UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
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Commission File No. 1-15371
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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As of June 30, 2020 the aggregate market value of iStar Inc. common stock, $0.001 par value per share, held by non-affiliates (1) of the registrant was approximately $889.5 million, based upon the closing price of $12.32 on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape on such date.
As of February 19, 2021, there were 73,871,977 shares of common stock outstanding.
(1)For purposes of this Annual Report only, includes all outstanding common stock other than common stock held directly by the registrant's directors and executive officers.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
1.Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for the registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting, to be filed within 120 days after the close of the registrant's fiscal year, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
Item 1. Business
Explanatory Note for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor Provisions" of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Certain statements in this report, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Forward-looking statements are included with respect to, among other things, iStar Inc.'s current business plan, business strategy, portfolio management, prospects and liquidity. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that iStar Inc. believes might cause such differences are discussed in the section entitled, "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1a of this Form 10-K or otherwise accompany the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In assessing all forward-looking statements, readers are urged to read carefully all cautionary statements contained in this Form 10-K.
Overview
iStar Inc. (references to the "Company," "we," "us" or "our" refer to iStar Inc.) finances, invests in and develops real estate and real estate related projects as part of its fully-integrated investment platform. The Company also manages entities focused on ground lease ("Ground Lease") and net lease investments. The Company has invested over $40 billion over the past two decades and is structured as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") with a diversified portfolio focused on larger assets located in major metropolitan markets. The Company's primary reportable business segments are net lease, real estate finance, operating properties and land and development.
The Company's primary sources of revenues are rent and reimbursements that tenants pay to lease the Company's properties, interest that borrowers pay on loans, land development revenue from lot and parcel sales, proceeds from asset sales and income from management fees and equity investments.
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As of December 31, 2020, based on our gross book value, including the carrying value of our equity method investments exclusive of accumulated depreciation, our total investment portfolio has the following characteristics:
Net Lease: The net lease portfolio includes the Company's traditional net lease investments and its Ground Lease investments made through Safehold Inc. ("SAFE"), a publicly traded REIT focused exclusively on Ground Leases that we launched in 2017 and manage pursuant to a management agreement, both of which we believe offer stable long-term cash flows. We own our traditional net lease properties directly and through ventures that we manage. As of December 31, 2020, we owned approximately 65.4% of SAFE's outstanding common stock.
Real Estate Finance: The real estate finance portfolio is comprised of leasehold loans (including leasehold loans to SAFE's tenants), preferred equity investments and senior and subordinated loans to business entities and may be either secured or unsecured. The Company's loan portfolio includes whole loans and loan participations. The Company's real estate loans may be either fixed-rate or variable-rate and are structured to meet the specific financing needs of borrowers
Operating Properties: The operating properties portfolio is comprised of commercial and residential properties, which represent a pool of assets across a broad range of geographies and property types. The Company generally seeks to reposition or redevelop its transitional properties with the objective of maximizing their value through the infusion of capital and/or concentrated asset management efforts. The commercial properties within this portfolio include retail, hotel and other property types. The residential properties within this portfolio are generally luxury condominium projects located in major U.S. cities where the Company's strategy is to sell individual condominium units through retail distribution channels.
Land & Development: The land and development portfolio is primarily comprised of land entitled for master planned communities and waterfront and urban infill land parcels located throughout the United States. Master planned communities represent large-scale residential projects that the Company will entitle, plan and/or develop and may sell through retail channels to homebuilders or in bulk ("MPCs"). The communities also typically have a smaller portion of their land reserved for future commercial development. Waterfront parcels are generally entitled for residential projects and urban infill parcels are generally entitled for mixed-use projects. The Company may develop these properties itself, or in partnership with commercial real estate developers, or may sell the properties.
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Investment Strategy
Throughout our more than 20-year history, we have focused on providing capital to the commercial real estate sector in a differentiated way that emphasizes custom-tailored solutions over commoditized products. We have adjusted the allocation of our capital and resources from time to time based on market conditions. Our Ground Lease strategy is the most recent example of our historical approach. We believe that investment and financing opportunities in the Ground Lease sector currently offer more attractive risk adjusted returns than other investment opportunities, and should enable us to benefit from the unique insights and competitive advantages we have gained through SAFE.
In originating new investments, the Company's strategy is to focus on the following:
•Targeting custom-tailored opportunities where customers require flexible financial solutions and "one-call" responsiveness, such as a joint offering of a SAFE Ground Lease and an iStar leasehold loan;
•Acquiring a fee simple interest in a commercial property that we intend to bifurcate into a SAFE Ground Lease to be acquired by SAFE and a leasehold interest which we may sell or hold for investment;
•Avoiding commodity businesses where there is significant direct competition from other providers of capital;
•Developing direct relationships with borrowers and corporate customers in addition to sourcing transactions through intermediaries;
•Adding value beyond simply providing capital by offering borrowers and corporate customers specific lending and Ground Lease expertise, flexibility, certainty of closing and continuing relationships beyond the closing of a particular transaction;
•Taking advantage of market anomalies in the real estate capital markets when, in the Company's view, credit is mispriced by other providers of capital; and
•Evaluating relative risk adjusted returns across multiple investment markets.
We have been actively seeking to reduce the level of our "legacy assets," which refer primarily to properties that we took back from defaulting borrowers in the financial crisis. As we sell these assets, we expect to use the net proceeds primarily to make additional investments in our net lease business, including Ground Leases, and for general corporate purposes.
Financing Strategy
We use leverage to enhance our return on assets. Our principal financing sources are unsecured bonds issued in capital markets transactions, our revolving credit facility and term loan and individual mortgage loans. In August 2020, we took advantage of favorable interest rate and liquidity conditions to refinance debt through the issuance of $400 million of unsecured notes due February 2026. Proceeds from the issuance were used to repay unsecured notes due September 2022. We have no corporate debt maturities through September 2022.
Going forward, the Company will seek to raise capital through a variety of means, which may include unsecured and secured debt financing, debt refinancings, asset sales, issuances of equity, engaging in joint venture transactions and other third party capital arrangements. A more detailed discussion of the Company's current liquidity and capital resources is provided in Item 7—"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
Underwriting Process
The Company reviews investment opportunities with its investment professionals, as well as representatives from its legal, credit, risk management and capital markets departments. The Company has developed a process for screening potential investments called the Six Point Methodologysm. Through this proprietary process, the Company internally evaluates an investment opportunity by: (1) evaluating the source of the opportunity; (2) evaluating the quality of the collateral, corporate credit or lessee, as well as the market and industry dynamics; (3) evaluating the borrower equity, corporate sponsorship and/or guarantors; (4) determining the optimal legal and financial structure for the transaction given its risk profile; (5) performing an alternative investment test; and (6) evaluating the liquidity of the investment. The Company uses a similar screening methodology for leasehold loans to tenants of SAFE and related party transactions with SAFE. The Company maintains an internal investment committee, and certain investments, including related party transactions and leasehold loans to tenants of SAFE, are subject to the approval of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.
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Hedging Strategy
The Company finances its business with a combination of fixed-rate and variable-rate debt and its asset base consists of fixed-rate and variable-rate investments. Its variable-rate assets and liabilities are intended to be matched against changes in variable interest rates. This means that as interest rates increase, the Company earns more on its variable-rate lending assets and pays more on its variable-rate debt obligations and, conversely, as interest rates decrease, the Company earns less on its variable-rate lending assets and pays less on its variable-rate debt obligations. When the Company's variable-rate debt obligations differ from its variable-rate lending assets, the Company may utilize derivative instruments to limit the impact of changing interest rates on its net income. The Company may also use derivative instruments to limit its exposure to changes in currency rates in respect of certain investments denominated in foreign currencies. The derivative instruments the Company uses are typically in the form of interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and foreign exchange contracts.
Investment Restrictions or Limitations
The Company does not have any prescribed allocation among investments or product lines. Instead, the Company focuses on corporate and real estate credit underwriting to develop an analysis of the risk/reward trade-offs in determining the pricing and advisability of each particular transaction.
The Company believes that it is not, and intends to conduct its operations so as not to become, regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. The Company engages primarily in the non-investment company businesses of investing in, financing and developing real estate and real estate-related projects, generally through subsidiaries and affiliated companies, including SAFE. Subject to applicable limitations resulting from the Company's intentions to continue to qualify as a REIT and remain exempt from registration as an investment company, the Company may make additional investments in the securities of other REITs, other entities engaged in real estate activities or other issuers, including for the purpose of exercising control over such entities.
Competition
The Company operates in a competitive market. See Item 1a—Risk factors—"We compete with a variety of financing and leasing sources for our customers," for a discussion of how we may be affected by competition.
Regulation
The operations of the Company are subject, in certain instances, to supervision and regulation by state and federal governmental authorities and may be subject to various laws and judicial and administrative decisions imposing various requirements and restrictions, which, among other things: (1) regulate credit granting activities; (2) establish maximum interest rates, finance charges and other charges; (3) require disclosures to customers; (4) govern secured transactions; (5) set collection, foreclosure, repossession and claims-handling procedures and other trade practices; (6) govern privacy of customer information; and (7) regulate anti-terror and anti-money laundering activities. Although most states do not regulate commercial finance, certain states impose limitations on interest rates and other charges and on certain collection practices and creditor remedies, and require licensing of lenders and financiers and adequate disclosure of certain contract terms. The Company is also required to comply with certain provisions of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act that are applicable to commercial loans.
In the judgment of management, the Company's compliance with existing statutes and regulations, including environmental regulations, is not currently expected to have a material effect on the Company's capital expenditures, earnings and competitive position. It is not possible at this time to forecast the exact nature of any future legislation, regulations, judicial decisions, orders or interpretations, nor their impact upon the future capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company.
The Company has elected and expects to continue to qualify to be taxed as a REIT under Section 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). As a REIT, the Company must generally distribute at least 90% of its net taxable income, excluding capital gains, to its shareholders each year. In addition, the Company must distribute 100% of its net taxable income (including net capital gains) each year to eliminate U.S. corporate federal income taxes payable by it. REITs are also subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements in order to elect and maintain REIT qualification. These requirements include specific share ownership tests and asset and gross income tests. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its net taxable income at regular corporate tax rates. Even if the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the Company may be subject to state and local taxes and to U.S. federal income tax and excise tax on its undistributed income.
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Code of Conduct
The Company has adopted a code of conduct that sets forth the principles of conduct and ethics to be followed by our directors, officers and employees (the "Code of Conduct"). The purpose of the Code of Conduct is to promote honest and ethical conduct, compliance with applicable governmental rules and regulations, full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in periodic reports, prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Conduct and a culture of honesty and accountability. A copy of the Code of Conduct has been provided to each of our directors, officers and employees, who are required to acknowledge that they have received and will comply with the Code of Conduct. A copy of the Company's Code of Conduct has been previously filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K as Exhibit 14.0. The Code of Conduct is also available on the Company's website at www.istar.com. The Company will disclose to shareholders material changes to its Code of Conduct, or any waivers for directors or executive officers, if any, within four business days of any such event. As of December 31, 2020, there have been no amendments to the Code of Conduct and the Company has not granted any waivers from any provision of the Code of Conduct to any directors or executive officers.
Employees and Human Capital Resources
Central to our business strategy is attracting, developing and retaining a talented, diverse and engaged workforce to drive our success. As of February 19, 2021, the Company had 143 employees. The Company believes it has good relationships with its employees. Substantially all of our employees are full time employees and they are not represented by any collective bargaining agreements.
As we have transitioned the focus of our business to growing our Ground Lease platform, we have sought to recruit new talent and provide training to existing employees to support our business strategy. In our recruiting efforts, we generally strive to have a diverse group of candidates to consider for roles. We have designed a compensation structure, including an array of benefits, that we believe is attractive to current and prospective personnel. We also offer our professionals the opportunity to participate in a variety of development programs, including discussions led by outside speakers on topics of interest and a learning management tool that enables employees and their managers to select courses that enhance professional development.
In fiscal 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on our human capital management. Substantially all of our workforce worked remotely throughout the initial several months of the pandemic, and we instituted safety protocols and procedures to enable certain employees to work on site in shifts later in the year.
We maintain a number of health and wellness programs to support the welfare of our people. These programs include an employee assistance program that offers confidential assessment, counseling and referral services at no cost to the employee. We seek to provide a safe workplace for our employees. In addition to the safety protocols that we instituted in response to the pandemic, we have established emergency procedures that address emergency health and safety situations.
We support the charitable endeavors of our employees with a program that matches the contributions made by them within limits that vary by position. We have engaged with, and made significant investments in, some of the communities where we do business in an effort to enhance the communities’ economic prospects and quality of life. For example, in connection with some of our development projects, we have partnered with a local construction company to create a workforce development, apprenticeship and internship program that offers residents the opportunity to learn valuable trade skills; launched a job training program for local residents interested in pursuing opportunities in the hospitality sector; and we setup and promote a seasonal farmers' market in one of our communities to support local businesses.
Additional Information
We maintain a website at www.istar.com. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference in this report, and our web address is included only as an inactive textual reference. In addition to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company files quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Through the Company's corporate website, www.istar.com, the Company makes available free of charge its annual proxy statement, annual reports to stockholders, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the SEC. These documents also may be accessed through the SEC's electronic data gathering, analysis and retrieval system via electronic means, including on the SEC's homepage, which can be found at www.sec.gov.
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Item 1a. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information in this report, you should consider carefully the following risk factors in evaluating an investment in the Company's securities. Any of these risks or the occurrence of any one or more of the uncertainties described below could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, ability to service our indebtedness, ability to pay distributions and the market price of the Company's common stock. The risks set forth below speak only as of the date of this report and the Company disclaims any duty to update them except as required by law. For purposes of these risk factors, the terms "our Company," "we," "our" and "us" refer to iStar Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Risks Related to Our Business
Our business and the growth of SAFE were adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and could be adversely affected in the future by the pandemic or the outbreak of any other highly infectious or contagious diseases.
The COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected our business and SAFE's growth in 2020 and could adversely affect our business and SAFE's growth in the future. At this time, we cannot predict the full extent or duration of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and SAFE's growth prospects. COVID-19 or another pandemic could adversely affect us due to, among other factors:
•closures of, or other operational issues at, one or more of our operating properties resulting from government or tenant action;
•the impact of reduced economic activity on our tenants' and borrowers' businesses, financial condition and liquidity, which have resulted in certain of our tenants or borrowers not meeting their obligations to us in full or at all and may do so in the future;
•the adverse impact of the pandemic on the entertainment/leisure and hotel sectors, which represent approximately 20.7% and 5.7%, respectively, of the gross book value of our investments as of December 31, 2020. We entered into two lease modifications with a material tenant in the entertainment sector in 2020, as described in Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements. There can be no assurance that tenant or borrower bankruptcies will not occur or that additional accommodations will not be made, in these and other sectors;
•the adverse impact of the pandemic on SAFE's hotel Ground Leases, which accounted for approximately 15.2% of SAFE's total revenues in 2020, excluding percentage rent, which accounted for approximately 2.5% of SAFE's total revenues in 2020; we expect a material decline in percentage rent payable to SAFE in 2021 in respect of 2020 hotel operating performance;
•the decline in real estate transaction activity and constrained credit conditions which adversely affected our strategies of monetizing legacy assets and scaling SAFE's portfolio as its Manager in 2020 and may continue to do so while these conditions persist;
•the negative impact on our earnings from increased allowances against potential future losses and impairment charges and placing certain assets on accrual status;
•deteriorations in our financial condition, if they were to cause us to be unable to satisfy financial covenants in our debt obligations, which could trigger a default and acceleration of outstanding borrowings;
•the negative impacts on our operations if the health of a significant number of our employees were to be impacted by the pandemic;
•difficulty accessing debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all, to fund business operations or address maturing liabilities; and
•delays in the supply of products or services that are needed for our tenants' and borrowers' efficient operations.
