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Land and Development | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Land And Development [Abstract] |
Land and Development | Land and Development The Company's land and development assets were comprised of the following ($ in thousands):
| As of December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
Land and land development, at cost | $ | 606,849 |  |  | $ | 868,692 |
Less: accumulated depreciation | (8,631 | ) |  | (8,381 | )
Total land and development, net | $ | 598,218 |  |  | $ | 860,311 |
Acquisitions—During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company acquired, via foreclosure, title to a land asset which had a total fair value of $4.6 million and had previously served as collateral for loans receivable held by the Company. No gain or loss was recorded in connection with this transaction. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company acquired, via deed-in-lieu, title to two land assets which had a total fair value of $40.6 million and previously served as collateral for loans receivable held by the Company. No gain or loss was recorded in connection with these transactions. Dispositions—During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company sold land parcels and residential lots and units and recognized land development revenue of $409.7 million, $196.9 million and $88.3 million, respectively. In connection with the sale of two land parcels totaling 93 acres during the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company provided an aggregate $145.0 million of financing to the buyers, of which $81.2 million was repaid in the second quarter 2018. During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized land development cost of sales of $350.2 million, $180.9 million and $62.0 million, respectively, from its land and development portfolio. In connection with the resolution of litigation involving a dispute over the purchase and sale of approximately 1,250 acres of land in Prince George’s County, Maryland, during the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recognized $114.0 million of land development revenue and $106.3 million of land development cost of sales. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company sold a land and development asset to a newly formed unconsolidated entity in which the Company owns a 50.0% equity interest (refer to Note 7). The Company recognized a gain of $8.8 million, reflecting the Company's share of the interest sold to a third party, which was recorded as "Income from sales of real estate" in the Company's consolidated statement of operations. Impairments—During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded an aggregate impairment of $56.7 million on five land and development assets. Refer to Note 16 for a description of the impairments recorded during the year ended December 31, 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded impairments on land and development assets of $20.5 million resulting from a decrease in expected cash flows on one asset and a change in exit strategy on another asset. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded impairments on land and development assets of $3.8 million.

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