Variable Interest Entities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

We have entered into joint ventures and have certain subsidiaries that are either wholly owned by us or by consolidated joint ventures which own real estate investments and are deemed to be VIEs. Our VIEs primarily hold real estate assets within our Seniors Housing Operating and Triple-net portfolios, the nature and risk of which are consistent with our overall portfolio. We have concluded that we are the primary beneficiary of these VIEs based on a combination of operational control of the entities and the rights to receive residual returns or the obligation to absorb losses arising from the entities. Except for capital contributions associated with the initial entity formations, the entities have been and are expected to be funded from the ongoing operations of the underlying properties. Accordingly, such entities have been consolidated, and the table below summarizes the balance sheets of consolidated VIEs in the aggregate (in thousands):


	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Assets:
Net real estate investments	$	3,277,741	$	1,499,078
Cash and cash equivalents	19,529		15,582
Receivables and other assets	43,513		9,949
Total assets(1)	$	3,340,783	$	1,524,609
Liabilities and equity:
Secured debt	$	76,507	$	155,992
Lease liabilities	2,539		1,329
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	13,850		28,417
Total equity	3,247,887		1,338,871
Total liabilities and equity	$	3,340,783	$	1,524,609

(1) Note that assets of the consolidated VIEs can only be used to settle obligations relating to such VIEs. Liabilities of the consolidated VIEs represent claims against the specific assets of the VIEs and VIE's creditors do not have recourse to Welltower.

We recognized revenues from consolidated VIEs in the aggregate of $253,989,000, $48,347,000 and $40,251,000 for the years ending December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

In addition, we have certain entities that qualify as unconsolidated VIEs including borrowers of loans receivable and in substance real estate investments. Our maximum exposure on these entities is limited to the net carrying value of the investments. Refer to Note 7 and Note 8 for additional details.