We have made a significant commitment to the Ground Lease business. Our future success will depend in large part on our ability to execute our Ground Lease strategy, which is subject to risks.
In 2019, we announced that we would focus our business activities primarily on scaling SAFE's portfolio through our position as SAFE's largest stockholder and investment manager and by offering leasehold financing and equity to Ground Lease customers. We have made a significant investment in SAFE's common stock and have dedicated a significant majority of our personnel to working on growing the Ground Lease business. As of December 31, 2020, we own approximately 65.4% of SAFE's outstanding common stock. There is no assurance that we will be able to achieve our objectives for the Ground Lease business. Our Ground Lease strategy is subject to a number of risks, including the following:
•the size of the market for Ground Leases may not meet our growth objectives because, among other reasons, potential tenants may prefer to own both the land and the improvements they intend to develop, rehabilitate or own; negative
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publicity about the experience of tenants with non-Safehold Ground Leases may discourage potential tenants; interest rate increases may adversely affect the availability and terms of leasehold financing which is critical to the growth of a robust Ground Lease market; the effects of the pandemic on commercial real estate trends, including the negative impacts of decreased travel on hotels and of work-from-home trends on urban office properties, which comprise a material portion of SAFE's portfolio;
•as and when interest rates increase, there may be less activity generally in real estate transactions, including leasing, development and financing, and less financing available on attractive terms for SAFE to refinance its debt obligations or for potential tenants to finance their leasehold interests;
•if SAFE suffers adverse business developments, the market value of our investment in SAFE will likely decline and may decline materially, the management fees we receive from SAFE may not grow as anticipated and/or SAFE may reduce its distributions to stockholders, including us;
•there are potential conflicts of interests in our relationship with SAFE, as discussed further below under "There are various potential conflicts of interest in our relationship with SAFE, including our executive officers and/or directors who are also officers and/or directors of SAFE, which could result in decisions that are not in the best interests of our stockholders;"
•we have waived or elected not to seek reimbursement in full for certain expenses that we have incurred on SAFE's behalf while it is in its growth stage, and will likely continue to do so while we foster SAFE's growth; and
•if we terminate our management agreement with SAFE for convenience, we will be prohibited from competing with SAFE for one year after such termination.
SAFE is a public company that files separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). In its filings with the SEC, SAFE provides disclosure as to its business, including disclosure regarding its views as to the drivers of its financial performance and the risks it faces. SAFE's SEC filings also include certifications and disclosure regarding internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls.
We are subject to risks relating to our concentrations in certain asset types, geographies and sectors.
Our portfolio consists primarily of real estate, commercial real estate loans and our investment in SAFE. Refer to "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis - Portfolio Overview" for a breakdown of our asset concentrations by property type and geographic location. In addition, our largest tenant, representing a net lease tenant in the entertainment/leisure sector, constituted 11.6% of our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020. Through our investment in SAFE, we are also exposed to asset concentrations in SAFE's portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2020, 17.7% of SAFE's total revenues came from hotel properties and one of SAFE's tenants, under an office property Ground Lease in Washington, DC, represented more than 10% of its revenues for the year. Many property types were adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the previous economic recession and we may suffer additional losses on our assets due to these concentrations during periods of economic distress that affect these concentrations.
There are various potential conflicts of interest in our relationship with SAFE, including our executive officers and/or directors who are also officers and/or directors of SAFE, which could result in decisions that are not in the best interest of our stockholders.
There are various potential conflicts of interest in our relationship with SAFE, including our executive officers and/or directors who are also directors or officers of SAFE. Conflicts may include, without limitation: conflicts arising from the enforcement of agreements between us and SAFE; conflicts in the amount of time that our officers and employees will spend on SAFE's affairs vs. our other affairs; conflicts in determining whether to seek reimbursement from SAFE of certain expenses we incur on its behalf; conflicts in transactions that we pursue with SAFE; conflicts between the interests of our stockholders and members of our management who hold SAFE common stock and other equity interests in SAFE such as grants of interests in a subsidiary of SAFE's operating partnership (called CARET units) that will entitle them to participate in distributions arising from certain sales and financings of SAFE's Ground Leases; and conflicts in allocating investments to, and managing, a potential investment fund in which we and SAFE would invest, as discussed further below. Transactions between iStar and SAFE are subject to certain approvals of our independent directors; however, there can be no assurance that such approval will be successful in achieving terms and conditions as favorable to us as would be available from a third party.
Two directors of iStar also serve on SAFE's board of directors, including Jay Sugarman, who is the chief executive officer of SAFE and our chief executive officer. Our directors and executive officers have duties to our company under applicable Maryland law, and our executive officers and our directors who are also directors or officers of SAFE have duties to SAFE under applicable Maryland law. Those duties may come in conflict from time to time. We have duties as the manager of SAFE which may come in conflict with our duties to our stockholders from time to time. In addition, conflicts of interest may
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exist or could arise in the future with our duties to Net Lease Venture II and our duties to SAFE as its manager in connection with future investment opportunities.
We are considering the formation of an investment fund in which we and SAFE would invest which would target the origination and acquisition of Ground Leases for commercial real estate projects that are in a pre-development phase, unlike the later stage development Ground Leases that fit SAFE's investment criteria. We may face conflicts of interest in fulfilling our duties to our stockholder, to SAFE as its manager and to the fund as its general partner and manager. We would be responsible for identifying and appropriately allocating investments between the fund and SAFE. In addition, iStar would be involved in establishing the price and the conditions of any future potential purchases of assets by SAFE from any such fund. The fund's fee structure could potentially be more favorable to us than the management fees we receive from SAFE. If we fail to deal appropriately with these and other conflicts, our business could be adversely affected.
Transactions between iStar and SAFE were negotiated between related parties and their terms may not be as favorable to us as if they had been negotiated with an unaffiliated third party.
Transactions between iStar and SAFE were negotiated between related parties and their terms may not be as favorable to us as if they had been negotiated with an unaffiliated third party. In addition, we may choose not to enforce, or to enforce less vigorously, our rights under agreements with SAFE because of our desire to maintain our ongoing relationship with SAFE. See Note 8 to our financial statements for a discussion of related party transactions between SAFE and us in 2020.
Our voting power in SAFE is subject to limitations, and joint venture and other investments we hold or may make in the future may not provide us with full control.
Although we own approximately 65.4% of the outstanding common stock of SAFE as of December 31, 2020, we are party to a stockholder's agreement with SAFE that generally limits the discretionary voting power of our shares to 41.9% and requires that we vote shares in excess of that amount in proportion to the votes of SAFE's other stockholders on matters presented for approval. As a result of such limitations, actions may be approved by SAFE's board and stockholders with which we do not agree. We have a joint venture partner in our Net Lease Ventures and we hold equity investments in certain funds and limited partnerships managed by third parties. These and other investments we may make in the future present risks that we may have differing objectives than our partners or the managers, board of directors, shareholders or other members in such investments, that we may become involved in disputes with them and that we may compete with such entities. In addition, we rely on the internal controls and financial reporting controls of these entities and their failure to maintain effectiveness or comply with applicable standards may adversely affect us.
Although the businesses in which we have invested generally have a significant real estate component, some of them may operate in businesses that are different from our primary or historical business segments. Consequently, investments in these businesses, among other risks, subject us to the operating and financial risks of new business lines or industries other than real estate and to the risk that we do not have sole control over the operations of these businesses.
We have acquired, and may in the future acquire, commercial properties with the intent to sell the land to SAFE and to sell or lease the leasehold interest to a third party. If we are unable to sell or lease the leasehold interest, we will be exposed to the risks of ownership of operating properties.
We have acquired, and may in the future acquire, commercial properties with the intent to separate the property into an ownership interest in land that is sold to SAFE and an interest in the buildings and improvements thereon that is sold or leased to a third party. There may be instances where we are unable to find a purchaser or lessee for the improvements, in which case we will be subject to the risks of owning operating properties.
The ownership and operation of commercial properties will expose us to risks, including, without limitation:
•adverse changes in international, regional or local economic and demographic conditions;
•tenant vacancies and market pressures to offer tenant incentives to sign or renew leases;
•adverse changes in the financial position or liquidity of tenants;
•the inability to collect rent from tenants;
•tenant bankruptcies;
•higher costs resulting from capital expenditures and property operating expenses;
•civil disturbances, hurricanes and other natural disasters, or terrorist acts or acts of war, which may result in uninsured or underinsured losses;
•liabilities under environmental laws;
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•risks of loss from casualty or condemnation;
•changes in, and changes in enforcement of, laws, regulations and governmental policies, including, without limitation, health, safety, environmental, zoning and tax laws; and
•the other risks described under "We are subject to additional risks associated with owning and developing property."
Upon taking ownership of a commercial property, we may be required to contribute ownership of the land to a taxable REIT subsidiary ("TRS"), which would subsequently seek to sell the land to SAFE and lease or sell a leasehold interest in such commercial property to a third party. Any gain from the sale of land would be subject to corporate income tax.
We have recognized losses when a borrower defaults on a loan and the underlying collateral value is not sufficient, and we may recognize additional losses in the future.
We have recognized losses arising from borrower defaults on our loan assets and we may recognize additional losses in the future. In the event of a default by a borrower on a non-recourse loan, we will only have recourse to the real estate-related assets collateralizing the loan. If the underlying collateral value is less than the loan amount, we will suffer a loss. Conversely, we sometimes make loans that are unsecured or are secured only by equity interests in the borrowing entities. These loans are subject to the risk that other lenders may be directly secured by the real estate assets of the borrower. In the event of a default, those collateralized lenders would have priority over us with respect to the proceeds of a sale of the underlying real estate. In cases described above, we may lack control over the underlying asset collateralizing our loan or the underlying assets of the borrower prior to a default, and as a result the value of the collateral may be reduced by acts or omissions by owners or managers of the assets.
We sometimes obtain individual or corporate guarantees from borrowers or their affiliates. In cases where guarantees are not fully or partially secured, we typically rely on financial covenants from borrowers and guarantors which are designed to require the borrower or guarantor to maintain certain levels of creditworthiness. Where we do not have recourse to specific collateral pledged to satisfy such guarantees or recourse loans, or where the value of the collateral proves insufficient, we will only have recourse as an unsecured creditor to the general assets of the borrower or guarantor, some or all of which may be pledged to satisfy other lenders. There can be no assurance that a borrower or guarantor will comply with its financial covenants, or that sufficient assets will be available to pay amounts owed to us under our loans and guarantees. As a result of these factors, we may suffer additional losses which could have a material adverse effect on our financial performance, liquidity and the market price of our common stock.
In the event of a borrower bankruptcy, we may not have full recourse to the assets of the borrower in order to satisfy our loan. In addition, certain of our loans are subordinate to other debts of the borrower. If a borrower defaults on our loan or on debt senior to our loan, or in the event of a borrower bankruptcy, our loan will be satisfied only after the senior debt receives payment. Where debt senior to our loan exists, the presence of intercreditor arrangements may limit our ability to amend our loan documents, assign our loans, accept prepayments, exercise our remedies (through "standstill" periods) and control decisions made in bankruptcy proceedings relating to borrowers. Bankruptcy and borrower litigation can significantly increase collection costs and losses and the time necessary to acquire title to the underlying collateral, during which time the collateral may decline in value, causing us to suffer additional losses.
If the value of collateral underlying our loan declines or interest rates increase during the term of our loan, a borrower may not be able to obtain the necessary funds to repay our loan at maturity through refinancing. Decreasing collateral value and/or increasing interest rates may hinder a borrower's ability to refinance our loan because the underlying property cannot satisfy the debt service coverage requirements necessary to obtain new financing. If a borrower is unable to repay our loan at maturity, we could suffer additional loss which may adversely impact our financial performance.
We are subject to additional risks associated with loan participations.
Some of our loans are participation interests or co-lender arrangements in which we share the rights, obligations and benefits of the loan with other lenders. We may need the consent of these parties to exercise our rights under such loans, including rights with respect to amendment of loan documentation, enforcement proceedings in the event of default and the institution of, and control over, foreclosure proceedings. Similarly, a majority of the participants may be able to take actions to which we object but to which we will be bound if our participation interest represents a minority interest. We may be adversely affected by this lack of full control.
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We are subject to additional risk associated with owning and developing real estate.
As of December 31, 2020, we own approximately $430.7 million of land and development assets and $197.6 million of operating properties, based on net carrying values. These assets expose us to additional risks, including, without limitation:
•We must incur costs to carry these assets and in some cases make repairs to defects in construction, make improvements to, or complete the assets, which requires additional liquidity and results in additional expenses that could exceed our original estimates and impact our operating results.
•Real estate projects are not liquid and, to the extent we need to raise liquidity through asset sales, we may be limited in our ability to sell these assets in a short-time frame.
•Uncertainty associated with economic conditions, rezoning, obtaining governmental permits and approvals, concerns of community associations, reliance on third party contractors, increasing commodity costs and threatened or pending litigation may materially delay our completion of rehabilitation and development activities and materially increase their cost to us.
•The values of our real estate investments are subject to a number of factors outside of our control, including changes in the general economic climate, changes in interest rates and the availability of attractive financing, over-building or decreasing demand in the markets where we own assets, and changes in law and governmental regulations.
The residential market has previously experienced significant downturns that could recur and adversely affect us.
As of December 31, 2020, we owned land and residential condominiums with a net carrying value of $435.9 million. The housing market in the United States has previously been affected by weakness in the economy, high unemployment levels and low consumer confidence. It is possible another downturn could occur again in the near future and adversely impact our portfolio, and accordingly our financial performance. In addition, rising interest rates tend to negatively impact the residential mortgage market, which in turn may adversely affect the value of and demand for our land assets including our residential development projects.
We may experience losses if the creditworthiness of our tenants deteriorates and they are unable to meet their lease obligations.
