HFC 6-30-2015 10Q




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
ý
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015
OR

¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from    __________   to   ____________         
Commission File Number 1-3876
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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
_________________________________________________________________
Delaware
 
75-1056913
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas
 
75201
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(214) 871-3555
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
_________________________________________________________________
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý
188,563,410 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, were outstanding on July 31, 2015.



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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
INDEX
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2014
 
 
 
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
 
 
 
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

References herein to HollyFrontier Corporation (“HollyFrontier”) include HollyFrontier and its consolidated subsidiaries. In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) “Plain English” guidelines, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been written in the first person. In this document, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer only to HollyFrontier and its consolidated subsidiaries or to HollyFrontier or an individual subsidiary and not to any other person with certain exceptions. Generally, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” include Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (“HEP”) and its subsidiaries as consolidated subsidiaries of HollyFrontier, unless when used in disclosures of transactions or obligations between HEP and HollyFrontier or its other subsidiaries. This document contains certain disclosures of agreements that are specific to HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries and do not necessarily represent obligations of HollyFrontier. When used in descriptions of agreements and transactions, “HEP” refers to HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q, including, but not limited to, those under “Results of Operations,” “Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Risk Management” in Part I, Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and those in Part II, Item 1 “Legal Proceedings” are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions using currently available information and expectations as of the date hereof, are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that our expectations will prove to be correct. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in these statements. Any differences could be caused by a number of factors including, but not limited to:

risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or potential competitive suppliers of refined petroleum products in our markets;
the demand for and supply of crude oil and refined products;
the spread between market prices for refined products and market prices for crude oil;
the possibility of constraints on the transportation of refined products;
the possibility of inefficiencies, curtailments or shutdowns in refinery operations or pipelines;
effects of governmental and environmental regulations and policies;
the availability and cost of our financing;
the effectiveness of our capital investments and marketing strategies;
our efficiency in carrying out construction projects;
our ability to acquire refined product operations or pipeline and terminal operations on acceptable terms and to integrate any existing or future acquired operations;
the possibility of terrorist attacks and the consequences of any such attacks;
general economic conditions; and
other financial, operational and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our SEC filings.

Cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are set forth in this Form 10-Q, including without limitation, the forward-looking statements that are referred to above. This summary discussion should be read in conjunction with the discussion of the known material risk factors and other cautionary statements under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and in conjunction with the discussion in this Form 10-Q in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources” and Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors.” All forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q and all subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

DEFINITIONS

Within this report, the following terms have these specific meanings:

BPD” means the number of barrels per calendar day of crude oil or petroleum products.

BPSD” means the number of barrels per stream day (barrels of capacity in a 24 hour period) of crude oil or petroleum products.

“Biodiesel” means a clean alternative fuel produced from renewable biological resources.

Black wax crude oil” is a low sulfur, low gravity crude oil produced in the Uintah Basin in Eastern Utah that has certain characteristics that require specific facilities to transport, store and refine into transportation fuels.

Cracking” means the process of breaking down larger, heavier and more complex hydrocarbon molecules into simpler and lighter molecules.

Crude oil distillation” means the process of distilling vapor from liquid crudes, usually by heating, and condensing the vapor slightly above atmospheric pressure turning it back to liquid in order to purify, fractionate or form the desired products.

Ethanol” means a high octane gasoline blend stock that is used to make various grades of gasoline.

FCC,” or fluid catalytic cracking, means a refinery process that breaks down large complex hydrocarbon molecules into smaller more useful ones using a circulating bed of catalyst at relatively high temperatures.

Hydrodesulfurization” means to remove sulfur and nitrogen compounds from oil or gas in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst at relatively high temperatures.

Hydrogen plant” means a refinery unit that converts natural gas and steam to high purity hydrogen, which is then used in the hydrodesulfurization, hydrocracking and isomerization processes.

Isomerization” means a refinery process for rearranging the structure of C5/C6 molecules without changing their size or chemical composition and is used to improve the octane of C5/C6 gasoline blendstocks.

LPG” means liquid petroleum gases.

Lubricant” or “lube” means a solvent neutral paraffinic product used in commercial heavy duty engine oils, passenger car oils and specialty products for industrial applications such as heat transfer, metalworking, rubber and other general process oil.

“MSAT2” means Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Mobile Sources, a rule issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce hazardous emissions from motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels.

MMBTU” means one million British thermal units.

Refinery gross margin” means the difference between average net sales price and average product costs per produced barrel of refined products sold. This does not include the associated depreciation and amortization costs.

Sour crude oil” means crude oil containing quantities of sulfur greater than 0.4 percent by weight, while “sweet crude oil” means crude oil containing quantities of sulfur equal to or less than 0.4 percent by weight.

Vacuum distillation” means the process of distilling vapor from liquid crudes, usually by heating, and condensing the vapor below atmospheric pressure turning it back to a liquid in order to purify, fractionate or form the desired products.

“WCS” means Western Canada Select crude oil and is made up of Canadian heavy conventional and bitumen crude oils blended with sweet synthetic and condensate diluents.

“WTI” means West Texas Intermediate and is a grade of crude oil used as a common benchmark in oil pricing. WTI is a sweet crude oil and has a relatively low density.

“WTS” means West Texas Sour, a medium sour crude oil.



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Item 1.
Financial Statements
HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
 
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents (HEP: $10,424 and $2,830, respectively)
 
$
233,359

 
$
567,985

Marketable securities
 
392,859

 
474,110

Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities
 
626,218

 
1,042,095

Accounts receivable: Product and transportation (HEP: $40,044 and $40,129, respectively)
 
594,960

 
507,040

Crude oil resales
 
31,147

 
82,865

 
 
626,107

 
589,905

Inventories: Crude oil and refined products
 
1,062,630

 
920,104

Materials, supplies and other (HEP: $1,934 and $1,940, respectively)
 
127,288

 
115,027

 
 
1,189,918

 
1,035,131

Income taxes receivable
 
8,351

 
11,719

Prepayments and other (HEP: $2,804 and $2,443, respectively)
 
68,945

 
104,148

Total current assets
 
2,519,539

 
2,782,998

 
 
 
 
 
Properties, plants and equipment, at cost (HEP: $1,313,924 and $1,269,161, respectively)
 
5,156,745

 
4,852,441

Less accumulated depreciation (HEP: $(270,949) and $(244,850), respectively)
 
(1,288,350
)
 
(1,181,902
)
 
 
3,868,395

 
3,670,539

Other assets: Turnaround costs
 
251,901

 
257,153

Goodwill (HEP: $288,991 and $288,991, respectively)
 
2,331,781

 
2,331,781

Intangibles and other (HEP: $71,897 and $73,928, respectively)
 
173,670

 
188,169

 
 
2,757,352

 
2,777,103

Total assets
 
$
9,145,286

 
$
9,230,640

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable (HEP: $16,128 and $17,881, respectively)
 
$
1,050,392

 
$
1,108,138

Income taxes payable
 
7,569

 
19,642

Accrued liabilities (HEP: $25,885 and $26,321, respectively)
 
113,246

 
106,214

Deferred income tax liabilities
 
69,284

 
17,409

Total current liabilities
 
1,240,491

 
1,251,403

 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt (HEP: $900,905 and $867,579, respectively)
 
933,162

 
1,054,890

Deferred income taxes (HEP: $332 and $367, respectively)
 
627,537

 
646,870

Other long-term liabilities (HEP: $56,283 and $47,170, respectively)
 
176,141

 
176,758

 
 
 
 
 
Equity:
 
 
 
 
HollyFrontier stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value – 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
 

 

Common stock $.01 par value – 320,000,000 shares authorized; 255,962,866 shares issued as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
 
2,560

 
2,560

Additional capital
 
3,956,289

 
4,003,628

Retained earnings
 
3,241,085

 
2,778,577

Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
12,690

 
27,894

Common stock held in treasury, at cost – 67,397,641 and 59,876,776 shares as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
 
(1,609,565
)
 
(1,289,075
)
Total HollyFrontier stockholders’ equity
 
5,603,059

 
5,523,584

Noncontrolling interest
 
564,896

 
577,135

Total equity
 
6,167,955

 
6,100,719

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
9,145,286

 
$
9,230,640


Parenthetical amounts represent asset and liability balances attributable to Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (“HEP”) as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. HEP is a consolidated variable interest entity.

See accompanying notes.

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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
 
$
3,701,912

 
$
5,372,600

 
$
6,708,538

 
$
10,163,653

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
 
2,887,475

 
4,674,846

 
5,138,848

 
8,813,466

Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment
 
(135,480
)
 

 
(142,026
)
 

 
 
2,751,995

 
4,674,846

 
4,996,822

 
8,813,466

Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
 
246,165

 
271,654

 
509,761

 
545,620

General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
 
26,117

 
28,365

 
55,686

 
55,288

Depreciation and amortization
 
87,803

 
101,390

 
167,815

 
181,938

Total operating costs and expenses
 
3,112,080

 
5,076,255

 
5,730,084

 
9,596,312

Income from operations
 
589,832

 
296,345

 
978,454

 
567,341

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments
 
631

 
(908
)
 
(7,176
)
 
(1,709
)
Interest income
 
768

 
1,184

 
1,730

 
2,589

Interest expense
 
(10,559
)
 
(10,136
)
 
(20,713
)
 
(22,483
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 
(1,368
)
 

 
(1,368
)
 
(7,677
)
Gain on sale of assets
 
873

 

 
1,639

 

 
 
(9,655
)
 
(9,860
)
 
(25,888
)
 
(29,280
)
Income before income taxes
 
580,177

 
286,485

 
952,566

 
538,061

Income tax provision:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
155,377

 
109,171

 
294,575

 
202,464

Deferred
 
51,613

 
(7,839
)
 
42,143

 
(13,518
)
 
 
206,990

 
101,332

 
336,718

 
188,946

Net income
 
373,187

 
185,153

 
615,848

 
349,115

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
12,363

 
8,724

 
28,148

 
20,625

Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
360,824

 
$
176,429

 
$
587,700

 
$
328,490

Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
1.88

 
$
0.89

 
$
3.03

 
$
1.65

Diluted
 
$
1.88

 
$
0.89

 
$
3.03

 
$
1.65

Cash dividends declared per common share
 
$
0.33

 
$
0.82

 
$
0.65

 
$
1.62

Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
191,355

 
198,139

 
193,202

 
198,217

Diluted
 
191,454

 
198,380

 
193,279

 
198,408


See accompanying notes.

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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
373,187

 
$
185,153

 
$
615,848

 
$
349,115

Other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities
 
(57
)
 
25

 
51

 
37

Reclassification adjustments to net income on sale or maturity of marketable securities
 
(6
)
 

 
(46
)
 
(1
)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities
 
(63
)
 
25

 
5

 
36

Hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value of cash flow hedging instruments
 
8,195

 
46,689

 
(7,233
)
 
138,724

Reclassification adjustments to net income on settlement of cash flow hedging instruments
 
(14,274
)
 
(12,644
)
 
(18,435
)
 
(17,866
)
Amortization of unrealized loss attributable to discontinued cash flow hedges
 
270

 
270

 
540

 
540

Net unrealized gain (loss) on hedging instruments
 
(5,809
)
 
34,315

 
(25,128
)
 
121,398

Net change in post-retirement benefit obligations
 

 

 

 
(89
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes
 
(5,872
)
 
34,340

 
(25,123
)
 
121,345

Income tax expense (benefit)
 
(2,325
)
 
13,417

 
(9,600
)
 
47,122

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
(3,547
)
 
20,923

 
(15,523
)
 
74,223

Total comprehensive income
 
369,640

 
206,076

 
600,325

 
423,338

Less noncontrolling interest in comprehensive income
 
12,498

 
8,271

 
27,829

 
20,230

Comprehensive income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
357,142

 
$
197,805

 
$
572,496

 
$
403,108


See accompanying notes.


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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
615,848

 
$
349,115

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
167,815

 
181,938

Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment
 
(142,026
)
 

Net loss of equity method investments, inclusive of distributions
 
8,739

 
3,082

Gain on sale of assets
 
(1,639
)
 

(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt attributable to unamortized premium / discount
 
(3,788
)
 
1,489

Deferred income taxes
 
42,143

 
(13,518
)
Equity-based compensation expense
 
14,222

 
13,846

Change in fair value – derivative instruments
 
5,841

 
486

(Increase) decrease in current assets:
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
 
(35,737
)
 
(81,399
)
Inventories
 
(12,761
)
 
(150,585
)
Income taxes receivable
 
3,368

 
90,501

Prepayments and other
 
10,691

 
3,171

Increase (decrease) in current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
(60,448
)
 
307,473

Income taxes payable
 
(12,073
)
 

Accrued liabilities
 
2,175

 
20,865

Turnaround expenditures
 
(38,116
)
 
(9,708
)
Other, net
 
5,686

 
4,723

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
569,940

 
721,479

 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Additions to properties, plants and equipment
 
(267,100
)
 
(205,987
)
Additions to properties, plants and equipment – HEP
 
(49,813
)
 
(38,782
)
Purchases of marketable securities
 
(246,008
)
 
(498,080
)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities
 
327,310

 
543,604

Other, net
 
2,232

 
5,021

Net cash used for investing activities
 
(233,379
)
 
(194,224
)
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Borrowings under credit agreement – HEP
 
254,100

 
477,100

Repayments under credit agreement – HEP
 
(221,100
)
 
(297,100
)
Redemption of senior notes
 
(155,156
)
 

Redemption of senior notes – HEP
 

 
(156,188
)
Inventory repurchase obligation
 

 
5,964

Purchase of treasury stock
 
(320,132
)
 
(20,135
)
Accelerated stock repurchase forward contract
 
(60,000
)
 

Dividends
 
(125,192
)
 
(323,088
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest
 
(41,596
)
 
(38,548
)
Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation
 

 
3,778

Other, net
 
(2,111
)
 
(839
)
Net cash used for financing activities
 
(671,187
)
 
(349,056
)
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) for the period
 
(334,626
)
 
178,199

Beginning of period
 
567,985

 
940,103

End of period
 
$
233,359

 
$
1,118,302

 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
 
Interest
 
$
25,612

 
$
30,702

Income taxes
 
$
310,117

 
$
118,142


See accompanying notes.

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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 1:
Description of Business and Presentation of Financial Statements

References herein to HollyFrontier Corporation (“HollyFrontier”) include HollyFrontier and its consolidated subsidiaries. In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) “Plain English” guidelines, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been written in the first person. In these financial statements, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer only to HollyFrontier and its consolidated subsidiaries or to HollyFrontier or an individual subsidiary and not to any other person, with certain exceptions. Generally, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” include Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (“HEP”) and its subsidiaries as consolidated subsidiaries of HollyFrontier, unless when used in disclosures of transactions or obligations between HEP and HollyFrontier or its other subsidiaries. These financial statements contain certain disclosures of agreements that are specific to HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries and do not necessarily represent obligations of HollyFrontier. When used in descriptions of agreements and transactions, “HEP” refers to HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries.

We are principally an independent petroleum refiner that produces high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, specialty lubricant products, and specialty and modified asphalt. We own and operate petroleum refineries that serve markets throughout the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. As of June 30, 2015, we:

owned and operated a petroleum refinery in El Dorado, Kansas (the “El Dorado Refinery”), two refinery facilities located in Tulsa, Oklahoma (collectively, the “Tulsa Refineries”), a refinery in Artesia, New Mexico that is operated in conjunction with crude oil distillation and vacuum distillation and other facilities situated 65 miles away in Lovington, New Mexico (collectively, the “Navajo Refinery”), a refinery located in Cheyenne, Wyoming (the “Cheyenne Refinery”) and a refinery in Woods Cross, Utah (the “Woods Cross Refinery”);
owned and operated NK Asphalt Partners (“NK Asphalt”) which operates various asphalt terminals in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma; and
owned a 39% interest in HEP, a consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”), which includes our 2% general partner interest. HEP owns and operates logistic assets consisting of petroleum product and crude oil pipelines and terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities that principally support our refining and marketing operations in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States and Alon USA, Inc.'s (“Alon”) refinery in Big Spring, Texas. Additionally, HEP owns a 75% interest in UNEV Pipeline, LLC (“UNEV”), which owns a 12-inch refined products pipeline from Salt Lake City, Utah to Las Vegas, Nevada, together with terminal facilities in the Cedar City, Utah and North Las Vegas areas (the “UNEV Pipeline”) and a 25% interest in SLC Pipeline LLC (the “SLC Pipeline”), which owns a 95-mile intrastate pipeline system that serves refineries in the Salt Lake City area.

We have prepared these consolidated financial statements without audit. In management’s opinion, these consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2015, the consolidated results of operations and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and consolidated cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Although certain notes and other information required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted, we believe that the disclosures in these consolidated financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 that has been filed with the SEC.

Our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be realized for the year ending December 31, 2015.

Accounts Receivable: Our accounts receivable consist of amounts due from customers that are primarily companies in the petroleum industry. Credit is extended based on our evaluation of the customer’s financial condition, and in certain circumstances collateral, such as letters of credit or guarantees, is required. We reserve for doubtful accounts based on our historical loss experience as well as specific accounts identified as high risk, which historically have been minimal. Credit losses are charged to the allowance for doubtful accounts when an account is deemed uncollectible. Our allowance for doubtful accounts was $2.3 million at June 30, 2015 and $2.4 million at December 31, 2014.


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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) Continued



Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method for crude oil, unfinished and finished refined products and the average cost method for materials and supplies, or market. In periods of rapidly declining prices, LIFO inventories may have to be written down to market value due to the higher costs assigned to LIFO layers in prior periods. In addition, the use of the LIFO inventory method may result in increases or decreases to cost of sales in years that inventory volumes decline as the result of charging cost of sales with LIFO inventory costs generated in prior periods. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method is made at the end of each year based on the inventory levels at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations are based on management's estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.

