Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

18. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Unfunded Commitments Under Loans Receivable

As of December 31, 2017, we had unfunded commitments of $1.6 billion related to 74 of our loans receivable, which amounts will generally be funded to finance lease-related or capital expenditures by our borrowers. These future commitments will expire variously over the next four years.

Litigation

From time to time, we may be involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. As of December 31, 2017, we were not involved in any material legal proceedings.

Board of Directors’ Compensation

In April 2017, our board of directors approved changes to the compensation of our five independent directors which were effective as of the beginning of the third quarter of 2017. The other three board members, including our chairman and our chief executive officer, will continue to serve as directors without compensation for such service. These changes increased the annual compensation of our independent directors from $125,000 to $175,000, $75,000 of which will be paid in the form of cash and $100,000 in the form of deferred stock units. In addition, (i) the chair of our audit committee received an increase in the additional annual cash compensation from $12,000 to $20,000, (ii) the other members of our audit committee received additional annual cash compensation of $10,000, and (iii) the chairs of each of our compensation and corporate governance committees received additional annual cash compensation of $10,000.