We own properties leased to tenants of our real estate assets and receive rents from tenants during the contracted term of such leases. We underwrite the credit of prospective borrowers and tenants and often require them to provide some form of credit support such as corporate guarantees, letters of credit and/or cash security deposits. Although our loans and real estate assets are geographically diverse and the borrowers and tenants operate in a variety of industries, to the extent we have a significant concentration of interest or operating lease revenues from any single borrower or customer, the inability of that borrower or tenant to make its payment could have a material adverse effect on us. For the year ended December 31, 2020, our five largest borrowers or tenants of net lease assets collectively accounted for approximately 21.4% of our revenues, of which our largest customer accounted for approximately 11.6%. A tenant's ability to pay rent is determined by its creditworthiness, among other factors. If a tenant's credit deteriorates, the tenant may default on its obligations under our lease and may also become bankrupt. The bankruptcy or insolvency of our tenants or other failure to pay is likely to adversely affect the income produced by our real estate assets. If a tenant defaults, we may experience delays and incur substantial costs in enforcing our rights as landlord. If a tenant files for bankruptcy, we may not be able to evict the tenant solely because of such bankruptcy or failure to pay. A court, however, may authorize a tenant to reject and terminate its lease with us. In such a case, our claim against the tenant for unpaid, future rent would be subject to a statutory cap that might be substantially less than the remaining rent owed under the lease. In addition, certain amounts paid to us within 90 days prior to the tenant's bankruptcy filing could be required to be returned to the tenant's bankruptcy estate. In any event, it is highly unlikely that a bankrupt or insolvent tenant would pay in full amounts it owes us under a lease that it intends to reject. In other circumstances, where a tenant's financial condition has become impaired, we may agree to partially or wholly terminate the lease in advance of the termination date in consideration for a lease termination fee that is likely less than the total contractual rental amount. Without regard to the manner in which the lease termination occurs, we are likely to incur additional costs in the form of tenant improvements and leasing commissions in our efforts to lease the space to a new tenant. In any of the foregoing circumstances, our financial performance could be materially adversely affected.
Lease expirations, lease defaults and lease terminations may adversely affect our revenue.
Lease expirations and lease terminations may result in reduced revenues if the lease payments received from replacement tenants are less than the lease payments received from the expiring or terminating corporate tenants. In addition, lease defaults or lease terminations by one or more significant tenants or the failure of tenants under expiring leases to elect to renew their leases could cause us to experience long periods of vacancy with no revenue from a facility and to incur substantial capital
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expenditures and/or lease concessions in order to obtain replacement tenants. Leases representing approximately 16.7% of our annualized in-place operating lease income and interest income from sales-type leases are scheduled to expire during the next five years.
We and SAFE compete with a variety of financing and leasing sources for our customers.
The financial services industry and commercial real estate markets are highly competitive and have become more competitive in recent years. Our competitors include finance companies, other REITs, commercial banks and thrift institutions, investment banks and hedge funds, among others. SAFE's competitors include those same entities, as well as private individuals and pension funds. These competitors may seek to compete aggressively with us or SAFE on a number of factors including transaction pricing, terms and structure. We and SAFE may have difficulty competing to the extent we are unwilling to match the competitors' deal terms in order to maintain our or SAFE's profit margins and/or credit standards. To the extent that we match competitors' pricing, terms or structure, we or SAFE may experience decreased interest margins and/or increased risk of credit losses, which could have a material adverse effect on our or SAFE's financial performance, liquidity and the market price of our common stock.
We face significant competition within our net leasing business from other owners, operators and developers of properties, many of which own properties similar to ours in markets where we operate. Such competition may affect our ability to attract and retain tenants and reduce the rents we are able to charge. These competing properties may have vacancy rates higher than our properties, which may result in their owners offering lower rental rates than we would or providing greater tenant improvement allowances or other leasing concessions. This combination of circumstances could adversely affect our revenues and financial performance.
We are subject to certain risks associated with investing in real estate, including potential liabilities under environmental laws and risks of loss from weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, climate change and terrorism.
Under various U.S. federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner of real estate (including, in certain circumstances, a secured lender that succeeds to ownership or control of a property) may become liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances at, on, under or in its property. Those laws typically impose cleanup responsibility and liability without regard to whether the owner or control party knew of or was responsible for the release or presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. The costs of investigation, remediation or removal of those substances may be substantial. The owner or control party of a site may be subject to common law claims by third parties based on damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination emanating from a site. Certain environmental laws also impose liability in connection with the handling of or exposure to asbestos-containing materials, pursuant to which third parties may seek recovery from owners of real properties for personal injuries associated with asbestos-containing materials. While a secured lender is not likely to be subject to these forms of environmental liability, when we foreclose on real property, we become an owner and are subject to the risks of environmental liability. Additionally, our net lease assets and SAFE's Ground Leases generally require the tenants to undertake the obligation for environmental compliance and indemnify us and SAFE from liability with respect thereto. There can be no assurance that the tenants will have sufficient resources to satisfy their obligations to us.
Weather conditions and man-made or natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, droughts, fires and other environmental conditions can damage properties we own. As of December 31, 2020, approximately 17.2% of the carrying value of our assets was located in the western United States, geographic areas at higher risk for earthquakes. Additionally, we own properties located near the coastline and the value of our properties will potentially be subject to the risks associated with long-term effects of climate change. A significant number of our properties are located in major urban areas which, in recent years, have been high risk geographical areas for terrorism and threats of terrorism. Certain forms of terrorism including, but not limited to, nuclear, biological and chemical terrorism, political risks, environmental hazards and/or Acts of God may be deemed to fall completely outside the general coverage limits of our insurance policies or may be uninsurable or cost prohibitive to justify insuring against. Furthermore, if the U.S. Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act is repealed or not extended or renewed upon its expiration, the cost for terrorism insurance coverage may increase and/or the terms, conditions, exclusions, retentions, limits and sublimits of such insurance may be materially amended, and may effectively decrease the scope and availability of such insurance to the point where it is effectively unavailable. Future weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, effects of climate change or acts of terrorism could adversely impact the demand for, and value of, our assets and could also directly impact the value of our assets through damage, destruction or loss, and could thereafter materially impact the availability or cost of insurance to protect against these events. Although we believe our owned real estate and the properties collateralizing our loan assets are adequately covered by insurance, we cannot predict at this time if we or our borrowers will be able to obtain appropriate coverage at a reasonable cost in the future, or if we will be able to continue to pass along all of the costs of insurance to our tenants. The foregoing risks also apply generally to SAFE's properties
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and the buildings thereon owned by SAFE's tenants. Any weather conditions, man-made or natural disasters, terrorist attack or effect of climate change, whether or not insured, could have a material adverse effect on our or SAFE's financial performance, liquidity and the market price of our or SAFE's common stock. In addition, there is a risk that one or more of our property insurers may not be able to fulfill their obligations with respect to claims payments due to a deterioration in its financial condition.
Declines in the market values of our equity investments that are not publicly traded may adversely affect periodic reported results.
Certain of our equity investments other than SAFE, are in funds or companies that are not publicly traded and their fair value may not be readily determinable. As of December 31, 2020, the aggregate carrying value of such investments represented 4.9% of our assets. We may periodically estimate the fair value of these investments, based upon available information and management's judgment. Because such valuations are inherently uncertain, they may fluctuate over short periods of time. In addition, our determinations regarding the fair value of these investments may be materially higher than the values that we ultimately realize upon their disposal, which could result in losses that have a material adverse effect on our financial performance, the market price of our common stock and our ability to pay dividends.
Our ability to retain and attract key personnel is critical to our success.
Our success depends on our ability to retain our senior management and the other key members of our management team and recruit additional qualified personnel. We rely in part on equity compensation to retain and incentivize our personnel. In addition, if members of our management join competitors or form competing companies, the competition could have a material adverse effect on our business or SAFE's business. Efforts to retain or attract professionals may result in additional compensation expense, which could affect our financial performance.
Security breaches and other disruptions could compromise our information and expose us to liability, which would cause our business and reputation to suffer.
In the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store sensitive data, including intellectual property, our proprietary business information and that of our customers, and personally identifiable information of our customers and employees, in our data centers and on our networks. The secure processing, maintenance and transmission of this information is critical to our operations and business strategy. Despite our security measures, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Any such breach could compromise our networks and the information stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. Any such access, disclosure or other loss of information could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information, disrupt our operations and the services we provide to customers, and damage our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Financing Risks
Our credit ratings will impact our borrowing costs.
Our borrowing costs and our access to the debt capital markets depend significantly on our credit ratings. Our unsecured corporate credit ratings from major national credit rating agencies are currently below investment grade. Having below investment grade credit ratings makes our borrowing costs higher than they would be with an investment grade rating and makes restrictive covenants in our public unsecured debt securities operative. These restrictive covenants are described below in "Covenants in our indebtedness could limit our flexibility and adversely affect our financial condition."
Covenants in our indebtedness could limit our flexibility and adversely affect our financial condition.
Our outstanding unsecured debt securities contain corporate level covenants that include a covenant to maintain a ratio of unencumbered assets to unsecured indebtedness of at least 1.2x and a restriction on debt incurrence based upon the effect of the debt incurrence on our fixed charge coverage ratio, subject to certain permitted debt baskets. If any of our covenants are breached and not cured within applicable cure periods, the breach could result in acceleration of our debt securities unless a waiver or modification is agreed upon with the requisite percentage of the bondholders. Limitations on our ability to incur new indebtedness under the fixed charge coverage ratio may limit the amount of new investments we make.
Our revolving credit facility with a maximum capacity of $350.0 million (our "Revolving Credit Facility") and our $650.0 million senior term loan (our "Senior Term Loan") contain certain covenants, including covenants relating to collateral
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coverage, restrictions on fundamental changes, transactions with affiliates, matters relating to the liens granted to the lenders and the delivery of information to the lenders. In particular, our Senior Term Loan requires the Company to maintain collateral coverage of at least 1.25x outstanding borrowings on the facility and our Revolving Credit Facility requires us to maintain both collateral coverage of at least 1.5x outstanding borrowings on the facility and a consolidated ratio of cash flow to fixed charges of at least 1.5x. We may not pay common dividends if the Company is in default under the Senior Term Loan or the Revolving Credit Facility or would fail to comply with the covenants in such agreements after giving effect to the dividend.
Our Senior Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility contain cross default provisions that would allow the lenders to declare an event of default and accelerate our indebtedness to them if we fail to pay amounts due in respect of our other recourse indebtedness in excess of specified thresholds or if the lenders under such other indebtedness are otherwise permitted to accelerate such indebtedness for any reason. The indentures governing our unsecured public debt securities permit the bondholders to declare an event of default and accelerate our indebtedness to them if our other recourse indebtedness in excess of specified thresholds is not paid at final maturity or if such indebtedness is accelerated. The covenants described above could limit our flexibility and make it more difficult and/or expensive to refinance our existing indebtedness. A default by us on our indebtedness would have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity and the market price of our common stock.
We have significant indebtedness and funding commitments and limitations on our liquidity and ability to raise capital may adversely affect us.
Sufficient liquidity is critical to our ability to grow and to meet our scheduled debt payments, make additional investments in SAFE, pay distributions and satisfy funding commitments to borrowers. We have relied on proceeds from the issuance of unsecured debt, secured borrowings, repayments from our loan assets and proceeds from asset sales to fund our operations and other activities, and we expect to continue to rely primarily on these sources of liquidity for the foreseeable future. Our ability to access capital in 2021 and beyond will be subject to a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control, such as general economic conditions, changes in interest rates and conditions prevailing in the credit and real estate markets. There can be no assurance that we will have access to liquidity when needed or on terms that are acceptable to us. We may also encounter difficulty in selling assets or executing capital raising strategies on acceptable terms in a timely manner, which could impact our ability to make scheduled repayments on our outstanding debt. Failure to repay or refinance our borrowings as they come due would be an event of default under the relevant debt instruments, which could result in a cross default and acceleration of our other outstanding debt obligations. Failure to meet funding commitments could cause us to be in default of our financing commitments to borrowers. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity and the market price of our common stock.
We utilize derivative instruments to hedge risk, which may adversely affect our borrowing cost and expose us to other risks.
The derivative instruments we use are typically in the form of interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and foreign exchange contracts. Our use of derivative instruments involves the risk that a counterparty to a hedging arrangement could default on its obligation and the risk that we may have to pay certain costs, such as transaction fees or breakage costs, if a hedging arrangement is terminated by us. Developing an effective strategy for dealing with movements in interest rates and foreign currencies is complex and no strategy can completely insulate us from risks associated with such fluctuations. There can be no assurance that any hedging activities will have the desired beneficial impact on our results of operations or financial condition.
Significant increases in interest rates could have an adverse effect on our operating results.
Our operating results depend in part on the difference between the interest and related income earned on our assets and the interest expense incurred in connection with our interest bearing liabilities. Changes in the general level of interest rates prevailing in the financial markets will affect the spread between our interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities subject to the impact of interest rate floors and caps, as well as the amounts of floating rate assets and liabilities. Any significant compression of the spreads between interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities could have a material adverse effect on us. While interest rates remain low by historical standards, rates are generally expected to rise in the coming years, although there is no certainty as to the amount by which they may rise. In the event of a significant rising interest rate environment, rates could exceed the interest rate floors that exist on certain of our floating rate debt and create a mismatch between our floating rate loans and our floating rate debt that could have a significant adverse effect on our operating results. An increase in interest rates could also, among other things, reduce the value of our fixed-rate interest bearing assets and our ability to realize gains from the sale of such assets. In addition, rising interest rates may adversely affect the value of our investment in SAFE. Rising interest rates also tend to negatively impact the residential mortgage market, which in turn may adversely affect the value of and demand for our land assets, including our residential development projects. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political conditions, and other factors beyond our control.
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The replacement of LIBOR may affect the value of certain of our financial obligations and could affect our results of operations or financial condition.
In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021. In December 2020, ICE Benchmark Association, the administrator of LIBOR, published a consultation regarding its intention to cease publication of U.S. dollar LIBOR after June 2023. As of December 31, 2020, approximately 25.8% of the total principal amount of our outstanding debt was floating rate debt. We are unable to predict the timing or effect of any changes, any establishment of alternative reference rates or any other reforms to LIBOR or any replacement of LIBOR that may be enacted in the United States, the United Kingdom or elsewhere. Such changes, reforms or replacements relating to LIBOR could have an adverse impact on the market for or value of any LIBOR-linked securities, loans, derivatives and other financial obligations or extensions of credit held by or due to us on our overall financial condition or results of operations.
Risks Relating to Our Accounting and Valuation Estimates
We are required to make a number of judgments in applying accounting policies, and different estimates and assumptions could result in changes to our financial condition and results of operations.
Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change underlie our determination of the allowance for loan losses, which is based primarily on the estimated fair value of loan collateral and our estimate of expected credit losses, as well as the valuation of real estate assets and deferred tax assets. While we have identified those accounting policies that we consider to be critical and have procedures in place to facilitate the associated judgments, different assumptions in the application of these policies could have a material adverse effect on our financial performance and results of operations and actual results may differ materially from our estimates.
The carrying values of our assets held for investment are not determined based upon the prices at which they could be sold currently.
As discussed further in the notes to our consolidated financial statements, we record our real estate and land and development assets at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. If we hold a property for use or investment, we will only review it for impairment in value if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the property may not be recoverable, based on management's determination that the aggregate future cash flows to be generated by the asset (taking into account the anticipated holding period of the asset) is less than the carrying value. Management's estimates of cash flows considers factors such as expected future operating income trends, as well as the effects of demand, competition and other economic factors. The carrying values of our real estate and land and development assets are not indicative of the prices at which we would be able to sell the properties, if we had to do so before the end of their intended holding period. If we changed our investment intent and decided to sell a property that was being held for investment, including in distressed circumstances as a means of raising liquidity, there can be no assurance that we would not realize losses on such sales, which losses could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial results, liquidity and the market price of our common stock. We intend to accelerate the monetization of assets in our legacy portfolio. We continue to hold other legacy assets for investment, and there can be no assurance that we will not recognize impairment on such assets, or non-legacy assets in the future.
