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Unconsolidated Affiliates, Noncontrolling Interests and Cost Method Investments | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Unconsolidated Affiliates, Noncontrolling Interests and Cost Method Investments | Unconsolidated Affiliates, Noncontrolling Interests and Cost Method Investments Unconsolidated Affiliates At March 31, 2013, the Company had investments in the following 17 entities, which are accounted for using the equity method of accounting:
Joint Venture | Property Name | Company's Interest
CBL/T-C, LLC | CoolSprings Galleria, Oak Park Mall, West County Center and Pearland Town Center | 60.3%
CBL-TRS Joint Venture, LLC | Friendly Center, The Shops at Friendly Center and a portfolio of six office buildings | 50.0%
CBL-TRS Joint Venture II, LLC | Renaissance Center | 50.0%
El Paso Outlet Outparcels, LLC | The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso (vacant land) | 50.0%
Fremaux Town Center JV, LLC | Fremaux Town Center | 65.0%
Governor’s Square IB | Governor’s Plaza | 50.0%
Governor’s Square Company | Governor’s Square | 47.5%
High Pointe Commons, LP | High Pointe Commons | 50.0%
High Pointe Commons II-HAP, LP | High Pointe Commons - Christmas Tree Shop | 50.0%
JG Gulf Coast Town Center LLC | Gulf Coast Town Center | 50.0%
Kentucky Oaks Mall Company | Kentucky Oaks Mall | 50.0%
Mall of South Carolina L.P. | Coastal Grand—Myrtle Beach | 50.0%
Mall of South Carolina Outparcel L.P. | Coastal Grand—Myrtle Beach (Coastal Grand Crossing and vacant land) | 50.0%
Port Orange I, LLC | The Pavilion at Port Orange Phase I | 50.0%
Triangle Town Member LLC | Triangle Town Center, Triangle Town Commons and Triangle Town Place | 50.0%
West Melbourne I, LLC | Hammock Landing Phases I and II | 50.0%
York Town Center, LP | York Town Center | 50.0%
Although the Company had majority ownership of certain joint ventures during 2013 and 2012, it evaluated the investments and concluded that the other partners or owners in these joint ventures had substantive participating rights, such as approvals of:
• | the pro forma for the development and construction of the project and any material deviations or modifications thereto;
• | the site plan and any material deviations or modifications thereto;
• | the conceptual design of the project and the initial plans and specifications for the project and any material deviations or modifications thereto;
• | any acquisition/construction loans or any permanent financings/refinancings;
• | the annual operating budgets and any material deviations or modifications thereto;
• | the initial leasing plan and leasing parameters and any material deviations or modifications thereto; and
• | any material acquisitions or dispositions with respect to the project.
As a result of the joint control over these joint ventures, the Company accounts for these investments using the equity method of accounting. Condensed combined financial statement information of these unconsolidated affiliates is as follows:
| As of
ASSETS | March 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Investment in real estate assets | $ | 2,144,269 |  |  | $ | 2,143,187 |
Accumulated depreciation | (509,082 | ) |  | (492,864 | )
| 1,635,187 |  |  | 1,650,323 |
Developments in progress | 48,495 |  |  | 21,809 |
Net investment in real estate assets | 1,683,682 |  |  | 1,672,132 |
Other assets | 164,980 |  |  | 175,540 |
Total assets | $ | 1,848,662 |  |  | $ | 1,847,672 |
LIABILITIES |  |  |
Mortgage and other indebtedness | $ | 1,454,672 |  |  | $ | 1,456,622 |
Other liabilities | 38,776 |  |  | 48,538 |
Total liabilities | 1,493,448 |  |  | 1,505,160 |
OWNERS' EQUITY |  |  |
The Company | 210,439 |  |  | 196,694 |
Other investors | 144,775 |  |  | 145,818 |
Total owners' equity | 355,214 |  |  | 342,512 |
Total liabilities and owners' equity | $ | 1,848,662 |  |  | $ | 1,847,672 |
| Total for the Three Months Ended March 31, |  | Company's Share for the Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Revenues | $ | 60,719 |  |  | $ | 62,294 |  |  | $ | 31,670 |  |  | $ | 33,411 |
Depreciation and amortization | (19,148 | ) |  | (20,766 | ) |  | (9,948 | ) |  | (11,111 | )
Interest expense | (19,668 | ) |  | (21,111 | ) |  | (10,072 | ) |  | (11,203 | )
Other operating expenses | (18,413 | ) |  | (18,947 | ) |  | (9,031 | ) |  | (9,831 | )
Net income | $ | 3,490 |  |  | $ | 1,470 |  |  | $ | 2,619 |  |  | $ | 1,266 |
