Unconsolidated Affiliates and Noncontrolling Interests

Unconsolidated Affiliates

At March 31, 2017, the Company had investments in the following 17 entities, which are accounted for using the equity method of accounting:



Joint Venture	Property Name	Company's Interest
Ambassador Infrastructure, LLC	Ambassador Town Center - Infrastructure Improvements	65.0%
Ambassador Town Center JV, LLC	Ambassador Town Center	65.0%
CBL/T-C, LLC	CoolSprings Galleria, Oak Park Mall and West County Center	50.0%
CBL-TRS Joint Venture, LLC	Friendly Center and The Shops at Friendly Center	50.0%
El Paso Outlet Outparcels, LLC	The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso (vacant land)	50.0%
Fremaux Town Center JV, LLC	Fremaux Town Center - Phases I and II	65.0%
G&I VIII CBL Triangle LLC	Triangle Town Center and Triangle Town Commons	10.0%
Governor’s Square IB	Governor’s Square Plaza	50.0%
Governor’s Square Company	Governor’s Square	47.5%
JG Gulf Coast Town Center LLC	Gulf Coast Town Center - Phase III	50.0%
Kentucky Oaks Mall Company	Kentucky Oaks Mall	50.0%
Mall of South Carolina L.P.	Coastal Grand	50.0%
Mall of South Carolina Outparcel L.P.	Coastal Grand Crossing and vacant land	50.0%
Port Orange I, LLC	The Pavilion at Port Orange - Phase I	50.0%
River Ridge Mall JV, LLC	River Ridge Mall	25.0%
West Melbourne I, LLC	Hammock Landing - Phases I and II	50.0%
York Town Center, LP	York Town Center	50.0%

Although the Company had majority ownership of certain joint ventures during 2017 and 2016, it evaluated the investments and concluded that the other partners or owners in these joint ventures had substantive participating rights, such as approvals of:


•	the pro forma for the development and construction of the project and any material deviations or modifications thereto;


•	the site plan and any material deviations or modifications thereto;


•	the conceptual design of the project and the initial plans and specifications for the project and any material deviations or modifications thereto;


•	any acquisition/construction loans or any permanent financings/refinancings;


•	the annual operating budgets and any material deviations or modifications thereto;


•	the initial leasing plan and leasing parameters and any material deviations or modifications thereto; and


•	any material acquisitions or dispositions with respect to the project.

As a result of the joint control over these joint ventures, the Company accounts for these investments using the equity method of accounting.

All of the debt on the properties owned by the unconsolidated affiliates listed above is non-recourse, except for debt secured by Ambassador Infrastructure, Hammock Landing and The Pavilion at Port Orange. See Note 12 for a description of guarantees the Company has issued related to certain unconsolidated affiliates.

Condensed Combined Financial Statements - Unconsolidated Affiliates

Condensed combined financial statement information of the unconsolidated affiliates is as follows:



ASSETS	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Investment in real estate assets	$	2,142,570		$	2,137,666
Accumulated depreciation	(580,084		)	(564,612		)
	1,562,486			1,573,054
Developments in progress	11,182			9,210
Net investment in real estate assets	1,573,668			1,582,264
Other assets	212,682			223,347
Total assets	$	1,786,350		$	1,805,611

LIABILITIES
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net	$	1,260,645		$	1,266,046
Other liabilities	41,864			46,160
Total liabilities	1,302,509			1,312,206

OWNERS' EQUITY
The Company	224,340			228,313
Other investors	259,501			265,092
Total owners' equity	483,841			493,405
Total liabilities and owners' equity	$	1,786,350		$	1,805,611



	Total for the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Total revenues	$	59,699		$	64,204
Depreciation and amortization	(20,629		)	(20,610		)
Interest income	400			336
Interest expense	(12,838		)	(13,489		)
Operating expenses	(18,748		)	(20,072		)
Income from continuing operations before gain on sales of real estate assets	7,884			10,369
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate assets	(71		)	80,959
Net income ⁽¹⁾	$	7,813		$	91,328


(1)	The Company's pro rata share of net income is $5,373 and $32,390 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Redeemable Interests of the Operating Partnership

Redeemable common units of $15,472 and $17,996 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, include a partnership interest in the Operating Partnership for which the partnership agreement includes redemption provisions that may require the Operating Partnership to redeem the partnership interest for real property.

