Mortgage and Other Indebtedness (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of mortgage and other indebtedness

Description	Issued (1)	Amount		Interest Rate (2)	Maturity Date (3)
2026 Notes	December 2016	$	400,000	5.95%	December 2026
2024 Notes	October 2014	300,000		4.60%	October 2024
2023 Notes	November 2013	450,000		5.25%	December 2023

(1) Issued by the Operating Partnership. CBL is a limited guarantor of the Operating Partnership's obligations under the Notes as described above.

(2) Interest is payable semiannually in arrears. Interest was payable for the 2026 Notes, the 2024 Notes and the 2023 Notes beginning June 15, 2017; April 15, 2015; and June 1, 2014, respectively. The interest rate for the 2024 Notes and the 2023 Notes is subject to an increase ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% from time to time if, on or after January 1, 2016 and prior to January 1, 2020, the ratio of secured debt to total assets of the Company, as defined, is greater than 40% but less than 45%. The required ratio of secured debt to total assets for the 2026 Notes is 40% or less. As of March 31, 2017, this ratio was 27% as shown below.

(3) The Notes are redeemable at the Operating Partnership's election, in whole or in part from time to time, on not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days' notice to the holders of the Notes to be redeemed. The 2026 Notes, the 2024 Notes and the 2023 Notes may be redeemed prior to September 15, 2026; July 15, 2024; and September 1, 2023, respectively, for cash at a redemption price equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date and a make-whole premium calculated in accordance with the indenture. On or after the respective dates noted above, the Notes are redeemable for cash at a redemption price equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest. If redeemed prior to the respective dates noted above, each issuance of Notes is redeemable at the treasury rate plus 0.50%, 0.35% and 0.40% for the 2026 Notes, the 2024 Notes and the 2023 Notes, respectively.

Mortgage and other indebtedness, net consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Amount			Weighted- Average Interest Rate (1)	Amount			Weighted- Average Interest Rate (1)
Fixed-rate debt:
Non-recourse loans on operating properties	$	2,248,936		5.53%	$	2,453,628		5.55%
Senior unsecured notes due 2023 (2)	446,656			5.25%	446,552			5.25%
Senior unsecured notes due 2024 (3)	299,941			4.60%	299,939			4.60%
Senior unsecured notes due 2026 (4)	394,367			5.95%	394,260			5.95%
Total fixed-rate debt	3,389,900			5.46%	3,594,379			5.48%
Variable-rate debt:
Non-recourse term loans on operating properties	16,488			2.90%	19,055			3.13%
Recourse term loans on operating properties	24,727			3.46%	24,428			3.29%
Construction loan	56,243			3.28%	39,263			3.12%
Unsecured lines of credit	252,105			2.03%	6,024			1.82%
Unsecured term loans	800,000			2.23%	800,000			2.04%
Total variable-rate debt	1,149,563			2.28%	888,770			2.15%
Total fixed-rate and variable-rate debt	4,539,463			4.65%	4,483,149			4.82%
Unamortized deferred financing costs	(16,983		)		(17,855		)
Total mortgage and other indebtedness, net	$	4,522,480			$	4,465,294

(1) Weighted-average interest rate includes the effect of debt premiums and discounts, but excludes amortization of deferred financing costs.

(2) The balance is net of an unamortized discount of $3,344 and $3,448 as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

(3) The balance is net of an unamortized discount of $59 and $61 as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

(4) The balance is net of an unamortized discount of $5,633 and $5,740 as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Schedule of line of credit facilities

The following summarizes certain information about the Company's unsecured lines of credit as of March 31, 2017: 

	Total Capacity		Total Outstanding			Maturity Date	Extended Maturity Date
Wells Fargo - Facility A	$	500,000	$	—	(1)	October 2019	October 2020	(2)
First Tennessee	100,000		27,400		(3)	October 2019	October 2020	(4)
Wells Fargo - Facility B	500,000		224,705		(5)	October 2020
	$	1,100,000	$	252,105

(1) There was $150 outstanding on this facility as of March 31, 2017 for letters of credit. Up to $30,000 of the capacity on this facility can be used for letters of credit.

(2) The extension option is at the Company's election, subject to continued compliance with the terms of the facility, and has a one-time extension fee of 0.15% of the commitment amount of the credit facility.

(3) Up to $20,000 of the capacity on this facility can be used for letters of credit.

(4) The extension option on the facility is at the Company's election, subject to continued compliance with the terms of the facility, and has a one-time extension fee of 0.20% of the commitment amount of the credit facility.

(5) Up to $30,000 of the capacity on this facility can be used for letters of credit.

Schedule of covenant compliance

The following presents the Company's compliance with key covenant ratios, as defined, of the Notes as of March 31, 2017:

Ratio	Required	Actual
Total debt to total assets	< 60%	53%
Secured debt to total assets	< 45% (1)	27%
Total unencumbered assets to unsecured debt	> 150%	211%
Consolidated income available for debt service to annual debt service charge	> 1.5x	3.1x

(1) On January 1, 2020 and thereafter, secured debt to total assets must be less than 40%

The following presents the Company's compliance with key covenant ratios, as defined, of the credit facilities and term loans as of March 31, 2017:

Ratio	Required	Actual
Debt to total asset value	< 60%	49%
Unencumbered asset value to unsecured indebtedness	> 1.6x	2.3x
Unencumbered NOI to unsecured interest expense	> 1.75x	3.7x
EBITDA to fixed charges (debt service)	> 1.5x	2.5x

Schedule of fixed rate loans

The Company repaid the following fixed-rate loans, secured by the related consolidated Properties, in 2017:

Date	Property	Interest Rate at Repayment Date	Scheduled Maturity Date	Principal Balance Repaid (1)
January	The Plaza at Fayette	5.67%	April 2017	$	37,146
January	The Shoppes at St. Clair Square	5.67%	April 2017	18,827
February	Hamilton Corner	5.67%	April 2017	14,227
March	Layton Hills Mall	5.66%	April 2017	89,526
	Total			$	159,726

(1) The Company retired the loans with borrowings from its credit facilities.

Schedule of principal repayments

As of March 31, 2017, the scheduled principal amortization and balloon payments on all of the Company’s consolidated mortgage and other indebtedness, excluding extensions available at the Company’s option, are as follows: 

2017	$	571,982
2018	722,481
2019	318,457
2020	433,689
2021	455,026
Thereafter (1)	1,887,555
	4,389,190
Unamortized premiums and discounts, net	(7,416		)
Unamortized deferred financing costs	(16,983		)
Principal balance of loans secured by Lender Malls in foreclosure (2)	157,689
Total mortgage and other indebtedness, net	$	4,522,480

(1) Excludes the $17,689 non-recourse loan balance secured by Wausau Center, which is in default and receivership.

(2) Represents the non-recourse loan balance of $140,000 secured by Chesterfield Mall, which is in default and receivership, and the principal balance of the loan secured by Wausau Center, as described above.

Schedule of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)

The following tables provide further information relating to the Company’s interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk in 2016: 

	Gain Recognized in OCI/L (Effective Portion)				Location of Losses Reclassified from AOCI into Earnings (Effective  Portion)	Loss Recognized in Earnings (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)	Gain Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Hedging Instrument	Three Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016			2017		2016				2017		2016
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	434	Interest Expense	$	—	$	(443	)	Interest Expense	$	—	$	—