Leases

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Leases

Leases

Note 3 – Leases

Tenant Leases

The Company is primarily focused on the ownership, acquisition, development and management of retail properties leased to industry leading tenants.  As of June 30, 2021, the Company’s portfolio was approximately 99.5% leased and had a weighted average remaining lease term (excluding extension options) of approximately 9.7 years. A significant majority of its properties are leased to national tenants and approximately 67.7% of its annualized base rent was derived from tenants, or parent entities thereof, with an investment grade credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, Fitch Ratings or the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Substantially all of the Company’s tenants are subject to net lease agreements. A net lease typically requires the tenant to be responsible for minimum monthly rent and actual property operating expenses incurred, including property taxes, insurance and maintenance. In addition, the Company’s tenants are typically subject to future rent increases based on fixed amounts or increases in the consumer price index and certain leases provide for additional rent calculated as a percentage of the tenants’ gross sales above a specified level.  Certain of the Company’s properties are subject to leases under which it retains responsibility for specific costs and expenses of the property.

The Company’s leases typically provide the tenant one or more multi-year renewal options to extend their leases, subject to generally the same terms and conditions, including rent increases, consistent with the initial lease term.

The Company attempts to maximize the amount it expects to derive from the underlying real estate property following the end of the lease, to the extent it is not extended.  The Company maintains a proactive leasing program that, combined with the quality and locations of its properties, has made its properties attractive to tenants. The Company intends to continue to hold its properties for long-term investment and, accordingly, places a strong emphasis on the quality of construction and an on-going program of regular and preventative maintenance.  However, the residual value of a real estate property is still subject to various market-specific, asset-specific, and tenant-specific risks and characteristics.  As the classification

of a lease is dependent on the fair value of its cash flows at lease commencement, the residual value of a property represents a significant assumption in its accounting for tenant leases.

The Company has elected the practical expedient in ASC 842 on not separating non-lease components from associated lease components.  The lease and non-lease components combined as a result of this election largely include tenant rentals and maintenance charges, respectively. The Company applies the accounting requirements of ASC 842 to the combined component.

The following table includes information regarding contractual lease payments for the Company’s operating leases for which it is the lessor, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. (presented in thousands)

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2021		June 30, 2020		June 30, 2021		June 30, 2020
Total lease payments	$	84,842	$	60,288	$	165,042	$	118,384
Less: Operating cost reimbursements and percentage rents		8,569		6,192		17,544		13,085
Total non-variable lease payments	$	76,273	$	54,096	$	147,498	$	105,299

At June 30, 2021, future non-variable lease payments to be received from the Company’s operating leases for the remainder of 2021, the following four years, and thereafter are as follows (presented in thousands):

	2021
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2022		2023		2024		2025		Thereafter		Total
Future non-variable lease payments	$	154,195	$	308,793	$	303,815	$	293,450	$	283,326	$	1,744,997	$	3,088,576

Deferred Revenue

As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, there was $8.7 million and $6.1 million, respectively, in deferred revenues resulting from rents paid in advance.

Land Lease Obligations

The Company is the lessee under land lease agreements for certain of its properties. ASC 842 requires a lessee to recognize right of use assets and lease obligation liabilities that arise from leases, whether qualifying as operating or finance.  As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $59.6 million and $44.5 million of right of use assets, recognized within Other Assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively, while the corresponding lease obligations of $22.8 million and $17.6 million, respectively, were recognized within Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, and Other Liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of these dates.  

The Company’s land leases do not include any variable lease payments. These leases typically provide multi-year renewal options to extend their term as lessee at the Company’s option. Option periods are included in the calculation of the lease obligation liability only when options are reasonably certain to be exercised. Certain of the Company’s land leases qualify as finance leases as a result of purchase options that are reasonably certain of being exercised or automatic transfer of title to the Company at the end of the lease term.

Amortization of right of use assets for operating land leases is classified as land lease expense and was $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. There was no amortization of right of use assets for finance land leases, as the underlying leased asset (land) has an infinite life.  Interest expense on finance land leases was $0.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021, while there was no such expense incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2020. Interest expense

on finance land leases was $0.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021 while no such expense was incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

In calculating its lease obligations under ground leases, the Company uses discount rates estimated to be equal to what it would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term, for an amount equal to the lease payments, in a similar economic environment.

The following tables include information on the Company’s land leases for which it is the lessee, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. (presented in thousands)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2021			June 30, 2020			June 30, 2021			June 30, 2020
Operating leases:
Operating cash outflows	$	267		$	267		$	534		$	534
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (years)		36.3			38.2			36.3			38.2
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases		4.13	%		4.13	%		4.13	%		4.13	%
Finance leases:
Operating cash outflows	$	65		$	-		$	86		$	—
Financing cash outflows	$	19		$	-		$	118		$	—
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (years)		3.3			-			3.3			—
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases		4.13	%		-	%		4.13	%		—	%
Supplemental Disclosure:
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities	$	6,302		$	—		$	6,302		$	—
Right-of-use assets net change	$	6,302		$	—		$	6,302		$	—

Maturity Analysis of Lease Liabilities for Operating Leases (presented in thousands)

	2021
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2022		2023		2024		2025		Thereafter		Total
Lease payments	$	499	$	1,009	$	1,009	$	1,009	$	1,009	$	29,996	$	34,531
Imputed interest		(341)		(671)		(657)		(642)		(627)		(15,024)		(17,962)
Total lease liabilities	$	158	$	338	$	352	$	367	$	382	$	14,972	$	16,569

Maturity Analysis of Lease Liabilities for Finance Leases (presented in thousands)

	2021
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2022		2023		2024		2025		Thereafter		Total
Lease payments	$	168	$	336	$	336	$	6,196	$	—	$	—	$	7,036
Imputed interest		(129)		(255)		(252)		(207)		—		—		(843)
Total lease liabilities	$	39	$	81	$	84	$	5,989	$	—	$	—	$	6,193