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Noncontrolling Interests
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Noncontrolling Interests
9. Noncontrolling Interests

Operating Partnership

We report noncontrolling interests related to several entities we consolidate but do not own 100% of the common equity. These entities include two real estate partnerships that have issued limited partnership units to third parties. Depending on the specific partnership agreements, these limited partnership units are exchangeable into shares of the REIT’s common stock (or cash), generally at a rate of one share of common stock to one unit. We evaluated the noncontrolling interests with redemption provisions that permit the issuer to settle in either cash or common stock at the option of the issuer to determine whether temporary or permanent equity classification on the balance sheet is appropriate, including the requirement to settle in unregistered shares, and determined that these units meet the requirements to qualify for presentation as permanent equity. We also consolidate several entities in which we do not own 100% and the units of the entity are not exchangeable into our common stock.

If we contribute a property to a consolidated co-investment venture, the property is still reflected in our Consolidated Financial Statements, but due to our ownership of less than 100%, there is an increase in noncontrolling interest related to the contributed properties, which represents the cash we receive from our partners.

During the three months ended June 30, 2013, net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests was $7.3 million, of which $12.4 million was a loss from continuing operations and $5.1 million was income from discontinued operations. All other periods were not considered significant.

In June 2013, we acquired our partners’ interest in Prologis Institutional Alliance Fund II, a consolidated co-investment venture. In connection with this transaction, we paid $243.0 million and issued 804,734 limited partnership units worth $31.3 million in one of our limited partnerships based primarily on appraised values of the properties. These units are exchangeable into an equal number of shares of our common stock. The difference between the amount we paid and the noncontrolling interest balance at the time was not significant, but was adjusted through equity with no gain or loss recognized. As a result of this transaction, the assets and liabilities associated with this venture are now wholly owned in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Based on the venture’s cumulative returns to the investors over the life of the venture, we earned a promote fee from Prologis Institutional Alliance Fund II of approximately $18.0 million from the fund. Of that amount, approximately $13.0 million represented the third party investors’ portion and is reflected as a component of Noncontrolling Interest in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. We also recognized approximately $3.0 million of expense in Investment Management Expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Operations representing the estimated cash bonus to be paid out to certain employees.

REIT

The noncontrolling interest of the REIT includes the noncontrolling interests presented in the Operating Partnership, as well as the common limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership that are not owned by the REIT. As of June 30, 2013, the REIT owned an approximate 99.62% common general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership.

The following is a summary of the noncontrolling interest and the consolidated entity’s total investment in real estate and debt at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 

     Our  Ownership
Percentage
    Noncontrolling Interest      Total Investment In
Real Estate
     Debt  
     2013     2012     2013      2012      2013      2012      2013      2012  

Partnerships with exchangeable units (1)

     various        various      $ 74,432       $ 44,476       $ 578,654       $ 826,605       $ —        $ —    

Prologis Institutional Alliance Fund II (2)

     N/A        28.2     —          280,751         —          571,668         —          178,778   

Mexico Fondo Logistico (AFORES) (3)

     20.0     20.0     216,466         157,843         452,048         388,960         208,564         214,084   

Brazil Fund (4)

     50.0     50.0     77,807         66,494         —          —          —          —    

Prologis AMS

     38.5     38.5     62,803         59,631         145,030         160,649         55,988         63,749   

Other consolidated entities

     various        various        39,487         43,930         374,634         404,825         58,257         62,061   
      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Partnership noncontrolling interests

         470,995         653,125         1,550,366         2,352,707         322,809         518,672   

Limited partners in the Operating Partnership (5)

         52,081         51,194         —          —          —           —    
      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

REIT noncontrolling interests

       $ 523,076       $ 704,319       $ 1,550,366       $ 2,352,707       $ 322,809       $ 518,672   
      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were 1,949,501 and 1,173,571 limited partnership units, respectively, that were exchangeable into an equal number of shares of the REIT’s common stock. This includes the 804,734 units issued as part of the Prologis Institutional Alliance Fund II transaction. In the second quarter of 2013, 1,053 limited partnership units were redeemed for cash and the remaining limited partnership units of one of our limited partnerships were redeemed for 27,751 shares of common stock. All of these outstanding limited partnership units are entitled to quarterly cash distributions equal to the quarterly dividends paid on our common stock.
(2) As disclosed above, we acquired our partners’ interest in June 2013.
(3) In the second quarter of 2013, we contributed land and five properties aggregating 0.7 million square feet to this entity for $52.1 million. As this entity is consolidated, we did not record a gain on this transaction.
(4) We have a 50% ownership interest in and consolidate the Brazil Fund that in turn has investments in several joint ventures that are accounted for on the equity method. The Brazil Fund’s assets are primarily investments in unconsolidated entities of $127.2 million at June 30, 2013. For additional information of our unconsolidated investment, see Note 4.
(5) At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 1,893,266 units were associated with the limited partners in the Operating Partnership and were exchangeable into an equal number of shares of the REIT’s common stock. All of these outstanding limited partnership units are entitled to quarterly cash distributions equal to the quarterly distributions paid on our common stock.