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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Presentation This Form 10-K provides separate consolidated financial statements for the Company and the Operating Partnership. Due to the Company's ability as general partner to control the Operating Partnership, the Company consolidates the Operating Partnership within its consolidated financial statements for financial reporting purposes. The notes to consolidated financial statements apply to both the Company and the Operating Partnership, unless specifically noted otherwise. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of the Company, the Operating Partnership and their wholly owned subsidiaries, as well as entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or entities where the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE. For entities in which the Company has less than a controlling financial interest or entities where the Company is not deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the entities are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, the Company's share of the net earnings or losses of these entities is included in consolidated net income (loss). The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Accounting Guidance Adopted
Description |  | Date Adopted & Application Method |  | Financial Statement Effect and Other Information
ASU 2016-02, Leases and related subsequent amendments |  | January 1, 2019 - Modified Retrospective (elected optional transition method to apply at adoption date and record cumulative-effect adjustment as of January 1, 2019) |  | The objective of the leasing guidance is to increase transparency and comparability by recognizing lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. Putting nearly all leases on the balance sheet is the biggest change for lessees, as lessees will now be required to recognize a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and corresponding lease liability for leases with terms greater than 12 months. Under the FASB model, lessees will classify a lease as either a finance lease or an operating lease, while a lessor will classify a lease as either a sales-type, direct financing, or operating lease. A lessee should classify a lease based on whether the arrangement is effectively a purchase of the underlying asset. Leases that transfer control of the underlying asset to a lessee are classified as finance leases for lessees and sales-type leases for lessors, whereas leases where the lessee obtains control of only the use of the underlying asset, but not the underlying asset itself, will be classified as operating leases for both lessees and lessors. A lease may meet the lessee finance lease criteria even when control of the underlying asset is not transferred to the lessee, and in these cases the lease would be classified as an operating lease for the lessee and a direct finance lease by the lessor. The guidance to be applied by lessors is substantially similar to existing GAAP. In order to align lessor accounting with the principles in the revenue recognition guidance in ASC 606, a lessor is precluded from recognizing selling profit or sales revenue at lease commencement for a lease that does not transfer control of the underlying asset to the lessee. As a lessee, the guidance impacted the Company's consolidated financial statements through the recognition of right-of-use ("ROU") assets and corresponding lease liabilities for operating leases as of January 1, 2019. As a lessor, the guidance impacted the Company's consolidated financial statements in regard to the narrowed definition of initial direct costs that can be capitalized, the change in the presentation of rental revenues as one line item and the change in reporting uncollectable operating lease receivables as a reduction of rental revenues instead of property operating expense. The adoption did not result in a cumulative catch-up adjustment to opening equity. See Note 4 for further details.
Accounting Guidance Not Yet Effective
Description |  | Expected Adoption Date & Application Method |  | Financial Statement Effect and Other Information
ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments |  | January 1, 2020 - Modified Retrospective |  | The guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment model, which reflects credit events, with a current expected credit loss model, which recognizes an allowance for credit losses based on an entity’s estimate of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected. The Company has determined that its guarantees, mortgage and other notes receivable and receivables within the scope of ASC 606 fall under the scope of this standard. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement |  | January 1, 2020 - Prospective |  | The guidance eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Entities will no longer be required to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy, but public companies will be required to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
ASU 2018-15, Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract |  | January 1, 2020 - Prospective |  | The guidance addresses diversity in practice in accounting for the costs of implementation activities in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. Under the guidance, the Company is to follow Subtopic 350-40 on internal-use software to determine which implementation costs to capitalize and which to expense. The guidance also requires an entity to expense capitalized implementation costs over the term of the hosting arrangement and include that expense in the same line item as the fees associated with the service element of the arrangement. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
