Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Our Portfolio (Tables)

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Our Portfolio (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Investments [Abstract]  
Analysis of Portfolio by Type of Obligor and Credit Quality
The following is an analysis of the Performance Ratings of our Portfolio as of March 31, 2020, which is assessed quarterly:
 
Portfolio Performance
 
 
 
 
 
1 (1)
 
2 (2)
 
3 (3)
 
Total
 
(dollars in millions)
Receivable vintage
Government
 
Commercial
 
Government
 
Commercial
 
Government
 
Commercial
 
 
2020
$

 
$
61

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
61

2019
2

 
447

 

 

 

 

 
449

2018

 
268

 

 

 

 

 
268

2017
39

 
5

 

 

 

 

 
44

2016
70

 
61

 

 

 

 

 
131

2015
92

 
1

 

 

 

 

 
93

Prior to 2015
56

 
48

 

 

 

 
8

 
112

Total receivables
259

 
891

 

 

 

 
8

 
1,158

Less: Allowance for loss on receivables

 
(18
)
 

 

 

 
(8
)
 
(26
)
Net receivables (4)
259

 
873

 

 

 

 

 
1,132

Investments
35

 
28

 

 

 

 

 
63

Real estate

 
361

 

 

 

 

 
361

Equity method investments (5)

 
559

 

 
23

 

 

 
582

Total
$
294

 
$
1,821

 
$

 
$
23

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,138

Percent of Portfolio
14
%
 
85
%
 
%
 
1
%
 
%
 
%
 
100
%
Average remaining balance (6)
$
7

 
$
13

 
$

 
$
12

 
$

 
$
4

 
$
12

(1)
This category includes our assets where based on our credit criteria and performance to date we believe that our risk of not receiving our invested capital remains low.
(2)
This category includes our assets where based on our credit criteria and performance to date we believe there is a moderate level of risk to not receiving some or all of our invested capital.
(3)
This category includes our assets where based on our credit criteria and performance to date, we believe there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to recover some or all of our invested capital. Included in this category are two commercial receivables with a combined total carrying value of approximately $8 million as of March 31, 2020 which we consider impaired and have held on non-accrual status since 2017. We recorded an allowance for the entire asset amounts as described in our 2019 Form 10-K. We expect to continue to pursue our legal claims with regards to these assets.
(4)
Total reconciles to the total of the government receivables and commercial receivables lines of the consolidated balance sheets
(5)
Some of the individual projects included in portfolios that make up our equity method investments have government off-takers. As they are part of large portfolios, they are not classified separately. 
(6)
Average remaining balance is calculated gross of allowance for loss on receivables and excludes approximately 130 transactions each with outstanding balances that are less than $1 million and that in the aggregate total $47 million.
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss
Below is a summary of the carrying value and allowance by type of receivable or "Portfolio Segment", as defined by Topic 326, as of March 31, 2020 and January 1, 2020:
 
March 31, 2020
 
January 1, 2020
 
Carrying Value
 
Allowance
 
Carrying Value
 
Allowance
 
(in millions)
Government (1)
$
259

 
$

 
$
270

 
$

Commercial (2)
899

 
26

 
892

 
25

Total
$
1,158

 
$
26

 
$
1,162

 
$
25

(1)
As of March 31, 2020, our government receivables include $150 million of U.S. federal government transactions and $109 million of transactions where the ultimate obligors are state or local governments.
Risk characteristics of our government receivables include the energy savings or the power output of the projects and the ability of the government obligor to generate revenue for debt service, via taxation or other means. Transactions may have guarantees of energy savings or other performance support from third-party service providers, which typically are entities, directly or whose ultimate parent entity is, rated investment grade by an independent rating agency. All of our government receivables are included in Performance Rating 1 in the Portfolio Performance table above. Our allowance for government receivables is primarily calculated by using PD/LGD methods as discussed in Note 2. Our expectation of credit losses for these receivables is immaterial given the high credit-quality of the obligors.
(2)
This category of assets includes $453 million of mezzanine loans made on a non-recourse basis to special purpose subsidiaries of residential solar companies which are secured by residential solar assets where we rely on certain limited indemnities, warranties, and other obligations of the residential solar companies or their other subsidiaries. Approximately $367 million of our commercial receivables are loans made to entities in which we also have non-controlling equity investments of approximately $25 million. This total also includes $88 million of lease agreements where we hold legal title to the underlying real estate which are treated under GAAP as receivables since they were deemed to be failed sale/leaseback transactions as described in Note 2.
Risk characteristics of our commercial receivables include a project’s operating risks, which include the impact of the overall economic environment, the sustainable infrastructure sector, the effect of local, industry, and broader economic factors, the impact of any variation in weather and trends in interest rates. We use assumptions related to these risks to estimate an allowance using a discounted cash flow analysis or the PD/LGD method as discussed in Note 2. All of our commercial receivables are included in Performance Rating 1 in the Portfolio Performance table above, except for the $8 million of receivables we have placed on non-accrual status which are included in Performance Rating 3. For those assets in Performance Rating 1, the credit worthiness of the obligor combined with the various structural protections of our assets cause us to believe we have a low risk we will not receive our invested capital, however we recorded an $18 million allowance on these $891 million in assets as a result of lower probability assumptions utilized in our Allowance methodology.
The following table reconciles our allowance for loss on receivables by type of receivable:
 
