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Organization
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization General
 
Organization

Rangers Sub I, LLC ("Rangers") is a Maryland limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P. ("RLJ LP"). Rangers owns an indirect 99% partnership interest in FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership ("FelCor LP"). Rangers General Partner, LLC, also a wholly-owned subsidiary of RLJ LP, owns the remaining 1% partnership interest and is the sole general partner of FelCor LP. Rangers and FelCor LP are collectively referred to as the "Company." Substantially all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through FelCor LP. The Company owns primarily premium-branded, compact full-service hotels located in major markets and resort locations.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company owned 28 hotel properties with approximately 8,100 rooms, located in 13 states.  The Company, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, owned a 100% interest in 25 hotel properties, a 95% controlling interest in The Knickerbocker, and 50% interests in entities owning two hotel properties. The Company consolidates its real estate interests in the 26 hotel properties in which it holds a controlling financial interest, and the Company records the real estate interests in the two hotels in which it holds an indirect 50% interest using the equity method of accounting. The Company leases 27 of its 28 hotel properties to subsidiaries of RLJ LP.

Liquidity and Management's Plans

The Company's hotel property-owning subsidiaries (the “Lessors”) lease the hotel properties to property-operating lessees owned by TRS subsidiaries of RLJ (the “Lessees”). The Company receives related party lease revenue from these lease agreements, including percentage rent. The percentage rent amounts are calculated based on a percentage of room revenues, food and beverage revenues and other revenues at the hotel properties. In response to the near elimination of travel and hotel demand resulting from the spread of the novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the related government mandates, the Company had previously announced RLJ's suspension of operations at 13 of the Company's hotel properties. As government mandated stay-in-place restrictions were lifted, RLJ, for itself and on behalf of the Company, developed a framework to open the suspended hotel properties. RLJ had reopened eight of the Company's hotel properties as of September 30, 2020 and subsequent to the end of the quarter has reopened an additional two of the Company's hotel properties. RLJ continues to evaluate reopening the remaining three suspended hotel properties based on market conditions. The remaining suspended hotel properties are located within the central business districts of New York City and San Francisco. In the event stay-in-place restrictions are reinstated, RLJ would consider temporarily suspending hotel operations where demand is inadequate.

The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hotel properties' operations continue to have a material adverse impact on the Company's financial results and liquidity, and such adverse impact may continue well beyond the containment of such outbreak. Since the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our operations will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, the Company cannot estimate the impact on its business, financial condition or near- or longer-term financial or operational results with reasonable certainty. In addition, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lessees negotiated for and were granted an abatement on base rent of $17.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as well as an abatement on base rent of $17.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The Lessees have received a total abatement on base rent of $35.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The Company owes the Lessees $2.9 million for reimbursement of rent as of September 30, 2020, which is included in related party rent payable on the consolidated balance sheet.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, RLJ LP contributed $50.0 million to the Company to ensure that the Company can service its debt and maintain its operations. In addition, given the impact on lodging demand, the Company has taken various actions to help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operating results and to preserve liquidity. Measures the Company has taken include:

Capital Investment Reduction:  The Company reduced its 2020 capital expenditure program by deferring all capital investments, other than completing projects that are substantially underway and nearing completion.
•Return on Investment ("ROI") Project Suspensions:  The Company suspended most of the 2020 ROI projects.