Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations, although management believes the disclosures are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020.

The condensed consolidated balance sheets of Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership as of December 31, 2019, have been derived from their respective audited financial statements at that date, but do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the financial statements and notes thereto included in Aimco’s and the Aimco Operating Partnership’s combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Except where indicated, the footnotes refer to both Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

Aimco’s accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Aimco, the Aimco Operating Partnership, and their consolidated subsidiaries. The Aimco Operating Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Aimco Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

We consolidate a variable interest entity, or VIE, in which we are considered the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is the entity that has (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE.

As used herein, and except where the context otherwise requires, “partnership” refers to a limited partnership or a limited liability company and “partner” refers to a partner in a limited partnership or a member of a limited liability company. Interests in the Aimco Operating Partnership that are held by limited partners other than Aimco are reflected in Aimco’s accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as noncontrolling interests in the Aimco Operating Partnership. Interests in partnerships consolidated by the Aimco Operating Partnership that are held by third parties are reflected in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships.

Redeemable Preferred OP Units

Redeemable Preferred OP Units

As described in Note 5, the preferred OP Units may be redeemed at the holder’s option and are therefore presented within temporary equity in Aimco’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and within temporary capital in the Aimco Operating Partnership’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following table presents a reconciliation of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s preferred OP Units from December 31, 2019, to September 30, 2020 (in thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2019	$	97,064
Preferred distributions		(5,415	)
Redemption of preferred units		(17,615	)
Net income		5,415
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	79,449

The Aimco Operating Partnership has outstanding various classes of redeemable preferred OP Units. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Aimco Operating Partnership had 2,938,802 and 3,643,399 redeemable preferred OP Units, respectively, issued and outstanding. Distributions per annum range from 1.92% to 8.75% per class and $0.48 to $8.00 per unit.

Revenue from Leases

Revenue from Leases

The majority of lease payments we receive from our residents and tenants are fixed. We receive variable payments from our residents and commercial tenants primarily for utility reimbursements. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, our total lease income was comprised of the following amounts for all operating leases (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020			2019
Fixed lease income	$	200,295	$	213,945	$	619,447		$	639,359
Variable lease income		14,578		15,005		40,842			42,814
Straight-line rent write-off (1)		—		—		(2,927	)		—
Total lease income	$	214,873	$	228,950	$	657,362		$	682,173

(1) We monitor the collectability of all unpaid rent amounts. The onset of COVID-19 and the anticipated economic slowdown resulted in a $2.9 million write-off of accrued straight-line rent during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Additionally, we wrote-off the related deferred leasing costs of $2.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The write-offs of deferred leasing costs are recorded in depreciation and amortization in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

In response to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental lockdown, many jurisdictions where our communities are located have enacted protections for residents and commercial tenants, including government-mandated rent deferrals, rent freezes, repayment extensions, fee abatement measures or concessions, and prohibitions on lease terminations or evictions for tenants. Some states and municipalities are also implementing rental assistance programs and encouraging landlord-tenant negotiations.

On April 10, 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued a Staff Q&A to respond to some frequently asked questions about accounting for lease concessions, including deferrals or reductions of future lease payments. Consequently, in accordance with the Staff Q&A issued by the FASB, we may elect to record rent relief when granted rather than over the remaining term of the lease. Our residential tenants represent approximately 97% of revenue and our commercial tenants represent approximately 3% of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2020. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we granted to commercial tenants $0.6 million and $1.0 million in rent relief, respectively, and elected to record these as a reduction of variable lease income in the table above.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts included in the financial statements and accompanying notes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications and Revisions

Reclassifications and Revisions

For the 2020 presentation of our condensed consolidated statements of operations, we have added a caption for investment management expenses. We have reclassified certain items from property operating expenses, general and administrative expenses, and other expenses, net, in our 2019 presentation to conform to the current presentation.

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in the Current Year

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in the Current Year

On January 1, 2020, we adopted ASC 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, issued by the FASB which changes the method and timing of the recognition of credit losses on financial assets. The standard requires us to estimate and record credit losses over the life of a financial instrument, including receivables, at its inception. Our notes receivable and investments in available for sale, or AFS, debt securities are subject to the new standard. For AFS debt securities, the new standard requires us to estimate a credit loss if the fair value of the instruments is less than the carrying value of the instruments.

We adopted the credit loss standard using the modified-retrospective approach. We recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment for the estimated credit loss associated with our notes receivable of $0.3 million in distributions in excess of earnings and partners’ capital in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of January 1, 2020. As of the date of adoption, the fair value of our AFS debt securities exceeded their carrying value and no estimate of credit loss was required for these instruments.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

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 AFS debt securities.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.