to transport
the natural gas to market. At that point, natural gas no longer naturally flows into the pipeline.
Compression equipment is applied in both field and gathering systems to boost the pressure levels of
the natural gas flowing from the well allowing it to be transported to market. Changes in pressure
levels in natural gas fields require periodic changes to the size and/or type of on-site compression
equipment. Additionally, compression is used to reinject natural gas into producing oil wells to
maintain reservoir pressure and help lift liquids to the surface, which is known as secondary oil
recovery or natural gas lift operations. Typically, these applications require low- to mid-range
horsepower compression equipment located at or near the wellhead. Compression equipment is also
used to increase the efficiency of a low-capacity natural gas field by providing a central compression
point from which the natural gas can be produced and injected into a pipeline for transmission to
facilities for further processing.
(cid:129) Pipeline Transportation Systems — Natural gas compression that is used during the transportation of
natural gas from the gathering systems to storage or the end user is referred to as “pipeline
compression.” Natural gas transported through a pipeline loses pressure over the length of the pipeline.
Compression is staged along the pipeline to increase capacity and boost pressure to overcome the
friction and hydrostatic losses inherent in normal operations. These pipeline applications generally
require larger horsepower compression equipment (1,500 horsepower and higher).
(cid:129) Storage Facilities — Natural gas compression is used in natural gas storage projects for injection and
withdrawals during the normal operational cycles of these facilities.
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(cid:129) Processing Applications — Compressors may also be used in combination with natural gas production
and processing equipment and to process natural gas into other marketable energy sources. In addition,
compression services are used for compression applications in refineries and petrochemical plants.
Many producers, transporters and processors outsource their compression services due to the benefits and
flexibility of contract compression. Changing well and pipeline pressures and conditions over the life of a well
often require producers to reconfigure or replace their compressor units to optimize the well production or
gathering system efficiency.
We believe outsourcing compression operations to compression service providers such as us offers customers:
(cid:129) the ability to efficiently meet their changing compression needs over time while limiting the
underutilization of their existing compression equipment;
(cid:129) access to the compression service provider’s specialized personnel and technical skills, including
engineers and field service and maintenance employees, which we believe generally leads to improved
production rates and/or increased throughput;
(cid:129) the ability to increase their profitability by transporting or producing a higher volume of natural gas
through decreased compression downtime and reduced operating, maintenance and equipment costs by
allowing the compression service provider to efficiently manage their compression needs; and
(cid:129) the flexibility to deploy their capital on projects more directly related to their primary business by
reducing their compression equipment and maintenance capital requirements.
The international compression market is comprised primarily of large horsepower compressors. A significant
portion of this market involves comprehensive projects that require the design, fabrication, delivery,
installation, operation and maintenance of compressors and related natural gas treatment and processing
equipment by the contract operations service provider.
Production and Processing Equipment
Crude oil and natural gas are generally not marketable as produced at the wellhead and must be processed or
treated before they can be transported to market. Production and processing equipment is used to separate and
treat oil and natural gas as it is produced to achieve a marketable quality of product. Production processing
typically involves the separation of oil and natural gas and the removal of contaminants. The end result is
“pipeline” or “sales” quality oil and natural gas. Further processing or refining is almost always required
before oil or natural gas is suitable for use as fuel or feedstock for petrochemical production. Production
processing normally takes place in the “upstream” and “midstream” markets, while refining and petrochemical
processing is referred to as the “downstream” market. Wellhead or upstream production and processing
equipment includes a wide and diverse range of products.
The standard production and processing equipment market tends to be somewhat commoditized, with sales
following general industry trends of oil and gas production. We fabricate and stock standard production
equipment based on historical product mix and expected customer purchases. In addition, we sell custom-
engineered, built-to-specification production and processing equipment, which typically consists of much
larger equipment packages than standard equipment, and is generally used in much larger scale production
operations. The custom equipment market is driven by global economic trends, and the specifications of
equipment that is purchased can vary significantly. Technology, engineering capabilities, project management,
available manufacturing space and quality control standards are the key drivers in the custom equipment
market.
Market Conditions
We believe that the predominant force driving the demand for natural gas compression and production and
processing equipment over the past decade has been the growing global consumption of natural gas and its
byproducts. As more natural gas is consumed, the demand for compression and production and processing
equipment generally increases. Since we expect the demand for natural gas and natural gas byproducts to
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increase over the long term, we believe the demand for compression and production and processing equipment
and related services will increase as well.
Natural gas consumption in the U.S. for the twelve months ended November 30, 2010 increased by
approximately 5% over the twelve months ended November 30, 2009, is expected to increase by 0.3% in
2011, and is expected to increase by an average of 0.3% per year thereafter until 2035, according to the
U.S. Energy Information Administration (“EIA”).
Natural gas marketed production in the U.S. for the twelve months ended November 30, 2010 increased by
approximately 3% over the twelve months ended November 30, 2009. In 2009, the U.S. accounted for an
estimated annual production of approximately 22 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, or 20% of the worldwide
total of approximately 110 trillion cubic feet. The EIA estimates that the U.S.’s natural gas production level
will be approximately 23 trillion cubic feet in 2035, or 15% of the projected worldwide total of approximately
155 trillion cubic feet.
We believe the outlook for natural gas compression in the U.S. will continue to benefit from the aging of
producing natural gas fields that will require more compression to continue producing the same volume of
natural gas and from increased production from unconventional sources, including coalbeds, shales and tight
sands. In addition, we see opportunities to provide compression and processing services to producers of natural
gas liquids.
The EIA reports that natural gas consumption outside of the U.S. grew 34% from 1999 through 2009. Despite
this growth in demand, most international energy markets have historically lacked the infrastructure necessary
to either transport natural gas to markets or consume it locally; thus, natural gas historically has often been
flared at the wellhead. Total natural gas consumption worldwide is projected to increase by an average of
1.3% per year until 2035, according to the EIA, and therefore, we believe that over the long term, demand for
natural gas infrastructure in international markets will increase. We believe this anticipated increase in demand
for infrastructure will be further supported by recent technology advances, including liquefied natural gas (or
LNG) and gas-to-liquids, which make the transportation of natural gas without pipelines more economical,
environmental legislation prohibiting flaring, and the anticipated construction of natural gas-fueled power
plants built to meet international energy demand. Additionally, we believe fabrication of production and
processing equipment will increase over time to support the infrastructure required to meet this increasing
demand.
While natural gas compression and production and processing equipment typically must be engineered to meet
unique customer specifications, the fundamental technology of such equipment has not been subject to
significant change.
As energy industry capital spending declined in 2009, our fabrication business segment experienced a
reduction in demand. Although we began to see an improvement in market activities in the latter part of 2010,
particularly in North America, this decline in demand for our fabrication products has led to a reduction in our
fabrication backlog and revenue. As industry spending decreased, lead times for major components from our
suppliers decreased and, in turn, our lead times in delivering certain of our products to our customers
decreased. We believe that this also resulted in a reduction in our fabrication backlog.
Our critical process equipment fabrication business benefited from strong energy markets in 2007 and early
2008, however, the decrease in the price of oil beginning in the second half of 2008 and the reductions in
global economic activity have led to a reduction in our fabrication backlog given the longer lead times for the
development of projects. With the signs of a global economic recovery and the increase in oil prices, we
expect to see an increase in investment activities in this industry.
We also fabricate evaporators and brine heaters for desalination plants and tank farms primarily for use in
North Africa and the Middle East. Demand for these products is driven primarily by population growth,
improvements in the standard of living and investment in infrastructure. We expect continued investment in
these projects, and therefore increased demand for the equipment, in the regions we serve over the next few
years. However, the reductions in global economic activity led to a reduction in our fabrication backlog related
to these projects during 2009 and 2010.
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Operations
Business Segments
Our revenues and income are derived from four business segments:
(cid:129) North America Contract Operations. Our North America contract operations segment primarily
provides natural gas compression and production and processing services to meet specific customer
requirements utilizing Exterran-owned assets within the U.S. and Canada.
(cid:129) International Contract Operations. Our international contract operations segment provides
substantially the same services as our North America contract operations segment except it services
locations outside the U.S. and Canada. Services provided in our international contract operations
segment often include engineering, procurement and on-site construction of large natural gas
compression stations and/or crude oil or natural gas production and processing facilities.
(cid:129) Aftermarket Services. Our aftermarket services segment provides a full range of services to support
the surface production, compression and processing needs of customers, from parts sales and normal
maintenance services to full operation of a customer’s owned assets.
(cid:129) Fabrication. Our fabrication segment involves (i) design, engineering, installation, fabrication and sale
of natural gas compression units and accessories and equipment used in the production, treating and
processing of crude oil and natural gas; and (ii) engineering, procurement and fabrication services
primarily related to the manufacturing of critical process equipment for refinery and petrochemical
facilities, the fabrication of tank farms and the fabrication of evaporators and brine heaters for
desalination plants.
For financial data relating to our business segments or geographic regions that accounted for 10% or more of
consolidated revenue in any of the last three fiscal years, see Part II, Item 7 (“Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”) and Note 24 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements included in Part IV, Item 15 (“Financial Statements”) of this report.
Compressor Fleet
The size and horsepower of our natural gas compressor fleet on December 31, 2010 is summarized in the
following table (horsepower in thousands):
Range of Horsepower Per Unit
Number
of Units
Aggregate
Horsepower
% of
Horsepower
0 – 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
201 – 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
501 – 800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
801 – 1,100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,101 – 1,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,501 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,294
2,150
788
571
1,342
464
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,609
475
649
481
550
1,819
927
4,901
10%
13%
10%
11%
37%
19%
100%
Over the last several years, we have undertaken efforts to standardize our compressor fleet around major
components and key suppliers. The standardization of our fleet:
(cid:129) enables us to minimize our fleet operating costs and maintenance capital requirements;
(cid:129) enables us to reduce inventory costs;
(cid:129) facilitates low-cost compressor resizing; and
(cid:129) allows us to develop improved technical proficiency in our maintenance and overhaul operations, which
enables us to achieve high run-time rates while maintaining low operating costs.
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Contract Operations — North America and International
We provide comprehensive contract operations services, which include our provision at the customer’s location
of our personnel, equipment, tools, materials and supplies necessary to provide the amount of natural gas
compression, production or processing service for which the customer has contracted. Based on the operating
specifications at the customer’s location and the customer’s unique needs, these services include designing,
sourcing, owning, installing, operating, servicing, repairing and maintaining equipment to provide these
services to our customers. We also provide contract water management and processing services, primarily to
the coalbed methane industry.
When providing contract compression services, we work closely with a customer’s field service personnel so
that the compression services can be adjusted to efficiently match changing characteristics of the reservoir and
the natural gas produced. We routinely repackage or reconfigure a portion of our existing fleet to adapt to our
customers’ compression services needs. We utilize both slow and high speed reciprocating compressors driven
either by internal natural gas fired combustion engines or electric motors. We also utilize rotary screw
compressors for specialized applications.
Our equipment is maintained in accordance with established maintenance schedules. These maintenance
procedures are updated as technology changes and as our operations group develops new techniques and
procedures. In addition, because our field technicians provide maintenance on our contract operations
equipment, they are familiar with the condition of our equipment and can readily identify potential problems.
In our experience, these maintenance procedures maximize equipment life and unit availability, minimize
avoidable downtime and lower the overall maintenance expenditures over the equipment life. Generally, each
of our compressor units undergoes a major overhaul once every three to seven years, depending on the type,
size, and utilization of the unit.
We also provide contract production and processing services, similar to the contract compression services
described above, utilizing our fleet of oil and natural gas production and processing equipment. In Total
Solutions projects, we provide the engineering design, project management, procurement and construction
services necessary to incorporate our products into complete production, processing and compression facilities.
Total Solutions products are offered to our customers on a contract operations or on a sale basis.
We believe that our aftermarket services and fabrication businesses, described below, provide us with
opportunities to cross-sell our contract operations services.
Our customers typically contract for our services on a site-by-site basis for a specific monthly service rate that
is generally reduced if we fail to operate in accordance with the contract requirements. At the end of the
initial term, which in North America is typically between six and twelve months, contract operations services
generally continue until terminated by either party with 30 days’ advance notice. Our customers generally are
required to pay our monthly service fee even during periods of limited or disrupted natural gas flows, which
enhances the stability and predictability of our cash flows. Additionally, because we do not typically take title
to the natural gas we compress, process or treat and because the natural gas we use as fuel for our
compressors and other equipment is supplied by our customers, we have limited direct exposure to commodity
price fluctuations.
We maintain field service locations from which we can service and overhaul our own compressor fleet to
provide contract operations services to our customers. Many of these locations are also utilized to provide
aftermarket services to our customers, as described in more detail below. As of December 31, 2010, our
North America contract operations segment provided contract operations services primarily using a fleet of
8,590 natural gas compression units that had an aggregate capacity of approximately 3,701,000 horsepower.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, 25% of our total revenue and 38% of our total gross margin was
generated from North America contract operations.
Our international operations are focused on markets that require both large horsepower compressor
applications and full production and processing facilities. Our international contract operations segment
typically engages in longer-term contracts and more comprehensive projects than our North America contract
operations segment. International projects often require us to provide complete engineering, design and
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installation services and a greater investment in equipment, facilities and related installation costs. These
larger projects may include several compressor units on one site or entire facilities designed to process and
treat oil or natural gas to make it suitable for end use. As of December 31, 2010, our international contract
operations segment provided contract operations services using a fleet of 1,019 units that had an aggregate
capacity of approximately 1,200,000 horsepower and a fleet of production and processing equipment. For the
year ended December 31, 2010, 19% of our total revenue and 36% of our total gross margin was generated
from international contract operations.
Aftermarket Services
Our aftermarket services segment sells parts and components and provides operation, maintenance, overhaul
and reconfiguration services to customers who own compression, production, treating and oilfield power
generation equipment. We believe that we are particularly well qualified to provide these services because our
highly experienced operating personnel have access to the full range of our compression services, production
and processing equipment and oilfield power generation equipment and facilities. For the year ended
December 31, 2010, 13% of our total revenue and 6% of our total gross margin was generated from
aftermarket services.
Fabrication
Compressor and Accessory Fabrication
We design, engineer, fabricate, install and sell skid-mounted natural gas compression units and accessories to
meet standard or unique customer specifications. We sell this compression equipment primarily to major and
independent oil and natural gas producers as well as national oil and natural gas companies in the countries in
which we operate.
Generally, compressors sold to third parties are assembled according to each customer’s specifications. We
purchase components for these compressors from third party suppliers including several major engine,
compressor and electric motor manufacturers in the industry. We also sell pre-packaged compressor units
designed to our standard specifications. For the year ended December 31, 2010, 19% of our total revenue and
6% of our total gross margin was generated from our compressor and accessory fabrication business line.
As of December 31, 2010, our compressor and accessory fabrication backlog was $220.2 million, compared to
$296.9 million at December 31, 2009. At December 31, 2010, all future revenue related to our compressor and
accessory fabrication backlog is expected to be recognized before December 31, 2011.
Production and Processing Equipment Fabrication
We design, engineer, fabricate, install and sell a broad range of oil and natural gas production and processing
equipment designed to heat, separate, dehydrate and condition crude oil and natural gas to make such products
suitable for end use. Our products include line heaters, oil and natural gas separators, glycol dehydration units,
dewpoint control plants, water treatment, mechanical refrigeration and cryogenic plants and skid-mounted
production packages designed for both onshore and offshore production facilities. We sell standard production
and processing equipment primarily into U.S. markets, which is used for processing wellhead production from
onshore or shallow-water offshore platform production. In addition, we sell custom-engineered,
built-to-specification production and processing equipment, which typically consists of much larger equipment
packages than standard equipment, and is generally used in much larger scale production operations. These
large projects at times are in remote areas, such as deepwater offshore sites and in developing countries with
limited oil and natural gas industry infrastructure. To meet most customers’ rapid response requirements and
minimize customer downtime, we maintain an inventory of standard products and long delivery components
used to manufacture our customer specification products. We also provide engineering, procurement and
fabrication services primarily related to the manufacturing of critical process equipment for refinery and
petrochemical facilities, the fabrication of tank farms and the fabrication of evaporators and brine heaters for
desalination plants. For the year ended December 31, 2010, 24% of our total revenue and 14% of our total
gross margin was generated from our production and processing equipment fabrication business line.
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As of December 31, 2010, our production and processing equipment fabrication backlog was $483.3 million,
compared to $515.6 million at December 31, 2009. Typically, we expect our production and processing
equipment backlog to be produced within a three to 36 month period. At December 31, 2010, $86.0 million of
future revenue related to our production and processing equipment backlog was expected to be recognized
after December 31, 2011.
Business Strategy
We intend to continue to capitalize on our competitive strengths to meet our customers’ needs through the
following key strategies:
(cid:129) Grow our North America business. We plan to continue to invest in strategically growing our
North America business. Our North America contract operations business is our largest business
segment based on gross margin, representing 38% of our gross margin in 2010. We see opportunities to
grow this business by putting idle units back to work and adding new horsepower in key growth areas,
including providing compression and processing services to producers of natural gas from shale plays
and natural gas liquids. We intend to utilize the Partnership as our primary vehicle for the long-term
growth of our U.S. contract operations business. As we believe that, over time, the Partnership will
have a lower cost of capital due to its partnership structure, we intend to offer the Partnership the
opportunity to purchase the remainder of our U.S. contract operations business over time, but we are
not obligated to do so. Such transactions would depend on, among other things, market and economic
conditions, our ability to reach agreement with the Partnership regarding the terms of any purchase and
the availability to the Partnership of debt and equity capital on reasonable terms. We intend to use
proceeds from the sale of our U.S. contract operations business to the Partnership from time to time to
fund the growth of our business.
(cid:129) Expand international presence.
International markets continue to represent the greatest growth
opportunity for our business, due in large part to the fact that over 75% of the world’s natural gas
production resides in markets outside North America. We believe that many of these markets are
underserved in the products and services we offer, and that gas production in these regions will
continue to grow at a pace greater than that of North America. In addition, we typically see higher
returns and margins in international markets relative to North America due to more complex equipment
requirements and Total Solutions applications. We intend to allocate additional resources toward
growing key areas of our international business, including growth opportunities we anticipate in Brazil
and the Middle East.
(cid:129) Continue to develop and deploy our product lines and service offerings. We have built our leading
market position through our strengths in comprehensive contract operations, compressor, production and
processing equipment fabrication and aftermarket services, as well as the combination of these products
or services in our Total Solutions projects. We continue to anticipate opportunities, especially in
international markets, driven more by our ability to deliver a Total Solutions product rather than a
single product. We believe that this capability will enable us to capitalize on and expand our existing
client relationships, develop new client relationships, enter into new markets and enhance our revenue
and returns from individual projects. Throughout the world, we will continue to focus our efforts on
improving our service delivery processes and quality.
Competitive Strengths
We believe we have the following key competitive strengths:
(cid:129) Breadth and quality of product and service offerings. We provide our customers with a broad variety
of products and services, including outsourced compression, production and processing services, as well
as the sale of compression and oil and natural gas production and processing equipment and installation
services. For those customers that outsource their compression or production and processing needs, we
believe our contract operations services generally allow our customers to achieve higher production
rates than they would achieve with their own operations, resulting in increased revenue for our
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customers. In addition, outsourcing allows our customers flexibility with regard to their evolving
compression and production and processing needs while limiting their capital requirements. By offering
a broad range of services that complement our core strengths, we believe that we can provide
comprehensive integrated solutions to meet our customers’ needs. In our Total Solutions projects, we
can provide the engineering design, project management, and procurement and construction services
necessary to incorporate our products into complete production, processing and compression facilities.
We believe the breadth and quality of our services, the depth of our customer relationships and our
presence in many major oil and natural gas-producing regions place us in a position to capture
additional business on a global basis.
(cid:129) Focus on providing superior customer service. We have adopted a geographical business region
concept and utilize a decentralized management and operating structure to provide superior customer
service in a relationship-driven, service-intensive industry. We believe that our regionally-based
network, local presence, experience and in-depth knowledge of customers’ operating needs and growth
plans enable us to be responsive to the needs of our customers and meet their evolving demands on a
timely basis. In addition, we focus on achieving a high level of mechanical reliability for the services
we provide in order to maximize our customers’ production levels. Our sales efforts concentrate on
demonstrating our commitment to enhancing our customers’ cash flow through superior customer
service, product design, fabrication, installation and after-market support.
(cid:129) Size and geographic scope. We operate in the major onshore and offshore oil and natural gas
producing regions of North America and many international markets. We believe we have sufficient
fleet size, personnel, logistical capabilities, geographic scope, fabrication capabilities and range of
compression and production processing service and product offerings to meet the full service needs of
our customers on a timely and cost-effective basis. We believe our size, geographic scope and broad
customer base provide us with improved operating expertise and business development opportunities.
(cid:129) Ability to leverage the Partnership. We believe that the Partnership provides us a lower cost of
capital over time relative to our competitors that pay entity-level federal income taxes. We have
completed five sale transactions with the Partnership, including the Partnership’s initial public offering
in 2006, of compressor units comprising approximately 1.4 million horsepower. These transactions have
provided us significant capital to reduce our debt and fund our capital expenditures. In addition, we
have received equity interests in these transactions that we believe will allow us to participate in the
Partnership’s future growth.
Oil and Natural Gas Industry Cyclicality and Volatility
Changes in oil and natural gas exploration and production spending will normally result in changes in demand
for our products and services; however, we believe our contract operations business will typically be less
impacted by commodity prices than certain other energy service products and services because:
(cid:129) compression, production and processing services are necessary for natural gas to be delivered from the
wellhead to end users;
(cid:129) the need for compression services and equipment has grown over time due to the increased production
of natural gas, the natural pressure decline of natural gas producing basins and the increased percentage
of natural gas production from unconventional sources; and
(cid:129) our contract operations businesses are tied primarily to natural gas and oil production and consumption,
which are generally less cyclical in nature than exploration activities.
In addition, we have a broad customer base, and we operate in diverse geographic regions. While compressors
often must be specifically engineered or reconfigured to meet the unique demands of our customers, the
fundamental technology of compression equipment has not experienced significant technological change.
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Seasonal Fluctuations
Our results of operations have not historically reflected any material seasonal tendencies and we currently do
not believe that seasonal fluctuations will have a material impact on us in the foreseeable future.
Market and Customers
Our global customer base consists primarily of companies engaged in all aspects of the oil and natural gas
industry, including large integrated oil and natural gas companies, national oil and natural gas companies,
independent producers and natural gas processors, gatherers and pipelines.
Our contract operations and sales activities are conducted throughout North America and internationally,
including offshore operations. We currently operate in approximately 30 countries in major oil and natural gas
producing areas including the U.S., Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Italy and the United Arab Emirates. We have
fabrication facilities in the U.S., Italy, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
Sales and Marketing
Our salespeople pursue the market for our products in their respective territories. Each salesperson is assigned
a customer list or territory on the basis of the experience and personal relationships of the salesperson and the
individual service requirements of the customer. This customer and relationship-focused strategy is
communicated through frequent direct contact, technical presentations, print literature, print advertising and
direct mail. Additionally, our salespeople coordinate with each other to effectively pursue customers who
operate in multiple regions. Our salespeople work with our operations personnel in order to promptly respond
to and satisfy customer needs.
Upon receipt of a request for proposal or bid by a customer, we analyze the application and prepare a
quotation, including pricing and delivery date. The quotation is then delivered to the customer and, if we are
selected as the vendor, final terms are agreed upon and a contract or purchase order is executed. Our
engineering and operations personnel also provide assistance on complex applications, field operations issues
and equipment modifications.
Sources and Availability of Raw Materials
We fabricate compression and production and processing equipment for use in providing contract operations
services and for sale to third parties from components and subassemblies, most of which we acquire from a
wide range of vendors. These components represent a significant portion of the cost of our compressor and
production and processing equipment products. In addition, we fabricate tank farms and fabricate critical
process equipment for refinery and petrochemical facilities and other vessels used in production, processing
and treating of crude oil and natural gas. Steel is a commodity which can have wide price fluctuations and
represents a significant portion of the raw materials for these products. Increases in raw material costs cannot
always be offset by increases in our products’ sales prices. While many of our materials and components are
available from multiple suppliers at competitive prices, some of the components used in our products are
obtained from a limited group of suppliers. We occasionally experience long lead times for components from
our suppliers and, therefore, we may at times make purchases in anticipation of future orders.
Competition
The natural gas compression services and fabrication business is highly competitive. Overall, we experience
considerable competition from companies that may be able to more quickly adapt to changes within our
industry and changes in economic conditions as a whole, more readily take advantage of available
opportunities and adopt more aggressive pricing policies. We believe that we compete effectively on the basis
of price, equipment availability, customer service and flexibility in meeting customer needs and quality and
reliability of our compressors and related services. We face vigorous competition in both compression services
and compressor fabrication, with some firms competing in both segments. In our production and processing
equipment business, we have different competitors in the standard and custom-engineered equipment markets.
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Competitors in the standard equipment market include several large companies and a large number of small,
regional fabricators. Competition in the standard equipment market is generally based upon price and
availability. Our competition in the custom-engineered market usually consists of larger companies that have
the ability to provide integrated projects and product support after the sale. The ability to fabricate these large
custom-engineered systems near the point of end-use is often a competitive advantage.
International Operations
We operate in many geographic markets outside North America. At December 31, 2010, approximately 18%
of our revenue was generated by our operations in Latin America (primarily in Argentina, Mexico and Brazil)
and approximately 36% of our revenue was generated in the Eastern Hemisphere. Changes in local economic
or political conditions, particularly in parts of Latin America and Nigeria, could have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Our future plans involve expanding our business in international markets. The risks inherent in establishing
new business ventures, especially in international markets where local customs, laws and business procedures
present special challenges, may affect our ability to be successful in these ventures or avoid losses which
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We have significant operations that expose us to currency risk in Argentina, Brazil, Italy and Canada.
Additional risks inherent in our international business activities are described in “Risk Factors.” For financial
data relating to our geographic concentrations, see Note 24 to the Financial Statements.
Environmental and Other Regulations
Government Regulation
Our operations are subject to stringent and complex U.S. federal, state, local and international laws and
regulations governing the discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise relating to protection of the
environment and to occupational health and safety. Compliance with these environmental laws and regulations
may expose us to significant costs and liabilities and cause us to incur significant capital expenditures in our
operations. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of administrative,
civil and criminal penalties, imposition of investigatory and remedial obligations, and the issuance of
injunctions delaying or prohibiting operations. We believe that our operations are in substantial compliance
with applicable environmental and health and safety laws and regulations and that continued compliance with
currently applicable requirements would not have a material adverse effect on us. However, the clear trend in
environmental regulation is to place more restrictions on activities that may affect the environment, and thus,
any changes in these laws and regulations that result in more stringent and costly waste handling, storage,
transport, disposal, emission or remediation requirements could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and financial position.
The primary U.S. federal environmental laws to which our operations are subject include the Clean Air Act
(“CAA”) and regulations thereunder, which regulate air emissions; the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) and
regulations thereunder, which regulate the discharge of pollutants in industrial wastewater and storm water
runoff; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and regulations thereunder, which regulate the
management and disposal of solid and hazardous waste; and the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and regulations thereunder, known more commonly as
“Superfund,” which imposes liability for the remediation of releases of hazardous substances in the
environment. We are also subject to regulation under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”) and
regulations thereunder, which regulate the protection of the health and safety of workers. Analogous state,
local and international laws and regulations may also apply.
Air Emissions
The CAA and analogous state laws and their implementing regulations regulate emissions of air pollutants
from various sources, including natural gas compressors, and also impose various monitoring and reporting
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requirements. Such laws and regulations may require a facility to obtain pre-approval for the construction or
modification of certain projects or facilities expected to produce air emissions or result in the increase of
existing air emissions, obtain and strictly comply with air permits containing various emissions and
operational limitations, or utilize specific emission control technologies to limit emissions. Our standard
contract operations contract typically provides that the customer will assume permitting responsibilities and
certain environmental risks related to site operations.
On August 20, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published new regulations under the CAA
to control emissions of hazardous air pollutants from existing stationary reciprocal internal combustion
engines. The rule will require us to undertake certain expenditures and activities, likely including purchasing
and installing emissions control equipment, such as oxidation catalysts or non-selective catalytic reduction
equipment, on a portion of our engines located at sites that are major sources of hazardous air pollutants and
all our engines over a certain size regardless of location, following prescribed maintenance practices for
engines (which are consistent with our existing practices), and implementing additional emissions testing and
monitoring. On October 19, 2010, we submitted a legal challenge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit and a Petition for Administrative Reconsideration to the EPA for some monitoring aspects of the rule.
The legal challenge has been held in abeyance since December 3, 2010, pending the EPA’s consideration of
the Petition for Administrative Reconsideration. On January 5, 2011, the EPA approved the request for
reconsideration of the monitoring issues and that reconsideration process is ongoing. At this point, we cannot
predict when, how or if an EPA or a court ruling would modify the final rule, and as a result we cannot
currently accurately predict the cost to comply with the rule’s requirements. Compliance with the final rule is
required by October 2013.
In addition, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) has finalized revisions to certain air
permit programs that significantly increase the air permitting requirements for new and certain existing oil and
gas production and gathering sites for 23 counties in the Barnett Shale production area. The final rule
establishes new emissions standards for engines, which could impact the operation of specific categories of
engines by requiring the use of alternative engines, compressor packages or the installation of aftermarket
emissions control equipment. The rule will become effective for the Barnett Shale production area in April
2011, with the lower emissions standards becoming applicable between 2015 and 2030 depending on the type
of engine and the permitting requirements. The cost to comply with the revised air permit programs is not
expected to be material at this time. However, the TCEQ has stated it will consider expanding application of
the new air permit program statewide. At this point, we cannot predict the cost to comply with such
requirements if the geographic scope is expanded.
In June 2010, the EPA formally proposed modifications to existing regulations under the CAA that established
new source performance standards for manufacturers, owners and operators of new, modified and
reconstructed stationary internal combustion engines. The proposed rule modifications, if adopted as drafted
by the EPA, may require us to undertake significant expenditures, including expenditures for purchasing,
installing, monitoring and maintaining emissions control equipment on a potentially significant percentage of
our natural gas compressor engine fleet. At this point, we cannot predict the final regulatory requirements or
the cost to comply with such requirements. The EPA expects to finalize the proposed rules in May 2011 with
an effective date targeted for July 2011.
These new regulations and proposals, when finalized, and any other new regulations requiring the installation
of more sophisticated pollution control equipment could have a material adverse impact on our business,
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Climate Change
In recent years, the U.S. Congress has been considering legislation to restrict or regulate emissions of
greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, that are understood to contribute to global warming.
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, passed by the House of Representatives, would, if
enacted by the full Congress, have required greenhouse gas emissions reductions by covered sources of as
much as 17% from 2005 levels by 2020 and by as much as 83% by 2050. It presently appears unlikely that
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comprehensive climate legislation will be passed by either house of Congress in the near future, although
energy legislation and other initiatives are expected to be proposed that may be relevant to greenhouse gas
emissions issues. In addition, almost half of the states, either individually or through multi-state regional
initiatives, have begun to address greenhouse gas emissions, primarily through the planned development of
emission inventories or regional greenhouse gas cap and trade programs. Although most of the state-level
initiatives have to date been focused on large sources of greenhouse gas emissions, such as electric power
plants, it is possible that smaller sources such as our gas-fired compressors could become subject to
greenhouse gas-related regulation. Depending on the particular program, we could be required to control
emissions or to purchase and surrender allowances for greenhouse gas emissions resulting from our operations.
Independent of Congress, the EPA is beginning to adopt regulations controlling greenhouse gas emissions
under its existing CAA authority. For example, in September 2009, the EPA adopted a new rule requiring
approximately 13,000 facilities comprising a substantial percentage of annual U.S. greenhouse gas emissions
to inventory their emissions starting in 2010 and to report those emissions to the EPA beginning in 2011. On
November 30, 2010, the EPA finalized additional portions of this inventory rule relating to petroleum and
natural gas systems that require inventories for that category of facilities beginning in January 2011 and
reporting of those inventories beginning in March 2012. Also, on December 15, 2009, the EPA officially
published its finalized determination that emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases
present an endangerment to human health and the environment because emissions of such gases are, according
to the EPA, contributing to warming of the earth’s atmosphere and other climatic changes. These findings by
the EPA pave the way for the agency to adopt and implement regulations that would restrict emissions of
greenhouse gases under existing provisions of the CAA. Further, the EPA in June 2010 published a final rule
providing for the tailored applicability of criteria that determine which stationary sources and modification
projects become subject to permitting requirements for greenhouse gas emissions under two of the agency’s
major air permitting programs. The EPA reported that the rulemaking was necessary because without it certain
permitting requirements would apply as of January 2011 at an emissions level that would have greatly
increased the number of required permits and, among other things, imposed undue costs on small sources and
overwhelmed the resources of permitting authorities. In the rule, the EPA established two initial steps of
phase-in to minimize those burdens, excluding certain smaller sources from greenhouse gas permitting until at
least April 30, 2016. On January 2, 2011, the first step of the phase-in applied only to new projects at major
sources (as defined under those CAA permitting programs) that, among other things, increase net greenhouse
gas emissions by 75,000 tons per year. In July 2011, the second step of the phase-in will capture sources that
have the potential to emit at least 100,000 tons per year of greenhouse gases. Several industry groups and
States have challenged both the EPA’s December 15, 2009 determination that greenhouse gases present an
endangerment and the EPA’s June 2010 greenhouse gas permitting rules in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
However, absent a court stay or other modification, this new permitting program may affect some of our
customers’ largest new or modified facilities going forward.
Although it is not currently possible to predict how any such proposed or future greenhouse gas legislation or
regulation by Congress, the states, or multi-state regions will impact our business, any legislation or regulation
of greenhouse gas emissions that may be imposed in areas in which we conduct business could result in
increased compliance costs or additional operating restrictions or reduced demand for our services, and could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Water Discharges
The CWA and analogous state laws and their implementing regulations impose restrictions and strict controls with
respect to the discharge of pollutants into state waters or waters of the U.S. The discharge of pollutants into
regulated waters is prohibited, except in accordance with the terms of a permit issued by the EPA or an analogous
state agency. In addition, the CWA regulates storm water discharges associated with industrial activities depending
on a facility’s primary standard industrial classification. Many of our facilities have applied for and obtained
industrial wastewater discharge permits as well as sought coverage under local wastewater ordinances. In addition,
many of those facilities have filed notices of intent for coverage under statewide storm water general permits and
developed and implemented storm water pollution prevention plans, as required. U.S. federal laws also require
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development and implementation of spill prevention, controls, and countermeasure plans, including appropriate
containment berms and similar structures to help prevent the contamination of navigable waters in the event of a
petroleum hydrocarbon tank spill, rupture, or leak at such facilities.
Waste Management and Disposal
The RCRA and analogous state laws and their implementing regulations govern the generation, transportation,
treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous solid wastes. During the course of our
operations, we generate wastes (including, but not limited to, used oil, antifreeze, filters, sludges, paints,
solvents, and abrasive blasting materials) in quantities regulated under RCRA. The EPA and various state
agencies have limited the approved methods of disposal for these types of wastes. CERCLA and analogous
state laws and their implementing regulations impose strict, and under certain conditions, joint and several
liability without regard to fault or the legality of the original conduct on classes of persons who are considered
to be responsible for the release of a hazardous substance into the environment. These persons include current
and past owners and operators of the facility or disposal site where the release occurred and any company that
transported, disposed of, or arranged for the transport or disposal of the hazardous substances released at the
site. Under CERCLA, such persons may be subject to joint and several liability for the costs of cleaning up
the hazardous substances that have been released into the environment, for damages to natural resources and
for the costs of certain health studies. In addition, where contamination may be present, it is not uncommon
for neighboring landowners and other third parties to file claims for personal injury, property damage and
recovery of response costs allegedly caused by hazardous substances or other pollutants released into the
environment.
We currently own or lease, and in the past have owned or leased, a number of properties that have been used
in support of our operations for a number of years. Although we have utilized operating and disposal practices
that were standard in the industry at the time, hydrocarbons, hazardous substances, or other regulated wastes
may have been disposed of or released on or under the properties owned or leased by us or on or under other
locations where such materials have been taken for disposal by companies sub-contracted by us. In addition,
many of these properties have been previously owned or operated by third parties whose treatment and
disposal or release of hydrocarbons, hazardous substances or other regulated wastes was not under our control.
These properties and the materials released or disposed thereon may be subject to CERCLA, RCRA and
analogous state laws. Under such laws, we could be required to remove or remediate historical property
contamination, or to perform certain operations to prevent future contamination. At certain of such sites, we
are currently working with the prior owners who have undertaken to monitor and cleanup contamination that
occurred prior to our acquisition of these sites. We are not currently under any order requiring that we
undertake or pay for any clean-up activities. However, we cannot provide any assurance that we will not
receive any such order in the future.
Occupational Health and Safety
We are subject to the requirements of OSHA and comparable state statutes. These laws and the implementing
regulations strictly govern the protection of the health and safety of employees. The OSHA hazard
communication standard, the EPA community right-to-know regulations under Title III of CERCLA and
similar state statutes require that we organize and/or disclose information about hazardous materials used or
produced in our operations. We believe we are in substantial compliance with these requirements and with
other OSHA and comparable requirements.
International Operations
Our operations outside the U.S. are subject to similar international governmental controls and restrictions
pertaining to the environment and other regulated activities in the countries in which we operate. We believe
our operations are in substantial compliance with existing international governmental controls and restrictions
and that compliance with these international controls and restrictions has not had a material adverse effect on
our operations. We cannot provide any assurance, however, that we will not incur significant costs to comply
with international controls and restrictions in the future.
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Employees
As of December 31, 2010, we had approximately 10,100 employees. We believe that our relations with our
employees are satisfactory.
