Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Principles of Consolidation -

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company. The Company’s subsidiaries include subsidiaries which are wholly-owned or which the Company has a controlling interest, including where the Company has been determined to be a primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in accordance with the Consolidation guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The information presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is unaudited and reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to reflect a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited Annual Report on Form

-K for the year ended

December 31, 2017 (

the

“10

-K”), as certain disclosures in this Quarterly Report on Form

-Q for the quarterly period ended

June 30, 2018,

that would duplicate those included in the

-K are

not

included in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Reclassifications -

Certain amounts in the prior period have been reclassified in order to conform with the current period’s presentation. The Company reclassified

$7.3

million and

$15.6

million of costs related to property management and services of the Company’s operating properties from General and administrative to Operating and maintenance on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the

three

and

six

months ended

June 30, 2017,

respectively. In conjunction with the adoption of Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”)

2014

discussed below, the Company reclassified

$61.0

million and

$119.1

million of Reimbursement income and

$6.1

million and

$9.6

million of Other rental property income from Revenues from rental properties on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the

three

and

six

months ended

June 30, 2017,

respectively. In addition, the Company reclassified

$5.3

million of tax withholdings for surrender of restricted common stock from Net cash flow provided by operating activities to Net cash flow used for financing activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the

six

months ended

June 30, 2017.

Subsequent Events, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Subsequent Events -

The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in its condensed consolidated financial statements (see Footnote

to the Notes to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).

Marketable Securities, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Marketable Securities

The Company classifies its marketable equity securities as available-for-sale in accordance with the FASB’s Investments-Debt and Equity Securities guidance. On

January 1, 2018,

the Company adopted ASU

2016

01,

Financial Instruments—Overall

(Subtopic

825

): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU

2016

01”

). In accordance with the adoption of ASU

2016

01,

the Company now recognizes changes in the fair value of equity investments with readily determinable fair values in net income. Previously, changes in fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale marketable securities were recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of

December 31, 2017,

the Company had aggregate unrealized losses related to its available-for-sale marketable securities of

$1.1

million, which were included in AOCI on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In connection with the adoption of ASU

2016

01,

the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment of

$1.1

million to its beginning retained earnings as of

January 1, 2018,

which is reflected in Cumulative distributions in excess of net income on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Revenue

and

Gain Recognition

–

January 1, 2018,

the Company adopted ASU

2014

09,

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

(Topic

606

), (“Topic

606”

) using the modified retrospective method applying it to any open contracts as of

January 1, 2018,

for which the Company did

not

identify any open contracts. The Company also utilized the practical expedient for which the Company was

not

required to restate revenue from contracts that began and are completed within the same annual reporting period. Results for reporting periods beginning after

January 1, 2018,

are presented under Topic

606,

while prior period amounts are

not

adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under Revenue Recognition (Topic

605

). The new guidance provides a unified model to determine how revenue is recognized. To determine the proper amount of revenue to be recognized, the Company performs the following steps: (i) identify the contract with the customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations within the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) a performance obligation is satisfied. As of

June 30, 2018,

the Company had

outstanding contract assets or contract liabilities. The adoption of this standard did

not

result in any material changes to the Company’s revenue recognition as compared to the previous guidance.

The Company’s primary source of revenue are leases which fall under the scope of Leases (Topic

840

). The revenues which will be impacted by the adoption of Topic

606

include fees for services performed at various unconsolidated joint ventures for which the Company is the manager. These fees primarily include property and asset management fees, leasing fees, development fees and property acquisition/disposition fees. Also affected by Topic

606

are gains on sales of properties, lease termination fees and tax increment financing (“TIF”) contracts. The Company elected to disaggregate its revenue streams into the following line items on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income: Revenues from rental properties, Reimbursement income, Other rental property income and Management and other fee income. The Company believes that these are the proper disaggregated categories as they are the best depiction of its revenue streams both qualitatively and quantitatively.