Goodwill: We have goodwill that primarily arose from our merger with Frontier Oil Corporation on July 1, 2011. Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not subject to amortization and is tested annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate the possibility of impairment. As of June 30, 2015, there have been no impairments to goodwill.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, an accounting standard update (ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”) was issued requiring revenue to be recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the expected consideration for these goods or services. This standard has an effective date of January 1, 2018, and we are evaluating the impact of this standard.


NOTE 2:
Holly Energy Partners

HEP, a consolidated VIE, is a publicly held master limited partnership that was formed to acquire, own and operate the petroleum product and crude oil pipeline and terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities that support our refining and marketing operations in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. HEP also owns and operates refined product pipelines and terminals, located primarily in Texas, that serve Alon's refinery in Big Spring, Texas.

As of June 30, 2015, we owned a 39% interest in HEP, including the 2% general partner interest. As the general partner of HEP, we have the sole ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact HEP's financial performance, and therefore we consolidate HEP. See Note 16 for supplemental guarantor/non-guarantor financial information, including HEP balances included in these consolidated financial statements.

HEP has two primary customers (including us) and generates revenues by charging tariffs for transporting petroleum products and crude oil though its pipelines, by charging fees for terminalling refined products and other hydrocarbons, and storing and providing other services at its storage tanks and terminals. Under our long-term transportation agreements with HEP (discussed further below), we accounted for 81% of HEP’s total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2015. We do not provide financial or equity support through any liquidity arrangements and / or debt guarantees to HEP.

HEP has outstanding debt under a senior secured revolving credit agreement and its senior notes. With the exception of the assets of HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P., one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and HEP’s general partner, HEP’s creditors have no recourse to our other assets. Any recourse to HEP’s general partner would be limited to the extent of HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P.’s assets, which other than its investment in HEP are not significant. Furthermore, our creditors have no recourse to the assets of HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries. See Note 9 for a description of HEP’s debt obligations.

HEP has risk associated with its operations. If a major customer of HEP were to terminate its contracts or fail to meet desired shipping or throughput levels for an extended period of time, revenue would be reduced and HEP could suffer substantial losses to the extent that a new customer is not found. In the event that HEP incurs a loss, our operating results will reflect HEP’s loss, net of intercompany eliminations, to the extent of our ownership interest in HEP at that point in time.


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Transportation Agreements
HEP serves our refineries under long-term pipeline and terminal, tankage and throughput agreements expiring from 2019 through 2026. Under these agreements, we pay HEP fees to transport, store and throughput volumes of refined product and crude oil on HEP's pipeline and terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities that result in minimum annual payments to HEP including UNEV (a consolidated subsidiary of HEP). Under these agreements, the agreed upon tariff rates are subject to annual tariff rate adjustments on July 1 at a rate based upon the percentage change in Producer Price Index or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission index. As of July 1, 2015, these agreements result in minimum annualized payments to HEP of $236.6 million.

Our transactions with HEP including fees paid under our transportation agreements with HEP and UNEV are eliminated and have no impact on our consolidated financial statements.


NOTE 3:
Financial Instruments

Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, investments in marketable securities, accounts receivable, accounts payable, debt and derivative instruments. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value. HEP's outstanding credit agreement borrowings also approximate fair value as interest rates are reset frequently at current interest rates.

Fair value measurements are derived using inputs (assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk). GAAP categorizes inputs used in fair value measurements into three broad levels as follows:

(Level 1) Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
(Level 2) Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active or can be corroborated by observable market data.
(Level 3) Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes valuation techniques that involve significant unobservable inputs.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of investments in marketable securities, derivative instruments and senior notes at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value by Input Level
Financial Instrument
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
 
(In thousands)
June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketable securities
 
$
392,859

 
$
392,859

 
$

 
$
392,859

 
$

Commodity price swaps
 
131,333

 
131,333

 

 
131,333

 

Forward contracts
 
76

 
76

 

 
76

 

HEP interest rate swaps
 
134

 
134

 

 
134

 

Total assets
 
$
524,402

 
$
524,402

 
$

 
$
524,402

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NYMEX futures contracts
 
$
236

 
$
236

 
$
236

 
$

 
$

Commodity price swaps
 
126,983

 
126,983

 

 
126,983

 

Forward contracts
 
2,143

 
2,143

 

 
2,143

 

HEP senior notes
 
296,905

 
295,875

 

 
295,875

 

HEP interest rate swaps
 
707

 
707

 

 
707

 

Total liabilities
 
$
426,974

 
$
425,944

 
$
236

 
$
425,708

 
$


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Fair Value by Input Level
Financial Instrument
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
 
(In thousands)
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketable securities
 
$
474,110

 
$
474,110

 
$

 
$
474,110

 
$

NYMEX futures contracts
 
17,619

 
17,619

 
17,619

 

 

Commodity price swaps
 
208,296

 
208,296

 

 
208,296

 

HEP interest rate swaps
 
1,019

 
1,019

 

 
1,019

 

Total assets
 
$
701,044

 
$
701,044

 
$
17,619

 
$
683,425

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity price swaps
 
$
196,897

 
$
196,897

 
$

 
$
196,897

 
$

HollyFrontier senior notes
 
154,144

 
155,250

 

 
155,250

 

HEP senior notes
 
296,579

 
291,000

 

 
291,000

 

HEP interest rate swaps
 
1,065

 
1,065

 

 
1,065

 

Total liabilities
 
$
648,685

 
$
644,212

 
$

 
$
644,212

 
$


Level 1 Financial Instruments
Our NYMEX futures contracts are exchange traded and are measured and recorded at fair value using quoted market prices, a Level 1 input.

Level 2 Financial Instruments
Investments in marketable securities and derivative instruments consisting of commodity price swaps, forward sales and purchase contracts and HEP's interest rate swaps are measured and recorded at fair value using Level 2 inputs. The fair values of the commodity price and interest rate swap contracts are based on the net present value of expected future cash flows related to both variable and fixed rate legs of the respective swap agreements. The measurements are computed using market-based observable inputs, quoted forward commodity prices with respect to our commodity price swaps and the forward London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) yield curve with respect to HEP's interest rate swaps. The fair value of the marketable securities and senior notes is based on values provided by a third-party, which were derived using market quotes for similar type instruments, a Level 2 input.

Level 3 Financial Instruments
We at times have forward commodity sales and purchase contracts for which quoted forward market prices are not readily available. The forward rate used to value these forward sales and purchase contracts are derived using a projected forward rate using quoted market rates for similar products, adjusted for regional pricing and grade differentials, a Level 3 input.

The following table presents the changes in fair value of our Level 3 assets and liabilities (all related to derivative instruments) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Level 3 Financial Instruments
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In thousands)
Liability balance at beginning of period
 
$
(2,552
)
 
$
(22,473
)
 
$

 
$
(35,318
)
Change in fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recognized in other comprehensive income
 
6,404

 
(90,559
)
 
3,852

 
(112,695
)
Recognized in cost of products sold
 

 
(7,084
)
 

 
1,885

Settlement date fair value of contractual maturities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recognized in sales and other revenues
 
(3,852
)
 
48,942

 
(3,852
)
 
74,273

Recognized in cost of products sold
 

 
(4,463
)
 

 
(3,782
)
Liability balance at end of period
 
$

 
$
(75,637
)
 
$

 
$
(75,637
)



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NOTE 4:
Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is calculated as net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders divided by the average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share assumes, when dilutive, the issuance of the net incremental shares from restricted shares and performance share units. The following is a reconciliation of the components of the basic and diluted per share computations for net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
360,824

 
$
176,429

 
$
587,700

 
$
328,490

Participating securities' share in earnings
 
1,036

 
475

 
1,677

 
945

Net income attributable to common shares
 
$
359,788

 
$
175,954

 
$
586,023

 
$
327,545

Average number of shares of common stock outstanding
 
191,355

 
198,139

 
193,202

 
198,217

Effect of dilutive variable restricted shares and performance share units (1)
 
99

 
241

 
77

 
191

Average number of shares of common stock outstanding assuming dilution
 
191,454

 
198,380

 
193,279

 
198,408

Basic earnings per share
 
$
1.88

 
$
0.89

 
$
3.03

 
$
1.65

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
1.88

 
$
0.89

 
$
3.03

 
$
1.65

(1) Excludes anti-dilutive restricted and performance share units of:
 
349

 
26

 
379

 
2



NOTE 5:
Stock-Based Compensation

As of June 30, 2015, we have two principal share-based compensation plans (collectively, the “Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan”).

The compensation cost charged against income for these plans was $6.1 million and $6.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $12.5 million and $12.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our accounting policy for the recognition of compensation expense for awards with pro-rata vesting is to expense the costs ratably over the vesting periods.

Additionally, HEP maintains a share-based compensation plan for Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C.'s non-employee directors and certain executives and employees. Compensation cost attributable to HEP’s share-based compensation plan was $0.9 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $1.8 million and $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
Under our Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, we grant certain officers and other key employees restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards with awards generally vesting over a period of one to three years. Restricted stock award recipients are generally entitled to all the rights of absolute ownership of the restricted shares from the date of grant including the right to vote the shares and to receive dividends. Upon vesting, restrictions on the restricted shares lapse at which time they convert to common shares. In addition, we grant non-employee directors restricted stock unit awards, which typically vest over a period of one year and are payable in stock. The fair value of each restricted stock and restricted stock unit award is measured based on the grant date market price of our common shares and is amortized over the respective vesting period.


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A summary of restricted stock and restricted stock unit activity and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2015 is presented below:
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
 
Grants
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($000)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2015 (non-vested)
 
669,777

 
$
44.12

 
 
Granted
 
9,894

 
37.68

 
 
Vesting (transfer/conversion to common stock)
 
(2,999
)
 
44.48

 
 
Forfeited
 
(13,106
)
 
43.81

 
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2015 (non-vested)
 
663,566

 
$
44.03

 
$
28,268


For the six months ended June 30, 2015, 2,999 restricted stock and restricted stock units vested having a grant date fair value of $0.1 million. As of June 30, 2015, there was $13.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock and restricted stock unit grants. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years.

Performance Share Units
Under our Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, we grant certain officers and other key employees performance share units, which are payable in stock upon meeting certain criteria over the service period, and generally vest over a period of three years. Under the terms of our performance share unit grants, awards are subject to “financial performance” and “market performance” criteria. Financial performance is based on our financial performance compared to a peer group of independent refining companies, while market performance is based on the relative standing of total shareholder return achieved by HollyFrontier compared to peer group companies. The number of shares ultimately issued under these awards can range from zero to 200%. As of June 30, 2015, estimated share payouts for outstanding non-vested performance share unit awards averaged approximately 35%.

A summary of performance share unit activity and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2015 is presented below:
Performance Share Units
 
Grants
 
 
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2015 (non-vested)
 
725,054

Granted
 
4,242

Forfeited
 
(25,973
)
Outstanding at June 30, 2015 (non-vested)
 
703,323


As of June 30, 2015, there was $14.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested performance share units having a grant date fair value of $43.67 per unit. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.


NOTE 6:
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments in Marketable Securities

Our investment portfolio at June 30, 2015 consisted of cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities.

We currently invest in marketable debt securities with the maximum maturity or put date of any individual issue generally not greater than one year from the date of purchase, which are usually held until maturity. All of these instruments are classified as available-for-sale. As a result, they are reported at fair value using quoted market prices. Interest income is recorded as earned. Unrealized gains and losses, net of related income taxes, are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Upon sale or maturity, realized gains on our marketable debt securities are recognized as interest income. These gains are computed based on the specific identification of the underlying cost of the securities, net of unrealized gains and losses previously reported in other comprehensive income. Unrealized gains and losses on our available-for-sale securities are due to changes in market prices and are considered temporary.


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The following is a summary of our marketable securities:
 
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gain
 
Gross Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
(Net Carrying Amount)
 
 
(In thousands)
June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificates of deposit
 
$
20,998

 
$
11

 
$

 
$
21,009

Commercial paper
 
29,957

 
17

 

 
29,974

Corporate debt securities
 
68,339

 
2

 
(43
)
 
68,298

State and political subdivisions debt securities
 
273,700

 
11

 
(133
)
 
273,578

Total marketable securities
 
$
392,994

 
$
41

 
$
(176
)
 
$
392,859

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificates of deposit
 
$
54,000

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
54,010

Commercial paper
 
52,297

 
7

 
(4
)
 
52,300

Corporate debt securities
 
136,181

 
1

 
(94
)
 
136,088

State and political subdivisions debt securities
 
231,819

 
5

 
(112
)
 
231,712

Total marketable securities
 
$
474,297

 
$
23

 
$
(210
)
 
$
474,110


Interest income recognized on our marketable securities was $0.5 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $0.9 million and $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.


NOTE 7:
Inventories

Inventory consists of the following components:
 
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
(In thousands)
Crude oil
 
$
508,984

 
$
581,592

Other raw materials and unfinished products(1)
 
191,102

 
204,467

Finished products(2)
 
617,996

 
531,523

Lower of cost or market reserve
 
(255,452
)
 
(397,478
)
Process chemicals(3)
 
4,903

 
4,028

Repair and maintenance supplies and other
 
122,385

 
110,999

Total inventory
 
$
1,189,918

 
$
1,035,131


(1)
Other raw materials and unfinished products include feedstocks and blendstocks, other than crude.
(2)
Finished products include gasolines, jet fuels, diesels, lubricants, asphalts, LPG’s and residual fuels.
(3)
Process chemicals include additives and other chemicals.

Inventories, which are valued at the lower of LIFO cost or market, reflect a valuation reserve of $255.5 million and $397.5 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The December 31, 2014 market reserve of $397.5 million was reversed and reduced cost of products sold during the six months ended June 30, 2015, due to the sale of inventory quantities that gave rise to the reserve. A new market reserve of $255.5 million was established as of June 30, 2015 based on market conditions and prices at that time. The effect of the change in lower of cost or market reserve was a $135.5 million and $142.0 million reduction of cost of products sold for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.



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NOTE 8:
Environmental

We expensed $0.1 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $4.6 million and $1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for environmental remediation obligations. The accrued environmental liability reflected in our consolidated balance sheets was $102.8 million and $104.5 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, of which $83.8 million and $81.8 million, respectively, were classified as other long-term liabilities. These accruals include remediation and monitoring costs expected to be incurred over an extended period of time (up to 30 years for certain projects).


NOTE 9:
Debt

HollyFrontier Credit Agreement
We have a $1 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility maturing in July 2019 (the “HollyFrontier Credit Agreement”), which may be used for revolving credit loans and letters of credit from time to time and is available to fund general corporate purposes. Indebtedness under the HollyFrontier Credit Agreement is recourse to HollyFrontier and guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. At June 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants, had no outstanding borrowings and had outstanding letters of credit totaling $4.6 million under the HollyFrontier Credit Agreement.

HEP Credit Agreement
HEP has an $850 million senior secured revolving credit facility that matures in November 2018 (the “HEP Credit Agreement”) and is available to fund capital expenditures, investments, acquisitions, distribution payments and working capital and for general partnership purposes. It is also available to fund letters of credit up to a $50 million sub-limit. At June 30, 2015, HEP was in compliance with all of its covenants, had outstanding borrowings of $604.0 million and no outstanding letters of credit under the HEP Credit Agreement. In April 2015, HEP amended its credit agreement, increasing the size of the credit facility from $650 million to $850 million.

HEP’s obligations under the HEP Credit Agreement are collateralized by substantially all of HEP’s assets. Indebtedness under the HEP Credit Agreement involves recourse to HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P., its general partner, and is guaranteed by HEP’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. Any recourse to the general partner would be limited to the extent of HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P.’s assets, which other than its investment in HEP are not significant. HEP’s creditors have no recourse to our other assets. Furthermore, our creditors have no recourse to the assets of HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries.

HollyFrontier Senior Notes
In June 2015, we redeemed our $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes maturing November 2018 at a redemption cost of $155.2 million at which time we recognized a $1.4 million early extinguishment loss consisting of a $5.2 million debt redemption premium, net of an unamortized premium of $3.8 million.

HollyFrontier Financing Obligation
We have a financing obligation that relates to a sale and lease-back of certain crude oil tankage that we sold to an affiliate of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (“Plains”) in October 2009 for $40.0 million. Monthly lease payments are recorded as a reduction in principal over the 15-year lease term ending in 2024.

HEP Senior Notes
HEP’s 6.5% senior notes ($300 million aggregate principal amount maturing March 2020) (the “HEP Senior Notes”) are unsecured and impose certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on HEP’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, make investments, sell assets, incur certain liens, pay distributions, enter into transactions with affiliates, and enter into mergers. At any time when the HEP Senior Notes are rated investment grade by both Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s and no default or event of default exists, HEP will not be subject to many of the foregoing covenants. Additionally, HEP has certain redemption rights under the HEP Senior Notes.

In March 2014, HEP redeemed its $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.25% senior notes maturing March 2018 at a redemption cost of $156.2 million, at which time HEP recognized a $7.7 million early extinguishment loss consisting of a $6.2 million debt redemption premium and unamortized discount and financing costs of $1.5 million. HEP funded the redemption with borrowings under the HEP Credit Agreement.


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Indebtedness under the HEP Senior Notes involves recourse to HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P., its general partner, and is guaranteed by HEP’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. However, any recourse to the general partner would be limited to the extent of HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P.’s assets, which other than its investment in HEP, are not significant. HEP’s creditors have no recourse to our other assets. Furthermore, our creditors have no recourse to the assets of HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries.

