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Real Estate
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Real Estate
Real Estate
The Company's real estate assets were comprised of the following ($ in thousands):
 
Net Lease
 
Operating
Properties
 
Land
 
Total
As of March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land and land improvements
$
314,151

 
$
141,043

 
$
860,903

 
$
1,316,097

Buildings and improvements
1,234,104

 
438,469

 

 
1,672,573

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
(370,818
)
 
(72,822
)
 
(8,757
)
 
(452,397
)
Real estate, net
1,177,437

 
506,690

 
852,146

 
2,536,273

Real estate available and held for sale
11,307

 
139,853

 
141,448

 
292,608

Total real estate
$
1,188,744

 
$
646,543

 
$
993,594

 
$
2,828,881

As of December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land and land improvements
$
311,890

 
$
146,417

 
$
868,650

 
$
1,326,957

Buildings and improvements
1,240,593

 
578,013

 

 
1,818,606

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
(364,323
)
 
(96,159
)
 
(8,367
)
 
(468,849
)
Real estate, net
1,188,160

 
628,271

 
860,283

 
2,676,714

Real estate available and held for sale
4,521

 
162,782

 
118,679

 
285,982

Total real estate
$
1,192,681

 
$
791,053

 
$
978,962

 
$
2,962,696



Real Estate Available and Held for Sale—As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had $132.9 million and $155.8 million, respectively, of residential properties available for sale in its operating properties portfolio.

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company reclassified residential units with a carrying value of $22.9 million to held for sale due to substantial completion of construction and active marketing of the units for sale. In addition, the Company reclassified net lease assets with a carrying value of $7.5 million, residential lots with a carrying value of $3.9 million and land with a carrying value of $2.8 million to held for sale due to executed contracts with third parties.

Acquisitions—The following acquisitions of real estate were reflected in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 ($ in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Acquisitions of real estate assets

 
2,412

(1)

Explanatory Note:
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(1)
During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company purchased one condominium unit for $2.4 million.

Dispositions—During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company sold residential condominiums for total net proceeds of $49.0 million and $47.7 million, respectively, and recorded income from sales of real estate totaling $17.6 million and $16.5 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company sold residential lots from three of its master planned community properties, condominium units from an infill property and residential lots from another infill property for proceeds of $8.3 million which had associated cost of sales of $6.9 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company sold residential lots from two of our master planned community properties for proceeds of $4.1 million and which had cost of sales of $3.7 million.
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company, through a consolidated entity for which it has a 90% ownership interest, sold a leasehold interest in a commercial operating property for net proceeds of $93.5 million and simultaneously entered into a ground lease with an initial term of 99 years. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded a lease incentive asset of $38.1 million, which is included in "Deferred expenses and other assets, net" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, and deferred a gain of $5.3 million, which is included in "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company sold a net lease asset for net proceeds of $4.9 million resulting in a gain of $3.5 million. The gain was recorded in "Income from sale of real estate" on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations.
During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company sold a net lease asset for net proceeds of $93.7 million which approximated carrying value to a newly formed unconsolidated entity in which the Company has a noncontrolling equity interest of 51.9% (see Note 6).
During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company sold properties with a carrying value of $6.7 million for proceeds that approximated carrying value. During the same period, the Company also sold a net lease asset for net proceeds of $7.8 million. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $3.0 million in connection with the sale.
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 $7.0 million and $8.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. These amounts are included in "Operating lease income" on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest—The Company has redeemable noncontrolling interests for which it records changes in the fair value over the redemption periods. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the interest which is not currently redeemable had a carrying value of $9.3 million and $9.9 million, respectively, and an estimated redemption value of $23.6 million at both dates.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts—As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the allowance for doubtful accounts related to real estate tenant receivables was $1.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and the allowance for doubtful accounts related to deferred operating lease income was $2.4 million and $2.4 million, respectively.