Revenues from rental properties

Revenues from rental properties are comprised of minimum base rent, percentage rent, lease termination fee income, amortization of above-market and below-market rent adjustments and straight-line rent adjustments. Base rental revenues from rental properties are recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases. Certain of these leases also provide for percentage rents based upon the level of sales achieved by the lessee. These percentage rents are recognized once the required sales level is achieved. Rental income

may

also include payments received in connection with lease termination agreements. Lease termination fee income is recognized when the lessee provides consideration in order to terminate a lease agreement in place. The performance obligation of the Company is the termination of the lease agreement which occurs upon consideration received and execution of the termination agreement. Upon acquisition of real estate operating properties, the Company estimates the fair value of identified intangible assets and liabilities (including above-market and below-market leases, where applicable). The capitalized above-market or below-market intangible is amortized to rental income over the estimated remaining term of the respective leases, which includes the expected renewal option period for below-market leases.

Reimbursement income

Leases typically provide for reimbursement to the Company of common area maintenance costs (“CAM”), real estate taxes and other operating expenses. Operating expense reimbursements are recognized as earned. The lease component relating to CAM reimbursement revenue will be within the scope of Topic

606,

upon the effective date of ASU

2016

02,

Leases (Topic

842

). See New Accounting Pronouncements below for further details.

Other rental property income

Other rental property income totaled

$11.1

million and

$9.6

million for the

six

months ended

June 30, 2018

and

2017,

respectively, which mainly consists of ancillary income and TIF income. Ancillary income is derived through various agreements relating to parking lots, clothing bins, temporary storage, vending machines, ATMs, trash bins and trash collections, fireworks sales, etc. The majority of the revenue derived from these sources are through lease agreements/arrangements and are recognized in accordance with the lease terms described in the lease. The Company has TIF agreements with certain municipalities and receives payments in accordance with the agreements. TIF reimbursement income is recognized on a cash-basis when received.

Management and other fee income

Property management fees, property acquisition and disposition fees, construction management fees, leasing fees and asset management fees all fall within the scope of Topic

606.

These fees arise from contractual agreements with

third

parties or with entities in which the Company has a noncontrolling interest. Management and other fee income related to partially owned entities are recognized to the extent attributable to the unaffiliated interest. Property and asset management fee income is recognized as a single performance obligation (managing the property) comprised of a series of distinct services (maintaining property, handling tenant inquiries, etc.). The Company believes that the overall service of property management is substantially the same each day and has the same pattern of performance over the term of the agreement. As a result, each day of service represents a performance obligation satisfied at that point in time. These fees are recognized at the end of each period for services performed during that period, primarily billed to the customer monthly and terms for payment are payment due upon receipt.

Leasing fee income is recognized as a single performance obligation primarily upon the rent commencement date. The Company believes the leasing services it provides are similar for each available space leased and

none

of the individual activities necessary to facilitate the execution of each lease are distinct. These fees are billed to the customer monthly and terms for payment are payment due upon receipt.

Property acquisition and disposition fees are recognized when the Company satisfies a performance obligation by acquiring a property or transferring control of a property. These fees are billed subsequent to the acquisition or sale of the property and payment is due upon receipt.

Construction management fees are recognized as a single performance obligation (managing the construction of the project) composed of a series of distinct services. The Company believes that the overall service of construction management is substantially the same each day and has the same pattern of performance over the term of the agreement. As a result, each day of service represents a performance obligation satisfied at that point in time. These fees are based on the amount spent on the construction at the end of each period for services performed during that period, primarily billed to the customer monthly and terms for payment are payment due upon receipt.

Gains on sales of operating properties

/change in control of interests

January 1, 2018,

the Company also adopted ASU

2017

05,

Other Income–Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic

610

): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets (“Topic

610”

) for gains and losses from the sale and/or transfer of real estate property. The Company adopted Topic

610

using the modified retrospective approach for all contracts effective

January 1, 2018.

Topic

610

provides that sales of nonfinancial assets, such as real estate, are to be recognized when control of the asset transfers to the buyer, which will occur when the buyer has the ability to direct the use of or obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from the asset. This generally occurs when the transaction closes and consideration is exchanged for control of the property.

In accordance with its election to apply the modified retrospective approach for all contracts, the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment of

$8.1

million to its beginning retained earnings as of

January 1, 2018,

on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and an adjustment to Investments in and advances to real estate joint ventures on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of

December 31, 2017,

the Company had aggregate net deferred gains of

$8.1

million relating to partial disposals of

two

operating real estate properties prior to the adoption of ASU

2017

05,

of which

$6.9

million was included in Investments in and advances to real estate joint ventures and

$1.2

million was included in Other liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company had deferred these gains in accordance with prior guidance due to its continuing involvement in the entities which acquired the operating real estate properties.

