Lease Accounting

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Leases [Abstract]

Lease Accounting

Lease Accounting

Lessor

The Company’s lease portfolio as a lessor primarily includes general purpose, single-tenant net-leased real estate assets. Most of the Company’s leases require tenants to pay fixed annual rental payments that escalate on an annual basis and variable payments for other operating expenses, such as real estate taxes, insurance, common area maintenance ("CAM"), and utilities, that are based on the actual expenses incurred.

Certain leases allow for the tenant to renew the lease term upon expiration or earlier. Periods covered by a renewal option are included within the lease term only when renewals are deemed to be reasonably certain. Certain leases allow for the tenant to terminate the lease before the expiration of lease term and certain leases provide the tenant with the right to purchase the leased property at fair market value or a stipulated price upon expiration of the lease term or before.

Accounting guidance under Topic 842 requires the Company to make certain assumptions and judgments in applying the guidance, including determining whether an arrangement includes a lease and determining the lease term when the contract has renewal, purchase or early termination provisions.

The Company analyzes its accounts receivable, customer creditworthiness and current economic trends when evaluating the adequacy of the collectability of the lessee's total accounts receivable balance on a lease by lease basis. In addition, tenants in bankruptcy are analyzed and considerations are made in connection with the expected pre-petition and post-petition claims. If a lessee's accounts receivable balance is considered uncollectible, the Company will write-off the receivable balances associated with the lease to rental revenue and cease to recognize lease income, including straight-line rent, unless cash is received. If the Company subsequently determines that it is probable it will collect substantially all of the lessee's remaining lease payments under the lease term; the Company will reinstate the straight-line balance adjusting for the amount related to the period when the lease was accounted for on a cash basis. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not write off any deferred rent receivable as a reduction of rental revenue.

Certain tenants have been experiencing financial difficulties as a result of the current economic conditions. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company wrote off an aggregate of $84 and $183, respectively, accounts receivable relating to certain tenants suffering from the current economic conditions.

The Company elected that the lease and non-lease components in its leases are a single lease component, which is, therefore, being recognized as rental revenue in its unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The primary non-lease service is included within rental revenue is CAM services provided as part of the Company’s real estate leases. Topic 842 requires that the Company capitalize, as initial direct costs, only those costs that are incurred due to the execution of a lease. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not incur any costs that were not incremental to the execution of leases.

The Company manages the risk associated with the residual value of its leased properties by including contract clauses that make tenants responsible for surrendering the space in good condition upon lease termination, holding a diversified portfolio, and other activities. The Company does not have residual value guarantees on specific properties.

The following table presents the Company’s classification of rental revenue for its operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

	Three Months Ended
Classification	March 31, 2022		March 31, 2021
Fixed	$	66,982	$	71,942
Variable(1)(2)	11,554		19,703
Total	$	78,536	$	91,645

(1)    Primarily comprised of tenant reimbursements.

(2)    Variable income contains termination income of $10,941 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. No termination fee revenue was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The 2021 termination fee income primarily related to a tenant that terminated its lease at the Company's Durham, New Hampshire industrial property.

Future fixed rental receipts for leases, assuming no new or re-negotiated leases as of March 31, 2022 were as follows:

Three months ending March 31, 2022	Total
2022 - remainder	$	194,736
2023	263,513
2024	233,837
2025	212,628
2026	194,096
2027	158,937
Thereafter	581,264
Total	$	1,839,011

The above minimum lease payments do not include reimbursements to be received from tenants for certain operating expenses and real estate taxes and do not include early termination payments provided for in certain leases, unless such payments are reasonably certain to be received.

Lessee

The Company, as lessee, has ground leases, corporate leases for office space, and office equipment leases. All leases were classified as operating leases as of March 31, 2022. The leases have remaining lease terms of up to 39 years. Renewal periods are included in the lease term only when renewal is deemed to be reasonably certain. The lease term also includes periods covered by an option to terminate the lease if the Company is reasonably certain not to exercise the termination option. The Company measures its lease payments by including fixed rental payments and variable rental payments that tie to an index or a rate, such as CPI. The Company recognizes lease expense for its operating leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term and variable lease expense not included in the lease payment measurement as incurred.

The accounting guidance under Topic 842 requires the Company to make certain assumptions and judgments in applying the guidance, including determining whether an arrangement includes a lease, determining the term of a lease when the contract has renewal or termination provisions and determining the discount rate.

The Company determines whether an arrangement is or includes a lease at contract inception by evaluating whether the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. If the Company has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from and can direct the use of, the identified asset for a period of time, the Company accounts for the contract as a lease.

The Company uses the information available at the lease commencement date to determine the discount rate for any new leases. The Company used a portfolio approach to determine its incremental borrowing rate. Lease contracts were grouped based on similar lease terms and economic environments in a manner in which the Company reasonably expects that the outcome from applying a portfolio approach does not differ materially from an individual lease approach. The Company estimated a collateralized discount rate for each portfolio of leases.

Supplemental information related to operating leases is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022		March 31, 2021
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases (years)	9.5		11.5
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	4.0	%	4.1	%

The components of lease expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

Income Statement Classification	Fixed		Variable		Total
2022:
Property operating	$	886	$	—	$	886
General and administrative	377		35		412
Total	$	1,263	$	35	$	1,298
2021:
Property operating	$	912	$	—	$	912
General and administrative	336		33		369
Total	$	1,248	$	33	$	1,281

The Company recognized sublease income of $830 and $856 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The following table shows the Company's maturity analysis of its operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2022:

	Operating Leases
2022 - remainder	$	3,706
2023	5,290
2024	5,199
2025	5,204
2026	4,174
2027	3,673
Thereafter	7,501
Total lease payments	$	34,747
Less: Imputed interest	(6,711)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$	28,036

Lease Accounting

Lease Accounting

Lessor

The Company’s lease portfolio as a lessor primarily includes general purpose, single-tenant net-leased real estate assets. Most of the Company’s leases require tenants to pay fixed annual rental payments that escalate on an annual basis and variable payments for other operating expenses, such as real estate taxes, insurance, common area maintenance ("CAM"), and utilities, that are based on the actual expenses incurred.