Our allowances for loan losses and net investment in leases may prove inadequate, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial results.
We maintain allowances for our loan and net investment in lease portfolios to offset potential future losses. Our loss allowances reflect management's then-current estimation of the probability and severity of losses within our portfolio. In addition, our determination of asset-specific allowances relies on material estimates regarding the fair value of loan collateral. Estimation of ultimate losses, provision expenses and loss allowances is a complex and subjective process. As such, there can be no assurance that management's judgment will prove to be correct and that allowances will be adequate over time to protect against potential future losses. Such losses could be caused by factors including, but not limited to, unanticipated adverse changes in the economy or events adversely affecting specific assets, borrowers, tenants, industries in which our borrowers or tenants operate or markets in which our borrowers/tenants or their properties are located. In particular, during the previous financial crisis, the weak economy and disruption of the credit markets adversely impacted the ability and willingness of many of our borrowers to service their debt and refinance our loans to them at maturity. If our allowances for credit losses prove inadequate we may suffer additional losses which would have a material adverse effect on our financial performance, liquidity and the market price of our common stock.
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Risks Relating to our Organization and Structure
We may change certain of our policies without stockholder approval.
Our charter does not set forth specific percentages of the types of investments we may make. We can amend, revise or eliminate our investment financing and conflict of interest policies at any time at our discretion without a vote of our shareholders. A change in these policies could have a material adverse effect on our financial performance, liquidity and the market price of our common stock.
Certain provisions of Maryland law and our organizational documents could inhibit changes in control of our company.
Certain provisions of Maryland law and our organizational documents could inhibit changes in control of our company that might involve a premium price for our common stock or that our shareholders otherwise believe to be in their best interest, including, among others, the following:
•Pursuant to the Maryland General Corporation Law, or the MGCL, our board of directors has by resolution exempted business combinations between us and any other person from the business combination provisions of the MGCL, and our bylaws contain a provision exempting from the control share acquisition statute any and all acquisitions by any person of shares of our stock. However, there can be no assurance that these exemptions will not be amended or eliminated at any time in the future.
•Our charter generally prohibits any person from directly or indirectly owning more than 9.8% in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of our outstanding capital stock.
•Our board of directors, without stockholder approval, has the power under our charter to amend our charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we are authorized to issue, to authorize us to issue authorized but unissued shares of our common stock or preferred stock and to classify or reclassify any unissued shares of our common stock or preferred stock into one or more classes or series of stock and set the terms of such newly classified or reclassified shares. As a result, our board of directors could establish a class or series of preferred stock that could, depending on the terms of such series, delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change of control that might involve a premium price for our common stock or that our shareholders otherwise believe to be in their best interest.
Our Investment Company Act exemption limits our investment discretion and loss of the exemption would adversely affect us.
We believe that we currently are not, and we intend to operate our company so that we will not be, regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. We believe we are not an investment company under Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act because we do not engage primarily, or hold ourselves out as being engaged primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities. The Company engages primarily in the non-investment company businesses of investing in, financing and developing real estate and real estate-related projects, generally through subsidiaries and affiliated companies, including SAFE. Maintaining our exemption from regulation as an investment company under the Investment Company Act limits our ability to invest in assets that otherwise would meet our investment strategies.
We will need to monitor our investments and income to ensure that we continue to satisfy our exemption from the Investment Company Act, but there can be no assurance that we will be able to avoid the need to register as an Investment Company. If it were established that we were an unregistered investment company, there would be a risk that we would be subject to monetary penalties and injunctive relief in an action brought by the SEC, that we would be unable to enforce contracts with third parties, or that third parties could seek to obtain rescission of transactions and that we would be subject to limitations on corporate leverage that would have an adverse impact on our investment returns. This would have a material adverse effect on our financial performance and the market price of our securities.
Our bylaws designate the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland as the sole and exclusive forum for some litigation, which could limit the ability of stockholders to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with our company.
Our bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for: (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by us or by any director or officer or other employee to us or to our stockholders; (c) any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other employee arising pursuant to any provision of the Maryland General Corporation Law or our charter or bylaws; or (d) any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other employee that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or, if that Court does not have
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jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division. This forum selection provision may limit the ability of stockholders of our company to obtain a judicial forum that they find favorable for disputes with our company or our directors, officers, employees, if any, or other stockholders.
Tax Risks Related to Ownership of Our Shares
We would be subject to adverse consequences if we fail to qualify as a REIT.
We believe that we have been organized and operated in a manner so as to qualify for taxation as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 1998. Our qualification as a REIT, however, has depended and will continue to depend on our ability to meet various requirements concerning, among other things, the ownership of our outstanding stock, the nature of our assets, the sources of our income and the amount of our distributions to our shareholders. Our compliance with the REIT income and quarterly asset requirements also depends upon our ability to manage successfully the composition of our income and assets on an ongoing basis. Our ability to satisfy these asset tests depends upon our analysis of the characterization of our assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes and fair market values of our assets. The fair market values of certain of our assets are not susceptible to a precise determination.
If we were to fail to qualify as a REIT for any taxable year, we would not be allowed a deduction for distributions to our shareholders in computing our net taxable income and would be subject to U.S. federal income tax on our net taxable income at regular corporate rates and applicable state and local taxes. We would also be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four subsequent taxable years following the year during which our REIT qualification was lost unless we were entitled to relief under certain Code provisions and obtained a ruling from the IRS. If disqualified and unable to obtain relief, we may need to borrow money or sell assets to pay taxes. As a result, cash available for distribution would be reduced for each of the years involved. Furthermore, it is possible that future economic, market, legal, tax or other considerations may cause our REIT qualification to be revoked. This could have a material adverse effect on our business and the market price of our common stock.
To qualify as a REIT, we may be forced to borrow funds, sell assets or take other actions during unfavorable market conditions.
To qualify as a REIT, we generally must distribute to our shareholders at least 90% of our net taxable income, excluding net capital gains each year, and we will be subject to U.S. federal income tax, as well as applicable state and local taxes, to the extent that we distribute less than 100% of our net taxable income each year. In addition, we will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which distributions paid by us in any calendar year are less than the sum of 85% of our ordinary income, 95% of our capital gain net income and 100% of our undistributed income from prior years.
In the event that principal, premium or interest payments with respect to a particular debt instrument that we hold are not made when due, we may nonetheless be required to continue to recognize the unpaid amounts as taxable income. In addition, we may be allocated taxable income in excess of cash flow received from some of our partnership investments. We are generally required to take certain amounts into income no later than the time such amounts are reflected on our financial statements. The application of this rule may require the accrual of income earlier than would be the case under the otherwise applicable tax rules; however, recently released proposed Treasury Regulations generally would exclude, among other items, original issue discount (whether or not de minimis) and market discount from the applicability of this rule. Although the proposed Treasury Regulations generally will not be effective until taxable years beginning after the date on which they are issued in final form, we generally are permitted to elect to rely on the proposed Treasury Regulations currently. Also, in certain circumstances our ability to deduct interest expenses for U.S. federal income tax purposes may be limited. From these and other potential timing differences between income recognition or expense deduction and cash receipts or disbursements, there is a significant risk that we may have substantial taxable income in excess of cash available for distribution. In order to qualify as a REIT and avoid the payment of income and excise taxes, we may need to borrow funds or take other actions to meet our REIT distribution requirements for the taxable year in which the phantom income is recognized.
Certain of our business activities may potentially be subject to the prohibited transaction tax, which could reduce the return on your investment.
For so long as we qualify as a REIT, our ability to dispose of certain properties may be restricted under the REIT rules, which generally impose a 100% penalty tax on any gain recognized on "prohibited transactions," which refers to the disposition of property that is deemed to be inventory or held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of our business, subject to certain exceptions. Whether property is inventory or otherwise held primarily for sale depends on the particular facts and circumstances. The Code provides a safe harbor that, if met, allows a REIT to avoid being treated as engaged in a prohibited
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transaction. No assurance can be given that any property that we sell will not be treated as property held for sale to customers, or that we can comply with the safe harbor. The 100% tax does not apply to gains from the sale of foreclosure property or to property that is held through a taxable REIT subsidiary ("TRS") or other taxable corporation, although such income will be subject to tax in the hands of the corporation at regular corporate rates. We intend to structure our activities to avoid prohibited transaction characterization.
Certain of our activities, including our use of TRSs, are subject to taxes that could reduce our cash flows.
Even if we qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we will be required to pay some U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. taxes on our income and property, including taxes on any undistributed income, taxes on income from certain activities conducted as a result of foreclosures, and property and transfer taxes. We would be required to pay taxes on net taxable income that we fail to distribute to our shareholders. In addition, we may be required to limit certain activities that generate non-qualifying REIT income, such as land development and sales of condominiums, and/or we may be required to conduct such activities through TRS. We hold a significant amount of assets in our TRS, including assets that we have acquired through foreclosure, assets that may be treated as dealer property and other assets that could adversely affect our ability to qualify as a REIT if held at the REIT level. As a result, we will be required to pay income taxes on the taxable income generated by these assets. Furthermore, we will be subject to a 100% penalty tax to the extent our economic arrangements with our TRS are not comparable to similar arrangements among unrelated parties. We will also be subject to a 100% tax to the extent we derive income from the sale of assets to customers in the ordinary course of business other than through our TRS. To the extent we or our TRS are required to pay U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. taxes, we will have less cash available for distribution to our shareholders.
We have substantial net operating loss carryforwards which we use to offset our tax and distribution requirements. Net operating losses that have arisen in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and thereafter may offset up to 80% of our net taxable income (after the application of the dividends paid deduction), except to the extent those losses are utilized in taxable years prior to 2021, and may not be carried back. In the event that we experience an "ownership change" for purposes of Section 382 of the Code, our ability to use these losses will be limited. An "ownership change" is determined through a set of complex rules which track the changes in ownership that occur in our common stock for a trailing three year period. We have experienced volatility and significant trading in our common stock in recent years. The occurrence of an ownership change is generally beyond our control and, if triggered, may increase our tax and distribution obligations for which we may not have sufficient cash flow.
A failure to comply with the limits on our ownership of and relationship with our TRS would jeopardize our REIT qualification and may result in the application of a 100% excise tax.
No more than 20% of the value of a REIT's total assets may consist of stock or securities of one or more TRS. This requirement limits the extent to which we can conduct activities through TRS or expand the activities that we conduct through TRS. The values of some of our assets, including assets that we hold through TRSs may not be subject to precise determination, and values are subject to change in the future. In addition, we hold certain mortgage and mezzanine loans within one or more of our TRS that are secured by real property. We treat these loans as qualifying assets for purposes of the REIT asset tests to the extent that such mortgage loans are secured by real property and such mezzanine loans are secured by an interest in a limited liability company that holds real property. We received from the IRS a private letter ruling which holds that we may exclude such loans from the limitation that securities from TRS must constitute no more than 20% of our total assets. We are entitled to rely upon this private letter ruling only to the extent that we did not misstate or omit a material fact in the ruling request and that we continue to operate in accordance with the material facts described in such request, and no assurance can be given that we will always be able to do so. To the extent that any loan is recharacterized as equity, it would increase the amount of non-real estate securities that we have in our TRS and could adversely affect our ability to meet the limitation described above. If we were not able to exclude such loans to our TRS from the limitation described above, our ability to meet the REIT asset tests and other REIT requirements could be adversely affected. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we have met or will be able to continue to comply with the TRS limitation.
In addition, we may from time to time need to make distributions from a TRS in order to keep the value of our TRS below the TRS limitation. TRS dividends, however, generally will not constitute qualifying income for purposes of the 75% REIT gross income test. While we will monitor our compliance with both this income test and the limitation on the percentage of our total assets represented by TRS securities, and intend to conduct our affairs so as to comply with both, the two may at times be in conflict with one another. For example, it is possible that we may wish to distribute a dividend from a TRS in order to reduce the value of our TRS to comply with limitation, but we may be unable to do so without simultaneously violating the 75% REIT gross income test.
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Although there are other measures we can take in such circumstances to remain in compliance with the requirements for REIT qualification, there can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with both of these tests in all market conditions.
Legislative or regulatory tax changes related to REITs could materially and adversely affect us.
The U.S. federal income tax laws and regulations governing REITs and their stockholders, as well as the administrative interpretations of those laws and regulations, are constantly under review and may be changed at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. No assurance can be given as to whether, when, or in what form, the U.S. federal income tax laws applicable to us and our stockholders may be enacted. Changes to the U.S. federal income tax laws and interpretations of U.S. federal tax laws could adversely affect an investment in our common stock.
Stockholders are urged to consult with their tax advisors regarding any legislative, regulatory or administrative developments on an investment in the Company's common stock.
Item 1b. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2. Properties
The Company's principal executive and administrative offices are located at 1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. The Company's principal regional offices are located in the Atlanta, Georgia; Hartford, Connecticut; and Los Angeles, California metropolitan areas. See Item 8—"Financial Statements and Supplemental Data—Schedule III" for a detailed listing of properties held by the Company for investment purposes.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
The Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries is party to various pending litigation matters that are considered ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company's business as a finance and investment company focused on the commercial real estate industry, including foreclosure-related proceedings. The Company believes it is not a party to, nor are any of its properties the subject of, any pending legal proceeding that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Equity and Related Stock Matters
The Company's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "STAR." The Company had 1,491 holders of record of common stock as of February 19, 2021. This figure does not represent the actual number of beneficial owners of our common stock because shares of our common stock are frequently held in “street name” by securities dealers and others for the benefit of beneficial owners who may vote the shares and who would report dividends paid by us in their taxable income.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth the information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of the Company of its common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2020.
Total Number of Shares Purchased(1) | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Plan | Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans(1) | |||||||||||
| October 1 to October 31, 2020 | 456,000 | $ | 12.04 | 5,492,139 | $ | 35,286,766 | ||||||||
| November 1 to November 30, 2020 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 35,286,766 | ||||||||
| December 1 to December 31, 2020 | 101,111 | $ | 14.85 | 1,501,652 | $ | 33,786,884 | ||||||||
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(1)We may repurchase shares in negotiated transactions or open market transactions, including through one or more trading plans. In February 2021, our board of directors authorized an increase to the stock repurchase program to $50.0 million.