During the

six

months ended

June 30, 2018,

the Company sold a portion of its investment in a consolidated operating property to its partner and amended the partnership agreement to provide for joint control of the entity. As a result of the amendment, the Company

longer consolidates the entity and recognized a gain on change in control of

$6.8

million, in accordance with the adoption of ASU

2017

(See Footnote

to the Notes to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure regarding disposals), which is included in Gain on sale of operating properties/ change in controls of interests on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

New Accounting Pronouncements

–

The following table represents ASUs to the FASB’s ASC that, as of

June 30, 2018,

are

not

yet effective for the Company and for which the Company has

not

elected early adoption, where permitted:

ASU	Description	Effective Date	Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters
ASU 2016 - 13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326 ): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments	The new guidance introduces a new model for estimating credit losses for certain types of financial instruments, including loans receivable, held-to-maturity debt securities, and net investments in direct financing leases, amongst other financial instruments. ASU 2016 - 13 also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the allowance for losses.	January 1, 2020; Early adoption permitted	The Company is still assessing the impact on its financial position and/or results of operations.
ASU 2016 - 02, Leases (Topic 842 ) ASU 2018 - 01, Leases (Topic 842 ): Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842 ASU 2018 - 10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases	This ASU 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. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases today. The new standard requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to existing guidance for sales-type leases, direct financing leases and operating leases. ASU 2016 - 02 supersedes the previous leases standard, Leases (Topic 840 ). In January 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018 - 01, which includes amendments to clarify land easements are within the scope of the new leases standard (Topic 842 ) and provide an optional transition practical expedient to not evaluate whether existing and expired land easements that were not previously accounted for as leases under current lease guidance in Topic 840 and are to be accounted for or contain leases under Topic 842. Early adoption is permitted as of the original effective date. The FASB approved an exposure draft in March 2018 which provided lessors with a practical expedient by class of underlying assets to not separate non-lease components from the lease component. However, the practical expedient would be limited to circumstances in which: 1 ) the timing and pattern of revenue recognition are the same for the non-lease component and the related lease component; and, 2 ) the combined single lease component would be classified as an operating lease. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018 - 10, which includes amendments to clarify certain aspects of the new leases standard. These amendments address the rate implicit in the lease, impairment of the net investment in the lease, lessee reassessment of lease classification, lessor reassessment of lease term and purchase options, variable payments that depend on an index or rate and certain transition adjustments.	January 1, 2019; Early adoption permitted	The Company continues to evaluate the effect the adoption will have on the Company’s financial position and/or results of operations. However, the Company currently believes that the adoption will not have a material impact for operating leases where it is a lessor and will continue to record revenues from rental properties for its operating leases on a straight-line basis. However, for leases where the Company is a lessee, primarily for the Company’s ground leases and administrative office leases, the Company will be required to record a lease liability and a right of use asset on its Consolidated Balance Sheets at present value upon adoption. In addition, direct internal leasing costs will continue to be capitalized, however, indirect internal leasing costs previously capitalized will be expensed. Within the terms of the Company’s leases where the Company is the lessor, the Company is entitled to receive reimbursement amounts from tenants for operating expenses such as real estate taxes, insurance and other CAM. Upon adoption of this ASU, CAM reimbursement revenue will be accounted for in accordance with ASU 2016 - 12 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606 ). The Company continues to evaluate the effect the adoption will have on this source of revenue. However, the Company currently does not believe the adoption will significantly affect the timing of the recognition of the Company’s CAM reimbursement revenue.
ASU 2017 - 09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718 ): Scope of Modification Accounting	The amendment provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. Under the new guidance, modification accounting is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of the award (as equity or liability) changes as a result of the change in terms or conditions. The new guidance will be applied prospectively to awards modified on or after the adoption date.	January 1, 2018	There was no material impact to the Company’s financial position and/or results of operations.