Certain leases allow for the tenant to renew the lease term upon expiration or earlier. Periods covered by a renewal option are included within the lease term only when renewals are deemed to be reasonably certain. Certain leases allow for the tenant to terminate the lease before the expiration of lease term and certain leases provide the tenant with the right to purchase the leased property at fair market value or a stipulated price upon expiration of the lease term or before.

Accounting guidance under Topic 842 requires the Company to make certain assumptions and judgments in applying the guidance, including determining whether an arrangement includes a lease and determining the lease term when the contract has renewal, purchase or early termination provisions.

The Company analyzes its accounts receivable, customer creditworthiness and current economic trends when evaluating the adequacy of the collectability of the lessee's total accounts receivable balance on a lease by lease basis. In addition, tenants in bankruptcy are analyzed and considerations are made in connection with the expected pre-petition and post-petition claims. If a lessee's accounts receivable balance is considered uncollectible, the Company will write-off the receivable balances associated with the lease to rental revenue and cease to recognize lease income, including straight-line rent, unless cash is received. If the Company subsequently determines that it is probable it will collect substantially all of the lessee's remaining lease payments under the lease term; the Company will reinstate the straight-line balance adjusting for the amount related to the period when the lease was accounted for on a cash basis. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not write off any deferred rent receivable as a reduction of rental revenue.

Certain tenants have been experiencing financial difficulties as a result of the current economic conditions. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company wrote off an aggregate of $84 and $183, respectively, accounts receivable relating to certain tenants suffering from the current economic conditions.

The Company elected that the lease and non-lease components in its leases are a single lease component, which is, therefore, being recognized as rental revenue in its unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The primary non-lease service is included within rental revenue is CAM services provided as part of the Company’s real estate leases. Topic 842 requires that the Company capitalize, as initial direct costs, only those costs that are incurred due to the execution of a lease. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not incur any costs that were not incremental to the execution of leases.

The Company manages the risk associated with the residual value of its leased properties by including contract clauses that make tenants responsible for surrendering the space in good condition upon lease termination, holding a diversified portfolio, and other activities. The Company does not have residual value guarantees on specific properties.

The following table presents the Company’s classification of rental revenue for its operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

	Three Months Ended
Classification	March 31, 2022		March 31, 2021
Fixed	$	66,982	$	71,942
Variable(1)(2)	11,554		19,703
Total	$	78,536	$	91,645

(1)    Primarily comprised of tenant reimbursements.

(2)    Variable income contains termination income of $10,941 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. No termination fee revenue was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The 2021 termination fee income primarily related to a tenant that terminated its lease at the Company's Durham, New Hampshire industrial property.

Future fixed rental receipts for leases, assuming no new or re-negotiated leases as of March 31, 2022 were as follows:

Three months ending March 31, 2022	Total
2022 - remainder	$	194,736
2023	263,513
2024	233,837
2025	212,628
2026	194,096
2027	158,937
Thereafter	581,264
Total	$	1,839,011

The above minimum lease payments do not include reimbursements to be received from tenants for certain operating expenses and real estate taxes and do not include early termination payments provided for in certain leases, unless such payments are reasonably certain to be received.

Lessee

The Company, as lessee, has ground leases, corporate leases for office space, and office equipment leases. All leases were classified as operating leases as of March 31, 2022. The leases have remaining lease terms of up to 39 years. Renewal periods are included in the lease term only when renewal is deemed to be reasonably certain. The lease term also includes periods covered by an option to terminate the lease if the Company is reasonably certain not to exercise the termination option. The Company measures its lease payments by including fixed rental payments and variable rental payments that tie to an index or a rate, such as CPI. The Company recognizes lease expense for its operating leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term and variable lease expense not included in the lease payment measurement as incurred.

The accounting guidance under Topic 842 requires the Company to make certain assumptions and judgments in applying the guidance, including determining whether an arrangement includes a lease, determining the term of a lease when the contract has renewal or termination provisions and determining the discount rate.

The Company determines whether an arrangement is or includes a lease at contract inception by evaluating whether the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. If the Company has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from and can direct the use of, the identified asset for a period of time, the Company accounts for the contract as a lease.

The Company uses the information available at the lease commencement date to determine the discount rate for any new leases. The Company used a portfolio approach to determine its incremental borrowing rate. Lease contracts were grouped based on similar lease terms and economic environments in a manner in which the Company reasonably expects that the outcome from applying a portfolio approach does not differ materially from an individual lease approach. The Company estimated a collateralized discount rate for each portfolio of leases.

Supplemental information related to operating leases is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022		March 31, 2021
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases (years)	9.5		11.5
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	4.0	%	4.1	%

The components of lease expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

Income Statement Classification	Fixed		Variable		Total
2022:
Property operating	$	886	$	—	$	886
General and administrative	377		35		412
Total	$	1,263	$	35	$	1,298
2021:
Property operating	$	912	$	—	$	912
General and administrative	336		33		369
Total	$	1,248	$	33	$	1,281

The Company recognized sublease income of $830 and $856 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The following table shows the Company's maturity analysis of its operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2022:

	Operating Leases
2022 - remainder	$	3,706
2023	5,290
2024	5,199
2025	5,204
2026	4,174
2027	3,673
Thereafter	7,501
Total lease payments	$	34,747
Less: Imputed interest	(6,711)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$	28,036