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Business Segments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segments
13. Business Segments

Our current business strategy includes two operating segments: Real Estate Operations and Strategic Capital (formerly Investment Management). We generate revenues, earnings, net operating income and cash flows through our segments, as follows:

 

    Real Estate Operations. This represents the direct long-term ownership of industrial operating properties and is the primary source of our revenue and earnings. We collect rent from our customers under operating leases, including reimbursements for the vast majority of our operating costs. Each operating property is considered to be an individual operating segment having similar economic characteristics that are combined within the reportable segment based upon geographic location. Our Real Estate Operations segment also includes development, re-development and acquisition activities. We develop, re-develop and acquire industrial properties primarily in global and regional markets to meet our customers’ needs. Within this line of business, we capitalize on: (i) the land that we currently own; (ii) the development expertise of our local personnel; (iii) our global customer relationships; and (iv) the demand for high quality distribution facilities in key markets. Land held for development, properties currently under development and land we own and lease to customers under ground leases are also included in this segment.

 

    Strategic Capital. This represents the long-term management of unconsolidated co-investment ventures. We invest with partners and investors through our ventures, both private and public. We tailor industrial portfolios to investors’ specific needs and deploy capital with a focus on larger, long duration ventures and open ended funds with leading global institutions. These private and public vehicles source strategic capital for distinct geographies across our global platform. We hold an ownership interest in these ventures and believe our significant ownership in each of our ventures provides a strong alignment of interests with our partners. We generate strategic capital revenues from our unconsolidated co-investment ventures by providing asset management and property management services. We earn revenues through additional services provided such as leasing, acquisition, construction, development, disposition, legal and tax services. Depending on the structure of the venture and the returns provided to our partners, we may also earn revenues through promote fees during the life of a venture or upon liquidation. Each unconsolidated co-investment venture we manage is considered to be an individual operating segment having similar economic characteristics that are combined within the reportable segment based upon geographic location.

Reconciliations are presented below for: (i) each reportable business segment’s revenue from external customers to Total Revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations; (ii) each reportable business segment’s net operating income from external customers to Earnings (Loss) before Income Taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Operations; and (iii) each reportable business segment’s assets to Total Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our chief operating decision makers rely primarily on net operating income and similar measures to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing segment performance. The applicable components of Total Revenues, Earnings (Loss) before Income Taxes and Total Assets are allocated to each reportable business segment’s revenues, net operating income and assets. Items that are not directly assignable to a segment, such as certain corporate income and expenses, are reflected as reconciling items. The following reconciliations are presented in thousands:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Revenues:

        

Real estate operations:

        

Americas

   $ 324,877      $ 324,294      $ 1,025,349      $ 948,165   

Europe

     20,422        26,199        57,083        154,961   

Asia

     15,782        24,243        51,776        85,031   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Operations segment

     361,081        374,736        1,134,208        1,188,157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Strategic capital:

        

Americas

     18,567        18,357        80,457        49,972   

Europe

     24,713        20,037        65,866        44,504   

Asia

     10,790        9,928        29,391        31,089   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Strategic Capital segment

     54,070        48,322        175,714        125,565   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 415,151      $ 423,058      $ 1,309,922      $ 1,313,722   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net operating income:

        

Real estate operations:

        

Americas

   $ 230,515      $ 225,664      $ 727,245      $ 658,458   

Europe

     12,072        18,623        31,706        104,321   

Asia

     11,302        17,268        37,469        60,882   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Operations segment

     253,889        261,555        796,420        823,661   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Strategic capital:

        

Americas

     6,451        5,578        38,599        8,822   

Europe

     17,791        14,115        43,600        28,516   

Asia

     7,386        6,606        19,073        21,289   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Strategic Capital segment

     31,628        26,299        101,272        58,627   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment net operating income

     285,517        287,854        897,692        882,288   

Reconciling items:

        

General and administrative expenses

     (58,203     (55,034     (181,781     (166,140

Depreciation and amortization

     (149,202     (155,439     (471,059     (483,215

Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net

     28,514        26,365        79,411        59,554   

Interest expense

     (69,086     (84,642     (234,793     (291,496

Interest and other income, net

     550        5,653        19,716        21,772   

Gains on acquisitions and dispositions of investments in real estate, net

     151,057        46,074        337,695        445,954   

Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses) and related amortization, net

     20,792        6,875        2,738        15   

Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net

     (86,076     (114,196     (163,361     (164,155
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total reconciling items

     (161,654     (324,344     (611,434     (577,711
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

   $ 123,863      $ (36,490   $ 286,258      $ 304,577   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     September 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Assets:

     

Real estate operations:

     

Americas

   $ 14,811,609       $ 16,293,109   

Europe

     1,865,727         1,634,867   

Asia

     870,852         1,176,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Operations segment

     17,548,188         19,104,750   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Strategic capital (1):

     

Americas

     20,954         22,154   

Europe

     56,103         60,327   

Asia

     2,861         3,634   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Strategic Capital segment

     79,918         86,115   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment assets

     17,628,106         19,190,865   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reconciling items:

     

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities

     5,814,056         4,430,239   

Notes receivable backed by real estate and other

     —          192,042   

Cash and cash equivalents

     311,879         491,129   

Other assets

     318,062         268,032   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total reconciling items

     6,443,997         5,381,442   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 24,072,103       $ 24,572,307   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents management contracts recorded in connection with business combinations and goodwill associated with the Strategic Capital segment.