The carrying amounts of long-term debt are as follows:
 
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
 
(In thousands)
6.875% Senior Notes
 
 
 
 
Principal
 
$

 
$
150,000

Unamortized premium
 

 
4,144

 
 

 
154,144

Financing Obligation
 
32,257

 
33,167

 
 
 
 
 
Total HollyFrontier long-term debt
 
32,257

 
187,311

 
 
 
 
 
HEP Credit Agreement
 
604,000

 
571,000

 
 
 
 
 
HEP 6.5% Senior Notes
 
 
 
 
Principal
 
300,000

 
300,000

Unamortized discount
 
(3,095
)
 
(3,421
)
 
 
296,905

 
296,579

 
 
 
 
 
Total HEP long-term debt
 
900,905

 
867,579

 
 
 
 
 
Total long-term debt
 
$
933,162

 
$
1,054,890


We capitalized interest attributable to construction projects of $2.5 million and $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $5.4 million and $6.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.


NOTE 10: Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Commodity Price Risk Management

Our primary market risk is commodity price risk. We are exposed to market risks related to the volatility in crude oil and refined products, as well as volatility in the price of natural gas used in our refining operations. We periodically enter into derivative contracts in the form of commodity price swaps, forward purchase and sales and futures contracts to mitigate price exposure with respect to:
our inventory positions;
natural gas purchases;
costs of crude oil and related grade differentials;
prices of refined products; and
our refining margins.

Accounting Hedges
We have swap contracts serving as cash flow hedges against price risk on forecasted purchases of natural gas and WTI crude oil and forecasted sales of refined product. We also have forward sales and purchase contracts that lock in the prices of future sales and purchases of refined product. These contracts have been designated as accounting hedges and are measured at fair value with offsetting adjustments (gains/losses) recorded directly to other comprehensive income. These fair value adjustments are later reclassified to earnings as the hedging instruments mature. On a quarterly basis, hedge ineffectiveness is measured by comparing the change in fair value of the swap contracts against the expected future cash inflows/outflows on the respective transaction being hedged. Any hedge ineffectiveness is also recognized in earnings.


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The following table presents the pre-tax effect on other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and earnings due to fair value adjustments and maturities of commodity price swaps and forward sales under hedge accounting:
 
Unrealized Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI
 
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings Due to Settlements
 
Gain (Loss) Attributable to Hedge Ineffectiveness Recognized in Earnings
 
 
Location
 
Amount
 
Location
 
Amount
 
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value
$
8,501

 
Sales and other revenues
 
$
49,752

 
 
 
 
Gain reclassified to earnings due to settlements
(14,802
)
 
Cost of products sold
 
(30,964
)
 
Sales and other revenues
 
$
(140
)
Amortization of discontinued hedges reclassified to earnings
270

 
Operating expenses
 
(4,256
)
 
Cost of products sold
 
2,494

Total
$
(6,031
)
 
 
 
$
14,532

 
 
 
$
2,354

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value
$
47,988

 
Sales and other revenues
 
$
(48,942
)
 
 
 
 
Gain reclassified to earnings due to settlements
(13,197
)
 
Cost of products sold
 
61,124

 
 
 
 
Amortization of discontinued hedges reclassified to earnings
270

 
Operating expenses
 
745

 
Operating expenses
 
$
1,354

Total
$
35,061

 
 
 
$
12,927

 
 
 
$
1,354

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value
$
(5,647
)
 
Sales and other revenues
 
$
98,932

 
Sales and other revenues
 
$
(274
)
Gain reclassified to earnings due to settlements
(19,494
)
 
Cost of products sold
 
(71,733
)
 
Cost of products sold
 
3,738

Amortization of discontinued hedge reclassified to earnings
540

 
Operating expenses
 
(8,245
)
 
Operating expenses
 
547

Total
$
(24,601
)
 
 
 
$
18,954

 
 
 
$
4,011

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value
$
140,466

 
Sales and other revenues
 
$
(74,273
)
 
 
 
 
Gain reclassified to earnings due to settlements
(18,957
)
 
Cost of products sold
 
90,441

 
 
 
 
Amortization of discontinued hedge reclassified to earnings
540

 
Operating expenses
 
2,249

 
Operating expenses
 
$
(806
)
Total
$
122,049

 
 
 
$
18,417

 
 
 
$
(806
)

As of June 30, 2015, we have the following notional contract volumes related to outstanding derivative instruments serving as cash flow hedges against price risk on forecasted purchases of natural gas and crude oil and sales of refined products:
 
 
 
 
Notional Contract Volumes by Year of Maturity
 
 
Derivative Instrument
 
Total Outstanding Notional
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
Unit of Measure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas - long
 
24,000,000

 
4,800,000

 
9,600,000

 
9,600,000

 
MMBTU
WTI crude oil - long
 
2,208,000

 
2,208,000

 

 

 
Barrels
Ultra-low sulfur diesel - short
 
2,208,000

 
2,208,000

 

 

 
Barrels
Forward diesel sales
 
1,500,000

 
1,500,000

 

 

 
Barrels
Forward diesel purchases
 
1,125,000

 
1,125,000

 

 

 
Barrels


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In 2013, we dedesignated certain commodity price swaps (long positions) that previously received hedge accounting treatment. These contracts now serve as economic hedges against price risk on forecasted natural gas purchases totaling 24,000,000 MMBTU's to be purchased ratably through 2017. As of June 30, 2015, we have an unrealized loss of $2.7 million classified in accumulated other comprehensive income that relates to the application of hedge accounting prior to dedesignation that is amortized as a charge to operating expenses as the contracts mature.

Economic Hedges
We also have swap contracts that serve as economic hedges (derivatives used for risk management, but not designated as accounting hedges) to fix our purchase price on forecasted purchases of WTI crude oil, and to lock in basis spread differentials on forecasted purchases of crude oil and natural gas. Also, we have NYMEX futures contracts to lock in prices on forecasted purchases of inventory. These contracts are measured at fair value with offsetting adjustments (gains/losses) recorded directly to income.

The following table presents the pre-tax effect on income due to maturities and fair value adjustments of our economic hedges:
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In thousands)
Cost of products sold
 
$
5,292

 
$
(24,432
)
 
$
27,574

 
$
(24,406
)
Operating expenses
 
(248
)
 
(140
)
 
(544
)
 
(188
)
Total
 
$
5,044

 
$
(24,572
)
 
$
27,030

 
$
(24,594
)

As of June 30, 2015, we have the following notional contract volumes related to our outstanding derivative contracts serving as economic hedges:
 
 
 
Notional Contract Volumes by Year of Maturity
 
 
Derivative Instrument
Total Outstanding Notional
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
Unit of Measure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity price swap (crude basis spread) - long
4,412,000

 
3,680,000

 
732,000

 

 
Barrels
Commodity price swap (natural gas basis spread) - long
17,820,000

 
4,020,000

 
6,900,000

 
6,900,000

 
MMBTU
Commodity price swap (natural gas) - long
24,000,000

 
4,800,000

 
9,600,000

 
9,600,000

 
MMBTU
Commodity price swap (natural gas) - short
24,000,000

 
4,800,000

 
9,600,000

 
9,600,000

 
MMBTU
NYMEX futures (WTI) - short
1,095,000

 
1,095,000

 

 

 
Barrels

Interest Rate Risk Management
HEP uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to interest rate risk.

As of June 30, 2015, HEP had three interest rate swap contracts that hedge its exposure to the cash flow risk caused by the effects of LIBOR changes on $305.0 million in credit agreement advances. The first interest rate swap effectively converts $155.0 million of LIBOR based debt to fixed-rate debt having an interest rate of 0.99% plus an applicable margin of 2.00% as of June 30, 2015, which equaled an effective interest rate of 2.99%. This swap matures in February 2016. HEP has two additional interest rate swaps with identical terms which effectively convert $150.0 million of LIBOR based debt to fixed rate debt having an interest rate of 0.74% plus an applicable margin of 2.00% as of June 30, 2015, which equaled an effective interest rate of 2.74%. Both of these swap contracts mature in July 2017. All of these swap contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges. To date, there has been no ineffectiveness on these cash flow hedges.


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The following table presents the pre-tax effect on other comprehensive income and earnings due to fair value adjustments and maturities of HEP's interest rate swaps under hedge accounting:
 
Unrealized Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI
 
Loss Recognized in Earnings Due to Settlements
 
 
Location
 
Amount
 
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value
$
(306
)
 
 
 
 
Loss reclassified to earnings due to settlements
528

 
Interest expense
 
$
(528
)
Total
$
222

 
 
 
$
(528
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value
$
(1,299
)
 
 
 
 
Loss reclassified to earnings due to settlements
553

 
Interest expense
 
$
(553
)
Total
$
(746
)
 
 
 
$
(553
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value
$
(1,586
)
 
 
 
 
Loss reclassified to earnings due to settlements
1,059

 
Interest expense
 
$
(1,059
)
Total
$
(527
)
 
 
 
$
(1,059
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value
$
(1,742
)
 
 
 
 
Loss reclassified to earnings due to settlements
1,091

 
Interest expense
 
$
(1,091
)
Total
$
(651
)
 
 
 
$
(1,091
)


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The following table presents the fair value and balance sheet locations of our outstanding derivative instruments. These amounts are presented on a gross basis with offsetting balances that reconcile to a net asset or liability position in our consolidated balance sheets. We present on a net basis to reflect the net settlement of these positions in accordance with provisions of our master netting arrangements.
 
 
Derivatives in Net Asset Position
 
Derivatives in Net Liability Position
 
 
Gross Assets
 
Gross Liabilities Offset in Balance Sheet
 
Net Assets Recognized in Balance Sheet
 
Gross Liabilities
 
Gross Assets Offset in Balance Sheet
 
Net Liabilities Recognized in Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
 
 
Commodity price swap contracts
 
$
62,370

 
$
(49,711
)
 
$
12,659

 
$
42,647

 
$
(21,026
)
 
$
21,621

Forward contracts
 
223

 
(166
)
 
57

 
2,563

 
(439
)
 
2,124

Interest rate swap contracts
 
134

 

 
134

 
707

 

 
707

 
 
$
62,727

 
$
(49,877
)
 
$
12,850

 
$
45,917

 
$
(21,465
)
 
$
24,452

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
 
 
Commodity price swap contracts
 
$
24,580

 
$
(7,461
)
 
$
17,119

 
$
27,282

 
$
(23,475
)
 
$
3,807

NYMEX futures contracts
 

 

 

 
236

 

 
236

 
 
$
24,580

 
$
(7,461
)
 
$
17,119

 
$
27,518

 
$
(23,475
)
 
$
4,043

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net balance
 
 
 
 
 
$
29,969

 
 
 
 
 
$
28,495

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance sheet classification:
 
Prepayment and other
 
$
29,295

 
Accrued liabilities
 
$
4,727

 
 
Intangibles and other
 
674

 
Other long-term liabilities
 
23,768

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
29,969

 
 
 
 
 
$
28,495


 
 
Derivatives in Net Asset Position
 
Derivatives in Net Liability Position
 
 
Gross Assets
 
Gross Liabilities Offset in Balance Sheet
 
Net Assets Recognized in Balance Sheet
 
Gross Liabilities
 
Gross Assets Offset in Balance Sheet
 
Net Liabilities Recognized in Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
 
 
Commodity price swap contracts
 
$
173,658

 
$
(142,115
)
 
$
31,543

 
$
21,441

 
$

 
$
21,441

Interest rate swap contracts
 
1,019

 

 
1,019

 
1,065

 

 
1,065

 
 
$
174,677

 
$
(142,115
)
 
$
32,562

 
$
22,506

 
$

 
$
22,506

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
 
 
Commodity price swap contracts
 
$
17,630

 
$
(12,942
)
 
$
4,688

 
$
20,398

 
$
(17,007
)
 
$
3,391

NYMEX futures contracts
 
17,619

 

 
17,619

 

 

 

 
 
$
35,249

 
$
(12,942
)
 
$
22,307

 
$
20,398

 
$
(17,007
)
 
$
3,391

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net balance
 
 
 
 
 
$
54,869

 
 
 
 
 
$
25,897

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance sheet classification:
 
Prepayment and other
 
$
53,850

 
 
 
 
 
 
Intangibles and other
 
1,019

 
Other long-term liabilities
 
$
25,897

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
54,869

 
 
 
 
 
$
25,897



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At June 30, 2015, we had a pre-tax net unrealized loss of $13.3 million classified in accumulated other comprehensive income that relates to all accounting hedges having contractual maturities through 2017. Assuming commodity prices and interest rates remain unchanged, an unrealized gain of $9.3 million will be effectively transferred from accumulated other comprehensive income into the statement of income as the hedging instruments contractually mature over the next twelve-month period.


NOTE 11:
Equity

Changes to equity during the six months ended June 30, 2015 are presented below:
 
 
HollyFrontier
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Noncontrolling
Interest
 
Total
Equity
 
 
(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2014
 
$
5,523,584

 
$
577,135

 
$
6,100,719

Net income
 
587,700

 
28,148

 
615,848

Dividends
 
(125,192
)
 

 
(125,192
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders
 

 
(41,596
)
 
(41,596
)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 
(15,204
)
 
(319
)
 
(15,523
)
Equity-based compensation
 
12,461

 
1,761

 
14,222

Tax attributable to equity-based compensation
 
(113
)
 

 
(113
)
Purchase of treasury stock (1)
 
(380,177
)
 

 
(380,177
)
Purchase of HEP units for restricted grants
 

 
(247
)
 
(247
)
Other
 

 
14

 
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$
5,603,059

 
$
564,896

 
$
6,167,955

 
(1)
Includes 1,215 shares withheld under the terms of stock-based compensation agreements to provide funds for the payment of payroll and income taxes due at the vesting of share-based awards.

In May 2015, our Board of Directors approved a $1 billion share repurchase program, which replaced all existing share repurchase programs, authorizing us to repurchase common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The timing and amount of stock repurchases will depend on market conditions and corporate, regulatory and other relevant considerations. This program may be discontinued at any time by the Board of Directors. As of June 30, 2015, we had remaining authorization to repurchase up to $734.9 million under this stock repurchase program. In addition, we are authorized by our Board of Directors to repurchase shares in an amount sufficient to offset shares issued under our compensation programs.

During the second quarter of 2015, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR”) with a large financial institution to repurchase $300.0 million of our outstanding common stock. In May 2015, we repurchased 5.5 million shares, representing 80% of the amount paid based on then-market prices. The final number of shares ultimately to be repurchased under the ASR, as well as the final average price paid, will be based on the volume-weighted average market price of our common stock, less a discount, over the term of the ASR. The ASR is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2015.

The initial 5.5 million shares repurchased resulted in an immediate reduction to our common shares outstanding and are included in treasury stock at a cost of $240.0 million. For the remaining shares to be repurchased, we recorded a forward contract indexed to our own common stock in the amount of $60.0 million. This forward contract met the criteria for equity classification, and therefore is recorded to additional capital.



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NOTE 12:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components and allocated tax effects of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
 
 
Before-Tax
 
Tax Expense
(Benefit)
 
After-Tax
 
 
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized loss on marketable securities
 
$
(63
)
 
$
(25
)
 
$
(38
)
Net unrealized loss on hedging instruments
 
(5,809
)
 
(2,300
)
 
(3,509
)
Other comprehensive loss
 
(5,872
)
 
(2,325
)
 
(3,547
)
Less other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
135

 

 
135

Other comprehensive loss attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
(6,007
)
 
$
(2,325
)
 
$
(3,682
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gain on marketable securities
 
$
25

 
$
17

 
$
8

Net unrealized gain on hedging instruments
 
34,315

 
13,400

 
20,915

Other comprehensive income
 
34,340

 
13,417

 
20,923

Less other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
(453
)
 

 
(453
)
Other comprehensive income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
34,793

 
$
13,417

 
$
21,376

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gain on marketable securities
 
$
5

 
$
2

 
$
3

Net unrealized loss on hedging instruments
 
(25,128
)
 
(9,602
)
 
(15,526
)
Other comprehensive loss
 
(25,123
)
 
(9,600
)
 
(15,523
)
Less other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
(319
)
 

 
(319
)
Other comprehensive loss attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
(24,804
)
 
$
(9,600
)
 
$
(15,204
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gain on marketable securities
 
$
36

 
$
14

 
$
22

Net unrealized gain on hedging instruments
 
121,398

 
47,143

 
74,255

Net change in pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations
 
(89
)
 
(35
)
 
(54
)
Other comprehensive income
 
121,345

 
47,122

 
74,223

Less other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
(395
)
 

 
(395
)
Other comprehensive income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
121,740

 
$
47,122

 
$
74,618


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The following table presents the income statement line item effects for reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”):
AOCI Component
 
Gain (Loss) Reclassified From AOCI
 
Income Statement Line Item
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketable securities
 
$
6

 
$

 
Interest income
 
 
2

 

 
Income tax expense
 
 
4

 

 
Net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity price swaps
 
49,752

 
(48,942
)
 
Sales and other revenues
 
 
(30,964
)
 
61,124

 
Cost of products sold
 
 
(4,256
)
 
745

 
Operating expenses
Interest rate swaps
 
(528
)
 
(553
)
 
Interest expense
 
 
14,004

 
12,374

 
 
 
 
5,543

 
4,918

 
Income tax expense
 
 
8,461

 
7,456

 
Net of tax
 
 
320

 
335

 
Noncontrolling interest
 
 
8,781

 
7,791

 
Net of tax and noncontrolling interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
8,785

 
$
7,791

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketable securities
 
$
4

 
$
1

 
Interest income
 
 
42

 

 
Gain on sale of assets
 
 
46

 
1

 
 
 
 
18

 

 
Income tax expense
 
 
28

 
1

 
Net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity price swaps
 
98,932

 
(74,273
)
 
Sales and other revenues
 
 
(71,733
)
 
90,441

 
Cost of products sold
 
 
(8,245
)
 
2,249

 
Operating expenses
Interest rate swaps
 
(1,059
)
 
(1,091
)
 
Interest expense
 
 
17,895

 
17,326

 
 
 
 
7,174

 
6,961

 
Income tax expense
 
 
10,721

 
10,365

 
Net of tax
 
 
642

 
661

 
Noncontrolling interest
 
 
11,363

 
11,026

 
Net of tax and noncontrolling interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
11,391

 
$
11,027

 
 

Accumulated other comprehensive income in the equity section of our consolidated balance sheets includes:
 
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
 
(In thousands)
Unrealized gain on post-retirement benefit obligations
 
$
20,689

 
$
20,689

Unrealized loss on marketable securities
 
(82
)
 
(85
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging instruments, net of noncontrolling interest
 
(7,917
)
 
7,290

Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
$
12,690

 
$
27,894




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NOTE 13:
Post-retirement Plans

We have a post-retirement healthcare and other benefits plan that is available to certain of our employees who satisfy certain age and service requirements. The net periodic benefit credit of this plan consisted of the following components:
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In thousands)
Service cost – benefit earned during the period
 
$
424

 
$
224

 
$
848

 
$
448

Interest cost on projected benefit obligations
 
205

 
160

 
410

 
319

Amortization of prior service credit
 
(871
)
 
(1,074
)
 
(1,742
)
 
(2,148
)
Amortization of net loss
 
46

 

 
92

 

Net periodic post-retirement credit
 
$
(196
)
 
$
(690
)
 
$
(392
)
 
$
(1,381
)

Additionally, we had a program that provided transition benefit payments to certain employees that participated in a previously terminated defined benefit plan. The program extended through 2014 and provided payments subsequent to year-end provided the employee was employed by us on the last day of each year. The payments are based on each employee's years of service and eligible salary. Transition benefit costs under this program were $2.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and $5.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. In March 2015, we paid all remaining amounts owed to plan participants of $11.0 million.


