Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

We measure at fair value on a recurring basis our investments in the securitization trust that holds certain of our property debt, which we classify as available for sale, or AFS, debt securities, and our interest rate swaps, both of which are classified within Level 2 of the GAAP fair value hierarchy.

Our investments in debt securities classified as AFS are presented within other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. We hold several positions in the securitization trust that pay interest currently and we also hold the first loss position in the securitization trust, which accrues interest over the term of the investment. We are accreting the discount to the $100.9 million face value of the investments into interest income using the effective interest method over the remaining term of the investments, which, as of June 30, 2018, was approximately 2.9 years. Our amortized cost basis for these investments, which represents the original cost adjusted for interest accretion less interest payments received, was $80.6 million and $77.7 million at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. We estimated the fair value of these investments to be $84.6 million and $82.8 million at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

We estimate the fair value of these investments using an income and market approach with primarily observable inputs, including yields and other information regarding similar types of investments, and adjusted for certain unobservable inputs specific to these investments. The fair value of the positions that pay interest currently typically moves in an inverse relationship with movements in interest rates. The fair value of the first loss position is primarily correlated to collateral quality and demand for similar subordinate commercial mortgage-backed securities.

Certain consolidated partnerships served by our Asset Management business entered into interest rate swap agreements, which limited exposure to interest rate risk on the partnerships’ debt by effectively converting the interest from a variable rate to a fixed rate. We estimated the fair value of interest rate swaps using an income approach with primarily observable inputs, including information regarding the hedged variable cash flows and forward yield curves relating to the variable interest rates on which the hedged cash flows are based.

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in fair value of these interest rate swaps (in thousands):



	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018			2017
Beginning balance	$	(1,795	)	$	(3,175	)
Unrealized losses included in interest expense	—			(23		)
Losses on interest rate swaps reclassified into interest expense from accumulated other comprehensive loss	219			755
Unrealized gains (losses) included in equity and partners’ capital	415			(355		)
Ending balance	$	(1,161	)	$	(2,798	)

As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the interest rate swaps had aggregate notional amounts of $21.7 million and $22.0 million, respectively. We designated these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. As of June 30, 2018, the fair value of these swaps is presented within liabilities held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheets, and we recognized any changes in the fair value as an adjustment of accumulated other comprehensive loss within equity and partners’ capital to the extent of their effectiveness. Effective July 25, 2018, in connection with the sale of our Asset Management business, these obligations were derecognized.

Fair Value Disclosures

We believe that the carrying values of the consolidated amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and payables approximate their fair values at June 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, due to their relatively short-term nature and high probability of realization. The estimated fair value of the total indebtedness associated with our Real Estate portfolio was approximately $4.2 billion at June 30, 2018, as compared to a carrying amount of $4.3 billion at June 30, 2018. The carrying value of the total indebtedness associated with our Real Estate portfolio approximated its estimated fair value at December 31, 2017. We estimate the fair value of our consolidated debt using an income and market approach, including comparison of the contractual terms to observable and unobservable inputs such as market interest rate risk spreads, contractual interest rates, remaining periods to maturity, collateral quality and loan to value ratios on similarly encumbered apartment communities within our portfolio. We classify the fair value of debt within Level 3 of the GAAP valuation hierarchy based on the significance of certain of the unobservable inputs used to estimate its fair value.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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