9.Noncontrolling Interests

 

In January 2013, we completed our acquisition of ARCT.  Equity issued as consideration for this transaction included common and preferred partnership units issued by Tau Operating Partnership, L.P., or Tau Operating Partnership, the consolidated subsidiary which owns properties acquired through the ARCT acquisition.  Realty Income and its subsidiaries hold a 99.3% interest in Tau Operating Partnership, and consolidate the entity.

 

In June 2013, we completed the acquisition of a portfolio of properties by issuing common partnership units in a newly formed entity, Realty Income, L.P.  The units were issued as consideration for the acquisition.  At March 31, 2015, the remaining units from this issuance represent a 1.7% ownership in Realty Income, L.P.  Realty Income holds the remaining 98.3% interests in this entity, and consolidates the entity.

 

A.Neither of the common partnership units have voting rights. Both common partnership units are entitled to monthly distributions equal to the amount paid to common stockholders of Realty Income, and are redeemable in cash or Realty Income common stock, at our option, and at a conversion ratio of one to one, subject to certain exceptions.  Noncontrolling interests with redemption provisions that permit the issuer to settle in either cash or common stock, at the option of the issuer, were evaluated to determine whether temporary or permanent equity classification on the balance sheet was appropriate.  We determined that the units meet the requirements to qualify for presentation as permanent equity.

 

The following table represents the change in the carrying value of all noncontrolling interests through March 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

During the first three months of 2015, we recorded net equity reclassification adjustments of $1.1 million between noncontrolling interests and additional paid in capital to adjust the carrying value of noncontrolling interests to be in-line with their equity ownership interests in the entities. During the first three months of 2014, we recorded an equity reclassification adjustment of $6.6 million between noncontrolling interests and additional paid in capital to adjust the carrying value of the Realty Income, L.P. noncontrolling interests to be in-line with their equity ownership interest in the entity.

 

B.The Tau Operating Partnership preferred units were recorded at fair value as of the date of acquisition.  Since they were redeemable at a fixed price on a determinable date, we initially classified them in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.  Payments on these preferred units were made monthly at a rate of 2% per annum and were included in interest expense.  As of December 31, 2014, the preferred units had a carrying value of $6.75 million.  In January 2015, we redeemed all 6,750 Tau Operating Partnership preferred units for $1,000 per unit, plus accrued and unpaid distributions.