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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures:
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures:
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures:
The Company has made the following recent investments and dispositions in its unconsolidated joint ventures:
On February 17, 2015, the Company acquired the remaining 50% ownership interest in Inland Center, an 867,000 square foot regional shopping center in San Bernardino, California, that it did not previously own for $51,250. The purchase price was funded by a cash payment of $26,250 and the assumption of the third party's share of the mortgage note payable on the property of $25,000. Concurrent with the purchase of the joint venture interest, the Company paid off the $50,000 mortgage note payable on the property. The cash payment was funded by borrowings under the Company's line of credit. Prior to the acquisition, the Company had accounted for its investment in Inland Center under the equity method of accounting. Since the date of acquisition, the Company has included Inland Center in its consolidated financial statements (See Note 13Acquisitions).
On April 30, 2015, the Company entered into a 50/50 joint venture with Sears to own nine freestanding stores located at Arrowhead Towne Center, Chandler Fashion Center, Danbury Fair Mall, Deptford Mall, Freehold Raceway Mall, Los Cerritos Center, South Plains Mall, Vintage Faire Mall and Washington Square. The Company invested $150,000 for a 50% ownerhsip interest in the joint venture, which was funded by borrowings under the Company's line of credit.
On October 30, 2015, the Company sold a 40% ownership interest in Pacific Premier Retail LLC (the "PPR Portfolio"), which owns Lakewood Center, a 2,075,000 square foot regional shopping center in Lakewood, California; Los Cerritos Center, a 1,296,000 square foot regional shopping center in Cerritos, California; South Plains Mall, a 1,127,000 square foot regional shopping center in Lubbock, Texas; and Washington Square, a 1,442,000 square foot regional shopping center in Portland, Oregon, for a total sales price of $1,258,643, resulting in a gain on the sale of assets of $311,194. The sales price was funded by a cash payment of $545,643 and the assumption of a pro rata share of the mortgage notes payable on the properties of $713,000. The Company used the cash proceeds from the sales to pay down its line of credit and for general corporate purposes, which included funding the ASR and Special Dividend (See Note 12Stockholders' Equity).
On January 6, 2016, the Company sold a 40% ownership interest in Arrowhead Towne Center, a 1,197,000 square foot regional shopping center in Glendale, Arizona, for $289,496, resulting in a gain on the sale of assets of $104,293. The sales price was funded by a cash payment of $129,496 and the assumption of a pro rata share of the mortgage note payable on the property of $160,000. The Company used the cash proceeds from the sale to pay down its line of credit and for general corporate purposes, which included funding the Special Dividend (See Note 12Stockholders' Equity).
On January 14, 2016, the Company formed a joint venture, whereby the Company sold a 49% ownership interest in Deptford Mall, a 1,040,000 square foot regional shopping center in Deptford, New Jersey; FlatIron Crossing, a 1,432,000 square foot regional shopping center in Broomfield, Colorado; and Twenty Ninth Street, an 852,000 square foot regional shopping center in Boulder, Colorado (the "MAC Heitman Portfolio"), for $771,478, resulting in a gain on the sale of assets of $340,741. The sales price was funded by a cash payment of $478,608 and the assumption of a pro rata share of the mortgage note payable on the properties of $292,870. The Company used the cash proceeds from the sale to pay down its line of credit and for general corporate purposes.
On March 1, 2016, the Company, through a 50/50 joint venture, acquired Country Club Plaza, a 1,300,000 square foot regional shopping center in Kansas City, Missouri for a total purchase price of $660,000. The Company funded its pro rata share of the purchase price of $330,000 with borrowings under its line of credit. On March 28, 2016, the joint venture placed a $320,000 loan on the property that bears interest at an effective rate of 3.88% and matures on April 1, 2026. The Company used its pro rata share of the proceeds to pay down its line of credit.
Combined and condensed balance sheets and statements of operations are presented below for all unconsolidated joint ventures.
Combined and Condensed Balance Sheets of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures:
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Assets(1):
 