Available Information
Our website address is www.exterran.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,
current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports are available on our website, without charge, as
soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed electronically with the SEC. Information contained on our
website is not incorporated by reference in this report or any of our other securities filings. Paper copies of
our filings are also available, without charge, from Exterran Holdings, Inc., 16666 Northchase Drive, Houston,
Texas 77060, Attention: Investor Relations. Alternatively, the public may read and copy any materials we file
with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Information
on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The
SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information
regarding issuers who file electronically with the SEC. The SEC’s website address is www.sec.gov.
Additionally, we make available free of charge on our website:
(cid:129) our Code of Business Conduct;
(cid:129) our Corporate Governance Principles; and
(cid:129) the charters of our audit, compensation, and nominating and corporate governance committees.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
As described in Part I (“Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”), this report contains forward-
looking statements regarding us, our business and our industry. The risk factors described below, among
others, could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in the forward-
looking statements. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, operating
results and cash flows could be negatively impacted.
Failure to timely and cost-effectively execute on larger projects could adversely affect our business.
As our business has grown, the size and scope of some of our contracts with our customers has increased.
This increase in size and scope can translate into more technically challenging conditions or performance
specifications for our products and services. Contracts with our customers generally specify delivery dates,
performance criteria and penalties for our failure to perform. Any failure to execute such larger projects in a
timely and cost effective manner could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows.
We may incur losses on fixed-price contracts, which constitute a significant portion of our fabrication
business.
In connection with projects covered by fixed-price contracts, we generally bear the risk of cost over-runs,
operating cost inflation, labor availability and productivity, and supplier and subcontractor pricing and
performance unless they result from customer-requested change orders. Under both our fixed-price contracts
and our cost-reimbursable contracts, we may rely on third parties for many support services, and we could be
subject to liability for their failures. For example, we have experienced losses on certain large fabrication
projects that have negatively impacted our fabrication results. Any failure to accurately estimate our costs and
the time required for a fixed-price fabrication project could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
A reduction in demand for oil or natural gas or prices for those commodities, or instability in the
North America or global energy markets, could adversely affect our business.
Our results of operations depend upon the level of activity in the global energy market, including natural gas
development, production, processing and transportation. For example, as a result of market conditions in 2009
and early 2010, our North America contract operations and fabrication revenues and bookings decreased and
resulted in a decrease in income from continuing operations. Oil and natural gas prices and the level of
drilling and exploration activity can be volatile. For example, oil and natural gas exploration and development
activity and the number of well completions typically decline when there is a significant reduction in oil and
natural gas prices or significant instability in energy markets. As a result, the demand for our natural gas
compression services and oil and natural gas production and processing equipment could be adversely
affected. A reduction in demand could also force us to reduce our pricing substantially. Additionally, in
North America compression services for our customers’ production from unconventional natural gas sources
such as tight sands, shales and coalbeds constitute an increasing percentage of our business. Some of these
unconventional sources are less economic to produce in lower natural gas price environments. Further, some of
these unconventional sources may not require as much compression or require compression as early in the
production life-cycle of an unconventional field or well as has been experienced historically in conventional
and other unconventional natural gas sources. These factors could in turn negatively impact the demand for
our products and services. A decline in demand for oil and natural gas or prices for those commodities, or
instability in the North America or global energy markets could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
In addition, we review our long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate
the carrying value may not be recoverable. Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually. A decline in
demand for oil and natural gas or prices for those commodities, or instability in the North America or global
energy markets could cause a further reduction in demand for our products and services and result in a reduction
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of our estimates of future cash flows and growth rates in our business. These events could cause us to record
additional impairments of long-lived assets. For example, during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
we recorded goodwill impairments of $150.8 million and $1,148.4 million, respectively; and during the years
ended 2010, 2009 and 2008, we recorded long-lived asset impairments of $146.9 million, $97.0 million and
$24.1 million, respectively. In the fourth quarter of 2010, we recorded a $136.0 million impairment for idle units
we retired from our fleet and expect to sell. We expect it to take several years to sell these compressor units and,
if we are not able to sell these units for the amount we estimated in our impairment analysis, we could be
required to record an additional impairment. The impairment of our goodwill, intangible assets or other long-
lived assets could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
The currently available supply of compression equipment owned by our customers and competitors could
cause a further reduction in demand for our products and services and a further reduction in our
pricing.
We believe there currently exists a greater supply of idle and underutilized compression equipment owned by our
customers and competitors in North America than in recent years, which has limited, and may continue to limit
in the near term, our ability to significantly improve our horsepower utilization and pricing and, therefore,
revenues. Some of our customers may continue to replace our compression equipment and services with
equipment they own or with competitor-owned equipment and may continue to rationalize their amount of
compression horsepower. In addition, some of our customers or prospective customers may purchase their own
compression equipment in lieu of using our products or services. For example, our total North America operating
horsepower decreased by approximately 1% from December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2010. A further reduction
in demand for our products and services, or a further reduction in our pricing for our products or services, could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
The erosion of the financial condition of our customers could adversely affect our business.
Many of our customers finance their exploration and development activities through cash flow from operations,
the incurrence of debt or the issuance of equity. During times when the oil or natural gas markets weaken, our
customers are more likely to experience a downturn in their financial condition. A reduction in borrowing bases
under reserve-based credit facilities and the lack of availability of debt or equity financing could result in a
reduction in our customers’ spending for our products and services. For example, our customers could seek to
preserve capital by canceling month-to-month contracts, canceling or delaying scheduled maintenance of their
existing natural gas compression and oil and natural gas production and processing equipment or determining not
to enter into any new natural gas compression service contracts or purchase new compression and oil and natural
gas production and processing equipment, thereby reducing demand for our products and services. Reduced
demand for our products and services could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows. In addition, in the event of the financial failure of a customer, we could experience a
loss on all or a portion of our outstanding accounts receivable associated with that customer.
There are many risks associated with conducting operations in international markets.
We operate in many countries outside the U.S., and these activities accounted for a substantial amount of our
revenue for the year ended December 31, 2010. We are exposed to risks inherent in doing business in each of
the countries in which we operate. Our operations are subject to various risks unique to each country that
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
For example, as discussed in Note 2 to the Financial Statements, in 2009 the Venezuelan state-owned oil
company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (“PDVSA”), assumed control over substantially all of our assets and
operations in Venezuela. The risks inherent in our international business activities include the following:
(cid:129) difficulties in managing international operations, including our ability to timely and cost effectively
execute projects;
(cid:129) unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, laws or policies by foreign agencies or governments;
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(cid:129) work stoppages;
(cid:129) training and retaining qualified personnel in international markets;
(cid:129) the burden of complying with multiple and potentially conflicting laws and regulations;
(cid:129) tariffs and other trade barriers;
(cid:129) governmental actions that result in the renegotiation or nullification of existing contracts or otherwise in
the deprivation of contract rights and other difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations;
(cid:129) governmental actions that result in restricting the movement of property;
(cid:129) foreign currency exchange rate risks;
(cid:129) difficulty in collecting international accounts receivable;
(cid:129) potentially longer receipt of payment cycles;
(cid:129) changes in political and economic conditions in the countries in which we operate, including general
political unrest, the nationalization of energy related assets, civil uprisings, riots, kidnappings, violence
associated with drug cartels and terrorist acts;
(cid:129) potentially adverse tax consequences or tax law changes;
(cid:129) currency controls or restrictions on repatriation of earnings;
(cid:129) expropriation, confiscation or nationalization of property without fair compensation;
(cid:129) the risk that our international customers may have reduced access to credit because of higher interest
rates, reduced bank lending or a deterioration in our customers’ or their lenders’ financial condition;
(cid:129) complications associated with installing, operating and repairing equipment in remote locations;
(cid:129) limitations on insurance coverage;
(cid:129) inflation;
(cid:129) the geographic, time zone, language and cultural differences among personnel in different areas of the
world; and
(cid:129) difficulties in establishing new international offices and the risks inherent in establishing new
relationships in foreign countries.
In addition, we plan to expand our business in international markets where we have not previously conducted
business. The risks inherent in establishing new business ventures, especially in international markets where
local customs, laws and business procedures present special challenges, may affect our ability to be successful
in these ventures or avoid losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows.
We could be adversely affected by violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar
worldwide anti-bribery laws.
Our international operations require us to comply with a number of U.S. and international laws and
regulations, including those involving anti-bribery and anti-corruption. For example, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act (“FCPA”) and similar international laws and regulations prohibit improper payments to foreign
officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. The scope and enforcement of anti-corruption laws
and regulations may vary.
We operate in many parts of the world that have experienced governmental corruption to some degree and, in
certain circumstances, strict compliance with anti-bribery laws may conflict with local customs and practices.
Our training and compliance program and our internal control policies and procedures may not always protect us
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from reckless or negligent acts committed by our employees or agents. Violations of these laws, or allegations of
such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our business and operations.
We may be subject to competitive disadvantages to the extent that our competitors are able to secure business,
licenses or other preferential treatment by making payments to government officials and others in positions of
influence or using other methods that are prohibited by U.S. and international laws and regulations.
To effectively compete in some foreign jurisdictions, we utilize local agents. Although we have procedures
and controls in place to monitor internal and external compliance, if we are found to be liable for FCPA or
other anti-bribery law violations (either due to our own acts or our inadvertence, or due to the acts or
inadvertence of others, including actions taken by our agents), we could suffer from civil and criminal
penalties or other sanctions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows.
We are exposed to exchange rate fluctuations in the international markets in which we operate. A
decrease in the value of any of these currencies relative to the U.S. dollar could reduce profits from
international operations and the value of our international net assets.
We operate in many international countries. We anticipate that there will be instances in which costs and
revenues will not be exactly matched with respect to currency denomination. We generally do not hedge
exchange rate exposures, which exposes us to the risk of exchange rate losses. Gains and losses from the
remeasurement of assets and liabilities that are receivable or payable in currency other than our subsidiaries’
functional currency are included in our consolidated statements of operations. In addition, currency
fluctuations cause the U.S. dollar value of our international results of operations and net assets to vary with
exchange rate fluctuations. This could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition or results of
operations. In addition, fluctuations in currencies relative to currencies in which the earnings are generated
may make it more difficult to perform period-to-period comparisons of our reported results of operations. For
example, other (income) expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2010 includes foreign currency gains
of $5.4 million compared to a gain of $15.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.
To the extent we continue to expand geographically, we expect that increasing portions of our revenues, costs,
assets and liabilities will be subject to fluctuations in foreign currency valuations. We may experience
economic loss and a negative impact on earnings or net assets solely as a result of foreign currency exchange
rate fluctuations. Further, the markets in which we operate could restrict the removal or conversion of the local
or foreign currency, resulting in our inability to hedge against these risks.
We have a substantial amount of debt that could limit our ability to fund future growth and operations
and increase our exposure to risk during adverse economic conditions.
At December 31, 2010, we had approximately $1.9 billion in outstanding debt obligations. Many factors,
including factors beyond our control, may affect our ability to make payments on our outstanding
indebtedness. These factors include those discussed elsewhere in these Risk Factors and those listed in the
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements section included in Part I of this report.
Our substantial debt and associated commitments could have important adverse consequences. For example,
these commitments could:
(cid:129) make it more difficult for us to satisfy our contractual obligations;
(cid:129) increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;
(cid:129) limit our ability to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other corporate
requirements;
(cid:129) increase our vulnerability to interest rate fluctuations because the interest payments on a portion of our
debt are based upon variable interest rates and a portion can adjust based upon our credit statistics;
(cid:129) limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry;
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(cid:129) place us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt or less restrictive covenants
in such debt; and
(cid:129) limit our ability to refinance our debt in the future or borrow additional funds.
We may be vulnerable to interest rate increases due to our floating rate debt obligations.
As of December 31, 2010, after taking into consideration interest rate swaps, we had approximately
$131.3 million of outstanding indebtedness that was effectively subject to floating interest rates. Changes in
economic conditions outside of our control could result in higher interest rates, thereby increasing our interest
expense and reducing the funds available for capital investment, operations or other purposes. A 1% increase
in the effective interest rate on our outstanding debt subject to floating interest rates would result in an annual
increase in our interest expense of approximately $1.3 million.
Covenants in our debt agreements may impair our ability to operate our business.
Our senior secured credit facilities, asset-backed securitization facility and the agreements governing certain of our
other indebtedness contain various covenants with which we or certain of our subsidiaries must comply, including,
but not limited to, restrictions on the use of proceeds from borrowings and limitations on our ability to incur
additional indebtedness, enter into transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate, sell assets, make certain
investments and acquisitions, make loans, grant liens, repurchase equity and pay dividends and distributions. For
example, we must maintain various consolidated financial ratios including a ratio of EBITDA (defined in our
senior secured credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) as Adjusted EBITDA) to Total Interest Expense (as
defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 2.25 to 1.0, a ratio of consolidated Total Debt (as defined in the
Credit Agreement) to EBITDA of not greater than 5.0 to 1.0 and a ratio of Senior Secured Debt (as defined in the
Credit Agreement) to EBITDA of not greater than 4.0 to 1.0. As of December 31, 2010, we maintained a 4.3 to
1.0 EBITDA to Total Interest Expense ratio, a 3.9 to 1.0 consolidated Total Debt to EBITDA ratio and a 1.9 to 1.0
Senior Secured Debt to EBITDA ratio. As of December 31, 2010, we were in compliance with all financial
covenants under our debt agreements. If we fail to remain in compliance with our financial covenants we would be
in default under our debt agreements. In addition, if we experience a material adverse effect on our assets,
liabilities, financial condition, business or operations that, taken as a whole, impact our ability to perform our
obligations under our debt agreements, this could lead to a default under our debt agreements.
Our Credit Agreement limits our Total Debt to EBITDA ratio to not greater than 5.0 to 1.0. Due to this
limitation, only $422.0 million of the combined $1,217.9 million of undrawn capacity under our senior
secured credit facility and our asset-backed securitization facility was available for additional borrowings as of
December 31, 2010.
The Partnership’s senior secured credit agreement (the “Partnership Credit Agreement”) also contains various
covenants with which the Partnership must comply, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of
proceeds from borrowings and limitations on its ability to incur additional indebtedness, enter into transactions
with affiliates, merge or consolidate, sell assets, make certain investments and acquisitions, make loans, grant
liens, repurchase equity and pay dividends and distributions. The Partnership must maintain various
consolidated financial ratios, including a ratio of EBITDA (as defined in the Partnership Credit Agreement) to
Total Interest Expense (as defined in the Partnership Credit Agreement) of not less than 3.0 to 1.0 (which will
decrease to 2.75 to 1.0 following the occurrence of certain events specified in the Partnership Credit
Agreement) and a ratio of Total Debt (as defined in the Partnership Credit Agreement) to EBITDA of not
greater than 4.75 to 1.0. The Partnership Credit Agreement allows for the Partnership’s Total Debt to EBITDA
ratio to be increased from 4.75 to 1.0 to 5.25 to 1.0 during a quarter when an acquisition meeting certain
thresholds is completed and for the following two quarters after the acquisition closes. Therefore, because the
Partnership acquired from us additional contract operations customer service agreements and a fleet of
compressor units used to provide compression services under those agreements, which met the applicable
thresholds, in the third quarter of 2010, the maximum allowed ratio of Total Debt to EBITDA is 5.25 to 1.0
through March 31, 2011, reverting to 4.75 to 1.0 for the quarter ending June 30, 2011 and subsequent quarters.
As of December 31, 2010, the Partnership maintained a 5.8 to 1.0 EBITDA to Total Interest Expense ratio and
a 3.7 to 1.0 Total Debt to EBITDA ratio.
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The breach of any of our covenants could result in a default under one or more of our debt agreements, which
could cause our indebtedness under those agreements to become due and payable. In addition, a default under
one or more of our debt agreements, including a default by the Partnership under its credit facility, would
trigger cross-default provisions under certain of our debt agreements, which would accelerate our obligation to
repay our indebtedness under those agreements. If the repayment obligations on any of our indebtedness were
to be so accelerated, we may not be able to repay the debt or refinance the debt on acceptable terms, and our
financial position would be materially adversely affected.
Many of our contract operations services contracts have short initial terms, and we cannot be sure that
such contracts will be renewed after the end of the initial contractual term.
The length of our contract operations services contracts with customers varies based on operating conditions
and customer needs. Our initial contract terms are not long enough to enable us to fully recoup the cost of the
equipment we utilize to provide contract operations services. We cannot be sure that a substantial number of
these customers will continue to renew their contracts, that we will be able to enter into new contract
operations services contracts with customers or that any renewals will be at comparable rates. The inability to
renew a substantial portion of our contract operations services contracts, or the inability to renew a substantial
portion of our contract operations services contracts at comparable service rates, would lead to a reduction in
revenues and net income and could require us to record additional asset impairments. This would have a
material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We depend on particular suppliers and are vulnerable to product shortages and price increases.
Some of the components used in our products are obtained from a single source or a limited group of
suppliers. Our reliance on these suppliers involves several risks, including price increases, inferior component
quality and a potential inability to obtain an adequate supply of required components in a timely manner. The
partial or complete loss of certain of these sources could have a negative impact on our results of operations
and could damage our customer relationships. Further, a significant increase in the price of one or more of
these components could have a negative impact on our results of operations.
We face significant competitive pressures that may cause us to lose market share and harm our financial
performance.
Our industry is highly competitive and there are low barriers to entry, especially in North America. We expect
to experience competition from companies that may be able to adapt more quickly to technological changes
within our industry and throughout the economy as a whole, more readily take advantage of acquisitions and
other opportunities and adopt more aggressive pricing policies. Our ability to renew or replace existing
contract operations service contracts with our customers at rates sufficient to maintain current revenue and
cash flows could be adversely affected by the activities of our competitors. If our competitors substantially
increase the resources they devote to the development and marketing of competitive products or services or
substantially decrease the price at which they offer their products or services, we may not be able to compete
effectively. Some of these competitors may expand or fabricate new compression units that would create
additional competition for the services we currently provide to our customers. In addition, our other lines of
business could face significant competition.
We also may not be able to take advantage of certain opportunities or make certain investments because of our
significant leverage and our other obligations. Any of these competitive pressures could have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our operations entail inherent risks that may result in substantial liability. We do not insure against all
potential losses and could be seriously harmed by unexpected liabilities.
Our operations entail inherent risks, including equipment defects, malfunctions and failures and natural
disasters, which could result in uncontrollable flows of natural gas or well fluids, fires and explosions. These
risks may expose us, as an equipment operator and fabricator, to liability for personal injury, wrongful death,
property damage, pollution and other environmental damage. The insurance we carry against many of these
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risks may not be adequate to cover our claims or losses. We currently have a minimal amount of insurance on
our offshore assets. In addition, we are substantially self-insured for worker’s compensation, employer’s
liability, property, auto liability, general liability and employee group health claims in view of the relatively
high per-incident deductibles we absorb under our insurance arrangements for these risks. Further, insurance
covering the risks we expect to face or in the amounts we desire may not be available in the future or, if
available, the premiums may not be commercially justifiable. If we were to incur substantial liability and such
damages were not covered by insurance or were in excess of policy limits, or if we were to incur liability at a
time when we were not able to obtain liability insurance, our business, results of operations and financial
condition could be negatively impacted.
The tax treatment of the Partnership depends on its status as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, as well as it not being subject to a material amount of entity-level taxation by individual states.
The Partnership could lose its status as a partnership for a number of reasons, including not having
enough “qualifying income.” If the Internal Revenue Service treats the Partnership as a corporation or if
the Partnership becomes subject to a material amount of entity-level taxation for state tax purposes, it
would substantially reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to the Partnership’s unitholders
and undermine the cost of capital advantage we believe the Partnership has.
The anticipated after-tax economic benefit of an investment in the Partnership’s common units depends largely
on it being treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Partnership has not received a
ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) on this or any other tax matter affecting it.
Despite the fact that the Partnership is a limited partnership under Delaware law, a publicly traded partnership
such as the Partnership will be treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes unless 90% or more of
its gross income from its business activities are “qualifying income” under Section 7704(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code. “Qualifying income” includes income and gains derived from the exploration, development,
production, processing, transportation, storage and marketing of natural gas and natural gas products or other
passive types of income such as interest and dividends. Although we do not believe based upon our current
operations that the Partnership is treated as a corporation, the Partnership could be treated as a corporation for
federal income tax purposes or otherwise subject to taxation as an entity if its gross income is not properly
classified as qualifying income, there is a change in the Partnership’s business or there is a change in current
law.
If the Partnership were treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it would pay U.S. federal
income tax at the corporate tax rate and would also likely pay state income tax. Treatment of the Partnership
as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes would result in a material reduction in the anticipated
cash flow and after-tax return to its unitholders, likely causing a substantial reduction in the value of its
common units and the amount of distributions that we receive from the Partnership.
Current law may change so as to cause the Partnership to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income
tax purposes or otherwise subject it to entity-level taxation. In addition, because of widespread state budget
deficits and other reasons, several states are evaluating ways to subject partnerships to entity-level taxation
through the imposition of state income, franchise and other forms of taxation. The Partnership’s partnership
agreement provides that if a law is enacted or existing law is modified or interpreted in a manner that subjects
it to taxation as a corporation or otherwise subjects it to entity-level taxation for U.S. federal, state or local
income tax purposes, the minimum quarterly distribution amount and the target distribution levels of the
Partnership may be adjusted to reflect the impact of that law on it at the option of its general partner without
the consent of its unitholders. If the Partnership were to be taxed at the entity level, it would lose the
comparative cost of capital advantage we believe it has over time as compared to a corporation.
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The tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships or our investment in the Partnership could be subject to
potential legislative, judicial or administrative changes and differing interpretations, possibly on a
retroactive basis.
The present U.S. federal income tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships, including the Partnership, or our
investment in the Partnership may be modified by administrative, legislative or judicial interpretation at any
time. For example, judicial interpretations of the U.S. federal income tax laws may have a direct or indirect
impact on the Partnership’s status as a partnership and, in some instances, a court’s conclusions may heighten
the risk of a challenge regarding the Partnership’s status as a partnership. Moreover, members of Congress
have recently considered substantive changes to the existing U.S. federal income tax laws that would have
affected certain publicly traded partnerships. Any modification to the U.S. federal income tax laws and
interpretations thereof may or may not be applied retroactively and could make it more difficult or impossible
to meet the “qualifying income” exception for us to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. Although the legislation considered would not have appeared to affect the Partnership’s tax
treatment as a partnership, we are unable to predict whether any of these changes, or other proposals, will be
reconsidered or will ultimately be enacted. Any such changes or differing judicial interpretations of existing
laws could negatively impact the value of our investment in the Partnership and the amount of distributions
that we receive from the Partnership.
New regulations, proposed regulations and proposed modifications to existing regulations under the CAA,
if implemented, could result in increased compliance costs.
On August 20, 2010, the EPA published new regulations under the CAA to control emissions of hazardous air
pollutants from existing stationary reciprocal internal combustion engines. The rule will require us to
undertake certain expenditures and activities, likely including purchasing and installing emissions control
equipment, such as oxidation catalysts or non-selective catalytic reduction equipment, on a portion of our
engines located at major sources of hazardous air pollutants and all our engines over a certain size regardless
of location, following prescribed maintenance practices for engines (which are consistent with our existing
practices), and implementing additional emissions testing and monitoring. On October 19, 2010, we submitted
a legal challenge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and a Petition for Administrative
Reconsideration to the EPA for some monitoring aspects of the rule. The legal challenge has been held in
abeyance since December 3, 2010, pending the EPA’s consideration of the Petition for Administrative
Reconsideration. On January 5, 2011, the EPA approved the request for reconsideration of the monitoring
issues and that reconsideration process is ongoing. At this point, we cannot predict when, how or if an EPA or
a court ruling would modify the final rule, and as a result we cannot currently accurately predict the cost to
comply with the rule’s requirements. Compliance with the final rule is required by October 2013.
In addition, the TCEQ has finalized revisions to certain air permit programs that significantly increase the air
permitting requirements for new and certain existing oil and gas production and gathering sites for 23 counties
in the Barnett Shale production area. The final rule establishes new emissions standards for engines, which
could impact the operation of specific categories of engines by requiring the use of alternative engines,
compressor packages or the installation of aftermarket emissions control equipment. The rule will become
effective for the Barnett Shale production area in April 2011, with the lower emissions standards becoming
applicable between 2015 and 2030 depending on the type of engine and the permitting requirements. The cost
to comply with the revised air permit programs is not expected to be material at this time. However, the
TCEQ has stated it will consider expanding application of the new air permit program statewide. At this point,
we cannot predict the cost to comply with such requirements if the geographic scope is expanded.
In June 2010, the EPA formally proposed modifications to existing regulations under the CAA that established
new source performance standards for manufacturers, owners and operators of new, modified and
reconstructed stationary internal combustion engines. The proposed rule modifications, if adopted as drafted
by the EPA, may require us to undertake significant expenditures, including expenditures for purchasing,
installing, monitoring and maintaining emissions control equipment on a potentially significant percentage of
our natural gas compressor engine fleet. At this point, we cannot predict the final regulatory requirements or
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the cost to comply with such requirements. The EPA expects to finalize the proposed rules in May 2011 with
an effective date targeted for July 2011.
These new regulations and proposals, when finalized, and any other new regulations requiring the installation
of more sophisticated pollution control equipment could have a material adverse impact on our business,
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We are subject to a variety of governmental regulations; failure to comply with these regulations may
result in administrative, civil and criminal enforcement measures.
We are subject to a variety of U.S. federal, state, local and international laws and regulations relating to the
environment, health and safety, export controls, currency exchange, labor and employment and taxation. Many
of these laws and regulations are complex, change frequently, are becoming increasingly stringent, and the
cost of compliance with these requirements can be expected to increase over time. Failure to comply with
these laws and regulations may result in a variety of administrative, civil and criminal enforcement measures,
including assessment of monetary penalties, imposition of remedial requirements and issuance of injunctions
as to future compliance. From time to time, as part of our operations, including newly acquired operations, we
may be subject to compliance audits by regulatory authorities in the various countries in which we operate.
Environmental laws and regulations may, in certain circumstances, impose strict liability for environmental
contamination, which may render us liable for remediation costs, natural resource damages and other damages
as a result of our conduct that was lawful at the time it occurred or the conduct of, or conditions caused by,
prior owners or operators or other third parties. In addition, where contamination may be present, it is not
uncommon for neighboring land owners and other third parties to file claims for personal injury, property
damage and recovery of response costs. Remediation costs and other damages arising as a result of
environmental laws and regulations, and costs associated with new information, changes in existing
environmental laws and regulations or the adoption of new environmental laws and regulations could be
substantial and could negatively impact our financial condition, profitability and results of operations.
We may need to apply for or amend facility permits or licenses from time to time with respect to storm water
or wastewater discharges, waste handling, or air emissions relating to manufacturing activities or equipment
operations, which subjects us to new or revised permitting conditions that may be onerous or costly to comply
with. In addition, certain of our customer service arrangements may require us to operate, on behalf of a
specific customer, petroleum storage units such as underground tanks or pipelines and other regulated units, all
of which may impose additional compliance and permitting obligations.
We conduct operations at numerous facilities in a wide variety of locations across the continental U.S. and
internationally. The operations at many of these facilities require environmental permits or other
authorizations. Additionally, natural gas compressors at many of our customers’ facilities require individual air
permits or general authorizations to operate under various air regulatory programs established by rule or
regulation. These permits and authorizations frequently contain numerous compliance requirements, including
monitoring and reporting obligations and operational restrictions, such as emission limits. Given the large
number of facilities in which we operate, and the numerous environmental permits and other authorizations
that are applicable to our operations, we may occasionally identify or be notified of technical violations of
certain requirements existing in various permits or other authorizations. Occasionally, we have been assessed
penalties for our non-compliance, and we could be subject to such penalties in the future.
We routinely deal with natural gas, oil and other petroleum products. Hydrocarbons or other hazardous
substances or wastes may have been disposed or released on, under or from properties used by us to provide
contract operations services or inactive compression storage or on or under other locations where such
substances or wastes have been taken for disposal. These properties may be subject to investigatory,
remediation and monitoring requirements under environmental laws and regulations.
The modification or interpretation of existing environmental laws or regulations, the more vigorous
enforcement of existing environmental laws or regulations, or the adoption of new environmental laws or
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regulations may also negatively impact oil and natural gas exploration and production, gathering and pipeline
companies, including our customers, which in turn could have a negative impact on us.
Climate change legislation and regulatory initiatives could result in increased compliance costs.
In recent years, the U.S. Congress has been considering legislation to restrict or regulate emissions of
greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, that are understood to contribute to global warming.
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, passed by the House of Representatives, would, if
enacted by the full Congress, have required greenhouse gas emissions reductions by covered sources of as
much as 17% from 2005 levels by 2020 and by as much as 83% by 2050. It presently appears unlikely that
comprehensive climate legislation will be passed by either house of Congress in the near future, although
energy legislation and other initiatives are expected to be proposed that may be relevant to greenhouse gas
emissions issues. In addition, almost half of the states, either individually or through multi-state regional
initiatives, have begun to address greenhouse gas emissions, primarily through the planned development of
emission inventories or regional greenhouse gas cap and trade programs. Although most of the state-level
initiatives have to date been focused on large sources of greenhouse gas emissions, such as electric power
plants, it is possible that smaller sources such as our gas-fired compressors could become subject to
greenhouse gas-related regulation. Depending on the particular program, we could be required to control
emissions or to purchase and surrender allowances for greenhouse gas emissions resulting from our operations.
Independent of Congress, the EPA is beginning to adopt regulations controlling greenhouse gas emissions
under its existing CAA authority. For example, in September 2009, the EPA adopted a new rule requiring
approximately 13,000 facilities comprising a substantial percentage of annual U.S. greenhouse gas emissions
to inventory their emissions starting in 2010 and to report those emissions to the EPA beginning in 2011. On
November 30, 2010, the EPA finalized additional portions of this inventory rule relating to petroleum and
natural gas systems that require inventories for that category of facilities beginning in January 2011 and
reporting of those inventories beginning in March 2012. Also, on December 15, 2009, the EPA officially
published its finalized determination that emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases
present an endangerment to human health and the environment because emissions of such gases are, according
to the EPA, contributing to warming of the earth’s atmosphere and other climatic changes. These findings by
the EPA pave the way for the agency to adopt and implement regulations that would restrict emissions of
greenhouse gases under existing provisions of the CAA. Further, the EPA in June 2010 published a final rule
providing for the tailored applicability of criteria that determine which stationary sources and modification
projects become subject to permitting requirements for greenhouse gas emissions under two of the agency’s
major air permitting programs. The EPA reported that the rulemaking was necessary because without it certain
permitting requirements would apply as of January 2011 at an emissions level that would have greatly
increased the number of required permits and, among other things, imposed undue costs on small sources and
overwhelmed the resources of permitting authorities. In the rule, the EPA established two initial steps of
phase-in to minimize those burdens, excluding certain smaller sources from greenhouse gas permitting until at
least April 30, 2016. On January 2, 2011, the first step of the phase-in applied only to new projects at major
sources (as defined under those CAA permitting programs) that, among other things, increase net greenhouse
gas emissions by 75,000 tons per year. In July 2011, the second step of the phase-in will capture sources that
have the potential to emit at least 100,000 tons per year of greenhouse gases. This new permitting program
may affect some of our customers’ largest new or modified facilities going forward.
Although it is not currently possible to predict how any such proposed or future greenhouse gas legislation or
regulation by Congress, the states or multi-state regions will impact our business, any legislation or regulation
of greenhouse gas emissions that may be imposed in areas in which we conduct business could result in
increased compliance costs or additional operating restrictions or reduced demand for our services, and could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
The price of our common stock and the Partnership’s common units may be volatile.
Some of the factors that could affect the price of our common stock are quarterly increases or decreases in
revenue or earnings, changes in revenue or earnings estimates by the investment community and speculation in
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the press or investment community about our financial condition or results of operations. General market
conditions and North America or international economic factors and political events unrelated to our
performance may also affect our stock price. In addition, the price of our common stock may be impacted by
changes in the value of our investment in the Partnership. For these reasons, investors should not rely on
recent trends in the price of our common stock to predict the future price of our common stock or our
financial results.
We may not be able to consummate additional contributions or sales of portions of our U.S. contract
operations business to the Partnership.
As part of our business strategy, we intend to contribute or sell the remainder of our U.S. contract operations
business to the Partnership, over time, but we are under no obligation to do so. Likewise, the Partnership is
under no obligation to purchase any additional portions of that business. The consummation of any future
sales of additional portions of that business and the timing of such sales will depend upon, among other
things:
(cid:129) our reaching agreement with the Partnership regarding the terms of such sales, which will require the
approval of the conflicts committee of the board of directors of the Partnership’s general partner, which
is comprised exclusively of directors who are deemed independent from us;
(cid:129) the Partnership’s ability to finance such purchases on acceptable terms, which could be impacted by
general equity and debt market conditions as well as conditions in the markets specific to master
limited partnerships; and
(cid:129) the Partnership’s and our compliance with our respective debt agreements.
The Partnership intends to fund its future acquisitions from us with external sources of capital, including
additional borrowings under its credit facility and/or public or private offerings of equity or debt. If the
Partnership is not able to fund future acquisitions of our U.S. contract operations business, or if we are
otherwise unable to consummate additional contributions or sales of our U.S. contract operations business to
the Partnership, we may not be able to capitalize on what we believe is the Partnership’s lower cost of capital
over time, which could impact our competitive position in the U.S. Additionally, without the proceeds from
future contributions or sales of our U.S. contract operations business to the Partnership, we will have less
capital to invest to grow our business.
Our charter and bylaws contain provisions that may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire
control of us, even if a change in control would result in the purchase of our stockholders’ shares of
common stock at a premium to the market price or would otherwise be beneficial to our stockholders.
There are provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws that may make it more difficult for
a third party to acquire control of us, even if a change in control would result in the purchase of our
stockholders’ shares of common stock at a premium to the market price or would otherwise be beneficial to
our stockholders. For example, our restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the board of directors to
issue preferred stock without stockholder approval. If our board of directors elects to issue preferred stock, it
could be more difficult for a third party to acquire us. In addition, provisions of our restated certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, such as limitations on stockholder actions by written consent and on stockholder
proposals at meetings of stockholders, could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us.
Delaware corporation law may also discourage takeover attempts that have not been approved by the board of
directors.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
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Item 2. Properties
The following table describes the material facilities we owned or leased as of December 31, 2010:
Location
Status
Houston, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leased
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . . . . . . Leased
Yukon, Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Belle Chase, Louisiana . . . . . . . . . Owned
Casper, Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Davis, Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada . . . . . . Leased
Farmington, New Mexico . . . . . . . Owned
Kilgore, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Midland, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Midland, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Pampa, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leased
Schulenburg, Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Victoria, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Camacari, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Neuquen, Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . Leased
Reynosa, Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. . . Owned
Neuquen, Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Santa Cruz, Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . Leased
Port Harcourt, Nigeria . . . . . . . . . Leased
Houma, Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Houston, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Houston, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Broussard, Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma . . . . . . . Owned
Aldridge, United Kingdom . . . . . . Owned
Columbus, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Jebel Ali Free Zone, UAE . . . . . . . Leased
Hamriyah Free Zone, UAE . . . . . . Leased
Mantova, Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owned
Singapore, Singapore . . . . . . . . . . Leased
Square
Feet
243,746
41,250
72,000
35,000
28,390
393,870
53,557
42,097
32,995
53,300
22,180
24,000
22,675
59,852
86,111
47,500
22,235
26,000
30,000
22,017
32,808
60,000
343,750
244,000
74,402
141,549
44,700
219,552
112,378
212,742
654,397
111,693
Uses
Corporate office
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
North America contract operations and aftermarket services
International contract operations and aftermarket services
International contract operations and aftermarket services
International contract operations and aftermarket services
International contract operations and aftermarket services
International contract operations and aftermarket services
International contract operations and aftermarket services
Aftermarket services
Aftermarket services
Fabrication
Fabrication
Fabrication
Fabrication
Fabrication
Fabrication
Fabrication
Fabrication
Fabrication
Fabrication
Our executive offices are located at 16666 Northchase Drive, Houston, Texas 77060 and our telephone number
is (281) 836-7000.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of business we are involved in various pending or threatened legal actions. While
management is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, it believes that any ultimate liability
arising from these actions will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results
of operations or cash flows; however, because of the inherent uncertainty of litigation, we cannot provide
assurance that the resolution of any particular claim or proceeding to which we are a party will not have a
material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows for the period
in which the resolution occurs.
Item 4. Removed and Reserved
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “EXH.” The following table
sets forth the range of high and low sale prices for our common stock for the periods indicated.
Price
High
Low
Year ended December 31, 2009
First Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26.99
Second Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23.60
Third Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26.07
Fourth Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26.35
Year ended December 31, 2010
First Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26.46
Second Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30.28
Third Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29.96
Fourth Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27.00
$14.20
$14.80
$13.69
$19.73
$19.24
$22.53
$20.00
$21.70
On February 17, 2011, the closing price of our common stock was $24.09 per share. As of February 10, 2011,
there were approximately 1,100 holders of record of our common stock.
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The performance graph below shows the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock and, prior
to the merger, Hanover’s common stock, compared with the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the “S&P
500 Index”) and the Oilfield Service Index (the “OSX”) over the five-year period beginning on December 31,
2005. The results for the period from December 31, 2005 through August 20, 2007, the date of the merger,
reflect Hanover’s historical common stock price adjusted for Hanover’s 0.325 merger exchange ratio. We have
used Hanover’s historical common stock price during this period because Hanover was determined to be the
acquirer for accounting purposes in the merger. The results for the period from August 21, 2007, when our
common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, through December 31, 2010 reflect the price
of our common stock. The results are based on an investment of $100 in each of Hanover’s common stock,
the S&P 500 Index and the OSX. The graph assumes the reinvestment of dividends and adjusts all closing
prices and dividends for stock splits.