Government
 
Commercial
 
(in millions)
Beginning Balance - January 1, 2020
$

 
$
25

Provision for loss on receivables

 
1

Ending balance - March 31, 2020
$

 
$
26


Summary of Anticipated Maturity Dates of Financing Receivables and Investments and Weighted Average Yield
The following table provides a summary of our anticipated maturity dates of our receivables and the weighted average yield for each range of maturities as of March 31, 2020:
 
Total
 
Less than 1
year
 
1-5 years
 
5-10 years
 
More than 10
years
 
(dollars in millions)
Maturities by period (excluding allowance)
$
1,158

 
$
5

 
$
168

 
$
308

 
$
677

Weighted average yield by period
8.0
%
 
7.6
%
 
7.0
%
 
8.9
%
 
7.6
%
Investments
The following table provides a summary of our anticipated maturity dates of our investments and the weighted average yield for each range of maturities as of March 31, 2020:
 
 
Total
 
Less than 1
year
 
1-5 years
 
5-10 years
 
More than 10
years
 
(dollars in millions)
Maturities by period
$
63

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
63

Weighted average yield by period
4.3
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
4.3
%

Components of Real Estate Portfolio The components of our real estate portfolio as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, were as follows: 
 
March 31,
2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
(in millions)
Real estate
 
 
 
Land
$
269

 
$
269

Lease intangibles
104

 
104

Accumulated amortization of lease intangibles
(12
)
 
(11
)
Real estate
$
361

 
$
362


Schedule of Future Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets
As of March 31, 2020, the future amortization expense of the intangible assets and the future minimum rental income payments under our land lease agreements are as follows:
 
Future Amortization Expense
 
Minimum Rental Income Payments
 
(in millions)
From April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
$
2

 
$
17

2021
3

 
22

2022
3

 
22

2023
3

 
23

2024
3

 
24

2025
3

 
24

Thereafter
76

 
741

Total
$
93

 
$
873


Schedule of Equity Method Investments As of March 31, 2020, we held the following equity method investments:
 
Investment Date
 
Investee
 
Carrying Value
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
March 2020
 
University of Iowa Energy Collaborative Holdings LLC
 
$
115

Various
 
2007 Vento I, LLC
 
79

December 2015
 
Buckeye Wind Energy Class B Holdings, LLC
 
70

Various
 
Vivint Solar Asset 1 Class B, LLC
 
61

Various
 
Vivint Solar Asset 2 Class B, LLC
 
49

October 2016
 
Invenergy Gunsight Mountain Holdings, LLC
 
36

December 2018
 
3D Engie, LLC
 
30

Various
 
2019 K102 Investor LLC
 
29

Various
 
Other investees
 
113

 
 
Total equity method investments
 
$
582


The following is a summary of the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the significant entities accounted for using the equity method.
 
SunStrong Capital Holdings, LLC
 
Vivint Solar Asset 2 Class B, LLC
 
Other Investments (1)
 
Total
 
(in millions)
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2019
Current assets
$
213

 
$
46

 
$
210

 
$
469

Total assets
1,330

 
183

 
2,604

 
4,117

Current liabilities
143

 
1

 
162

 
306

Total liabilities
1,008

 
81

 
764

 
1,853

Members' equity
322

 
102

 
1,840

 
2,264

As of December 31, 2018
Current assets
103

 

 
97

 
200

Total assets
972

 

 
2,164

 
3,136

Current liabilities
85

 

 
52

 
137

Total liabilities
745

 

 
314

 
1,059

Members' equity
226

 

 
1,851

 
2,077

Income Statement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019
Revenue
102

 
2

 
153

 
257

Income from continuing operations
(16
)
 
(1
)
 
(47
)
 
(64
)
Net income
(16
)
 
(1
)
 
(47
)
 
(64
)
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018
Revenue
25

 

 
151

 
176

Income from continuing operations
(18
)
 

 
(24
)
 
(42
)
Net income
(18
)
 

 
(24
)
 
(42
)
(1)     Represents aggregated financial statement information for investments not separately presented.