2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for reporting on Form 10‑Q. Accordingly, certain information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements are not included herein. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries and variable interest entities where the Company deems itself the primary beneficiary. Investments in joint ventures (“JV”) and limited partnerships in which the Company is not the primary beneficiary are accounted for by the equity method. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The December 31, 2018 condensed consolidated balance sheet amounts have been derived from the Company’s December 31, 2018 audited consolidated financial statements. Certain prior period amounts in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the Company’s previously reported total assets and liabilities, stockholders’ equity or net income. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2019.

A variable interest entity (“VIE”) is an entity in which a controlling financial interest may be achieved through arrangements that do not involve voting interests. A VIE is required to be consolidated by its primary beneficiary, which is the entity that possesses the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that are significant to the entity. The Company consolidates VIEs when it is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, including real estate JVs determined to be VIEs. See Note 9. Real Estate Joint Ventures.

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for fair presentation of the information contained herein. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company adheres to the same accounting policies in preparation of its unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as the Company’s December 31, 2018 annual financial statements, except for recently adopted accounting pronouncements detailed below. As required under GAAP, interim accounting for certain expenses, including income taxes, are based on full year assumptions. For interim financial reporting purposes, income taxes are recorded based upon estimated annual income tax rates.

Concentration of Risks and Uncertainties

The Company’s real estate investments are concentrated in Northwest Florida in a number of specific development projects. Uncertain economic conditions could have an adverse impact on the Company’s real estate values and could cause the Company to sell assets at depressed values in order to pay ongoing obligations.

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, investments, other receivables, investments held by special purpose entity or entities (“SPE”), and investments in retained interests. The Company deposits and invests cash with local and regional financial institutions, and as of March 31, 2019, these balances exceeded the amount of F.D.I.C. insurance provided on such deposits. In addition, as of March 31, 2019 the company had $7.0 million invested in U.S. Treasury securities, $2.8 million invested in two issuers of corporate debt securities that are non-investment grade, $38.2 million invested in five issuers of preferred stock that are non-investment grade and one issuer of preferred stock that is investment grade, as well as investments of $168.1 million in short term commercial paper from twenty issuers.

Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing net income attributable to the Company by the average number of common shares outstanding for the period. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, basic and diluted average shares outstanding were the same. There were no outstanding common stock equivalents as of March 31, 2019 or March 31, 2018. Non-vested restricted stock is included in outstanding shares at the time of grant.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”) that amended the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize both finance and operating leases with terms of more than 12 months on the balance sheet. The accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged by this amendment. This amendment also required certain quantitative and qualitative disclosures about leasing arrangements. In January 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑01, which provided an optional transition practical expedient to not evaluate under the new lease standard, existing or expired land easements that were not previously accounted for as leases. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-10 that provided clarifications and improvements to ASU 2016-02. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11 that provided entities with an additional and optional transition method to apply the new standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. In December 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-20 that provided an accounting policy election for certain narrow-scope improvements for lessors. In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-01 that provided clarifications and improvements to ASU 2016-02. During the Company’s evaluation of ASU 2016-02, as amended, (“Topic 842”) the following practical expedients and accounting policies with respect to Topic 842 have been elected and/or adopted effective January 1, 2019:

The Company, as lessee and as lessor, will not reassess (i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (ii) lease classification for any expired or existing leases or (iii) initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases.

The Company, as lessee, will not apply the recognition requirements of Topic 842 to short-term (twelve months or less) leases. Instead, the Company, as lessee, will recognize the lease payments in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term and variable lease payments in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred.

The Company, as lessor, will not separate nonlease components from lease components and, instead, will account for each separate lease component and the nonlease components associated with that lease as a single component if the nonlease components otherwise would be accounted for under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The primary reason for this election is related to instances where common area maintenance is, or may be, a component of base rent within a lease agreement.

The Company adopted the new guidance, including amendments, as of January 1, 2019 and has elected to implement Topic 842 retrospectively using the cumulative-effect adjustment transition method as of the date of adoption. As a result, prior periods have not been restated. As of the date of adoption a cumulative-effect adjustment was not necessary and the Company recognized an operating lease right-of use assets of $0.4 million and corresponding operating lease liabilities of $0.4 million based on the present value of minimum rental payments related to leases for which the Company is the lessee. The operating lease right-of-use assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities are included within other assets and other liabilities, respectively, on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. There were no adjustments related to the leases for which the Company is the lessor. The adoption of this guidance did not materially impact results of operations or cash flows.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Financial Instruments - Credit Losses

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”), that requires a financial asset measured at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected and requires that credit losses from available-for-sale debt securities be presented as an allowance for credit loss. In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-19, which clarifies that impairment of receivables from operating leases should be accounted for using lease guidance. This new guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.