Fremaux Town Center JV, LLC In January 2013, the Company formed a 65/35 joint venture, Fremaux Town Center JV, LLC ("Fremaux"), to develop, own and operate Fremaux Town Center, a community center located in Slidell, LA. Construction began in March 2013 with completion expected in July 2014. The partners contributed aggregate initial equity of $20,500, of which the Company's contribution was $18,450. Following the initial formation of Fremaux, all required future contributions will be funded on a 65/35 pro rata basis. In March 2013, Fremaux obtained a construction loan on the property that allows for borrowings up to $46,000 and bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.125%. The loan matures in March 2016 and has two one-year extension options, which are at the joint venture's election, for an outside maturity date of March 2018. The Company has guaranteed 100% of the construction loan. As of March 31, 2013, Fremaux had borrowed $2,698 under the loan. The Company holds the majority ownership interest in Fremaux but the noncontrolling interest partner holds substantive participating rights. As a result, the Company accounted for its investment in Fremaux using the equity method of accounting as of March 31, 2013. 2013 Financings In March 2013, Renaissance Phase II CMBS, LLC closed on a $16,000 10-year, non-recourse commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS") loan, secured by Renaissance Center Phase II in Durham, NC. The loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 3.4895% and matures in April 2023. Proceeds from the loan were used to retire the existing $15,700 loan that was scheduled to mature in April 2013. Also during March 2013, CBL-Friendly Center CMBS, LLC closed on a $100,000 10-year, non-recourse CMBS loan, secured by Friendly Center, located in Greensboro, NC. The loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 3.4795% and matures in April 2023. Proceeds from the new loan were used to retire four existing loans aggregating $96,934 that were secured by Friendly Center, Friendly Center Office Building, First National Bank Building, Green Valley Office Building, First Citizens Bank Building and Bank of America Building, all located in Greensboro, NC and scheduled to mature in April 2013. All of the debt on the properties owned by the unconsolidated affiliates is non-recourse, except for Fremaux, West Melbourne, Port Orange, High Pointe Commons, and Gulf Coast Phase III. See Note 11 for a description of guarantees the Company has issued related to certain unconsolidated affiliates. Noncontrolling Interests Redeemable noncontrolling interests include a noncontrolling partnership interest in the Operating Partnership that is not owned by the Company and for which the partnership agreement includes redemption provisions that may require the Company to redeem the partnership interest for real property. Redeemable noncontrolling interests also includes the aggregate noncontrolling ownership interest in other consolidated subsidiaries that is held by third parties and for which the related partnership agreements contain redemption provisions at the holder’s election that allow for redemption through cash and/or properties. The total redeemable noncontrolling partnership interests of $43,615 as of March 31, 2013 consisted of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and in the Company’s consolidated subsidiary that provides security and maintenance services to third parties of $37,574 and $6,041, respectively. At December 31, 2012, the total redeemable noncontrolling partnership interests of $40,248 consisted of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and in the Company’s consolidated security and maintenance services subsidiary of $33,835 and $6,413, respectively. The redeemable noncontrolling preferred joint venture interest includes the preferred joint venture units (“PJV units”) issued to the Westfield Group (“Westfield”) for the acquisition of certain properties during 2007. See Note 11 for additional information related to the PJV units. Activity related to the redeemable noncontrolling preferred joint venture interest represented by the PJV units is as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
Beginning Balance | $ | 423,834 |  |  | $ | 423,834 |
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling preferred joint venture interest | 5,085 |  |  | 5,144 |
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling preferred joint venture interest | (5,200 | ) |  | (5,201 | )
Ending Balance | $ | 423,719 |  |  | $ | 423,777 |
