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Real estate
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Real estate
Real Estate
The Company's real estate assets were comprised of the following ($ in thousands):
 
Net Lease
Assets
 
Operating
Properties
 
Land
 
Total
As of June 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land and land improvements
$
336,562

 
$
132,028

 
$
769,298

 
$
1,237,888

Buildings and improvements
1,292,675

 
641,789

 
—

 
1,934,464

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
(326,375
)
 
(92,480
)
 
(2,820
)
 
(421,675
)
Real estate, net
$
1,302,862

 
$
681,337

 
$
766,478

 
$
2,750,677

Real estate available and held for sale
8,694

 
335,571

 
179,827

 
524,092

Total real estate
$
1,311,556

 
$
1,016,908

 
$
946,305

 
$
3,274,769

As of December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land and land improvements
$
344,239

 
$
132,028

 
$
786,114

 
$
1,262,381

Buildings and improvements
1,295,081

 
669,186

 
—

 
1,964,267

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
(315,699
)
 
(109,634
)
 
(2,292
)
 
(427,625
)
Real estate, net
$
1,323,621

 
$
691,580

 
$
783,822

 
$
2,799,023

Real estate available and held for sale
—

 
454,587

 
181,278

 
635,865

Total real estate
$
1,323,621

 
$
1,146,167

 
$
965,100

 
$
3,434,888


Real estate available and held for sale—As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had $298.8 million and $374.1 million, respectively, of residential properties available for sale in its operating properties portfolio. The Company is actively marketing and selling condominium units in these projects.
Acquisitions—During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company acquired, via foreclosure, title to a property previously serving as collateral on a loan receivable. The Company contributed the property to a newly-formed entity, of which it owns 63%. Based on the control provisions in the partnership agreement, the Company consolidates the entity and reflects its partner's share of the equity in "Noncontrolling interests" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The acquisition was accounted for at fair value whereby the assets acquired were valued at $25.5 million, which reflects adjustments made to finalize the initial accounting of the purchase price allocation of the assets and noncontrolling interest. No gain or loss was recorded in conjunction with this transaction.
During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company acquired title to properties previously serving as collateral on its loan receivables with a total fair value of $185.8 million at the time of foreclosure. These properties included $172.4 million of residential operating properties and $13.4 million of commercial operating properties.
Dispositions—During the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company sold 103 and 168 condominium units, respectively, and recorded income from sales of residential properties totaling $30.9 million and $13.3 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company sold 199 and 262 condominium units, respectively, and recorded income from sales of residential properties totaling $54.6 million and $20.0 million, respectively.
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company sold land for net proceeds of $21.4 million to a newly-formed unconsolidated entity in which the Company also received a preferred partnership interest and a 47.5% equity interest. The Company recognized a gain of $3.4 million, reflecting the proportionate share of our sold interest, which is recorded as "Income from sales of residential property" in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company sold three net lease assets with a carrying value of $13.5 million resulting in a net gain of $3.4 million. During the same period the Company sold three commercial operating properties with a carrying value of $43.2 million resulting in a net gain of $9.9 million. These gains were recorded as "Gain from discontinued operations" in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company also sold other land assets with a carrying value of $5.5 million for proceeds that approximated carrying value.
On April 30, 2012, the Company sold a portfolio of 12 net lease assets with a carrying value of $105.7 million and recorded a gain of $24.9 million resulting from the transaction, which is recorded in "Gain from discontinued operations" in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company sold two net lease assets with a carrying value of $9.8 million, resulting in a net gain of $2.4 million, which is recorded in "Gain from discontinued operations" in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations. During 2012, the Company also sold five commercial operating properties with a carrying value of $10.3 million, resulting in a net loss of $1.4 million, and land assets with a carrying value of $2.7 million for proceeds that approximated carrying value.
Discontinued Operations—The following table summarizes income (loss) from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 ($ in thousands):
 
For the Three Months
Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Revenues
$
872

 
$
3,037

 
$
2,810

 
$
7,939

Total expenses
(769
)
 
(2,464
)
 
$
(1,799
)
 
(5,459
)
Impairment of assets
(427
)
 
(1,346
)
 
(395
)
 
(16,620
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
$
(324
)

$
(773
)
 
$
616

 
$
(14,140
)

Impairments—During the three months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded $0.4 million of impairments on real estate assets, which is recorded in "Income (loss) from discontinued operations" on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded impairments on real estate assets totaling $7.5 million and $23.5 million, respectively. Of these amounts, $1.3 million and $16.6 million, respectively, have been reclassified to discontinued operations as the assets were sold or classified as held for sale as of June 30, 2013.
Intangible assets—As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 the Company had $53.9 million and $59.9 million, respectively, of finite lived intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $27.0 million and $49.3 million, respectively, primarily related to the acquisition of real estate assets. The total amortization expense for these intangible assets was $3.0 million and $6.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $2.8 million and $6.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively.
Tenant Reimbursements—The Company receives reimbursements from tenants for certain facility operating expenses including common area costs, insurance, utilities and real estate taxes. Tenant expense reimbursements were $7.9 million and $15.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $7.2 million and $15.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively. These amounts are included in “Operating lease income” on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Allowance for doubtful accounts—As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the total allowance for doubtful accounts related to real estate tenant receivables, including deferred operating lease income receivable, was $6.0 million and $5.6 million, respectively.