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Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
Basis of Presentation—The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10-01 of Regulation S-X for interim financial statements. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") for complete financial statements. These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Such operating results may not be indicative of the expected results for any other interim periods or the entire year.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes to conform to the 2013 presentation.
Principles of Consolidation—The Consolidated Financial Statements include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, controlled partnerships and variable interest entities ("VIEs") for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company's involvement with VIEs affects its financial performance and cash flows primarily through amounts recorded in "operating lease income," "interest income," "earnings from equity method investments," "real estate expense" and "interest expense" in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company has not provided financial support to these VIEs that it was not previously contractually required to provide.
Consolidated VIEs—As of September 30, 2013, the Company consolidated five VIEs for which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary. At September 30, 2013, the total assets of these consolidated VIEs were $213.8 million and total liabilities were $27.6 million. The classifications of these assets are primarily within "real estate, net," "loans receivable and other lending investments, net" and "other investments" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The classifications of liabilities are primarily within "debt obligations, net," and "accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The liabilities of these VIEs are non-recourse to the Company and can only be satisfied from each VIE's respective assets. The Company's total unfunded commitments related to consolidated VIEs was $44.7 million as of September 30, 2013.
Unconsolidated VIEs—As of September 30, 2013, 29 of the Company's investments were VIEs where it is not the primary beneficiary and accordingly, the VIEs have not been consolidated in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. As of September 30, 2013, the Company's maximum exposure to loss from these investments does not exceed the sum of the $163.7 million carrying value of the investments, which are classified in "other investments" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, and $8.1 million of related unfunded commitments.