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Impairment Charges and Reserves
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]  
Impairment Charges and Reserves

10.

Impairment Charges and Reserves

The Company recorded impairment charges and reserves based on the difference between the carrying value of the assets or investments and the estimated fair market value as follows (in millions):  

 

 

Three Months

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Assets marketed for sale(A)

$

30.4

 

 

$

22.0

 

Reserve of preferred equity interests(B)

 

4.0

 

 

 

76.0

 

Total impairment charges

$

34.4

 

 

$

98.0

 

(A)

The impairments recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily were triggered by indicative bids received and changes in market assumptions due to disposition process.  The impairments recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2017 primarily were triggered by changes in asset hold-period assumptions and/or expected future cash flows.

(B)

As a result of an aggregate valuation allowance on its preferred equity interests in the BRE DDR Joint Ventures (Note 3).  

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

The Company is required to assess the fair value of certain impaired consolidated and unconsolidated joint venture investments.  The valuation of impaired real estate assets and investments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each asset, as well as the income capitalization approach considering prevailing market capitalization rates, analysis of recent comparable sales transactions, actual sales negotiations and bona fide purchase offers received from third parties and/or consideration of the amount that currently would be required to replace the asset, as adjusted for obsolescence.  In general, the Company considers multiple valuation techniques when measuring fair value of an investment.  However, in certain circumstances, a single valuation technique may be appropriate.  

For operational real estate assets, the significant valuation assumptions included the capitalization rate used in the income capitalization valuation as well as the projected property net operating income.  For projects under development or not at stabilization, the significant valuation assumptions included the discount rate, the timing and the estimated costs for the construction completion and project stabilization, projected net operating income and the exit capitalization rate.  For the valuation of the preferred equity interests, the significant assumptions used in the discounted cash flow analysis included the discount rate, projected net operating income, the timing of the expected redemption and the exit capitalization rates.  For investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, the Company also considered the valuation of any underlying joint venture debt.  These valuations were calculated based on market conditions and assumptions made by management at the time the valuation adjustments and impairments were recorded, which may differ materially from actual results if market conditions or the underlying assumptions change.  

The following table presents information about the Company’s impairment charges on both financial and nonfinancial assets that were measured on a fair value basis for the three months ended March 31, 2018.  The table also indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques used by the Company to determine such fair value (in millions).  

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

Total

Losses

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-lived assets held and used

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

201.1

 

 

$

201.1

 

 

$

30.4

 

Preferred equity interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

232.0

 

 

 

232.0

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

The following table presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used by the Company to determine the fair value of non-recurring items (in millions):

 

 

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value at

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

Description

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

2018

 

Impairment of consolidated assets

 

$

92.1

 

 

Indicative Bid(A)/

Contracted Price

 

Indicative Bid(A)/

Contracted Price

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

109.0

 

 

Income Capitalization Approach/

Sales Comparison Approach

 

Market Capitalization

Rate

 

7.4%

 

Reserve of preferred equity interests

 

 

232.0

 

 

Discounted Cash Flow

 

Discount Rate

 

8.4%-9.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terminal Capitalization

Rate

 

7.9%-8.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOI Growth Rate

 

1%

 

 

(A)

Fair value measurements based upon indicative bids were developed by third-party sources (including offers and comparable sales values), subject to the Company’s corroboration for reasonableness.  The Company does not have access to certain unobservable inputs used by these third parties to determine these estimated fair values.