diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/helpers/build-binary-assignment-operator-transformer.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/helpers/build-binary-assignment-operator-transformer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59e9f53107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/helpers/build-binary-assignment-operator-transformer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+var explode = require("./explode-assignable-expression");
+var t       = require("../../types");
+
+module.exports = function (exports, opts) {
+  var isAssignment = function (node) {
+    return node.operator === opts.operator + "=";
+  };
+
+  var buildAssignment = function (left, right) {
+    return t.assignmentExpression("=", left, right);
+  };
+
+  exports.ExpressionStatement = function (node, parent, scope, context, file) {
+    var expr = node.expression;
+    if (!isAssignment(expr)) return;
+
+    var nodes    = [];
+    var exploded = explode(expr.left, nodes, file, scope);
+
+    nodes.push(t.expressionStatement(
+      buildAssignment(exploded.ref, opts.build(exploded.uid, expr.right))
+    ));
+
+    return nodes;
+  };
+
+  exports.AssignmentExpression = function (node, parent, scope, context, file) {
+    if (t.isExpressionStatement(parent)) return;
+    if (!isAssignment(node)) return;
+
+    var nodes    = [];
+    var exploded = explode(node.left, nodes, file, scope);
+    nodes.push(opts.build(exploded.uid, node.right));
+    nodes.push(exploded.ref);
+
+    return t.toSequenceExpression(nodes, scope);
+  };
+
+  exports.BinaryExpression = function (node) {
+    if (node.operator !== opts.operator) return;
+    return opts.build(node.left, node.right);
+  };
+};
diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/helpers/build-conditional-assignment-operator-transformer.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/helpers/build-conditional-assignment-operator-transformer.js
index a3bad77c73..154588db85 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/helpers/build-conditional-assignment-operator-transformer.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/helpers/build-conditional-assignment-operator-transformer.js
@@ -1,53 +1,22 @@
-var t = require("../../types");
-
-module.exports = function (opts) {
-  var getObjRef = function (node, nodes, file, scope) {
-    var obj = node.object;
-    var temp = scope.generateUidBasedOnNode(obj, file);
-    nodes.push(t.variableDeclaration("var", [
-      t.variableDeclarator(temp, obj)
-    ]));
-    return temp;
-  };
-
-  var getPropRef = function (node, nodes, file, scope) {
-    var prop = node.property;
-    var key = t.toComputedKey(node, prop);
-    if (t.isLiteral(key)) return key;
-
-    var temp = scope.generateUidBasedOnNode(prop, file);
-    nodes.push(t.variableDeclaration("var", [
-      t.variableDeclarator(temp, prop)
-    ]));
-    return temp;
-  };
-
-  var buildAbsoluteRef = function (node, nodes, file, scope) {
-    if (t.isIdentifier(node)) return node;
-
-    var obj = getObjRef(node, nodes, file, scope);
-    var prop = getPropRef(node, nodes, file, scope);
-
-    var computed = node.computed || t.isLiteral(prop);
-    return t.memberExpression(obj, prop, computed);
-  };
+var explode = require("./explode-assignable-expression");
+var t       = require("../../types");
 
+module.exports = function (exports, opts) {
   var buildAssignment = function (left, right) {
     return t.assignmentExpression("=", left, right);
   };
 
-  var exports = {};
-
   exports.ExpressionStatement = function (node, parent, scope, context, file) {
     var expr = node.expression;
-    if (!opts.is(expr)) return;
+    if (!opts.is(expr, file)) return;
 
     var nodes = [];
-    var left  = buildAbsoluteRef(expr.left, nodes, file, scope);
+
+    var exploded = explode(expr.left, nodes, file, scope);
 
     nodes.push(t.ifStatement(
-      opts.build(left, file),
-      t.expressionStatement(buildAssignment(left, expr.right))
+      opts.build(exploded.uid, file),
+      t.expressionStatement(buildAssignment(exploded.ref, expr.right))
     ));
 
     return nodes;
@@ -55,21 +24,19 @@ module.exports = function (opts) {
 
   exports.AssignmentExpression = function (node, parent, scope, context, file) {
     if (t.isExpressionStatement(parent)) return;
-    if (!opts.is(node)) return;
+    if (!opts.is(node, file)) return;
 
