Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Presentation—The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") for complete financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Principles of Consolidation—The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, controlled partnerships and VIEs for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company's involvement with VIEs affects its financial performance and cash flows primarily through amounts recorded in "Operating lease income," "Interest income," "Earnings from equity method investments," "Real estate expense" and "Interest expense" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. The Company has provided no financial support to those VIEs that it was not previously contractually required to provide.    

Consolidated VIEs—The Company consolidates VIEs for which it is considered the primary beneficiary. The liabilities of these VIEs are non-recourse to the Company and can only be satisfied from each VIE's respective assets. The Company did not have any unfunded commitments related to consolidated VIEs as of December 31, 2019. The following table presents the assets and liabilities of the Company's consolidated VIEs as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 ($ in thousands):

	As of
	December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
ASSETS
Real estate
Real estate, at cost	$	891,000		$	848,052
Less: accumulated depreciation	(37,542		)	(15,365		)
Real estate, net	853,458			832,687
Land and development, net	273,617			279,031
Other investments	45			72
Cash and cash equivalents	19,112			25,219
Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net	1,208			1,302
Deferred operating lease income receivable, net	19,547			8,972
Deferred expenses and other assets, net	134,117			167,324
Total assets	$	1,301,104		$	1,314,607
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	107,455		$	106,907
Debt obligations, net	482,918			485,000
Total liabilities	590,373			591,907

Unconsolidated VIEs—The Company has investments in VIEs where it is not the primary beneficiary, and accordingly, the VIEs have not been consolidated in the Company's consolidated financial statements. As of December 31, 2019, the Company's maximum exposure to loss from these investments does not exceed the sum of the $115.2 million carrying value of the investments, which are classified in "Other investments" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets, and $14.8 million of related unfunded commitments.