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Note 5 - Dispositions of Real Estate and Assets Held-for-sale
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]
5.
D
ispositions of Real Estate
and Assets Held
-
for
-
Sale
:
   
Operating Real Estate
 
T
he table below summarizes the Company's disposition activity relating to consolidated operating properties and parcels, in separate transactions (dollars in millions):
 
   
Year Ended
December 31
,
 
   
201
7
   
2016
   
2015
 
Aggregate sales price
  $
352.2
    $
378.7
    $
492.5
 
Gain on sale, net of tax
  $
93.5
    $
86.8
    $
143.6
 
Impairment charges
  $
17.1
    $
37.2
    $
10.2
 
Number of operating properties sold
   
25
     
30
     
89
 
Number of
parcels/out-parcels sold
   
9
     
2
     
8
 
 
Additionally, during
2015,
the Company disposed of its remaining operating property in Chile for a sales price of
$51.3
million. This transaction resulted in the release of a cumulative foreign currency translation loss of
$19.6
million due to the Company
’s liquidation of its investment in Chile, offset by a gain on sale of
$1.8
million, after income tax expense.
 
Land
S
ales
 
During
2016
and
2015,
the Company sold
six
and
13
land parcels, respectively, for an aggregate sales price of
$3.9
million and
$31.5
million, respectively. These transactions resulted in an aggregate gain of
$1.9
million and
$4.3
million, before income taxes expense and noncontrolling interest for the years ended
December 31, 2016
and
2015,
respectively. The gains from these transactions are recorded as other income, which is included in Other (expense)/income, net, in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
 
Held-for-Sale
 
At
December 31,
2017,
the Company had
three
consolidated properties classified as held-for-sale at an aggregate carrying amount of
$22.4
million, net of accumulated depreciation of
$16.8
million, which are included in Other assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s determination of the fair value of the properties was based upon executed contracts of sale with
third
parties, which are in excess of the carrying values of the properties.