Disclosure of Equity Compensation Plan Information
| Plans Category | (a) Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights | (b) Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights | (c) Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) | |||||||||||||||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders-restricted stock awards(1)(2) | 710,467 | N/A | 2,411,963 | |||||||||||||||||
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(1)Restricted Stock—The amount shown in column (a) includes 530,945 unvested restricted stock units which may vest in the future based on the employees' continued service to the Company (see Item 8—"Financial Statements and Supplemental Data—Note 15" for a more detailed description of the Company's restricted stock grants). All of the unvested restricted stock units included in column (a) are required to be settled on a net, after-tax basis (after deducting shares for minimum required statutory withholdings); therefore, the actual number of shares issued will be less than the gross amount of the awards. The amount shown in column (a) also includes 179,522 of common stock equivalents and restricted stock awarded to our non-employee directors in consideration of their service to the Company as directors. Common stock equivalents represent rights to receive shares of common stock at the date the common stock equivalents are settled. Common stock equivalents have dividend equivalent rights beginning on the date of grant. The amount in column (c) represents the aggregate amount of stock options, shares of restricted stock units or other performance awards that could be granted under compensation plans approved by the Company's security holders after giving effect to previously issued awards of stock options, shares of restricted stock units and other performance awards (see Item 8—"Financial Statements and Supplemental Data—Note 15" for a more detailed description of the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plans).
(2)The amount shown in column (a) does not include a currently indeterminable number of shares that may be issued upon the satisfaction of performance and vesting conditions of awards made under the Company's Performance Incentive Plan ("iPIP") approved by shareholders. In no event may the number of shares issued exceed the amount available in column (c) unless shareholders authorize additional shares (see Item 8—"Financial Statements and Supplemental Data—Note 15" for a more detailed description of iPIP.)
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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Please read the following discussion of our consolidated operating results, financial condition and liquidity together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our discussion of 2018 results is included in Part II, Item 7 of our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our historical results may not be indicative of our future performance. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified in our consolidated financial statements and the related notes to conform to the current period presentation.
Executive Overview
Our portfolio is well diversified by business, property type and geography. Our portfolio includes investments in the entertainment/leisure (20.7% of gross book value) and hotel (5.7% of gross book value) sectors, which have been particularly stressed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We collected 99% of the rent due from our net lease tenants during the fourth quarter (excluding one net lease tenant with whom we entered into lease modifications in the second and third quarter 2020 - refer to Note 5), 89% of the interest payments due in our real estate finance portfolio and 85% of the rent due in our operating properties portfolio. SAFE reported that it received 100% of the ground rent due under its leases for the year ended December 31, 2020. We may continue to experience disruptions and collections of rent and interest payments until more normalized business conditions resume. In 2020, we increased our general allowance for loan losses and we may continue to do so in the future while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to materially affect the U.S. economy.
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected our strategies of monetizing legacy assets and materially scaling SAFE's portfolio in 2020, primarily because of reduced levels of real estate transactions and constrained conditions for equity and debt financing for real estate transactions. In addition, the pandemic has made it more difficult to execute transactions as people work from home and are reluctant to visit properties, local governmental offices have reduced operations and third parties such as survey, insurance, environmental and similar services have more limited capacities. These conditions will adversely affect our strategy while they persist. At this time, we cannot predict the full extent of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our or SAFE's business. See the Risk Factors section of this report for additional discussion of certain potential risks to our business arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded a net loss allocable to common shareholders of $65.9 million, compared to net income of $291.5 million during the prior year. Adjusted earnings allocable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $40.8 million, compared to $388.0 million during the prior year (see "Adjusted Earnings" for a reconciliation of adjusted earnings to net income).
As of December 31, 2020, we had $99 million of cash and $350 million of credit facility availability. In August 2020, we took advantage of favorable interest rate and liquidity conditions to refinance debt through the issuance of $400 million of unsecured notes due February 2026. Proceeds from the issuance were used to repay unsecured notes due September 2022. We have no corporate debt maturities through September 2022 (refer to Note 11). We have no corporate debt maturities through September 2022 and expect to use our unrestricted cash balance primarily to fund future investment activities and for general working capital needs.
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Portfolio Overview
As of December 31, 2020, based on gross book value, our total investment portfolio has the following property/collateral type and geographic characteristics ($ in thousands):(1)
| Property/Collateral Types | Net Lease | Real Estate Finance | Operating Properties | Land & Development | Corporate | Total | % of Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office | $ | 937,362 | $ | 51,629 | $ | 28 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 989,019 | 20.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entertainment / Leisure | 967,886 | — | 16,188 | — | — | 984,074 | 20.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground Leases | 962,386 | — | — | — | — | 962,386 | 20.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial | 284,084 | — | 97,663 | — | 62,961 | 444,708 | 9.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land and Development | — | 69,952 | — | 352,368 | — | 422,320 | 8.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Condominium | — | 159,033 | 18,355 | 111,762 | — | 289,150 | 6.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotel | — | 187,802 | 82,997 | — | — | 270,799 | 5.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily | — | 148,031 | 58,878 | — | — | 206,909 | 4.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | 57,348 | 56,488 | 34,877 | 8,271 | — | 156,984 | 3.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Property Types | — | 25,274 | — | — | 6,949 | 32,223 | 0.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 3,209,066 | $ | 698,209 | $ | 308,986 | $ | 472,401 | $ | 69,910 | $ | 4,758,572 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of Total | 68 | % | 15 | % | 6 | % | 10 | % | 1 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geographic Region | Net Lease | Real Estate Finance | Operating Properties | Land & Development | Corporate | Total | % of Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | $ | 911,690 | $ | 280,925 | $ | 93,612 | $ | 275,859 | $ | — | $ | 1,562,086 | 32.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | 497,171 | 224,434 | 56,392 | 42,286 | — | 820,283 | 17.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Atlantic | 561,218 | — | 6,133 | 107,275 | — | 674,626 | 14.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 429,024 | 73,600 | 44,749 | 31,500 | — | 578,873 | 12.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest | 406,753 | — | 97,690 | 8,562 | — | 513,005 | 10.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast | 393,780 | 28,535 | 10,410 | 6,919 | — | 439,644 | 9.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Various | 9,430 | 90,715 | — | — | 69,910 | 170,055 | 3.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 3,209,066 | $ | 698,209 | $ | 308,986 | $ | 472,401 | $ | 69,910 | $ | 4,758,572 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)For net lease, operating properties and land and development, gross book value is defined as the basis assigned to physical real estate property (land and building), net of any impairments taken after acquisition date and net of basis reductions associated with unit/parcel sales, plus our basis in equity method investments, plus lease related intangibles, capitalized leasing costs and excluding accumulated depreciation and amortization, and for equity method investments, excluding the effect of our share of accumulated depreciation and amortization. For real estate finance, gross book value is defined as principal funded including any deferred capitalized interest receivable, plus protective advances, exit fee receivables and any unamortized origination/modification costs, less purchase discounts and specific allowances. This amount is not reduced for CECL allowances.
Net Lease
Our net lease business seeks to create stable cash flows through long-term net leases primarily to single tenants on our properties. We target mission-critical facilities leased on a long-term basis to tenants, offering structured solutions that combine our capabilities in underwriting, lease structuring, asset management and build-to-suit construction. Leases typically provide for expenses at the facility to be paid by the tenant on a triple net lease basis. Under a typical net lease agreement, the tenant agrees to pay a base monthly operating lease payment and most or all of the facility operating expenses (including taxes, utilities, maintenance and insurance). We generally intend to hold net lease assets for long-term investment. However, we may dispose of assets if we deem the disposition to be in our best interests.
The net lease segment includes our Ground Lease investments made primarily through SAFE and our traditional net lease investments.
SAFE—SAFE is a publicly-traded company that originates and acquires Ground Leases in order to generate attractive long-term risk-adjusted returns. We believe its business has characteristics comparable to a high-grade fixed income investment business,
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but with certain unique advantages. Relative to alternative fixed income investments generally, SAFE's Ground Leases typically benefit from built-in growth derived from contractual base rent increases and the opportunity to realize value from SAFE's right to regain possession of the buildings and other improvements on its land upon expiration or earlier termination of the lease at no additional cost. We believe that these features offer us the opportunity through our ownership in SAFE to realize superior risk-adjusted total returns when compared to certain alternative highly-rated investments. As of December 31, 2020, we owned approximately 65.4% of SAFE's common stock outstanding, subject to voting limitations described below.
We account for our investment in SAFE as an equity method investment (refer to Note 8). We act as SAFE's external manager pursuant to a management agreement. The management agreement generally provides for a base management fee that ranges from a minimum of 1.0% to a maximum of 1.5% as SAFE's Total Equity (as defined in the agreement) increases. The management fee is payable in cash or in shares of SAFE common stock at SAFE's election (as determined by SAFE's independent directors). The initial term of the management agreement ends on June 30, 2023 during which the agreement is non-terminable, except for certain cause events. After the initial term, the agreement will be automatically renewed for additional one year terms, subject to certain rights of SAFE's independent directors to terminate the agreement based on the manager's materially detrimental long-term performance or, beginning with the seventh annual renewal term after the initial term, unfair management fees that the manager declines to renegotiate. SAFE will be obligated to pay the manager a termination fee equal to three times the annual management fee paid in respect of the last completed fiscal year prior to the termination.
We are party to an exclusivity agreement with SAFE pursuant to which we agreed, subject to certain exceptions, that we will not acquire, originate, invest in, or provide financing for a third party’s acquisition of, a Ground Lease unless we have first offered that opportunity to SAFE and a majority of its independent directors has declined the opportunity. We are also party to a stockholders agreement with SAFE that:
•limits our discretionary voting power to 41.9% of the outstanding voting power of SAFE's Common Stock until our aggregate ownership of SAFE common stock is less than 41.9%;
•subjects us to certain standstill provisions; and
•provides us certain preemptive rights.
The complete management agreement, exclusivity agreement and stockholder's agreement between SAFE and us, as amended, are incorporated by reference as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Net Lease Venture—In February 2014, the Company partnered with a sovereign wealth fund to form a venture to acquire and develop net lease assets and gave a right of first refusal to the venture on all new net lease investments that met specified investment criteria. The Net Lease Venture's investment period expired on June 30, 2018 and the remaining term of the venture extends through February 13, 2022, subject to two, one-year extension options at the discretion of us and our partner. We obtained control over the Net Lease Venture when the investment period expired on June 30, 2018 and consolidated the assets and liabilities of the venture, which had previously been accounted for as an equity method investment.
Net Lease Venture II—In July 2018, we entered into Net Lease Venture II with similar investment strategies as the Net Lease Venture. The Net Lease Venture II has a right of first offer on all new net lease investments (excluding Ground Leases) originated by us. We have an equity interest in the venture of approximately 51.9%, which is accounted for as an equity method investment, and are responsible for managing the venture in exchange for a management fee and incentive fee. The Net Lease Venture II's investment period expires on June 30, 2021.
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As of December 31, 2020, our consolidated net lease portfolio totaled $2.2 billion. Our net lease portfolio, including the carrying value of our equity method investments in SAFE and Net Lease Venture II, exclusive of accumulated depreciation, totaled $3.2 billion. The table below provides certain statistics for our net lease portfolio.
| Wholly-Owned | Net Lease Venture I | Consolidated Real Estate(1) | Net Lease Venture II | SAFE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ownership % | 100.0 | % | 51.9 | % | — | 51.9 | % | 65.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross book value (millions)(2) | $ | 1,255 | $ | 907 | $ | 2,162 | $ | 323 | $ | 3,201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| % Leased | 99.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 99.3 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Square feet (thousands) | 9,998 | 5,749 | 15,747 | 3,302 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average lease term (years)(3) | 14.9 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 88.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average yield(4) | 7.9 | % | 7.9 | % | 7.9 | % | 9.0 | % | 4.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)We own 51.9% of the Net Lease Venture which is consolidated in our GAAP financial statements (refer to Note 4).
(2)Consolidated Real Estate includes amounts recorded as net investment in leases (refer to Note 5) and financing receivables in loans and other lending investments (refer to Note 7). SAFE includes its 54.8% pro rata share of its unconsolidated equity method investment.
(3)Weighted average lease term is calculated using GAAP rent and the initial maturity and does not include extension options. SAFE includes its 54.8% pro rata share of its unconsolidated equity method investment.
(4)Yield represents the yield for the fourth quarter 2020. Yield for SAFE is calculated over the trailing twelve months and excludes management fees earned by us.
Portfolio Activity—During the year ended December 31, 2020, we sold net lease assets with an aggregate carrying value of $38.4 million and recognized gains of $6.1 million in "Income from sales of real estate" in our consolidated statements of operations. In addition, we also recorded $2.0 million of aggregate impairments in connection with the sale of net lease assets, recorded an initial allowance for losses on net investment in leases of $9.1 million upon the adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020 (refer to Note 3) and recorded a provision for losses on net investment in leases of $1.8 million resulting primarily from the macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial real estate markets.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we invested approximately $176.3 million in SAFE common stock through a series of private placements and open market transactions and received $21.0 million in distributions from SAFE.
Also during the year ended December 31, 2020, we made contributions of $73.3 million to and received distributions of $27.6 million from Net Lease Venture II.
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Summary of Lease Expirations—As of December 31, 2020, future lease expirations on our net lease assets, excluding our equity method investments in SAFE and Net Lease Venture II, are as follows ($ in thousands):
| Year of Lease Expiration | Number of Leases Expiring | Annualized In-Place Operating Lease Income and Interest Income from Sales-type Leases | % of Annualized In-Place Operating Lease Income and Interest Income from Sales-type Leases | % of Total Revenue(1) | Square Feet of Leases Expiring (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2 | $ | 4,087 | 2.3 | % | 0.7 | % | 133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | 7,204 | 4.0 | % | 1.2 | % | 484 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2 | 3,954 | 2.2 | % | 0.7 | % | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2 | 5,747 | 3.2 | % | 1.0 | % | 235 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 1 | 7,383 | 4.1 | % | 1.3 | % | 410 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 5 | 10,608 | 5.9 | % | 1.8 | % | 640 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 1 | 622 | 0.3 | % | 0.1 | % | 153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2028 | 3 | 1,948 | 1.1 | % | 0.3 | % | 189 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2029 | — | — | — | % | — | % | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2030 | 1 | 2,212 | 1.2 | % | 0.4 | % | 591 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2031 and thereafter | 18 | 136,625 | 75.7 | % | 23.4 | % | 12,883 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 36 | $ | 180,390 | 100.0 | % | 30.9 | % | 15,747 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)(2) | 15.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Reflects the percentage of annualized operating lease income and interest income from sales-type leases for leases in-place as a percentage of annualized total revenue.
(2)Represents the initial maturity and does not include extension options.
Real Estate Finance
Our real estate finance business targets sophisticated and innovative owner/operators of real estate and real estate related projects by providing one-stop capabilities that encompass financing alternatives ranging from full envelope senior loans to mezzanine and preferred equity capital positions. Our real estate finance portfolio consists of senior mortgage loans that are secured by commercial and residential real estate assets where we are the first lien holder, subordinated mortgage loans that are secured by second lien or junior interests in commercial and residential real estate assets, leasehold loans to Ground Lease tenants, including tenants of SAFE, and corporate/partnership loans, which represent mezzanine or subordinated loans to entities for which we do not have a lien on the underlying asset, but may have a pledge of underlying equity ownership of such assets. Our real estate finance portfolio includes loans on stabilized and transitional properties, Ground Leases and ground-up construction projects. In addition, we have preferred equity investments and debt securities classified as other lending investments.