-    var nodes = [];
-    var left  = buildAbsoluteRef(node.left, nodes, file, scope);
+    var nodes    = [];
+    var exploded = explode(node.left, nodes, file, scope);
 
     nodes.push(t.logicalExpression(
       "&&",
-      opts.build(left, file),
-      buildAssignment(left, node.right)
+      opts.build(exploded.uid, file),
+      buildAssignment(exploded.ref, node.right)
     ));
 
-    nodes.push(left);
+    nodes.push(exploded.ref);
 
     return t.toSequenceExpression(nodes, scope);
   };
-
-  return exports;
 };
diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/helpers/explode-assignable-expression.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/helpers/explode-assignable-expression.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b0e47d879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/helpers/explode-assignable-expression.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+var t = require("../../types");
+
+var getObjRef = function (node, nodes, file, scope) {
+  var ref;
+  if (t.isIdentifier(node)) {
+    ref = node;
+  } else if (t.isMemberExpression(node)) {
+    ref = node.object;
+  } else {
+    throw new Error("We can't explode this node type " + node.type);
+  }
+
+  var temp = scope.generateUidBasedOnNode(ref, file);
+  nodes.push(t.variableDeclaration("var", [
+    t.variableDeclarator(temp, ref)
+  ]));
+  return temp;
+};
+
+var getPropRef = function (node, nodes, file, scope) {
+  var prop = node.property;
+  var key = t.toComputedKey(node, prop);
+  if (t.isLiteral(key)) return key;
+
+  var temp = scope.generateUidBasedOnNode(prop, file);
+  nodes.push(t.variableDeclaration("var", [
+    t.variableDeclarator(temp, prop)
+  ]));
+  return temp;
+};
+
+module.exports = function (node, nodes, file, scope) {
+  var obj = getObjRef(node, nodes, file, scope);
+  var ref, uid;
+
+  if (t.isIdentifier(node)) {
+    ref = node;
+    uid = obj;
+  } else {
+    var prop = getPropRef(node, nodes, file, scope);
+    var computed = node.computed || t.isLiteral(prop);
+    uid = ref = t.memberExpression(obj, prop, computed);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    uid: uid,
+    ref: ref
+  };
+};
diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/helpers/explode-unary.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/helpers/explode-unary.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es7-exponentiation-operator.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es7-exponentiation-operator.js
index f5825967ee..1310700c18 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es7-exponentiation-operator.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es7-exponentiation-operator.js
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@
 
 exports.experimental = true;
 
-var t = require("../../types");
-var pow = t.memberExpression(t.identifier("Math"), t.identifier("pow"));
+var build = require("../helpers/build-binary-assignment-operator-transformer");
+var t     = require("../../types");
 
-exports.AssignmentExpression = function (node) {
-  if (node.operator !== "**=") return;
-  node.operator = "=";
-  node.right = t.callExpression(pow, [node.left, node.right]);
-};
+var MATH_POW = t.memberExpression(t.identifier("Math"), t.identifier("pow"));
 
-exports.BinaryExpression = function (node) {
-  if (node.operator !== "**") return;
+build(exports, {
+  operator: "**",
 
-  return t.callExpression(pow, [node.left, node.right]);
-};
+  build: function (left, right) {
+    return t.callExpression(MATH_POW, [left, right]);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/playground-mallet-operator.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/playground-mallet-operator.js
index 16333c82e5..559cbde1ed 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/playground-mallet-operator.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/playground-mallet-operator.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-var t = require("../../types");
+var build = require("../helpers/build-conditional-assignment-operator-transformer");
+var t      = require("../../types");
 
-module.exports = require("../helpers/build-conditional-assignment-operator-transformer")({
-  is: function (node) {
+build(exports, {
+  is: function (node, file) {
     var is = t.isAssignmentExpression(node) && node.operator === "||=";
     if (is) {
       var left = node.left;
       if (!t.isMemberExpression(left) && !t.isIdentifier(left)) {
-        throw new Error("Expected type MemeberExpression or Identifier");
+        throw file.errorWithNode(left, "Expected type MemeberExpression or Identifier");
       }
       return true;
     }
diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/playground-memoization-operator.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/playground-memoization-operator.js
index 06c5f32405..822692bcee 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/playground-memoization-operator.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/playground-memoization-operator.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-var t = require("../../types");
+var build = require("../helpers/build-conditional-assignment-operator-transformer");
+var t     = require("../../types");
 
-module.exports = require("../helpers/build-conditional-assignment-operator-transformer")({
+build(exports, {
   is: function (node) {
     var is = t.isAssignmentExpression(node) && node.operator === "?=";
     if (is) t.assertMemberExpression(node.left);