Investments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Summary of Real Estate and Loan Activity
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company had the following owned real estate activity, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (dollars in thousands):
 
Number of Properties
 
Dollar Amount of Investments
 
Held in Use
 
Held for Sale
 
Total
 
Held in Use
 
Held for Sale
 
Total
Gross balance, December 31, 2018
1,459

 
3

 
1,462

 
$
5,054,524

 
$
22,064

 
$
5,076,588

Acquisitions/improvements (1)(2)
22

 

 
22

 
179,842

 

 
179,842

Dispositions of real estate (3)(4)
(6
)
 
(1
)
 
(7
)
 
(19,229
)
 
(12,669
)
 
(31,898
)
Transfers to Held for Sale
(15
)
 
15

 

 
(107,723
)
 
107,723

 

Transfers from Held for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

Impairments

 

 

 
334

 
(4,026
)
 
(3,692
)
Write-off of gross lease intangibles

 

 

 
(2,431
)
 

 
(2,431
)
Gross balance, March 31, 2019
1,460

 
17

 
1,477

 
5,105,317

 
113,092

 
5,218,409

Accumulated depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
(636,780
)
 
(14,665
)
 
(651,445
)
Accumulated amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
(104,412
)
 
(4,088
)
 
(108,500
)
Net balance, March 31, 2019 (5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
4,364,125

 
$
94,339

 
$
4,458,464

(1) Includes investments of $18.3 million in revenue producing capitalized expenditures, as well as $1.3 million of non-revenue producing capitalized expenditures as of March 31, 2019.
(2) The acquisition of 20 properties were completed as sales-lease back transactions, representing $147.2 million of investment, during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
(3) For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the total (loss) gain on disposal of assets for properties held in use and held for sale was $2.8 million and $5.9 million, respectively.
(4) Includes one deed-in-lieu properties with a real estate investment of $0.8 million that were transferred to the lender during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
(5) 
Reconciliation of total owned investments to the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2019 is as follows:
        
Held in Use land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation
$
4,167,515

Intangible lease assets, net
291,095

Real estate assets under direct financing leases, net
20,320

Real estate assets held for sale, net
94,339

Intangible lease liabilities, net
(114,805
)
Net balance
$
4,458,464

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company had the following loan activity:
 
Mortgage Loans
 
Other Notes
 
 
 
Properties
 
Investment
 
Investment
 
Total Investment
Principal, December 31, 2018
52

 
$
42,660

 
$
2,082

 
$
44,742

Acquisitions

 

 

 

Dispositions

 

 

 

Principal payments and payoffs
(1
)
 
(3,604
)
 
(26
)
 
(3,630
)
Allowance for loan losses

 

 

 

Principal, March 31, 2019
51

 
$
39,056

 
$
2,056

 
$
41,112

Schedule of Operating Lease Income
The following table summarizes the components of rental income recognized on these operating leases in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Base cash rent
$
96,799

 
$
150,447

Variable cash rent (including reimbursables)
3,638

 
5,530

Straight-line rent, net of bad debt expense (1)
2,907

 
4,900

Amortization of above- and below- market lease intangibles, net (2)
723

 
1,153

Total rental income
$
104,067

 
$
162,030

(1) 
As a result of the Company's adoption of ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2019, the Company reclassified bad debt expense to rental income on a prospective basis. See Note 2 for additional detail.
(2) 
Excludes amortization of in-place leases of $6.7 million and $10.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Schedule of Minimum Future Contractual Rent to be Received from Operating Lease
Scheduled minimum future contractual rent to be received under the remaining non-cancelable term of these operating leases (including contractual fixed rent increases occurring on or after April 1, 2019) at March 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
 
March 31,
2019
Remainder of 2019
$
286,400

2020
378,963

2021
360,762

2022
340,377

2023
319,112

Thereafter
2,304,511

Total future minimum rentals
$
3,990,125

Schedule of Lease Intangible Assets and Liabilities, Net of Accumulated Amortization
The following table details lease intangible assets and liabilities, net of accumulated amortization (in thousands):
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
In-place leases
$
370,592

 
$
381,143

Above-market leases
68,704

 
62,902

Less: accumulated amortization
(148,201
)
 
(149,582
)
Intangible lease assets, net
$
291,095

 
$
294,463

 
 
 
 
Below-market leases
$
158,594

 
$
167,527

Less: accumulated amortization
(43,789
)
 
(47,365
)
Intangible lease liabilities, net
$
114,805

 
$
120,162

Schedule of Components of Real Estate Investments Held Under Direct Financing Leases
The components of real estate investments held under direct financing leases were as follows (in thousands):
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Minimum lease payments receivable
$
5,025

 
$
5,390

Estimated residual value of leased assets
20,097

 
20,097

Unearned income
(4,802
)
 
(5,198
)
Real estate assets under direct financing leases, net
$
20,320

 
$
20,289

Schedule of Minimum Future Contractual Rent to be Received from Direct Financing Leases
Scheduled minimum future payments to be received under the remaining non-cancelable term of these direct financing leases at March 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
 
March 31,
2019
Remainder of 2019
$
878

2020
578

2021
527

2022
541

2023
554

Thereafter
1,947

Total future minimum rentals
$
5,025

Schedule of Loans Receivable, Net of Premium and Allowance for Loan Losses
The following table details loans receivable, net of premiums, discounts and allowance for loan losses (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Mortgage loans - principal
$
39,056

 
$
42,660

Mortgage loans - premiums, net of amortization
2,112

 
2,527

Allowance for loan losses

 

Mortgages loans, net
41,168

 
45,187

Other notes receivable - principal
2,056

 
2,082

Other notes receivable - discounts, net of amortization
(209
)
 
(225
)
Allowance for loan losses

 

Other notes receivable, net
1,847

 
1,857

Total loans receivable, net
$
43,015

 
$
47,044

Summary of Total Impairment Losses Recognized
The following table summarizes total impairment losses recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Real estate and intangible asset impairment
$
3,692

 
$
14,585

Recovery of loans receivable, previously impaired

 
(16
)
Total impairment loss
$
3,692

 
$
14,569