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Our real estate finance portfolio included the following ($ in thousands):
| As of December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | % of Total | Total | % of Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Performing loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior mortgages | $ | 432,350 | 57.9 | % | $ | 534,765 | 62.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Corporate/partnership loans | 85,667 | 11.5 | % | 119,818 | 14.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Subordinate mortgages | 11,640 | 1.6 | % | 10,876 | 1.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | 529,657 | 71.0 | % | 665,459 | 77.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-performing loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior mortgages | 53,305 | 7.2 | % | 37,820 | 4.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | 53,305 | 7.2 | % | 37,820 | 4.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Total carrying value of loans | 582,962 | 78.2 | % | 703,279 | 82.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Other lending investments | 162,538 | 21.8 | % | 153,216 | 17.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Total carrying value | 745,500 | 100.0 | % | 856,495 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for loan losses | (13,170) | (28,634) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans receivable and other lending investments, net | $ | 732,330 | $ | 827,861 | |||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio Activity—During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company invested $138.8 million (including capitalized deferred interest) in its real estate finance portfolio and received repayments and proceeds from sales of $243.2 million (including the receipt of previously capitalized deferred interest).
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Summary of Interest Rate Characteristics—Our loans receivable and other lending investments had the following interest rate characteristics ($ in thousands):
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| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying Value | % of Total | Weighted Average Accrual Rate | Carrying Value | % of Total | Weighted Average Accrual Rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed-rate loans and other lending investments | $ | 239,843 | 32.1 | % | 7.0 | % | $ | 207,422 | 24.2 | % | 7.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Variable-rate loans(1) | 452,352 | 60.7 | % | 5.6 | % | 611,253 | 71.4 | % | 6.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-performing loans | 53,305 | 7.2 | % | N/A | 37,820 | 4.4 | % | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total carrying value | 745,500 | 100.0 | % | 856,495 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for loan losses | (13,170) | (28,634) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans receivable and other lending investments, net | $ | 732,330 | $ | 827,861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, includes $288.3 million and $400.4 million, respectively, of loans with a weighted average LIBOR floor of 1.7% and 1.3%, respectively.
Summary of Maturities—As of December 31, 2020, our loans receivable and other lending investments had the following maturities ($ in thousands):
| Year of Maturity | Number of Loans Maturing | Carrying Value | % of Total | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 13 | $ | 493,977 | 66.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | — | — | — | % | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2 | 110,830 | 14.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 1 | 3,925 | 0.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | — | — | — | % | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 and thereafter | 2 | 36,914 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total performing loans and other securities(1) | 18 | $ | 645,646 | 86.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other lending investments | 1 | 46,549 | 6.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-performing loans | 1 | 53,305 | 7.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Total carrying value | 20 | $ | 745,500 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| General allowance for loan losses | (13,170) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans receivable and other lending investments, net | $ | 732,330 | ||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Year of maturity for our performing loans and other securities represents the initial maturity and does not include any extension options. As of December 31, 2020, our performing loans and other securities had a weighted average remaining term, exclusive of any borrower extension options, of 2.3 years.
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The tables below summarize our loan portfolio, excluding securities and other lending investments, and the allowances for loan losses associated with our loan portfolio ($ in thousands):
| December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | Gross Carrying Value | Allowance for Loan Losses | Carrying Value | % of Total | Allowance for Loan Losses as a % of Gross Carrying Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performing loans | 16 | $ | 529,657 | $ | (8,184) | $ | 521,473 | 71.2% | 1.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-performing loans | 1 | 53,305 | (742) | 52,563 | 7.2% | 1.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other lending investments | 3 | 162,538 | (4,244) | 158,294 | 21.6% | 2.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 20 | $ | 745,500 | $ | (13,170) | $ | 732,330 | 100.0% | 1.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Number | Gross Carrying Value | Allowance for Loan Losses | Carrying Value | % of Total | Allowance for Loan Losses as a % of Gross Carrying Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performing loans | 22 | $ | 665,459 | $ | (6,933) | $ | 658,526 | 79.6% | 1.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-performing loans | 1 | 37,820 | (21,701) | 16,119 | 1.9% | 57.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other lending investments | 3 | 153,216 | — | 153,216 | 18.5% | —% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 26 | $ | 856,495 | $ | (28,634) | $ | 827,861 | 100.0% | 3.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performing Loans—The table below summarizes our performing loans gross of allowances ($ in thousands):
| December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||
| Senior mortgages | $ | 432,350 | $ | 534,765 | |||||||
| Corporate/Partnership loans | 85,667 | 119,818 | |||||||||
| Subordinate mortgages | 11,640 | 10,877 | |||||||||
| Total | $ | 529,657 | $ | 665,460 | |||||||
| Weighted average LTV | 57 | % | 56 | % | |||||||
| Yield - year to date | 7.7 | % | 8.8 | % | |||||||
Non-Performing Loans—We designate loans as non-performing at such time as: (1) interest payments become 90 days delinquent; (2) the loan has a maturity default; or (3) management determines it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan. All non-performing loans are placed on non-accrual status and income is only recognized in certain cases upon actual cash receipt. As of December 31, 2020, we had one non-performing loan with a carrying value of $52.6 million compared to one non-performing loan with a carrying value of $16.1 million as of December 31, 2019. We expect that our level of non-performing loans will fluctuate from period to period.
Allowance for Loan Losses—The allowance for loan losses was $13.2 million as of December 31, 2020, or 1.8% of total loans and other lending investments, compared to $28.6 million or 3.3% as of December 31, 2019. We expect that our level of allowance for loan losses will fluctuate from period to period. Due to the volatility of the commercial real estate market, the process of estimating collateral values and allowances requires the use of significant judgment. We currently believe there is adequate collateral and allowances to support the carrying values of the loans and other lending investments.
The allowance for loan losses includes an asset-specific component and a formula-based component. An asset-specific allowance is established for an impaired loan when the estimated fair value of the loan's collateral less costs to sell is lower than the carrying value of the loan. As of December 31, 2020, asset-specific allowances decreased to $0.7 million compared to $21.7 million as of December 31, 2019. The decrease was due primarily to a $25.9 million charge-off resulting from the sale of a non-performing loan.
We estimate the formula-based component based on historical realized losses experienced within our portfolio and take into account current economic conditions affecting the commercial real estate market. In addition, we use third-party market data that includes forecasted economic trends, including unemployment rates.
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The general allowance increased to $12.4 million or 1.8% of performing loans and other lending investments as of December 31, 2020, compared to $6.9 million or 1.0% of performing loans as of December 31, 2019. The increase was due to a $0.7 million general allowance recorded upon the adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020 and an increase in the general allowance of $4.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2020.
Operating Properties
Our operating properties represent a pool of assets across a broad range of geographies and property types including industrial, hotel, multifamily, retail, condominium, entertainment/leisure and office properties. As of December 31, 2020, our operating property portfolio, including the carrying value of our equity method investments gross of accumulated depreciation, totaled $309.0 million.
Portfolio Activity—We have been monetizing our operating properties and during the year ended December 31, 2020, we sold commercial and residential operating properties with an aggregate carrying value of $5.7 million and recognized gains of $0.2 million in "Income from sales of real estate" in our consolidated statements of operations. We also invested $1.6 million in our operating properties and made contributions of $2.8 million to our operating property equity method investments.
Land and Development
As of December 31, 2020, the Company's land and development portfolio, including equity method investments, includes master planned communities, infill land parcels and waterfront land parcels located throughout the United States. The Company's land and development portfolio included the following, based on net carrying values ($ in thousands):
| As of December 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Land and development, net | $ | 430,663 | $ | 580,545 | ||||||||||
| Other investments | 31,200 | 42,866 | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 461,863 | $ | 623,411 | ||||||||||
Portfolio Activity—During the year ended December 31, 2020, we sold land parcels and residential lots and units and recognized $164.7 million in "Land development revenue" and $177.7 million in "Land development cost of sales" in our consolidated statement of operations.
The following table presents a land and development portfolio rollforward for the year ended December 31, 2020.
| Land and Development Portfolio Rollforward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asbury Ocean Club and Asbury Park Waterfront | Magnolia Green | All Others | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance(1) | $ | 234.6 | $ | 112.9 | $ | 233.0 | $ | 580.5 | |||||||||||||||
Asset sales(2) | (45.1) | (24.1) | (103.1) | (172.3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | 11.6 | 15.1 | 3.7 | 30.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other | — | (2.6) | (5.3) | (7.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
Ending balance(1) | $ | 201.1 | $ | 101.3 | $ | 128.3 | $ | 430.7 | |||||||||||||||
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(1)As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, total excludes $31.2 million and $42.9 million, respectively, of equity method investments.
(2)Represents gross book value of the assets sold, rather than proceeds received.
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Following is a description of some of our major land and development projects that we are holding for further development. There can be no assurance that we will not change our current strategy for any of the projects described below:
Asbury Ocean Club and Asbury Park Waterfront
iStar owns 35 acres of oceanfront property in the Asbury Park waterfront redevelopment area in Asbury Park, N.J. iStar serves as the master developer and its land holdings represent approximately 70% of the undeveloped land along the waterfront. Over the past several years, iStar has strategically developed a limited number of residential and commercial projects to re-establish the local housing market and drive momentum for future growth. The existing redeveloper agreement with the city permits up to approximately 2,500 additional units, comprised of for-sale residential homes, hotel keys and multi-family apartments. Future projects are positioned to be developed by iStar or in conjunction with joint venture partners. These individual land parcels could also be sold to third party developers.
Asbury Ocean Club is a 16-story mixed-use project comprised of 130 residential condominium units, a 54-unit boutique hotel, 24,000 square feet of retail space, a 15,000 square foot spa, 26,000 square feet of outdoor amenity space and 410 structured parking spaces, located at 1101 Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Magnolia Green
Magnolia Green is a 3,500 unit multi-generational master planned community just outside of Richmond, Virginia with distinct phases designed for people in different life stages, from first home buyers to empty nesters. Built on nearly 1,900 acres, Magnolia Green is a community with home designs from the area's top builders. The community’s amenity package features an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus designed golf course and a full-service golf clubhouse, aquatic center and a tennis facility.
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Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
| For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease income | $ | 188,722 | $ | 206,388 | $ | (17,666) | |||||||||||
| Interest income | 60,116 | 77,654 | (17,538) | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income from sales-type leases | 33,552 | 20,496 | 13,056 | ||||||||||||||
| Other income | 83,857 | 55,363 | 28,494 | ||||||||||||||
| Land development revenue | 164,702 | 119,595 | 45,107 | ||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 530,949 | 479,496 | 51,453 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 169,574 | 183,919 | (14,345) | ||||||||||||||
| Real estate expenses | 72,493 | 92,426 | (19,933) | ||||||||||||||
| Land development cost of sales | 177,727 | 109,663 | 68,064 | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 58,092 | 58,259 | (167) | ||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 100,879 | 98,609 | 2,270 | ||||||||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | 9,052 | 6,482 | 2,570 | ||||||||||||||
| Provision for losses on net investment in leases | 1,760 | — | 1,760 | ||||||||||||||
| Impairment of assets | 7,827 | 13,419 | (5,592) | ||||||||||||||
| Other expense | 569 | 13,120 | (12,551) | ||||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 597,973 | 575,897 | 22,076 | ||||||||||||||
| Income from sales of real estate | 6,318 | 236,623 | (230,305) | ||||||||||||||
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net | (12,038) | (27,724) | 15,686 | ||||||||||||||
| Earnings from equity method investments | 42,126 | 41,849 | 277 | ||||||||||||||
| Selling profit from sales-type leases | — | 180,416 | (180,416) | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | (235) | (438) | 203 | ||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (30,853) | $ | 334,325 | $ | (365,178) | |||||||||||
Revenue—Operating lease income, which primarily includes income from net lease assets and commercial operating properties, decreased to $188.7 million in 2020 from $206.4 million in 2019. The following tables summarizes our operating lease income by segment ($ in millions).
| 2020 | 2019 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Lease(1) | $ | 167.1 | $ | 177.7 | $ | (10.6) | ||||||||||||||
Operating Properties(2) | 21.2 | 28.4 | (7.2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Land and Development | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 188.7 | $ | 206.4 | $ | (17.7) | ||||||||||||||
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(1)Change primarily due to asset sales and the reclassification of certain operating leases to sales-type leases in May 2019 (refer to Note 5), partially offset by new acquisitions.
(2)Change primarily due to asset sales and a decrease in percentage rent at certain properties resulting from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following table shows certain same store statistics for our Net Lease segment. Same store assets are defined as assets we owned on or prior to January 1, 2019 and were in service through December 31, 2020 (Operating lease income in millions).
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Operating lease income | $ | 165.3 | $ | 160.3 | ||||||||||
| Rent per square foot | $ | 11.09 | $ | 10.76 | ||||||||||
Occupancy(1) | 99.3 | % | 99.3 | % | ||||||||||
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(1)Occupancy as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.
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Interest income decreased to $60.1 million in 2020 from $77.7 million in 2019. The decrease in interest income was due primarily to a decrease in the average balance of our performing loans and other lending investments, which decreased to $706 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $857 million in 2019. The weighted average yield on our performing loans and other lending investments was 7.7% and 8.8% for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
On January 1, 2019, we adopted new accounting standards and classified certain of our new leases in 2019 as sales-type leases. Interest income from sales-type leases increased to $33.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $20.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was due primarily to a full period of interest income for sales-type leases during the year ended December 31, 2020 (refer to Note 5).
Other income increased to $83.9 million in 2020 from $55.4 million in 2019. Other income in 2020 consisted primarily of mark-to-market gains on an equity investment, management fees, income resulting from the reimbursement of attorneys’ fees in connection with the successful resolution of litigation, income from our hotel properties, other ancillary income from our operating properties, land and development projects and loan portfolio and interest income on our cash. Other income in 2019 consisted primarily of income from our hotel properties, management fees, lease termination fees, other ancillary income from our operating properties and interest income earned on our cash balances. The increase in 2020 was primarily due to $23.9 million of mark-to-market gains on an equity investment (refer to Note 8), $12.5 million of income resulting from the reimbursement of attorneys’ fees in connection with the successful resolution of litigation and an increase in management fees from SAFE, partially offset by a decrease in income from our hotel properties and other operating properties.
Land development revenue and cost of sales—In 2020, we sold residential lots and units and recognized land development revenue of $164.7 million which had associated cost of sales of $177.7 million. In 2019, we sold land parcels and residential lots and units and recognized land development revenue of $119.6 million which had associated cost of sales of $109.7 million. The increase in 2020 was due primarily to the sale of a 430 acre site in California for $36.0 million which had associated cost of sales of $35.4 million.
Costs and expenses—Interest expense decreased to $169.6 million in 2020 from $183.9 million in 2019. The balance of our average outstanding debt, inclusive of loan participations and lease liabilities associated with finance leases, was $3.52 billion for 2020 and $3.50 billion for 2019. Our weighted average cost of debt was 4.8% for 2020 and 5.4% for 2019.
