Noncontrolling Interest

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling Interest

We have a joint venture arrangement with a sovereign investor for one of our MOBs (two buildings) located in Boston, Massachusetts. The investor owns a 45% equity interest in the joint venture, and we own the remaining 55% equity interest in the joint venture. We continue to control this property and therefore continue to account for this property on a consolidated basis in our condensed consolidated financial statements under the VIE model. The portion of the joint venture's net income and comprehensive income not attributable to us, or $1,413 and $1,401 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $2,835 and $2,784 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, is reported as noncontrolling interest in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). We made aggregate cash distributions to our joint venture partner of $5,684 and $5,114 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $11,187 and $10,781 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which are reflected as a decrease in total equity attributable to noncontrolling interest in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2019, this joint venture held real estate assets with an aggregate net book value of $735,133, subject to mortgage notes of $620,000.

In assessing whether we have a controlling interest in this joint venture arrangement and are required to consolidate the accounts of the joint venture entity, we considered the members' rights to residual gains and obligations to absorb losses, which activities most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity and which member has the power to direct those activities.