SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions of Form 10-Q. Certain information and footnote disclosures included in our annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company and the Operating Partnership and the results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Consolidation and Noncontrolling Interests

The consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 reflect the consolidation of wholly-owned subsidiaries and those entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. The consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 include the consolidated accounts of the Company and the Operating Partnership. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Recently Issued Accounting Literature

Recently Issued Accounting Literature

Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted (“ASU 2017-09”) Scope of Modification Accounting, which clarifies when to account for a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under the new guidance, modification accounting will not apply if the fair value, vesting conditions, and classification of the awards are the same immediately before and after the modification. The adoption of this standard resulted in no impact to our consolidated financial statements. If we encounter a change to the terms or conditions of any of our share-based payment awards we will evaluate the need to apply modification accounting based on the new guidance. The general treatment for modifications of share-based payment awards is to record the incremental value arising from the change as additional compensation cost in the period of modification.

Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted (“ASU 2017-05”) Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets, to clarify the scope and accounting for derecognition of nonfinancial assets. ASU 2017-05 eliminated the guidance specific to real estate sales and partial sales of real estate. ASU 2017-05 defines “in-substance nonfinancial assets” and includes guidance on partial sales of nonfinancial assets. The adoption of this standard resulted in no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted (“ASU 2014-09”) Revenue from Contracts with Customers to ASC Topic 606, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition. ASU 2014-09 requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. We adopted the standard using the modified retrospective approach which requires applying the new standard to all existing contracts not yet completed as of the effective date. We have completed our evaluation of the standard’s impact on our revenue sources. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements but has resulted in additional qualitative disclosures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (refer to Note 4 Revenues).

In February 2016, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2016-02”) Leases, which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessees and lessors). The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. The new standard requires lessors to account for the leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to existing guidance for sales-type lease, direct financing leases and operating leases.

ASU 2016-02 originally stated that companies would be required to bifurcate certain lease revenues between lease and non-lease components, however, in July 2018, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2018-11”) Leases: Targeted Improvements which provides lessors a practical expedient to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component if certain criteria are met. ASU 2016-02 originally required a modified retrospective method of adoption, however, ASU 2018-11 provides companies with an additional transition method of recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. We plan to elect the practical expedients as a package, which will be applied consistently to all of our leases.

The provisions of ASU 2016-02 are effective January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We plan to adopt this standard January 1, 2019. For leases where we are the lessor, adoption will not have a material impact and we will continue to record revenues from rental properties for our operating leases on a straight-line basis. However, for leases where we are a lessee, we will be required to record a right-of-use asset and lease liability on our consolidated balance sheet. We are currently in the process of evaluating the inputs required to calculate the amount that will be recorded on our consolidated balance sheets for these leases. Further, internal leasing department costs previously capitalized will be expensed within general and administrative expenses. Historical capitalization of internal leasing costs were $0.3 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively. We will continue to evaluate the impact of this guidance until it becomes effective.

Any other recently issued accounting standards or pronouncements not disclosed above have been excluded as they are not relevant to the Company or the Operating Partnership, or they are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Revenues

Property Rentals

We generate revenue from minimum lease payments from tenant operating leases. These rents are recognized over the noncancelable terms of the related leases on a straight-line basis which includes the effects of rent steps and rent abatements under the leases in accordance with ASC 840. We satisfy our performance obligations over time, under the noncancelable lease term, commencing when the tenant takes possession of the leased space and the leased space is substantially ready for its intended use. In addition, in circumstances where we provide a lease incentive to tenants, we recognize the incentive as a reduction of rental revenue on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the lease. The underlying leased asset remains on our consolidated balance sheet and continues to depreciate.

Tenant expense reimbursements

In accordance with ASC 840, revenue arises from tenant leases, which provide for the recovery of all or a portion of the operating expenses, real estate taxes and capital improvements of the respective property. This revenue is accrued in the same periods as the expenses are incurred.

Income from acquired leasehold interest

Income from acquired leasehold interest was non-cash revenue generated in connection with the write-off of an unamortized intangible liability balance related to the below-market ground lease as well as the existing straight-line receivable balance, upon acquisition of the leasehold interest of the property. This revenue was recognized in accordance with ASC 840.

Other Income

Other income is generated in connection with certain services provided to tenants for which we earn a fee. This revenue is recognized as the services are transferred in accordance with ASC 606, with the exception of lease termination fee income, which is recognized in accordance with ASC 840.

Management and development fees

We generate management and development fee income from contractual property management agreements with third parties. This revenue is recognized as the services are transferred in accordance with ASC 606.