Real estate expenses decreased to $72.5 million in 2020 from $92.4 million in 2019. The following table summarizes our real estate expenses by segment ($ in millions).
| 2020 | 2019 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating Properties(1) | $ | 22.9 | $ | 35.3 | $ | (12.4) | ||||||||||||||
Land and Development(2) | 23.0 | 32.3 | (9.3) | |||||||||||||||||
Net Lease(3) | 26.6 | 24.8 | 1.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 72.5 | $ | 92.4 | $ | (19.9) | ||||||||||||||
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(1)Change primarily due to asset sales and a decrease in expenses at certain hotel and entertainment/leisure operating properties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2)Change primarily due to a decrease in legal and marketing costs at some properties and asset sales.
(3)Change primarily due to the acquisition of new investments, partially offset by asset sales.
Depreciation and amortization was $58.1 million in 2020 and $58.3 million in 2019. The slight decrease in 2020 was primarily due to asset sales and the reclassification of certain operating leases to sales-type lease (refer to Note 5), partially offset by new acquisitions.
General and administrative expense increased to $100.9 million in 2020 from $98.6 million in 2019. The increase in 2020 was due primarily to a $6.1 million increase in performance based compensation, which was partially offset by a decrease in payroll and related costs, a decrease in travel and entertainment costs and a decrease in other office costs.
The provision for loan losses was $9.1 million in 2020 as compared to a provision for loan losses of $6.5 million in 2019. The provision for loan losses for the year ended December 31, 2020 included a $4.2 million provision resulting primarily from the sale of a non-performing loan and an increase of $4.9 million in the general allowance. The provision for loan losses in 2019 included a $12.5 million specific allowance resulting primarily from the deterioration of the collateral for one of our loans, partially offset by a $6.0 million decrease in the general allowance due to a decrease in the size of our loan portfolio.
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The provision for losses on net investment in leases for the year ended December 31, 2020 included an allowance resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-13 and the macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial real estate markets.
In 2020, we recorded aggregate impairments of $7.8 million in connection with the sale of net lease assets and impairments on a real estate asset held for sale and land and development assets. In 2019, we recorded aggregate impairments of $5.7 million in connection with the sale of net lease properties and a commercial operating property, an aggregate impairment of $5.3 million on two land and development assets based on sales proceeds, a $1.1 million impairment on a land and development asset due to a change in business strategy, $0.6 million of impairments in connection with the sale of residential condominium units and an impairment of $0.6 million on an equity investment.
Other expense decreased to $0.6 million in 2020 from $13.1 million in 2019. The decrease in 2020 was due primarily to losses associated with derivative contracts that were terminated in 2019.
Income from sales of real estate—Income from sales of real estate decreased to $6.3 million in 2020 from $236.6 million in 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $6.1 million of income from sales of real estate from the sale of a Ground Lease to SAFE (refer to Note 8) and $0.2 million from the sale of an operating property. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded $236.6 million of income from sales of real estate, primarily from the sale of a portfolio of net lease assets and operating properties.
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net—In 2020 and 2019, we incurred losses on early extinguishment of debt of $12.0 million and $27.7 million, respectively, primarily from the repayment of senior notes prior to maturity.
Earnings from equity method investments—Earnings from equity method investments increased to $42.1 million in 2020 from $41.8 million in 2019. In 2020, we recognized $53.5 million of income from our equity method investment in SAFE, inclusive of $14.4 million of dilution gains resulting from the dilution of our ownership in SAFE in connection with SAFE equity offerings in 2020, and $2.7 million from our equity investment in Net Lease Venture II, which were partially offset by $14.1 million of net aggregate losses from our remaining equity method investments. In 2019, we recognized $29.8 million of income from our equity method investment in SAFE, which included a dilution gain of $7.6 million, $19.3 million resulting primarily from the sale of assets in operating property ventures and $7.3 million of aggregate losses from our remaining equity method investments.
Selling profit from sales-type leases—During the year ended December 31, 2019, we entered into a transaction with an operator of bowling entertainment venues, consisting of the purchase of nine bowling centers for $56.7 million and a commitment to invest up to $55.0 million in additional bowling centers over the next several years (refer to Note 5). The new centers were added to our existing master leases with the tenant. In connection with this transaction, the maturities of the leases were extended by 15 years to 2047. As a result of the modifications to the leases, we classified the leases as sales-type leases and recognized $180.4 million in "Selling profit from sales-type leases" as a result of the transaction.
Income tax expense—An income tax expense of $0.2 million was recorded in 2020 and a $0.4 million income tax expense was recorded in 2019. The income tax expense for both periods consists primarily of state margins taxes and other minimum state franchise taxes.
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Adjusted Earnings
In 2019, we announced a new business strategy that would focus our management personnel and our investment resources primarily on scaling our Ground Lease platform. As part of this strategy, we accelerated the monetization of legacy assets, reducing our legacy portfolio to approximately 15% of our overall portfolio as of December 31, 2020, and deployed a substantial portion of the proceeds into additional investments in SAFE and new loan and net lease originations relating to the Ground Lease business. Management has determined that, effective for the first quarter 2020, a modified non-GAAP earnings metric, designated "adjusted earnings," is the metric it uses to assess our execution of this strategy and the performance of our operations. Adjusted earnings reflects impairment charges and loan provisions in the same period in which they are recognized in net income (loss) prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), rather than in a later period when the asset is sold. We believe this change is appropriate as legacy asset sales have become less central to our business, even though sales may be material to particular periods when they occur.
Adjusted earnings is used internally as a supplemental performance measure which adjusts for certain items to give management a view of income more directly derived from operating activities in the period in which they occur. Adjusted earnings is calculated as net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders, prior to the effect of depreciation and amortization, including our proportionate share of depreciation and amortization from equity method investments and excluding depreciation and amortization allocable to noncontrolling interests, stock-based compensation expense, the non-cash portion of loss on early extinguishment of debt and the liquidation preference recorded as a premium above book value on the redemption of preferred stock ("Adjusted Earnings"). All prior periods have been calculated in accordance with this definition.
Adjusted Earnings should be examined in conjunction with net income (loss) as shown in our consolidated statements of operations. Adjusted Earnings should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) (determined in accordance with GAAP), or to cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), as a measure of our liquidity, nor is Adjusted Earnings indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs or available for distribution to shareholders. Rather, Adjusted Earnings is an additional measure we use to analyze our business performance because it excludes the effects of certain non-cash charges that we believe are not necessarily indicative of our operating performance. It should be noted that our manner of calculating Adjusted Earnings may differ from the calculations of similarly-titled measures by other companies.
| For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Earnings | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders | $ | (65,937) | $ | 291,547 | $ | (64,757) | |||||||||||
Add: Depreciation and amortization | 63,882 | 58,925 | 68,056 | ||||||||||||||
Add: Stock-based compensation expense | 39,354 | 30,436 | 17,563 | ||||||||||||||
| Add: Non-cash portion of loss on early extinguishment of debt | 3,470 | 7,118 | 4,318 | ||||||||||||||
| Adjusted earnings allocable to common shareholders | $ | 40,769 | $ | 388,026 | $ | 25,180 | |||||||||||
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we invested an aggregate $601 million in new investments, prior financing commitments and real estate development. Investments included $332 million in net lease, loan, and strategic investments, $48 million in the repurchase of our common stock, $45 million of capital expenditures on legacy assets and $176 million in SAFE common stock. These amounts are inclusive of fundings from our consolidated investments and our pro rata share from equity method investments and includes $171 million of investments made within the Net Lease Venture II, of which we own 51.9%.
The following table outlines our capital expenditures on operating properties, net lease and land and development assets as reflected in our consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, by segment ($ in thousands):
| For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
| Operating Properties | $ | 2,233 | $ | 6,397 | |||||||
| Net Lease | 13,565 | 33,549 | |||||||||
| Total capital expenditures on real estate assets | $ | 15,798 | $ | 39,946 | |||||||
| Land and Development | $ | 40,954 | $ | 117,514 | |||||||
| Total capital expenditures on land and development assets | $ | 40,954 | $ | 117,514 | |||||||
As of December 31, 2020, we had unrestricted cash of $99 million and $350 million of borrowing capacity available under the Revolving Credit Facility. The COVID-19 pandemic has for the time being adversely affected our strategies of monetizing legacy assets and materially scaling SAFE's portfolio as its Manager. These conditions will adversely affect our strategies while they persist. Our primary cash uses over the next 12 months are expected to be funding of investments, capital expenditures, distributions to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases and funding ongoing business operations. The amount we actually invest will depend on the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and the pace of the economic recovery. As of December 31, 2020, we also had approximately $104 million of maximum unfunded commitments associated with our investments of which we expect to fund the majority of over the next two years, assuming borrowers and tenants meet all milestones and performance hurdles and all other conditions to fundings (see "Unfunded Commitments" below). We also have approximately $494 million carrying amount of scheduled real estate finance maturities over the next 12 months, exclusive of any extension options that can be exercised by our borrowers. Our capital sources to meet cash uses through the next 12 months and beyond are expected to include cash on hand, Revolving Credit Facility borrowings, income from our portfolio, loan repayments from borrowers and proceeds from asset sales.
We cannot predict with certainty the specific transactions we will undertake to generate sufficient liquidity to meet our obligations as they come due. We will adjust our plans as appropriate in response to changes in our expectations and changes in market conditions, including conditions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. While certain economic trends have improved since the onset of the pandemic, the uncertain duration of the pandemic and its effects, particularly its effects on the commercial real estate markets in which we operate, make it impossible for us to predict or to quantify the impact of these or other trends on our financial results. Furthermore, as more fully described in Item 1a. Risk Factors, our ability to incur more debt to create cash liquidity is dependent on our compliance with debt covenants in our unsecured notes and corporate debt facilities.
Senior Term Loan—In June 2018, we amended our senior secured term loan (the "Senior Term Loan") to increase the amount of the loan to $650.0 million, reduce the interest rate to LIBOR plus 2.75% and extend its maturity to June 2023. The Senior Term Loan is secured by pledges of equity of certain subsidiaries that own a defined pool of assets. The Senior Term Loan permits substitution of collateral, subject to overall collateral pool coverage and concentration limits, over the life of the facility. We may make optional prepayments, subject to prepayment fees.
Revolving Credit Facility—In September 2019, we amended and restated our secured revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") to increase the maximum available principal amount to $350.0 million, extend the maturity date to September 2022 and make certain other changes. Outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are secured by pledges of the equity interests in our subsidiaries that own a defined pool of assets. Borrowings under this credit facility bear interest at a floating rate indexed to one of several base rates plus a margin which adjusts upward or downward based upon our corporate credit rating, ranging from 1.0% to 1.5% in the case of base rate loans and from 2.0% to 2.5% in the case of LIBOR loans. In addition, there is an undrawn credit facility commitment fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.45% based on corporate credit ratings. At maturity, we may convert outstanding borrowings to a one year term loan which matures in quarterly installments
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through September 2023. As of December 31, 2020, based on our borrowing base of assets, we had $350.0 million of borrowing capacity available under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Unsecured Notes—In August 2020, we issued $400.0 million principal amount of 5.50% senior unsecured notes due February 2026. Proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand, were used to repay in full the $400.0 million principal amount outstanding of the 5.25% senior unsecured notes due September 2022. In December 2019, we issued $550.0 million principal amount of 4.25% senior unsecured notes due August 2025. Proceeds from the offering were used to redeem the $375.0 million principal amount outstanding ($110.5 million was redeemed in January 2020) of the 6.00% senior unsecured notes due April 2022, repay a portion of the borrowings outstanding under the Senior Term Loan and pay related premiums and expenses in connection with the transaction. In September 2019, we issued $675.0 million principal amount of 4.75% senior unsecured notes due October 2024. Proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand, were used in October 2019 to repay in full the $400.0 million principal amount outstanding of the 4.625% senior unsecured notes due September 2020 and the $275.0 million principal amount outstanding of the 6.50% senior unsecured notes due July 2021. In November 2019, we issued an additional $100.0 million principal amount of 4.75% senior unsecured notes due October 2024. Proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes.
Debt Covenants—Our outstanding unsecured debt securities contain corporate level covenants that include a covenant to maintain a ratio of unencumbered assets to unsecured indebtedness, as such terms are defined in the indentures governing the debt securities, of at least 1.2x and a covenant not to incur additional indebtedness (except for incurrences of permitted debt), if on a pro forma basis, our consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, determined in accordance with the indentures governing our debt securities, is 1.5x or lower. If any of our covenants are breached and not cured within applicable cure periods, the breach could result in acceleration of our debt securities unless a waiver or modification is agreed upon with the requisite percentage of the bondholders. If our ability to incur additional indebtedness under the fixed charge coverage ratio is limited, we are permitted to incur indebtedness for the purpose of refinancing existing indebtedness and for other permitted purposes under the indentures.
The Senior Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility contain certain covenants, including covenants relating to collateral coverage, restrictions on fundamental changes, transactions with affiliates, matters relating to the liens granted to the lenders and the delivery of information to the lenders. In particular, the Senior Term Loan requires us to maintain collateral coverage of at least 1.25x outstanding borrowings on the facility. The Revolving Credit Facility is secured by a borrowing base of assets and requires us to maintain both collateral coverage of at least 1.5x outstanding borrowings on the facility and a consolidated ratio of cash flow to fixed charges of at least 1.5x. The Revolving Credit Facility does not require that proceeds from the borrowing base be used to pay down outstanding borrowings provided the collateral coverage remains at least 1.5x outstanding borrowings on the facility. To satisfy this covenant, we have the option to pay down outstanding borrowings or substitute assets in the borrowing base. Under both the Senior Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility we are permitted to pay dividends provided that no material default (as defined in the relevant agreement) has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and we remain in compliance with our financial covenants after giving effect to the dividend.
Derivatives—Our use of derivative financial instruments, if necessary, has primarily been limited to the utilization of interest rate swaps, interest rate caps or other instruments to manage interest rate risk exposure and foreign exchange contracts to manage our risk to changes in foreign currencies. See Item 8—"Financial Statements and Supplemental Data—Note 13" for further details.
Unfunded Commitments—We generally fund construction and development loans and build-outs of space in real estate assets over a period of time if and when the borrowers and tenants meet established milestones and other performance criteria. We refer to these arrangements as Performance-Based Commitments. In addition, we have committed to invest capital in several real estate funds and other ventures. These arrangements are referred to as Strategic Investments.
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As of December 31, 2020, the maximum amount of fundings we may be obligated to make under each category, assuming all performance hurdles and milestones are met under the Performance-Based Commitments and assuming 100% of our capital committed to Strategic Investments is drawn down, are as follows (in thousands):
Loans and Other Lending Investments(1) | Real Estate | Other Investments | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance-Based Commitments | $ | 63,419 | $ | 2,213 | $ | 25,959 | $ | 91,591 | |||||||||||||||
| Strategic Investments | — | — | 12,810 | 12,810 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 63,419 | $ | 2,213 | $ | 38,769 | $ | 104,401 | |||||||||||||||
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(1)Excludes $7.5 million of commitments on loan participations sold that are not our obligation.
