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Investments in unconsolidated real estate entity | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Investment in unconsolidated real estate entity | Investment in unconsolidated real estate entity On June 5, 2019, the Company purchased, through a joint venture with Blackstone, the Bentall Centre office properties and retail complex in Vancouver, Canada. The Company owns 20% of this joint venture and serves as the operating partner. The unconsolidated real estate entity’s functional currency is the local currency. The Company has exposure to risks related to foreign currency fluctuations. The assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect as of the financial statement date. Income statement accounts of our foreign subsidiaries are translated using the monthly-average exchange rate for the periods presented. Gains or losses resulting from the translation are classified in accumulated other comprehensive income as a separate component of total equity and are excluded from net income. The maximum exposure related to this unconsolidated joint venture is limited to our investment and $95.2 million of debt which the Company has guaranteed.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for a variable interest entity (VIE), including but not limited to, judgments and assumptions in determining whether to consolidate and in identifying the primary beneficiary, gain (loss) recognized on the initial consolidation of the VIE, terms of arrangements, amounts and classification of the VIE's assets and liabilities, and the entity's maximum exposure to loss. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2197479 + Details
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