Comparison of Five Year Cumulative Total Return
250
200
150
100
50
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R
A
L
L
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D
0
Dec-05
Dec-06
EXH
Dec-07
Dec-08
Dec-09
Dec-10
S&P 500
OSX
The performance graph shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating
by reference this Annual Report on Form 10-K into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this information by
reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under those Acts.
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We have never declared or paid any cash dividends to our stockholders and do not anticipate paying such
dividends in the foreseeable future. The board of directors anticipates that all cash flow generated from
operations in the foreseeable future will be retained and used to pay down debt, repurchase company stock, or
develop and expand our business, except for a portion of the cash flow generated from operations of the
Partnership which will be used to pay a distribution on its units. Any future determinations to pay cash
dividends to our stockholders will be at the discretion of the board of directors and will be dependent upon
our results of operations and financial condition, credit and loan agreements in effect at that time and other
factors deemed relevant by the board of directors.
In August 2007, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of our common stock
through August 2009. In December 2008, our board of directors increased the share repurchase program, from
$200 million to $300 million, and extended the expiration date of the authorization, from August 19, 2009 to
December 15, 2010. Under the stock repurchase program, we could repurchase shares in open market
purchases or in privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable insider trading and other
securities laws and regulations. We also could implement all or part of the repurchases under a Rule 10b5-1
trading plan, so as to provide the flexibility to extend our share repurchases beyond the quarterly purchase
window. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we did not repurchase any shares of our common stock
under this program. Over the life of the program, we repurchased 5,416,221 shares of our common stock at an
aggregate cost of $199.9 million.
For disclosures regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans, see Part III,
Item 12 (“Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management”) of this report.
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
In the table below we have presented certain selected financial data for Exterran for each of the five years in
the period ended December 31, 2010, which has been derived from our audited consolidated financial
statements. The following information should be read together with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Financial Statements which are contained in this report (in
thousands, except per share data):
2010
Years Ended December 31,
2008
2009
2007(1)
2006(1)
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross margin(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Merger and integration expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-lived asset impairment(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charges(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debt extinguishment charges(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates . .
Other (income) expense, net(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes. . . . . . . . . . .
Income (loss) from continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . .
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of
tax(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax . . . .
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling
$2,461,533 $2,715,601 $3,024,119 $2,425,788 $1,490,234
482,460
1,025,732
183,713
352,899
—
11,384
160,190
330,886
—
24,109
—
—
1,148,371
—
123,541
129,784
5,902
—
(19,430)
(23,974)
(45,364)
(3,118)
13,181
37,219
60,727
(981,828)
915,582
337,620
—
352,785
96,988
14,329
150,778
122,845
—
91,154
(53,360)
51,667
(249,224)
804,461
358,255
—
401,478
146,903
—
—
136,149
—
609
(13,763)
(66,606)
(158,564)
754,466
247,983
46,201
232,492
61,945
—
—
130,303
70,150
(12,498)
(19,771)
1,558
(3,897)
45,323
—
(296,239)
—
46,752
—
44,773
—
25,426
370
interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(11,416)
3,944
12,273
6,307
—
Net income (loss) attributable to Exterran
stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(101,825)
(549,407)
(947,349)
34,569
86,523
Income (loss) per share from continuing operations(8):
Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
$
(1.64) $
(1.64) $
(4.12) $
(4.12) $
(15.39) $
(15.39) $
(0.22) $
(0.22) $
1.86
1.81
Weighted average common and equivalent shares
outstanding(8):
Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Financial Data:
EBITDA, as adjusted(9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Capital expenditures:
Contract Operations Equipment:
61,995
61,995
61,406
61,406
64,580
64,580
45,580
45,580
32,883
36,411
$ 455,106
$ 615,955
$ 699,925
$ 545,495 $ 327,217
Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 127,738
72,266
35,986
$ 247,272
83,353
38,276
$ 257,119
130,980
77,637
$ 169,613 $ 105,148
80,352
46,802
109,182
44,003
Cash flows provided by (used in):
Operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 364,375
6,400
(408,032)
$ 477,518
(301,000)
(224,004)
$ 486,055
(582,901)
86,398
$ 238,712 $ 206,557
(168,168)
(18,134)
(302,268)
135,727
Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Working capital(10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property, plant and equipment, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debt
Total Exterran stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
44,616
402,401
3,092,652
4,741,536
1,897,147
1,609,448
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$
83,745 $ 123,906
777,909
3,436,222
6,092,627
2,512,429
2,043,786
582,128
3,404,354
5,292,948
2,260,936
1,639,997
$ 144,801 $
670,482
3,306,303
6,863,523
2,333,924
3,162,260
69,861
326,565
1,672,938
3,070,889
1,369,931
1,014,282
(1) Universal’s financial results have been included in our consolidated financial statements after the merger
date on August 20, 2007. Financial information for periods prior to 2007 is not comparable with 2007 or
subsequent periods due to the impact of this business combination on our financial position and results of
operation.
(2) Gross margin, a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined, reconciled to net income (loss) and discussed
further in Part II, Item 6 (“Selected Financial Data — Non-GAAP Financial Measures”) of this report.
(3) For the year ended December 31, 2010: During December 2010, we completed an evaluation of our
longer-term strategies and, as a result, determined to retire and sell approximately 1,800 idle compressor
units, or approximately 600,000 horsepower, that were previously used to provide services in our
North America and international contract operations businesses. As a result of our decision to sell these
compressor units, we performed an impairment review and based on that review, have recorded a
$136.0 million asset impairment to reduce the book value of each unit to its estimated fair value. The fair
value of each unit was estimated based on the expected net sale proceeds as compared to other fleet units
we have recently sold, as well as our review of other units that were recently for sale by third parties.
During 2010, we also reviewed the idle compression assets used in our contract operations segments for
units that are not of the type, configuration, make or model that are cost efficient to maintain and
operate. We determined that 323 units representing 61,400 horsepower would be retired from the fleet.
We performed a cash flow analysis of the expected proceeds from the disposition of these units to
determine the fair value of the assets. The net book value of these assets exceeded the fair value by
$7.6 million and this amount was recorded as a long-lived asset impairment. In addition, in the fourth
quarter of 2010, 105 fleet units that were previously utilized in our international contract operations
segment were damaged in a flood, resulting in a long-lived asset impairment of $3.3 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2009: As a result of a decline in market conditions and operating
horsepower in North America during 2009, we reviewed the idle compression assets used in our contract
operations segments for units that were not of the type, configuration, make or model that were cost
efficient to maintain and operate. As a result of that review, we determined that 1,232 units representing
264,900 horsepower would be retired from the fleet. We performed a cash flow analysis of the expected
proceeds from the salvage value of these units to determine the fair value of the fleet assets we will no
longer utilize in our operations. The net book value of these assets exceeded the fair value by
$91.0 million and this amount was recorded as a long-lived asset impairment. In addition, during the year
ended December 31, 2009, we recorded $6.0 million of facility impairments.
For the year ended December 31, 2008: During 2008, management identified certain fleet units that
would not be used in our contract operations business in the future and recorded a $1.5 million
impairment at that time. During 2008, we also recorded a $1.0 million impairment related to the loss
sustained on offshore units that were on platforms that capsized during Hurricane Ike.
We were involved in a project in the Cawthorne Channel in Nigeria (the “Cawthorne Channel Project”)
to process natural gas from certain Nigerian oil and natural gas fields. As a result of operational
difficulties and taking into consideration the project’s historical performance and declines in commodity
prices, we undertook an assessment of our estimated future cash flows from the Cawthorne Channel
Project. Based on the analysis, we did not believe that we would recover all of our remaining investment
in the Cawthorne Channel Project. Accordingly, we recorded an impairment charge of $21.6 million in
our 2008 results to reduce the carrying amount of our assets associated with the Cawthorne Channel
Project to their estimated fair value, which is reflected in Long-lived asset impairment expense in our
consolidated statements of operations.
For the year ended December 31, 2007: Following the completion of the merger with Universal,
management reviewed our fleet for units that would not be of the type, configuration, make or model that
management would want to continue to offer after the merger due to the cost to refurbish the equipment,
the incremental costs of maintaining more types of equipment and the increased financial flexibility of
the new company to build new units in the configuration currently in demand by our customers. As a
result of this review, we recorded an impairment to our fleet assets of $61.9 million in 2007.
(4) As a result of the reduced level of demand for our products and services, our management approved a
plan in March 2009 to close certain facilities to consolidate our compression fabrication activities in our
fabrication segment. These actions were the result of significant fabrication capacity stemming from the
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2007 merger that created Exterran and the lack of consolidation of this capacity since that time, as well
as the anticipated continuation of current weaker global economic and energy industry conditions. The
consolidation of those compression fabrication activities was completed in September 2009. In August
2009, we announced our plan to consolidate certain fabrication operations in Houston, including the
closure of two facilities in Texas. However, due to a subsequent improvement in bookings for certain of
our production and processing equipment products, we ultimately decided to close only one of the
fabrication facilities in Texas. In addition, we implemented cost reduction programs during 2009
primarily related to workforce reductions across all of our segments.
(5) As discussed in Note 2 to the Financial Statements, on June 2, 2009, PDVSA commenced taking
possession of our assets and operations in Venezuela. By the end of the second quarter of 2009, PDVSA
had assumed control over substantially all of our assets and operations in Venezuela. As a result of
PDVSA taking possession of substantially all of our assets and operations in Venezuela, we recorded
asset impairments totaling $329.7 million, primarily related to receivables, inventory, fixed assets and
goodwill, during the year ended December 31, 2009, which is reflected in Income (loss) from
discontinued operations. In addition, we determined that this event could indicate an impairment of our
international contract operations and aftermarket services reporting units’ goodwill and therefore
performed a goodwill impairment test for these reporting units in the second quarter of 2009. Our
international contract operations reporting unit failed the goodwill impairment test, and we recorded an
impairment of goodwill in our international contract operations reporting unit of $150.8 million in the
second quarter of 2009. The $32.6 million of goodwill related to our Venezuela contract operations and
aftermarket services businesses was also written off in the second quarter of 2009 as part of our loss
from discontinued operations. The decrease in value of our international contract operations reporting
unit was primarily caused by the loss of our operations in Venezuela.
In 2008, there were severe disruptions in the credit and capital markets and reductions in global
economic activity, which had significant adverse impacts on stock markets and oil-and-gas-related
commodity prices, both of which we believe contributed to a significant decline in our company’s stock
price and corresponding market capitalization. We determined that the deepening recession and financial
market crisis, along with the continuing decline in the market value of our common stock, resulted in a
$1,148.4 million impairment of all of the goodwill in our North America contract operations reporting
unit. See Note 9 to the Financial Statements for further discussion of this goodwill impairment charge.
(6) In the third quarter of 2007, we refinanced a significant portion of Universal’s and Hanover’s debt that
existed before the merger. We recorded $70.2 million of debt extinguishment charges related to this
refinancing. The charges related to a call premium and tender fees paid to retire various Hanover notes
that were part of the debt refinancing and a charge of $16.4 million related to the write-off of deferred
financing costs in conjunction with the refinancing.
(7) During the year ended December 31, 2009, we recorded a pre-tax gain of approximately $20.8 million on
the sale of our investment in the subsidiary that owns the barge mounted processing plant and certain
other related assets used on the Cawthorne Channel Project and a foreign currency gain of $15.2 million.
Our foreign currency gains and losses are primarily related to the remeasurement of our international
subsidiaries’ net assets exposed to changes in foreign currency rates.
During the year ended December 31, 2006, we recorded a pre-tax gain of $28.4 million on the sale of
our U.S. amine treating business and an $8.0 million pre-tax gain on the sale of assets used in our
fabrication facility in Canada.
(8) As a result of the merger between Hanover and Universal, each outstanding share of common stock of
Universal was converted into one share of Exterran common stock and each outstanding share of
Hanover common stock was converted into 0.325 shares of Exterran common stock. All share and per
share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the conversion ratio of Hanover common stock
for all periods presented.
(9) EBITDA, as adjusted, a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined, reconciled to net income (loss) and
discussed further in Part II, Item 6 (“Selected Financial Data — Non-GAAP Financial Measures”) of this
report.
(10) Working capital is defined as current assets minus current liabilities.
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
We define gross margin as total revenue less cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense).
Gross margin is included as a supplemental disclosure because it is a primary measure used by our
management as it represents the results of revenue and cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization
expense), which are key components of our operations. We believe gross margin is important because it
focuses on the current operating performance of our operations and excludes the impact of the prior historical
costs of the assets acquired or constructed that are utilized in those operations, the indirect costs associated
with selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) activities, the impact of our financing methods and income
taxes. Depreciation expense may not accurately reflect the costs required to maintain and replenish the
operational usage of our assets and therefore may not portray the costs from current operating activity. As an
indicator of our operating performance, gross margin should not be considered an alternative to, or more
meaningful than, net income (loss) as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the U.S. (“GAAP”). Our gross margin may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of another
company because other entities may not calculate gross margin in the same manner.
Gross margin has certain material limitations associated with its use as compared to net income (loss). These
limitations are primarily due to the exclusion of interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense,
SG&A expense, impairments and restructuring charges. Each of these excluded expenses is material to our
consolidated results of operations. Because we intend to finance a portion of our operations through
borrowings, interest expense is a necessary element of our costs and our ability to generate revenue.
Additionally, because we use capital assets, depreciation expense is a necessary element of our costs and our
ability to generate revenue, and SG&A expenses are necessary costs to support our operations and required
corporate activities. To compensate for these limitations, management uses this non-GAAP measure as a
supplemental measure to other GAAP results to provide a more complete understanding of our performance.
The following table reconciles our net income (loss) to gross margin (in thousands):
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . .
Merger and integration expenses . . . . . . .
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . .
Long-lived asset impairment
. . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debt extinguishment charges . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in (income) loss of non-
consolidated affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other (income) expense, net . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for (benefit from) income
2010
$(113,241)
358,255
—
401,478
146,903
—
—
136,149
—
Years Ended December 31,
2008
2009
2007
$(545,463)
337,620
—
352,785
96,988
14,329
150,778
122,845
—
$ (935,076)
352,899
11,384
330,886
24,109
—
1,148,371
129,784
—
$ 40,876
247,983
46,201
232,492
61,945
—
—
130,303
70,150
2006
$ 86,523
183,713
—
160,190
—
—
—
123,541
5,902
609
(13,763)
91,154
(53,360)
(23,974)
(3,118)
(12,498)
(19,771)
(19,430)
(45,364)
taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(66,606)
51,667
37,219
1,558
13,181
(Income) loss from discontinued
operations, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(45,323)
296,239
(46,752)
(44,773)
(25,426)
Cumulative effect of accounting change,
net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
—
—
—
(370)
Gross margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 804,461
$ 915,582
$1,025,732
$754,466
$482,460
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We define EBITDA, as adjusted, as net income (loss) plus income (loss) from discontinued operations (net of
tax), cumulative effect of accounting changes (net of tax), income taxes, interest expense (including debt
extinguishment costs and gain or loss on termination of interest rate swaps), depreciation and amortization
expense, impairment charges, merger and integration expenses, restructuring charges and other charges. We
believe EBITDA, as adjusted, is an important measure of operating performance because it allows
management, investors and others to evaluate and compare our core operating results from period to period by
removing the impact of our capital structure (interest expense from our outstanding debt), asset base
(depreciation and amortization), tax consequences, impairment charges, merger and integration expenses,
restructuring charges and other charges. Management uses EBITDA, as adjusted, as a supplemental measure to
review current period operating performance, comparability measures and performance measures for period to
period comparisons. Our EBITDA, as adjusted, may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of another
company because other entities may not calculate EBITDA in the same manner.
EBITDA, as adjusted, is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered in
isolation or as an alternative to net income (loss), cash flows from operating activities and other measures
determined in accordance with GAAP. Items excluded from EBITDA, as adjusted, are significant and
necessary components to the operations of our business, and, therefore, EBITDA, as adjusted, should only be
used as a supplemental measure of our operating performance.
The following table reconciles our net income (loss) to EBITDA, as adjusted (in thousands):
2010
Years Ended December 31,
2008
2009
2007
2006
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$(113,241)
$(545,463)
$ (935,076)
$ 40,876
$ 86,523
(Income) loss from discontinued
operations, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(45,323)
296,239
(46,752)
(44,773)
(25,426)
Cumulative effect of accounting change,
net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Merger and integration expenses . . . . . . .
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
Long-lived asset impairment
Restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investment in non-consolidated affiliates
impairment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debt extinguishment charges . . . . . . . . . .
Gain on sale of our investment in the
subsidiary that owns the barge mounted
processing plant and other related
assets used on the Cawthorne Channel
Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gain on sale of U.S. amine contract
operations assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gain on sale of fabrication facility in
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for (benefit from) income
—
—
401,478
146,903
—
609
—
136,149
—
—
—
352,785
96,988
14,329
96,593
150,778
122,845
—
—
11,384
330,886
24,109
—
—
1,148,371
129,784
—
—
46,201
232,492
61,945
—
6,743
—
130,303
70,150
(370)
—
160,190
—
—
—
—
123,541
5,902
(4,863)
(20,806)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(28,368)
(7,956)
taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(66,606)
51,667
37,219
1,558
13,181
EBITDA, as adjusted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 455,106
$ 615,955
$ 699,925
$545,495
$327,217
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in
conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, and the notes thereto, and the other financial
information appearing elsewhere in this report. The following discussion includes forward-looking statements
that involve certain risks and uncertainties. See Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk
Factors of this report.
Overview
We are a global market leader in the full-service natural gas compression business and a premier provider of
operations, maintenance, service and equipment for oil and natural gas production, processing and
transportation applications. Our global customer base consists of companies engaged in all aspects of the oil
and natural gas industry, including large integrated oil and natural gas companies, national oil and natural gas
companies, independent producers and natural gas processors, gatherers and pipelines. We operate in three
primary business lines: contract operations, fabrication and aftermarket services. In our contract operations
business line, we own a fleet of natural gas compression equipment and crude oil and natural gas production
and processing equipment that we utilize to provide operations services to our customers. In our fabrication
business line, we fabricate and sell equipment similar to the equipment that we own and utilize to provide
contract operations to our customers. We also fabricate the equipment utilized in our contract operations
services. In addition, our fabrication business line provides engineering, procurement and fabrication services
primarily related to the manufacturing of critical process equipment for refinery and petrochemical facilities,
the fabrication of tank farms and the fabrication of evaporators and brine heaters for desalination plants. In our
Total Solutions projects, which we offer to our customers on either a contract operations basis or a sale basis,
we provide the engineering design, project management, procurement and construction services necessary to
incorporate our products into complete production, processing and compression facilities. In our aftermarket
services business line, we sell parts and components and provide operations, maintenance, overhaul and
reconfiguration services to customers who own compression, production, processing, gas treating and other
equipment.
Industry Conditions and Trends
Our business environment and corresponding operating results are affected by the level of energy industry
spending for the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas reserves. Spending by oil and
natural gas exploration and production companies is dependent upon these companies’ forecasts regarding the
expected future supply, demand and pricing of, oil and natural gas products as well as their estimates of risk-
adjusted costs to find, develop and produce reserves. Although we believe our contract operations business
will typically be less impacted by commodity prices than certain other energy service products and services,
changes in oil and natural gas exploration and production spending will normally result in changes in demand
for our products and services.
Natural Gas Consumption and Production. Natural gas consumption in the U.S. for the twelve months ended
November 30, 2010 increased by approximately 5% over the twelve months ended November 30, 2009, is
expected to increase by 0.3% in 2011, and is expected to increase by an average of 0.3% per year thereafter
until 2035, according to the EIA. Natural gas consumption worldwide is projected to increase by 1.3% per
year until 2035, according to the EIA.
Natural gas marketed production in the U.S. for the twelve months ended November 30, 2010 increased by
approximately 3% over the twelve months ended November 30, 2009. In 2009, the U.S. accounted for an
estimated annual production of approximately 22 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, or 20% of the worldwide
total of approximately 110 trillion cubic feet. The EIA estimates that the U.S.’s natural gas production level
will be approximately 23 trillion cubic feet in 2035, or 15% of the projected worldwide total of approximately
155 trillion cubic feet.
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Our Performance Trends and Outlook
Our revenue, earnings and financial position are affected by, among other things, market conditions that
impact demand and pricing for natural gas compression and oil and natural gas production and processing and
our customers’ decisions regarding whether to utilize our products and services rather than utilize products and
services from our competitors. In particular, many of our North America contract operations agreements with
customers have short initial terms. We cannot be certain that these contracts will be renewed after the end of
the initial contractual term, and any such nonrenewal, or renewal at a reduced rate, could adversely impact our
results of operations.
During 2010, we began to see an increase in overall natural gas activity in North America; however, given our
focus on the production of, rather than the exploration for, natural gas, we did not experience an increase in
customer activity in our contract operations and fabrication business segments in the North America market
until the second half of 2010. Consequently, although our total operating horsepower in North America
decreased by approximately 1% or 30,000 in the year ended December 31, 2010, our horsepower increased by
approximately 21,000 in the second half of 2010. We believe the activity levels in North America will
continue to increase in 2011, particularly in shale plays and areas focused on the production of natural gas
liquids. We anticipate this activity will result in higher demand for our compression and production and
processing equipment, which we believe should result in increasing revenues through 2011. However, we
believe this increase would be impacted if there is a significant change in oil or natural gas prices. In addition,
we believe that there continues to be uncertainty around natural gas supply and demand and natural gas prices
that together with the current available supply of idle and underutilized compression equipment owned by our
customers and competitors, that could make it challenging for us to significantly improve our North America
contract operations horsepower utilization and pricing.
In international markets, we believe there will continue to be demand for our contract operations and Total
Solutions projects, and we expect to have opportunities to grow our international business through our contract
operations, aftermarket services and fabrication business segments over the long term. However, as industry
capital spending declined in 2009 and 2010, our fabrication business segment experienced a reduction in
demand. This decline in demand for our fabrication products led to a reduction in our fabrication backlog and
revenue for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Our level of capital spending depends on our forecast for the demand for our products and services and the
equipment we require to provide services to our customers. As we believe there will be increased activity in
certain North America natural gas plays, we anticipate investing more capital in our contract operations fleet
than we have in the recent past. Based on current market conditions, we expect that net cash provided by
operating activities and availability under our credit facilities will be sufficient to finance our operating
expenditures, capital expenditures and scheduled interest and debt repayments through December 31, 2011;
however, to the extent it is not, we may seek additional debt or equity financing.
We have credit facilities that mature in the next few years that we expect to refinance over time and prior to
their maturity date. We cannot predict the potential terms of any new or revised credit facilities; however,
based on current market conditions, we expect that the interest rate under any replacement facility would be
higher than in the current facilities and therefore would lead to higher interest expense in future periods. For
example, on November 3, 2010, the Partnership entered into an amendment and restatement of its senior
secured credit facility that resulted in an increase in the interest rates on its senior secured credit facility. See
“— Liquidity and Capital Resources” for additional information about this refinancing.
In August 2010, the Partnership acquired from us additional contract operations customer service agreements
with 43 customers and a fleet of approximately 580 compressor units used to provide compression services
under those agreements. We intend to continue to contribute over time additional U.S. contract operations
customer contracts and equipment to the Partnership in exchange for cash, the Partnership’s assumption of our
debt and/or our receipt of additional interests in the Partnership. Such transactions would depend on, among
other things, market and economic conditions, our ability to reach agreement with the Partnership regarding
the terms of any purchase and the availability to the Partnership of debt and equity capital on reasonable
terms.
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Certain Key Challenges and Uncertainties
Market conditions in the natural gas industry, competition in the natural gas compression industry and the
risks inherent in our on-going international expansion continue to represent key challenges and uncertainties.
In addition to these challenges, we believe the following represent some of the key challenges and
uncertainties we will face in the near future:
North America Compression Fleet Utilization and Pricing. Our ability to increase our revenues in our
North America contract operations business is dependent in large part on our ability to increase the utilization
of our idle fleet and to add new compression units to our fleet in areas where we see key market
opportunities. During 2010, we began to see an increase in overall natural gas activity in North America;
however, given our focus on the production of, rather than the exploration for, natural gas, we did not
experience an increase in customer activity in our contract operations and fabrication business segments in the
North America market until the second half of 2010. Consequently, although our total operating horsepower in
North America decreased by approximately 1% or 30,000 in the year ended December 31, 2010, our
horsepower increased by approximately 21,000 in the second half of 2010. We believe the activity levels in
North America will continue to increase in 2011, particularly in shale plays and areas focused on the
production of natural gas liquids. We anticipate this activity will result in higher demand for our compression
and production and processing equipment, which we believe should result in increasing revenues through
2011. However, we believe this increase would be impacted if there is a significant change in oil or natural
gas prices. In addition, we believe that there continues to be uncertainty around natural gas supply and
demand and natural gas prices that together with the current available supply of idle and underutilized
compression equipment owned by our customers and competitors, could make it challenging for us to
significantly improve our North America contract operations horsepower utilization and pricing.
Execution on Larger Contract Operations and Fabrication Projects. As our business has grown, the size and
scope of some of the contracts with our customers has increased. This increase in size and scope can translate
into more technically challenging conditions and/or performance specifications. Contracts with our customers
generally specify delivery dates, performance criteria and penalties for our failure to perform. Our success on
such projects is one of our key challenges. If we do not timely and cost effectively execute on such larger
projects, our results of operations and cash flows could be negatively impacted.
Personnel, Hiring, Training and Retention. Both in North America and internationally, we believe our ability
to grow will be challenged by our ability to hire, train and retain qualified personnel. Although we have been
able to satisfy our personnel needs thus far, retaining employees continues to be a challenge. To increase
retention of qualified operating personnel, we have instituted programs that enhance skills and provide on-
going training. Our ability to continue our growth will depend in part on our success in hiring, training and
retaining these employees.
Decline in Activity in the Global Energy Markets. Our results of operations depend upon the level of activity
in the global energy markets, including natural gas development, production, processing and transportation. Oil
and natural gas prices and the level of drilling and exploration activity can be volatile. For example, oil and
natural gas exploration and development activity and the number of well completions typically decline when
there is a significant reduction in oil and natural gas prices or significant instability in energy markets. We
believe the longer lead times for the development of international energy projects may continue to negatively
impact the level of capital spending by our customers and, therefore, our business activity in the near term.
Summary of Results
As discussed in Note 2 to the Financial Statements of this report, the results from continuing operations for all
periods presented exclude the results of our Venezuela international contract operations and aftermarket
services businesses. Those results are now reflected in discontinued operations for all periods presented.
Net income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders and EBITDA, as adjusted. We recorded a
consolidated net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders of $101.8 million, $549.4 million and
$947.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. We recorded EBITDA, as
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adjusted, of $455.1 million, $616.0 million and $699.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009
and 2008, respectively. Net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders and EBITDA, as adjusted in the year
ended December 31, 2010 was negatively impacted by reduced gross margin in our North America contract
operations and our fabrication businesses caused by challenging market conditions. Net loss attributable to
Exterran stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2010 was also negatively impacted by long-lived asset
impairments of $146.9 million. Net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders for the years ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008 was also negatively impacted by goodwill impairments of $150.8 million and
$1,148.4 million, respectively. For a reconciliation of EBITDA, as adjusted, to net income, its most directly
comparable financial measure, calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, please read Part II, Item 6
(“Selected Financial Data — Non-GAAP Financial Measure”) of this report.
Results by Business Segment. The following table summarizes revenue, gross margin and gross margin
percentages for each of our business segments (dollars in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
2010
Revenue:
North America Contract Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 608,065
465,144
International Contract Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aftermarket Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
322,097
1,066,227
Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 695,315
391,995
308,873
1,319,418
$ 790,573
379,817
364,157
1,489,572
$2,461,533
$2,715,601
$3,024,119
Gross Margin(1):
North America Contract Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 307,379
289,787
International Contract Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45,790
Aftermarket Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161,505
Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 396,601
242,742
62,987
213,252
$ 448,708
234,911
72,597
269,516
$ 804,461
$ 915,582
$1,025,732
Gross margin percentage(2):
North America Contract Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
International Contract Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aftermarket Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51%
62%
14%
15%
57%
62%
20%
16%
57%
62%
20%
18%
(1) Defined as revenue less cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization expense.
(2) Defined as gross margin divided by revenue.
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Operating Highlights
The following tables summarize our total available horsepower, total operating horsepower, horsepower
utilization percentages and fabrication backlog (horsepower in thousands and dollars in millions):
December 31,
2009
2008
2010
Total Available Horsepower (at period end):
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,701
1,200
4,321
1,234
4,570
1,177
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,901
5,555
5,747
Total Operating Horsepower (at period end):
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,837
981
2,867
1,032
3,455
1,060
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,818
3,899
4,515
Total Operating Horsepower (average during the year):
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,832
1,024
3,143
1,033
3,501
1,038
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,856
4,176
4,539
Horsepower Utilization (at period end):
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
77%
82%
78%
66%
84%
70%
76%
90%
79%
Compressor and Accessory Fabrication Backlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $220.2
483.3
Production and Processing Equipment Fabrication Backlog . . . . . . . .
$296.9
515.6
$ 395.5
732.7
Fabrication Backlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $703.5
$812.5
$1,128.2
December 31,
2009
2008
2010
Year Ended December 31, 2010 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2009
Summary of Business Segment Results
North America Contract Operations
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2010
2009
Increase
(Decrease)
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $608,065
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization
$695,315
(13)%
expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
300,686
298,714
Gross margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $307,379
Gross margin percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51%
$396,601
57%
1%
(22)%
(6)%
The decrease in revenue and gross margin (defined as revenue less cost of sales, excluding depreciation and
amortization expense) was primarily due to a 10% decrease in average operating horsepower and a 3%
reduction in our revenue per average operating horsepower in the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to
the year ended December 31, 2009. Gross margin, a non-GAAP financial measure, is reconciled, in total, to
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net income (loss), its most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with
GAAP in Selected Financial Data — Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Part II, Item 6 of this report. Our
operating horsepower declined by 30,000 and 588,000 during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009,
respectively, although our operating horsepower increased by approximately 21,000 in the second half of 2010.
The decrease in average operating horsepower and pricing was due to the challenging market conditions in the
North America natural gas energy industry and the full year impact of the reduction of contract operation
services by customers during 2009. The decrease in gross margin and gross margin percentage was also due to
the decline in average revenue per horsepower and an increase in our field operating expenses.
International Contract Operations
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2010
2009
Increase
(Decrease)
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $465,144
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization
$391,995
expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
175,357
149,253
Gross margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $289,787
Gross margin percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
62%
$242,742
62%
19%
17%
19%
0%
The increase in revenue and gross margin in the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2009 was primarily the result of a $60.5 million increase in revenue in Indonesia and Brazil due
to the start-up of new projects and a $9.0 million increase in revenues in Brazil due to the early termination of
a project. Gross margin percentage in the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the prior year benefited
from revenue with little incremental cost from the early termination of the project in Brazil. This increase was
offset by lower margins in Brazil (excluding the impact of the project terminated early) and Argentina due to
higher operating costs, primarily caused by inflation and increased compensation costs.
Aftermarket Services
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2010
2009
Increase
(Decrease)
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $322,097
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization
$308,873
4%
expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
276,307
245,886
Gross margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,790
Gross margin percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14%
$ 62,987
20%
12%
(27)%
(6)%
The increase in revenue in the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009
was primarily due to a $22.8 million increase in international revenues as a result of growth in the Eastern
Hemisphere and Brazil that was partially offset by a $9.5 million decrease in North America revenues in the
year ended December 31, 2010. The decrease in North America revenues and the decrease in overall gross
margin percentage in the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the prior year were primarily due to
changes in market conditions that have led to a more competitive environment.
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Fabrication
(Dollars in thousands)
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization
Years Ended December 31,
2010
2009
Increase
(Decrease)
$1,066,227
$1,319,418
(19)%
expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
904,722
1,106,166
Gross margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross margin percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 161,505
$ 213,252
15%
16%
(18)%
(24)%
(1)%
The decrease in revenue in the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31,
2009 was primarily due to a $61.0 million reduction in compressor and accessory fabrication product line
revenue and a $205.2 million reduction in revenue from our Belleli subsidiary that provides engineering,
procurement and fabrication services primarily related to the manufacturing of critical process equipment for
refinery and petrochemical facilities, the fabrication of tank farms and the fabrication of evaporators and brine
heaters for desalination plants. The decrease in fabrication revenue was due to weaker market conditions in
2009 and early 2010 that led to lower North American compression and accessory fabrication orders and an
overall slowdown in international project awards. Although gross margin percentage was relatively stable,
gross margin in dollar terms declined as a result of the reduction in revenues.
Costs and Expenses
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2010
2009
Increase
(Decrease)
Selling, general and administrative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $358,255
401,478
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146,903
Long-lived asset impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
Restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
Goodwill impairment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
136,149
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
609
Equity in (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates . . . . . . .
(13,763)
Other (income) expense, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$337,620
352,785
96,988
14,329
150,778
122,845
91,154
(53,360)
6%
14%
51%
(100)%
(100)%
11%
(99)%
(74)%
The increase in SG&A expense during the year ended December 31, 2010 was primarily due to an increase in
compensation costs primarily driven by the growth in our international contract operations and international
aftermarket services businesses. As a percentage of revenue, SG&A expense for the year ended December 31,
2010 and 2009 was 15% and 12%, respectively. The increase in SG&A expense as a percentage of revenue
was due to the reduction in revenues in our North America contract operations and our fabrication businesses
without a corresponding decrease in SG&A expense during the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to
the prior year.
The increase in depreciation and amortization expense during the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to
the prior year was primarily due to property, plant and equipment additions for new international contract
operations projects.
During December 2010, we completed an evaluation of our longer-term strategies and, as a result, determined
to retire and sell approximately 1,800 idle compressor units, or approximately 600,000 horsepower, that were
previously used to provide services in our North America and international contract operations businesses. As
a result of our decision to sell these compressor units, we performed an impairment review and based on that
review, have recorded a $136.0 million asset impairment to reduce the book value of each unit to its estimated
fair value. The fair value of each unit was estimated based on the expected net sale proceeds as compared to
other fleet units we have recently sold, as well as our review of other units that were recently for sale by third
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parties. We expect it will take several years to sell these compressor units and, if we are not able to sell these
units for the amount we estimated in our impairment analysis, we could be required to record additional
impairments in future periods.
This decision is part of our longer-term strategy to upgrade our fleet. As part of this strategy, we also currently
plan to invest more than we have in the recent past to add newly built compressor units to our fleet. We
expect to focus this investment on key growth areas, including providing compression and processing services
to producers of natural gas from shale plays and natural gas liquids.
As a result of a decline in market conditions in North America during 2010 and 2009, we reviewed the idle
compression assets used in our contract operations segments for units that are not of the type, configuration,
make or model that are cost efficient to maintain and operate. We performed a cash flow analysis of the
expected proceeds from the salvage value of 323 and 1,232 units, representing 61,400 and 264,900
horsepower, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The net book value
of these assets exceeded their fair value by $7.6 million and $91.0 million for the years ended December 31,
2010 and 2009, respectively, and this difference was recorded as a long-lived asset impairment. In addition, in
the fourth quarter of 2010, 105 fleet units that were previously utilized in our international contract operations
segment were damaged in a flood, resulting in a long-lived asset impairment of $3.3 million. Long-lived asset
impairment for the year ended December 31, 2009 also includes facility impairments of $6.0 million. See
Note 14 to the Financial Statements for further discussion of the long-lived asset impairments.
Restructuring charges were $14.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. These expenses were due to
our efforts to adjust our costs to our forecasted business activity levels and included severance, retention and
employee benefit costs and other facility closure and moving costs resulting from our decision to close and
consolidate certain of our fabrication facilities. See Note 15 to the Financial Statements for further discussion
of the restructuring charges.
We recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $150.8 million in the second quarter of 2009 related to our
international contract operations segment in conjunction with the expropriation of our assets and operations in
Venezuela. See Note 9 to the Financial Statements for further discussion of this charge.
The increase in interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2009 was primarily due to an increase in the average effective interest rate on our debt,
including the impact of interest rate swaps, to 6.3% for the year ended December 31, 2010 from 4.8% for the
year ended December 31, 2009. The increase in our average effective interest rate is primarily due to the
refinancing of portions of our outstanding debt at higher interest rates, including the 11.67% effective interest
rate on our 4.25% convertible senior notes issued in June 2009 and due 2014 (the “4.25% Notes”). This
increase was partially offset by a lower average debt balance during the year ended December 31, 2010
compared to the year ended December 31, 2009.
Equity in loss of non-consolidated affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2009 related to impairments
recorded due to a loss in fair value of our investments in non-consolidated affiliates in Venezuela that was not
temporary. We currently do not expect to have significant equity earnings in non-consolidated affiliates in the
future from these investments. Our non-consolidated affiliates are expected to seek full compensation for any
and all expropriated assets and investments under all applicable legal regimes, including investments treaties
and customary international law, which could result in us recording a gain on our investment in future periods.
However, we are unable to predict what, if any, compensation we ultimately will receive or when we may
receive any such compensation. See Note 8 to the Financial Statements for further discussion of our
investments in non-consolidated affiliates.
The decrease in other (income) expense, net, was primarily due to a $30.9 million decrease in gains on asset
sales for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009. In addition,
foreign currency gain was $5.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to a gain of
$15.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. Our foreign currency gains and losses are primarily
related to the remeasurement of our international subsidiaries’ net assets exposed to changes in foreign
currency rates. The foreign currency gain for the year ended December 31, 2009 was primarily caused by
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changes in the translation rates between the U.S. dollar and the Brazilian real and Argentine peso. The change
in other (income) expense, net was also impacted by $5.1 million of importation penalties in Brazil for the
year ended December 31, 2010.
