Real Estate

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

The Company's real estate assets were comprised of the following ($ in thousands):



	Net Lease⁽¹⁾			Operating Properties			Total
As of March 31, 2020
Land, at cost	$	188,418		$	106,186		$	294,604
Buildings and improvements, at cost	1,333,766			108,671			1,442,437
Less: accumulated depreciation	(221,008		)	(14,944		)	(235,952		)
Real estate, net⁽¹⁾	1,301,176			199,913			1,501,089
Real estate available and held for sale⁽²⁾	25,730			8,661			34,391
Total real estate	$	1,326,906		$	208,574		$	1,535,480
As of December 31, 2019
Land, at cost	$	199,710		$	106,187		$	305,897
Buildings and improvements, at cost	1,347,321			107,861			1,455,182
Less: accumulated depreciation	(219,949		)	(13,911		)	(233,860		)
Real estate, net⁽¹⁾	1,327,082			200,137			1,527,219
Real estate available and held for sale⁽²⁾	—			8,650			8,650
Total real estate	$	1,327,082		$	208,787		$	1,535,869

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(1)	As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, real estate, net included $765.3 million and $768.6 million, respectively, of real estate of the Net Lease Venture (refer to Net Lease Venture below).


(2)	As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had $8.7 million and $8.6 million, respectively, of residential condominiums available for sale in its operating properties portfolio.

Net Lease Venture—In February 2014, the Company partnered with a sovereign wealth fund to form a venture to acquire and develop net lease assets (the "Net Lease Venture") and gave a right of first offer to the venture on all new net lease investments. The Company and its partner had joint decision making rights pertaining to the acquisition of new investments. Upon the expiration of the investment period on June 30, 2018, the Company obtained control of the venture through its unilateral rights of management and disposition of the assets. As a result, the expiration of the investment period resulted in a reconsideration event under GAAP and the Company determined that the Net Lease Venture is a VIE for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. Effective June 30, 2018, the Company consolidated the Net Lease Venture as an asset acquisition under ASC 810. The Net Lease Venture had previously been accounted for as an equity method investment. The Company has an equity interest in the Net Lease Venture of approximately 51.9%. The Company is responsible for sourcing new opportunities and managing the venture and its assets in exchange for a management fee and incentive fee. Several of the Company's senior executives whose time is substantially devoted to the Net Lease Venture own a total of 0.6% equity ownership in the venture via co-investment. These senior executives are also entitled to an amount equal to 50% of any incentive fee received based on the 47.5% partner's interest.

The Company earned $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of management fees after the effect of eliminations during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 with respect to services provided to other investors in the Net Lease Venture, which was recorded as a reduction to "Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.

Acquisitions—During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company acquired a net lease asset for $11.5 million. In addition, the Company acquired the leasehold interest in a net lease asset for $98.2 million, inclusive of closing costs, and simultaneously entered into a new 98-year Ground Lease with SAFE (refer to Note 8).

Dispositions—During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company sold a net lease asset for net proceeds of $7.5 million and recognized an impairment of $1.7 million in connection with the sale. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company sold two operating properties for net proceeds of $58.5 million and recognized $9.4 million in income from sales of real estate in its consolidated statements of operations.

Real Estate Available and Held for Sale—During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company transferred a net lease asset with an aggregate carrying value of $25.7 million to held for sale due to an executed contract with SAFE. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company transferred a portfolio of net lease assets with an aggregate carrying value of $218.1 million and associated liabilities to held for sale due to an executed contract with a third party. In addition, the Company transferred a commercial operating property with a carrying value of $16.2 million to held for sale based on an executed purchase and sale agreement. All of the properties transferred as of March 31, 2019 were ultimately sold.

Impairments—During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment of $1.7 million in connection with the sale of a net lease asset. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded an impairment of $3.2 million on a commercial operating property based on an executed purchase and sale agreement and recorded $0.7 million of impairments in connection with the sale of residential condominium units.

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 $5.9 million and $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. These amounts are included in "Operating lease income" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts—As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the allowance for doubtful accounts related to real estate tenant receivables was $1.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively, and the allowance for doubtful accounts related to deferred operating lease income was $1.0 million and $1.0 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. These amounts are included in "Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net" and "Deferred operating lease income receivable, net," respectively, on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.