Noncontrolling interests include the aggregate noncontrolling partnership interest in the Operating Partnership that is not owned by the Company and for which each of the noncontrolling limited partners has the right to exchange all or a portion of its partnership interests for shares of the Company’s common stock, or at the Company’s election, their cash equivalent. Noncontrolling interests also includes the aggregate noncontrolling ownership interest in the Company’s other consolidated subsidiaries that is held by third parties and for which the related partnership agreements either do not include redemption provisions or are subject to redemption provisions that do not require classification outside of permanent equity. As of March 31, 2013, the total noncontrolling interests of $197,843 consisted of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and in other consolidated subsidiaries of $135,281 and $62,562 respectively. The total noncontrolling interests at December 31, 2012 of $192,404 consisted of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and in other consolidated subsidiaries of $128,907 and $63,497, respectively. Cost Method Investments The Company owns a 6.2% noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries of Jinsheng, an established mall operating and real estate development company located in Nanjing, China. As of March 31, 2013, Jinsheng owns controlling interests in eight home furnishing shopping malls. The Company also holds a secured convertible promissory note secured by 16,565,534 Series 2 Ordinary Shares of Jinsheng (which equates to a 2.275% ownership interest). The secured note is non-interest bearing and was amended by the Company and Jinsheng to extend to May 30, 2013 the Company's right to convert the outstanding amount of the secured note into 16,565,534 Series A-2 Preferred Shares of Jinsheng. The amendment also provides that if Jinsheng should complete an IPO, the secured note will be converted into common shares of Jinsheng immediately prior to the IPO. Furthermore, the secured note will bear interest of 8.0% until the extended maturity date and, if not paid prior to or on the maturity date, will thereafter bear interest at 30.0%. The Company accounts for its noncontrolling interest in Jinsheng using the cost method because the Company does not exercise significant influence over Jinsheng and there is no readily determinable market value of Jinsheng’s shares since they are not publicly traded. See Note 3 for information regarding the fair value of the secured note. The noncontrolling interest and the secured note are reflected as investment in unconsolidated affiliates in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Variable Interest Entities In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company acquired a 49% ownership interest in Kirkwood Mall Mezz, LLC, which owns Kirkwood Mall located in Bismarck, ND. The Company determined that its investment in this joint venture represents an interest in a VIE and that the Company is the primary beneficiary, since under the terms of the agreement the Company's equity investment is at risk while the third party had a fixed price for which it would sell its remaining 51% equity interest to the Company. As a result, the joint venture is presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2013 on a consolidated basis, with the interests of the third party reflected as a noncontrolling interest. In accordance with its executed agreement, the Company acquired the remaining 51% interest subsequent to March 31, 2013 and assumed $40,368 of non-recourse debt. In the second quarter of 2012, the Company entered into a joint venture, Gettysburg Outlet Center Holding LLC, with a third party to develop, own, and operate The Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg. The Company holds a 50% ownership interest in this joint venture. The Company determined that its investment in this joint venture represents an interest in a VIE and that the Company is the primary beneficiary since it has the power to direct activities of the joint venture that most significantly impact the joint venture's economic performance. As a result, the joint venture is presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2013 on a consolidated basis, with the interests of the third party reflected as a noncontrolling interest. In the second quarter of 2012, the Company entered into a joint venture, El Paso Outlet Center Holding, LLC, with a third party to develop, own, and operate The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso. The Company holds a 75% ownership interest in the joint venture. The Company determined that its investment in this joint venture represents an interest in a VIE and that the Company is the primary beneficiary since it has the power to direct the activities of the joint venture that most significantly impact the joint venture's economic performance. As a result, the joint venture is presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2013 on a consolidated basis, with the interests of the third party reflected as a noncontrolling interest.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658923&loc=d3e32787-111569 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 18 -Paragraph 20 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658923&loc=d3e32847-111569 + Details
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