Income Taxes
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended
December 31,
2010
2009
Increase
(Decrease)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Effective tax rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$(66,606)
29.6%
$51,667
(26.2)%
(229)%
55.8%
The increase in our effective tax rate in the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2009 was impacted by the $96.6 million impairment reflected in equity in loss of non-
consolidated affiliates and the $150.8 million non-deductible goodwill impairment, which together led to only
an $8.4 million tax benefit during the year ended December 31, 2009. Additionally in 2009, we had a
$14.5 million reduction in deferred tax assets resulting from the restructuring of certain international
operations, a $7.7 million charge for unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions in foreign
jurisdictions and a $5.0 million charge for valuation allowances recorded against net operating losses of
certain foreign subsidiaries. Our effective tax rate was further increased due to a $3.9 million net tax benefit
recorded on the sale of loans and interest in an entity related to a project in Nigeria in the year ended
December 31, 2010. These factors that increased our effective tax rate were partially offset by the impact of
larger pre-tax losses in low-tax, or tax-free jurisdictions in the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the
prior year.
Discontinued Operations
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2010
2009
Increase
(Decrease)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax . . . . . .
$45,323
$(296,239)
115%
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax for the year ended December 31, 2010 includes a benefit of
$41.0 million from payments received from PDVSA and its affiliates for the fixed assets for two projects.
These payments relate to the recovery of the loss we recognized on the value of the equipment for these
projects in the second quarter of 2009. Additionally, in January 2010, the Venezuelan government announced a
devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar. This devaluation resulted in a translation gain of approximately
$12.2 million on the remeasurement of our net liability position in Venezuela. The functional currency of our
Venezuela subsidiary is the U.S. dollar and we had more liabilities than assets denominated in bolivars in
Venezuela at the time of the devaluation. The exchange rate used to remeasure our net liabilities changed from
2.15 bolivars per U.S. dollar at December 31, 2009 to 4.3 bolivars per U.S. dollar in January 2010.
As discussed in Note 2 to the Financial Statements, on June 2, 2009, PDVSA commenced taking possession of
our assets and operations in a number of our locations in Venezuela. As of June 30, 2009, PDVSA had
assumed control over substantially all of our assets and operations in Venezuela. As a result of PDVSA taking
possession of substantially all of our assets and operations in Venezuela, we recorded asset impairments
totaling $329.7 million, primarily related to receivables, inventory, fixed assets and goodwill, during the year
ended December 31, 2009. These asset impairments were partially offset by a tax benefit of $18.6 million
primarily from the reversal of deferred income taxes related to our Venezuelan operations in the year ended
December 31, 2009.
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Noncontrolling Interest
As of December 31, 2010, noncontrolling interest is primarily comprised of the portion of the Partnership’s
earnings that is applicable to the limited partner interest in the Partnership that we do not own. As of
December 31, 2010, public unitholders held a 42% ownership interest in the Partnership.
Year Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2008
Summary of Business Segment Results
North America Contract Operations
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
Increase
(Decrease)
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $695,315
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization
$790,573
(12)%
expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
298,714
341,865
Gross margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $396,601
Gross margin percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57%
$448,708
57%
(13)%
(12)%
0%
The decrease in revenue and gross margin (defined as revenue less cost of sales, excluding depreciation and
amortization expense) was primarily due to a 10% decrease in average operating horsepower and a 4%
reduction in our revenue per average operating horsepower in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to
the year ended December 31, 2008. Our average operating horsepower declined due to a deterioration in
market conditions and natural gas prices in North America. This deterioration and an increased competitive
environment resulted in pricing pressure in the year ended December 31, 2009. Revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2009 benefited from the inclusion of an additional $12.3 million in revenue from EMIT Water
Discharge Technology, LLC (“EMIT”), which we acquired in July 2008.
International Contract Operations
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
Increase
(Decrease)
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $391,995
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization
$379,817
expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
149,253
144,906
Gross margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $242,742
Gross margin percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
62%
$234,911
62%
3%
3%
3%
0%
The increase in revenues in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31,
2008 was primarily caused by an increase in revenue in the Middle East, Brazil and Indonesia of
approximately $6.9 million, $5.7 million and $9.2 million, respectively, due to the start up of new contracts in
these regions. This was partially offset by a $7.2 million decrease in revenues in Mexico as a result of the
expiration of a large contract in 2009.
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Aftermarket Services
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
Increase
(Decrease)
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $308,873
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization
$364,157
(15)%
expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
245,886
291,560
Gross margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 62,987
Gross margin percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20%
$ 72,597
20%
(16)%
(13)%
0%
The decrease in revenue, cost of sales and gross margin was due to lower activity levels in North America in
2009 caused by a decline in market conditions.
Fabrication
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
Increase
(Decrease)
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,319,418
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization
$1,489,572
(11)%
expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,106,166
1,220,056
Gross margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 213,252
Gross margin percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16%
$ 269,516
18%
(9)%
(21)%
(2)%
The decrease in revenue in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31,
2008 was primarily due to a reduction of $148.5 million and $113.3 million in compressor and accessory
fabrication product line revenue and production and processing product line revenue, respectively. The
decrease in fabrication revenue was due to the completion of various projects and a reduction in new bookings
caused by weaker market conditions in 2009, partially offset by a $91.6 million increase in installation product
line sales resulting from the completion of installation projects during the year ended December 31, 2009. Our
gross margin percentage in the year ended December 31, 2009 was negatively impacted by the increase in
installation product line sales which had lower margins compared to the rest of the fabrication segment, the
deterioration in market conditions impacting our fabrication business and under-absorption of overhead costs
resulting from the decrease in activity.
Costs and expenses
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
Increase
(Decrease)
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $337,620
—
Merger and integration expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
352,785
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
96,988
Long-lived asset impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14,329
Restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
150,778
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
122,845
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91,154
Equity in (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates . . . . . . .
(53,360)
Other (income) expense, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 352,899
11,384
330,886
24,109
—
1,148,371
129,784
(23,974)
(3,118)
(4)%
(100)%
7%
302%
n/a
(87)%
(5)%
(480)%
1,611%
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The decrease in SG&A expenses was primarily due to our efforts to reduce costs in response to lower business
activity levels during the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008. As
a percentage of revenue, SG&A expense for each of the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was 12%.
During the year ended December 31, 2008, merger and integration expenses related to the merger between
Hanover and Universal were primarily comprised of professional fees, amortization of retention bonus awards,
change of control payments and severance for employees.
The increase in depreciation and amortization expense during the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to
the year ended December 31, 2008 was primarily the result of property, plant and equipment additions,
partially offset by a $10.2 million decrease in amortization expense related to finite life intangible assets
resulting from the merger of Hanover and Universal. The intangible assets from the merger are being
amortized based on the expected income to be realized from these assets.
As a result of a decline in market conditions and operating horsepower in North America during 2009, we
reviewed the idle compression assets used in our contract operations segments for units that are not of the
type, configuration, make or model that are cost efficient to maintain and operate. As a result of that review,
we determined that 1,232 units representing 264,900 horsepower would be retired from the fleet. We
performed a cash flow analysis of the expected proceeds from the salvage value of these units to determine the
fair value of the fleet assets we will no longer utilize in our operations. The net book value of these assets
exceeded the fair value by $91.0 million and this amount was recorded as a long-lived asset impairment.
During 2008, management identified certain fleet units that would not be used in our contract operations
business in the future and recorded a $1.5 million impairment. During 2008, we also recorded a $1.0 million
impairment related to the loss sustained on offshore units that were on platforms which capsized during
Hurricane Ike. These impairments are recorded in Long-lived asset impairment expense in the consolidated
statements of operations. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2009 we recorded facility
impairments of $6.0 million. See Note 14 to the Financial Statements for further discussion of the long-lived
asset impairments.
We were involved in the Cawthorne Channel Project to process natural gas from certain Nigerian oil and
natural gas fields. The area in Nigeria where the Cawthorne Channel Project was located experienced local
civil unrest and violence, and natural gas delivery to the Cawthorne Channel Project was stopped for
significant periods of time starting in June 2006. Additionally, in late July 2008, a vessel owned by a third
party that provided storage and splitting services for the liquids processed by our facility was the target of a
local security incident. As a result, the Cawthorne Channel Project only operated for limited periods of time
beginning in June 2006. As a result of operational difficulties and taking into consideration the project’s
historical performance and declines in commodity prices, we undertook an assessment of our estimated future
cash flows from the Cawthorne Channel Project. Based on the analysis we completed, we did not believe that
we would recover all of our remaining investment in the Cawthorne Channel Project. Accordingly, we
recorded an impairment charge of $21.6 million in our 2008 results to reduce the carrying amount of our
assets associated with the Cawthorne Channel Project to their estimated fair value, which is reflected in Long-
lived asset impairment expense in our consolidated statements of operations. During the fourth quarter of
2009, we recorded a pre-tax gain of approximately $20.8 million on the sale of our investment in the
subsidiary that owns the barge mounted processing plant and certain other related assets used on the
Cawthorne Channel Project. This gain is recorded in Other (income) expense, net in our consolidated
statements of operations.
Restructuring charges of $14.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 were incurred due to our efforts
to adjust our costs to our forecasted business activity levels and included facility impairments, severance and
employee benefit costs and other facility closure and moving costs resulting from our decision to close and
consolidate certain of our fabrication facilities. See Note 15 to the Financial Statements for further discussion
of the restructuring charges.
As discussed in Note 2 to the Financial Statements, on June 2, 2009, PDVSA commenced taking possession of
our assets and operations in Venezuela. By the end of the second quarter of 2009, PDVSA had assumed
control over substantially all of our assets and operations in Venezuela. We determined that this event could
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indicate an impairment of our international contract operations and aftermarket services reporting units’
goodwill and therefore performed a goodwill impairment test for these reporting units in the second quarter of
2009. Our international contract operations reporting unit failed the goodwill impairment test and we recorded
an impairment of goodwill in our international contract operations reporting unit of $150.8 million in the
second quarter of 2009. During the year ended December 31, 2008 we recorded a goodwill impairment charge
of $1,148.4 million related to our North America contract operations segment. In 2008, there were severe
disruptions in the credit and capital markets and reductions in global economic activity which had significant
adverse impacts on stock markets and oil-and-gas-related commodity prices, both of which we believe
contributed to a significant decline in our stock price and corresponding market capitalization. We determined
that the deepening recession and financial market crisis, along with the continuing decline in the market value
of our common stock, resulted in an impairment of all the goodwill in our North America contract operations
reporting unit. See Note 9 to the Financial Statements for further discussion of these charges.
The decrease in interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2008, was primarily due to a decrease in our weighted average effective interest rate, including
the impact of interest rate swaps, to 4.8% for the year ended December 31, 2009 from 5.3% for the year
ended December 31, 2008.
The loss recorded in equity in (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates for the year ended December 31,
2009 was primarily the result of the expropriation of our Venezuelan joint ventures’ assets and operations
during the six months ended June 30, 2009. We currently do not expect to have significant, if any, equity
earnings in non-consolidated affiliates in the future from these investments. Our non-consolidated affiliates are
expected to seek full compensation for any and all expropriated assets and investments under all applicable
legal regimes, including investment treaties and customary international law, which could result in us
recording a gain on our investment in future periods. However, we are unable to predict what, if any,
compensation we ultimately will receive or when we may receive any such compensation. See Note 8 to the
Financial Statements for further discussion of our investments in non-consolidated affiliates.
The change in other (income) expense, net, was primarily due to a $31.5 million increase in gains on asset
sales in the year ended December 31, 2009 and a foreign currency gain of $15.2 million for the year ended
December 31, 2009 compared to a loss of $10.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. Gain on asset
sales for the year ended December 31, 2009 included a pre-tax gain of approximately $20.8 million on the
sale of our investment in the subsidiary that owns the barge mounted processing plant and certain other related
assets used on the Cawthorne Channel Project. Our foreign currency gains and losses are primarily related to
the remeasurement of our international subsidiaries’ net assets exposed to changes in foreign currency rates.
The increase in the foreign currency gain for the year ended December 31, 2009 was primarily caused by
changes in the translation rates between the U.S. dollar and the Brazilian real and Argentine peso.
Income Taxes
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended
December 31,
2009
2008
Increase
(Decrease)
Provision for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,667
Effective tax rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(26.2)%
$37,219
38.8%
(3.9)% (22.3)%
The increase in our provision for income taxes was primarily due to a $14.5 million reduction in deferred tax
assets resulting from the restructuring of certain international operations and the sale of a subsidiary, a
$7.7 million charge for unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions in foreign jurisdictions, and
a $5.2 million charge for valuation allowances recorded against net operating losses of certain foreign
subsidiaries. The increase was partially offset by lower income before income taxes, excluding $96.6 million
of impairment charges reflected in equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates and a $150.8 million
non-deductible goodwill impairment charge related to our international contract operations segment for the
year ended December 31, 2009 and a goodwill impairment charge of $1,148.4 million related to our
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North America contract operations segment for the year ended December 31, 2008. The provision for the year
ended December 31, 2009 also included an $8.4 million deferred tax benefit related to the impairment of our
investments in non-consolidated affiliates. A $52.9 million deferred tax benefit was recorded in our provision
for the year ended December 31, 2008 for the tax deductible portion of the North America contract operations
goodwill impairment.
Discontinued Operations
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended
December 31,
2009
2008
Increase
(Decrease)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax . . . . . . . . $(296,239)
$46,752
(734)%
On June 2, 2009, PDVSA commenced taking possession of our assets and operations in a number of our
locations in Venezuela. By the end of the second quarter of 2009, PDVSA had assumed control over
substantially all of our assets and operations in Venezuela. As a result of PDVSA taking possession of
substantially all of our assets and operations in Venezuela, we recorded asset impairments totaling
$329.7 million, primarily related to receivables, inventory, fixed assets and goodwill during the year ended
December 31, 2009. These asset impairments were partially offset by an $18.6 million benefit primarily from
the reversal of deferred income taxes related to our Venezuelan operations in year ended December 31, 2009
compared to a provision for income taxes of $0.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2008. For further
information regarding the expropriation, see Note 2 to the Financial Statements.
Noncontrolling Interest
As of December 31, 2009, noncontrolling interest is primarily comprised of the portion of the Partnership’s
earnings that is applicable to the limited partner interest in the Partnership not owned by us. As of
December 31, 2009, public unitholders held a 34% ownership interest in the Partnership.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our unrestricted cash balance was $44.6 million at December 31, 2010, compared to $83.7 million at
December 31, 2009. Working capital decreased to $402.4 million at December 31, 2010 from $582.1 million
at December 31, 2009.
Our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, as reflected in the consolidated statements of
cash flows, are summarized in the table below (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2010
2009
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations:
Operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investing activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . .
Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 368,255
(83,109)
(408,032)
(1,872)
85,629
$ 476,808
(300,290)
(224,004)
7,325
—
Net change in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ (39,129)
$ (40,161)
Operating Activities. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31,
2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009 was primarily due to a reduction in gross margin from
our North America contract operations and fabrication segments caused by weaker market conditions.
Investing Activities. The decrease in cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2010
compared to the year ended December 31, 2009 was attributable to a decrease in capital expenditures in our
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contract operations businesses and $109.4 million of net proceeds from the sale of Partnership units during the
year ended December 31, 2010.
Financing Activities. The increase in cash used in financing activities during the year ended December 31,
2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009 was primarily attributable to an increase in net
repayments of long-term debt during the year ended December 31, 2010, partially offset by the net cost of the
call options purchased and the warrants sold in connection with the offering of the 4.25% Notes in the year
ended December 31, 2009.
Capital Expenditures. We generally invest funds necessary to fabricate fleet additions when our idle
equipment cannot be reconfigured to economically fulfill a project’s requirements and the new equipment
expenditure is expected to generate economic returns over its expected useful life that exceed our targeted
return on capital. We currently plan to spend approximately $225 million to $275 million in net capital
expenditures during 2011, including (1) contract operations equipment additions and (2) approximately
$85 million to $95 million on equipment maintenance capital related to our contract operations business. Net
capital expenditures are net of fleet sales.
Long-Term Debt. As of December 31, 2010, we had approximately $1.9 billion in outstanding debt obligations,
consisting of $615.9 million outstanding under our term loan facility, $50.4 million outstanding under our
revolving credit facility, $143.8 million outstanding under our 4.75% convertible notes due 2014, $281.8 million
outstanding under our 4.25% Notes, $350.0 million outstanding under our 7.25% senior notes due 2018,
$6.0 million outstanding under our asset-backed securitization facility, $299.0 million outstanding under the
Partnership’s revolving credit facility, and $150.0 million outstanding under the Partnership’s term loan facility.
In August 2007, we entered into a senior secured credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with various
financial institutions. The Credit Agreement consists of (a) a five-year revolving credit facility in the aggregate
amount of $850 million, which includes a variable allocation for a Canadian tranche and the ability to issue
letters of credit under the facility and (b) a six-year term loan senior secured credit facility, in the aggregate
amount of $800 million with principal payments due on multiple dates through June 2013 (collectively, the
“Credit Facility”). Subject to certain conditions as of December 31, 2010, at our request and with the approval
of the lenders, the aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility may be increased by an additional
$400 million less certain adjustments. As of December 31, 2010, we had $50.4 million in outstanding
borrowings under our revolving credit facility, $275.7 million in letters of credit outstanding under our
revolving credit facility and $615.9 million in outstanding borrowings under our term loan.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, if they are in U.S. dollars, at a base rate or LIBOR at
our option plus an applicable margin, as defined in the agreement. The applicable margin varies depending on
our debt ratings. At December 31, 2010, all amounts outstanding were LIBOR loans and the applicable margin
was 0.65%. The weighted average interest rate at December 31, 2010 on the outstanding balance, excluding
the effect of interest rate swaps, was 0.9%.
The Credit Agreement contains various covenants with which we or certain of our subsidiaries must comply,
including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of proceeds from borrowings and limitations on our ability
to incur additional indebtedness, enter into transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate, sell assets, make
certain investments and acquisitions, make loans, grant liens, repurchase equity and pay dividends and
distributions. We must also maintain, on a consolidated basis, required leverage and interest coverage ratios.
Additionally, the Credit Agreement contains customary conditions, representations and warranties, events of
default and indemnification provisions. Our indebtedness under the Credit Facility is collateralized by liens on
substantially all of our personal property in the U.S. Our wholly-owned significant domestic subsidiaries (as
defined in the Credit Agreement) guarantee the debt under the Credit Agreement. We have executed a U.S.
Pledge Agreement pursuant to which we and our significant subsidiaries are required to pledge their equity
and the equity of certain subsidiaries. Further, we and our wholly-owned significant domestic subsidiaries have
granted a lien on substantially all of our and their U.S. assets. The Partnership and Exterran ABS 2007 LLC
(along with its subsidiary, “Exterran ABS,”) do not guarantee the debt under the Credit Agreement, their assets
are not collateral under the Credit Agreement and the equity interests in Exterran ABS and the general partner
units in the Partnership are not pledged under the Credit Agreement.
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In August 2007, Exterran ABS entered into a $1.0 billion asset-backed securitization facility (the “2007 ABS
Facility”), which was reduced to an $800 million facility in October 2009 concurrent with the closing of the
Partnership’s new $150 million asset-backed securitization facility, and was further reduced to a $700 million
facility in November 2010 concurrent with the closing of the Partnership’s $550 million senior secured credit
facility. The amount outstanding at any time is limited to the lowest of (i) 80% of the value of the natural gas
compression equipment owned by Exterran ABS and its subsidiaries, (ii) 4.5 times free cash flow or (iii) the
amount calculated under an interest coverage test (as these limits are defined in the indenture). Based on these
tests, the limit on the amount outstanding can be increased or decreased in future periods. As of December 31,
2010, we had $6.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the 2007 ABS Facility.
Interest and fees payable to the noteholders accrue on the 2007 ABS Facility at a variable rate consisting of
one month LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 0.825%. The weighted average interest rate at December 31,
2010 on borrowings under the 2007 ABS Facility was 1.1%. The 2007 ABS Facility is revolving in nature and
is payable in July 2012.
Repayment of the 2007 ABS Facility notes has been secured by a pledge of all of the assets of Exterran ABS,
consisting primarily of specified compression services contracts and a fleet of natural gas compressors. Under
the 2007 ABS Facility, we had $0.4 million of restricted cash as of December 31, 2010.
As of December 31, 2010, we had undrawn capacity of $523.9 million and $694.0 million under our revolving
credit facility and 2007 ABS Facility, respectively. Our Credit Agreement limits our Total Debt to EBITDA
ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to not greater than 5.0 to 1.0. Due to this limitation, only
$422.0 million of the combined $1,217.9 million of undrawn capacity under our revolving credit facility and
the 2007 ABS Facility was available for additional borrowings as of December 31, 2010.
In November 2010, we issued $350 million aggregate principal amount of 7.25% senior notes due December
2018 (the “7.25% Notes”). The 7.25% Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, the securities may not be
offered or sold in the U.S. except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. We offered and issued the
7.25% Notes only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to
persons outside the U.S. pursuant to Regulation S.
The 7.25% Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of our existing subsidiaries that guarantee
indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and certain of our future subsidiaries. The Partnership and its
subsidiaries have not guaranteed the 7.25% Notes. The 7.25% Notes and the guarantees are our and the
guarantors’ general unsecured senior obligations, respectively, rank equally in right of payment with all of our
and the guarantors’ other senior obligations, and are effectively subordinated to all of our and the guarantors’
existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness. In
addition, the 7.25% Notes and guarantees are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness
and other liabilities, including trade payables, of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.
Prior to December 1, 2013, we may redeem all or a part of the 7.25% Notes at a redemption price equal to the
sum of (i) the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) a make-whole premium at the redemption date, plus accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. In addition, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate
principal amount of the 7.25% Notes prior to December 1, 2013 with the net proceeds of a public or private
equity offering at a redemption price of 107.250% of the principal amount of the 7.25% Notes, plus any
accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption, if at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the
7.25% Notes issued under the indenture remains outstanding after such redemption and the redemption occurs
within 120 days of the date of the closing of such equity offering. On or after December 1, 2013, we may
redeem all or a part of the 7.25% Notes at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount)
equal to 105.438% for the twelve-month period beginning on December 1, 2013, 103.625% for the twelve-
month period beginning on December 1, 2014, 101.813% for the twelve-month period beginning on
December 1, 2015 and 100.000% for the twelve-month period beginning on December 1, 2016 and at any
time thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date on the 7.25% Notes.
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In June 2009, we issued under our shelf registration statement $355.0 million aggregate principal amount of
the 4.25% Notes. The 4.25% Notes are convertible upon the occurrence of certain conditions into shares of
our common stock at an initial conversion rate of 43.1951 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal
amount of the convertible notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $23.15 per share of
common stock. The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment following certain dilutive events and certain
corporate transactions. We may not redeem the 4.25% Notes prior to their maturity date.
The 4.25% Notes are our senior unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to our existing and
future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 4.25% Notes; equal in right of
payment to our existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; junior in right of
payment to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness;
and structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness and liabilities incurred by our subsidiaries. The
4.25% Notes are not guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries.
In connection with the offering of the 4.25% Notes, we purchased call options on our stock at approximately
$23.15 per share of common stock and sold warrants on our stock at approximately $32.67 per share of
common stock. These transactions economically adjust the effective conversion price to $32.67 for
$325.0 million of the 4.25% Notes and therefore are expected to reduce the potential dilution to our common
stock upon any such conversion. We used $36.3 million of the net proceeds from this debt offering and the
full $53.1 million of the proceeds from the warrants sold to pay the cost of the purchased call options, and the
remaining net proceeds from this debt offering to repay approximately $173.8 million of indebtedness under
our revolving credit facility and approximately $135.0 million of indebtedness outstanding under the 2007
ABS Facility.
On November 3, 2010, the Partnership, as guarantor, and EXLP Operating LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Partnership, entered into an amendment and restatement of their senior secured credit agreement (the
“Partnership Credit Agreement”) to provide for a new five-year, $550 million senior secured credit facility
consisting of a $400 million revolving credit facility and a $150 million term loan. Concurrently with the
execution of the agreement, the Partnership borrowed $304.0 million under its revolving credit facility and
$150.0 million under its term loan and used the proceeds to (i) repay the entire $406.1 million outstanding
under the Partnership’s previous senior secured credit facility, (ii) repay the entire $30.0 million outstanding
under the Partnership’s asset-backed securitization facility and terminate that facility, (iii) pay $14.8 million to
terminate the interest rate swap agreements to which the Partnership was a party and (iv) pay customary fees
and other expenses relating to the Partnership Credit Agreement. The Partnership incurred transaction costs of
approximately $4.0 million related to the Partnership Credit Agreement. These costs were included in
Intangible and other assets, net and are being amortized over the respective facility terms. As a result of the
amendment and restatement of the Partnership Credit Agreement, we expensed $0.2 million of unamortized
deferred financing costs associated with the refinanced debt, which is reflected in Interest expense in our
consolidated statement of operations.
As of December 31, 2010, the Partnership had undrawn capacity of $101.0 million for its revolving credit
facility.
The Partnership’s revolving credit facility bears interest at a base rate or LIBOR, at the Partnership’s option,
plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin, depending on the Partnership’s leverage ratio, varies (i) in
the case of LIBOR loans, from 2.25% to 3.25% or (ii) in the case of base rate loans, from 1.25% to 2.25%.
The base rate is the higher of the prime rate announced by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the
Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% or one-month LIBOR plus 1.0%. At December 31, 2010, all amounts
outstanding under this facility were LIBOR loans and the applicable margin was 2.5%. The weighted average
interest rate on the outstanding balance of this facility at December 31, 2010, excluding the effect of interest
rate swaps, was 2.8%.
The Partnership’s term loan bears interest at a base rate or LIBOR, at the Partnership’s option, plus an
applicable margin. The applicable margin, depending on the Partnership’s leverage ratio, varies (i) in the case
of LIBOR loans, from 2.5% to 3.5% or (ii) in the case of base rate loans, from 1.5% to 2.5%. At
December 31, 2010, all amounts outstanding under the term loan were LIBOR loans and the applicable
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margin was 2.75%. The average interest rate on the outstanding balance of the term loan at December 31,
2010, excluding the effect of interest rate swaps, was 3.1%.
Borrowings under the Partnership Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the U.S. personal
property assets of the Partnership and its significant subsidiaries, including all of the membership interests of
the Partnership’s U.S. significant subsidiaries. Subject to certain conditions, at the Partnership’s request, and
with the approval of the administrative agent (as defined in the Partnership Credit Agreement), the aggregate
commitments under the Partnership Credit Agreement may be increased by an additional $150 million.
Our bank credit facilities, asset-backed securitization facility and the agreements governing certain of our
other indebtedness contain various covenants with which we or certain of our subsidiaries must comply,
including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of proceeds from borrowings and limitations on our ability
to incur additional indebtedness, enter into transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate, sell assets, make
certain investments and acquisitions, make loans, grant liens, repurchase equity and pay dividends and
distributions. For example, under our Credit Agreement we must maintain various consolidated financial
ratios, including a ratio of EBITDA (defined in the Credit Agreement as Adjusted EBITDA) to Total Interest
Expense (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 2.25 to 1.0, a ratio of consolidated Total Debt
(as defined in the Credit Agreement) to EBITDA of not greater than 5.0 to 1.0 and a ratio of Senior Secured
Debt (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to EBITDA of not greater than 4.0 to 1.0. As of December 31,
2010, we maintained a 4.3 to 1.0 EBITDA to Total Interest Expense ratio, a 3.9 to 1.0 consolidated Total Debt
to EBITDA ratio and a 1.9 to 1.0 Senior Secured Debt to EBITDA ratio. If we fail to remain in compliance
with our financial covenants we would be in default under our debt agreements. In addition, if we were to
experience a material adverse effect on our assets, liabilities, financial condition, business or operations that,
taken as a whole, impact our ability to perform our obligations under our debt agreements, this could lead to a
default under our debt agreements. A default under one or more of our debt agreements, including a default
by the Partnership under its credit facility, would trigger cross-default provisions under certain of our other
debt agreements, which would accelerate our obligation to repay our indebtedness under those agreements. As
of December 31, 2010, we were in compliance with all financial covenants under our debt agreements.
The Partnership Credit Agreement contains various covenants with which the Partnership must comply,
including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of proceeds from borrowings and limitations on its ability
to incur additional indebtedness, enter into transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate, sell assets, make
certain investments and acquisitions, make loans, grant liens, repurchase equity and pay dividends and
distributions. It also contains various covenants regarding mandatory prepayments from net cash proceeds of
certain future asset transfers or debt issuances. The Partnership must maintain various consolidated financial
ratios, including a ratio of EBITDA (as defined in the Partnership Credit Agreement) to Total Interest Expense
(as defined in the Partnership Credit Agreement) of not less than 3.0 to 1.0 (which will decrease to 2.75 to 1.0
following the occurrence of certain events specified in the Partnership Credit Agreement) and a ratio of Total
Debt (as defined in the Partnership Credit Agreement) to EBITDA of not greater than 4.75 to 1.0. The
Partnership Credit Agreement allows for the Partnership’s Total Debt to EBITDA ratio to be increased from
4.75 to 1.0 to 5.25 to 1.0 during a quarter when an acquisition meeting certain thresholds is completed and for
the following two quarters after the acquisition closes. Therefore, because the Partnership acquired from us
additional contract operations customer service agreements and a fleet of compressor units used to provide
compression services under those agreements, which met the applicable thresholds in the third quarter of 2010,
the maximum allowed ratio of Total Debt to EBITDA is 5.25 to 1.0 through March 31, 2011, reverting to 4.75
to 1.0 for the quarter ending June 30, 2011 and subsequent quarters. As of December 31, 2010, the Partnership
maintained a 5.8 to 1.0 EBITDA to Total Interest Expense ratio and a 3.7 to 1.0 Total Debt to EBITDA ratio.
A violation of the Partnership’s Total Debt to EBITDA covenant would be an event of default under the
Partnership Credit Agreement, which would trigger cross-default provisions under certain of our debt
agreements. As of December 31, 2010, the Partnership was in compliance with all financial covenants under
the Partnership Credit Agreement.
We have entered into interest rate swap agreements related to a portion of our variable rate debt. In the fourth
quarter of 2010, we paid $43.0 million to terminate interest rate swap agreements with a total notional value
of $585.0 million and a weighted average rate of 4.6%. These swaps qualified for hedge accounting and were
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previously included on our balance sheet as a liability and in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
The liability was paid in connection with the termination and the associated amount in accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) will be amortized into interest expense over the original term of the swaps. See
Part II, Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of this report for further
discussion of our interest rate swap agreements.
The interest rate we pay under our Credit Agreement can be affected by changes in our credit rating. As of
December 31, 2010, our credit ratings as assigned by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s were:
Moody’s
Standard
& Poor’s
Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stable
Corporate Family Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ba2
Exterran Senior Secured Credit Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ba1
4.75% convertible senior notes due January 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B1
4.25% convertible senior notes due June 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . —
7.25% senior notes due December 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ba3
Stable
BB
BBB(cid:2)
BB
B+
BB
These ratings do not constitute recommendations to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision
or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently
of any other rating.
Historically, we have financed capital expenditures with a combination of net cash provided by operating and
financing activities. Our ability to access the capital markets may be restricted at a time when we would like,
or need, to do so, which could have an adverse impact on our ability to maintain our fleet and to grow. If any
of our lenders become unable to perform their obligations under our credit facilities, our borrowing capacity
under these facilities could be reduced. Inability to borrow additional amounts under those facilities could
limit our ability to fund our future growth and operations. Additionally, PDVSA has assumed control over
substantially all of our assets and operations in Venezuela, as discussed further in Note 2 to the Financial
Statements, which has impacted our cash provided by operations. Based on current market conditions, we
expect that net cash provided by operating activities will be sufficient to finance our operating expenditures,
capital expenditures and scheduled interest and debt repayments through December 31, 2011; however, to the
extent it is not, we may borrow additional funds under our credit facilities or we may seek additional debt or
equity financing.
Stock Repurchase Program. On August 20, 2007, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to
$200 million of our common stock through August 19, 2009. In December 2008, our board of directors
increased the share repurchase program, from $200 million to $300 million, and extended the expiration date
of the authorization, from August 19, 2009 to December 15, 2010. Over the life of the program, we
repurchased 5,416,221 shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of approximately $199.9 million. We
did not repurchase any shares under this program during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.
Dividends. We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our formation, and we do not
anticipate paying such dividends in the foreseeable future. Our board of directors anticipates that all cash
flows generated from operations in the foreseeable future will be retained and used to repay our debt,
repurchase our stock or develop and expand our business, except for a portion of the cash flow generated from
operations of the Partnership which will be used to pay distributions on its units. Any future determinations to
pay cash dividends on our common stock will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on
our results of operations and financial condition, credit and loan agreements in effect at that time and other
factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.
Partnership Distributions to Unitholders. The Partnership’s partnership agreement requires it to distribute all
of its “available cash” quarterly. Under the partnership agreement, available cash is defined generally to mean,
for each fiscal quarter, (1) cash on hand at the Partnership at the end of the quarter in excess of the amount of
reserves its general partner determines is necessary or appropriate to provide for the conduct of its business, to
comply with applicable law, any of its debt instruments or other agreements or to provide for future
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distributions to its unitholders for any one or more of the upcoming four quarters, plus, (2) if the Partnership’s
general partner so determines, all or a portion of the Partnership’s cash on hand on the date of determination
of available cash for the quarter.
Under the terms of the partnership agreement, there is no guarantee that unitholders will receive quarterly
distributions from the Partnership. The Partnership’s distribution policy, which may be changed at any time, is
subject to certain restrictions, including (1) restrictions contained in the Partnership’s revolving credit facility,
(2) the Partnership’s general partner’s establishment of reserves to fund future operations or cash distributions
to the Partnership’s unitholders, (3) restrictions contained in the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited
Partnership Act and (4) the Partnership’s lack of sufficient cash to pay distributions.
Through our ownership of common and subordinated units and all of the equity interests in the general partner
of the Partnership, we expect to receive cash distributions from the Partnership. Our rights to receive
distributions of cash from the Partnership as holder of subordinated units are subordinated to the rights of the
common unitholders to receive such distributions.
On February 14, 2011, the Partnership distributed $0.4725 per limited partner unit, or approximately
$16.0 million, including distributions to the Partnership’s general partner on its incentive distribution rights.
The distribution covers the period from October 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. The record date for this
distribution was February 9, 2011.
Contractual obligations. The following summarizes our contractual obligations at December 31, 2010 and
the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods (in
thousands):
Total
2011
2012-2013
2014-2015
Thereafter
Long-term Debt(1):
Revolving credit facility due August 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Term loan facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50,395 $
615,943
— $ 50,395
55,676(2) 560,267
$
2007 ABS Facility notes due July 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Partnership’s revolving credit facility due November 2015 . . .
Partnership’s term loan facility due November 2015. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
4.25% convertible senior notes due June 2014(3)
4.75% convertible senior notes due January 2014 . . . . . . . . .
7.25% senior notes due December 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,000
299,000
150,000
355,000
143,750
350,000
232
—
—
—
—
—
—
187(2)
6,000
—
—
—
—
—
45
— $
—
—
299,000
150,000
355,000
143,750
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 350,000
—
—
Total long-term debt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,970,320
55,863
Interest on long-term debt(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchase commitments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
361,634
288,381
71,290
279,049
Facilities and other operating leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46,857
10,648
616,707
131,079
9,332
12,881
947,750
350,000
86,312
—
8,654
72,953
—
14,674
Total contractual obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,667,192 $416,850
$769,999
$1,042,716
$437,627
(1) For more information on our long-term debt, see Note 11 to the Financial Statements.
(2) These maturities are classified as long-term because we have the intent and ability to refinance these
maturities with our existing long-term credit facilities.
(3) These amounts include the full face value of the 4.25% Notes and are not reduced by the unamortized
discount of $73.2 million as of December 31, 2010.
(4) Interest amounts calculated using interest rates in effect as of December 31, 2010, including the effect of
interest rate swaps.
At December 31, 2010, $15.6 million of unrecognized tax benefits (including discontinued operations) have
been recorded as liabilities in accordance with the accounting standard for income taxes related to uncertain
tax positions and we are uncertain as to if or when such amounts may be settled. Related to these
unrecognized tax benefits, we have also recorded a liability for potential penalties and interest of $10.6 million
(including discontinued operations).
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no material off-balance sheet arrangements.
Effects of Inflation
Our revenues and results of operations have not been materially impacted by inflation in the past three fiscal
years.
Critical Accounting Estimates
This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our
consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the U.S. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and
judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and accounting policies,
including those related to bad debts, inventories, fixed assets, investments, intangible assets, income taxes,
revenue recognition and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on
other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. The results of this process form the
basis of our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from
other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions, and
these differences can be material to our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.
Allowances and Reserves
We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our
customers to make required payments. The determination of the collectibility of amounts due from our
customers requires us to use estimates and make judgments regarding future events and trends, including
monitoring our customers’ payment history and current credit worthiness to determine that collectibility is
reasonably assured, as well as consideration of the overall business climate in which our customers operate.
Inherently, these uncertainties require us to make judgments and estimates regarding our customers’ ability to
pay amounts due us in order to determine the appropriate amount of valuation allowances required for
doubtful accounts. We review the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts quarterly. We determine
the allowance needed based on historical write-off experience and by evaluating significant balances aged
greater than 90 days individually for collectibility. Account balances are charged off against the allowance
after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. During
2010, 2009, and 2008, we recorded bad debt expense of approximately $4.8 million, $5.9 million, and
$4.0 million, respectively. A five percent change in the allowance for doubtful accounts would have had an
impact on income before income taxes of approximately $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Inventory is a significant component of current assets and is stated at the lower of cost or market. This
requires us to record provisions and maintain reserves for excess, slow moving and obsolete inventory. To
determine these reserve amounts, we regularly review inventory quantities on hand and compare them to
estimates of future product demand, market conditions and production requirements. These estimates and
forecasts inherently include uncertainties and require us to make judgments regarding potential outcomes.