NOTE 14:
Contingencies

We are a party to various litigation and legal proceedings which we believe, based on advice of counsel, will not either individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Pursuant to the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) promulgated the Renewable Fuel Standard 2 (“RFS2”) regulations reflecting the increased volume of renewable fuels mandated to be blended into the nation's fuel supply. The regulations, in part, require refiners to add annually increasing amounts of “renewable fuels” to their petroleum products or purchase credits, known as renewable identification numbers (“RINs”), in lieu of such blending. The EPA has not yet finalized the 2014 nor the 2015 percentage standards under its RFS2 program. In May 2015, the EPA revised the estimate of 2014 and 2015 percentage standard under its RFS2 program. Accordingly, in the second quarter of 2015, we recorded a $4.1 million reduction of amounts accrued through December 2014. The estimated quantity of renewable fuels or RINs that we are required to purchase and that have been accrued for as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, as well as for the six months and year then ended, are based on quantities proposed by the EPA as revised in May 2015.


NOTE 15:
Segment Information

Our operations are organized into two reportable segments, Refining and HEP. Our operations that are not included in the Refining and HEP segments are included in Corporate and Other. Intersegment transactions are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements and are included in Consolidations and Eliminations.

The Refining segment represents the operations of the El Dorado, Tulsa, Navajo, Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries and NK Asphalt (aggregated as a reportable segment). Refining activities involve the purchase and refining of crude oil and wholesale and branded marketing of refined products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel. These petroleum products are primarily marketed in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. Additionally, the Refining segment includes specialty lubricant products produced at our Tulsa Refineries that are marketed throughout North America and are distributed in Central and South America. NK Asphalt operates various asphalt terminals in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma.


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The HEP segment includes all of the operations of HEP, which owns and operates logistics assets consisting of petroleum product and crude oil pipelines and terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. The HEP segment also includes a 75% interest in UNEV (a consolidated subsidiary of HEP) and a 25% interest in the SLC Pipeline. Revenues from the HEP segment are earned through transactions with unaffiliated parties for pipeline transportation, rental and terminalling operations as well as revenues relating to pipeline transportation services provided for our refining operations. Due to certain basis differences, our reported amounts for the HEP segment may not agree to amounts reported in HEP’s periodic public filings.

The accounting policies for our segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
 
 
Refining
 
HEP
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Consolidations
and Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Total
 
 
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
 
$
3,686,493

 
$
83,479

 
$
151

 
$
(68,211
)
 
$
3,701,912

Depreciation and amortization
 
$
70,435

 
$
14,660

 
$
2,915

 
$
(207
)
 
$
87,803

Income (loss) from operations
 
$
576,313

 
$
40,834

 
$
(26,739
)
 
$
(576
)
 
$
589,832

Capital expenditures
 
$
128,336

 
$
11,380

 
$
4,578

 
$

 
$
144,294

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
 
$
5,361,914

 
$
75,024

 
$
506

 
$
(64,844
)
 
$
5,372,600

Depreciation and amortization
 
$
83,840

 
$
15,477

 
$
2,280

 
$
(207
)
 
$
101,390

Income (loss) from operations
 
$
292,214

 
$
32,464

 
$
(27,802
)
 
$
(531
)
 
$
296,345

Capital expenditures
 
$
92,334

 
$
18,178

 
$
9,976

 
$

 
$
120,488

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
 
$
6,675,773

 
$
173,235

 
$
369

 
$
(140,839
)
 
$
6,708,538

Depreciation and amortization
 
$
133,710

 
$
28,950

 
$
5,569

 
$
(414
)
 
$
167,815

Income (loss) from operations
 
$
950,214

 
$
85,044

 
$
(55,688
)
 
$
(1,116
)
 
$
978,454

Capital expenditures
 
$
258,097

 
$
49,813

 
$
9,003

 
$

 
$
316,913

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
 
$
10,136,994

 
$
162,036

 
$
1,621

 
$
(136,998
)
 
$
10,163,653

Depreciation and amortization
 
$
147,381

 
$
30,661

 
$
4,310

 
$
(414
)
 
$
181,938

Income (loss) from operations
 
$
543,423

 
$
78,329

 
$
(53,357
)
 
$
(1,054
)
 
$
567,341

Capital expenditures
 
$
192,277

 
$
38,782

 
$
13,710

 
$

 
$
244,769

June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and total investments in marketable securities
 
$
43

 
$
10,424

 
$
615,751

 
$

 
$
626,218

Total assets
 
$
7,268,245

 
$
1,459,069

 
$
727,036

 
$
(309,064
)
 
$
9,145,286

Long-term debt
 
$

 
$
900,905

 
$
32,257

 
$

 
$
933,162

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and total investments in marketable securities
 
$
88

 
$
2,830

 
$
1,039,177

 
$

 
$
1,042,095

Total assets
 
$
6,965,245

 
$
1,434,572

 
$
1,150,865

 
$
(320,042
)
 
$
9,230,640

Long-term debt
 
$

 
$
867,579

 
$
187,311

 
$

 
$
1,054,890


HEP segment revenues from external customers were $15.2 million and $10.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $32.7 million and $25.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.



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(Unaudited) Continued



NOTE 16:
Supplemental Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Financial Information

Any borrowings pursuant to the HollyFrontier Credit Agreement are recourse to HollyFrontier and guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries (“Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries”). HEP, in which we have a 39% ownership interest at June 30, 2015, and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Non-Guarantor Non-Restricted Subsidiaries”), and certain of our other subsidiaries (“Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries”) have not guaranteed these obligations.

The following condensed consolidating financial information is provided for HollyFrontier Corporation (the “Parent”), the Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries, the Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Non-Restricted Subsidiaries. The information has been presented as if the Parent accounted for its ownership in the Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries, and the Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries accounted for the ownership of the Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Non-Restricted Subsidiaries, using the equity method of accounting. The Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries are collectively the “Restricted Subsidiaries.”



Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
HollyFrontier
Corp. Before
Consolidation
of HEP
 
Non-Guarantor
Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries
(HEP Segment)
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
222,905

 
$

 
$
30

 
$

 
$
222,935

 
$
10,424

 
$

 
$
233,359

Marketable securities
 
392,859

 

 

 

 
392,859

 

 

 
392,859

Accounts receivable, net
 
8,171

 
611,393

 
3,068

 

 
622,632

 
40,044

 
(36,569
)
 
626,107

Intercompany accounts receivable
 

 
718,610

 
442,187

 
(1,160,797
)
 

 

 

 

Inventories
 

 
1,187,984

 

 

 
1,187,984

 
1,934

 

 
1,189,918

Income taxes receivable
 
8,351

 

 

 

 
8,351

 

 

 
8,351

Prepayments and other
 
13,363

 
59,273

 

 

 
72,636

 
2,804

 
(6,495
)
 
68,945

Total current assets
 
645,649

 
2,577,260

 
445,285

 
(1,160,797
)
 
2,507,397

 
55,206

 
(43,064
)
 
2,519,539

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Properties, plants and equip, net
 
34,079

 
3,043,121

 
949

 

 
3,078,149

 
1,042,975

 
(252,729
)
 
3,868,395

Investment in subsidiaries
 
6,868,051

 
335,342

 

 
(7,203,393
)
 

 

 

 

Intangibles and other assets
 
29,262

 
2,371,616

 
25,000

 
(25,000
)
 
2,400,878

 
360,888

 
(4,414
)
 
2,757,352

Total assets
 
$
7,577,041

 
$
8,327,339

 
$
471,234

 
$
(8,389,190
)
 
$
7,986,424

 
$
1,459,069

 
$
(300,207
)
 
$
9,145,286

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
3,543

 
$
1,067,290

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,070,833

 
$
16,128

 
$
(36,569
)
 
$
1,050,392

Intercompany accounts payable
 
1,160,797

 

 

 
(1,160,797
)
 

 

 

 

Income tax payable
 
7,569

 

 

 

 
7,569

 

 

 
7,569

Accrued liabilities
 
41,886

 
50,843

 
1,127

 

 
93,856

 
25,885

 
(6,495
)
 
113,246

Deferred income tax liabilities
 
69,284

 

 

 

 
69,284

 

 

 
69,284

Total current liabilities
 
1,283,079

 
1,118,133

 
1,127

 
(1,160,797
)
 
1,241,542

 
42,013

 
(43,064
)
 
1,240,491

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 
25,000

 
32,257

 

 
(25,000
)
 
32,257

 
900,905

 

 
933,162

Liability to HEP
 

 
227,304

 

 

 
227,304

 

 
(227,304
)
 

Deferred income tax liabilities
 
627,205

 

 

 

 
627,205

 
332

 

 
627,537

Other long-term liabilities
 
43,822

 
81,594

 

 

 
125,416

 
56,283

 
(5,558
)
 
176,141

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in HEP
 

 

 
134,765

 

 
134,765

 

 
(134,765
)
 

Equity – HollyFrontier
 
5,597,935

 
6,868,051

 
335,342

 
(7,203,393
)
 
5,597,935

 
365,071

 
(359,947
)
 
5,603,059

Equity – noncontrolling interest
 

 

 

 

 

 
94,465

 
470,431

 
564,896

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
7,577,041

 
$
8,327,339

 
$
471,234

 
$
(8,389,190
)
 
$
7,986,424

 
$
1,459,069

 
$
(300,207
)
 
$
9,145,286


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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
HollyFrontier
Corp. Before
Consolidation
of HEP
 
Non-Guarantor
Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries
(HEP Segment)
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
565,080

 
$

 
$
75

 
$

 
$
565,155

 
$
2,830

 
$

 
$
567,985

Marketable securities
 
474,068

 
42

 

 

 
474,110

 

 

 
474,110

Accounts receivable, net
 
5,107

 
579,526

 
3,774

 

 
588,407

 
40,129

 
(38,631
)
 
589,905

Intercompany accounts receivable
 

 
171,341

 
397,540

 
(568,881
)
 

 

 

 

Inventories
 

 
1,033,191

 

 

 
1,033,191

 
1,940

 

 
1,035,131

Income taxes receivable
 
11,719

 

 

 

 
11,719

 

 

 
11,719

Prepayments and other
 
14,734

 
95,194

 

 

 
109,928

 
2,443

 
(8,223
)
 
104,148

Total current assets
 
1,070,708

 
1,879,294

 
401,389

 
(568,881
)
 
2,782,510

 
47,342

 
(46,854
)
 
2,782,998

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Properties, plants and equip, net
 
31,808

 
2,873,350

 
902

 

 
2,906,060

 
1,024,311

 
(259,832
)
 
3,670,539

Investment in subsidiaries
 
5,912,233

 
291,912

 

 
(6,204,145
)
 

 

 

 

Intangibles and other assets
 
30,082

 
2,388,844

 
25,000

 
(25,000
)
 
2,418,926

 
362,919

 
(4,742
)
 
2,777,103

Total assets
 
$
7,044,831

 
$
7,433,400

 
$
427,291

 
$
(6,798,026
)
 
$
8,107,496

 
$
1,434,572

 
$
(311,428
)
 
$
9,230,640

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
11,457

 
$
1,117,429

 
$
2

 
$

 
$
1,128,888

 
$
17,881

 
$
(38,631
)
 
$
1,108,138

Intercompany accounts payable
 
568,881

 

 

 
(568,881
)
 

 

 

 

Income taxes payable
 
19,642

 

 

 

 
19,642

 

 

 
19,642

Accrued liabilities
 
41,403

 
45,331

 
1,382

 

 
88,116

 
26,321

 
(8,223
)
 
106,214

Deferred income tax liabilities
 
17,409

 

 

 

 
17,409

 

 

 
17,409

Total current liabilities
 
658,792

 
1,162,760

 
1,384

 
(568,881
)
 
1,254,055

 
44,202

 
(46,854
)
 
1,251,403

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 
179,144

 
33,167

 

 
(25,000
)
 
187,311

 
867,579

 

 
1,054,890

Liability to HEP
 

 
233,217

 

 

 
233,217

 

 
(233,217
)
 

Deferred income tax liabilities
 
646,503

 

 

 

 
646,503

 
367

 

 
646,870

Other long-term liabilities
 
43,451

 
92,023

 

 

 
135,474

 
47,170

 
(5,886
)
 
176,758

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in HEP
 

 

 
133,995

 

 
133,995

 

 
(133,995
)
 

Equity – HollyFrontier
 
5,516,941

 
5,912,233

 
291,912

 
(6,204,145
)
 
5,516,941

 
380,172

 
(373,529
)
 
5,523,584

Equity – noncontrolling interest
 

 

 

 

 

 
95,082

 
482,053

 
577,135

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
7,044,831

 
$
7,433,400

 
$
427,291

 
$
(6,798,026
)
 
$
8,107,496

 
$
1,434,572

 
$
(311,428
)
 
$
9,230,640




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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
HollyFrontier
Corp. Before
Consolidation
of HEP
 
Non-Guarantor
Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries
(HEP Segment)
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
Sales and other revenues
 
$
168

 
$
3,686,476

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,686,644

 
$
83,479

 
$
(68,211
)
 
$
3,701,912

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold
 

 
2,954,989

 

 

 
2,954,989

 

 
(67,514
)
 
2,887,475

Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment
 

 
(135,480
)
 

 

 
(135,480
)
 

 

 
(135,480
)
Operating expenses
 

 
220,790

 

 

 
220,790

 
25,289

 
86

 
246,165

General and administrative
 
22,808

 
571

 
42

 

 
23,421

 
2,696

 

 
26,117

Depreciation and amortization
 
2,582

 
74,120

 
8

 

 
76,710

 
14,660

 
(3,567
)
 
87,803

Total operating costs and expenses
 
25,390

 
3,114,990

 
50

 

 
3,140,430

 
42,645

 
(70,995
)
 
3,112,080

Income (loss) from operations
 
(25,222
)
 
571,486

 
(50
)
 

 
546,214

 
40,834

 
2,784

 
589,832

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments
 
593,825

 
20,334

 
20,175

 
(614,159
)
 
20,175

 
631

 
(20,175
)
 
631

Interest income (expense)
 
(537
)
 
1,918

 
199

 

 
1,580

 
(9,053
)
 
(2,318
)
 
(9,791
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 
(1,368
)
 

 

 

 
(1,368
)
 

 

 
(1,368
)
Gain on sale of assets
 
714

 
87

 

 

 
801

 
72

 

 
873

 
 
592,634

 
22,339

 
20,374

 
(614,159
)
 
21,188

 
(8,350
)
 
(22,493
)
 
(9,655
)
Income before income taxes
 
567,412

 
593,825

 
20,324

 
(614,159
)
 
567,402

 
32,484

 
(19,709
)
 
580,177

Income tax provision
 
207,054

 

 

 

 
207,054

 
(64
)
 

 
206,990

Net income
 
360,358

 
593,825

 
20,324

 
(614,159
)
 
360,348

 
32,548

 
(19,709
)
 
373,187

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 

 

 
(10
)
 

 
(10
)
 
1,743

 
10,630

 
12,363

Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
360,358

 
$
593,825

 
$
20,334

 
$
(614,159
)
 
$
360,358

 
$
30,805

 
$
(30,339
)
 
$
360,824

Comprehensive income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
356,676

 
$
588,016

 
$
20,422

 
$
(608,438
)
 
$
356,676

 
$
30,893

 
$
(30,427
)
 
$
357,142


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
HollyFrontier
Corp. Before
Consolidation
of HEP
 
Non-Guarantor
Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries
(HEP Segment)
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
Sales and other revenues
 
$
179

 
$
5,362,277

 
$
(36
)
 
$

 
$
5,362,420

 
$
75,024

 
$
(64,844
)
 
$
5,372,600

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold
 

 
4,738,586

 

 

 
4,738,586

 

 
(63,740
)
 