The following ASUs to the FASB’s ASC have been adopted by the Company during the

six

months ended

June 30, 2018:

ASU	Description	Adoption Date	Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters
ASU 2017 - 05, Other Income – Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610 - 20 ): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets	The amendment clarifies that a financial asset is within the scope of Subtopic 610 - 20 if it meets the definition of an in substance nonfinancial asset and defines the term in substance nonfinancial asset. ASU 2017 - 05 also clarifies that nonfinancial assets within the scope of Subtopic 610 - 20 may include nonfinancial assets transferred within a legal entity to a counterparty. Subtopic 610 - 20, which was issued in May 2014 as part of ASU 2014 - 09, discussed below, provides guidance for recognizing gains and losses from the transfer of nonfinancial assets in contracts with noncustomers. An entity is required to apply the amendments in ASU 2017 - 05 at the same time it applies the amendments in ASU 2014 - 09 discussed below. An entity may elect to apply the amendments in ASU 2017 - 05 either retrospectively to each period presented in the financial statements in accordance with the guidance on accounting changes in ASC Topic 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, paragraphs 10 - 45 - 5 through 10 - 45 - 10 (i.e. the retrospective approach) or retrospectively with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption (i.e. the modified retrospective approach). An entity may elect to apply all of the amendments in ASU 2017 - 05 and ASU 2014 - 09 using the same transition method, or alternatively may elect to use different transition methods.	January 1, 2018	The Company adopted the provisions of Subtopic 610 - 20 using the modified retrospective approach. The Company has applied the guidance to disposals of nonfinancial assets (including real estate assets) within the scope of Subtopic 610 - 20, see above for impact from the adoption of this ASU.
ASU 2016 - 01, Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825 - 10 ): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities ASU 2018 - 03, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825 - 10 ): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities	The amendment addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments, including the following: (i) Requires equity investments (excluding those investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) with readily determinable fair values to be measured at fair value with the changes in fair value recognized in net income; however, an entity may choose to measure equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. (ii) Simplifies the impairment assessment of those equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment (iii)Eliminates the disclosure of the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value for financial instruments measured at amortized cost and changes the fair value calculation for those investments (iv)Changes the disclosure in other comprehensive income for financial liabilities that are measured at fair value in accordance with the fair value options for financial instruments (v) Clarifies that a deferred asset related to available-for-sale securities should be included in an entity's evaluation for a valuation allowance. The amendments clarify certain aspects of the guidance issued in ASU 2016 - 01, discussed below, primarily impacting the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments.	January 1, 2018 Fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2018.	Effective as of date of adoption, changes in fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale marketable securities are recognized in Other income, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. See above and Footnote 9 in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for impact from the adoption of this ASU.
ASU 2014 - 09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606 ) ASU 2015 - 14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606 ): Deferral of the Effective Date	ASU 2014 - 09 is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model requiring a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount reflecting the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In adopting ASU 2014 - 09, companies may use either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach. ASU 2014 - 09 was anticipated to be effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption was not permitted.	January 1, 2018	The Company’s revenue-producing contracts are primarily leases that are not within the scope of this standard, except for the lease component relating to common area maintenance (“CAM”) reimbursement revenue, which will be within the scope of this standard upon the effective date of ASU 2016 - 02, Leases (Topic 842 ).

ASU 2016 - 08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606 ): Principal versus Agent Considerations ASU 2016 - 10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606 ): Identifying performance obligations and licensing ASU 2016 - 12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606 ): Narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients	In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015 - 14, which delayed the effective date of ASU 2014 - 09 by one year making it effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Subsequently, in March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016 - 08, which further clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations, and in April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016 - 10, an update on identifying performance obligations and accounting for licenses of intellectual property. Additionally, in May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016 - 12, which includes amendments for enhanced clarification of the guidance. Early adoption is permitted as of the original effective date.		The revenues which are within the scope of this standard include other ancillary income earned through the Company’s operating properties as well as fees for services performed at various unconsolidated joint ventures which the Company manages. These fees primarily include property and asset management fees, leasing fees, development fees and property acquisition/disposition fees. The Company believes the timing of recognition and amount of these revenues will be generally consistent with the previous recognition and measurement. See above for impact from the adoption of this ASU.
ASU 2016 - 18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230 ): Restricted Cash	This amendment requires entities to show the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. The amendment should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented.	January 1, 2018	There was no impact to the Company’s financial position and/or results of operations.