During 2010, 2009, and 2008, we recorded additional inventory reserves of approximately $2.2 million,
$5.3 million, and $2.1 million, respectively. Significant or unanticipated changes to our estimates and forecasts
could impact the amount and timing of any additional provisions for excess or obsolete inventory that may be
required. A five percent change in this inventory reserve balance would have had an impact on income before
income taxes of approximately $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Depreciation
Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost. Depreciation for financial reporting purposes is computed on
the straight-line basis using estimated useful lives and salvage values. The assumptions and judgments we use
in determining the estimated useful lives and salvage values of our property, plant and equipment reflect both
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historical experience and expectations regarding future use of our assets. The use of different estimates,
assumptions and judgments in the establishment of property, plant and equipment accounting policies,
especially those involving their useful lives, would likely result in significantly different net book values of
our assets and results of operations.
Long-Lived Assets, Investments and Goodwill
We review for the impairment of long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and identifiable
intangibles that are being amortized, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The determination that the carrying amount of an asset may not
be recoverable requires us to make judgments regarding long-term forecasts of future revenues and costs
related to the assets subject to review. These forecasts are uncertain as they require significant assumptions
about future market conditions. Significant and unanticipated changes to these assumptions could require a
provision for impairment in a future period. Given the nature of these evaluations and their application to
specific assets and specific times, it is not possible to reasonably quantify the impact of changes in these
assumptions. An impairment loss exists when estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the
use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount. When necessary, an impairment
loss is recognized and represents the excess of the asset’s carrying value as compared to its estimated fair
value and is charged to the period in which the impairment occurred.
In addition, we perform an annual goodwill impairment test in the fourth quarter of each year or whenever
events indicate impairment may have occurred, to determine if the estimated recoverable value of each of our
reporting units exceeds the net carrying value of the reporting unit, including the applicable goodwill. We
determine the fair value of our reporting units using both the expected present value of future cash flows and a
market approach. The present value of future cash flows is estimated using our most recent forecast and the
weighted average cost of capital. The market approach uses a market multiple on the reporting units’ earnings
before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization. Significant estimates for each reporting unit included in our
impairment analysis are our cash flow forecasts, our estimate of the market’s weighted average cost of capital,
projected income tax rates and market multiples. Changes in these estimates could affect the estimated fair
value of our reporting units and result in a goodwill impairment charge in a future period. See Note 9 to the
Financial Statements for a discussion of goodwill impairment recorded on our North America and
International Contract operations businesses in the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. The fair value
of our aftermarket services and fabrication reporting units, our reporting units that have goodwill, exceeded
their book value by a significant margin as of December 31, 2010.
We have held investments in companies with operations in areas that relate to our business. We record an
investment impairment charge when we believe an investment has experienced a decline in value that is other
than temporary. See Note 8 to the Financial Statements for a discussion of the impairment of our investments
in non-consolidated affiliates.
Income Taxes
The liability method is used for determining our income taxes, under which current and deferred tax liabilities
and assets are recorded in accordance with enacted tax laws and rates. Under this method, the amounts of
deferred tax liabilities and assets at the end of each period are determined using the tax rate expected to be in
effect when taxes are actually paid or recovered.
Valuation allowances are established to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some
portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In determining the need for valuation allowances,
we have considered and made judgments and estimates regarding future taxable income and ongoing prudent
and feasible tax planning strategies. These estimates and judgments include some degree of uncertainty and
changes in these estimates and assumptions could require us to adjust the valuation allowances for our
deferred tax assets. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets depends on the generation of sufficient
taxable income of the appropriate character in the applicable taxing jurisdictions.
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We operate in approximately 30 countries and, as a result, are subject to the jurisdiction of numerous domestic
and foreign tax authorities. Our operations in these different jurisdictions are taxed on various bases: actual
income before taxes, deemed profits (which are generally determined using a percentage of revenues rather
than profits) and withholding taxes based on revenue. Determination of taxable income in any jurisdiction
requires the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and the use of estimates and assumptions
regarding significant future events such as the amount, timing and character of deductions, permissible revenue
recognition methods under the tax law and the sources and character of income and tax credits. Changes in tax
laws, regulations, agreements and treaties, foreign currency exchange restrictions or our level of operations or
profitability in each taxing jurisdiction could have an impact on the amount of income taxes that we provide
during any given year.
Revenue Recognition — Percentage-of-Completion Accounting
We recognize revenue and profit for our fabrication operations as work progresses on long-term contracts
using the percentage-of-completion method when the applicable criteria are met, which relies on estimates of
total expected contract revenue and costs. We follow this method because reasonably dependable estimates of
the revenue and costs applicable to various stages of a contract can be made and because the fabrication
projects usually last several months. Recognized revenues and profit are subject to revisions as the contract
progresses to completion. Revisions in profit estimates are charged to income in the period in which the facts
that give rise to the revision become known. The typical duration of these projects is three to 36 months. Due
to the long-term nature of some of our jobs, developing the estimates of cost often requires significant
judgment.
We estimate percentage-of-completion for compressor and accessory fabrication on a direct labor hour to total
labor hour basis. This calculation requires management to estimate the number of total labor hours required
for each project and to estimate the profit expected on the project. Production and processing equipment
fabrication percentage-of-completion is estimated using the direct labor hour and cost to total cost basis. The
cost to total cost basis requires us to estimate the amount of total costs (labor and materials) required to
complete each project. Because we have many fabrication projects in process at any given time, we do not
believe that materially different results would be achieved if different estimates, assumptions or conditions
were used for any single project.
Factors that must be considered in estimating the work to be completed and ultimate profit include labor
productivity and availability, the nature and complexity of work to be performed, the impact of change orders,
availability of raw materials and the impact of delayed performance. If the aggregate combined cost estimates
for all of our fabrication businesses had been higher or lower by 1% in 2010, our results of operations before
tax would have decreased or increased by approximately $9.0 million. As of December 31, 2010, we had
recognized approximately $277.8 million in estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts.
Contingencies and Litigation
We are substantially self-insured for worker’s compensation, employer’s liability, property, auto liability,
general liability and employee group health claims in view of the relatively high per-incident deductibles we
absorb under our insurance arrangements for these risks. In addition, we currently have a minimal amount of
insurance on our offshore assets. Losses up to deductible amounts are estimated and accrued based upon
known facts, historical trends and industry averages. We review these estimates quarterly and believe such
accruals to be adequate. However, insurance liabilities are difficult to estimate due to unknown factors,
including the severity of an injury, the determination of our liability in proportion to other parties, the
timeliness of reporting of occurrences, ongoing treatment or loss mitigation, general trends in litigation
recovery outcomes and the effectiveness of safety and risk management programs. Therefore, if our actual
experience differs from the assumptions and estimates used for recording the liabilities, adjustments may be
required and would be recorded in the period in which the difference becomes known. As of December 31,
2010 and 2009, we had recorded approximately $7.5 million and $9.4 million, respectively, in claim reserves.
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In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in various pending or threatened legal actions. While we
are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, the accounting standard for contingencies requires
management to make judgments about future events that are inherently uncertain. We are required to record
(and have recorded) a loss during any period in which we believe a contingency is probable and can be
reasonably estimated. In making determinations of likely outcomes of pending or threatened legal matters, we
consider the evaluation of counsel knowledgeable about each matter.
The impact of an uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken on an income tax return must be
recognized in the financial statements at the largest amount that is more likely than not to be sustained upon
examination by the relevant taxing authority in accordance with the accounting standard for income taxes. We
regularly assess and, if required, establish accruals for income tax contingencies pursuant to the accounting
standard for income taxes and non-income tax contingencies pursuant to the accounting standard for
contingencies (together, the “tax contingencies”) that could result from assessments of additional tax by taxing
jurisdictions in countries where we operate. The tax contingencies are subject to a significant amount of
judgment and are reviewed and adjusted on a quarterly basis in light of changing facts and circumstances
considering the outcome expected by management. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, we had recorded
approximately $48.3 million and $44.6 million (including penalties and interest and discontinued operations),
respectively, of accruals for tax contingencies. If our actual experience differs from the assumptions and
estimates used for recording the liabilities, adjustments may be required and would be recorded in the period
in which the difference becomes known.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements that may affect us, see Note 23 to the Financial
Statements.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risks primarily associated with changes in interest rates and foreign currency
exchange rates. We use derivative financial instruments to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with
financial activities by managing our exposure to interest rate fluctuations on a portion of our debt obligations.
We also use derivative financial instruments to minimize the risks caused by currency fluctuations in certain
foreign currencies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
We have significant international operations. The net assets and liabilities of these operations are exposed to
changes in currency exchange rates. These operations may also have net assets and liabilities not denominated
in their functional currency, which exposes us to changes in foreign currency exchange rates that impact
income. We recorded a foreign currency gain in our consolidated statements of operations of approximately
$5.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to a gain of $15.2 million in the year ended
December 31, 2009. Our foreign currency gains and losses are primarily due to exchange rate fluctuations
related to monetary asset balances denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. Changes in
exchange rates may create gains or losses in future periods to the extent we maintain net assets and liabilities
not denominated in the functional currency.
As of December 31, 2010, after taking into consideration interest rate swaps, we had approximately
$131.3 million of outstanding indebtedness that was effectively subject to floating interest rates. An interest
rate swap with a notional value of $125.0 million at 1.8% became effective on February 1, 2011 and was not
included in the calculation of debt subject to floating interest rates at December 31, 2010. A 1% increase in
the effective interest rate on our outstanding debt subject to floating interest rates would result in an annual
increase in our interest expense of approximately $1.3 million.
For further information regarding our use of interest rate swap agreements to manage our exposure to interest
rate fluctuations on a portion of our debt obligations and derivative instruments to minimize foreign currency
exchange risk, see Note 12 to the Financial Statements.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The financial statements and supplementary information specified by this Item are presented following Part IV,
Item 15 of this report.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, our principal executive officer and principal financial
officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), which are designed to provide
reasonable assurance that we are able to record, process, summarize and report the information required to be
disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Based on the evaluation, as of December 31, 2010 our principal
executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in reports that we
file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, and made known to
our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, on a timely basis to ensure that it is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
As required by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(c) and 15d-15(c), our management, including the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control
over financial reporting. Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting based on the Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control
over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness as to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Based
on the results of management’s evaluation described above, management concluded that our internal control
over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2010.
The effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010 was audited by
Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report found on the
following page of this report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) during the last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Exterran Holdings, Inc.
Houston, Texas
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Exterran Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the
“Company”) as of December 31, 2010, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The
Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and
for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the
accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our
audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a
material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control
based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the
circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the
company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and
effected by the company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of
the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the
company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of
collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not
be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the
internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures
may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States), the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule as of and for the year
ended December 31, 2010 of the Company and our report dated February 24, 2011 expressed an unqualified
opinion on those financial statements and financial statement schedule.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP
Houston, Texas
February 24, 2011
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required in Part III, Item 10 of this report is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled
“Election of Directors,” “Information Regarding Corporate Governance, the Board of Directors and
Committees of the Board,” “Executive Officers” and “Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock —
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in our definitive proxy statement, to be filed with
the SEC within 120 days of the end of our fiscal year.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required in Part III, Item 11 of this report is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled
“Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Information Regarding Executive Compensation” in our
definitive proxy statement, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the end of our fiscal year.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
Portions of the information required in Part III, Item 12 of this report are incorporated by reference to the
section entitled “Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock” in our definitive proxy statement, to be filed with
the SEC within 120 days of the end of our fiscal year.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2010, with respect to the Exterran
compensation plans under which our common stock is authorized for issuance, aggregated as follows:
Plan Category
(a)
Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
(#)
(b)
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
($)
(c)
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column (a))
(#)
Equity compensation plans approved by
security holders(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,899,878
Equity compensation plans not approved by
security holders(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,899,878
28.79
—
28.79
4,076,100
76,165
4,152,265
(1) Comprised of the Exterran Holdings, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and the Exterran Holdings, Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In addition to the outstanding options, as of December 31, 2010 there
were 358,020 restricted stock units, payable in common stock upon vesting, outstanding under the 2007
Stock Incentive Plan.
(2) Comprised of the Exterran Holdings, Inc. Directors’ Stock and Deferral Plan.
The table above does not include information with respect to equity plans we assumed from Hanover or
Universal (the “Legacy Plans”). No additional grants may be made under the Legacy Plans.
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The following equity grants are outstanding under Legacy Plans that were approved by security holders:
Plan or Agreement Name
Number of Shares
Reserved for Issuance
Upon the Exercise of
Outstanding Stock
Options
(#)
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
($)
Shares Available
for Future Grants
(#)
Hanover Compressor Company
2001 Equity Incentive Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hanover Compressor Company
2003 Stock Incentive Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.
Incentive Stock Option Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38,413
73,750
1,103,065
42.74
36.13
34.49
None
None
None
The Legacy Plan for which security holder approval was not solicited or obtained and for which grants of
stock options remain outstanding consists of the Hanover Compression Company 1998 Stock Option Plan as
set forth in the table below. This plan has the following material features: (1) awards were limited to stock
options and were made to officers, directors, employees, and consultants; (2) unless otherwise set forth in an
applicable stock option agreement the stock options vest over a period of up to four years; (3) the term of the
stock options granted under the Legacy Plan may not exceed 10 years; and (4) no additional grants may be
made under this Legacy Plan.
Plan or Agreement Name
Hanover Compressor Company
1998 Stock Option Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Number of Shares
Reserved for Issuance
Upon the Exercise of
Outstanding Stock
Options
(#)
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
($)
Shares Available
for Future Grants
(#)
8,875
44.76
None
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
The information required in Part III, Item 13 of this report is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled
“Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Information Regarding Corporate Governance, the
Board of Directors and Committees of the Board — Director Independence” in our definitive proxy statement,
to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the end of our fiscal year.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required in Part III, Item 14 of this report is incorporated by reference to the section entitled
“Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in our definitive proxy
statement, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the end of our fiscal year.
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Documents filed as a part of this report.
PART IV
1. Financial Statements. The following financial statements are filed as a part of this report.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-8
2. Financial Statement Schedule
Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-1
All other schedules have been omitted because they are not required under the relevant instructions.
3. Exhibits
Exhibit
2.1
2.2
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Description
Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated October 2, 2009, by and among Exterran
Holdings, Inc., Exterran Energy Corp., Exterran General Holdings LLC, Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P.,
EES Leasing LLC, EXH GP LP LLC, Exterran GP LLC, EXH MLP LP LLC, Exterran General Partner,
L.P., EXLP Operating LLC, EXLP Leasing LLC and Exterran Partners, L.P., incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2009
Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated July 26, 2010, by and among Exterran
Holdings, Inc., Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P., EES Leasing LLC, EXH GP LP LLC, Exterran GP LLC,
EXH MLP LP LLC, Exterran General Partner, L.P., EXLP Operating LLC, EXLP Leasing LLC and
Exterran Partners, L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on July 28, 2010
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Exterran Holdings, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2007
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Exterran Holdings, Inc., incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008
Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated August 20, 2007, by and between Hanover Compressor Company,
Exterran Holdings, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, for the 4.75% Convertible
Senior Notes due 2014, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the Registrant’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
Indenture, dated as of June 10, 2009, between Exterran Holdings, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2009
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 10, 2009, between Exterran Holdings, Inc. and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2009
Indenture, dated as of November 23, 2010, by and among Exterran Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors named
therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 24, 2010
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2010, by and among Exterran Holdings, Inc.,
the Guarantors named therein and the Initial Purchasers named therein, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 24, 2010
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Exhibit
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
Description
Indenture, dated August 20, 2007, by and between Exterran ABS 2007 LLC, as Issuer, Exterran ABS
Leasing 2007 LLC, as Exterran ABS Lessor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Indenture
Trustee, with respect
to the $1,000,000,000 asset-backed securitization facility consisting of
$1,000,000,000 of Series 2007-1 Notes, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Registrant’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
Series 2007-1 Supplement, dated as of August 20, 2007, to the Indenture, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.9 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
Indenture, dated as of October 13, 2009, by and between EXLP ABS 2009 LLC, as Issuer, EXLP ABS
Leasing 2009 LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, with respect to the
$150,000,000 ABS facility consisting of $150,000,000 of Series 2009-1 Notes, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Exterran Partners, L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 19, 2009
Series 2009-1 Supplement, dated as of October 13, 2009, to Indenture dated as of October 13, 2009, by
and between EXLP ABS 2009 LLC, as Issuer, EXLP ABS Leasing 2009 LLC and Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Indenture Trustee, with respect to the $150,000,000 of Series 2009-1 Notes,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Exterran Partners, L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 19, 2009
Senior Secured Credit Agreement, dated August 20, 2007, by and among Exterran Holdings, Inc., as the
U.S. Borrower and a Canadian Guarantor, Exterran Canada, Limited Partnership, as the Canadian
Borrower, Wachovia Bank, National Association, individually and as U.S. Administrative Agent,
individually and as Canadian Administrative
Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (Canada),
Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., individually and as Syndication Agent; Wachovia Capital
Markets, LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. as the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners,
Bank of America, N.A., Calyon New York Branch and Fortis Capital Corp., as the Documentation
Agents, and each of the lenders parties thereto or which becomes a signatory thereto incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
U.S. Guaranty Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2007, made by Exterran, Inc., EI Leasing LLC, UCI
MLP LP LLC, Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P. and each of the subsidiary guarantors that become a party
thereto from time to time, as guarantors, in favor of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as the U.S.
Administrative Agent for the lenders under the Credit Agreement, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
U.S. Pledge Agreement made by Exterran Holdings, Inc., Exterran, Inc., Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P.,
Hanover Compression General Holdings LLC, Hanover HL, LLC, Enterra Compression Investment
Company, UCI MLP LP LLC, UCO General Partner, LP, UCI GP LP LLC, and UCO GP, LLC, and each
of the subsidiaries that become a party thereto from time to time, as the Pledgors, in favor of Wachovia
Bank, National Association, as U.S. Administrative Agent for the lenders under the Credit Agreement,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
August 23, 2007
U.S. Collateral Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2007, made by Exterran Holdings, Inc., Exterran, Inc.,
Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P., EI Leasing LLC, UCI MLP LP LLC and each of the subsidiaries that
become a party thereto from time to time, as grantors, in favor of Wachovia Bank, National Association,
as U.S. Administrative Agent, for the lenders under the Credit Agreement, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.6 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
Canadian Collateral Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2007 made by Exterran Canada, Limited
Partnership, together with any other significant Canadian subsidiary that executes a joinder agreement
and becomes a party to the Credit Agreement, in favor of Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation
(Canada), as Canadian Administrative Agent, for the Canadian Tranche Revolving Lenders under the
Credit Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Registrant’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
Guaranty, dated as of August 20, 2007, issued by Exterran Holdings, Inc. for the benefit of Exterran ABS
2007 LLC as Issuer, Exterran ABS Leasing 2007 LLC, as Equipment Lessor and Wells Fargo Bank,
, as Indenture Trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the
National Association,
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
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Exhibit
10.7
10.8
10.9
10.10
10.11
10.12
10.13
Description
Management Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2007, by and between Exterran, Inc., as Manager,
Exterran ABS Leasing 2007 LLC as ABS Lessor and Exterran ABS 2007 LLC, as Issuer, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2007, by and among Exterran,
Inc., in its individual capacity and as Manager, Exterran ABS 2007 LLC, as Issuer, Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Indenture Trustee, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Bank Agent,
various financial institutions as lenders thereto and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its individual
capacity and as Intercreditor Collateral Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2007, by and among Exterran
Energy Solutions, L.P., in its individual capacity and as Manager, Exterran ABS 2007 LLC, as Issuer,
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as
institutions as lenders thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Bank Agent, various financial
Association,
incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
Call Option Transaction Confirmation, dated June 4, 2009, between Exterran Holdings, Inc. and
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch, as dealer, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2009
Call Option Transaction Confirmation, dated June 4, 2009, between Exterran Holdings, Inc. and Bank of
America, N.A., as dealer, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2009
Call Option Transaction Confirmation, dated June 4, 2009, between Exterran Holdings, Inc. and
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as dealer, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2009
Call Option Transaction Confirmation, dated June 4, 2009, between Exterran Holdings, Inc. and Credit
Suisse International, as dealer, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrant’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2009
in its individual capacity and as Intercreditor Collateral Agent,
10.14 Warrants Confirmation, dated June 4, 2009, between Exterran Holdings, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Chase
Bank, National Association, London Branch, as dealer, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2009
10.15 Warrants Confirmation, dated June 4, 2009, between Exterran Holdings, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A.,
as dealer, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on June 10, 2009
10.16 Warrants Confirmation, dated June 4, 2009, between Exterran Holdings, Inc. and Wachovia Bank,
National Association, as dealer, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Registrant’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2009
10.18
10.17 Warrants Confirmation, dated June 4, 2009, between Exterran Holdings, Inc. and Credit Suisse
International, as dealer, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Registrant’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on June 10, 2009
Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2010, by and among
EXLP Operating LLC, as Borrower, Exterran Partners, L.P., as Guarantor, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Co-Syndication Agents, Barclays Bank plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as Co-Documentation
Agents, and the lenders signatory thereto, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2010
Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2010, made by Exterran Partners,
L.P. and EXLP Leasing LLC in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative
Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
November 9, 2010
10.19
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Exhibit
10.20
10.21
10.22
10.23
Description
Amended and Restated Collateral Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2010, made by EXLP Operating
LLC, Exterran Partners, L.P. and EXLP Leasing LLC in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Administrative Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2010
Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2009, by and among
Exterran Holdings, Inc., Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P., Exterran GP LLC, Exterran General Partner,
L.P., EXLP Operating LLC and Exterran Partners, L.P., incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (portions of this exhibit have been
omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment by redacting a portion of the text (indicated by asterisks in the text)
First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement, dated August 11, 2010, by and
among Exterran Partners, L.P., Exterran Holdings, Inc., Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P., Exterran GP
incorporated by reference to
LLC, Exterran General Partner, L.P. and EXLP Operating LLC,
Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2010 (portions of this exhibit have been omitted by redacting a portion of the text (indicated by asterisks
in the text) and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment)
Office Lease Agreement by and between RFP Lincoln Greenspoint, LLC and Exterran Energy Solutions,
L.P., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
August 30, 2007
10.24† Exterran Holdings, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the
Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007
10.25† Exterran Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to
Annex B to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 26, 2009
10.26† Amendment No. 1 to Exterran Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan,
incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
filed on March 26, 2009
10.27† Amendment No. 2 to Exterran Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2009
10.28† Amendment No. 3 to the Exterran Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan,
incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
filed on March 29, 2010
10.29† Exterran Holdings, Inc. Directors’ Stock and Deferral Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of
the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
10.30† First Amendment to Exterran Holdings, Inc. Directors’ Stock and Deferral Plan, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.22 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008
10.31† Exterran Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
10.32† Exterran Holdings, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
10.33† Exterran Employees’ Supplemental Savings Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
10.34† Exterran Annual Performance Pay Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the Registrant’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
10.35† First Amendment to Universal Compression, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
August 3, 2007
10.36† Amendment Number Two to Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2007
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Exhibit
Description
10.37† Form of Incentive Stock Option Award Notice, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
10.38† Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Notice, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
10.39† Form of Restricted Stock Award Notice, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the Registrant’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
10.40† Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
10.41† Form of Grant of Unit Appreciation Rights, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the Registrant’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
10.42† Form of Amendment to Grant of Unit Appreciation Rights, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of
Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2007
10.43† Form of Second Amendment to Grant of Unit Appreciation Rights, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.35 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008
10.44† Form of Directors’ Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Notice, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008
10.45† Form of Directors’ Restricted Stock Award Notice, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008
10.46† Form of Amendment to Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreements of Ernie L.
Danner, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2007
10.47† Form of Indemnification Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
10.48† Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Change of Control Agreement,
incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.19 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2007
10.49† Form of First Amendment to Exterran Holdings, Inc. Change of Control Agreement, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2008
10.50† Change of Control Agreement with Ernie L. Danner, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 10, 2008
10.51† Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Incentive Stock Option, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2009
10.52† Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Non-Qualified Stock Option,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2009
10.53† Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Restricted Stock, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2009
10.54† Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Restricted Stock for Director,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2009
10.55† Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Units,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2009
10.56† Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Stock Option for Officers, incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010
10.57† Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Non-Qualified Stock Option,
incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2010
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Exhibit
10.58†
10.59†
10.60†
10.61†
10.62†
Description
Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Restricted Stock, incorporated by
reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010
Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Restricted Stock (Directors),
incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2010
Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Units,
incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2010
Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units,
incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2010
Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Performance Shares, incorporated by reference to the
Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010
10.63†* Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Stock Option for Officers
10.64†* Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Non-Qualified Stock Option
10.65†* Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Performance Shares
10.66†* Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Restricted Stock
10.67†* Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Restricted Stock (Directors)
10.68†* Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Units
10.69†* Form of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Award Notice for Time-Vested Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units
21.1*
23.1*
31.1*
31.2*
32.1**
List of Subsidiaries
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T
32.2**
101.1**
† Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished, not filed.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SIGNATURES
Exterran Holdings, Inc.
/s/ ERNIE L. DANNER
Name: Ernie L. Danner
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 24, 2011
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Ernie L. Danner, J. Michael Anderson, Kenneth R. Bickett and Donald C. Wayne, and each of them,
his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him and
in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Report, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 21, 2011.
Signature
Title
/s/ ERNIE L. DANNER
Ernie L. Danner
/s/
J. MICHAEL ANDERSON
J. Michael Anderson
/s/ KENNETH R. BICKETT
Kenneth R. Bickett
/s/
JANET F. CLARK
Janet F. Clark
/s/ URIEL E. DUTTON
Uriel E. Dutton
/s/ GORDON T. HALL
Gordon T. Hall
/s/
J.W.G. HONEYBOURNE
J.W.G. Honeybourne
/s/ MARK A. MCCOLLUM
Mark A. McCollum
/s/ WILLIAM C. PATE
William C. Pate
/s/ STEPHEN M. PAZUK
Stephen M. Pazuk
/s/ CHRISTOPHER T. SEAVER
Christopher T. Seaver
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Vice President, Finance and Accounting
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Exterran Holdings, Inc.
Houston, Texas
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Exterran Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries
(the “Company”) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 2010. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 2010 listed in the Index at Item 15. These financial statements and
financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Company at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of their operations and their cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement
schedule when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents
fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on
the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 24, 2011 expressed an unqualified
opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Houston, Texas
February 24, 2011
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EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except par value and share amounts)
December 31,
2010
2009
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restricted cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $13,108 and $15,342, respectively . . .
Inventory, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts . .
Current deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Current assets associated with discontinued operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property, plant and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intangible and other assets, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-term assets associated with discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
44,616
1,941
429,047
396,287
147,901
36,093
98,801
5,918
1,160,604
3,092,652
196,680
282,428
9,172
$ 4,741,536
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable, trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs and estimated earnings . .
Current liabilities associated with discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-term liabilities associated with discontinued operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
157,206
330,551
124,282
130,610
15,554
758,203
1,897,147
150,227
120,424
13,111
2,939,112
Commitments and contingencies (Note 22)
Equity:
$
83,745
14,871
447,504
489,982
180,181
25,913
118,813
58,152
1,419,161
3,404,354
195,164
273,883
386
$ 5,292,948
$
131,337
321,412
206,160
156,245
21,879
837,033
2,260,936
179,327
182,126
16,667
3,476,089
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; zero
issued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 250,000,000 shares authorized;
69,071,027 and 68,195,447 shares issued, respectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accumulated other comprehensive loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accumulated deficit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treasury stock — 5,841,087 and 5,667,897 common shares, at cost,
respectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Exterran stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Noncontrolling interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total liabilities and equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
—
691
3,500,292
(20,225)
(1,667,314)
682
3,434,618
(27,879)
(1,565,489)
(203,996)
1,609,448
192,976
1,802,424
$ 4,741,536
(201,935)
1,639,997
176,862
1,816,859
$ 5,292,948
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2010
2008
Revenues:
North America contract operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 608,065
465,144
International contract operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
322,097
Aftermarket services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,066,227
Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,461,533
$ 695,315
391,995
308,873
1,319,418
2,715,601
$ 790,573
379,817
364,157
1,489,572
3,024,119
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense):
North America contract operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
International contract operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aftermarket services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Merger and integration expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-lived asset impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates . . . . . . . . . .
Other (income) expense, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss from continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax. . . . . . . . . . .
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling
300,686
175,357
276,307
904,722
358,255
—
401,478
146,903
—
—
136,149
609
(13,763)
2,686,703
(225,170)
(66,606)
(158,564)
45,323
(113,241)
298,714
149,253
245,886
1,106,166
337,620
—
352,785
96,988
14,329
150,778
122,845
91,154
(53,360)
2,913,158
(197,557)
51,667
(249,224)
(296,239)
(545,463)
341,865
144,906
291,560
1,220,056
352,899
11,384
330,886
24,109
—
1,148,371
129,784
(23,974)
(3,118)
3,968,728
(944,609)
37,219
(981,828)
46,752
(935,076)
interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,416
Net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (101,825)
(3,944)
$ (549,407)
(12,273)
$ (947,349)
Basic loss per common share:
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Exterran
stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
(2.37)
$
(4.12)
$
(15.39)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to
Exterran stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
0.73
(1.64)
$
(4.83)
(8.95)
$
0.72
(14.67)
Diluted loss per common share:
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Exterran
stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
(2.37)
$
(4.12)
$
(15.39)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to
Exterran stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
0.73
(1.64)
$
(4.83)
(8.95)
$
0.72
(14.67)
Weighted average common and equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61,995
61,995
61,406
61,406
64,580
64,580
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-3
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
2010
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(113,241)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of interest rate swap terminations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency translation adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comprehensive loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12,809
(2,006)
(2,326)
(104,764)
$(545,463)
$ (935,076)
13,088
—
56,640
(475,735)
(46,366)
—
(65,124)
(1,046,566)
Less: Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to the
noncontrolling interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,712
Comprehensive loss attributable to Exterran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (95,052)
(6,784)
$(482,519)
(8,554)
$(1,055,120)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-4
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Exterran Holdings, Inc. Stockholders
Common Stock
Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Treasury Stock
Shares
Amount
Accumulated
Deficit
Noncontrolling
Interest
Total
(In thousands, except share data)
$666
$3,317,321
$ 13,004
2
1
3
5,148
4,112
17,672
10,669
Balance at December 31, 2007 . . . . . 66,574,419
Treasury stock purchased . . . . . . . . .
Options exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shares issued in employee stock
168,058
115,647
343,985
purchase plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation, net of
forfeitures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax benefit from stock-based
compensation expense . . . . . . . . .
Cash distribution to noncontrolling
unitholders of the Partnership . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Derivatives change in fair value, net
of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency translation
adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Balance at December 31, 2008 . . . . . 67,202,109
Treasury stock purchased . . . . . . . . .
Shares issued in employee stock
$672
$3,354,922
purchase plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation, net of
forfeitures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax expense from stock-based
compensation expense . . . . . . . . .
Cash distribution to noncontrolling
unitholders of the Partnership . . . . .
Issuance of convertible senior notes
and purchased call options and
warrants sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Derivatives change in fair value, net
of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency translation
191,384
801,954
2
8
2,843
23,815
(2,674)
56,745
(1,033)
adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Balance at December 31, 2009 . . . . . 68,195,447
Treasury stock purchased . . . . . . . . .
Options exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shares issued in employee stock
50,494
purchase plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
102,156
Stock-based compensation, net of
722,930
forfeitures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income tax expense from stock-based
compensation expense . . . . . . . . .
Net proceeds from sale of Partnership
units, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash distribution to noncontrolling
unitholders of the Partnership . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Derivatives change in fair value, net
of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of interest rate swap
terminations, net of tax . . . . . . .
Foreign currency translation
adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$682
$3,434,618
1
1
7
839
2,223
22,408
(895)
41,111
(12)
Balance at December 31, 2010 . . . . . 69,071,027
$691
$3,500,292
(42,647)
(65,124)
$(94,767)
10,248
56,640
$(27,879)
881
11,105
(2,006)
(2,326)
$(20,225)
(1,287,237)
(4,173,262)
$ (99,998)
(100,961)
$
(68,733)
$191,304
(75,172)
(1,140)
(14,489)
62
$3,353,564
(100,961)
5,150
4,113
16,535
10,669
(14,489)
62
(947,349)
12,273
(935,076)
(3,719)
(46,366)
(5,535,671)
(57,284)
$(200,959)
(976)
$(1,016,082)
$184,291
(74,942)
926
(65,124)
$2,228,077
(976)
2,845
24,749
(2,674)
(15,459)
(15,459)
(549,407)
320
3,944
2,840
(5,667,897)
(84,922)
$(201,935)
(2,061)
$(1,565,489)
$176,862
(88,268)
585
43,273
(18,030)
(2)
56,745
(713)
(545,463)
13,088
56,640
$1,816,859
(2,061)
840
2,224
23,000
(895)
85,265
(18,030)
(14)
(101,825)
(11,416)
(113,241)
1,704
(5,841,087)
$(203,996)
$(1,667,314)
$192,976
12,809
(2,006)
(2,326)
$1,802,424
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-5
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
2010
$ (113,241)
$ (545,463)
$ (935,076)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-lived asset impairment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred financing cost amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax . . . . .
Amortization of debt discount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for doubtful accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment . . . . . . . . . . .
Gain on sale of business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates, net of
dividends received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest rate swaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Gain) loss on remeasurement of intercompany balances . . . .
Stock-based compensation expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred income tax provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changes in assets and liabilities: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts receivable and notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costs and estimated earnings versus billings on
uncompleted contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid and other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts payable and other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash provided by continuing operations . . . . . . . . .
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued
operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash provided by operating activities . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment . . . . . . . .
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired . . . . .
Proceeds from sale of business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Return of investments in non-consolidated affiliates . . . . . . . . .
Net proceeds from the sale of Partnership units . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash invested in non-consolidated affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash used in continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued
401,478
146,903
—
5,303
(45,323)
16,364
4,750
(7,322)
—
609
2,757
(6,801)
23,266
(129,259)
—
36,421
97,093
2,910
20,161
7,422
(85,693)
(9,543)
368,255
(3,880)
364,375
(235,990)
31,195
—
—
—
109,365
12,930
(609)
(83,109)
operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities . . . . .
89,509
6,400
F-6
352,785
96,988
150,778
3,913
296,239
8,329
5,929
(33,156)
(3,193)
91,154
1,576
(15,097)
24,749
(6,684)
111,464
39,344
35,587
1,407
(68,515)
(62,337)
(8,989)
476,808
710
477,518
(368,901)
69,097
—
5,642
3,139
—
(7,308)
(1,959)
(300,290)
(710)
(301,000)
330,886
24,109
1,148,371
3,391
(46,752)
—
4,043
(4,331)
—
(20,669)
3,192
10,917
16,535
(50,898)
(94,558)
(121,119)
53,696
(16,786)
13,228
112,894
11,448
442,521
43,534
486,055
(465,736)
56,574
(133,590)
—
—
—
1,570
—
(541,182)
(41,719)
(582,901)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repayments of long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payments for debt issue costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from warrants sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payment from call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from stock options exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from stock issued pursuant to our employee stock
purchase plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchases of treasury stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation excess tax benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distributions to noncontrolling partners in the Partnership . . . .
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities . . . .
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents . . . . . . .
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of capitalized amounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income taxes paid, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
2010
2,098,244
(2,478,397)
(12,034)
—
—
840
1,180,815
(1,342,785)
(12,293)
53,138
(89,408)
—
1,191,800
(1,013,296)
(682)
—
—
5,150
2,224
(2,061)
1,182
(18,030)
(408,032)
(1,872)
(39,129)
83,745
44,616
109,952
47,325
$
$
$
2,845
(976)
119
(15,459)
(224,004)
7,325
(40,161)
123,906
83,745
112,521
69,507
$
$
$
4,113
(100,961)
14,763
(14,489)
86,398
(10,447)
(20,895)
144,801
123,906
133,823
48,658
$
$
$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-7
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Background and Significant Accounting Policies
Exterran Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (“we” or “Exterran”), is a global market leader in the
full service natural gas compression business and a premier provider of operations, maintenance, service and
equipment for oil and natural gas production, processing and transportation applications. Our global customer
base consists of companies engaged in all aspects of the oil and natural gas industry, including large integrated
oil and natural gas companies, national oil and natural gas companies, independent producers and natural gas
processors, gatherers and pipelines. We operate in three primary business lines: contract operations, fabrication
and aftermarket services. In our contract operations business line, we own a fleet of natural gas compression
equipment and crude oil and natural gas production and processing equipment that we utilize to provide
operations services to our customers. In our fabrication business line, we fabricate and sell equipment similar
to the equipment that we own and utilize to provide contract operations to our customers. We also fabricate
the equipment utilized in our contract operations services. In addition, our fabrication business line provides
engineering, procurement and fabrication services primarily related to the manufacturing of critical process
equipment for refinery and petrochemical facilities, the fabrication of tank farms and the fabrication of
evaporators and brine heaters for desalination plants. In our Total Solutions projects, which we offer to our
customers on either a contract operations basis or a sale basis, we provide the engineering design, project
management, procurement and construction services necessary to incorporate our products into complete
production, processing and compression facilities. In our aftermarket services business line, we sell parts and
components and provide operations, maintenance, overhaul and reconfiguration services to customers who own
compression, production, processing, gas treating and other equipment.
We were incorporated in February 2007 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Compression Holdings,
Inc. (“Universal”). On August 20, 2007, in accordance with their merger agreement, Universal and Hanover
Compressor Company (“Hanover”) merged into our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and we became the parent
entity of Universal and Hanover. Immediately following the completion of the merger, Universal merged with
and into us. Hanover was determined to be the acquirer for accounting purposes and, therefore, our financial
statements reflect Hanover’s historical results for periods prior to the merger date.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include Exterran and its wholly-owned and majority-
owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Investments in affiliated entities in which we own more than a 20% interest and do not have a controlling
interest are accounted for using the equity method.