Real Estate Assets The Company capitalizes predevelopment project costs paid to third parties. All previously capitalized predevelopment costs are expensed when it is no longer probable that the project will be completed. Once development of a project commences, all direct costs incurred to construct the project, including interest and real estate taxes, are capitalized. Additionally, certain general and administrative expenses are allocated to the projects and capitalized based on the amount of time applicable personnel work on the development project. Ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Major replacements and improvements are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. All acquired real estate assets have been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and accordingly, the results of operations are included in the consolidated statements of operations from the respective dates of acquisition. The Company allocates the purchase price to (i) tangible assets, consisting of land, buildings and improvements, as if vacant, and tenant improvements, and (ii) identifiable intangible assets and liabilities, generally consisting of above-market leases, in-place leases and tenant relationships, which are included in intangible lease assets and other assets, and below-market leases, which are included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The Company uses estimates of fair value based on estimated cash flows, using appropriate discount rates, and other valuation techniques to allocate the purchase price to the acquired tangible and intangible assets. Liabilities assumed generally consist of mortgage debt on the real estate assets acquired. Assumed debt is recorded at its fair value based on estimated market interest rates at the date of acquisition. The Company expects its future acquisitions will be accounted for as acquisitions of assets in which related transaction costs will be capitalized. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over estimated lives of 40 years for buildings, 10 - 20 years for certain improvements and 7 - 10 years for equipment and fixtures. Tenant improvements are capitalized and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the term of the related lease. Lease-related intangibles from acquisitions of real estate assets are generally amortized over the remaining terms of the related leases. The amortization of above- and below-market leases is recorded as an adjustment to rental revenue, while the amortization of all other lease-related intangibles is recorded as amortization expense. Any difference between the face value of the debt assumed and its fair value is amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the debt using the effective interest method. The Company’s intangibles and their balance sheet classifications as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, are summarized as follows:
|  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
|  | Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Intangible lease assets and other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Above-market leases |  | $ | 21,098 |  |  | $ | ( 18,559 | ) |  | $ | 28,165 |  |  | $ | ( 24,890 | )
In-place leases |  |  | 66,309 |  |  |  | ( 58,559 | ) |  |  | 92,750 |  |  |  | ( 78,796 | )
Tenant relationships |  |  | 38,880 |  |  |  | ( 10,834 | ) |  |  | 41,561 |  |  |  | ( 10,135 | )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Below-market leases |  |  | 46,554 |  |  |  | ( 38,052 | ) |  |  | 63,719 |  |  |  | ( 50,146 | )
These intangibles are related to specific tenant leases. Should a termination occur earlier than the date indicated in the lease, the related unamortized intangible assets or liabilities, if any, related to the lease are recorded as expense or income, as applicable. The total net amortization expense of the above intangibles was $ 4,506, $ 13,282 and $ 13,256 in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The estimated total net amortization expense for the next five succeeding years is $ 1,848 in 2020, $ 1,256 in 2021, $ 1,003 in 2022, $ 804 in 2023 and $ 786 in 2024. Total interest expense capitalized was $ 2,504, $ 3,225 and $ 2,314 in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Carrying Value of Long-Lived Assets The Company monitors events or changes in circumstances that could indicate the carrying value of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. When indicators of potential impairment are present that suggest that the carrying amounts of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable, the Company assesses the recoverability of the asset by determining whether the asset’s carrying value will be recovered through the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected from the Company’s probability weighted use of the asset and its eventual disposition. In the event that such undiscounted future cash flows do not exceed the carrying value, the Company adjusts the carrying value of the long-lived asset to its estimated fair value and recognizes an impairment loss. The estimated fair value is calculated based on the following information, in order of preference, depending upon availability: (Level 1) recently quoted market prices, (Level 2) market prices for comparable properties, or (Level 3) the present value of future cash flows, including estimated salvage value. Certain of the Company’s long-lived assets may be carried at more than an amount that could be realized in a current disposition transaction. The Company estimates future operating cash flows, the terminal capitalization rate and the discount rate, among other factors. As these assumptions are subject to economic and market uncertainties, they are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter the assumptions used or management’s estimates of future possible outcomes. Therefore, the future cash flows estimated in the Company’s impairment analyses may not be achieved. See Note 16 for information related to the impairment of long-lived assets in 2019, 2018 and 2017. