Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Business Segment Information (Tables)

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Business Segment Information (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment
The following table (in thousands) summarizes revenues (losses) and income (loss) from operations for each of our reporting segments: 
 
Segments
 
LNG Terminal
 
LNG & Natural Gas Marketing
 
Corporate and Other (1)
 
Total
Consolidation
Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 

Revenues (losses) from external customers
$
803,480

 
$
520,645

 
$
(40,958
)
 
$
1,283,167

Intersegment revenues (losses) (2)
294,889

 
37,970

 
(332,859
)
 

Depreciation and amortization expense
149,690

 
1,386

 
22,966

 
174,042

Income (loss) from operations (3)
237,432

 
31,012

 
(297,811
)
 
(29,367
)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
(384,605
)
 

 
(103,785
)
 
(488,390
)
Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest (4)
(268,955
)
 
35,406

 
(429,336
)
 
(662,885
)
Share-based compensation
25,364

 
24,772

 
66,699

 
116,835

Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets
4,623,438

 
2,714

 
(1,136
)
 
4,625,016

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from external customers
$
269,281

 
$
66

 
$
1,538

 
$
270,885

Intersegment revenues (losses) (2)
2,225

 
29,373

 
(31,598
)
 

Depreciation and amortization expense
65,137

 
1,071

 
16,472

 
82,680

Loss from operations (3)
(69,923
)
 
(85,577
)
 
(293,813
)
 
(449,313
)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
(219,831
)
 

 
(102,252
)
 
(322,083
)
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest (4)
(596,432
)
 
(87,133
)
 
(413,846
)
 
(1,097,411
)
Share-based compensation
32,948

 
14,401

 
147,959

 
195,308

Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets
6,984,152

 
2,731

 
97,216

 
7,084,099

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues (losses) from external customers
$
267,606

 
$
(1,285
)
 
$
1,633

 
$
267,954

Intersegment revenues (losses) (2)
(779
)
 
41,908

 
(41,129
)
 

Depreciation and amortization expense
58,883

 
271

 
5,104

 
64,258

Loss from operations
(89,790
)
 
(12,993
)
 
(169,396
)
 
(272,179
)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
(177,400
)
 

 
(3,836
)
 
(181,236
)
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest (4)
(480,366
)
 
(14,874
)
 
(192,494
)
 
(687,734
)
Share-based compensation
14,129

 
6,027

 
90,073

 
110,229

Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets
2,684,045

 
1,888

 
161,882

 
2,847,815

 
(1)
Includes corporate activities, business development, strategic activities and certain intercompany eliminations. These activities have been included in the corporate and other column. Also includes $338.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 of Cheniere Marketing’s LNG revenues, which is eliminated in consolidation.
(2)
Intersegment revenues (losses) related to our LNG and natural gas marketing segment are primarily a result of international revenue allocations using a cost plus transfer pricing methodology. These LNG and natural gas marketing segment intersegment revenues (losses) are eliminated with intersegment revenues (losses) in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(3)
Includes restructuring expense of $44.4 million and $60.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, in the corporate and other column and $17.0 million and zero for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, in the LNG and natural gas marketing segment.
(4)
Items to reconcile income (loss) from operations and income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest include consolidated other income (expense) amounts as presented on our Consolidated Statements of Operations primarily related to our LNG terminal segment.

The following table (in thousands) shows total assets for each of our reporting segments: 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
LNG Terminal
 
$
22,420,568

 
$
17,363,750

LNG & Natural Gas Marketing
 
731,023

 
550,896

Corporate and Other
 
551,146

 
894,407

Total Consolidation
 
$
23,702,737

 
$
18,809,053