Use of Estimates in the Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses, as well as the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Because of the inherent
uncertainties in this process, actual future results could differ from those expected at the reporting date.
Management believes that the estimates and assumptions used are reasonable.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be
cash equivalents.
F-8
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 consists of cash restricted to pay for expenses incurred
under our and Exterran Partners, L.P.’s (together with its subsidiaries, the “Partnership”) asset-backed
securitization facilities and other cash that contractually is not available for immediate use. The Partnership’s
asset-backed securitization facility was terminated in November 2010 (see Note 11). Restricted cash is
presented separately from cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet and statement of cash flows.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue from contract operations is recorded when earned, which generally occurs monthly at the time the
monthly service is provided to customers in accordance with the contracts. Aftermarket services revenue is
recorded as products are delivered and title is transferred or services are performed for the customer.
Fabrication revenue is recognized using the percentage-of-completion method when the applicable criteria are
met. We estimate percentage-of-completion for compressor and accessory fabrication on a direct labor hour to
total labor hour basis. Production and processing equipment fabrication percentage-of-completion is estimated
using the direct labor hour to total labor hour and the cost to total cost basis. The duration of these projects is
typically between three and 36 months. Fabrication revenue is recognized using the completed contract
method when the applicable criteria of the percentage-of-completion method are not met.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash
equivalents, accounts receivable and notes receivable. We believe that the credit risk in temporary cash
investments is limited because our cash is held in accounts with multiple financial institutions. Trade accounts
and notes receivable are due from companies of varying size engaged principally in oil and natural gas
activities throughout the world. We review the financial condition of customers prior to extending credit and
generally do not obtain collateral for trade receivables. Payment terms are on a short-term basis and in
accordance with industry practice. We consider this credit risk to be limited due to these companies’ financial
resources, the nature of products and the services we provide them and the terms of our contract operations
service contracts.
We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our
customers to make required payments. The determination of the collectibility of amounts due from our
customers requires us to use estimates and make judgments regarding future events and trends, including
monitoring our customers’ payment history and current credit worthiness to determine that collectibility is
reasonably assured, as well as consideration of the overall business climate in which our customers operate.
Inherently, these uncertainties require us to make judgments and estimates regarding our customers’ ability to
pay the amounts they owe in order to determine the appropriate amount of valuation allowances required for
doubtful accounts. We review the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts quarterly. We determine
the allowance needed based on historical write-off experience and by evaluating significant balances aged
greater than 90 days individually for collectibility. Account balances are charged off against the allowance
after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. During
2010, 2009 and 2008, our bad debt expense was $4.8 million, $5.9 million and $4.0 million, respectively.
Inventory
Inventory consists of parts used for fabrication or maintenance of natural gas compression equipment and
facilities, processing and production equipment, and also includes compression units and production equipment
that are held for sale. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market using the average-cost method. A
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reserve is recorded against inventory balances for estimated obsolescence based on specific identification and
historical experience.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over
their estimated useful lives as follows:
Compression equipment, facilities and other fleet assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation, shop equipment and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 to 30 years
20 to 35 years
3 to 12 years
Major improvements that extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized. Repairs and maintenance are
expensed as incurred. When property, plant and equipment is sold, retired or otherwise disposed of, the gain or
loss is recorded in other (income) expense, net. Interest is capitalized during the construction period on
equipment and facilities that are constructed for use in our operations. The capitalized interest is included as
part of the cost of the asset to which it relates and is amortized over the asset’s estimated useful life.
Computer software
Certain costs related to the development or purchase of internal-use software are capitalized and amortized
over the estimated useful life of the software, which ranges from three to five years. Costs related to the
preliminary project stage, data conversion and the post-implementation/operation stage of an internal-use
computer software development project are expensed as incurred.
Long-Lived Assets
We review for the impairment of long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and identifiable
intangibles that are being amortized whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss exists when estimated undiscounted cash
flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount.
The impairment loss recognized represents the excess of the asset’s carrying value as compared to its
estimated fair value. Identifiable intangibles are amortized over the assets’ estimated useful lives.
We hold investments in companies with operations in areas that relate to our business. We record an
investment impairment charge when we believe an investment has experienced a decline in value that is other
than temporary.
Goodwill
Goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually or whenever events indicate impairment may have occurred.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue is primarily comprised of billings related to jobs where revenue is recognized on the
percentage-of-completion method that have not begun, milestone billings related to jobs where revenue is
recognized on the completed contract method and deferred revenue on contract operations jobs.
Other (Income) Expense, Net
Other (income) expense, net is primarily comprised of gains and losses from the remeasurement of our
international subsidiaries’ net assets exposed to changes in foreign currency rates and on the sale of assets.
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Noncontrolling Interest
Noncontrolling interest is primarily comprised of the portion of the Partnership’s capital and earnings
applicable to the limited partner interest in the Partnership not owned by us.
Income Taxes
We use the liability method for determining our income taxes, under which current and deferred tax liabilities
and assets are recorded in accordance with enacted tax laws and rates. Under this method, the amounts of
deferred tax liabilities and assets at the end of each period are determined using the tax rate expected to be in
effect when taxes are actually paid or recovered. Future tax benefits are recognized to the extent that
realization of such benefits is more likely than not.
Deferred income taxes are provided for the estimated income tax effect of temporary differences between
financial and tax basis in assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are also provided for certain tax credit
carryforwards. A valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets is established when it is more likely than
not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The impact of an uncertain tax
position taken or expected to be taken on an income tax return must be recognized in the financial statements
at the largest amount that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the relevant taxing
authority.
We operate in approximately 30 countries and, as a result, are subject to the jurisdiction of numerous domestic
and foreign tax authorities. Our operations in these different jurisdictions are taxed on various bases: actual
income before taxes, deemed profits (which are generally determined using a percentage of revenues rather
than profits) and withholding taxes based on revenue. Determination of taxable income in any jurisdiction
requires the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and the use of estimates and assumptions
regarding significant future events such as the amount, timing and character of deductions, permissible revenue
recognition methods under the tax law and the sources and character of income and tax credits. Changes in tax
laws, regulations, agreements and treaties, foreign currency exchange restrictions or our level of operations or
profitability in each taxing jurisdiction could have an impact on the amount of income taxes that we provide
during any given year.
We intend to indefinitely reinvest certain earnings of our foreign subsidiaries in operations outside the
United States of America (“U.S.”), and accordingly, we have not provided for U.S. federal income taxes on
such earnings. We do provide for the U.S. and additional foreign taxes on earnings anticipated to be
repatriated from our foreign subsidiaries.
Foreign Currency Translation
The financial statements of subsidiaries outside the U.S., except those for which we have determined that the
U.S. dollar is the functional currency, are measured using the local currency as the functional currency. Assets
and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated at the rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date.
Income and expense items are translated at average monthly rates of exchange. The resulting gains and losses
from the translation of accounts into U.S. dollars are included in accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss) on our consolidated balance sheets. For all subsidiaries, gains and losses from remeasuring foreign
currency accounts into the functional currency are included in other (income) expense, net on our consolidated
statements of operations.
Hedging and Use of Derivative Instruments
We use derivative financial instruments to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with financial activities
by managing our exposure to interest rate fluctuations on a portion of our debt obligations. We also use
derivative financial instruments to minimize the risks caused by currency fluctuations in certain foreign
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currencies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes. We record
interest rate swaps and foreign currency hedges on the balance sheet as either derivative assets or derivative
liabilities measured at their fair value. The fair value of our derivatives was estimated using a combination of
the market and income approach. Changes in the fair value of the derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, to the extent the contracts are
effective as hedges until settlement of the underlying hedged transaction. To qualify for hedge accounting
treatment, we must formally document, designate and assess the effectiveness of the transactions. If the
necessary correlation ceases to exist or if the anticipated transaction becomes improbable, we would
discontinue hedge accounting and apply mark-to-market accounting. Amounts paid or received from interest
rate swap agreements are charged or credited to interest expense and matched with the cash flows and interest
expense of the debt being hedged, resulting in an adjustment to the effective interest rate. Amounts paid or
received from foreign currency derivatives designated as hedges are recorded against revenue and matched
with the revenue recognized on the related contract being hedged.
Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Exterran Stockholders Per Common Share
Basic income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders per common share is computed by dividing income
(loss) attributable to Exterran common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for
the period. Unvested share-based awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend
equivalents, whether paid or unpaid, are participating securities and are included in the computation of
earnings per share following the two-class method. Therefore, restricted share awards that contain the right to
vote and receive dividends are included in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share, unless their
effect would be anti-dilutive.
Diluted income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders per common share is computed using the weighted
average number of shares outstanding adjusted for the incremental common stock equivalents attributed to
outstanding options and warrants to purchase common stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock to be
issued pursuant to our employee stock purchase plan and convertible senior notes, unless their effect would be
anti-dilutive.
The table below summarizes income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2010
2008
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Exterran
stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax. . . . . .
$(147,148)
45,323
$(253,168)
(296,239)
$(994,101)
46,752
Net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . .
$(101,825)
$(549,407)
$(947,349)
There were no potential shares of common stock included in computing the dilutive potential shares of
common stock used in diluted income (loss) per common share for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009
and 2008, as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. The table below indicates the potential
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shares of common stock issuable that were excluded from net dilutive potential shares of common stock
issuable as their effect would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2010
2008
2009
Net dilutive potential common shares issuable:
On exercise of options where exercise price is greater than average
market value for the period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,359
1,140
556
On exercise of options and vesting of restricted stock and restricted
stock units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
On settlement of employee stock purchase plan shares . . . . . . . . . . . .
On exercise of warrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
On conversion of 4.25% convertible senior notes due 2014 . . . . . . . . .
On conversion of 4.75% convertible senior notes due 2014 . . . . . . . . .
On conversion of convertible senior notes due 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
735
14
2,808
15,334
3,114
—
539
30
1,604
8,762
3,114
—
576
16
—
—
3,114
299
Net dilutive potential common shares issuable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23,364
15,189
4,561
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Components of comprehensive income (loss) are net income (loss) and all changes in equity during a period
except those resulting from transactions with owners. Our accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
consists of foreign currency translation adjustments and changes in the fair value of derivative financial
instruments, net of tax that are designated as cash flow hedges, and to the extent the hedge is effective. As a
result of the changes in the fair values of derivatives designated as hedges, we recorded an increase in
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of $11.1 million (net of tax of $5.6 million) and $10.2 million
(net of tax of $4.8 million) for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. As a result of the
changes in the fair values of derivatives designated as hedges, we recorded a reduction in accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) of $42.6 million (net of tax of $31.8 million) for the year ended December 31,
2008.
Financial Instruments
Our financial instruments include cash, restricted cash, receivables, payables, interest rate swaps, foreign
currency hedges and debt. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the estimated fair value of such financial
instruments, except for debt, approximated their carrying value as reflected in our consolidated balance sheets.
Based on market conditions, we believe that the fair value of our floating rate debt does not approximate its
carrying value as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 because the applicable margin on certain of our floating
rate debt was below the market rates as of these dates. The fair value of our fixed rate debt has been estimated
primarily based on quoted market prices. The fair value of our floating rate debt has been estimated based on
similar debt transactions that occurred near December 31, 2010 and 2009. A summary of the fair value and
carrying value of our debt as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 is shown in the table below (in thousands):
As of December 31, 2010
Carrying
Amount
Fair Value
As of December 31, 2009
Carrying
Amount
Fair Value
Fixed rate debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Floating rate debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 775,810
1,121,337
$ 808,000
1,101,000
$ 409,506
1,851,430
$ 424,000
1,739,000
Total debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$1,897,147
$1,909,000
$2,260,936
$2,163,000
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GAAP requires that all derivative instruments (including certain derivative instruments embedded in other
contracts) be recognized in the balance sheet at fair value, and that changes in such fair values be recognized
in earnings (loss) unless specific hedging criteria are met. Changes in the values of derivatives that meet these
hedging criteria will ultimately offset related earnings effects of the hedged item pending recognition in
earnings.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the prior financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2010 financial
statement classification. These reclassifications have no impact on our consolidated results of operations, cash
flows or financial position.
2. Discontinued Operations
In May 2009, the Venezuelan government enacted a law that reserves to the State of Venezuela certain assets
and services related to hydrocarbon activities, which included substantially all of our assets and services in
Venezuela. The law provides that the reserved activities are to be performed by the State, by the State-owned
oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (“PDVSA”), or its affiliates, or through mixed companies under the
control of PDVSA or its affiliates. The law authorizes PDVSA or its affiliates to take possession of the assets
and take over control of those operations related to the reserved activities as a step prior to the commencement
of an expropriation process, and permits the national executive of Venezuela to decree the total or partial
expropriation of shares or assets of companies performing those services.
On June 2, 2009, PDVSA commenced taking possession of our assets and operations in a number of our
locations in Venezuela. By the end of the second quarter of 2009, PDVSA had assumed control over
substantially all of our assets and operations in Venezuela.
While the law provides that companies whose assets are expropriated in this manner may be compensated in
cash or securities, we are unable to predict what, if any, compensation Venezuela will ultimately offer in
exchange for any such expropriated assets and, accordingly, we are unable to predict what, if any,
compensation we ultimately will receive. We reserve and will continue to reserve the right to seek full
compensation for any and all expropriated assets and investments under all applicable legal regimes, including
investment treaties and customary international law. In this connection, on June 16, 2009, our Spanish
subsidiary delivered to the Venezuelan government and PDVSA an official notice of dispute relating to the
seized assets and investments under the Agreement between Spain and Venezuela for the Reciprocal
Promotion and Protection of Investments and under Venezuelan law. On March 23, 2010, our Spanish
subsidiary filed a request for the institution of an arbitration proceeding against Venezuela with the
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) related to the seized assets and
investments, which was registered by ICSID on April 12, 2010.
We maintained insurance for the risk of expropriation of our investments in Venezuela, subject to a policy
limit of $50 million. During the year ended December 31, 2009, we recorded a receivable of $50 million
related to this insurance policy because we determined that recovery under this policy of a portion of our loss
was probable. We collected the $50 million under our policy in January 2010. Under the terms of the
insurance policy, certain compensation we may receive from the Venezuelan government or PDVSA for our
expropriated assets and operations will be applied first to the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by us and the insurance company, second to the insurance company until the $50 million payment
has been repaid and third to us.
As a result of PDVSA taking possession of substantially all of our assets and operations in Venezuela, we
recorded asset impairments during the year ended December 31, 2009, totaling $329.7 million ($379.7 million
excluding the insurance proceeds of $50 million). These charges primarily related to receivables, inventory,
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fixed assets and goodwill, and are reflected in Income (loss) from discontinued operations. These asset
impairments are reflected as loss from discontinued operations, net of tax in our consolidated statements of
operations. We believe the fair value of our seized Venezuelan operations substantially exceeds the historical
cost-based carrying value of the assets, including the goodwill allocable to those operations; however, GAAP
requires that our claim be accounted for as a gain contingency with no benefit being recorded until resolved.
Accordingly, we did not include any compensation we may receive for our seized assets and operations from
Venezuela in recording the loss on expropriation.
The expropriation of our business in Venezuela meets the criteria established for recognition as discontinued
operations under accounting standards for presentation of financial statements. Therefore, our Venezuela
contract operations and aftermarket services businesses are now reflected as discontinued operations in our
consolidated statements of operations.
In January 2010, the Venezuelan government announced a devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar. This
devaluation resulted in a translation gain of approximately $12.2 million on the remeasurement of our net
liability position in Venezuela and is reflected in other (income) loss, net in the table below for the year ended
December 31, 2010. The functional currency of our Venezuela subsidiary is the U.S. dollar and we had more
liabilities than assets denominated in bolivars in Venezuela at the time of the devaluation. The exchange rate
used to remeasure our net liabilities changed from 2.15 bolivars per U.S. dollar at December 31, 2009 to 4.3
bolivars per U.S. dollar in January 2010.
Our loss (recovery) attributable to expropriation for the year ended December 31, 2010 includes a benefit of
$41.0 million from payments received from PDVSA and its affiliates for the fixed assets for two projects.
These payments relate to the recovery of the loss we recognized on the value of the equipment for these
projects in the second quarter of 2009.
The table below summarizes the operating results of the discontinued operations (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
2010
Revenues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expenses and selling, general and administrative . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss (recovery) attributable to expropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other (income) loss, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 2,940
5,892
(38,925)
(12,145)
2,795
$ 69,050
61,761
329,685
(7,571)
(18,586)
$154,535
123,981
—
(16,390)
192
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax . . . . . . .
$ 45,323
$(296,239)
$ 46,752
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The table below summarizes the balance sheet data for discontinued operations (in thousands):
December 31,
2010
2009
Cash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Political risk insurance receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
754
434
$ 1,841
177
— 50,000
169
5,965
1,077
3,653
Total current assets associated with discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property, plant and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other long-term assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,918
502
8,670
58,152
386
—
Total assets associated with discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$15,090
$58,538
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total current liabilities associated with discontinued operations. . . . . . . . . . .
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
801
13,932
821
15,554
13,111
$ 9,543
12,336
—
21,879
16,667
Total liabilities associated with discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$28,665
$38,546
3. Business Acquisitions
In January 2008, we acquired GLR Solutions Ltd. (“GLR”), a Canadian provider of water treatment products
for the upstream petroleum and other industries, for approximately $25 million plus certain working capital
adjustments and contingent payments based on the performance of GLR. In April 2009, we paid
approximately $3.6 million Canadian based on GLR’s performance in 2008 and we may be required to pay up
to an additional $18.4 million Canadian based on GLR’s performance in 2010. We currently do not expect to
pay a significant amount, if any, based on GLR’s performance in 2010. Under the purchase method of
accounting, the total purchase price was allocated to GLR’s net tangible and intangible assets based on their
estimated fair value at the purchase date. This allocation resulted in goodwill and intangible assets of
$14.7 million and $15.3 million, respectively. The intangible assets for customer relationships and patents are
being amortized through 2027 based on the present value of expected income to be realized from these assets.
The intangible assets for non-compete agreements and backlog are being amortized over five years and one
year, respectively. The goodwill and intangible assets from this acquisition are not deductible for Canadian
income tax purposes.
In July 2008, we acquired EMIT Water Discharge Technology, LLC (“EMIT”), now called Exterran Water
Management Services, LLC, a leading provider of contract water management and processing services,
primarily to the coalbed methane industry, for approximately $108.6 million. Under the purchase method of
accounting, the total purchase price was allocated to EMIT’s net tangible and intangible assets based on their
estimated fair value at the purchase date. This allocation resulted in goodwill and intangible assets of
$45.8 million and $41.7 million, respectively. Goodwill associated with this acquisition was written off in
2008 in connection with the goodwill impairment of our North America contract operations business. The
intangible assets for contracts and customer relationships are being amortized through 2017 and 2019,
respectively, based on the present value of expected income to be realized from these assets. The intangible
assets for non-compete agreements and technology will be amortized through 2013 and 2027, respectively.
The goodwill and intangible assets from this acquisition are deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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4.
Inventory
Inventory, net of reserves, consisted of the following amounts (in thousands):
December 31,
2010
2009
Parts and supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Work in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finished goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$244,618
116,371
35,298
$284,849
154,763
50,370
Inventory, net of reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$396,287
$489,982
During 2010, 2009 and 2008, we recorded $2.2 million, $5.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively, in
inventory write-downs and reserves for inventory, which were either obsolete, excess or carried at a price
above market value. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, we had inventory reserves of $18.3 million and
$18.4 million, respectively.
5. Fabrication Contracts
Costs, estimated earnings and billings on uncompleted contracts consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
2010
2009
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,318,971 $ 1,220,266
288,460
Estimated earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
277,768
Less — billings to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,596,739
(1,579,448)
1,508,726
(1,484,790)
$
17,291
$
23,936
Costs, estimated earnings and billings on uncompleted contracts are presented in the accompanying financial
statements as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
2010
2009
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted
contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 147,901
$ 180,181
Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs and estimated
earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(130,610)
(156,245)
$ 17,291
$ 23,936
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6. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
2010
2009
Compression equipment, facilities and other fleet assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,302,483 $ 4,355,915
174,004
Land and buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
207,035
Transportation and shop equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125,435
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
166,273
225,073
142,770
Accumulated depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,836,599
(1,743,947)
4,862,389
(1,458,035)
Property, plant and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,092,652 $ 3,404,354
Depreciation expense was $373.3 million, $322.3 million and $293.4 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. Assets under construction of $134.6 million and $201.5 million are included in compression
equipment, facilities and other fleet assets at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We capitalized
$1.7 million, $4.1 million and $0.3 million of interest related to construction in process during 2010, 2009 and
2008, respectively.
7.
Intangible and Other Assets
Intangible and other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
2010
2009
Deferred debt issuance costs, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,735 $ 18,004
184,750
Intangible assets, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34,290
Deferred taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36,839
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161,618
59,585
36,490
Intangibles and other assets, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $282,428 $273,883
Intangible assets and deferred debt issuance costs consisted of the following (in thousands):
Deferred debt issuance costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marketing related (20 year life) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer related (11-20 year life) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technology based (20 year life) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contract based (2-11 year life) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intangible assets and deferred debt issuance
December 31, 2010
December 31, 2009
Gross
Carrying
Amount
$ 39,367
2,727
175,798
32,361
64,924
Accumulated
Amortization
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
$ (14,632) $ 28,087
715
171,638
32,156
64,164
(1,211)
(60,511)
(5,035)
(47,435)
$(10,083)
(270)
(40,634)
(3,045)
(39,974)
costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$315,177
$(128,824) $296,760
$(94,006)
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs totaled $5.3 million, $3.9 million and $3.4 million in 2010, 2009
and 2008, respectively, and are recorded to interest expense in our consolidated statements of operations.
Amortization of intangible costs totaled $28.2 million, $30.5 million and $37.5 million in 2010, 2009 and
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2008, respectively. Customer related intangible assets acquired in connection with the merger are being
amortized based upon the expected cash flows over a 17-year period.
Estimated future intangible amortization expense is as follows (in thousands):
2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,216
21,088
2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17,646
2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14,889
2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13,082
2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70,697
Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$161,618
8.
Investments in Non-Consolidated Affiliates
Investments in affiliates that are not controlled by Exterran but where we have the ability to exercise
significant influence over the operations are accounted for using the equity method. Our share of net income
or losses of these affiliates is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as equity in (income) loss
of non-consolidated affiliates. Our equity method investments are primarily comprised of entities that own,
operate, service and maintain compression and other related facilities, as well as water injection plants.
Our ownership interest and location of each equity method investee at December 31, 2010 is as follows:
Ownership
Interest
Location
Type of Business
PIGAP II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Furrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30.0%
33.3%
Venezuela
Venezuela
Gas Compression Plant
Gas Compression Plant
We also had a 35.5% ownership interest in each of the SIMCO Consortium and Harwat that we sold in
November 2009. The SIMCO Consortium and Harwat operate a water injection plant in Venezuela. The
summarized financial information in the table below includes the investees listed above as well as the SIMCO
Consortium and Harwat through their disposition date in November 2009.
Summarized balance sheet information for investees accounted for by the equity method is as follows (on a
100% basis, in thousands):
December 31,
2010
2009
Current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Current liabilities, including current debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-term debt payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other non-current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Owners’ deficit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
1,200
24,421
101,463
1,203
29,665
(106,710)
$
2,271
24,767
147,541
1,846
28,947
(151,296)
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Summarized combined earnings information for these entities consisted of the following amounts (on a 100%
basis, in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
2010
Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ — $
41,582
43,013
8,381 $208,148
104,543
46,922
(400,727)
(343,680)
Due to unresolved disputes with its only customer, PDVSA, SIMCO sent a notice to PDVSA in the fourth
quarter of 2008 stating that SIMCO might not be able to continue to fund its operations if some of its
outstanding disputes were not resolved and paid in the near future. On February 25, 2009, the Venezuelan
National Guard occupied SIMCO’s facilities and during March 2009 transitioned the operation of SIMCO,
including the hiring of SIMCO’s employees, to PDVSA.
During the first quarter of 2009, we determined that the expected proceeds from our investment in the SIMCO
Consortium and Harwat would be less than the book value of our investment and, as a result, that the fair
value of our investment had declined and the loss in value was not temporary. Therefore, we recorded an
impairment charge in the first quarter of 2009 of $6.5 million, which is reflected as a charge in equity in
(income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates in our consolidated statements of operations.
Due to lack of payments from their only customer, PDVSA, PIGAP II and El Furrial each sent a notice of
default to PDVSA in April 2009. PIGAP II’s and El Furrial’s debt was in technical default triggered by past
due payments from their sole customer under their related services contracts. As a result of PDVSA’s
nonpayment, in March 2009 these joint ventures recorded impairments on their assets. Accordingly, we
reviewed our expected cash flows related to these two joint ventures and determined in March 2009 that the
fair value of our investment in PIGAP II and El Furrial had declined and that we had a loss in our investment
that was not temporary. Therefore, we recorded an impairment charge of $90.1 million ($81.7 million net of
tax) to write-off our investments in PIGAP II and El Furrial. These impairment charges are reflected as a
charge in equity in (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates in our consolidated statements of operations. In
May 2009, PDVSA assumed control over the assets of PIGAP II and El Furrial and transitioned the operations
of PIGAP II and El Furrial, including the hiring of their employees, to PDVSA. Our non-consolidated
affiliates are expected to seek full compensation for any and all expropriated assets and investments under all
applicable legal regimes, including investment treaties and customary international law, which could result in
us recording a gain on our investment in future periods. However, we are unable to predict what, if any,
compensation we ultimately will receive or when we may receive any such compensation.
Because the assets and operations of our investments in our remaining non-consolidated affiliates have been
expropriated, we currently do not expect to have any meaningful equity earnings in non-consolidated affiliates
in the future from these investments.
During 2008, we received approximately $3.7 million in dividends from our joint ventures. We did not receive
dividends from our joint ventures in the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.
9. Goodwill
Goodwill acquired in connection with business combinations represents the excess of consideration over the
fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible net assets acquired. Certain assumptions and estimates are
employed in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as in determining
the allocation of goodwill to the appropriate reporting units.
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We perform our goodwill impairment test in the fourth quarter of every year, or whenever events indicate
impairment may have occurred, to determine if the estimated recoverable value of each of our reporting units
exceeds the net carrying value of the reporting unit, including the applicable goodwill.
The first step in performing a goodwill impairment test is to compare the estimated fair value of each
reporting unit with its recorded net book value (including the goodwill). If the estimated fair value of the
reporting unit is higher than the recorded net book value, no impairment is deemed to exist and no further
testing is required. If, however, the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is below the recorded net book
value, then a second step must be performed to determine the goodwill impairment required, if any. In this
second step, the estimated fair value from the first step is used as the purchase price in a hypothetical
acquisition of the reporting unit. Purchase business combination accounting rules are followed to determine a
hypothetical purchase price allocation to the reporting unit’s assets and liabilities. The residual amount of
goodwill that results from this hypothetical purchase price allocation is compared to the recorded amount of
goodwill for the reporting unit, and the recorded amount is written down to the hypothetical amount, if lower.
Because quoted market prices for our reporting units are not available, management must apply judgment in
determining the estimated fair value of these reporting units for purposes of performing the annual goodwill
impairment test. Management uses all available information to make these fair value determinations, including
the present values of expected future cash flows using discount rates commensurate with the risks involved in
the assets.
We determine the fair value of our reporting units using both the expected present value of future cash flows
and a market approach. The present value of future cash flows is estimated using our most recent forecast and
the weighted average cost of capital of each reporting unit. The market approach uses a market multiple on
the reporting units’ earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.
As discussed in Note 2, on June 2, 2009, PDVSA commenced taking possession of our assets and operations
in Venezuela. As of the end of the second quarter of 2009, PDVSA had assumed control over substantially all
of our assets and operations in Venezuela. We determined that this event could indicate an impairment of our
international contract operations and aftermarket services reporting units’ goodwill and therefore performed a
goodwill impairment test for these reporting units in the second quarter of 2009.
Our international contract operations reporting unit failed step one of the goodwill impairment test and we
recorded an impairment of goodwill in our international contract operations reporting unit of $150.8 million in
the second quarter of 2009. The $32.6 million of goodwill related to our Venezuela contract operations and
aftermarket services businesses was also written off in the second quarter of 2009 as part of our loss from
discontinued operations. The decrease in value of our international contract operations reporting unit was
primarily caused by the loss of our operations in Venezuela.
In 2008, there were severe disruptions in the credit and capital markets and reductions in global economic
activity which had significant adverse impacts on stock markets and oil-and-gas-related commodity prices,
both of which we believe contributed to a significant decline in our stock price and corresponding market
capitalization. We determined that the deepening recession and financial market crisis, along with the
continuing decline in the market value of our common stock resulted in an impairment of all of the goodwill
in our North America contract operations reporting unit. These factors impacted our estimated weighted
average cost of capital and multiples used in determining the fair value of our reporting units in 2008. Our
North America contract operations reporting unit failed the goodwill impairment test and we recorded an
impairment of goodwill in our North America contract operations reporting unit of $1,148.4 million in 2008.
The fair value of our aftermarket services and fabrication reporting units, our reporting units that have
goodwill, exceeded their book value by a significant margin as of December 31, 2010. If the fair value of our
reporting units that have goodwill declines below the carrying value in the future, we may incur additional
goodwill impairment charges.
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The table below presents the change in the net carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31,
2010 and 2009 (in thousands):
North America
contract
operations
International
contract
operations
Aftermarket
services
Fabrication
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2008:
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accumulated impairment losses . . .
$ 1,148,371
(1,148,371)
$ 142,909
—
$60,368
—
$192,316
(87,569)
$ 1,543,964
(1,235,940)
Impairment losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dispositions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Impact of foreign currency
Translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchase adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Balance as of December 31, 2009:
—
—
—
—
—
142,909
(150,778)
—
7,869
—
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accumulated impairment losses . . .
1,148,371
(1,148,371)
150,778
(150,778)
Impact of foreign currency
Translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Balance as of December 31, 2010:
—
—
—
—
60,368
—
(1,528)
3,631
—
62,471
—
62,471
104,747
—
—
8,824
19,122
308,024
(150,778)
(1,528)
20,324
19,122
220,262
(87,569)
132,693
1,581,882
(1,386,718)
195,164
624
892
1,516
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accumulated impairment losses . . .
1,148,371
(1,148,371)
150,778
(150,778)
63,095
—
221,154
(87,569)
1,583,398
(1,386,718)
$
— $
—
$63,095
$133,585
$
196,680
10. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
2010
2009
Accrued salaries and other benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 63,706
143,625
Accrued income and other taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,703
Accrued warranty expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,163
24,432
Interest rate swaps fair value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10,241
Deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,027
Accrued start-up and commissioning expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60,654
Accrued other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 60,950
119,683
4,393
8,377
48,421
10,863
10,495
58,230
Accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $330,551
$321,412
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11. Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
2010
2009
Revolving credit facility due August 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Term loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2007 asset-backed securitization facility notes due July 2012 . . . . . . . . .
Partnership’s revolving credit facility due October 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Partnership’s term loan facility due October 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Partnership’s revolving credit facility due November 2015 . . . . . . . . . . .
Partnership’s term loan facility due November 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Partnership’s asset-backed securitization facility notes due July 2013 . . . .
4.25% convertible senior notes due June 2014 (presented net of the
unamortized discount of $73.2 million and $89.5 million,
respectively) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.75% convertible senior notes due January 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.25% senior notes due December 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other, interest at various rates, collateralized by equipment and other
$
50,395
615,943
6,000
—
—
299,000
150,000
—
281,827
143,750
350,000
$
68,929
780,000
570,000
285,000
117,500
—
—
30,000
265,469
143,750
—
assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
232
288
Long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$1,897,147
$2,260,936
Exterran Senior Secured Credit Facility
On August 20, 2007, we entered into a senior secured credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with various
financial institutions. The Credit Agreement consists of (a) a five-year revolving credit facility in the aggregate
amount of $850 million, which includes a variable allocation for a Canadian tranche and the ability to issue
letters of credit under the facility and (b) a six-year term loan senior secured credit facility, in the aggregate
amount of $800 million with principal payments due on multiple dates through June 2013 (collectively, the
“Credit Facility”). Subject to certain conditions as of December 31, 2010, at our request and with the approval
of the lenders, the aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility may be increased by an additional
$400 million less certain adjustments.
As of December 31, 2010, we had $50.4 million in outstanding borrowings and $275.7 million in letters of
credit outstanding under our revolving credit facility and $615.9 million in outstanding borrowings under our
term loan senior secured credit facility.
The Credit Agreement bears interest, if the borrowings are in U.S. dollars, at LIBOR or a base rate, at our
option, plus an applicable margin or, if the borrowings are in Canadian dollars, at U.S. dollar LIBOR,
U.S. dollar base rate or Canadian prime rate, at our option, plus the applicable margin or the Canadian dollar
bankers’ acceptance rate. The base rate is the higher of the U.S. Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Rate plus
0.5%. The applicable margin varies depending on the debt ratings of our senior secured indebtedness (i) in the
case of LIBOR loans, from 0.65% to 1.75% or (ii) in the case of base rate or Canadian prime rate loans, from
0.0% to 0.75%. At December 31, 2010, all amounts outstanding were LIBOR loans and the applicable margin
was 0.65%. The weighted average interest rate at December 31, 2010 on the outstanding balance, excluding
the effect of interest rate swaps, was 0.9%.
Our wholly-owned significant domestic subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement) guarantee the debt
under the Credit Agreement. We have executed a U.S. Pledge Agreement pursuant to which we and our
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significant subsidiaries are required to pledge their equity and the equity of certain subsidiaries. Further, we
and our wholly-owned significant domestic subsidiaries have granted a lien on substantially all of our and
their U.S. assets. The Partnership and Exterran ABS 2007 LLC (along with its subsidiary, “Exterran ABS,”) do
not guarantee the debt under the Credit Agreement, their assets are not collateral under the Credit Agreement
and the equity interests in Exterran ABS and the general partner units in the Partnership are not pledged under
the Credit Agreement.
Our bank credit facilities, asset-backed securitization facility and the agreements governing certain of our
other indebtedness contain various covenants with which we or certain of our subsidiaries must comply,
including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of proceeds from borrowings and limitations on our ability
to incur additional indebtedness, enter into transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate, sell assets, make
certain investments and acquisitions, make loans, grant liens, repurchase equity and pay dividends and
distributions. For example, under our Credit Agreement we must maintain various consolidated financial ratios
including a ratio of EBITDA (defined in the Credit Agreement as Adjusted EBITDA) to Total Interest
Expense (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 2.25 to 1.0, a ratio of consolidated Total Debt
(as defined in the Credit Agreement) to EBITDA of not greater than 5.0 to 1.0 and a ratio of Senior Secured
Debt (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to EBITDA of not greater than 4.0 to 1.0. As of December 31,
2010, we maintained a 4.3 to 1.0 EBITDA to Total Interest Expense ratio, a 3.9 to 1.0 consolidated Total Debt
to EBITDA ratio and a 1.9 to 1.0 Senior Secured Debt to EBITDA ratio.
As of December 31, 2010, our senior secured borrowings consisted of our term loan facility, our revolving
credit facility and asset-backed securitization facility. At December 31, 2010, we had undrawn capacity of
$523.9 million and $694.0 million under our revolving credit facility and asset-backed securitization facility,
respectively. Our Credit Agreement limits our Total Debt to EBITDA ratio to not greater than 5.0 to 1.0. Due
to this limitation, only $422.0 million of the combined $1,217.9 million of undrawn capacity under our
revolving credit facility and our asset-backed securitization facility was available for additional borrowings as
of December 31, 2010. Additionally, as of December 31, 2010, there were limitations on the unfunded
commitments under our asset-backed securitization facility, as discussed below, due to certain covenant
limitations under that facility.
Exterran Asset-Backed Securitization Facility
In August 2007, Exterran ABS entered into a $1.0 billion asset-backed securitization facility (the “2007 ABS
Facility”), which was reduced to an $800 million facility in October 2009 concurrent with the closing of the
Partnership’s asset-backed securitization facility, as described below. The 2007 ABS Facility was further
reduced from an $800 million facility to a $700 million facility in November 2010 concurrently with the
closing of the Partnership Credit Facility (as defined below). The amount outstanding at any time is limited to
the lower of (i) 80% of the value of the natural gas compression equipment owned by Exterran ABS and its
subsidiaries (as defined in the agreement), (ii) 4.5 times free cash flow or (iii) the amount calculated under an
interest coverage test. Based on these tests, the limit on the amount outstanding can be increased or decreased
in future periods. The related indenture contains customary terms and conditions with respect to an issuance of
asset-backed securities, including representations and warranties, covenants and events of default. Interest and
fees payable to the noteholders accrue on these notes at a variable rate consisting of one month LIBOR plus
an applicable margin of 0.825%. The weighted average interest rate at December 31, 2010 on borrowings
under the 2007 ABS Facility was 1.1%. The 2007 ABS Facility is revolving in nature and is payable in July
2012.
Repayment of the 2007 ABS Facility notes has been secured by a pledge of all of the assets of Exterran ABS,
consisting primarily of specified compression services contracts and a fleet of natural gas compressors. Under
the 2007 ABS Facility, we had $0.4 million of restricted cash as of December 31, 2010.
