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Segment Reporting
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Segment Reporting

The Company's reportable operating segments include Established Communities, Other Stabilized Communities and Development/Redevelopment Communities. Annually as of January 1, the Company determines which of its communities fall into each of these categories and generally maintains that classification throughout the year for the purpose of reporting segment operations, unless disposition or redevelopment plans regarding a community change. 

Established Communities (also known as Same Store Communities) are consolidated communities where the Company has a significant presence (New England, New York/New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California) and where a comparison of operating results from the prior year to the current year is meaningful, as these communities were owned and had stabilized occupancy as of the beginning of the prior year. The Established Communities for the year ended December 31, 2019, are communities that are consolidated for financial reporting purposes, had stabilized occupancy as of January 1, 2018, are not conducting or planning to conduct substantial redevelopment activities and are not held for sale or planned for disposition within the fiscal year. A community is considered to have stabilized occupancy at the earlier of (i) attainment of 95% physical occupancy or (ii) the one year anniversary of completion of development or redevelopment.

Other Stabilized Communities includes all other completed consolidated communities that have stabilized occupancy, as defined above, as January 1, 2019, or which were acquired during the years ended December 31, 2019 or 2018. Other Stabilized Communities includes stabilized operating communities in our expansion markets of Denver, Colorado, and Southeast Florida, but excludes communities that are conducting or planning to conduct substantial redevelopment activities within the fiscal year.

Development/Redevelopment Communities consists of (i) consolidated communities that are either currently under construction, or were under construction during the fiscal year, which may be partially or fully complete and operating, (ii) consolidated communities where substantial redevelopment is in progress or is planned to begin during the fiscal year and (iii) communities under lease-up that have been complete for less than one year and have not reached stabilized occupancy, as defined above, as of January 1, 2019.

In addition, the Company owns land for future development and has other corporate assets that are not allocated to an operating segment.

The Company's segment disclosures present the measure(s) used by the chief operating decision maker for purposes of assessing each segment's performance. The Company's chief operating decision maker is comprised of several members of its executive
management team who use net operating income (“NOI”) as the primary financial measure for Established Communities and Other Stabilized Communities. NOI is defined by the Company as total property revenue less direct property operating expenses (including property taxes), and excluding corporate-level income (including management, development and other fees), corporate-level property management and other indirect operating expenses, expensed transaction, development and other pursuit costs, net of recoveries, interest expense, net, loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net, general and administrative expense, equity in income of unconsolidated real estate entities, depreciation expense, corporate income tax (benefit) expense, casualty and impairment loss (gain), net, gain on sale of communities, loss (gain) on other real estate transactions, net, for-sale condominium marketing and administrative costs and net operating income from real estate assets sold or held for sale. Although the Company considers NOI a useful measure of a community's or communities' operating performance, NOI should not be considered an alternative to net income or net cash flow from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP. NOI excludes a number of income and expense categories as detailed in the reconciliation of NOI to net income.

A reconciliation of NOI to net income for years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
For the year ended
 
12/31/19
 
12/31/18
 
12/31/17
Net income
$
786,103

 
$
974,175

 
$
876,660

Indirect operating expenses, net of corporate income
83,008

 
80,227

 
68,312

Expensed acquisition, development and other pursuit costs, net of recoveries
4,991

 
3,265

 
2,736

Interest expense, net
203,585

 
220,974

 
199,661

Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
602

 
17,492

 
25,472

General and administrative expense
58,042

 
60,369

 
53,695

Equity in income of unconsolidated real estate entities
(8,652
)
 
(15,270
)
 
(70,744
)
Depreciation expense
661,578

 
631,196

 
584,150

Income tax expense (benefit)
13,003

 
(160
)
 
141

Casualty and impairment loss, net

 
215

 
6,250

Gain on sale of communities
(166,105
)
 
(374,976
)
 
(252,599
)
(Gain) loss on other real estate transactions
(439
)
 
(345
)
 
10,907

For-sale condominium marketing and administrative costs
3,812

 
1,044

 

Net operating income from real estate assets sold or held for sale
(12,318
)
 
(79,372
)
 
(105,663
)
Net operating income
$
1,627,210

 
$
1,518,834

 
$
1,398,978



The following is a summary of NOI from real estate assets sold or held for sale for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

 
For the year ended
 
12/31/2019
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental income from real estate assets sold or held for sale
$
21,441

 
$
124,373

 
$
170,172

Operating expenses from real estate assets sold or held for sale
(9,123
)
 
(45,001
)
 
(64,509
)
Net operating income from real estate assets sold or held for sale
$
12,318

 
$
79,372

 
$
105,663



The primary performance measure for communities under development or redevelopment depends on the stage of completion. While under development, management monitors actual construction costs against budgeted costs as well as lease-up pace and rent levels compared to budget.

