Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The table below summarizes information regarding VIEs consolidated by the Aimco Operating Partnership:

As described in Note 3, we sold our Asset Management business in July 2018, including the nominal ownership interest we held in partnerships served by this business.



	September 30, 2018	December 31, 2017
Real Estate portfolio:
VIEs with interests in apartment communities	9	14
Apartment communities owned by VIEs	9	14
Apartment homes in communities owned by VIEs	3,592	4,321
Consolidated partnerships served by Asset Management business:
VIEs with interests in apartment communities	—	49
Apartment communities owned by VIEs	—	37
Apartment homes in communities owned by VIEs	—	5,893

Assets of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s consolidated VIEs must first be used to settle the liabilities of such consolidated VIEs. These consolidated VIEs’ creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Aimco Operating Partnership. Assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs are summarized in the table below (in thousands):



	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Real Estate portfolio:
Assets
Net real estate	$	481,390	$	529,898
Cash and cash equivalents	13,193		16,111
Restricted cash	7,295		4,798
Liabilities
Non-recourse property debt secured by Real Estate communities, net	339,278		412,205
Accrued liabilities and other	17,096		10,623
Consolidated partnerships served by Asset Management business:
Assets
Real estate, net	—		215,580
Cash and cash equivalents	—		15,931
Restricted cash	—		30,107
Liabilities
Non-recourse property debt	—		220,356
Accrued liabilities and other	—		20,241

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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