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The Partnership Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan
On November 3, 2010, the Partnership and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and EXLP Operating
LLC, as borrower, entered into an amendment and restatement of its senior secured credit agreement (the
“Partnership Credit Agreement”) to provide for a new five-year, $550 million senior secured credit facility
consisting of a $400 million revolving credit facility and a $150 million term loan. Concurrently with the
execution of the agreement, the Partnership borrowed $304.0 million under its revolving credit facility and
$150.0 million under its term loan and used the proceeds to (i) repay the entire $406.1 million outstanding
under the Partnership’s previous senior secured credit facility, (ii) repay the entire $30.0 million outstanding
under the Partnership’s asset-backed securitization facility and terminate that facility, (iii) pay $14.8 million to
terminate the interest rate swap agreements to which the Partnership was a party and (iv) pay customary fees
and other expenses relating to the Partnership Credit Agreement. The Partnership incurred transaction costs of
approximately $4.0 million related to the Partnership Credit Agreement. These costs were included in
Intangible and other assets, net and are being amortized over the respective facility terms. As a result of the
amendment and restatement of the Partnership Credit Agreement, we expensed $0.2 million of unamortized
deferred financing costs associated with the refinanced debt, which is reflected in Interest expense in our
consolidated statement of operations.
As of December 31, 2010, there was $299.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the Partnership’s
revolving credit facility and $101.0 million was available for additional borrowings.
The Partnership’s revolving credit facility bears interest at a base rate or LIBOR, at the Partnership’s option,
plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin, depending on the Partnership’s leverage ratio, varies (i) in
the case of LIBOR loans, from 2.25% to 3.25% or (ii) in the case of base rate loans, from 1.25% to 2.25%.
The base rate is the higher of the prime rate announced by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the
Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% or one-month LIBOR plus 1.0%. At December 31, 2010, all amounts
outstanding under this facility were LIBOR loans and the applicable margin was 2.5%. The weighted average
interest rate on the outstanding balance of this facility at December 31, 2010, excluding the effect of interest
rate swaps, was 2.8%.
The Partnership’s term loan bears interest at a base rate or LIBOR, at the Partnership’s option, plus an
applicable margin. The applicable margin, depending on the Partnership’s leverage ratio, varies (i) in the case
of LIBOR loans, from 2.5% to 3.5% or (ii) in the case of base rate loans, from 1.5% to 2.5%. At
December 31, 2010, all amounts outstanding under the term loan were LIBOR loans and the applicable
margin was 2.75%. The average interest rate on the outstanding balance of the term loan at December 31,
2010, excluding the effect of interest rate swaps, was 3.1%.
Borrowings under the Partnership Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the U.S. personal
property assets of the Partnership and its significant subsidiaries, including all of the membership interests of
the Partnership’s U.S. significant subsidiaries. Subject to certain conditions, at the Partnership’s request, and
with the approval of the administrative agent (as defined in the Partnership Credit Agreement), the aggregate
commitments under the Partnership Credit Agreement may be increased by an additional $150 million.
The Partnership Credit Agreement contains various covenants with which the Partnership must comply,
including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of proceeds from borrowings and limitations on its ability
to incur additional indebtedness, enter into transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate, sell assets, make
certain investments and acquisitions, make loans, grant liens, repurchase equity and pay dividends and
distributions. The Partnership must maintain various consolidated financial ratios, including a ratio of EBITDA
(as defined in the Partnership Credit Agreement) to Total Interest Expense (as defined in the Partnership
Credit Agreement) of not less than 3.0 to 1.0 (which will decrease to 2.75 to 1.0 following the occurrence of
certain events specified in the Partnership Credit Agreement) and a ratio of Total Debt (as defined in the
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Partnership Credit Agreement) to EBITDA of not greater than 4.75 to 1.0. The Partnership Credit Agreement
allows for the Partnership’s Total Debt to EBITDA ratio to be increased from 4.75 to 1.0 to 5.25 to 1.0 during
a quarter when an acquisition meeting certain thresholds is completed and for the following two quarters after
the acquisition closes. Therefore, because the Partnership acquired from us additional contract operations
customer service agreements and a fleet of compressor units used to provide compression services under those
agreements, which met the applicable thresholds in the third quarter of 2010, the maximum allowed ratio of
Total Debt to EBITDA is 5.25 to 1.0 through March 31, 2011, reverting to 4.75 to 1.0 for the quarter ending
June 30, 2011 and subsequent quarters. As of December 31, 2010, the Partnership maintained a 5.8 to 1.0
EBITDA to Total Interest Expense ratio and a 3.7 to 1.0 Total Debt to EBITDA ratio. A violation of the
Partnership’s Total Debt to EBITDA covenant would be an event of default under the Partnership Credit
Agreement which would trigger cross-default provisions under certain of our debt agreements. As of
December 31, 2010, the Partnership was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Partnership
Credit Agreement.
The Partnership Asset-Backed Securitization Facility
In October 2009, the Partnership entered into a $150 million asset-backed securitization facility. In connection
with the Partnership entering into the Partnership Credit Agreement, the Partnership repaid the entire
outstanding balance under its asset-backed securitization facility and terminated that facility.
7.25% Senior Notes
In November 2010, we issued $350 million aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due December
2018 (the “7.25% Notes”). The 7.25% Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, the securities may not be
offered or sold in the U.S. except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. We offered and issued the
7.25% Notes only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to
persons outside the U.S. pursuant to Regulation S. Pursuant to a registration rights agreement, we are required
to register the 7.25% Notes no later than 400 days after November 23, 2010.
The 7.25% Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of our existing subsidiaries that guarantee
indebtedness under our Credit Agreement and certain of our future subsidiaries. The Partnership and its
subsidiaries have not guaranteed the 7.25% Notes. The 7.25% Notes and the guarantees are our and the
guarantors’ general unsecured senior obligations, respectively, and rank equally in right of payment with all of
our and the guarantors’ other senior obligations, and are effectively subordinated to all of our and the
guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such
indebtedness. In addition, the 7.25% Notes and guarantees are structurally subordinated to all existing and
future indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.
Prior to December 1, 2013, we may redeem all or a part of the 7.25% Notes at a redemption price equal to the
sum of (i) the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) a make-whole premium at the redemption date, plus accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. In addition, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate
principal amount of the 7.25% Notes prior to December 1, 2013 with the net proceeds of a public or private
equity offering at a redemption price of 107.250% of the principal amount of the 7.25% Notes, plus any
accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption, if at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the
7.25% Notes issued under the indenture remains outstanding after such redemption and the redemption occurs
within 120 days of the date of the closing of such equity offering. On or after December 1, 2013, we may
redeem all or a part of the 7.25% Notes at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount)
equal to 105.438% for the twelve-month period beginning on December 1, 2013, 103.625% for the twelve-
month period beginning on December 1, 2014, 101.813% for the twelve-month period beginning on
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December 1, 2015 and 100.000% for the twelve-month period beginning on December 1, 2016 and at any
time thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date on the 7.25% Notes.
4.25% Convertible Senior Notes
In June 2009, we issued under a shelf registration statement $355.0 million aggregate principal amount of
4.25% convertible senior notes due June 2014 (the “4.25% Notes”). The 4.25% Notes are convertible upon the
occurrence of certain conditions into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion rate of
43.1951 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the convertible notes, equivalent to an
initial conversion price of approximately $23.15 per share of common stock. The conversion rate will be
subject to adjustment following certain dilutive events and certain corporate transactions. The value of the
shares the 4.25% Notes’ can be converted into exceeded their principal amount as of December 31, 2010 by
$12.3 million. We may not redeem the 4.25% Notes prior to their maturity date.
GAAP requires that the liability and equity components of certain convertible debt instruments that may be
settled in cash upon conversion be separately accounted for in a manner that reflects an issuer’s nonconvertible
debt borrowing rate. Upon issuance of our 4.25% Notes, $97.9 million was recorded as a debt discount and
reflected in equity related to the convertible feature of these notes. The discount on the 4.25% Notes will be
amortized using the effective interest method through June 30, 2014. During years ended December 31, 2010
and 2009, we recognized $15.1 million and $8.4 million of interest expense, respectively, related to the
contractual interest coupon. During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we recognized
$16.4 million and $8.3 million of interest expense, respectively, related to the amortization of the debt
discount. The effective interest rate on the debt component of these notes is 11.67%.
The 4.25% Notes are our senior unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to our existing and
future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 4.25% Notes; equal in right of
payment to our existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; junior in right of
payment to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness;
and structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness and liabilities incurred by our subsidiaries. The
4.25% Notes are not guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries.
In connection with the offering of the 4.25% Notes, we purchased call options on our stock at approximately
$23.15 per share of common stock and sold warrants on our stock at approximately $32.67 per share of
common stock. These transactions economically adjust the effective conversion price to $32.67 for
$325.0 million of the 4.25% Notes and therefore are expected to reduce the potential dilution to our common
stock upon any such conversion.
4.75% Convertible Senior Notes
In December 2003, Hanover issued $143.75 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Convertible Senior
Notes due January 15, 2014 (the “4.75% Notes”). In connection with the closing of the merger, on August 20,
2007, we executed supplemental indentures between Hanover and the trustees, pursuant to which Exterran
Holdings, Inc. agreed to fully and unconditionally guarantee the obligations of Hanover relating to the
4.75% Notes. Hanover, renamed Exterran Energy Corp., the issuer of the 4.75% Notes, is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Exterran Holdings, Inc. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of Exterran Holdings,
Inc. to obtain funds from Exterran Energy Corp. by dividend or loan.
The 4.75% Notes are our general unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of our
other senior debt. The 4.75% Notes are effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of our
subsidiaries.
The 4.75% Notes are convertible into a whole number of shares of our common stock and cash in lieu of
fractional shares. The 4.75% Notes are convertible at the option of the holder into shares of our common stock
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at a conversion rate of 21.6667 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of convertible senior
notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $46.15 per share.
At any time on or after January 15, 2011 but prior to January 15, 2013, we may redeem some or all of the
4.75% Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 4.75% Notes plus accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, if the price of our common stock exceeds 135% of the conversion price of the
convertible senior notes then in effect for 20 trading days out of a period of 30 consecutive trading days. At
any time on or after January 15, 2013, we may redeem some or all of the 4.75% Notes at a redemption price
equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 4.75% Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Holders
have the right to require us to repurchase the 4.75% Notes upon a specified change in control, at a repurchase
price equal to 100% of the principal amount of 4.75% Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
Debt Compliance
We were in compliance with our debt covenants as of December 31, 2010. If we fail to remain in compliance
with our financial covenants we would be in default under our credit agreements. In addition, if we
experienced a material adverse effect on our assets, liabilities, financial condition, business or operations that,
taken as a whole, impact our ability to perform our obligations under our credit agreements, this could lead to
a default under our credit agreements. A default under one or more of our debt agreements, including a
default by the Partnership under its credit facility, would trigger cross-default provisions under certain of our
debt agreements, which would accelerate our obligation to repay our indebtedness under those agreements.
Long-term Debt Maturity Schedule
Contractual maturities of long-term debt (excluding interest to be accrued thereon) at December 31, 2010 are
as follows (in thousands):
2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
December 31, 2010
$
55,863(1)
390,492
226,215
498,750(2)
449,000
350,000
Total debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$1,970,320
(1) Maturities of $55.9 million due in 2011 are classified as long-term because we have the intent and ability
to refinance these maturities with our existing long-term credit facilities.
(2) This amount includes the full face value of the 4.25% Notes and is not reduced by the unamortized
discount of $73.2 million as of December 31, 2010.
12. Accounting for Derivatives
We are exposed to market risks primarily associated with changes in interest rates and foreign currency
exchange rates. We use derivative financial instruments to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with
financial activities by managing our exposure to interest rate fluctuations on a portion of our debt obligations.
We also use derivative financial instruments to minimize the risks caused by currency fluctuations in certain
foreign currencies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
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Interest Rate Risk
At December 31, 2010, we were a party to interest rate swaps pursuant to which we pay fixed payments and
receive floating payments on a notional value of $1,115.0 million. The total notional value at December 31,
2010 includes an interest rate swap with a notional value of $125.0 million at a fixed rate of 1.8% that is
effective beginning on February 1, 2011. We entered into these swaps to offset changes in expected cash flows
due to fluctuations in the associated variable interest rates. Our interest rate swaps expire over varying dates,
with interest rate swaps having a notional amount of $865.0 million expiring through August 2012 and the
remaining interest rate swaps expiring through November 2015. As of December 31, 2010, the weighted
average effective fixed interest rate on our interest rate swaps, including the notional value of $125.0 million
that is effective beginning on February 1, 2011, was 3.3%. We have designated these interest rate swaps as
cash flow hedging instruments so that any change in their fair values is recognized as a component of
comprehensive income (loss) and is included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to the extent
the hedge is effective. The swap terms substantially coincide with the hedged item and are expected to offset
changes in expected cash flows due to fluctuations in the variable rate, and therefore we currently do not
expect a significant amount of ineffectiveness on these hedges. We perform quarterly calculations to determine
whether the swap agreements are still effective and to calculate any ineffectiveness. We recorded
approximately $0.2 million and $0.6 million of interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2010 and
2009, respectively, due to the ineffectiveness related to interest rate swaps. We estimate that approximately
$44.7 million of deferred pre-tax losses attributable to interest rate swaps and that is included in our
accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2010, will be reclassified into earnings as interest
expense at then-current values during the next twelve months as the underlying hedged transactions occur.
Cash flows from derivatives designated as hedges are classified in our consolidated statements of cash flows
under the same category as the cash flows from the underlying assets, liabilities or anticipated transactions.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, we paid $43.0 million to terminate interest rate swap agreements with a total
notional value of $585.0 million and a weighted average rate of 4.6%. These swaps qualified for hedge
accounting and were previously included on our balance sheet as a liability and in accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss). The liability was paid in connection with the termination and the associated
amount in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will be amortized into interest expense over the
original term of the swaps.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
We operate in approximately 30 countries throughout the world, and a fluctuation in the value of the
currencies of these countries relative to the U.S. dollar could impact our profits from international operations
and the value of the net assets of our international operations when reported in U.S. dollars in our financial
statements. From time to time we may enter into foreign currency hedges to reduce our foreign exchange risk
associated with cash flows we will receive in a currency other than the functional currency of the local
Exterran affiliate that entered into the contract. The impact of foreign currency exchange on our consolidated
statements of operations will depend on the amount of our net asset and liability positions exposed to currency
fluctuations in future periods.
Foreign currency swaps or forward contracts that meet the hedging requirements or that qualify for hedge
accounting treatment are accounted for as cash flow hedges and changes in the fair value are recognized as a
component of comprehensive income (loss) to the extent the hedge is effective. The amounts recognized as a
component of other comprehensive income (loss) will be reclassified into earnings (loss) in the periods in
which the underlying foreign currency exchange transaction is recognized. We estimate that approximately
$0.5 million of deferred pre-tax losses attributable to foreign currency swaps and that is included in our
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at December 31, 2010, will be reclassified into earnings at
then-current values during the next twelve months as the underlying hedged transactions occur. At
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December 31, 2010, the remaining notional amount of our foreign currency hedge that met the requirements
for hedge accounting was approximately 2.5 million Kuwaiti dinars ($8.9 million U.S. dollars). For foreign
currency swaps and forward contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, changes in fair value
and gains and losses on settlement are included under the same category as the income or loss from the
underlying assets, liabilities or anticipated transactions in our consolidated statements of operations.
The following tables present the effect of derivative instruments on our consolidated financial position and
results of operations (in thousands):
December 31, 2010
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value
Asset (Liability)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest rate hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accrued liabilities
Interest rate hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other long-term liabilities
Foreign currency hedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accrued liabilities
Intangibles and other assets
Total derivatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 5,769
(24,432)
(10,362)
(462)
$(29,487)
December 31, 2009
Balance Sheet Location
Fair Value
Asset (Liability)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest rate hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest rate hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intangibles and other assets
Accrued liabilities
Other long-term liabilities
Total derivatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
262
(48,421)
(35,300)
$(83,459)
Gain (Loss)
Recognized in Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) on
Derivatives
Year Ended December 31, 2010
Location of Gain
(Loss) Reclassified
from Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss) into
Income (Loss)
Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) into
Income (Loss)
Derivatives designated as cash flow
hedges:
Interest rate hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency hedge . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$(44,558)
(3,880)
$(48,438)
Interest expense
Fabrication revenue
$(55,771)
(3,470)
$(59,241)
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Gain (Loss)
Recognized in Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) on
Derivatives
Year Ended December 31, 2009
Location of Gain
(Loss) Reclassified
from Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss) into
Income (Loss)
Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) into
Income (Loss)
Derivatives designated as cash flow
hedges:
Interest rate hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency hedge . . . . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$(42,932)
781
$(42,151)
Interest expense
Fabrication revenue
$(54,766)
(473)
$(55,239)
The counterparties to our derivative agreements are major international financial institutions. We monitor the
credit quality of these financial institutions and do not expect non-performance by any counterparty, although
such non-performance could have a material adverse effect on us. We have no specific collateral posted for
our derivative instruments. The counterparties to our interest rate swaps are also lenders under our credit
facilities and, in that capacity, share proportionally in the collateral pledged under the related facility.
13. Fair Value Measurements
The accounting standard for fair value measurements and disclosures establishes a fair value hierarchy that
prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into the following three broad
categories.
(cid:129) Level 1 — Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which we have
access at the date of measurement.
(cid:129) Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar
instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs
and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or prices
vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers.
(cid:129) Level 3 — Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers
are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect our own assumptions regarding how
market participants would price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
The following table summarizes the valuation of our interest rate swaps, foreign currency derivatives and
impaired assets as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 with pricing levels as of the date of valuation
(in thousands):
Quoted
Market
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
Total
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Interest rate swaps asset (liability) . . . . . . . . .
Foreign currency derivatives asset (liability) . .
Impaired long-lived assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$(29,025)
(462)
70,637
$—
—
—
$(29,025)
(462)
—
$ —
—
70,637
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The following table summarizes the valuation of our interest rate swaps and impaired assets as of and for the
year ended December 31, 2009 with pricing levels as of the date of valuation (in thousands):
Interest rate swaps asset (liability) . . . . . . . . .
Impaired long-lived assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
International contract operations goodwill . . . .
Impairment of investments in non-consolidated
affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Impairment of manufacturing facilities . . . . . .
Quoted
Market
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
$—
—
—
—
—
Total
$(83,459)
7,955
—
1,217
9,471
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
$(83,459)
—
—
—
9,471
$ —
7,955
—
1,217
—
Our interest rate swaps and foreign currency derivatives are recorded at fair value utilizing a combination of
the market and income approach to estimate fair value. We used discounted cash flows and market based
methods to compare similar derivative instruments. Our estimate of the fair value of the impaired long-lived
assets was based on the expected net sale proceeds as compared to other fleet units we have recently sold, as
well as our review of other units that were recently for sale by third parties or the estimated component value
of the equipment that we plan to use. Our estimate of the fair value of the impaired manufacturing facilities
was based on sales of similar assets. See Note 9 for a discussion of the valuation methodology we used in
connection with the goodwill impairment. Our estimate of the fair value of our investments in non-
consolidated affiliates was based on discounted cash flow models that use probability weighted estimated cash
flows to estimate the fair value of our investment in these non-consolidated affiliates. The primary inputs for
the cash flow models were estimates of cash flows from operations we received from management of the joint
ventures and our estimates of final proceeds that we would ultimately receive.
14. Long-Lived Asset Impairment
During December 2010, we completed an evaluation of our longer-term strategies and, as a result, determined
to retire and sell approximately 1,800 idle compressor units, or approximately 600,000 horsepower, that were
previously used to provide services in our North America and international contract operations businesses. As
a result of our decision to sell these compressor units, we performed an impairment review and based on that
review, have recorded a $136.0 million asset impairment to reduce the book value of each unit to its estimated
fair value. The fair value of each unit was estimated based on the expected net sale proceeds as compared to
other fleet units we have recently sold, as well as our review of other units that were recently for sale by third
parties.
This decision is part of our longer-term strategy to upgrade our fleet. As part of this strategy, we also currently
plan to invest more than we have in the recent past to add newly built compressor units to our fleet. We
expect to focus this investment on key growth areas, including providing compression and processing services
to producers of natural gas from shale plays and natural gas liquids.
As a result of a decline in market conditions in North America during 2010 and 2009, we reviewed the idle
compression assets used in our contract operations segments for units that are not of the type, configuration,
make or model that are cost efficient to maintain and operate. We determined that 323 units representing
61,400 horsepower would be retired from the fleet in 2010 and 1,232 units representing 264,900 horsepower
would be retired from the fleet in 2009. We performed a cash flow analysis of the expected proceeds from the
salvage value of these units to determine the fair value of the assets. The net book value of these assets
exceeded the fair value by $7.6 million and $91.0 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31,
2010 and 2009 and was recorded as a long-lived asset impairment.
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In addition, in the fourth quarter of 2010, 105 fleet units that were previously utilized in our international
contract operations segment were damaged in a flood, resulting in a long-lived asset impairment of
$3.3 million.
During 2008, management identified certain fleet units that would not be used in our contract operations
business in the future and recorded a $1.5 million impairment. During 2008, we also recorded a $1.0 million
impairment related to the loss sustained on offshore units that were on platforms which capsized during
Hurricane Ike. These fleet impairments are recorded in long-lived asset impairment expense in the
consolidated statements of operations.
In the first quarter of 2009, our management approved a plan to close certain fabrication facilities and
consolidate our compression fabrication activities (see Note 15). As a result, we reviewed the facilities to be
closed for impairment and the net book value of these facilities exceeded the fair value by $6.0 million and
was recorded as a long-lived asset impairment.
We were involved in a project in the Cawthorne Channel in Nigeria (the “Cawthorne Channel Project”), to
process natural gas from certain Nigerian oil and natural gas fields. The area in Nigeria where the Cawthorne
Channel Project was located experienced local civil unrest and violence, and natural gas delivery to the
Cawthorne Channel Project was stopped for significant periods of time starting in June 2006. Additionally, in
late July 2008, a vessel owned by a third party that provided storage and splitting services for the liquids
processed by our facility was the target of a local security incident. As a result, the Cawthorne Channel
Project only operated for limited periods of time beginning in June 2006.
As a result of these operational difficulties and taking into consideration the project’s historical performance
and declines in commodity prices, we undertook an assessment of our estimated future cash flows from the
Cawthorne Channel Project. Based on the analysis we completed, we determined that we would not recover all
of our remaining investment in the Cawthorne Channel Project. Accordingly, we recorded an impairment
charge of $21.6 million in our 2008 results to reduce the carrying amount of our assets associated with the
Cawthorne Channel Project to their estimated fair value, which is reflected in long-lived asset impairment
expense in our consolidated statements of operations.
In November 2009, we sold our investment in the subsidiary that owns the barge mounted processing plant
and other related assets used on the Cawthorne Channel Project for $37.0 million. This sale resulted in a pre-
tax gain of approximately $20.8 million which is reflected in Other (income) expense, net in our consolidated
statements of operations. The assets associated with our investment in the Cawthorne Channel Project were
part of our international contract operations segment.
15. Restructuring Charges
As a result of the reduced level of demand for our products and services, our management approved a plan in
March 2009 to close certain facilities to consolidate our compression fabrication activities. These actions were
the result of significant fabrication capacity stemming from the 2007 merger that created Exterran and the lack
of consolidation of this capacity since that time, as well as the anticipated continuation of weaker global
economic and energy industry conditions. The consolidation of those compression fabrication activities was
completed in September 2009. The restructuring activities in 2009 included a $6.0 million facility impairment
charge that was reflected in our consolidated statement of operations as a long-lived asset impairment (see
Note 14). Additionally, we reduced the size of our workforce at our two manufacturing locations in Houston,
Texas to support the forecasted level of new fabrication work.
We incurred charges in 2009 with respect to these restructuring charges discussed above of $14.3 million.
These charges are reflected as Restructuring charges in our consolidated statements of operations.
Approximately $13.4 million of the charges are severance and employee benefit costs and the remaining
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amount is for other facility closure and moving costs. All of the $14.3 million of charges resulted in cash
expenditures.
16.
Income Taxes
The components of income (loss) before income taxes were as follows (in thousands):
2010
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(238,776)
13,606
Loss before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
(225,170)
$
$
(4,385)
(193,172)
(197,557)
$
$
(1,015,475)
70,866
(944,609)
The provision for (benefit from) income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
2010
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
Current tax provision:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
U.S. federal
State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
1,691
3,157
56,623
61,471
Deferred tax provision (benefit):
U.S. federal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(83,752)
(10,110)
(34,215)
Total deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(128,077)
$
(2,906)
2,296
58,842
58,232
903
(4,193)
(3,275)
(6,565)
2,491
5,063
65,800
73,354
(22,965)
(237)
(12,933)
(36,135)
Provision for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
(66,606)
$
51,667
$
37,219
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The provision (benefit from) for income taxes for 2010, 2009 and 2008 resulted in effective tax rates on
continuing operations of 29.6%, (26.2)% and (3.9)%, respectively. The reasons for the differences between
these effective tax rates and the U.S. statutory rate of 35% are as follows (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
2010
Income taxes at U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% . . . . . . . . . . $(78,809)
(3,765)
Net state income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21,096
Foreign taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,134
Noncontrolling interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6,497)
Foreign tax credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(817)
Unrecognized tax benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1,892)
Valuation allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
Executive compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
Impairment of investments in non-consolidated affiliates . . . . . .
944
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$(69,145)
(1,249)
34,879
(3,264)
(3,129)
7,784
5,044
—
52,772
25,407
2,568
$(330,613)
3,385
29,909
(5,588)
(14,244)
1,682
1,157
655
351,849
—
(973)
Provision (benefit from) for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(66,606)
$ 51,667
$ 37,219
Deferred income tax balances are the direct effect of temporary differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates expected to be in effect
when the taxes are actually paid or recovered. The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to
deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
2010
2009
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign tax credit carryforwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Capital loss carryforwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 323,354
3,950
8,269
11,217
88,835
—
52,407
$ 321,396
4,063
6,522
19,943
82,338
438
31,074
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Valuation allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
488,032
(18,140)
465,774
(20,033)
Total deferred tax assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
469,892
445,741
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Basis difference in the Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill and intangibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(377,049)
(81,013)
(17,987)
(28,830)
(439,925)
(88,155)
(15,901)
(34,546)
Total deferred tax liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(504,879)
(578,527)
Net deferred tax liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ (34,987)
$(132,786)
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Tax balances are presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
2010
2009
Current deferred income tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intangibles and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred income tax liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 36,093
59,585
(10,241)
(120,424)
$ 25,913
34,290
(10,863)
(182,126)
Net deferred tax liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ (34,987)
$(132,786)
At December 31, 2010, we had U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $716.8 million
that are available to offset future taxable income. If not used, the carryforwards will begin to expire in 2021.
We also had approximately $239.4 million of net operating loss carryforwards in certain foreign jurisdictions
(excluding discontinued operations), approximately $114.3 million of which has no expiration date,
$61.8 million of which is subject to expiration from 2011 to 2015, and the remainder of which expires in
future years through 2031. Foreign tax credit carryforwards of $88.8 million and alternative minimum tax
credit carryforwards of $8.3 million are available to offset future payments of U.S. federal income tax. The
foreign tax credits will expire in varying amounts beginning in 2013, whereas the alternative minimum tax
credits may be carried forward indefinitely under current U.S. tax law.
Pursuant to Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, utilization of loss
carryforwards and credit carryforwards, such as foreign tax credits, will be subject to annual limitations due to
the ownership changes of both Hanover and Universal. In general, an ownership change, as defined by
Section 382, results from transactions increasing the ownership of certain stockholders or public groups in the
stock of a corporation by more than 50 percentage points over a three-year period. The merger resulted in
such an ownership change for both Hanover and Universal. Our ability to utilize loss carryforwards and credit
carryforwards against future U.S. federal taxable income and future U.S. federal income tax may be limited.
The limitations may cause us to pay U.S. federal income taxes earlier; however, we do not currently expect
that any loss carryforwards or credit carryforwards will expire as a result of these limitations.
Foreign tax credits that are not utilized in the year they are generated can be carried forward for 10 years
offsetting payments of U.S. federal income taxes on a dollar-for-dollar basis. We believe that we will generate
sufficient taxable income in the future from our operating activities as well as from the transfer of
U.S. contract operations customer contracts and assets to the Partnership that will cause us to use our net
operating loss carryforwards. After the utilization of our net operating loss carryforwards, we expect that we
will generate sufficient foreign source taxable income to utilize our foreign tax credits within the 10-year
carryforward period.
We record valuation allowances when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of our deferred tax
assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets depends on the ability to
generate sufficient taxable income of the appropriate character and in the appropriate taxing jurisdictions in
the future. If we do not meet our expectations with respect to taxable income, we may not realize the full
benefit from our deferred tax assets which would require us to record a valuation allowance in our tax
provision in future years.
We have not provided U.S. federal income taxes on indefinitely (or permanently) reinvested cumulative
earnings of approximately $493.0 million generated by our foreign subsidiaries. Such earnings are from
ongoing operations which will be used to fund international growth. In the event of a distribution of those
earnings to the U.S. in the form of dividends, we may be subject to both foreign withholding taxes and
U.S. federal income taxes net of allowable foreign tax credits.
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A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits (including discontinued
operations) is shown below (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
2010
Beginning balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year . . . . . .
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years . . . . . . . . . .
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years . . . . . . . . .
Reductions due to settlements and lapses of applicable statutes of
$19,756
—
—
(4,142)
$13,870
—
5,886
—
$14,624
501
31
(1,171)
limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
—
(115)
Ending balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$15,614
$19,756
$13,870
We had $15.6 million, $19.8 million and $13.9 million of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2010,
2009 and 2008, respectively, which if recognized would affect the effective tax rate (except for amounts that
would be reflected in Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax). We also have recorded
$10.6 million, $11.9 million and $3.5 million of potential interest expense and penalties related to
unrecognized tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions (including discontinued operations) as of
December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. To the extent interest and penalties are not assessed with
respect to uncertain tax positions, amounts accrued will be reduced and reflected as reductions in income tax
expense.
We and our subsidiaries file consolidated and separate income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and
in numerous state and foreign jurisdictions. We are subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for tax
years beginning from 1997 onward and the Internal Revenue Service has yet to commence an examination of
our U.S. federal income tax returns for such tax years.
State income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of three to five years after filing of
the returns. However, the state impact of any U.S. federal audit adjustments and amendments remain subject
to examination by various states for a period of up to one year after formal notification to the states. As of
December 31, 2010, we did not have any state audits underway that would have a material impact on our
financial position or results of operations.
We are subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world, including major foreign jurisdictions
such as Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Mexico and Venezuela. With few exceptions, we and our subsidiaries
are no longer subject to foreign income tax examinations for tax years before 2001. Several foreign audits are
currently in progress and we do not expect any tax adjustments that would have a material impact on our
financial position or results of operations.
We do not anticipate that total unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change due to the settlement of
audits and the expiration of statutes of limitations prior to December 31, 2011. However, due to the uncertain
and complex application of tax regulations, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters may
result in liabilities which could materially differ from these estimates.
17. Common Stockholders’ Equity
On August 20, 2007, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of our common
stock through August 19, 2009. In December 2008, our board of directors increased the share repurchase
program, from $200 million to $300 million, and extended the expiration date of the authorization, from
August 19, 2009 to December 15, 2010. Under the stock repurchase program, we could repurchase shares in
open market purchases or in privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable insider trading and
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other securities laws and regulations. We also could implement all or part of the repurchases under a
Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, so as to provide the flexibility to extend our share repurchases beyond the quarterly
purchase window. During 2010 and 2009, we did not repurchase any shares of our common stock under this
program. Over the life of the program, we repurchased 5,416,221 shares of our common stock at an aggregate
cost of $199.9 million.
The Exterran Holdings, Inc. 2007 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”) allows us to
withhold shares to use upon vesting of restricted stock at the current market price to cover the minimum level
of taxes required to be withheld on the vesting date. We purchased 84,922 of our shares from participants for
approximately $2.1 million during 2010 to cover tax withholding. The 2007 Plan is administered by the
compensation committee of our board of directors.
18. Stock-based Compensation and Awards
The following table presents the stock-based compensation expense included in our results of operations (in
thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
2010
Stock options and unit options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restricted stock, restricted stock units and phantom units . . . . . . . .
Unit appreciation rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employee stock purchase plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 5,273
17,796
—
282
$ 5,673
17,983
—
935
$ 4,481
13,023
(1,078)
899
Total stock-based compensation expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$23,351
$24,591
$17,325
Stock Incentive Plan
On August 20, 2007, we adopted the Exterran Holdings, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and
restated, the “2007 Plan”) that provides for the granting of stock-based awards in the form of options,
restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and performance awards to our employees and
directors. In May 2010, our stockholders approved an amendment to the 2007 Plan which increased the
aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2007 Plan from 6,750,000 to
9,750,000. Each option and stock appreciation right granted counts as one share against the aggregate share
limit, and each share of restricted stock and restricted stock unit granted counts as two shares against the
aggregate share limit. Awards granted under the 2007 Plan that are subsequently cancelled, terminated or
forfeited are available for future grant.
Stock Options
Under the 2007 Plan, stock options are granted at fair market value at the date of grant, are exercisable in
accordance with the vesting schedule established by the compensation committee of our board of directors in
its sole discretion and expire no later than seven years after the date of grant. Options generally vest 331⁄3% on
each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
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The weighted average fair value at date of grant for options granted during the years ended December 31,
2010, 2009 and 2008 was $8.71, $5.87 and $16.54, respectively, and was estimated using the Black-Scholes
option valuation model with the following weighted average assumptions:
Years Ended December 31,
2010
2008
2009
Expected life in years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Risk-free interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Volatility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dividend yield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.5
4.5
4.5
2.13% 1.84% 2.41%
42.94% 40.51% 29.08%
0.0% 0.0%
0.0%
The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant for a
period commensurate with the estimated expected life of the stock options. Expected volatility is based on the
historical volatility of our stock over the period commensurate with the expected life of the stock options and
other factors. We have not historically paid a dividend and do not expect to pay a dividend during the
expected life of the stock options.
The following table presents stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2010 (in thousands, except
per share data and remaining life in years):
Options outstanding, December 31, 2009 . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercised. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock
Options
2,833
688
(51)
(346)
Options outstanding, December 31, 2010 . . . . . . . .
3,124
Options exercisable, December 31, 2010 . . . . . . . .
1,879
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
$33.37
22.77
16.63
34.32
$31.20
$36.41
4.4
3.7
$8,563
$4,128
Intrinsic value is the difference between the market value of our stock and the exercise price of each option
multiplied by the number of options outstanding for those options where the market value exceeds their
exercise price. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during 2010 and 2008 was $0.5 million and
$6.6 million, respectively. No stock options were exercised during the year ended December 31, 2009. As of
December 31, 2010, $11.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options is
expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period of 1.6 years.
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
For grants of restricted stock and restricted stock units, we recognize compensation expense over the vesting
period equal to the fair value of our common stock at the date of grant. Common stock subject to restricted
stock grants generally vests 331⁄3% on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
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The following table presents restricted stock and restricted stock unit activity for the year ended December 31,
2010 (in thousands, except per share data):
Non-vested restricted stock and restricted stock units, December 31, 2009 . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Change in expected vesting of performance awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shares
1,162
823
(462)
22
(124)
Non-vested restricted stock and restricted stock units, December 31, 2010 . . . . .
1,421
Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Per Share
$28.15
23.03
34.68
22.75
25.59
$23.20
As of December 31, 2010, $17.3 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted
stock and restricted stock units is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period of 1.7 years.
The compensation committee’s practice is to grant equity-based awards once a year, in late February or early
March after fourth quarter earnings information for the prior year has been released for at least two full
trading days. The schedule for making equity-based awards is typically established several months in advance,
and is not set based on knowledge of material nonpublic information or in response to our stock price. This
practice results in awards being granted on a regular, predictable annual cycle, after annual earnings
information has been disseminated to the marketplace. Equity-based awards are occasionally granted at other
times during the year, such as upon the hiring of a new employee or following the promotion of an employee.
In some instances, the compensation committee may be aware, at the time grants are made, of matters or
potential developments that are not ripe for public disclosure at that time but that may result in public
announcement of material information at a later date.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On August 20, 2007, we adopted the Exterran Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), which
is intended to provide employees with an opportunity to participate in our long-term performance and success
through the purchase of shares of common stock at a price that may be less than fair market value. The ESPP
is designed to comply with Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Each quarter, an
eligible employee may elect to withhold a portion of his or her salary up to the lesser of $25,000 per year or
10% of his or her eligible pay to purchase shares of our common stock at a price equal to 85% to 100% of the
fair market value of the stock as of the first trading day of the quarter, the last trading day of the quarter or
the lower of the first trading day of the quarter and the last trading day of the quarter, as the compensation
committee of our board of directors may determine. The ESPP will terminate on the date that all shares of
common stock authorized for sale under the ESPP have been purchased, unless it is extended. A total of
650,000 shares of our common stock have been authorized and reserved for issuance under the ESPP. At
December 31, 2010, 266,160 shares remained available for purchase under the ESPP. Our ESPP plan is
compensatory and, as a result, we record an expense on our consolidated statements of operations related to
the ESPP. Effective July 1, 2009, the purchase discount under the ESPP was reduced from 15% to 5% of the
fair market value of our common stock on the first trading day of the quarter or the last trading day of the
quarter, whichever is lower.
Directors’ Stock and Deferral Plan
On August 20, 2007, we adopted the Exterran Holdings, Inc. Directors’ Stock and Deferral Plan. The purpose
of the Directors’ Stock and Deferral Plan is to provide non-employee directors of the board of directors with
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an opportunity to elect to receive our common stock as payment for a portion or all of their retainer and
meeting fees. The number of shares to be paid each quarter will be determined by dividing the dollar amount
of fees elected to be paid in common stock by the closing sales price per share of the common stock on the
last day of the quarter. In addition, directors who elect to receive a portion or all of their fees in the form of
common stock may also elect to defer, until a later date, the receipt of a portion or all of their fees to be
received in common stock. We have reserved 100,000 shares under the Directors’ Stock and Deferral Plan,
and as of December 31, 2010, 76,165 shares remain available to be issued under the plan.
