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Business Segments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segments
20. Business Segments

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

 

   

Real Estate Operations. This represents the ownership of industrial operating properties and is the main source of our revenue and earnings. We collect rent from our customers through operating leases, including reimbursements for the 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 that lead to rental operations. 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 teams; (iii) our global customer relationships; and (iv) the demand for high-quality distribution facilities. 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 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, ventures with longer duration and open-ended funds with leading global institutions. These private and public vehicles provide capital for distinct geographies across our global platform. We hold a significant ownership interest in these ventures; we believe this aligns our interests with those of our partners. We generate strategic capital revenues from our unconsolidated co-investment ventures through asset management and property management services and we earn additional revenues from leasing, acquisition, construction, development and disposition services provided. Depending on the structure of the venture and the returns provided to our partners, we also earn revenues through promotes 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:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
      2014      2013      2012  

Revenues (1):

        

Real estate operations:

        

Americas

   $     1,403,564       $     1,288,925       $     1,176,920   

Europe

     74,413         174,397         435,244   

Asia

     62,939         107,692         221,575   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Operations segment

     1,540,916         1,571,014         1,833,739   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Strategic capital:

        

Americas

     95,168         72,474         69,422   

Europe

     86,549         63,794         37,047   

Asia

     38,154         43,204         20,310   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Strategic Capital segment

     219,871         179,472         126,779   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 1,760,787       $ 1,750,486       $ 1,960,518   

Net operating income:

        

Real estate operations:

        

Americas

   $ 1,000,773       $ 899,053       $ 818,393   

Europe

     40,627         116,178         325,571   

Asia

     45,262         76,863         171,980   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Operations segment

     1,086,662         1,092,094         1,315,944   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Strategic capital:

        

Americas

     42,042         18,785         31,637   

Europe

     57,266         41,263         21,699   

Asia

     24,067         30,145         9,623   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Strategic Capital segment

     123,375         90,193         62,959   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment net operating income

     1,210,037         1,182,287         1,378,903   

Reconciling items:

        

General and administrative expenses

     (247,768)         (229,207)         (228,068)   

Depreciation and amortization

     (642,461)         (648,668)         (724,262)   

Merger, acquisition and other integration expenses

                   (80,676)   

Impairment of real estate properties

                   (252,914)   

Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net

     134,288         97,220         31,676   

Interest expense

     (308,885)         (379,327)         (505,215)   

Interest and other income, net

     25,768         26,948         22,878   

Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net

     725,790         597,656         305,607   

Foreign currency and derivative losses and related amortization, net

     (17,841)         (33,633)         (20,497)   

Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net

     (165,300)         (277,014)         (14,114)   

Impairment of other assets

                   (16,135)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total reconciling items

     (496,409)         (846,025)         (1,481,720)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

   $ 713,628       $ 336,262       $ (102,817)   

 

      December 31,  
      2014      2013  

Assets (2):

     

Real estate operations:

     

Americas

   $     17,432,909       $     16,272,868   

Europe

     1,820,529         1,634,867   

Asia

     926,645         1,176,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Operations segment

     20,180,083         19,084,509   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Strategic capital (3):

     

Americas

     20,635         22,154   

Europe

     54,577         60,327   

Asia

     2,718         3,634   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Strategic Capital segment

     77,930         86,115   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment assets

     20,258,013         19,170,624   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reconciling items:

     

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities

     4,824,724         4,430,239   

Assets held for sale

     43,934         4,042   

Notes receivable backed by real estate

            188,000   

Cash and cash equivalents

     350,692         491,129   

Other assets

     340,860         288,273   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total reconciling items

     5,560,210         5,401,683   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 25,818,223       $ 24,572,307   

 

(1) Includes revenues attributable to the United States for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 of $1.4 billion, $1.1 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.

 

(2) Includes long-lived assets attributable to the United States at December 31, 2014 and 2013 of $17.3 billion and $15.3 billion, respectively.

 

(3) Represents management contracts and goodwill recorded in connection with business combinations associated with the Strategic Capital segment. Goodwill was $25.3 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013.