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less as cash equivalents. Restricted Cash Restricted cash of $ 26,242 and $ 32,374 was included in intangible lease assets and other assets at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Restricted cash consists primarily of cash held in escrow accounts for insurance, real estate taxes, capital expenditures and tenant allowances as required by the terms of certain mortgage notes payable. Estimated Uncollectable Accounts The Company periodically performs a detailed review of amounts due from tenants to determine if accounts receivable balances are realizable based on factors affecting the collectability of those balances. The Company’s estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts prior to the adoption of ASC 842 require d management to exercise significant judgment about the timing, frequency and severity of collection losses, which affect s net income . The Company recorded provision for doubtful accounts of $ 4,817 and $ 3,782 for 2018 and 2017, respectively. Upon adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019, the Company began recognizing changes in the collectability assessment of its amounts due from tenants as a reduction of rental revenues, rather than as a property operating expense. Management is required to exercise significant judgment about the timing, frequency and severity of collection losses, which affects the net income. If a lessee’s accounts receivable balance is considered uncollectable, the Company writes off the receivable balances associated with the lease and recognizes lease income on a cash basis. The Company recognized $ 3,463 of uncollectable operating lease receivables as a reduction of rental revenues in 2019. Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates The Company evaluates its joint venture arrangements to determine whether they should be recorded on a consolidated basis. The percentage of ownership interest in the joint venture, an evaluation of control and whether a VIE exists are all considered in the Company’s consolidation assessment. Initial investments in joint ventures that are in economic substance a capital contribution to the joint venture are recorded in an amount equal to the cash contributed by the Company and the fair value of any real estate contributed. Initial investments in joint ventures that are in economic substance the sale of a portion of the Company’s interest in the real estate are accounted for as a contribution of real estate recorded in an amount equal to the fair value of the ownership interest retained and as a sale of real estate with profit recognized to the extent of the other joint venture partners’ interests in the joint venture. Profit recognition assumes the Company has no commitment to reinvest with respect to the percentage of the real estate sold and the accounting requirements of the full accrual method are met. The Company accounts for its investment in joint ventures where it owns a noncontrolling interest or where it is not the primary beneficiary of a VIE using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, the Company’s cost of investment is adjusted for additional contributions to and distributions from the unconsolidated affiliate, as well as its share of equity in the earnings of the unconsolidated affiliate. Generally, distributions of cash flows from operations and capital events are first made to partners to pay cumulative unpaid preferences on unreturned capital balances and then to the partners in accordance with the terms of the joint venture agreements. On a periodic basis, the Company assesses whether there are any indicators that the fair value of the Company's investments in unconsolidated affiliates may be impaired. An investment is impaired only if the Company’s estimate of the fair value of the investment is less than the carrying value of the investment and such decline in value is deemed to be other than temporary. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over the estimated fair value of the investment. The Company's estimates of fair value for each investment are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to economic and market uncertainties including, but not limited to, demand for space, competition for tenants, changes in market rental rates, and operating costs. As these factors are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter the Company’s assumptions, the fair values estimated in the impairment analyses may not be realized. No impairments of investments in unconsolidated affiliates were recorded in 2019 and 2017. In 2018, the Company recorded an impairment of $ 1,022 as its share of the loss on impairment recognized by the unconsolidated joint venture. The Company recorded a gain on deconsolidation of investments of $ 67,242 in 2019. The Company recorded a loss on investment of $ 6,197 in 2017. See Note 7 for additional information. Deferred Financing Costs Net deferred financing costs related to the Company's lines of credit of $ 9,062 and $ 2,005 were included in intangible lease assets and other assets at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Net deferred financing costs related to the Company's other indebtedness of $ 16,148 and $ 15,963 were included in net mortgage and other indebtedness at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Deferred financing costs include fees and costs incurred to obtain financing and are amortized on a straight-line basis to interest expense over the terms of the related indebtedness. Amortization expense related to deferred financing costs was $ 7,000, $ 6,120 and $ 5,918 in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Accumulated amortization of deferred financing costs was $ 17,175 and $ 22,098 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Revenue Recognition See Note 3 for a description of the Company's revenue streams. Gain on Sales of Real Estate Assets Gains on the sale of real estate assets, like all non-lease related revenue, are subject to a five-step model requiring that the Company identify the contract with the customer, identify the performance obligations in the contract, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and recognize revenue upon satisfaction of the performance obligations. In circumstances where the Company contracts to sell a property with material post-sale involvement, such involvement must be accounted for as a separate performance obligation in the contract and a portion of the sales price allocated to each performance obligation. When the post-sale involvement performance obligation is satisfied, the portion of the sales price allocated to it will be recognized as gain on sale of real estate assets. Property dispositions with no continuing involvement will continue to be recognized upon closing of the sale. Income Taxes The Company is qualified as a REIT under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. To maintain qualification as a REIT, the Company is required to distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to shareholders and meet certain other requirements. As a REIT, the Company is generally not liable for federal corporate income taxes. