Investments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Investments

Note 3. Investments

As of September 30, 2019, the Company's gross investment in real estate properties and loans totaled approximately $5.6 billion, representing investments in 1,666 properties, including 43 properties securing mortgage loans. The gross investment is comprised of land, buildings, lease intangible assets and lease intangible liabilities, as adjusted for any impairment, and the carrying amount of loans receivable, real estate assets held under direct financing leases and real estate assets held for sale. The portfolio is geographically dispersed throughout 48 states with Texas, at 12.2%, as the only state with a Real Estate Investment Value greater than 10% of the Real Estate Investment Value of the Company's entire portfolio.

 

Owned Properties

During the nine months ended September 30, 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)

 

 

195

 

 

 

 

 

 

195

 

 

 

753,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

753,076

 

Dispositions of real estate (3)(4)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(34

)

 

 

(61,285

)

 

 

(134,699

)

 

 

(195,984

)

Transfers to Held for Sale

 

 

(25

)

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

(126,883

)

 

 

126,883

 

 

 

 

Transfers from Held for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,302

)

 

 

(4,929

)

 

 

(13,231

)

Write-off of intangibles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,267

)

 

 

(2,945

)

 

 

(10,212

)

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross balance, September 30, 2019

 

 

1,618

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

1,623

 

 

 

5,603,863

 

 

 

6,374

 

 

 

5,610,237

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(689,346

)

 

 

(778

)

 

 

(690,124

)

Accumulated amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(112,788

)

 

 

(78

)

 

 

(112,866

)

Net balance, September 30, 2019 (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,801,729

 

 

$

5,518

 

 

$

4,807,247

 

 

(1)

Includes investments of $30.2 million in revenue producing capitalized expenditures, as well as $4.9 million of non-revenue producing capitalized expenditures during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

(2)

62 properties were acquired through sale-lease back transactions, representing $418.5 million of investment, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

(3)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the total gain on disposal of assets for properties held in use and held for sale was $38.8 million and $32.0 million, respectively.

(4)

Includes one deed-in-lieu property with a real estate investment of $0.8 million that was transferred to the lender during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

(5)

Reconciliation of total owned investments to the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2019 is as follows:

Held in Use land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation

 

$

4,592,169

 

Intangible lease assets, net

 

 

 

 

311,597

 

Real estate assets under direct financing leases, net

 

 

 

 

14,478

 

Real estate assets held for sale, net

 

 

 

 

5,518

 

Intangible lease liabilities, net

 

 

 

 

(116,515

)

Net balance

 

 

 

$

4,807,247

 

 

Operating Leases

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company held 1,621 and 1,458 properties under operating leases, respectively. 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

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Base cash rent

 

$

100,962

 

 

$

92,292

 

 

$

296,179

 

 

$

372,126

 

Variable cash rent (including reimbursables)

 

 

2,823

 

 

 

3,641

 

 

 

9,403

 

 

 

12,762

 

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

 

 

4,770

 

 

 

3,582

 

 

 

12,162

 

 

 

12,670

 

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

 

 

956

 

 

 

1,312

 

 

 

2,340

 

 

 

3,684

 

Total rental income

 

$

109,511

 

 

$

100,827

 

 

$

320,084

 

 

$

401,242

 

 

(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 $7.2 million and $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $20.4 million and $21.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

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 October 1, 2019) at September 30, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

Remainder of 2019

 

$

102,482

 

2020

 

 

406,783

 

2021

 

 

390,425

 

2022

 

 

371,402

 

2023

 

 

350,929

 

Thereafter

 

 

2,736,420

 

Total future minimum rentals

 

$

4,358,441

 

 

Because lease renewals are exercisable at the lessees' options, the preceding table presents future minimum lease payments due during the initial lease term only. In addition, the future minimum rentals do not include any contingent rent based on a percentage of the lessees' gross sales or lease escalations based on future changes in the CPI.

The following table details lease intangible assets and liabilities, net of accumulated amortization (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

In-place leases

 

$

402,902

 

 

$

381,143

 

Above-market leases

 

 

68,970

 

 

 

62,902

 

Less: accumulated amortization

 

 

(160,275

)

 

 

(149,582

)

Intangible lease assets, net

 

$

311,597

 

 

$

294,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below-market leases

 

$

164,001

 

 

$

167,527

 

Less: accumulated amortization

 

 

(47,486

)

 

 

(47,365

)

Intangible lease liabilities, net

 

$

116,515

 

 

$

120,162

 

 

Direct Financing Leases

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company held two and four properties under direct financing leases, respectively, all of which were held in use. The components of real estate investments held under direct financing leases were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

Minimum lease payments receivable

 

$

4,448

 

 

$

5,390

 

Estimated residual value of leased assets

 

 

14,256

 

 

 

20,097

 

Unearned income

 

 

(4,226

)

 

 

(5,198

)

Real estate assets under direct financing leases, net

 

$

14,478

 

 

$

20,289

 

 

Scheduled minimum future payments to be received under the remaining non-cancelable term of these direct financing leases at September 30, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

Remainder of 2019

 

$

280

 

2020

 

 

577

 

2021

 

 

527

 

2022

 

 

541

 

2023

 

 

554

 

Thereafter

 

 

1,969

 

Total future minimum rentals

 

$

4,448

 

 

Loans Receivable

The mortgage loans are secured by single-tenant commercial properties and generally have fixed interest rates over the term of the loans. There are two other notes receivable included within loans receivable as of September 30, 2019, of which one note totaling $0.1 million is secured by tenant assets and stock and the other note, with a balance of $1.9 million, is unsecured. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had the following loan activity:

 

 

 

Mortgage Loans

 

 

Other Notes

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Properties

 

 

Investment

 

 

Investment

 

 

Investment

 

Principal, December 31, 2018

 

 

52

 

 

$

42,660

 

 

$

2,082

 

 

$

44,742

 

Acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dispositions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal payments and payoffs

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(9,220

)

 

 

(83

)

 

 

(9,303

)

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal, September 30, 2019

 

 

43

 

 

$

33,440

 

 

$

1,999

 

 

$

35,439

 

 

The following table details loans receivable, net of premiums, discounts and allowance for loan losses (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

Mortgage loans - principal

 

$

33,440

 

 

$

42,660

 

Mortgage loans - premiums, net of amortization

 

 

1,308

 

 

 

2,527

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans, net

 

 

34,748

 

 

 

45,187

 

Other notes receivable - principal

 

 

1,999

 

 

 

2,082

 

Other notes receivable - discounts, net of amortization

 

 

(177

)

 

 

(225

)

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other notes receivable, net

 

 

1,822

 

 

 

1,857

 

Total loans receivable, net

 

$

36,570

 

 

$

47,044

 

 

Impairments

The following table summarizes total impairment losses recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Real estate and intangible asset impairment

 

$

5,932

 

 

$

1,279

 

 

$

13,231

 

 

$

17,214

 

Recovery of loans receivable, previously impaired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17

)

Total impairment loss

 

$

5,932

 

 

$

1,279

 

 

$

13,231

 

 

$

17,197