Property Dispositions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Property Dispositions

Property Dispositions

We have an active capital recycling program, with a goal of extending the average lease term through reinvestment, improving portfolio credit quality through dispositions and acquisitions of assets, increasing the asset criticality factor in our portfolio, and/or executing strategic dispositions of assets. We may decide to dispose of a property when it is vacant as a result of tenants vacating space, tenants electing not to renew their leases, tenant insolvency, or lease rejection in the bankruptcy process. In such cases, we assess whether we can obtain the highest value from the property by selling it, as opposed to re-leasing it. We may also sell a property when we receive an unsolicited offer or negotiate a price for an investment that is consistent with our strategy for that investment. When it is appropriate to do so, we classify the property as an asset held for sale on our consolidated balance sheet. All property dispositions are recorded within our Real Estate segment.

2021 — During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, we sold ten and 12 properties, respectively, for total proceeds, net of selling costs, of $85.0 million and $98.4 million, respectively, and recognized a net gain on these sales totaling $19.8 million and $29.2 million, respectively (inclusive of income taxes totaling $3.7 million and $3.8 million, respectively, recognized upon sale).

2020 — During the six months ended June 30, 2020, we sold four properties for total proceeds, net of selling costs, of $105.1 million (inclusive of $4.7 million attributable to a noncontrolling interest), and recognized a net gain on these sales totaling $11.8 million (inclusive of $0.6 million attributable to a noncontrolling interest and income taxes totaling less than $0.1 million recognized upon sale). Disposition activity included the sale of one of our two hotel operating properties in January 2020 for total proceeds, net of selling costs, of $103.5 million (inclusive of $4.7 million attributable to a noncontrolling interest). We did not sell any properties during the three months ended June 30, 2020.