The following table provides details of the Company's segment information as of the dates specified (dollars in thousands). The segments are classified based on the individual community's status at January 1, 2019 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and at January 1, 2018, for the year ended December 31, 2017. Segment information for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 has been adjusted to exclude the real estate assets that were sold from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019, or otherwise qualify as held for sale as of December 31, 2019, as described in Note 6, “Real Estate Disposition Activities.”

In addition to NOI, the Company's CODM considers total revenue in assessing each segment's performance. As discussed in Note 1, "Organization, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies," the Company changed its presentation of charges
for uncollectible lease revenue beginning with the year ended December 31, 2019, including it as an adjustment to revenue and not as a component of operating expenses, as it is presented for prior year periods on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Consistent with how the Company's CODM evaluates total revenue, and to provide comparability between periods presented in the Company's segment reporting, the Company has included charges for uncollectible lease revenue for its segment results as a component of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018, the comparable period presented in the following table. Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018 as presented in the following table includes $14,072,000 of charges for uncollectible lease revenue.
 
Total
revenue
 
NOI
 
Gross
real estate (1)
For the year ended December 31, 2019
 

 
 

 
 

Established
 

 
 

 
 

New England
$
249,301

 
$
164,977

 
$
2,065,954

Metro NY/NJ
411,115

 
291,662

 
3,545,753

Mid-Atlantic
292,943

 
207,091

 
2,685,052

Pacific Northwest
113,021

 
82,186

 
990,563

Northern California
363,910

 
280,216

 
2,850,491

Southern California
406,049

 
291,340

 
3,609,595

Total Established (2)
1,836,339

 
1,317,472

 
15,747,408

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Stabilized
298,415

 
202,445

 
3,551,512

Development / Redevelopment
163,471

 
107,293

 
3,702,194

Land Held for Future Development
N/A

 
N/A

 

Non-allocated (3)
4,960

 
N/A

 
557,346

Total
$
2,303,185

 
$
1,627,210

 
$
23,558,460

 
 
 
 
 
 
For the year ended December 31, 2018
 

 
 

 
 

Established
 

 
 

 
 

New England
$
241,793

 
$
159,394

 
$
2,050,131

Metro NY/NJ
400,422

 
284,344

 
3,527,098

Mid-Atlantic
284,381

 
200,381

 
2,669,040

Pacific Northwest
108,861

 
78,313

 
985,102

Northern California
353,136

 
272,096

 
2,832,026

Southern California
394,519

 
283,795

 
3,573,953

Total Established (2)
1,783,112

 
1,278,323

 
15,637,350

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Stabilized
238,584

 
159,745

 
3,063,669

Development / Redevelopment
120,822

 
80,766

 
2,652,967

Land Held for Future Development
N/A

 
N/A

 
84,712

Non-allocated (3)
3,572

 
N/A

 
504,229

Total
$
2,146,090

 
$
1,518,834

 
$
21,942,927

 
 
 
 
 
 
For the year ended December 31, 2017
 

 
 

 
 

Established
 

 
 

 
 

New England
$
215,133

 
$
141,342

 
$
1,845,692

Metro NY/NJ
354,444

 
251,760

 
3,071,563

Mid-Atlantic
232,987

 
161,546

 
2,216,292

Pacific Northwest
84,313

 
61,705

 
724,751

Northern California
357,209

 
273,940

 
2,972,311

Southern California
330,024

 
237,796

 
2,905,512

Total Established (2)
1,574,110

 
1,128,089

 
13,736,121

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Stabilized
174,933

 
117,837

 
2,392,244

Development / Redevelopment (4)
235,266

 
153,052

 
4,104,956

Land Held for Future Development
N/A

 
N/A

 
68,364

Non-allocated (3)
4,147

 
N/A

 
78,864

Total
$
1,988,456

 
$
1,398,978

 
$
20,380,549

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(1)
Does not include gross real estate assets held for sale of $48,412 as of December 31, 2019 and gross real estate either sold or classified as held for sale subsequent to December 31, 2018 and 2017 of $334,242 and $1,555,387, respectively.
(2)
Gross real estate for the Company's Established Communities includes capitalized additions of approximately $128,324, $78,469 and $78,241 in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(3)
Revenue represents third-party management, accounting, and developer fees and miscellaneous income which are not allocated to a reportable segment. Gross real estate includes the for-sale residential condominiums at The Park Loggia, as discussed in Note 6, "Real Estate Disposition Activities."
(4)
Total revenue and NOI for the year ended December 31, 2017 includes $3,495 in business interruption insurance proceeds related to the Maplewood casualty loss.