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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES AND INVESTEES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES AND INVESTEES

INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES AND INVESTEES

NOTE 4. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES AND INVESTEES

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and other investees in which we have a 20% to 50% interest or otherwise exercise significant influence are carried at cost, adjusted for the Company’s proportionate share of their undistributed earnings or losses, via the equity method of accounting.

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and other investees consist of the following:

		Percentage ownership as of March 31,
		2012				2011

Garden Centura, L.P. (1)			0.00	%			5.00	%
Gruppa Florentina, LLC (1)			20.00	%			20.00	%
LK-Four Hickory, LLC (1)			0.00	%			28.57	%

(1) Other investees

Our partnership interest in Garden Centura, L.P. in the amount of 5% was accounted for under the equity method because we exercise significant influence over the operations and financial activities. We guaranteed the notes payable and controlled the day-to-day activities. Accordingly, the investment was carried at cost, adjusted for the companies’ proportionate share of earnings or losses. Our investments in Garden Centura, L.P. and LK-Four Hickory, LLC were accounted for under the equity method until December 28, 2011 and January 17, 2012, respectively, when the investments were sold to a third party.

The following is a summary of the financial position and results of operations from our investees:

		For the Three Months ended March 31,
		2012				2011
Other Investees
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation		$	11,703			$	119,203
Notes receivable			5,789				5,118
Other assets			30,751				42,076
Notes payable			(13,670	)			(87,381	)
Other liabilities			(6,342	)			(15,711	)
Shareholders' equity/partners capital			(28,231	)			(63,305	)

Revenue		$	11,609			$	14,088
Depreciation			(334	)			(1,640	)
Operating expenses			(10,388	)			(11,644	)
Gain on land sales			-				-
Interest expense			(302	)			(1,185	)
Income from continuing operations		$	585			$	(381	)
Income from discontinued operations			-				-
Net income		$	585			$	(381	)

Company's proportionate share of earnings		$	117				24

The entire disclosure for equity investment, or group of investments, for which combined disclosure is appropriate, including: (a) the name of each investee and percentage of ownership of common stock, (b) accounting policies for investments in common stock, (c) difference between the amount at which the investment is carried and the amount of underlying equity in net assets and the accounting treatment of the difference, (d) the total fair value of each identified investment for which a market value is available, (e) summarized information as to assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the investees (for investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, common stock of joint ventures, or other investments using the equity method), and (f) material effects of possible conversions, exercises, or contingent issuances of the investee. Other disclosures include (a) the names of any investee in which the investor owns 20 percent or more of the voting stock and investment is not accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why not, and (b) the names of any investee in which the investor owns less than 20 percent of the voting stock and the investment is accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why it is.

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