4,674,846

Operating expenses
 

 
247,451

 

 

 
247,451

 
24,567

 
(364
)
 
271,654

General and administrative
 
24,343

 
1,469

 
37

 

 
25,849

 
2,516

 

 
28,365

Depreciation and amortization
 
2,010

 
87,473

 

 

 
89,483

 
15,477

 
(3,570
)
 
101,390

Total operating costs and expenses
 
26,353

 
5,074,979

 
37

 

 
5,101,369

 
42,560

 
(67,674
)
 
5,076,255

Income (loss) from operations
 
(26,174
)
 
287,298

 
(73
)
 

 
261,051

 
32,464

 
2,830

 
296,345

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments
 
303,788

 
14,546

 
16,132

 
(319,990
)
 
14,476

 
748

 
(16,132
)
 
(908
)
Interest income (expense)
 
(373
)
 
1,944

 
143

 

 
1,714

 
(8,329
)
 
(2,337
)
 
(8,952
)
 
 
303,415

 
16,490

 
16,275

 
(319,990
)
 
16,190

 
(7,581
)
 
(18,469
)
 
(9,860
)
Income before income taxes
 
277,241

 
303,788

 
16,202

 
(319,990
)
 
277,241

 
24,883

 
(15,639
)
 
286,485

Income tax provision
 
101,304

 

 

 

 
101,304

 
28

 

 
101,332

Net income
 
175,937

 
303,788

 
16,202

 
(319,990
)
 
175,937

 
24,855

 
(15,639
)
 
185,153

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 

 

 

 

 

 
1,416

 
7,308

 
8,724

Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
175,937

 
$
303,788

 
$
16,202

 
$
(319,990
)
 
$
175,937

 
$
23,439

 
$
(22,947
)
 
$
176,429

Comprehensive income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
197,313

 
$
338,556

 
$
15,909

 
$
(354,465
)
 
$
197,313

 
$
23,145

 
$
(22,653
)
 
$
197,805



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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
HollyFrontier
Corp. Before
Consolidation
of HEP
 
Non-Guarantor
Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries
(HEP Segment)
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
Sales and other revenues
 
$
274

 
$
6,675,868

 
$

 
$

 
$
6,676,142

 
$
173,235

 
$
(140,839
)
 
$
6,708,538

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold
 

 
5,277,870

 

 

 
5,277,870

 

 
(139,022
)
 
5,138,848

Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment
 

 
(142,026
)
 

 

 
(142,026
)
 

 

 
(142,026
)
Operating expenses
 

 
456,793

 

 

 
456,793

 
53,255

 
(287
)
 
509,761

General and administrative
 
48,632

 
986

 
82

 

 
49,700

 
5,986

 

 
55,686

Depreciation and amortization
 
4,908

 
141,044

 
16

 

 
145,968

 
28,950

 
(7,103
)
 
167,815

Total operating costs and expenses
 
53,540

 
5,734,667

 
98

 

 
5,788,305

 
88,191

 
(146,412
)
 
5,730,084

Income (loss) from operations
 
(53,266
)
 
941,201

 
(98
)
 

 
887,837

 
85,044

 
5,573

 
978,454

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments
 
978,226

 
32,369

 
40,617

 
(1,019,136
)
 
32,076

 
1,365

 
(40,617
)
 
(7,176
)
Interest income (expense)
 
(839
)
 
3,967

 
374

 

 
3,502

 
(17,820
)
 
(4,665
)
 
(18,983
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 
(1,368
)
 

 

 

 
(1,368
)
 

 

 
(1,368
)
Gain on sale of assets
 
720

 
689

 

 

 
1,409

 
230

 

 
1,639

 
 
976,739

 
37,025

 
40,991

 
(1,019,136
)
 
35,619

 
(16,225
)
 
(45,282
)
 
(25,888
)
Income before income taxes
 
923,473

 
978,226

 
40,893

 
(1,019,136
)
 
923,456

 
68,819

 
(39,709
)
 
952,566

Income tax provision
 
336,681

 

 

 

 
336,681

 
37

 

 
336,718

Net income
 
586,792

 
978,226

 
40,893

 
(1,019,136
)
 
586,775

 
68,782

 
(39,709
)
 
615,848

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 

 

 
(17
)
 

 
(17
)
 
5,770

 
22,395

 
28,148

Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
586,792

 
$
978,226

 
$
40,910

 
$
(1,019,136
)
 
$
586,792

 
$
63,012

 
$
(62,104
)
 
$
587,700

Comprehensive income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
571,588

 
$
953,098

 
$
40,703

 
$
(993,801
)
 
$
571,588

 
$
62,805

 
$
(61,897
)
 
$
572,496


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
HollyFrontier
Corp. Before
Consolidation
of HEP
 
Non-Guarantor
Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries
(HEP Segment)
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
Sales and other revenues
 
$
280

 
$
10,137,400

 
$
935

 
$

 
$
10,138,615

 
$
162,036

 
$
(136,998
)
 
$
10,163,653

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold
 

 
8,948,308

 

 

 
8,948,308

 

 
(134,842
)
 
8,813,466

Operating expenses
 

 
498,927

 

 

 
498,927

 
47,379

 
(686
)
 
545,620

General and administrative
 
45,450

 
4,095

 
76

 

 
49,621

 
5,667

 

 
55,288

Depreciation and amortization
 
3,800

 
154,580

 

 

 
158,380

 
30,661

 
(7,103
)
 
181,938

Total operating costs and expenses
 
49,250

 
9,605,910

 
76

 

 
9,655,236

 
83,707

 
(142,631
)
 
9,596,312

Income (loss) from operations
 
(48,970
)
 
531,490

 
859

 

 
483,379

 
78,329

 
5,633

 
567,341

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments
 
566,147

 
30,568

 
32,415

 
(599,694
)
 
29,436

 
1,270

 
(32,415
)
 
(1,709
)
Interest income (expense)
 
(797
)
 
4,089

 
273

 

 
3,565

 
(18,780
)
 
(4,679
)
 
(19,894
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 

 

 

 

 

 
(7,677
)
 

 
(7,677
)
 
 
565,350

 
34,657

 
32,688

 
(599,694
)
 
33,001

 
(25,187
)
 
(37,094
)
 
(29,280
)
Income before income taxes
 
516,380

 
566,147

 
33,547

 
(599,694
)
 
516,380

 
53,142

 
(31,461
)
 
538,061

Income tax provision
 
188,843

 

 

 

 
188,843

 
103

 

 
188,946

Net income
 
327,537

 
566,147

 
33,547

 
(599,694
)
 
327,537

 
53,039

 
(31,461
)
 
349,115

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 

 

 

 

 

 
5,053

 
15,572

 
20,625

Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
327,537

 
$
566,147

 
$
33,547

 
$
(599,694
)
 
$
327,537

 
$
47,986

 
$
(47,033
)
 
$
328,490

Comprehensive income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
402,155

 
$
687,940

 
$
33,291

 
$
(721,231
)
 
$
402,155

 
$
47,730

 
$
(46,777
)
 
$
403,108



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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) Continued



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
HollyFrontier
Corp. Before
Consolidation
of HEP
 
Non-Guarantor
Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries
(HEP Segment)
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
 
$
(348,026
)
 
$
803,368

 
$
47,880

 
$

 
$
503,222

 
$
110,611

 
$
(43,893
)
 
$
569,940

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additions to properties, plants and equipment
 
(7,180
)
 
(259,857
)
 
(63
)
 

 
(267,100
)
 

 

 
(267,100
)
Additions to properties, plants and equipment – HEP
 

 

 

 

 

 
(49,813
)
 

 
(49,813
)
Purchases of marketable securities
 
(246,008
)
 

 

 

 
(246,008
)
 

 

 
(246,008
)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities
 
327,310

 

 

 

 
327,310

 

 

 
327,310

Other, net
 

 
1,846

 

 

 
1,846

 
386

 

 
2,232

Net advances to Parent
 

 
(544,445
)
 
(47,877
)
 
592,322

 

 

 

 

 
 
74,122

 
(802,456
)
 
(47,940
)
 
592,322

 
(183,952
)
 
(49,427
)
 

 
(233,379
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net borrowings under credit agreement – HEP
 

 

 

 

 

 
33,000

 

 
33,000

Redemption of senior notes - HFC
 
(155,156
)
 

 

 

 
(155,156
)
 

 

 
(155,156
)
Purchase of treasury stock
 
(320,132
)
 

 

 

 
(320,132
)
 

 

 
(320,132
)
Accelerated stock repurchase forward contract
 
(60,000
)
 

 

 

 
(60,000
)
 

 

 
(60,000
)
Dividends
 
(125,192
)
 

 

 

 
(125,192
)
 

 

 
(125,192
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest
 

 

 

 

 

 
(85,489
)
 
43,893

 
(41,596
)
Other, net
 
(113
)
 
(912
)
 
15

 

 
(1,010
)
 
(1,101
)
 

 
(2,111
)
Net advances from subsidiaries
 
592,322

 

 

 
(592,322
)
 

 

 

 

 
 
(68,271
)
 
(912
)
 
15

 
(592,322
)
 
(661,490
)
 
(53,590
)
 
43,893

 
(671,187
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) for the period
 
(342,175
)
 

 
(45
)
 

 
(342,220
)
 
7,594

 

 
(334,626
)
Beginning of period
 
565,080

 

 
75

 

 
565,155

 
2,830

 

 
567,985

End of period
 
$
222,905

 
$

 
$
30

 
$

 
$
222,935

 
$
10,424

 
$

 
$
233,359





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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) Continued




Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Restricted
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
HollyFrontier
Corp. Before
Consolidation
of HEP
 
Non-Guarantor
Non-Restricted
Subsidiaries
(HEP Segment)
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
 
$
(144,972
)
 
$
773,845

 
$
38,968

 
$

 
$
667,841

 
$
92,667

 
$
(39,029
)
 
$
721,479

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additions to properties, plants and equipment
 
(6,329
)
 
(199,132
)
 
(526
)
 

 
(205,987
)
 

 

 
(205,987
)
Additions to properties, plants and equipment – HEP
 

 

 

 

 

 
(38,782
)
 

 
(38,782
)
Purchases of marketable securities
 
(498,080
)
 

 

 

 
(498,080
)
 

 

 
(498,080
)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities
 
543,604

 

 

 

 
543,604

 

 

 
543,604

Other, net
 

 
5,021

 

 

 
5,021

 

 

 
5,021

Net advances to Parent
 

 
(582,930
)
 
(38,604
)
 
621,534

 

 

 

 

 
 
39,195

 
(777,041
)
 
(39,130
)
 
621,534

 
(155,442
)
 
(38,782
)
 

 
(194,224
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net borrowings under credit agreement – HEP
 

 

 

 

 

 
180,000

 

 
180,000

Redemption of senior notes
 

 

 

 

 

 
(156,188
)
 

 
(156,188
)
Inventory repurchase obligation
 


 
5,964

 


 


 
5,964

 

 

 
5,964

Purchase of treasury stock
 
(20,135
)
 

 

 

 
(20,135
)
 

 

 
(20,135
)
Dividends
 
(323,088
)
 

 

 

 
(323,088
)
 

 

 
(323,088
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest
 

 

 

 

 

 
(77,577
)
 
39,029

 
(38,548
)
Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation
 
3,778

 

 

 

 
3,778

 

 

 
3,778

Other, net
 

 
(808
)
 
375

 

 
(433
)
 
(406
)
 

 
(839
)
Net advances from subsidiaries
 
621,534

 

 

 
(621,534
)
 

 

 

 

 
 
282,089

 
5,156

 
375

 
(621,534
)
 
(333,914
)
 
(54,171
)
 
39,029

 
(349,056
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) for the period:
 
176,312

 
1,960

 
213

 

 
178,485

 
(286
)
 

 
178,199

Beginning of period
 
931,920

 
1,817

 
14

 

 
933,751

 
6,352

 

 
940,103

End of period
 
$
1,108,232

 
$
3,777

 
$
227

 
$

 
$
1,112,236

 
$
6,066

 
$

 
$
1,118,302


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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Item 2 contains “forward-looking” statements. See “Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. References herein to HollyFrontier Corporation (“HollyFrontier”) include HollyFrontier and its consolidated subsidiaries. In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) “Plain English” guidelines, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been written in the first person. In this document, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer only to HollyFrontier and its consolidated subsidiaries or to HollyFrontier or an individual subsidiary and not to any other person, with certain exceptions. Generally, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” include Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (“HEP”) and its subsidiaries as consolidated subsidiaries of HollyFrontier, unless when used in disclosures of transactions or obligations between HEP and HollyFrontier or its other subsidiaries. This document contains certain disclosures of agreements that are specific to HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries and do not necessarily represent obligations of HollyFrontier. When used in descriptions of agreements and transactions, “HEP” refers to HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries.


OVERVIEW

We are principally an independent petroleum refiner that produces high-value refined products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, specialty lubricant products, and specialty and modified asphalt. We own and operate refineries having a combined crude oil processing capacity of 443,000 barrels per day that serve markets throughout the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. Our refineries are located in El Dorado, Kansas (the “El Dorado Refinery”), Tulsa, Oklahoma (the, “Tulsa Refineries”), which comprise two production facilities, the Tulsa West and East facilities, a petroleum refinery in Artesia, New Mexico, which operates in conjunction with crude, vacuum distillation and other facilities situated 65 miles away in Lovington, New Mexico (collectively, the “Navajo Refinery”), Cheyenne, Wyoming (the, “Cheyenne Refinery”) and Woods Cross, Utah (the “Woods Cross Refinery”).

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders was $360.8 million compared to $176.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders was $587.7 million compared to $328.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Our financial results for the second quarter of 2015 reflect a $135.5 million ($82.7 million after-tax) non-cash gain attributable to our second quarter lower of cost or market inventory adjustment.

Overall gross refining margins per produced product sold increased 20% and 17% over the respective three and six months ended June 30, 2014. For the second quarter, our financial results reflect strong operational reliability across our refining system. We reported a record quarter in terms of utilization rate, averaging 446,000 BPD of crude. Strong operations, improved realized margins and lower costs drove a greater than 60% increase in earnings per share compared to the second quarter of 2014. July 2015 refinery performance continued to be strong with several of our plants operating at record crude processing levels. We expect high refinery utilization rates together with a constructive margin environment to drive solid financial results for the remainder of the year.


OUTLOOK

Our profitability is affected by the spread, or differential, between the market prices for crude oil on the world market (which is based on the price for Brent, North Sea Crude) and the price for inland U.S. crude oil (which is based on the price for WTI). We expect continued volatility in the pricing relationship between inland and coastal crude, which is currently averaging approximately $4.00 per barrel.

Pursuant to the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) promulgated the Renewable Fuel Standard 2 (“RFS2”) regulations, which increased the volume of renewable fuels mandated to be blended into the nation's fuel supply. The regulations, in part, require refiners to add annually increasing amounts of “renewable fuels” to their petroleum products or purchase credits, known as renewable identification numbers (“RINs”), in lieu of such blending. Our RINs costs are material and represent a cost of products sold. The price of RINs may be extremely volatile due to real or perceived future shortages in RINs. As of June 30, 2015, we are purchasing RINs in order to meet approximately half of our renewable fuel requirements.