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company will be subject to federal and state income taxes on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates. Even if the Company maintains its qualification as a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and to federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed income. State tax expense was $ 3,682, $ 4,147 and $ 3,772 during 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company has also elected taxable REIT subsidiary status for some of its subsidiaries. This enables the Company to receive income and provide services that would otherwise be impermissible for REITs. For these entities, deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. A valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is provided if the Company believes all or some portion of the deferred tax asset may not be realized. An increase or decrease in the valuation allowance that results from the change in circumstances that causes a change in our judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset is included in income or expense, as applicable. The Company recorded an income tax benefit (provision) as follows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Current tax benefit (provision) |  | $ | ( 485 | ) |  | $ | ( 1,354 | ) |  | $ | 6,459 |
Deferred tax benefit (provision) |  |  | ( 2,668 | ) |  |  | 2,905 |  |  |  | ( 4,526 | )
Income tax benefit (provision) |  | $ | ( 3,153 | ) |  | $ | 1,551 |  |  | $ | 1,933 |
The Company had a net deferred tax asset of $ 15,117 and $ 20,133 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. In 2018, the Company recorded a cumulative effect adjustment in the amount of $ 11,433 related to the January 1, 2018 adoption of ASU 2016-16. The net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2019 and 2018 is included in intangible lease assets and other assets. These deferred tax balances primarily consist of differences between book and tax related to the basis of real estate assets, depreciation expense and operating expenses, as well as net operating loss carryforwards. As of December 31, 2019, tax years that generally remain subject to examination by the Company’s major tax jurisdictions include 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016. The Company reports any income tax penalties attributable to its Properties as property operating expenses and any corporate-related income tax penalties as general and administrative expenses in its consolidated statements of operations. In addition, any interest incurred on tax assessments is reported as interest expense. The Company incurred nominal interest and penalty amounts in 2019, 2018 and 2017. Concentration of Credit Risk The Company’s tenants include national, regional and local retailers. Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of tenant receivables. The Company generally does not obtain collateral or other security to support financial instruments subject to credit risk, but monitors the credit standing of tenants. The Company derives a substantial portion of its rental income from various national and regional retail companies; however, no single tenant collectively accounted for more than 4.5% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues in 2019. Earnings per Share and Earnings per Unit Earnings per Share of the Company Basic earnings per share ("EPS") is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS assumes the issuance of common stock for all potential dilutive common shares outstanding. The limited partners’ rights to convert their noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership into shares of common stock are not dilutive. Performance stock units ("PSUs") are contingently issuable common shares and are included in earnings per share if the effect is dilutive. See Note 17 for a description of the long-term incentive program that these units relate to. There were no potential dilutive common shares and no anti-dilutive shares for the year ended December 31, 2019. The effect of 102,820 contingently issuable common shares related to PSUs for the year ended December 31, 2018 were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. There were no potential dilutive common shares and no anti-dilutive shares for the year ended December 31, 2017. Earnings per Unit of the Operating Partnership Basic earnings per unit ("EPU") is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders by the weighted-average number of common units outstanding for the period. Diluted EPU assumes the issuance of common units for all potential dilutive common units outstanding. PSUs are contingently issuable common shares and are included in earnings per share if the effect is dilutive. See Note 17 for a description of the long-term incentive program that these units relate to. There were no potential dilutive common units and no anti-dilutive units for the year ended December 31, 2019. The effect of 102,820 contingently issuable common units related to PSUs for the year ended December 31, 2018 were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. There were no potential dilutive common units and no anti-dilutive units for the year ended December 31, 2017. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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