Unit Appreciation Rights
Unit appreciation rights (“UARs”) entitle the holder to receive a payment from us in cash equal to the excess
of the fair market value of a common unit of the Partnership on the date of exercise over the exercise price.
We assumed $0.3 million in UARs as a result of the merger, which vested on January 1, 2009 and which
expired on December 31, 2009. None of the UARs were exercised.
Because the holders of the UARs would have received any payment from us in cash, these awards were
recorded as a liability, and we were required to remeasure the fair value of these awards at each reporting
date.
Partnership Long-Term Incentive Plan
The Partnership has a long-term incentive plan that was adopted by Exterran GP LLC, the general partner of
the Partnership’s general partner, in October 2006 for employees, directors and consultants of the Partnership,
us or our respective affiliates. The long-term incentive plan currently permits the grant of awards covering an
aggregate of 1,035,378 common units, common unit options, restricted units and phantom units. The long-term
incentive plan is administered by the board of directors of Exterran GP LLC or a committee thereof (the “Plan
Administrator”).
Unit options will have an exercise price that is not less than the fair market value of a common unit on the
date of grant and will become exercisable over a period determined by the Plan Administrator. Phantom units
are notional units that entitle the grantee to receive a common unit upon the vesting of the phantom unit or, at
the discretion of the Plan Administrator, cash equal to the fair value of a common unit.
In October 2008, the Partnership’s long-term incentive plan was amended to allow the Partnership the option
to settle any exercised unit options in a cash payment equal to the fair market value of the number of common
units that it would otherwise issue upon exercise of such unit option less the exercise price and any amounts
required to meet withholding requirements. This modification resulted in the portion of the award we expect to
settle in cash changing to a liability based award. This did not impact our total compensation expense
recognized during 2008 due to the modification date fair value and the December 31, 2008 fair value each
being lower than the grant date fair value of the affected unit options.
Partnership Unit Options
The Partnership unit options vested and became exercisable on January 1, 2009, and expired on December 31,
2009. None of the unit options were exercised.
Partnership Phantom Units
During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Partnership granted 42,851 phantom units to officers and
directors of Exterran GP LLC and certain of our employees, which vest 331⁄3% on each of the first three
anniversaries of the grant date.
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The following table presents phantom unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2010:
Phantom units outstanding, December 31, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Phantom
Units
91,124
42,851
(33,373)
(2,065)
Phantom units outstanding, December 31, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98,537
Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
per Unit
$17.06
22.94
18.18
17.26
$19.23
As of December 31, 2010, $1.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested phantom units
is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period of 1.5 years.
19. Retirement Benefit Plan
Our 401(k) retirement plan provides for optional employee contributions up to the Internal Revenue Service
limit and discretionary employer matching contributions. We generally make discretionary matching
contributions to each participant’s account at a rate of (i) 100% of each participant’s first 1% of contributions
plus (ii) 50% of each participant’s contributions up to the next 5% of eligible compensation. We made no
discretionary matching contributions from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, but began making them again
effective July 1, 2010. We recorded matching contributions of $3.9 million, $4.4 million and $7.4 million
during 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
20. Related Party Transaction
On August 20, 2007, Mr. Ernie L. Danner, a non-employee director at the time, entered into a consulting
agreement with us pursuant to which we engaged Mr. Danner, on a month-to-month basis, to provide
consulting services. In consideration of the services rendered, we paid Mr. Danner a consulting fee of
approximately $29,500 per month and reimbursed Mr. Danner for expenses incurred on our behalf. The
consulting agreement terminated in February 2008. In October 2008, Mr. Danner was appointed as our
President and Chief Operating Officer. In June 2009, Mr. Danner was appointed as our Chief Executive
Officer.
21. Transactions Related to the Partnership
In connection with the August 2010 sale by us to the Partnership of contract operations customer service
agreements and a fleet of compressor units used to provide compression services under those agreements, we
amended our existing omnibus agreement with the Partnership. The amendment, among other things, extended
the term of the caps on the Partnership’s obligation to reimburse us for selling, general and administrative
costs and operating costs we allocate to the Partnership based on such costs we incur on the Partnership’s
behalf for an additional year such that the caps will now terminate on December 31, 2011.
Through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, we own all of the subordinated units of the Partnership. As of
June 30, 2010, the Partnership met the requirements under its partnership agreement for early conversion of
25% of these subordinated units into common units. Accordingly, in August 2010, 1,581,250 subordinated
units of the Partnership owned by us converted into common units.
On September 13, 2010, we sold, pursuant to a public underwritten offering, 5,290,000 common units
representing limited partner interests in the Partnership in a public offering, including 690,000 common units
to cover over-allotments. The $109.4 million of net proceeds, excluding transaction costs, received from the
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sale of the common units was used to repay $54.7 million of borrowings under our revolving credit facility
and $54.7 million under our term loan facility. The change in our ownership interest of the Partnership from
the sale of the common units resulted in adjustments to noncontrolling interest, accumulated other
comprehensive loss and additional paid-in capital to reflect our new ownership percentage in the Partnership.
As a result of this transaction, public ownership interest in the Partnership increased. As of December 31,
2010, public unitholders held a 42% ownership interest in the Partnership and we owned the remaining equity
interest, including the general partner interest and all incentive distribution rights.
The table below presents the effects of changes from net income attributable to Exterran stockholders and
changes in our ownership interest of the Partnership on our equity attributable to Exterran’s stockholders
(in thousands):
Net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Increase in Exterran stockholders’ additional paid in capital for sale of
December 31,
2010
2009
$(101,825)
$(549,407)
Partnership units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41,111
—
Change from net income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders and
transfers to the noncontrolling interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ (60,714)
$(549,407)
22. Commitments and Contingencies
Rent expense for 2010, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $23.5 million, $21.4 million and $21.4 million,
respectively. Commitments for future minimum rental payments with terms in excess of one year at
December 31, 2010 are as follows (in thousands):
December 31, 2010
2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$10,648
7,415
5,466
4,566
4,088
14,674
$46,857
We have issued the following guarantees that are not recorded on our accompanying balance sheet (dollars in
thousands):
Maximum Potential
Undiscounted
Payments as of
December 31, 2010
Term
Performance guarantees through letters of credit(1) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Standby letters of credit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commercial letters of credit
Bid bonds and performance bonds(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2011–2014
2011–2012
2011
2011–2021
Maximum potential undiscounted payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$281,689
18,624
5,677
135,158
$441,148
(1) We have issued guarantees to third parties to ensure performance of our obligations, some of which may
be fulfilled by third parties.
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As part of our acquisition of Production Operators Corporation in 2001, we may be required to make
contingent payments of up to $46 million to the seller, depending on our realization of certain U.S. federal tax
benefits through the year 2015. To date, we have not realized any such benefits that would require a payment
and we do not anticipate realizing any such benefits that would require a payment before the year 2013.
See Note 3 for a discussion of the contingent purchase price related to our acquisition of GLR.
See Note 2 and Note 8 for a discussion of gain contingencies related to assets and investments that were
expropriated in Venezuela.
Our business can be hazardous, involving unforeseen circumstances such as uncontrollable flows of natural gas
or well fluids and fires or explosions. As is customary in our industry, we review our safety equipment and
procedures and carry insurance against some, but not all, risks of our business. Our insurance coverage
includes property damage, general liability and commercial automobile liability and other coverage we believe
is appropriate. In addition, we have a minimal amount of insurance on our offshore assets. We believe that our
insurance coverage is customary for the industry and adequate for our business; however, losses and liabilities
not covered by insurance would increase our costs.
Additionally, we are substantially self-insured for worker’s compensation and employee group health claims in
view of the relatively high per-incident deductibles we absorb under our insurance arrangements for these
risks. Losses up to the deductible amounts are estimated and accrued based upon known facts, historical trends
and industry averages.
In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in various pending or threatened legal actions. While
management is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, we believe that any ultimate liability
arising from these actions will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results
of operations or cash flows. Because of the inherent uncertainty of litigation, however, we cannot provide
assurance that the resolution of any particular claim or proceeding to which we are a party will not have a
material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows for the period
in which the resolution occurs.
23. Recent Accounting Developments
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance requiring an entity to
perform an analysis to determine whether the entity’s variable interest gives it a controlling financial interest
in a variable interest entity. This analysis identifies the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity as the
entity that has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the variable interest entity’s
economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the variable
interest entity. The new guidance also requires additional disclosures about a company’s involvement in
variable interest entities and any significant changes in risk exposure due to that involvement. The new
guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. Our adoption of this new guidance
on January 1, 2010 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In October 2009, the FASB issued an update to existing guidance on revenue recognition for arrangements
with multiple deliverables. This update addresses accounting for multiple-deliverable arrangements to enable
vendors to account for deliverables separately. The guidance establishes a selling price hierarchy for
determining the selling price of a deliverable. This update requires expanded disclosures for multiple
deliverable revenue arrangements. The update will be effective for us for revenue arrangements entered into or
materially modified on or after January 1, 2011. We do not believe the adoption of this update will have a
material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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24.
Industry Segments and Geographic Information
We manage our business segments primarily based upon the type of product or service provided. We have four
principal industry segments: North America contract operations, international contract operations, aftermarket
services and fabrication. The North America and international contract operations segments primarily provide
natural gas compression services, production and processing equipment services and maintenance services to
meet specific customer requirements on Exterran-owned assets. The aftermarket services segment provides a
full range of services to support the surface production, compression and processing needs of customers, from
parts sales and normal maintenance services to full operation of a customer’s owned assets. The fabrication
segment involves (i) design, engineering, installation, fabrication and sale of natural gas compression units and
accessories and equipment used in the production, treating and processing of crude oil and natural gas and
(ii) engineering, procurement and fabrication services primarily related to the manufacturing of critical process
equipment for refinery and petrochemical facilities, the fabrication of tank farms and the construction of
evaporators and brine heaters for desalination plants.
We evaluate the performance of our segments based on gross margin for each segment. Revenues include only
sales to external customers. We do not include intersegment sales when we evaluate the performance of our
segments.
No individual customer accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenues during any of the periods
presented. The following table presents sales and other financial information by industry segment for the years
ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):
North America
Contract
Operations
International
Contract
Operations
Aftermarket
Services
Fabrication
Reportable
Segments
Total
Other(1)
Total(2)
2010:
Revenue from external
customers . . . . . . . . . . $ 608,065 $ 465,144 $322,097 $1,066,227 $2,461,533 $
Gross margin(3) . . . . . . .
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . .
Capital expenditures . . . .
2009:
Revenue from external
307,379
2,061,755
111,087
289,787
976,700
106,530
45,790
160,864
1,348
161,505
580,255
12,187
804,461
3,779,574
231,152
— $2,461,533
— 804,461
4,726,446
235,990
946,872
4,838
customers . . . . . . . . . . $ 695,315 $ 391,995 $308,873 $1,319,418 $2,715,601 $
Gross margin(3) . . . . . . .
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . .
Capital expenditures . . . .
2008:
Revenue from external
396,601
2,357,751
108,985
242,742
988,257
236,450
62,987
148,548
2,629
213,252
720,482
10,592
customers . . . . . . . . . . $ 790,573 $ 379,817 $364,157 $1,489,572 $3,024,119 $
915,582
— $2,715,601
— 915,582
4,215,038 1,019,372 5,234,410
368,901
358,656
10,245
— $3,024,119
1,025,732
— 1,025,732
4,480,225 1,198,158 5,678,383
465,736
429,610
36,126
Gross margin(3) . . . . . . .
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . .
Capital expenditures . . . .
448,708
2,489,309
253,232
234,911
1,059,751
145,653
72,597
210,754
5,632
269,516
720,411
25,093
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The following table presents assets from reportable segments to total assets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009
(in thousands):
2010
2009
Assets from reportable segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other assets(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assets associated with discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$3,779,574
946,872
15,090
$4,215,038
1,019,372
58,538
Consolidated assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$4,741,536
$5,292,948
The following table presents geographic data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and
2008 (in thousands):
U.S.
International
Consolidated
2010:
Revenues from external customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property, plant and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2009:
Revenues from external customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property, plant and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2008:
Revenues from external customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property, plant and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$1,090,096
$1,985,180
$1,371,437
$1,107,472
$2,461,533
$3,092,652
$1,332,641
$2,278,172
$1,382,960
$1,126,182
$2,715,601
$3,404,354
$1,567,379
$2,581,287
$1,456,740
$ 854,935
$3,024,119
$3,436,222
(1) Includes corporate related items.
(2) Totals exclude assets, capital expenditures and the operating results of discontinued operations.
(3) Gross margin, a non-GAAP financial measure, is reconciled to net income (loss) below.
We define gross margin as total revenue less cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense).
Gross margin is included as a supplemental disclosure because it is a primary measure used by our
management as it represents the results of revenue and cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization
expense), which are key components of our operations. As an indicator of our operating performance, gross
margin should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss) as determined
in accordance with GAAP. Our gross margin may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of another
company because other entities may not calculate gross margin in the same manner.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
The following table reconciles net income (loss) to gross margin (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
2009
2008
2010
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(113,241)
358,255
—
401,478
146,903
—
—
136,149
609
(13,763)
(66,606)
(45,323)
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Merger and integration expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-lived asset impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates . . . .
Other (income) expense, net
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax . . .
$(545,463)
337,620
—
352,785
96,988
14,329
150,778
122,845
91,154
(53,360)
51,667
296,239
$ (935,076)
352,899
11,384
330,886
24,109
—
1,148,371
129,784
(23,974)
(3,118)
37,219
(46,752)
Gross margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 804,461
$ 915,582
$1,025,732
25. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Exterran Energy Corp. (Subsidiary Issuer), our wholly-owned subsidiary, is the issuer of the 4.75% Notes.
Exterran Holdings, Inc. (Parent) has agreed to fully and unconditionally guarantee the obligations of Exterran
Energy Corp. relating to our 4.75% Notes.
Exterran Holdings, Inc. is the issuer of the 7.25% Notes. Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P., EES Leasing LLC,
Exterran Water Management Services, LLC, and EXH MLP LP LLC, all our wholly-owned subsidiaries
(together the Guarantor Subsidiaries), have agreed to fully and unconditionally guarantee our obligations
relating to the 7.25% Notes.
As a result of these guarantees, we are presenting the following condensed consolidating financial information
pursuant to Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. These schedules are presented using the equity method of
accounting for all periods presented. Under this method, investments in subsidiaries are recorded at cost and
adjusted for our share in the subsidiaries’ cumulative results of operations, capital contributions and
distributions and other changes in equity. Elimination entries relate primarily to the elimination of investments
in subsidiaries and associated intercompany balances and transactions.
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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2010
Parent
Subsidiary
Issuer
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Other
Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidation
(in thousands)
160
Current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
—
Current assets associated with discontinued operations . . .
160
Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property, plant and equipment, net
—
Goodwill
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,998,617
Investments in affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17,343
Intangible and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,118,404
Intercompany receivables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
Long-term assets associated with discontinued operations. .
Total long-term assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,134,364
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,134,524
ASSETS
$
—
—
—
—
—
1,991,520
38,018
1,212,598
—
3,242,136
$3,242,136
$ 565,089
—
565,089
1,704,570
146,876
1,825,646
177,946
149,432
—
4,004,470
$4,569,559
$ 589,429
5,918
595,347
1,388,082
49,804
—
144,920
891,177
9,172
2,483,155
$3,078,502
$
8
—
8
—
—
(5,815,783)
(95,799)
(3,371,611)
—
(9,283,193)
$(9,283,185)
$1,154,686
5,918
1,160,604
3,092,652
196,680
—
282,428
—
9,172
3,580,932
$4,741,536
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
21,320
$
5,721
$ 343,665
$ 431,528
$
(59,585)
$ 742,649
Current liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Current liabilities associated with discontinued
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-term debt
Intercompany payables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-term liabilities associated with discontinued
—
21,320
1,298,165
—
5,721
143,750
— 1,094,048
—
12,615
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
1,332,100
1,802,424
Total liabilities and equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,134,524
—
1,243,519
1,998,617
$3,242,136
—
343,665
—
2,098,626
135,749
—
2,578,040
1,991,520
$4,569,560
15,554
447,082
455,232
178,937
158,494
13,111
1,252,856
1,825,646
$3,078,502
—
(59,585)
—
(3,371,611)
(36,207)
—
(3,467,403)
(5,815,783)
$(9,283,186)
15,554
758,203
1,897,147
—
270,651
13,111
2,939,112
1,802,424
$4,741,536
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2009
Parent
Subsidiary
Issuer
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Other
Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidation
(in thousands)
49
Current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
—
Current assets associated with discontinued operations . . .
49
Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property, plant and equipment, net
—
Goodwill
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,992,032
Investments in affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14,123
Intangible and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
953,324
Intercompany receivables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
Long-term assets associated with discontinued operations. .
Total long-term assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,959,479
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,959,528
ASSETS
$
—
—
—
—
—
2,142,179
41,000
885,714
—
3,068,893
$3,068,893
$ 636,948
—
636,948
997,291
147,426
1,712,406
161,752
803,219
—
3,822,094
$4,459,042
$ 724,005
58,152
782,157
2,407,063
47,738
—
130,037
900,470
386
3,485,694
$4,267,851
$
7
—
7
—
—
(5,846,617)
(73,029)
(3,542,727)
—
(9,462,373)
$(9,462,366)
$1,361,009
58,152
1,419,161
3,404,354
195,164
—
273,883
—
386
3,873,787
$5,292,948
Current liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Current liabilities associated with discontinued
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intercompany payables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-term liabilities associated with discontinued
—
19,997
1,114,398
—
8,274
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
1,142,669
1,816,859
Total liabilities and equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,959,528
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
19,997
$
2,008
$ 341,637
$ 485,803
$
(34,291)
$ 815,154
—
341,637
—
1,786,135
189,090
—
2,316,862
2,142,179
$4,459,041
21,879
507,682
1,002,788
825,489
202,819
16,667
2,555,445
1,712,406
$4,267,851
—
(34,291)
—
(3,542,727)
(38,730)
—
(3,615,748)
(5,846,617)
$(9,462,365)
21,879
837,033
2,260,936
—
361,453
16,667
3,476,089
1,816,859
$5,292,948
—
2,008
143,750
931,103
—
—
1,076,861
1,992,032
$3,068,893
F-48
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2010
Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costs of sales (excluding depreciation and
amortization expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . .
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . .
Long-lived asset impairment . . . . . . . . . .
Interest (income) expense . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other (income) expense:
Intercompany charges, net . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in loss of affiliates . . . . . . . . . .
Other, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for (benefit) from income taxes . .
Loss from continuing operations . . . . . . . .
Income from discontinued operations, net
of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less: Net loss attributable to the
Parent
Subsidiary
Issuer
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Other
Subsidiaries
Eliminations
Consolidation
(in thousands)
$
— $
—
$1,070,112
$1,696,048
$(304,627)
$2,461,533
—
401
—
—
25,964
(41,255)
128,760
40
(113,910)
(12,085)
(101,825)
—
(101,825)
—
401
—
—
6,828
(442)
124,348
—
(131,135)
(2,375)
(128,760)
—
(128,760)
858,853
151,002
140,179
112,427
(10,173)
41,697
3,550
(17,227)
(210,196)
(74,552)
(135,644)
—
(135,644)
1,102,846
206,451
261,299
34,476
113,530
—
609
3,424
(26,587)
22,406
(48,993)
45,323
(3,670)
(304,627)
—
—
—
—
—
(256,658)
—
256,658
—
256,658
—
256,658
1,657,072
358,255
401,478
146,903
136,149
—
609
(13,763)
(225,170)
(66,606)
(158,564)
45,323
(113,241)
noncontrolling interest
. . . . . . . . .
—
—
11,296
120
—
11,416
Net loss attributable to Exterran
stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$(101,825)
$(128,760)
$ (124,348)
$
(3,550)
$ 256,658
$ (101,825)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2009
Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costs of sales (excluding depreciation and
amortization expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . .
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . .
Long-lived asset impairment . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest (income) expense . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other (income) expense:
Intercompany charges, net . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in loss of affiliates . . . . . . . . . .
Other, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes . .
Loss from continuing operations . . . . . . . .
Loss from discontinued operations, net of
tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to
the noncontrolling interest . . . . . . .
Net loss attributable to Exterran
Parent
Subsidiary
Issuer
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Other
Subsidiaries
Eliminations
Consolidation
(in thousands)
$
— $
—
$1,070,184
$1,964,485
$ (319,068)
$2,715,601
—
341
—
—
—
—
51,473
(16,847)
527,336
40
(562,343)
(12,936)
(549,407)
—
(549,407)
—
164
—
—
—
—
6,813
(3,764)
525,247
—
(528,460)
(1,124)
(527,336)
—
(527,336)
779,480
128,235
110,929
76,171
—
—
(27,137)
20,611
516,357
(37,416)
(497,046)
23,617
(520,663)
—
(520,663)
1,339,607
208,880
241,856
20,817
14,329
150,778
91,696
—
91,154
(15,984)
(178,648)
42,110
(220,758)
(296,239)
(516,997)
(319,068)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(1,568,940)
—
1,568,940
—
1,568,940
—
1,568,940
1,800,019
337,620
352,785
96,988
14,329
150,778
122,845
—
91,154
(53,360)
(197,557)
51,667
(249,224)
(296,239)
(545,463)
—
—
(4,584)
640
—
(3,944)
stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$(549,407)
$(527,336)
$ (525,247)
$ (516,357)
$ 1,568,940
$ (549,407)
F-49
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2008
Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costs of sales (excluding depreciation and
amortization expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . .
Merger and integration expenses. . . . . . . .
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . .
Long-lived asset impairment . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest (income) expense . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other (income) expense:
Intercompany charges, net . . . . . . . . . .
Equity in (income) loss of affiliates . . . .
Other, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income (loss) before income taxes . . . . . .
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes . .
Loss from continuing operations . . . . . . . .
Income from discontinued operations, net
of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to
the noncontrolling interest . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) attributable to Exterran
Parent
Subsidiary
Issuer
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Other
Subsidiaries
Eliminations
Consolidation
(in thousands)
$
— $
—
$1,280,911
$2,594,682
$ (851,474)
$3,024,119
—
331
—
—
—
—
52,118
(38,922)
940,820
40
(954,387)
(7,039)
(947,348)
—
(947,348)
—
—
—
—
—
—
8,760
(558)
933,352
—
(941,554)
(734)
(940,820)
—
(940,820)
863,551
164,259
9,482
143,379
1,450
1,148,371
(21,594)
39,480
(150,270)
1,069
(918,266)
1,027
(919,293)
—
(919,293)
1,986,310
188,309
1,902
187,507
22,659
—
90,500
—
(23,974)
(4,227)
145,696
43,965
101,731
46,752
148,483
(851,474)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(1,723,902)
—
1,723,902
—
1,723,902
—
1,723902
1,998,387
352,899
11,384
330,886
24,109
1,148,371
129,784
—
(23,974)
(3,118)
(944,609)
37,219
(981,828)
46,752
(935,076)
—
—
(14,059)
1,786
—
(12,273)
stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$(947,348)
$(940,820)
$ (933,352)
$ 150,269
$ 1,723,902
$ (947,349)
F-50
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2010
Parent
Subsidiary
Issuer
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Other
Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidation
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Net cash used in discontinued operations . . . .
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and
equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Decrease in restricted cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net proceeds from the sale of Partnership
units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash invested in non-consolidated affiliates . . . .
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries . . . . . . .
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing
48,756
—
$ (4,040)
—
$(111,635)
—
$
435,174
(3,880)
$
48,756
(4,040)
(111,635)
431,294
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(45,797)
—
—
116,790
(136,882)
(99,108)
15,296
—
43,273
—
—
15,899
12,930
66,092
(609)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(70,993)
$
368,255
(3,880)
364,375
(235,990)
31,195
12,930
109,365
(609)
—
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(45,797)
116,790
(78,313)
(4,796)
(70,993)
(83,109)
Net cash provided by discontinued
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
—
—
89,509
—
89,509
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(45,797)
116,790
(78,313)
84,713
(70,993)
6,400
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt . . .
Repayments of long-term debt
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Payments for debt issuance costs . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from stock options exercised . . . . . . .
Proceeds from stock issued pursuant to our
employee stock purchase plan . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchases of treasury stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation excess tax benefit . . .
Distribution to noncontrolling partners in the
Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Capital contribution (distribution), net. . . . . . . .
Borrowings (repayments) between subsidiaries,
net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,627,244
(1,459,836)
(12,034)
840
2,224
(2,061)
1,182
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
45,797
(18,030)
(116,790)
471,000
(1,018,561)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
70,993
2,098,244
(2,478,397)
(12,034)
840
2,224
(2,061)
1,182
(18,030)
—
(160,407)
(158,547)
321,785
(2,831)
—
—
(2,848)
(112,750)
186,965
(550,392)
70,993
(408,032)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year . . .
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year . . . . . . . $
—
111
49
160
$
—
—
(1,872)
—
—
— $
(2,983)
4,932
1,949
$
(36,257)
78,764
42,507
$
—
—
—
—
(1,872)
(39,129)
83,745
44,616
$
F-51
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2009
Parent
Subsidiary
Issuer
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Other
Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidation
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (122,061) $ (1,003)
$ 141,101
$ 458,771
$
— $
476,808
Net cash provided by discontinued
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
—
—
710
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(122,061)
(1,003)
141,101
459,481
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and
equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from sale of business . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Return of investments in non-consolidated
affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Increase in restricted cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash invested in non-consolidated affiliates . . . .
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries . . . . . . .
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash used in discontinued operations. . . . .
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
163,672
—
—
—
134,675
(178,787)
(190,114)
59,520
5,642
—
—
—
—
9,577
—
3,139
(7,308)
(1,959)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(298,347)
710
477,518
(368,901)
69,097
5,642
3,139
(7,308)
(1,959)
—
163,672
—
134,675
—
(113,625)
—
(186,665)
(710)
(298,347)
—
(300,290)
(710)
activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163,672
134,675
(113,625)
(187,375)
(298,347)
(301,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt . . . . . .
Repayments of long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payments for debt issuance costs . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation excess tax benefit. . . .
Proceeds from warrants sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payments for call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from stock issued pursuant to our
employee stock purchase plan . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchases of treasury stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distribution to noncontrolling partners in the
Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Capital contribution (distribution), net . . . . . . . .
Borrowings (repayments) between subsidiaries,
1,104,065
(969,726)
(19,704)
—
53,138
(89,408)
2,845
(976)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— (163,672)
(15,459)
(134,675)
76,750
(373,059)
7,411
119
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
298,347
1,180,815
(1,342,785)
(12,293)
119
53,138
(89,408)
2,845
(976)
(15,459)
—
net
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(121,959)
30,000
91,842
117
—
—
Net cash used in financing activities . . . . . . . .
(41,725)
(133,672)
(58,292)
(288,662)
298,347
(224,004)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . .
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year . . . .
—
(114)
163
—
—
—
—
(30,816)
35,749
7,325
(9,231)
87,994
—
—
—
7,325
(40,161)
123,906
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year . . . . . . . . $
49
$
— $
4,933
$ 78,763
$
— $
83,745
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EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2008
Parent
Subsidiary
Issuer
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Other
Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidation
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 494,595
—
Net cash provided by discontinued operations . .
$ (9,948)
—
$ 84,786
—
$(126,912)
43,534
$
— $
—
442,521
43,534
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
494,595
(9,948)
84,786
(83,378)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and
equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash used for business acquisition, net . . . . . . . .
Decrease in restricted cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries . . . . . . . .
(494,211)
(487,794)
(242,965)
(222,771)
16,832
(108,353)
—
—
39,742
(25,237)
1,570
—
—
—
—
—
—
982,005
Net cash used in continuing operations. . . . . . .
(494,211)
(487,794)
(334,486)
(206,696)
982,005
Net cash used in discontinued operations . . . . .
—
—
—
(41,719)
—
486,055
(465,736)
56,574
(133,590)
1,570
—
(541,182)
(41,719)
Net cash used in investing activities . . . . . . . .
(494,211)
(487,794)
(334,486)
(248,415)
982,005
(582,901)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt . . . . . .
900,050
—
Repayments of long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from stock options exercised . . . . . . . .
(810,459)
5,150
(192,000)
—
Payments for debt issuance costs . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation excess tax benefit . . . .
Proceeds from stock issued pursuant to our
(682)
—
employee stock purchase plan . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,113
Purchases of treasury stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distribution to noncontrolling partners in the
Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(100,961)
—
—
—
—
—
—
Capital contribution, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Borrowings (repayments) between subsidiaries,
— 494,211
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(14,489)
487,794
291,750
(10,837)
—
—
14,763
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(982,005)
net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,771
195,531
(193,785)
(3,517)
—
1,191,800
(1,013,296)
5,150
(682)
14,763
4,113
(100,961)
(14,489)
—
—
Net cash provided by financing activities . . . . .
(1,018)
497,742
279,520
292,159
(982,005)
86,398
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year . . . .
(634)
797
—
—
—
—
(10,447)
29,820
5,928
(50,081)
138,076
—
—
—
(10,447)
(20,895)
144,801
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year . . . . . . . . $
163
$
— $ 35,748
$ 87,995
$
— $
123,906
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EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
SELECTED QUARTERLY UNAUDITED FINANCIAL DATA
In the opinion of management, the summarized quarterly financial data below (in thousands, except per share
amounts) contains all appropriate adjustments, all of which are normally recurring adjustments, considered
necessary to present fairly our financial position and the results of operations for the respective periods (in
thousands, except per share amounts):
March 31
June 30
September 30
December 31
2010(1):
Revenue from external customers . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) attributable to Exterran
$
576,308
128,000
$
643,822
113,251
$
625,623
104,688
$
615,780
46,925
stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16,662
17,526
(17,985)
(118,028)
Income (loss) per common share attributable to
Exterran stockholders:
Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2009(2):
Revenue from external customers . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) attributable to Exterran
$
$
0.27
0.27
703,212
167,620
$
$
0.28
0.28
677,968
67,158
$
$
(0.29)
(0.29)
679,706
153,440
stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(59,414)
(530,770)
18,192
Income (loss) per common share attributable to
Exterran stockholders:
Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
$
(0.97)
(0.97)
$
(8.66)
(8.66)
0.30
0.30
$
$
$
(1.90)
(1.90)
654,715
128,352
22,585
0.37
0.37
(1) In the fourth quarter of 2010, we recorded a $142.2 million fleet impairment charge, primarily for idle
units we retired from our fleet and expect to sell (see Note 14).
(2) During the fourth quarter of 2009, we recorded a pre-tax gain of approximately $20.8 million gain on the
sale of our investment in the subsidiary that owns the barge mounted processing plant and other related
assets used on the Cawthorne Channel Project and a $50.0 million insurance recovery on the loss
attributable to the expropriation of our assets and operations in Venezuela. During the second quarter of
2009, we recorded a $150.8 million goodwill impairment charge, an $86.7 million fleet asset impairment
charge and a $379.7 million loss attributable to the expropriation of our assets and operations in
Venezuela.
(3) Gross profit is defined as revenue less cost of sales, direct depreciation and amortization expense and
long-lived asset impairment charges.
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SCHEDULE II
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(In thousands)
Additions
Description
Allowance for doubtful accounts
deducted from accounts receivable in
the balance sheet
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Allowance for obsolete and slow moving
inventory deducted from inventories in
the balance sheet
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Allowance for deferred tax assets not
expected to be realized
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Balance at
Beginning
of Period
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses
Charged to
Other
Accounts
Deductions
Balance at
End of
Period
$ 15,342
13,738
10,441
$ 18,368
16,348
19,568
$ 20,033
15,196
30,863
$
$
$
4,750
5,929
4,043
2,246
5,314
2,146
5,122
6,952
12,018
$
$
$
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
$
$
$
6,984(1)
4,325(1)
746(1)
$ 13,108
15,342
13,738
2,357(2)
3,294(2)
5,366(2)
$ 18,257
18,368
16,348
7,015(3)
2,115(3)
27,685(3)
$ 18,140
20,033
15,196
(1) Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries.
(2) Obsolete inventory written off at cost, net of value received.
(3) Reflects expected realization of deferred tax assets and amounts credited to other accounts for stock-based
compensation excess tax benefits, expiring net operating losses and changes in tax rates.
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Exterran’s vision is to be the leading global provider of oil and gas infrastructure and surface
Exterran’s vision is to be the leading global provider of oil and gas infrastructure and surface
production solutions. We provide innovative customer solutions by delivering our unique
production solutions. We provide innovative customer solutions by delivering our unique
combination of capital, engineering, manufacturing and service expertise.
combination of capital, engineering, manufacturing and service expertise.
Janet F. Clark
Janet F. Clark
Uriel E. Dutton
Uriel E. Dutton
J.W.G. “Will” Honeybourne
J.W.G. “Will” Honeybourne
William C. Pate
William C. Pate
Christopher T. Seaver
Christopher T. Seaver
Ernie L. Danner
Ernie L. Danner
Gordon T. Hall
Gordon T. Hall
Mark A. McCollum
Mark A. McCollum
Stephen M. Pazuk
Stephen M. Pazuk
D I R E C T O R S
D I R E C T O R S
Ernie L. Danner
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ernie L. Danner
President and Chief Executive Officer
J. Michael Anderson
J. Michael Anderson
Senior Vice President and
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
D. Bradley Childers
D. Bradley Childers
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
President, North America
President, North America
E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R S
E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R S
Joseph G. Kishkill
Joseph G. Kishkill
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
President, Eastern Hemisphere
President, Eastern Hemisphere
Ronaldo Reimer
Senior Vice President
President, Latin America
Ronaldo Reimer
Senior Vice President
President, Latin America
Daniel K. Schlanger
Daniel K. Schlanger
Senior Vice President,
Senior Vice President,
Operations Services
Operations Services
Donald C. Wayne
Donald C. Wayne
Senior Vice President,
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
General Counsel and Secretary
Annual Meeting
The 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held May 3,
2011, at 11:30 a.m. central time, at Exterran’s Corporate Office.
Annual Meeting
The 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held May 3,
2011, at 11:30 a.m. central time, at Exterran’s Corporate Office.
Stock Trading
New York Stock Exchange symbol: EXH
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Additional information on Exterran, including securities filings,
press releases, Code of Business Conduct, Corporate Governance
press releases, Code of Business Conduct, Corporate Governance
Principles and Board Committee Charters, is available on our
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website at www.exterran.com.
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Houston, Texas USA
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Corporate Office
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16666 Northchase Drive
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C O R P O R AT E I N F O R M AT I O N
10-K/Investor Contact
Stockholders may obtain a copy, without charge, of Exterran’s 2010
Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, by
visiting our website at www.exterran.com or by requesting a copy
in writing to investor.relations@exterran.com or Exterran’s
Corporate Office, Attention: Investor Relations.
10-K/Investor Contact
Stockholders may obtain a copy, without charge, of Exterran’s 2010
Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, by
visiting our website at www.exterran.com or by requesting a copy
in writing to investor.relations@exterran.com or Exterran’s
Corporate Office, Attention: Investor Relations.
The certifications by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
The certifications by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
are filed as exhibits to our 2010 Form 10-K. We have also filed with
are filed as exhibits to our 2010 Form 10-K. We have also filed with
the New York Stock Exchange the written affirmation certifying
the New York Stock Exchange the written affirmation certifying
that we are not aware of any violations by Exterran of NYSE
that we are not aware of any violations by Exterran of NYSE
Corporate Governance Listing Standards.
Corporate Governance Listing Standards.
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To report a concern about Exterran’s accounting, internal controls
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or auditing matters, or any other matter, to the Audit Committee
or auditing matters, or any other matter, to the Audit Committee
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or non-management members of the Board of Directors, send a
detailed note, with relevant documents, to Exterran’s Corporate
detailed note, with relevant documents, to Exterran’s Corporate
Office, Attention: Gordon T. Hall, Chairman of the Board, or leave
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a message at 1-800-281-5439 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-832-554-4859
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(outside U.S. and Canada), request reverse charges.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this Annual Report may constitute
Certain statements contained in this Annual Report may constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that
involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that
could cause actual results to be materially different, as discussed
could cause actual results to be materially different, as discussed
more fully elsewhere in this Annual Report and in our filings
more fully elsewhere in this Annual Report and in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our
2010 Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2011. Except as required
2010 Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2011. Except as required
by law, we expressly disclaim any intention or obligation to revise
by law, we expressly disclaim any intention or obligation to revise
or update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of
or update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
new information, future events or otherwise.
Exterran is a customer-service driven organization. Around the world, our teams of talented employees are dedicated to serving
Exterran is a customer-service driven organization. Around the world, our teams of talented employees are dedicated to serving
customers with speed, innovation and collaboration and with safe, reliable operations.
customers with speed, innovation and collaboration and with safe, reliable operations.
Cover: Energy companies are actively drilling in North America shale plays. As these unconventional formations are
Cover: Energy companies are actively drilling in North America shale plays. As these unconventional formations are
developed, we believe Exterran is well-positioned to benefit from growth opportunities for compression, production and
developed, we believe Exterran is well-positioned to benefit from growth opportunities for compression, production and
processing equipment and services. Among the most active shale plays is the Eagle Ford area in south Texas, shown here.
processing equipment and services. Among the most active shale plays is the Eagle Ford area in south Texas, shown here.
Back Cover: Exterran’s fabrication operations in Singapore built this production module for an energy development project offshore Vietnam.
Back Cover: Exterran’s fabrication operations in Singapore built this production module for an energy development project offshore Vietnam.
Supported by engineers at our Aldridge, United Kingdom facility, we designed, fabricated and tested this topside equipment for use on a
Supported by engineers at our Aldridge, United Kingdom facility, we designed, fabricated and tested this topside equipment for use on a
floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
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