A more detailed discussion of our financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 is presented in the following sections.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Financial Data (Unaudited) 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Change from 2014
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
Percent
 
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
 
$
3,701,912

 
$
5,372,600

 
$
(1,670,688
)
 
(31
)%
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
 
2,887,475

 
4,674,846

 
(1,787,371
)
 
(38
)
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment
 
(135,480
)
 

 
(135,480
)
 

 
 
2,751,995

 
4,674,846

 
(1,922,851
)
 
(41
)
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
 
246,165

 
271,654

 
(25,489
)
 
(9
)
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
 
26,117

 
28,365

 
(2,248
)
 
(8
)
Depreciation and amortization
 
87,803

 
101,390

 
(13,587
)
 
(13
)
Total operating costs and expenses
 
3,112,080

 
5,076,255

 
(1,964,175
)
 
(39
)
Income from operations
 
589,832

 
296,345

 
293,487

 
99

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments
 
631

 
(908
)
 
1,539

 
169

Interest income
 
768

 
1,184

 
(416
)
 
(35
)
Interest expense
 
(10,559
)
 
(10,136
)
 
(423
)
 
4

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 
(1,368
)
 

 
(1,368
)
 

Gain on sale of assets
 
873

 

 
873

 

 
 
(9,655
)
 
(9,860
)
 
205

 
(2
)
Income before income taxes
 
580,177

 
286,485

 
293,692

 
103

Income tax provision
 
206,990

 
101,332

 
105,658

 
104

Net income
 
373,187

 
185,153

 
188,034

 
102

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
12,363

 
8,724

 
3,639

 
42

Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
360,824

 
$
176,429

 
$
184,395

 
105
 %
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
1.88

 
$
0.89

 
$
0.99

 
111
 %
Diluted
 
$
1.88

 
$
0.89

 
$
0.99

 
111
 %
Cash dividends declared per common share
 
$
0.33

 
$
0.82

 
$
(0.49
)
 
(60
)%
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
191,355

 
198,139

 
(6,784
)
 
(3
)%
Diluted
 
191,454

 
198,380

 
(6,926
)
 
(3
)%


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Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Change from 2014
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
Percent
 
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
 
$
6,708,538


$
10,163,653

 
$
(3,455,115
)
 
(34
)%
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
 
5,138,848

 
8,813,466

 
(3,674,618
)
 
(42
)
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment
 
(142,026
)
 

 
(142,026
)
 

 
 
4,996,822

 
8,813,466

 
(3,816,644
)
 
(43
)
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
 
509,761

 
545,620

 
(35,859
)
 
(7
)
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
 
55,686

 
55,288

 
398

 
1

Depreciation and amortization
 
167,815

 
181,938

 
(14,123
)
 
(8
)
Total operating costs and expenses
 
5,730,084

 
9,596,312

 
(3,866,228
)
 
(40
)
Income from operations
 
978,454

 
567,341

 
411,113

 
72

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss of equity method investments
 
(7,176
)
 
(1,709
)
 
(5,467
)
 
320

Interest income
 
1,730

 
2,589

 
(859
)
 
(33
)
Interest expense
 
(20,713
)
 
(22,483
)
 
1,770

 
(8
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 
(1,368
)
 
(7,677
)
 
6,309

 
(82
)
Gain on sale of assets
 
1,639

 

 
1,639

 

 
 
(25,888
)
 
(29,280
)
 
3,392

 
(12
)
Income before income taxes
 
952,566

 
538,061

 
414,505

 
77

Income tax provision
 
336,718

 
188,946

 
147,772

 
78

Net income
 
615,848

 
349,115

 
266,733

 
76

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
28,148

 
20,625

 
7,523

 
36

Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
587,700

 
$
328,490

 
$
259,210

 
79
 %
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
3.03

 
$
1.65

 
$
1.38

 
84
 %
Diluted
 
$
3.03

 
$
1.65

 
$
1.38

 
84
 %
Cash dividends declared per common share
 
$
0.65

 
$
1.62

 
$
(0.97
)
 
(60
)%
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
193,202

 
198,217

 
(5,015
)
 
(3
)%
Diluted
 
193,279

 
198,408

 
(5,129
)
 
(3
)%


Balance Sheet Data
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Cash, cash equivalents and total investments in marketable securities
 
$
626,218

 
$
1,042,095

Working capital
 
$
1,279,048

 
$
1,531,595

Total assets
 
$
9,145,286

 
$
9,230,640

Long-term debt
 
$
933,162

 
$
1,054,890

Total equity
 
$
6,167,955

 
$
6,100,719



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Other Financial Data (Unaudited) 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
323,048

 
$
326,550

 
$
569,940

 
$
721,479

Net cash used for investing activities
 
$
(121,282
)
 
$
(81,175
)
 
$
(233,379
)
 
$
(194,224
)
Net cash used for financing activities
 
$
(562,499
)
 
$
(201,708
)
 
$
(671,187
)
 
$
(349,056
)
Capital expenditures
 
$
144,294

 
$
120,488

 
$
316,913

 
$
244,769

EBITDA (1)
 
$
666,776

 
$
388,103

 
$
1,112,584

 
$
726,945


(1)
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as “EBITDA”, is calculated as net income plus (i) interest expense, net of interest income, (ii) income tax provision, and (iii) depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is not a calculation provided for under GAAP; however, the amounts included in the EBITDA calculation are derived from amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income or operating income as an indication of our operating performance or as an alternative to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA is presented here because it is a widely used financial indicator used by investors and analysts to measure performance. EBITDA is also used by our management for internal analysis and as a basis for financial covenants. EBITDA presented above is reconciled to net income under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” following Item 3 of Part I of this Form 10-Q.

Our operations are organized into two reportable segments, Refining and HEP. See Note 15 “Segment Information” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our reportable segments.

Refining Operating Data (Unaudited)
Our refinery operations include the El Dorado, Tulsa, Navajo, Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries.The following tables set forth information, including non-GAAP performance measures, about our consolidated refinery operations. The cost of products and refinery gross and net operating margins do not include the non-cash effects of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments and depreciation and amortization. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” following Item 3 of Part I of this Form 10-Q. 

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Mid-Continent Region (El Dorado and Tulsa Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
 
279,940

 
266,080

 
269,010

 
260,590

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
 
294,600

 
283,300

 
281,940

 
275,150

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
 
283,120

 
280,060

 
271,240

 
270,670

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
271,860

 
272,470

 
264,130

 
259,920

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
 
292,790

 
279,840

 
280,140

 
271,730

Refinery utilization (5)
 
107.7
%
 
102.3
%
 
103.5
%
 
100.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
79.95

 
$
117.68

 
$
75.96

 
$
115.59

Cost of products (7)
 
64.60

 
104.67

 
59.70

 
101.85

Refinery gross margin (8)
 
15.35

 
13.01

 
16.26

 
13.74

Refinery operating expenses (9)
 
4.35

 
4.84

 
4.62

 
5.29

Net operating margin (8)
 
$
11.00

 
$
8.17

 
$
11.64

 
$
8.45

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
 
$
4.01

 
$
4.65

 
$
4.33

 
$
5.00

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
 
59
%
 
72
%
 
60
%
 
73
%
Sour crude oil
 
20
%
 
6
%
 
20
%
 
5
%
Heavy sour crude oil
 
16
%
 
16
%
 
15
%
 
17
%
Other feedstocks and blends
 
5
%
 
6
%
 
5
%
 
5
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%

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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Mid-Continent Region (El Dorado and Tulsa Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
 
48
%
 
44
%
 
48
%
 
46
%
Diesel fuels
 
36
%
 
36
%
 
35
%
 
33
%
Jet fuels
 
6
%
 
7
%
 
7
%
 
8
%
Fuel oil
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
Asphalt
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Lubricants
 
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
LPG and other
 
3
%
 
6
%
 
3
%
 
6
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Southwest Region (Navajo Refinery)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
 
104,050

 
102,570

 
97,660

 
99,400

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
 
114,630

 
113,840

 
109,370

 
111,240

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
 
113,320

 
111,080

 
107,640

 
108,880

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
116,710

 
110,140

 
111,450

 
107,390

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
 
124,710

 
119,060

 
121,420

 
114,670

Refinery utilization (5)
 
104.1
%
 
102.6
%
 
97.7
%
 
99.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
80.78

 
$
121.74

 
$
74.31

 
$
118.98

Cost of products (7)
 
60.32

 
105.44

 
55.87

 
103.68

Refinery gross margin (8)
 
20.46

 
16.30

 
18.44

 
15.30

Refinery operating expenses (9)
 
3.99

 
4.97

 
4.68

 
5.28

Net operating margin (8)
 
$
16.47

 
$
11.33

 
$
13.76

 
$
10.02

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
 
$
4.06

 
$
4.81

 
$
4.77

 
$
5.10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
 
33
%
 
8
%
 
31
%
 
6
%
Sour crude oil
 
58
%
 
81
%
 
58
%
 
79
%
Heavy sour crude oil
 
%
 
1
%
 
%
 
4
%
Other feedstocks and blends
 
9
%
 
10
%
 
11
%
 
11
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
 
54
%
 
53
%
 
55
%
 
54
%
Diesel fuels
 
39
%
 
39
%
 
38
%
 
38
%
Fuel oil
 
3
%
 
4
%
 
2
%
 
4
%
Asphalt
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
LPG and other
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
4
%
 
3
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
 
62,110

 
70,310

 
64,770

 
67,660

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
 
67,320

 
75,450

 
70,790

 
73,150

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
 
63,070

 
72,150

 
66,550

 
70,110

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
59,100

 
76,060

 
62,620

 
73,660

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
 
64,800

 
78,510

 
68,450

 
76,750

Refinery utilization (5)
 
74.8
%
 
84.7
%
 
78.0
%
 
81.5
%

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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
81.84

 
$
116.90

 
$
73.33

 
$
113.89

Cost of products (7)
 
60.88

 
99.41

 
55.28

 
97.07

Refinery gross margin (8)
 
20.96

 
17.49

 
18.05

 
16.82

Refinery operating expenses (9)
 
11.02

 
9.74

 
10.61

 
9.40

Net operating margin (8)
 
$
9.94

 
$
7.75

 
$
7.44

 
$
7.42

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
 
$
9.67

 
$
9.82

 
$
9.39

 
$
9.47

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
 
42
%
 
43
%
 
41
%
 
43
%
Sour crude oil
 
%
 
1
%
 
%
 
1
%
Heavy sour crude oil
 
38
%
 
33
%
 
38
%
 
32
%
Black wax crude oil
 
12
%
 
16
%
 
12
%
 
16
%
Other feedstocks and blends
 
8
%
 
7
%
 
9
%
 
8
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
 
56
%
 
54
%
 
57
%
 
54
%
Diesel fuels
 
38
%
 
32
%
 
37
%
 
32
%
Fuel oil
 
2
%
 
1
%
 
2
%
 
1
%
Asphalt
 
2
%
 
7
%
 
2
%
 
6
%
LPG and other
 
2
%
 
6
%
 
2
%
 
7
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
 
446,100

 
438,960

 
431,440

 
427,650

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
 
476,550

 
472,590

 
462,100

 
459,540

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
 
459,510

 
463,290

 
445,430

 
449,660

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
447,670

 
458,670

 
438,200

 
440,970

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
 
482,300

 
477,410

 
470,010

 
463,150

Refinery utilization (5)
 
100.7
%
 
99.1
%
 
97.4
%
 
96.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
80.41

 
$
118.53

 
$
75.16

 
$
116.13

Cost of products (7)
 
62.99

 
103.99

 
58.09

 
101.50

Refinery gross margin (8)
 
17.42

 
14.54

 
17.07

 
14.63

Refinery operating expenses (9)
 
5.14

 
5.69

 
5.49

 
5.97

Net operating margin (8)
 
$
12.28

 
$
8.85

 
$
11.58

 
$
8.66

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
 
$
4.83

 
$
5.52

 
$
5.21

 
$
5.73

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
 
50
%
 
52
%
 
50
%
 
52
%
Sour crude oil
 
27
%
 
23
%
 
26
%
 
22
%
Heavy sour crude oil
 
15
%
 
15
%
 
15
%
 
16
%
Black wax crude oil
 
2
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
Other feedstocks and blends
 
6
%
 
7
%
 
7
%
 
7
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%

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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
 
51
%
 
48
%
 
51
%
 
49
%
Diesel fuels
 
37
%
 
36
%
 
36
%
 
34
%
Jet fuels
 
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
 
5
%
Fuel oil
 
1
%
 
2
%
 
1
%
 
2
%
Asphalt
 
2
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
Lubricants
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
LPG and other
 
3
%
 
5
%
 
3
%
 
5
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
(1)
Crude charge represents the barrels per day of crude oil processed at our refineries.
(2)
Refinery throughput represents the barrels per day of crude and other refinery feedstocks input to the crude units and other conversion units at our refineries.
(3)
Refinery production represents the barrels per day of refined products yielded from processing crude and other refinery feedstocks through the crude units and other conversion units at our refineries.
(4)
Includes refined products purchased for resale.
(5)
Represents crude charge divided by total crude capacity (BPSD). Our consolidated crude capacity is 443,000 BPSD.
(6)
Represents average per barrel amount for produced refined products sold, which is a non-GAAP measure. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” following Item 3 of Part I of this Form 10-Q.
(7)
Transportation, terminal and refinery storage costs billed from HEP are included in cost of products.
(8)
Excludes lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment of $135.5 million and $142.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.
(9)
Represents operating expenses of our refineries, exclusive of depreciation and amortization.
(10)
Represents refinery operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, divided by refinery throughput.


Results of Operations – Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

Summary
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders for the three months ended June 30, 2015 was $360.8 million ($1.88 per basic and diluted share), a $184.4 million increase compared to $176.4 million ($0.89 per basic and diluted share) for the three months ended June 30, 2014. Net income increased due principally to a current quarter non-cash lower of cost or market inventory valuation gain of $82.7 million, net of tax, and a year-over-year increase in second quarter refining margins. Refinery gross margins for the three months ended June 30, 2015 increased to $17.42 per produced barrel from $14.54 for the three months ended June 30, 2014.

Sales and Other Revenues
Sales and other revenues decreased from $5,372.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 to $3,701.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 due to a year-over-year decrease in second quarter sales prices, partially offset by higher refined product sales volumes. The average sales price we received per produced barrel sold was $118.53 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $80.41 for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Sales and other revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 include $15.2 million and $10.5 million, respectively, in HEP revenues attributable to pipeline and transportation services provided to unaffiliated parties.

Cost of Products Sold
Total cost of products sold decreased 41% from $4,674.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 to $2,752.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, due principally to lower crude oil costs, partially offset by higher sales volumes of refined products. Additionally, this decrease reflects a $135.5 million gain attributable to the partial reversal of the $390.9 million lower of cost or market inventory reserve that was established at March 31, 2015 and a new $255.5 million lower of cost or market reserve at June 30, 2015. The reserve at June 30, 2015 is based on market conditions and prices at that time. Excluding this non-cash adjustment, the average price we paid per barrel for crude oil and feedstocks and the transportation costs of moving finished products to market decreased 39% from $103.99 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 to $62.99 for the three months ended June 30, 2015.


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Gross Refinery Margins
Gross refinery margin per produced barrel increased 20% from $14.54 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 to $17.42 for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This was due to the effects of decreased crude oil and feedstock prices, partially offset by a decrease in the average per barrel sales price for refined products sold during the current year quarter. Gross refinery margin does not include the non-cash effects of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments or depreciation and amortization. See “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” following Item 3 of Part I of this Form 10-Q for a reconciliation to the income statement of prices of refined products sold and cost of products purchased.

Operating Expenses
Operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, decreased 9% from $271.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 to $246.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease is principally due to lower natural gas fuel and repair and maintenance costs compared to the same period of 2014.

General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased 8% from $28.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 to $26.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 due principally to state high-wage credits recognized during the current year quarter.

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
Depreciation and amortization decreased 13% from $101.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $87.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was due principally to the recognition of higher accelerated depreciation levels of assets no longer in operation during 2014.

Interest Income
Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2015 was $0.8 million compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014. This decrease was due to lower investment levels in marketable debt securities during the current year quarter.

Interest Expense
Interest expense was $10.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $10.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014. This increase was due to the effects of higher HEP debt levels during the current year quarter relative to the same period of 2014. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, interest expense included $9.1 million and $8.3 million, respectively, in interest costs attributable to limited recourse debt that finances HEP operations.

Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt
In June 2015, we redeemed our $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes maturing November 2018 at a redemption cost of $155.2 million, at which time we recognized a $1.4 million early extinguishment loss consisting of a $5.2 million debt redemption premium, net of an unamortized premium of $3.8 million.

Income Taxes
For the three months ended June 30, 2015, we recorded income tax expense of $207.0 million compared to $101.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014. This increase is due principally to higher pre-tax earnings during the three months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Our effective tax rates, before consideration of earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest, were 35.7% and 35.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.


Results of Operations – Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Summary
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $587.7 million ($3.03 per basic and diluted share), a $259.2 million increase compared to $328.5 million ($1.65 per basic and diluted share) for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Net income increased due principally to a current year non-cash lower of cost or market inventory valuation gain of $86.9 million, net of tax, and a year-over-year increase in refining margins and sales volumes. Refinery gross margins for the six months ended June 30, 2015 increased to $17.07 per produced barrel from $14.63 for the six months ended June 30, 2014.


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Sales and Other Revenues
Sales and other revenues decreased 34% from $10,163.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $6,708.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 due to a year-over-year decrease in sales prices, partially offset by higher refined product sales volumes. The average sales price we received per produced barrel sold was $116.13 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to $75.16 for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Sales and other revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 include $32.7 million and $25.7 million, respectively, in HEP revenues attributable to pipeline and transportation services provided to unaffiliated parties.

Cost of Products Sold
Total cost of products sold decreased 43% from $8,813.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $4,996.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, due principally to lower crude oil costs, partially offset by higher sales volumes of refined products. Additionally, this decrease reflects a $142.0 million gain attributable to the partial reversal of the $397.5 million lower of cost or market inventory reserve that was established in 2014 and a new $255.5 million lower of cost or market reserve at June 30, 2015. The reserve at June 30, 2015 is based on market conditions and prices at that time. Excluding this non-cash adjustment, the average price we paid per barrel for crude oil and feedstocks and the transportation costs of moving the finished products to the market place decreased 43% from $101.50 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $58.09 for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

Gross Refinery Margins
Gross refinery margin per produced barrel increased 17% from $14.63 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $17.07 for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This was due to the effects of decreased crude oil and feedstock prices, partially offset by a decrease in the average per barrel sales price for refined products sold during the current year-to-date period. Gross refinery margin does not include the non-cash effects of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments or depreciation and amortization. See “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” following Item 3 of Part I of this Form 10-Q for a reconciliation to the income statement of prices of refined products sold and cost of products purchased.

Operating Expenses
Operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, decreased 7% from $545.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $509.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 due principally to lower natural gas fuel and repair and maintenance costs compared to the same period of 2014.

General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased slightly from $55.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $55.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This is attributable to overall higher incentive compensation and legal costs for the current year, net of the effects of state high-wage credits recognized during the second quarter of 2015.

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
Depreciation and amortization decreased 8% from $181.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $167.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was due principally to the recognition of higher accelerated depreciation levels of assets no longer in operation during 2014.

Interest Income
Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $1.7 million compared to $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. This decrease was due to lower investment levels in marketable debt securities during the year-to-date period.

Interest Expense
Interest expense was $20.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $22.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. This decrease was due to HEP's increased utilization of lower interest rate borrowings under the HEP Credit Agreement, which it used to finance the redemption of its $150.0 million 8.25% senior notes in March 2014. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, interest expense included $17.8 million and $18.8 million, respectively, in interest costs attributable to limited recourse debt that finances HEP operations.

Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt
In June 2015, we redeemed our $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes maturing November 2018 at a redemption cost of $155.2 million, at which time we recognized a $1.4 million early extinguishment loss consisting of a $5.2 million debt redemption premium, net of an unamortized premium of $3.8 million.

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In March 2014, HEP redeemed its $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.25% senior notes maturing March 2018 at a redemption cost of $156.2 million, at which time it recognized a $7.7 million early extinguishment loss consisting of a $6.2 million debt redemption premium and unamortized discount and financing costs of $1.5 million.