 
 
Properties, net
$
9,246,945

 
$
6,334,442

Other assets
621,668

 
507,718

Total assets
$
9,868,613

 
$
6,842,160

Liabilities and partners' capital(1):
 
 
 
Mortgage and other notes payable(2)
$
4,926,654

 
$
3,607,588

Other liabilities
442,846

 
355,634

Company's capital
2,435,483

 
1,585,796

Outside partners' capital
2,063,630

 
1,293,142

Total liabilities and partners' capital
$
9,868,613

 
$
6,842,160

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:
 
 
 
Company's capital
$
2,435,483

 
$
1,585,796

Basis adjustment(3)
(611,962
)
 
(77,701
)
 
$
1,823,521

 
$
1,508,095

 
 
 
 
Assets—Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
$
1,844,516

 
$
1,532,552

Liabilities—Distributions in excess of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
(20,995
)
 
(24,457
)
 
$
1,823,521

 
$
1,508,095

 
 
 
(1)
These amounts include the assets of $3,258,293 and $3,283,702 of Pacific Premier Retail LLC as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, and liabilities of $1,919,760 and $1,938,241 of Pacific Premier Retail LLC as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(2)
Certain mortgage notes payable could become recourse debt to the Company should the joint venture be unable to discharge the obligations of the related debt. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a total of $5,000 could become recourse debt to the Company. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had an indemnity agreement from a joint venture partner for $2,500 of the guaranteed amount.
Included in mortgage and other notes payable are amounts due to an affiliate of Northwestern Mutual Life ("NML") of $458,843 and $460,872 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. NML is considered a related party because it is a joint venture partner with the Company in Macerich Northwestern Associates—Broadway Plaza. Interest expense on these borrowings was $6,366 and $8,508 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
(3)
The Company amortizes the difference between the cost of its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and the book value of the underlying equity into income on a straight-line basis consistent with the lives of the underlying assets. The amortization of this difference was $4,457 and $420 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Combined and Condensed Statements of Operations of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures:
 
Pacific
Premier
Retail LLC (1)
 
 
Other
Joint
Ventures
 
Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum rents
$
30,583

 
 
$
106,373

 
$
136,956

Percentage rents
759

 
 
1,753

 
2,512

Tenant recoveries
11,976

 
 
43,443

 
55,419

Other
2,838

 
 
10,352

 
13,190

Total revenues
46,156

 
 
161,921

 
208,077

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shopping center and operating expenses
9,786

 
 
53,298

 
63,084

Interest expense
15,214

 
 
27,738

 
42,952

Depreciation and amortization
28,084

 
 
56,533

 
84,617

Total operating expenses
53,084

 
 
137,569

 
190,653

Loss on sale or write down of assets, net

 
 
(5
)
 
(5
)
Net (loss) income
$
(6,928
)
 
 
$
24,347

 
$
17,419

Company's equity in net (loss) income
$
(1,244
)
 
 
$
12,904

 
$
11,660

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum rents
$

 
 
$
67,522

 
$
67,522

Percentage rents

 
 
1,623

 
1,623

Tenant recoveries

 
 
32,363

 
32,363

Other

 
 
7,590

 
7,590

Total revenues

 
 
109,098

 
109,098

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shopping center and operating expenses

 
 
42,178

 
42,178

Interest expense

 
 
20,383

 
20,383

Depreciation and amortization

 
 
29,670

 
29,670

Total operating expenses

 
 
92,231

 
92,231

Net income
$

 
 
$
16,867

 
$
16,867

Company's equity in net income
$

 
 
$
8,274

 
$
8,274


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(1)
These amounts exclude the results of operations from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015, as Pacific Premier Retail LLC was wholly-owned during that period. On October 30, 2015, as a result of the PPR Portfolio transaction discussed above, Pacific Premier Retail LLC was converted from wholly-owned to an unconsolidated joint venture.
Significant accounting policies used by the unconsolidated joint ventures are similar to those used by the Company.