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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies | 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Boston Properties, Inc. does not have any other significant assets, liabilities or operations, other than its investment in Boston Properties Limited Partnership, nor does it have employees of its own. Boston Properties Limited Partnership, not Boston Properties, Inc., generally executes all significant business relationships other than transactions involving securities of Boston Properties, Inc. All majority-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures over which the Company has financial and operating control and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which the Company has determined it is the primary beneficiary are included in the consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company accounts for all other unconsolidated joint ventures using the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, the Company’s share of the earnings of these joint ventures and companies is included in consolidated net income. The accompanying interim financial statements are unaudited; however, the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring matters) necessary for a fair statement of the financial statements for these interim periods have been included. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for other interim periods or for the full fiscal year. The year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosure required by GAAP. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report in the Company’s Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it considers to be reasonable under the circumstances, including the impact of extraordinary events such as the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the results of which form the basis for making significant judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities, assessments of future collectability, and other areas of the financial statements that are impacted by the use of estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Variable Interest Entities (VIEs) Consolidated VIEs are those for which the Company is considered to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE. The primary beneficiary is the entity that has a controlling financial interest in the VIE, which is defined by the entity having both of the following characteristics: (1) the power to direct the activities that, when taken together, most significantly impact the VIE’s performance and (2) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive the returns from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company has determined that it is the primary beneficiary for six of the seven entities that are VIEs. Consolidated Variable Interest Entities As of March 31, 2021, Boston Properties, Inc. has identified six consolidated VIEs, including Boston Properties Limited Partnership. Excluding Boston Properties Limited Partnership, the VIEs consisted of the following five in-service properties: 767 Fifth Avenue (the General Motors Building), Times Square Tower, 601 Lexington Avenue, Atlantic Wharf Office Building and 100 Federal Street. The Company consolidates these VIEs because it is the primary beneficiary. The third parties’ interests in these consolidated entities (excluding Boston Properties Limited Partnership’s interest) are reflected as noncontrolling interests in property partnerships in the accompanying consolidated financial statements (See Note 10). In addition, Boston Properties, Inc.’s only significant asset is its investment in Boston Properties Limited Partnership and, consequently, substantially all of Boston Properties, Inc.’s assets and liabilities are the assets and liabilities of Boston Properties Limited Partnership. Variable Interest Entities Not Consolidated The Company has determined that the Platform 16 Holdings LP joint venture is a VIE. The Company does not consolidate this entity as the Company does not have the power to direct the activities that, when taken together, most significantly impact the VIE’s performance and, therefore, the Company is not considered to be the primary beneficiary. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company follows the authoritative guidance for fair value measurements when valuing its financial instruments for disclosure purposes. The table below presents the financial instruments that are being valued for disclosure purposes as well as the Level at which they are categorized (as defined in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”)).
Financial Instrument | Level
Unsecured senior notes (1) | Level 1
Related party note receivable | Level 3
Notes receivable | Level 3
Mortgage notes payable | Level 3
Unsecured line of credit (2) | Level 3
_______________ (1)If trading value for the period is low, the valuation could be categorized as Level 2. (2)As of March 31, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under the unsecured line of credit. Because the Company’s valuations of its financial instruments are based on the above Levels and involve the use of estimates, the actual fair values of its financial instruments may differ materially from those estimates. The following table identifies the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs for the Company’s Level 3 fair value measured instruments.
Financial Instrument | Level | Range | Weighted Average
Related party note receivable | Level 3 | 3.61% | 3.61%
Notes receivable | Level 3 | 3.60% - 8.00% | 5.85%
Mortgage notes payable | Level 3 | 2.75% - 3.07% | 2.82%
In addition, the Company’s estimated fair values for these instruments as of the end of the applicable reporting period are not projections of, nor necessarily indicative of, estimated or actual fair values in future reporting periods. The following table presents the aggregate carrying value of the Company’s related party note receivable, net, notes receivable, net, mortgage notes payable, net, unsecured senior notes, net, unsecured line of credit and unsecured term loan, net and the Company’s corresponding estimate of fair value as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):
| March 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
| Carrying Amount |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Estimated Fair Value
Related party note receivable, net | $ | 77,640 |  |  | $ | 84,205 |  |  | $ | 77,552 |  |  | $ | 84,579 |
Notes receivable, net | 18,891 |  |  | 19,541 |  |  | 18,729 |  |  | 19,372 |
Total | $ | 96,531 |  |  | $ | 103,746 |  |  | $ | 96,281 |  |  | $ | 103,951 |
Mortgage notes payable, net | $ | 2,904,672 |  |  | $ | 3,025,986 |  |  | $ | 2,909,081 |  |  | $ | 3,144,150 |
Unsecured senior notes, net | 9,631,592 |  |  | 10,216,659 |  |  | 9,639,287 |  |  | 10,620,527 |
Unsecured line of credit | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Unsecured term loan, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | 499,390 |  |  | 500,326 |
Total | $ | 12,536,264 |  |  | $ | 13,242,645 |  |  | $ | 13,047,758 |  |  | $ | 14,265,003 |

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