v2.4.1.9
Real Estate (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Real Estate Assets

Investments in real estate properties are presented at cost, and consist of the following at December 31 (dollars and square feet in thousands):

 

     Square Feet /Acres (1)        No. of Buildings (1)      Investment Balance  
      2014      2013        2014      2013      2014      2013  

Industrial operating properties:

                   

Improved land

     - -          - -            - -          - -        $ 4,227,637       $ 4,074,647   

Buildings and improvements

     282,282         267,097           1,607         1,610         14,407,815         13,726,417   

Development portfolio, including land costs:

                   

Pre-stabilized

     7,448         4,491           24         11         547,982         204,022   

Properties under development

     22,844         18,587           55         46         925,998         816,995   

Land

     9,017         9,747           - -          - -          1,577,786         1,516,166   

Other real estate investments (2)

                   502,927         486,230   
                

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments in real estate properties

                   22,190,145         20,824,477   

Less accumulated depreciation

                   2,790,781         2,568,998   
                

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investments in real estate properties

                                         $         19,399,364       $         18,255,479   

 

(1) Items indicated by ‘- -‘are not applicable.

 

(2) Included in other real estate investments are: (i) certain non-industrial real estate; (ii) our corporate office buildings; (iii) certain infrastructure costs related to projects we are developing on behalf of others; (iv) land parcels that are leased to third parties; (v) earnest money deposits associated with potential acquisitions; and (vi) costs related to future development projects, including purchase options on land.
Summary of Properties Acquired

Real estate acquisition activity for the years ended December 31 was as follows (dollars and square feet in thousands):

 

   2014      2013      2012  

Acquisitions of properties from unconsolidated co-investment ventures

        

Number of industrial operating properties

     231         58         215   

Square feet

     45,663         16,319         46,277   

Real estate acquisition value

   $         2,770,191       $         1,141,128       $         2,294,892   

Gains on revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest

   $ 201,319       $ 34,787       $ 286,335   

Acquisitions of properties from third parties

        

Number of industrial operating properties

     8         12         12   

Square feet

     1,004         3,262         1,622   

Real estate acquisition value

   $ 78,314       $ 146,331       $ 77,397   

 

Summary of Properties Disposed

Real estate disposition activity for the years ended December 31 was as follows (dollars and square feet in thousands):

 

      2014      2013      2012  

Continuing Operations

        

Contributions to unconsolidated co-investment ventures

        

Number of properties

     126         254         25   

Square feet

     25,247         71,503         4,784   

Net proceeds

   $         1,825,311       $         6,479,707       $         380,880   

Net gains on contributions

   $ 188,268       $ 555,196       $ 1,958   

Dispositions to third parties

        

Number of properties

     145                   

Square feet

     19,856                   

Net proceeds (1)

   $ 1,365,318       $ 177,273       $ 94,587   

Net gains on dispositions (1)

   $ 336,203       $ 7,673       $ 17,314   

Discontinued Operations

        

Number of properties

             89         200   

Square feet

             9,196         27,169   

Net proceeds from dispositions

   $       $ 608,286       $ 1,562,189   

Net gains from dispositions, including related impairment charges and taxes (2)

   $       $ 116,550       $ 35,098   

 

(1) Dispositions to third parties include land sales.

 

(2) We recorded $1.2 million and $0.2 million of income tax expense in 2013 and 2012, respectively, related to the disposition of properties in discontinued operations.
Future Minimum Rental Payments under Non-Cancelable Operating Leases

Future minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases in effect at December 31, 2014, were as follows (in thousands):

 

2015

   $ 32,307   

2016

     30,237   

2017

     27,490   

2018

     25,896   

2019

     25,110   

Thereafter

     391,634   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $         532,674   

 

Operating Properties and Leases

At December 31, 2014, minimum lease payments on leases with lease periods greater than one year for space in our operating properties and leases of land subject to ground leases were as follows (in thousands):

 

2015

   $  1,193,676   

2016

     1,025,162   

2017

     798,922   

2018

     601,492   

2019

     427,600   

Thereafter

     1,326,106   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $         5,372,958