Variable Interest Entities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Disclosures [Abstract]

Variable Interest Entities

In June 2014, one of our unconsolidated joint ventures, which we had previously determined to be a variable interest entity ("VIE"), sold its sole property and repaid all of its third-party debt. The sale of this property caused the joint venture to no longer meet the criteria to be considered a VIE. As such, at June 30, 2014, there was one remaining unconsolidated joint venture that met the criteria to be considered a VIE. This unconsolidated joint venture was formed with the sole purpose of developing, constructing, leasing, marketing and selling or operating properties. The business activities of this unconsolidated joint venture have been financed through a combination of equity contributions, partner/member loans, and third-party debt that we have guaranteed. All significant decisions for this unconsolidated joint venture, including those decisions that most significantly impact its economic performance, require unanimous approval of the joint venture's partners or members. In certain cases, these decisions also require lender approval. Unanimous approval requirements for this unconsolidated joint venture include entering into new leases, setting annual operating budgets, selling underlying properties, and incurring additional indebtedness. Because no single entity exercises control over the decisions that most significantly affect this joint venture's economic performance, we determined there to be no individual primary beneficiary and that the equity method of accounting is appropriate.

The following table provides a summary of the carrying value in our consolidated balance sheet, as well as our maximum loss exposure under the guarantee for the one unconsolidated subsidiary that we have determined to be a VIE at June 30, 2014 (in millions):



	Carrying Value			Maximum Loss Exposure
Investment in unconsolidated companies	$	6.2		$	6.2
Guarantee obligations (1)	$	(5.0	)	$	(99.4	)


(1)	We are party to a guarantee of the third-party debt of the joint venture that we have determined is a VIE, and our maximum loss exposure is equal to the outstanding borrowings on the joint venture's debt. The carrying value of our recorded guarantee obligation is included in other liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Our maximum loss exposure for guarantees of joint venture indebtedness, including guarantees of the debt of joint ventures that are not VIEs, totaled $212.9 million at June 30, 2014.

- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for consolidation to describe the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest held by the entity requires the variable interest entity to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the variable interest entity; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; and the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities that significantly impact the economic performance of the variable interest entity are shared (as defined).

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