Income Taxes
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, we recorded income tax expense of $336.7 million compared to $188.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. This increase was due principally to higher pre-tax earnings during the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same period of 2014. Our effective tax rates, before consideration of earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest, were 35.3% and 35.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

HollyFrontier Credit Agreement
We have a $1 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility maturing in July 2019 (the “HollyFrontier Credit Agreement”), which may be used for revolving credit loans and letters of credit from time to time and is available to fund general corporate purposes. Indebtedness under the HollyFrontier Credit Agreement is recourse to HollyFrontier and guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. At June 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants, had no outstanding borrowings and had outstanding letters of credit totaling $4.6 million under the HollyFrontier Credit Agreement.

HEP Credit Agreement
HEP has an $850 million senior secured revolving credit facility that matures in November 2018 (the “HEP Credit Agreement”) and is available to fund capital expenditures, investments, acquisitions, distribution payments and working capital and for general partnership purposes. It is also available to fund letters of credit up to a $50 million sub-limit. At June 30, 2015, HEP was in compliance with all of its covenants, had outstanding borrowings of $604.0 million and no outstanding letters of credit under the HEP Credit Agreement. In April 2015, HEP amended its credit agreement, increasing the size of the credit facility from $650 million to $850 million.

See Note 9 “Debt” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our debt instruments.

Liquidity
We believe our current cash and cash equivalents, along with future internally generated cash flow and funds available under our credit facilities, will provide sufficient resources to fund currently planned capital projects and our liquidity needs for the foreseeable future. In addition, components of our growth strategy include construction of new refinery processing units and the expansion of existing units at our facilities and selective acquisition of complementary assets for our refining operations intended to increase earnings and cash flow.

As of June 30, 2015, our cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities totaled $626.2 million. We consider all highly-liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates market value. These primarily consist of investments in conservative, highly-rated instruments issued by financial institutions, government and corporate entities with strong credit standings and money market funds.

In May 2015, our Board of Directors approved a $1 billion share repurchase program, which replaced all existing share repurchase programs, authorizing us to repurchase common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The timing and amount of stock repurchases will depend on market conditions and corporate, regulatory and other relevant considerations. This program may be discontinued at any time by the Board of Directors. As of June 30, 2015, we had remaining authorization to repurchase up to $734.9 million under this stock repurchase program. In addition, we are authorized by our Board of Directors to repurchase shares in an amount sufficient to offset shares issued under our compensation programs.

During the second quarter of 2015, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR”) with a large financial institution to repurchase $300.0 million of our outstanding common stock. In May 2015, we repurchased 5.5 million shares, representing 80% of the amount paid based on then-market prices. The final number of shares ultimately to be repurchased under the ASR, as well as the final average price paid, will be based on the volume-weighted average market price of our common stock, less a discount, over the term of the ASR. The ASR is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2015.


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Cash and cash equivalents decreased $334.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Net cash provided by operating activities of $569.9 million was less than the net cash used for investing and financing activities of $233.4 million and $671.2 million, respectively. Working capital decreased by $252.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

Cash Flows – Operating Activities

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Net cash flows provided by operating activities were $569.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $721.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, a decrease of $151.6 million. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $615.8 million, an increase of $266.7 million compared to $349.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Non-cash adjustments to net income consisting of depreciation and amortization, lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment, net loss of equity method investments, inclusive of distributions, gain on sale of assets, unamortized premium / discount on early extinguishment of debt, deferred income taxes, equity-based compensation expense and fair value changes to derivative instruments totaled $91.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $187.3 million for the same period in 2014. Changes in working capital items decreased cash flows by $104.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to an increase of $190.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Additionally, for the six months ended June 30, 2015, turnaround expenditures increased to $38.1 million from $9.7 million for the same period of 2014.

Cash Flows – Investing Activities and Planned Capital Expenditures

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Net cash flows used for investing activities were $233.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $194.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, an increase of $39.2 million. Cash expenditures for properties, plants and equipment for the first six months of 2015 increased to $316.9 million from $244.8 million for the same period in 2014. These include HEP capital expenditures of $49.8 million and $38.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Also for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we invested $246.0 million and $498.1 million, respectively, in marketable securities and received proceeds of $327.3 million and $543.6 million, respectively, from the sale or maturity of marketable securities.

Planned Capital Expenditures

HollyFrontier Corporation
Each year our Board of Directors approves our annual capital budget, which includes specific projects that management is authorized to undertake. Additionally, when conditions warrant or as new opportunities arise, additional projects may be approved. The funds appropriated for a particular capital project may be expended over a period of several years, depending on the time required to complete the project. Therefore, our planned capital expenditures for a given year consist of expenditures appropriated in that year’s capital budget plus expenditures for projects appropriated in prior years which have not yet been completed. Our appropriated capital budget for 2015 is $137.0 million including both sustaining capital and major capital projects. During 2015, we expect to spend approximately $600.0 million to $650.0 million in cash for capital projects appropriated in 2015 and prior years. This spending is comprised of $208.0 million to $225.0 million at the Woods Cross Refinery, $145.0 million to $157.0 million at the El Dorado Refinery, $97.0 million to $105.0 million at the Tulsa Refineries, $94.0 million to $102.0 million at the Cheyenne Refinery, $37.0 million to $40.0 million at the Navajo Refinery and $19.0 million to $21.0 million for miscellaneous other projects. In addition, we expect to spend approximately $45.0 million on refinery turnarounds and $27.0 million on tank work. Refinery turnaround spending is amortized over the useful life of the turnaround.

A significant portion of our current capital spending is associated with compliance-oriented capital improvements. This spending is required due to existing consent decrees (for projects including FCC unit flue gas scrubbers and tail gas treatment units), federal fuels regulations (particularly MSAT2, which mandates a reduction in the benzene content of blended gasoline), refinery waste water treatment improvements and other similar initiatives. Our refinery operations and related emissions are highly regulated at both federal and state levels, and we invest in our facilities as needed to remain in compliance with these standards. Additionally, when faced with new emissions or fuels standards, we seek to execute projects that facilitate compliance and also improve the operating costs and / or yields of associated refining processes.

El Dorado Refinery
Capital projects at the El Dorado Refinery include naphtha fractionation and an additional hydrogen plant. They also include the installation of an FCC gasoline hydrotreater in order to meet Tier 3 gasoline requirements. Continuing project work is planned to include upgrades to the crude unit desalter and a new tail gas treatment unit to reduce air emissions in compliance with the El Dorado Refinery's existing EPA consent decree.


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Tulsa Refineries
Capital spending for the Tulsa Refineries in 2015 includes previously approved capital appropriations for numerous infrastructure upgrades, including a project to improve FCC yields. Spending on maintenance capital items and general improvements continues at an elevated level at the Tulsa Refineries due to lower maintenance capital expenditures made prior to HollyFrontier's purchase of the facilities. The Tulsa Refineries will be addressing Tier 3 compliance through a project that improves naphtha fractionation providing yield and octane enhancements.

Navajo Refinery
The Navajo Refinery capital spending in 2015 will be principally directed toward previously approved capital appropriations as well as maintenance capital spending. Included among previously approved capital projects is a $25.0 million upgrade to the Navajo Refinery's waste water treatment system.

Cheyenne Refinery
We are continuing with our previously approved plan to install a new hydrogen plant at the Cheyenne Refinery. The hydrogen plant, along with a now-completed naphtha fractionation project, is anticipated to allow us to reduce benzene content in Cheyenne gasoline production, while at the same time improving the refinery's overall liquid yields and light oils production. Previously appropriated projects still underway at Cheyenne include wastewater treatment plant improvements, a flue gas scrubber for the FCC unit to reduce air emissions and a redundant tail gas unit associated with the sulfur recovery process.

Woods Cross Refinery
Engineering and construction continue on our previously announced expansion project to increase planned processing capacity to 45,000 BPSD. This project work includes new refining facilities, a new rail loading rack for intermediates and finished products associated with refining waxy crude oil. Capital investment on the originally planned processing capacity expansion is expected to be $400.0 million. The initial phase of the expansion is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2015. An additional $20.0 million to $30.0 million investment is being made to the Woods Cross Refinery to allow for greater crude slate flexibility. We believe this additional project scope will increase capacity utilization and improve overall economic returns during periods when wax crudes are in short supply.

On November 18, 2013, the Utah Division of Air Quality issued a revised air quality permit (the “Approval Order”) authorizing the expansion. On December 18, 2013, two local environmental groups filed an administrative appeal challenging the issuance of the Approval Order and seeking a stay of the Approval Order. Following an extended appeal process, the Executive Director of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) issued a final order in favor of Woods Cross on all claims on March 31, 2015 and dismissed the project opponents' arguments with prejudice. On April 27, 2015, the opponents filed a petition for review and notice of appeal with the Utah Court of Appeals challenging the agency's decision to uphold the permit and dismiss the project opponents' arguments. This appeal is now pending before the Utah Court of Appeals. The expansion, and expected completion timeline and cost, are subject to the Woods Cross Refinery successfully obtaining the Approval Order on appeal at the Utah Court of Appeals.

Regulatory compliance items or other presently existing or future environmental regulations / consent decrees could cause us to make additional capital investments beyond those described above and incur additional operating costs to meet applicable requirements, including those related to recently promulgated Federal Tier 3 gasoline standards.

HEP
Each year the Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C. board of directors approves HEP’s annual capital budget, which specifies capital projects that HEP management is authorized to undertake. Additionally, at times when conditions warrant or as new opportunities arise, special projects may be approved. The funds allocated for a particular capital project may be expended over a period of several years, depending on the time required to complete the project. Therefore, HEP’s planned capital expenditures for a given year consist of expenditures approved for capital projects included in its current year capital budget as well as, in certain cases, expenditures approved for capital projects in capital budgets for prior years. The 2015 HEP capital budget is comprised of $10.0 million for maintenance capital expenditures and $78.0 million for expansion capital expenditures.


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Cash Flows – Financing Activities

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Net cash flows used for financing activities were $671.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $349.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, an increase of $322.1 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we purchased $320.1 million in common stock, paid $125.2 million in dividends and paid $155.2 million upon the redemption of our 6.875% senior notes. In addition, we paid $60.0 million to a large financial institution pursuant to an accelerated share repurchase agreement for a forward contract to purchase additional shares of our common stock. Also during this period, HEP received $254.1 million and repaid $221.1 million under the HEP Credit Agreement and paid distributions of $41.6 million to noncontrolling interests. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, we purchased $20.1 million in common stock, paid $323.1 million in dividends and recognized $3.8 million excess tax benefits on our equity-based compensation. Additionally, we received proceeds of $6.0 million for inventory repurchase obligation transactions. Also during this period, HEP received $477.1 million and repaid $297.1 million under the HEP Credit Agreement, paid $156.2 million upon the redemption of HEP's 8.25% senior notes and paid distributions of $38.5 million to noncontrolling interests.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

HollyFrontier Corporation
In June 2015, we redeemed our $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes maturing November 2018.

There were no other significant changes to our contractual obligations during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

HEP
In April 2015, HEP amended its credit agreement, increasing the size of the credit facility from $650 million to $850 million. The HEP Amended Credit Agreement expires in November 2018. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, HEP received net borrowings of $33.0 million resulting in $604.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the HEP Credit Agreement at June 30, 2015.

There were no other significant changes to HEP’s long-term contractual obligations during this period.


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. 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 as of the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Our significant accounting policies are described in “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Policies” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Certain critical accounting policies that materially affect the amounts recorded in our consolidated financial statements include the assessment and consolidation of variable interest entities, the use of the LIFO method of valuing certain inventories, the amortization of deferred costs for regular major maintenance and repairs at our refineries, assessing the possible impairment of certain long-lived assets and goodwill, accounting for derivative instruments and assessing contingent liabilities for probable losses.

Inventory Valuation
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method for crude oil, unfinished and finished refined products and the average cost method for materials and supplies, or market. In periods of rapidly declining prices, LIFO inventories may have to be written down to market value due to the higher costs assigned to LIFO layers in prior periods. In addition, the use of the LIFO inventory method may result in increases or decreases to cost of sales in years that inventory volumes decline as the result of charging cost of sales with LIFO inventory costs generated in prior periods. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method is made at the end of each year based on the inventory levels at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations are based on management's estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.


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At June 30, 2015, our lower of cost or market inventory valuation reserve was $255.5 million. This amount, or a portion thereof, is subject to reversal as a reduction to cost of products sold in subsequent periods as inventories giving rise to the reserve are sold, and a new reserve is established. Such a reduction to cost of products sold could be significant if inventory values return to historical cost price levels.

Goodwill
We have goodwill that primarily arose from our merger with Frontier Oil Corporation on July 1, 2011. Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not subject to amortization and is tested annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate the possibility of impairment. As of June 30, 2015, there have been no impairments to goodwill.

Historically, the refining industry has experienced significant fluctuations in operating results over an extended business cycle including changes in prices of crude oil and refined products, changes in operating costs including natural gas and higher costs of complying with government regulations. It is reasonably possible that at some future downturn in refining operations that the goodwill related to our Cheyenne Refinery will be determined to be impaired. A prolonged operating margin decrease of 8% to 10% could potentially result in impairment to goodwill allocated to our Cheyenne reporting unit and such impairment charges could be significant.


RISK MANAGEMENT

We use certain strategies to reduce some commodity price and operational risks. We do not attempt to eliminate all market risk exposures when we believe that the exposure relating to such risk would not be significant to our future earnings, financial position, capital resources or liquidity or that the cost of eliminating the exposure would outweigh the benefit.

Commodity Price Risk Management
Our primary market risk is commodity price risk. We are exposed to market risks related to the volatility in crude oil and refined products, as well as volatility in the price of natural gas used in our refining operations. We periodically enter into derivative contracts in the form of commodity price swaps and futures contracts to mitigate price exposure with respect to:
our inventory positions;
natural gas purchases;
costs of crude oil and related grade differentials;
prices of refined products; and
our refining margins.

As of June 30, 2015, we have the following notional contract volumes related to all outstanding derivative contracts used to mitigate commodity price risk:
 
 
 
 
Notional Contract Volumes by Year of Maturity
 
 
Contract Description
 
Total Outstanding Notional
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
Unit of Measure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Natural gas price swap - long
 
48,000,000

 
9,600,000

 
19,200,000

 
19,200,000

 
MMBTU
Natural gas price swap - short
 
24,000,000

 
4,800,000

 
9,600,000

 
9,600,000

 
MMBTU
Natural gas basis spread price swap - long
 
17,820,000

 
4,020,000

 
6,900,000

 
6,900,000

 
MMBTU
WTI price swap - long
 
2,208,000

 
2,208,000

 

 

 
Barrels
Ultra-low sulfur diesel price swap - short
 
2,208,000

 
2,208,000

 

 

 
Barrels
WTI basis spread price swap - long
 
4,412,000

 
3,680,000

 
732,000

 

 
Barrels
NYMEX futures (WTI) - short
 
1,095,000

 
1,095,000

 

 

 
Barrels
Forward diesel sales
 
1,500,000

 
1,500,000

 

 

 
Barrels
Forward diesel purchases
 
1,125,000

 
1,125,000

 

 

 
Barrels

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The following sensitivity analysis provides the hypothetical effects of market price fluctuations to the commodity positions hedged under our derivative contracts:
 
 
Estimated Change in Fair Value at June 30,
Commodity-based Derivative Contracts
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In thousands)
Hypothetical 10% change in underlying commodity prices
 
$
8,829

 
$
57,168


Interest Rate Risk Management
HEP uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to interest rate risk.

As of June 30, 2015, HEP had three interest rate swap contracts that hedge its exposure to the cash flow risk caused by the effects of LIBOR changes on $305.0 million in credit agreement advances. The first interest rate swap effectively converts $155.0 million of LIBOR based debt to fixed-rate debt having an interest rate of 0.99% plus an applicable margin of 2.00% as of June 30, 2015, which equaled an effective interest rate of 2.99%. This swap matures in February 2016. HEP has two additional interest rate swaps with identical terms which effectively convert $150.0 million of LIBOR based debt to fixed-rate debt having an interest rate of 0.74% plus an applicable margin of 2.00% as of June 30, 2015, which equaled an effective interest rate of 2.74%. Both of these swap contracts mature in July 2017. These swap contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges.

The market risk inherent in our fixed-rate debt is the potential change arising from increases or decreases in interest rates as discussed below.

For the fixed rate HEP Senior Notes, changes in interest rates will generally affect fair value of the debt, but not earnings or cash flows. The outstanding principal, estimated fair value and estimated change in fair value (assuming a hypothetical 10% change in the yield-to-maturity rates) for these debt instruments as of June 30, 2015 is presented below:
 
 
Outstanding
Principal
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Estimated
Change in
Fair Value
 
 
(In thousands)
HEP Senior Notes
 
$
300,000

 
$
295,875

 
$
8,223


For the variable rate HEP Credit Agreement, changes in interest rates would affect cash flows, but not the fair value. At June 30, 2015, outstanding borrowings under the HEP Credit Agreement were $604.0 million. By means of its cash flow hedges, HEP has effectively converted the variable rate on $305.0 million of outstanding principal to a weighted average fixed rate of 2.87%. For the remaining unhedged Credit Agreement borrowings of $299.0 million, a hypothetical 10% change in interest rates applicable to the HEP Credit Agreement would not materially affect cash flows.

At June 30, 2015, our marketable securities included investments in investment grade, highly-liquid investments with maturities generally not greater than one year from the date of purchase and hence the interest rate market risk implicit in these investments is low. Due to the short-term nature of our cash and cash equivalents, a hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates would not have a material effect on the fair market value of our portfolio. Since we have the ability to liquidate this portfolio, we do not expect our operating results or cash flows to be materially affected by the effect of a sudden change in market interest rates on our investment portfolio.

