Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Unfunded Commitments—The Company generally funds construction and development loans and build-outs of space in real estate assets over a period of time if and when the borrowers and tenants meet established milestones and other performance criteria. The Company refers to these arrangements as Performance-Based Commitments. In addition, the Company has committed to invest capital in several real estate funds and other ventures. These arrangements are referred to as Strategic Investments.

As of December 31, 2021, the maximum amount of fundings the Company may be required to make under each category, assuming all performance hurdles and milestones are met under the Performance-Based Commitments and that 100% of its capital committed to Strategic Investments is drawn down, are as follows ($ in thousands):


	Loans and Other
	Lending		Real		Other
	Investments		Estate		Investments		Total
Performance-Based Commitments	$	6,980	$	29,491	$	43,431	$	79,902
Strategic Investments		—		5,061		6,621		11,682
Total	$	6,980	$	34,552	$	50,052	$	91,584

Other Commitments—Total operating lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $5.2 million, $5.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively. Future minimum lease obligations under non-cancelable operating leases, excluding lease obligations for liabilities included in discontinued operations, as of December 31, 2021 are as follows ($ in thousands):


	Operating⁽¹⁾
2022	$	6,625
2023		6,262
2024		6,178
2025		6,166
2026		142
Thereafter		—
Total undiscounted cash flows		25,373
Present value discount⁽¹⁾		(2,106)
Lease liabilities	$	23,267

(1)

The lease liability equals the present value of the minimum rental payments due under the lease discounted at the rate implicit in the lease or the Company’s incremental secured borrowing rate for similar collateral. For operating leases, lease liabilities were discounted at the Company’s weighted average incremental secured borrowing rate for similar collateral estimated to be 4.7% and the weighted average remaining lease term is 4.6 years.

Legal Proceedings—The Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries is party to various pending litigation matters that are considered ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company’s business as a finance and investment company focused on the commercial real estate industry, including foreclosure-related proceedings. The Company believes it is not a party to, nor are any of its properties the subject of, any pending legal proceeding that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.