Fair Value Measurements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Measurements
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The Company’s assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value in the accompanying consolidated financial statements are summarized below. The following table sets forth the Company’s financial liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
 
 
 
Fair Value Hierarchy Level
 
Fair Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps financial liabilities
$
(1,630
)
 
$

 
$
(1,630
)
 
$

December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps financial liabilities
$
(1,122
)
 
$

 
$
(1,122
)
 
$


The interest rate swaps are measured using a market approach, using prices obtained from a nationally recognized pricing service and pricing models with market observable inputs such as interest rates and volatilities. These measurements are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements
Fair value measurement of an asset on a nonrecurring basis occurs when events or changes in circumstances related to an asset indicate that the carrying amount of the asset is no longer recoverable. The following table sets forth the Company’s assets that were accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Hierarchy Level
 
Impairment
Charges (1)
Description
Fair Value
 
Dispositions
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lease intangible assets
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(615
)
Long-lived assets held for sale
4,495

 

 

 

 
4,495

 
(1,043
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(1,658
)
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-lived assets held and used
$
37,278

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
37,278

 
$
(20,679
)
Lease intangible assets
10,013

 

 

 

 
10,013

 
4,317

Long-lived assets held for sale
65,958

 
(26,721
)
 

 

 
92,679

 
(20,074
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(36,436
)

(1) Impairment charges are presented for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and for the year ended December 31, 2014.
The fair values of impaired real estate and intangible assets were determined by using the following information, depending on availability, in order of preference: signed purchase and sale agreements or letters of intent; recently quoted bid or ask prices, or market prices for comparable properties; estimates of cash flow, which consider, among other things, contractual and forecasted rental revenues, leasing assumptions, and expenses based upon market conditions; and expectations for the use of the real estate. Based on these inputs, the Company determined that its valuation of the impaired real estate and intangible assets falls within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Financial assets and liabilities for which the carrying values approximate their fair values include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and escrow deposits, and accounts receivable and payable. Generally, these assets and liabilities are short-term in duration and are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value, on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
In addition to the disclosures for assets and liabilities required to be measured at fair value at the balance sheet date, companies are required to disclose the estimated fair values of all financial instruments, even if they are not carried at their fair values. The fair values of financial instruments are estimates based upon market conditions and perceived risks at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. These estimates require management’s judgment and may not be indicative of the future fair values of the assets and liabilities.
The estimated fair values of the loans receivable, Revolving Credit Facilities, Convertible Notes and the fixed-rate mortgages and notes payable have been derived based on market quotes for comparable instruments or discounted cash flow analyses using estimates of the amount and timing of future cash flows, market rates and credit spreads. The loans receivable, Revolving Credit Facilities, Convertible Notes and mortgages and notes payable were measured using a market approach from nationally recognized financial institutions with market observable inputs such as interest rates and credit analytics. These measurements are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The following table discloses fair value information for these financial instruments (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Carrying
Value (1)
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value (1)
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Loans receivable, net
$
107,403

 
$
113,495

 
$
109,425

 
$
115,747

Revolving Credit Facilities, net
181,518

 
185,212

 
12,780

 
15,254

Mortgages and notes payable, net
3,456,609

 
3,697,971

 
3,629,998

 
3,899,950

Convertible Notes, net
681,109

 
747,589

 
678,190

 
729,231


(1) The carrying value of the debt instruments are net of unamortized deferred financing costs and certain debt discounts.