Our operations are subject to hazards of petroleum processing operations, including fire, explosion and weather-related perils. We maintain various insurance coverages, including business interruption insurance, subject to certain deductibles. We are not fully insured against certain risks because such risks are not fully insurable, coverage is unavailable, or premium costs, in our judgment, do not justify such expenditures.

Financial information is reviewed on the counterparties in order to review and monitor their financial stability and assess their ongoing ability to honor their commitments under the derivative contracts. We have not experienced, nor do we expect to experience, any difficulty in the counterparties honoring their commitments.

We have a risk management oversight committee consisting of members from our senior management. This committee oversees our risk enterprise program, monitors our risk environment and provides direction for activities to mitigate identified risks that may adversely affect the achievement of our goals.

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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

See “Risk Management” under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”


Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Reconciliations of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) to amounts reported under generally accepted accounting principles in financial statements.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as EBITDA, is calculated as net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders plus (i) interest expense, net of interest income, (ii) income tax provision, and (iii) depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is not a calculation provided for under GAAP; however, the amounts included in the EBITDA calculation are derived from amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income or operating income as an indication of our operating performance or as an alternative to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA is presented here because it is a widely used financial indicator used by investors and analysts to measure performance. EBITDA is also used by our management for internal analysis and as a basis for financial covenants.

Set forth below is our calculation of EBITDA.
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In thousands)
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
360,824

 
$
176,429

 
$
587,700

 
$
328,490

Add income tax provision
 
206,990

 
101,332

 
336,718

 
188,946

Add interest expense (1)
 
11,927

 
10,136

 
22,081

 
30,160

Subtract interest income
 
(768
)
 
(1,184
)
 
(1,730
)
 
(2,589
)
Add depreciation and amortization
 
87,803

 
101,390

 
167,815

 
181,938

EBITDA
 
$
666,776

 
$
388,103

 
$
1,112,584

 
$
726,945


(1) Includes loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and $7.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

Reconciliations of refinery operating information (non-GAAP performance measures) to amounts reported under generally accepted accounting principles in financial statements.

Refinery gross margin and net operating margin are non-GAAP performance measures that are used by our management and others to compare our refining performance to that of other companies in our industry. We believe these margin measures are helpful to investors in evaluating our refining performance on a relative and absolute basis.

Refinery gross margin per barrel is the difference between average net sales price and average cost of products per barrel of produced refined products. Net operating margin per barrel is the difference between refinery gross margin and refinery operating expenses per barrel of produced refined products. These two margins do not include the non-cash effects of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments or depreciation and amortization. Each of these component performance measures can be reconciled directly to our consolidated statements of income.

Other companies in our industry may not calculate these performance measures in the same manner.

Refinery Gross and Net Operating Margins

Below are reconciliations to our consolidated statements of income for (i) net sales, cost of products (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment) and operating expenses, in each case averaged per produced barrel sold, and (ii) net operating margin and refinery gross margin. Due to rounding of reported numbers, some amounts may not calculate exactly.


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Reconciliation of produced product sales to total sales and other revenues 

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average sales price per produced barrel sold
 
$
80.41

 
$
118.53

 
$
75.16

 
$
116.13

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
447,670

 
458,670

 
438,200

 
440,970

Times number of days in period
 
91

 
91

 
181

 
181

Produced refined product sales
 
$
3,275,740

 
$
4,947,320

 
$
5,961,255

 
$
9,268,982

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total produced refined products sales
 
$
3,275,740

 
$
4,947,320

 
$
5,961,255

 
$
9,268,982

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)
 
259,030

 
203,724

 
426,330

 
473,338

Total refined product sales
 
3,534,770

 
5,151,044

 
6,387,585

 
9,742,320

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)
 
92,659

 
170,634

 
192,928

 
336,041

Add other refining segment revenue (3)
 
59,064

 
40,236

 
95,260

 
58,633

Total refining segment revenue
 
3,686,493

 
5,361,914

 
6,675,773

 
10,136,994

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
 
83,479

 
75,024

 
173,235

 
162,036

Add corporate and other revenues
 
151

 
506

 
369

 
1,621

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
 
(68,211
)
 
(64,844
)
 
(140,839
)
 
(136,998
)
Sales and other revenues
 
$
3,701,912

 
$
5,372,600

 
$
6,708,538

 
$
10,163,653



Reconciliation of average cost of products per produced barrel sold to total cost of products sold

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average cost of products per produced barrel sold
 
$
62.99

 
$
103.99

 
$
58.09

 
$
101.50

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
447,670

 
458,670

 
438,200

 
440,970

Times number of days in period
 
91

 
91

 
181

 
181

Cost of products for produced products sold
 
$
2,566,085

 
$
4,340,435

 
$
4,607,362

 
$
8,101,280

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cost of products for produced products sold
 
$
2,566,085

 
$
4,340,435

 
$
4,607,362

 
$
8,101,280

Add refined product costs from purchased products and rounding(1)
 
266,199

 
204,924

 
436,872

 
473,160

Total cost of refined products sold
 
2,832,284

 
4,545,359

 
5,044,234

 
8,574,440

Add crude oil cost of direct sales of excess crude oil (2)
 
91,461

 
163,831

 
189,191

 
330,114

Add other refining segment cost of products sold (4)
 
31,244

 
29,398

 
44,445

 
43,756

Total refining segment cost of products sold
 
2,954,989

 
4,738,588

 
5,277,870

 
8,948,310

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
 
(67,514
)
 
(63,742
)
 
(139,022
)
 
(134,844
)
Costs of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment and depreciation and amortization)
 
$
2,887,475

 
$
4,674,846

 
$
5,138,848

 
$
8,813,466




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Reconciliation of average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold to total operating expenses
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold
 
$
5.14

 
$
5.69

 
$
5.49

 
$
5.97

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
447,670

 
458,670

 
438,200

 
440,970

Times number of days in period
 
91

 
91

 
181

 
181

Refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
 
$
209,393

 
$
237,495

 
$
435,435

 
$
476,499

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
 
$
209,393

 
$
237,495

 
$
435,435

 
$
476,499

Add other refining segment operating expenses and rounding (5)
 
10,843

 
9,777

 
20,570

 
21,381

Total refining segment operating expenses
 
220,236

 
247,272

 
456,005

 
497,880

Add HEP segment operating expenses
 
25,289

 
24,567

 
53,255

 
47,379

Add corporate and other costs
 
554

 
179

 
788

 
1,047

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
 
86

 
(364
)
 
(287
)
 
(686
)
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
 
$
246,165

 
$
271,654

 
$
509,761

 
$
545,620



Reconciliation of net operating margin per barrel to refinery gross margin per barrel to total sales and other revenues
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating margin per barrel
 
$
12.28

 
$
8.85

 
$
11.58

 
$
8.66

Add average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel
 
5.14

 
5.69

 
5.49

 
5.97

Refinery gross margin per barrel
 
17.42

 
14.54

 
17.07

 
14.63

Add average cost of products per produced barrel sold
 
62.99

 
103.99

 
58.09

 
101.50

Average sales price per produced barrel sold
 
$
80.41

 
$
118.53

 
$
75.16

 
$
116.13

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
447,670

 
458,670

 
438,200

 
440,970

Times number of days in period
 
91

 
91

 
181

 
181

Produced refined products sales
 
$
3,275,740

 
$
4,947,320

 
$
5,961,255

 
$
9,268,982

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total produced refined products sales
 
$
3,275,740

 
$
4,947,320

 
$
5,961,255

 
$
9,268,982

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)
 
259,030

 
203,724

 
426,330

 
473,338

Total refined product sales
 
3,534,770

 
5,151,044

 
6,387,585

 
9,742,320

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)
 
92,659

 
170,634

 
192,928

 
336,041

Add other refining segment revenue (3)
 
59,064

 
40,236

 
95,260

 
58,633

Total refining segment revenue
 
3,686,493

 
5,361,914

 
6,675,773

 
10,136,994

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
 
83,479

 
75,024

 
173,235

 
162,036

Add corporate and other revenues
 
151

 
506

 
369

 
1,621

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
 
(68,211
)
 
(64,844
)
 
(140,839
)
 
(136,998
)
Sales and other revenues
 
$
3,701,912

 
$
5,372,600

 
$
6,708,538

 
$
10,163,653

(1)
We purchase finished products to facilitate delivery to certain locations or to meet delivery commitments.
(2)
We purchase crude oil that at times exceeds the supply needs of our refineries. Quantities in excess of our needs are sold at market prices to purchasers of crude oil that are recorded on a gross basis with the sales price recorded as revenues and the corresponding acquisition cost as inventory and then upon sale as cost of products sold. Additionally, at times we enter into buy/sell exchanges of crude oil with certain parties to facilitate the delivery of quantities to certain locations that are netted at cost.
(3)
Other refining segment revenue includes the incremental revenues associated with NK Asphalt, product purchased and sold forward for profit as market conditions and available storage capacity allows and miscellaneous revenue.
(4)
Other refining segment cost of products sold includes the incremental cost of products for NK Asphalt, the incremental cost associated with storing product purchased and sold forward as market conditions and available storage capacity allows and miscellaneous costs.
(5)
Other refining segment operating expenses include the marketing costs associated with our refining segment and the operating expenses of NK Asphalt.


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Item 4.
Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated, as required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Based upon the evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30, 2015.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings

Commitment and Contingency Reserves

We periodically establish reserves for certain legal proceedings. The establishment of a reserve involves an estimation process that includes the advice of legal counsel and subjective judgment of management. While management believes these reserves to be adequate, future changes in the facts and circumstances could result in the actual liability exceeding the estimated ranges of loss and amounts accrued.

While the outcome and impact on us cannot be predicted with certainty, based on advice of counsel, management believes that the resolution of these proceedings through settlement or adverse judgment will not either individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Environmental Matters

We are reporting the following proceedings to comply with SEC regulations which require us to disclose proceedings arising under federal, state or local provisions regulating the discharge of materials into the environment or protecting the environment if we reasonably believe that such proceedings may result in monetary sanctions of $100,000 or more. Our respective subsidiaries have or will develop corrective action plans regarding these disclosures that will be implemented in consultation with the respective federal and state agencies. It is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, although none are currently expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Cheyenne
Frontier Refining LLC (“FR”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, completed certain environmental audits at the Cheyenne Refinery regarding compliance with federal and state environmental requirements. By letters dated October 5, 2012, November 7, 2012, and January 10, 2013, and pursuant to the EPA's audit policy to the extent applicable, FR submitted reports to the EPA voluntarily disclosing non-compliance with certain emission limitations, reporting requirements, and provisions of a 2009 federal consent decree. By letters dated October 31, 2012, February 6, 2013, June 21, 2013, July 9, 2013, and July 25, 2013, and pursuant to applicable Wyoming audit statutes, FR submitted environmental audit reports to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (“WDEQ”) voluntarily disclosing non-compliance with certain notification, reporting, and other provisions of the refinery's state air permit and other environmental regulatory requirements. Additional self-disclosures and follow-up correspondence are anticipated as the audit activities are completed. No further action has been taken by either agency at this time. The Cheyenne Refinery also has one outstanding Notice of Violations issued in January 2013 that is subject to ongoing settlement negotiations with the WDEQ.

Navajo
On April 27, 2015, Navajo Refining Company (“Navajo”) entered into an Agreed Compliance Order with the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department regarding violations of Discharge Permit GW-028 (issued August 22, 2012) relating to a temporary reverse osmosis (“RO”) unit installed in 2011 at the refinery. The Agreed Compliance Order resolved Navajo's past liability to the State of New Mexico and established terms that will govern discharges from the RO units until a permit modification is obtained. Navajo has filed a permit modification application that will incorporate discharges from the temporary RO unit.

Tulsa
Holly Refining & Marketing - Tulsa, LLC (“HRMT”) manufactures paraffin and hydrocarbon waxes at its Tulsa West Refinery. On March 11, 2014, the EPA issued a notice to HRMT of possible violations of certain provisions of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act in connection with the manufacture of certain of these products. HRMT and the EPA met to discuss the notice and, on June 5, 2015, the EPA transmitted a settlement proposal to HRMT with specific demands that we are currently evaluating.

Woods Cross
On January 9, 2015, the South Davis Sewer District (“Sewer District”) issued a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to the Woods Cross Refinery with respect to alleged sewer discharge excesses at the refinery. On June 3, 2015, the refinery entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Sewer District to resolve the NOV, which required payment of a non-material penalty, purchase and installation of additional equipment, and certain other future requirements. The non-material penalty has been paid and the additional equipment is scheduled to be installed in the near future.


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Fuels Regulation
Between November 2010 and February 2012, certain of our subsidiaries submitted multiple reports to the EPA to voluntarily disclose non-compliance with fuels regulations at the Cheyenne, El Dorado, Navajo, Tulsa and Woods Cross refineries and at the Cedar City, Utah and Henderson, Colorado terminals. Our subsidiaries have complied with all EPA requests for additional information regarding the voluntary disclosures. Our subsidiaries are now engaged in settlement discussions with the EPA that may resolve the voluntarily disclosed non-compliance events.

Other

We are a party to various other litigation and proceedings that we believe, based on advice of counsel, will not either individually or in the aggregate have a materially adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.


Item 1A.
Risk Factors

Except for the additional risk factor information described below, there have been no material changes in our risk factors as previously disclosed in Part 1, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. You should carefully consider the risk factors discussed below and in our 2014 Form 10-K, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

The availability and cost of renewable identification numbers could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Pursuant to the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, the EPA promulgated the RFS2 regulations reflecting the increased volume of renewable fuels mandated to be blended into the nation's fuel supply. The regulations, in part, require refiners to add annually increasing amounts of “renewable fuels” to their petroleum products or purchase credits, known as RINs, in lieu of such blending. We currently purchase RINs for some fuel categories on the open market in order to comply with the quantity of renewable fuels we are required to blend under the RFS2. Recently, due in part to the nation's fuel supply approaching the “blend wall” (the 10% ethanol limit prescribed by most automobile warranties), the price of RINs has been extremely volatile with the price dramatically increasing in recognition of the decrease in RINs availability. While we cannot predict the future prices of RINs, the costs to obtain the necessary number of RINs could be material. If we are unable to pass the costs of compliance with the RFS2 on to our customers, if sufficient RINs are unavailable for purchase, if we have to pay a significantly higher price for RINs or if we are otherwise unable to meet the RFS2 mandates, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

In addition, the RFS2 regulations are highly complex and evolving, requiring us to periodically update our compliance systems. The RFS2 regulations require the EPA to determine and publish the applicable annual volume and percentage standards for each compliance year by November 30 for the forthcoming year, and such blending percentages could be higher or lower than amounts estimated and accrued for in our consolidated financial statements. The future cost of RINs is difficult to estimate until such time as the EPA finalizes the applicable standards for the forthcoming compliance year. We cannot predict with certainty our exposure to increased RINs costs in the future, nor can we predict the extent by which costs associated with RFS2 will impact our future results of operations.



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Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(c) Common Stock Repurchases Made in the Quarter

Under our common stock repurchase programs, repurchases are being made from time to time in the open market or privately negotiated transactions based on market conditions, securities law limitations and other factors. The following table includes repurchases made under these programs during the second quarter of 2015.

Period
 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
 
Average Price
Paid per Share
 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
Maximum Dollar
Value of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 2015
 

 
$

 

 
$
461,518,616

May 2015 (1)
 
550,000

 
$
41.87

 
550,000

 
$
976,970,225

May 2015 (2)
 
5,533,779

 
$

 
5,533,779

 
$
736,970,225

June 2015
 
50,000

 
$
40.76

 
50,000

 
$
734,932,475

Total for April to June 2015
 
6,133,779

 
 
 
6,133,779

 
 

(1)
On May 5, 2015, our Board of Directors approved a $1 billion share repurchase program, which replaced all existing share repurchase programs including $461.5 million remaining under the previously existing $500 million share repurchase program. The timing and amount of stock repurchases will depend on market conditions and corporate, regulatory and other relevant considerations. This program may be discontinued at any time by the Board of Directors.

(2)
During the second quarter of 2015, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR”) with a large financial institution to repurchase $300.0 million of our outstanding common stock. In May 2015, we repurchased 5.5 million shares, representing 80% of the amount paid based on then-market prices. The final number of shares ultimately to be repurchased under the ASR, as well as the final average price paid, will be based on the volume-weighted average market price of our common stock, less a discount, over the term of the ASR. The ASR is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2015, at which time the final average per share purchase price will be determined.


Item 6.
Exhibits

The Exhibit Index on page 56 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q lists the exhibits that are filed or furnished, as applicable, as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Date: August 5, 2015
 
 
/s/ Douglas S. Aron
 
 
 
Douglas S. Aron
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
 
Date: August 5, 2015
 
 
/s/ J. W. Gann, Jr.
 
 
 
J. W. Gann, Jr.
 
 
 
Vice President, Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number
  
Description
 
 
 
3.1
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of HollyFrontier Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 8, 2011, File No. 1-03876).
 
 
 
3.2
 
Amended and Restated By-Laws of HollyFrontier Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 20, 2014, File No. 1-03876).
 
 
 
10.1+
 
First Amendment to the HollyFrontier Corporation Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 15, 2015, File No. 1-03876).
 
 
 
10.2+
 
Fourth Amendment to the HollyFrontier Corporation Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 15, 2015, File No. 1-03876).
 
 
 
31.1*
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
31.2*
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
32.1**
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
32.2**
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
101++
 
The following financial information from HollyFrontier Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
+ Constitutes management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.
++ Filed electronically herewith.

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