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Risk Management
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Risk Management [Abstract]  
Risk Management

Note 8.       Risk Management

 

In the normal course of our ongoing business operations, we encounter economic risk. There are three main components of economic risk: interest rate risk, credit risk and market risk. We are subject to interest rate risk on our interest-bearing liabilities. Credit risk is the risk of default on our operations and tenants' inability or unwillingness to make contractually required payments. Market risk includes changes in the value of our properties and related loans, as well as changes in the value of our other securities and the shares we hold in the REITs due to changes in interest rates or other market factors. In addition, we own investments in the European Union and are subject to the risks associated with changing foreign currency exchange rates.

 

Portfolio Concentration Risk

 

Concentration of credit risk arise when a group of tenants is engaged in similar business activities or is subject to similar economic risk or conditions that could cause them to default on their lease obligations to us. We regularly monitor our portfolio to assess potential concentrations of credit risk. While we believe our portfolio is reasonably well diversified, it does contain concentrations in excess of 10%, based on the percentage of our annualized contractual minimum base rent for the second quarter of 2011, in certain areas, as shown in the table below. The percentages in the table below represent our directly-owned real estate properties and do not include our pro rata share of equity investments.

Region:    At June 30, 2011
Texas    17%
California   16%
Tennessee    12%
Georgia    9%
Other U.S.    36%
Total U.S.    90%
Total Europe    10%
Total    100%
      
Asset Type:     
Office    42%
Industrial    29%
Warehouse/Distribution    15%
Other    14%
Total    100%
      
Tenant Industry:     
Business and commercial services    17%
Retail stores    12%
Other    71%
Total    100%
      

There were no significant concentrations, individually or in the aggregate, related to our unconsolidated ventures.