Noncontrolling Interest

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling Interest

We have a joint venture arrangement with an institutional investor for one of our life science properties 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 $1,408 and $1,422 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, is reported as a noncontrolling interest in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The joint venture made aggregate cash distributions of $5,767 and $5,503 to the other joint venture investor for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which are reflected as a decrease in total equity attributable to noncontrolling interest in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2020, this joint venture held real estate assets with an aggregate net book value of $719,811, 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.