Noncontrolling Interests of the Operating Partnership

Noncontrolling interests include the aggregate noncontrolling ownership interest in the Operating Partnership's consolidated subsidiaries that is held by third parties and for which the related partnership agreements either do not include redemption provisions or are subject to redemption provisions that do not require classification outside of permanent equity. Total noncontrolling interests were $9,319 and $12,103, as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Noncontrolling Interests of the Company

The noncontrolling interests of the Company include the third party interests discussed above as well as the aggregate noncontrolling partnership interest in the Operating Partnership that is not owned by the Company and for which each of the noncontrolling limited partners has the right to exchange all or a portion of its partnership interests for shares of the Company’s common stock or, at the Company’s election, their cash equivalent. As of March 31, 2017, the Company's total noncontrolling interests of $106,085 consisted of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and in other consolidated subsidiaries of $96,766 and $9,319, respectively. The Company's total noncontrolling interests at December 31, 2016 of $112,138 consisted of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and in other consolidated subsidiaries of $100,035 and $12,103, respectively.

Variable Interest Entities

In accordance with the guidance in ASU 2015-02 and ASU 2016-17, as discussed in Note 2, the Operating Partnership and certain of its subsidiaries are deemed to have the characteristics of a VIE primarily because the limited partners of these entities do not collectively possess substantive kick-out or participating rights. The Company adopted ASU 2015-02 as of January 1, 2016 and ASU 2016-17 was adopted as of January 1, 2017 on a modified retrospective basis. The adoption of ASU 2016-17 did not change any of the Company's consolidation conclusions made under ASU 2015-02 and did not change amounts within the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company consolidates the Operating Partnership, which is a VIE, for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. The Company, through the Operating Partnership, consolidates all VIEs for which it is the primary beneficiary. Generally, a VIE is a legal entity in which the equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or the equity investors lack sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. A limited partnership is considered a VIE when the majority of the limited partners unrelated to the general partner possess neither the right to remove the general partner without cause, nor certain rights to participate in the decisions that most significantly affect the financial results of the partnership. In determining whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the Company considers qualitative and quantitative factors, including, but not limited to: which activities most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and which party controls such activities; the amount and characteristics of the Company's investment; the obligation or likelihood for the Company or other investors to provide financial support; and the similarity with and significance to the Company's business activities and the business activities of the other investors.

The table below lists the Company's VIEs as of March 31, 2017:

Consolidated VIEs:

Atlanta Outlet Outparcels, LLC

Atlanta Outlet JV, LLC

CBL Terrace LP

El Paso Outlet Center Holding, LLC

El Paso Outlet Center II, LLC

Foothills Mall Associates

Gettysburg Outlet Center Holding, LLC

Gettysburg Outlet Center, LLC

High Point Development LP II

Jarnigan Road LP

Laredo Outlet JV, LLC

Lebcon Associates

Lebcon I, Ltd

Lee Partners

Louisville Outlet Outparcels, LLC

Louisville Outlet Shoppes, LLC

Madison Grandview Forum, LLC

The Promenade at D'Iberville

Statesboro Crossing, LLC

Village at Orchard Hills, LLC

Unconsolidated VIEs:

Ambassador Infrastructure, LLC

G&I VIII CBL Triangle LLC

Variable Interest Entities - Reconsideration Event

Woodstock GA, Investments, LLC

In March 2017, the Company divested its interests in the 75/25 consolidated joint venture and was relieved of its funding obligation related to the loan secured by the vacant land owned by the joint venture. See Note 3 and Note 6 for more information.