Stock Repurchase Program—We may repurchase shares in negotiated transactions or open market transactions, including through one or more trading plans. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we repurchased 4.2 million shares of our outstanding common stock for $48.4 million, representing an average cost of $11.48 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we repurchased 7.3 million shares of our outstanding common stock for $74.6 million, representing an average cost of $10.16 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we repurchased 0.8 million shares of our outstanding common stock for $8.3 million, representing an average cost of $10.22 per share. As of December 31, 2020, we had authorization to repurchase up to $33.8 million of our common stock. In February 2021, our board of directors authorized an increase to the stock repurchase program to $50.0 million.
Preferred Equity—In December 2019, we issued 16.5 million shares of our common stock upon conversions of our Series J preferred stock by the holders thereof. We redeemed a de minimis amount of the Series J preferred stock for cash at the liquidation preference plus accrued dividends to the redemption date (refer to Note 14).
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments in certain circumstances that affect amounts reported as assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We have established detailed policies and control procedures intended to ensure that valuation methods, including any judgments made as part of such methods, are well controlled, reviewed and applied consistently from period to period. We base our estimates on historical corporate and industry experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be appropriate under the circumstances. For all of these estimates, we caution that future events rarely develop exactly as forecasted, and, therefore, routinely require adjustment.
During 2020, management reviewed and evaluated these critical accounting estimates and believes they are appropriate. Our significant accounting policies are described in Item 8—"Financial Statements and Supplemental Data—Note 3." The following is a summary of accounting policies that require more significant management estimates and judgments:
Allowance for loan losses and net investment in leases—We perform a quarterly comprehensive analysis of our loan and sales-type lease portfolios and assign risk ratings that incorporate management's current judgments about credit quality based on all known and relevant internal and external factors that may affect collectability. We consider, among other things, payment status, lien position, borrower or tenant financial resources and investment collateral, collateral type, project economics and geographical location as well as national and regional economic factors. This methodology results in loans and sales-type leases being risk rated, with ratings ranging from "1" to "5" with "1" representing the lowest risk of loss and "5" representing the highest risk of loss.
Upon adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, we estimate our Expected Loss on our loans (including unfunded loan commitments), held-to-maturity debt securities and net investment in leases based on relevant information including historical realized loss rates, current market conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of our investments. The estimate of our Expected Loss requires significant judgment and we analyze our loan portfolio based upon our different categories of financial assets, which includes: (i) loans and held-to-maturity debt securities; (ii) construction loans; and (iii) net investment in leases and financings that resulted from the acquisition of properties that did not qualify as a sale leaseback transaction and, as such, are accounted for as financing receivables (refer to Note 5).
For our loans, held-to-maturity debt securities, construction loans, net investment in leases and financings that resulted from the acquisition of properties that did not qualify as sale leaseback transactions, we analyzed our historical realized loss experience to estimate our Expected Loss. We adjusted our Expected Loss through the use of third-party market data that provided current and future economic conditions that may impact the performance of the commercial real estate assets securing our investments.
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We consider a loan or sales-type lease to be non-performing and place it on non-accrual status at such time as: (1) interest payments become 90 days delinquent; (2) it has a maturity default; or (3) management determines it is probable that it will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan or sales-type lease. Non-accrual loans or sales-type leases are returned to accrual status when they have become contractually current and management believes all amounts contractually owed will be received. We will record a specific allowance on a non-performing loan or sales-type lease if we determine that the collateral fair value less costs to sell is less than the carrying value of the collateral-dependent asset. The specific allowance is increased (decreased) through "Provision for (recovery of) loan losses" or "Provision for losses on net investment in leases" in our consolidated statements of operations and is decreased by charge-offs. During delinquency and the foreclosure process, there are typically numerous points of negotiation with the borrower or tenant as we work toward a settlement or other alternative resolution, which can impact the potential for repayment or receipt of collateral. Our policy is to charge off a loan when we determine, based on a variety of factors, that all commercially reasonable means of recovering the loan balance have been exhausted. This may occur at different times, including when we receive cash or other assets in a pre-foreclosure sale or take control of the underlying collateral in full satisfaction of the loan upon foreclosure or deed-in-lieu, or when we have otherwise ceased significant collection efforts. We consider circumstances such as the foregoing to be indicators that the final steps in the loan collection process have occurred and that a loan is uncollectible. At this point, a loss is confirmed and the loan and related allowance will be charged off.
The provision for loan losses for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were $9.1 million, $6.5 million and $16.9 million, respectively. The provision for losses on net investment in leases for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $1.8 million.
Impairment or disposal of long-lived assets—Real estate assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of their carrying amount or estimated fair value less costs to sell and are included in "Real estate available and held for sale" on our consolidated balance sheets. The difference between the estimated fair value less costs to sell and the carrying value will be recorded as an impairment charge. Impairment for real estate assets are included in "Impairment of assets" in our consolidated statements of operations. Once the asset is classified as held for sale, depreciation expense is no longer recorded.
We periodically review real estate to be held for use and land and development assets for impairment in value whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. The asset's value is impaired only if management's estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) to be generated by the asset (taking into account the anticipated holding period of the asset) is less than the carrying value. Such estimate of cash flows considers factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition and other economic factors. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss will be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the fair value of the asset and reflected as an adjustment to the basis of the asset. Impairments of real estate and land and development assets are recorded in "Impairment of assets" in our consolidated statements of operations.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded an aggregate impairment of $7.8 million in connection with the sale of net lease assets and impairments on a real estate asset held for sale and land and development assets. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded aggregate impairments on real estate and land and development assets of $13.4 million. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded impairments of $147.1 million on land and development and real estate assets resulting primarily from our decision to accelerate the monetization of certain legacy assets, including several larger assets.
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Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Market Risks
Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. In pursuing our business plan, the primary market risk to which we are exposed is interest rate risk. Our operating results will depend in part on the difference between the interest and related income earned on our assets and the interest expense incurred in connection with our interest-bearing liabilities. Changes in the general level of interest rates prevailing in the financial markets will affect the spread between our floating rate assets and liabilities subject to the net amount of floating rate assets/liabilities and the impact of interest rate floors and caps. Any significant compression of the spreads between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities could have a material adverse effect on us.
In the event of a significant rising interest rate environment or economic downturn, defaults could increase and cause us to incur additional credit losses which would adversely affect our liquidity and operating results. Such delinquencies or defaults would likely have a material adverse effect on the spreads between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. In addition, an increase in interest rates could, among other things, reduce the value of our fixed-rate interest-bearing assets and our ability to realize gains from the sale of such assets.
Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political conditions, and other factors beyond our control. We monitor the spreads between our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and may implement hedging strategies to limit the effects of changes in interest rates on our operations, including engaging in interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and other interest rate-related derivative contracts. Such strategies are designed to reduce our exposure, on specific transactions or on a portfolio basis, to changes in cash flows as a result of interest rate movements in the market. We do not enter into derivative contracts for speculative purposes or as a hedge against changes in our credit risk or the credit risk of our borrowers.
While a REIT may utilize derivative instruments to hedge interest rate risk on its liabilities incurred to acquire or carry real estate assets without generating non-qualifying income, use of derivatives for other purposes will generate non-qualified income for REIT income test purposes. This includes hedging asset related risks such as credit, foreign exchange and interest rate exposure on our loan assets. As a result our ability to hedge these types of risks is limited. There can be no assurance that our profitability will not be materially adversely affected during any period as a result of changing interest rates.
The following table quantifies the potential changes in annual net income, assuming no change in our interest earning assets or interest bearing liabilities, should interest rates decrease by 10 basis points or increase by 10, 50 or 100 basis points, assuming no change in the shape of the yield curve (i.e., relative interest rates). The base interest rate scenario assumes the one-month LIBOR rate of 0.14% as of December 31, 2020. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimated in the table.
Estimated Change In Net Income
($ in thousands)
| Change in Interest Rates | Net Income(1) | |||||||
| -10 Basis Points | $ | 278 | ||||||
| Base Interest Rate | — | |||||||
| +10 Basis Points | (278) | |||||||
| +50 Basis Points | (1,364) | |||||||
| +100 Basis Points | (2,616) | |||||||
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(1)We have an overall net variable-rate liability position. In addition, as of December 31, 2020, $290.7 million of our floating rate loans have a cumulative weighted average LIBOR floor of 1.7% and $42.5 million of our floating rate debt has a cumulative weighted average interest rate floor of 1.5%.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Index to Financial Statements
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All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of iStar Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of iStar Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes and the schedules listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 23, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Change in Accounting Principle
Effective January 1, 2019, the company adopted FASB Accounting Standards Updates 2016-02 and 2018-11, Leases, using the modified retrospective approach.
As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for allowance for Loan Losses and Net Investment in Leases in 2020 due to adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”); Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments on January 1, 2020.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Current Expected Credit Loss (“Expected Loss”) – Refer to Note 3 and Note 5 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company estimates its Expected Loss on its loans (including unfunded loan commitments), net investment in leases, financing receivables and held-to-maturity debt securities based on relevant information including historical realized loss rates, current market conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that may affect the collectability of its investments. The
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estimate of the Company's Expected Loss required judgment when determining the current and future economic conditions that may impact the performance of the assets securing the Company’s investments.
The determination of the Company’s expected loss rate, including the projection of current and future economic conditions, represents a critical audit matter given the level of subjectivity and judgement involved. Performing audit procedures to evaluate the expected loss rate required a high degree of auditor judgment, and an increased extent of effort to evaluate whether management reasonably and appropriately quantified the macroeconomic risks associated with the Company’s portfolio.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures to assess the estimate applied by management to the Expected Loss to account for current and future economic conditions included the following, among others:
–We tested the effectiveness of controls implemented by the Company in relation to the calculation of the Expected Loss, including the judgements involved in the determination of the macroeconomic factors applied to the historical loss rate.
–With the assistance of a credit specialist, we evaluated the reasonableness of the methodology and significant assumptions used by management.
–We evaluated management’s expected loss rate by performing a peer benchmarking analysis.
–We tested the accuracy and completeness of quantitative data used by management to estimate the current and future economic conditions.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
February 23, 2021
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2018.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of iStar, Inc.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of iStar, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, of the Company and our report dated February 23, 2021, expressed, an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and included an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”); Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, using the modified retrospective approach method.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
February 23, 2021
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2018.
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Table of Contents
iStar Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share data)(1)
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| 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
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| Real estate | |||||||||||
| Real estate, at cost | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Real estate, net | |||||||||||
| Real estate available and held for sale | |||||||||||
| Total real estate | |||||||||||
| Net investment in leases | |||||||||||
| Land and development, net | |||||||||||
| Loans receivable and other lending investments, net | |||||||||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
| Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred operating lease income receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred expenses and other assets, net | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities associated with properties held for sale | |||||||||||
| Loan participations payable, net | |||||||||||
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| Commitments and contingencies (refer to Note 12) | |||||||||||
| Equity: | |||||||||||
| iStar Inc. shareholders' equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series D, G and I, liquidation preference $ | |||||||||||
Common Stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss (refer to Note 14) | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total iStar Inc. shareholders' equity | |||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Total equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)Refer to Note 2 for details on the Company's consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs").
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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iStar Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
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| Operating lease income | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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| Income (loss) from operations before earnings from equity method investments and other items | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Earnings (losses) from equity method investments | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling profit from sales-type leases | |||||||||||||||||
| Gain on consolidation of equity method investment | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) from operations before income taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to iStar Inc. | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
| Per common share data: | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares: | |||||||||||||||||
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| Diluted | |||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In thousands)
| For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||
| Impact from adoption of new accounting standards | |||||||||||||||||
Reclassification of losses on cumulative translation adjustment into earnings upon realization(1) | |||||||||||||||||
Reclassification of (gains) losses on cash flow hedges into earnings upon realization(2) | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Unrealized losses on cumulative translation adjustment | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iStar Inc. | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
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(1)Amounts were reclassified to "Earnings (losses) from equity method investments" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
(2)Reclassified to "Interest expense" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations are $6,974 , $1,861 and $388 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Amount reclassified to "Gain on consolidation of equity method investment" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations is $1,876 for the year ended December 31, 2018. Reclassified to "Earnings (losses) from equity method investments" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations are $1,101 , $184 and $(20 ), respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Amount reclassified to "Other expense" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations is $11,673 for the year ended December 31, 2019 resulting from hedged forecasted transactions becoming not probable to occur. Amount reclassified to "Income from sales of real estate" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations is $806 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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| iStar Inc. Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock(1) | Preferred Stock Series J(1) | Common Stock at Par | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings (Deficit) | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2017 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends declared—preferred | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared—common ($ | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of stock/restricted stock unit amortization, net(2) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of stock | — | — | ( | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in noncontrolling interest attributable to consolidation of equity method investment (refer to Note 8) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impact from adoption of new accounting standards | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2018 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends declared—preferred | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared—common ($ | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of stock/restricted stock unit amortization, net(2) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of stock | — | — | ( | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redemption of Series J Preferred Stock | — | ( | ( | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2019 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends declared—preferred | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared—common ($ | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| iStar Inc. Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock(1) | Preferred Stock Series J(1) | Common Stock at Par | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings (Deficit) | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of stock/restricted stock unit amortization, net | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of stock | — | — | ( | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Refer to Note 14 for details on the Company's Preferred Stock.
(2)Net of payments for withholding taxes upon vesting of stock-based compensation.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
| For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | |||||||||||||||||
| Provision for losses on net investment in leases | |||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash interest income from sales-type leases | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of discounts/premiums and deferred financing costs on debt obligations, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of discounts/premiums and deferred interest on loans, net | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred interest on loans received | |||||||||||||||||
| Gain from consolidation of equity method investment | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling profit from sales-type leases | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Losses (earnings) from equity method investments | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Distributions from operations of other investments | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred operating lease income | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Income from sales of real estate | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Land development revenue in excess of cost of sales | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Other operating activities, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Changes in accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Changes in deferred expenses and other assets, net | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Changes in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, net | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Originations and fundings of loans receivable, net | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures on real estate assets | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures on land and development assets | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions of real estate, net investments in leases and land assets | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Repayments of and principal collections on loans receivable and other lending investments, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Net proceeds from sales of loans receivable | |||||||||||||||||
| Net proceeds from sales of real estate | |||||||||||||||||
| Net proceeds from sales of land and development assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash acquired upon consolidation of equity method investment | |||||||||||||||||
| Distributions from other investments | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions to and acquisition of interest in other investments | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Other investing activities, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Cash flows provided by investing activities | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Borrowings from debt obligations | |||||||||||||||||
| Repayments and repurchases of debt obligations | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Purchase of marketable securities in connection with the defeasance of mortgage notes payable | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends paid | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Common dividends paid | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of stock | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Payments for deferred financing costs | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Payments for withholding taxes upon vesting of stock-based compensation | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to and redemption of noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Payments for debt prepayment or extinguishment costs | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Other financing activities, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash flows used in financing activities | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | |||||||||||||||||
| Changes in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amount capitalized | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activity: | |||||||||||||||||
| Fundings and repayments of loan receivables and loan participations, net | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||
| Sales-type lease origination | |||||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions of real estate and land and development assets through deed-in-lieu | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions of real estate and land and development assets to equity method investments, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable for capital expenditures on land and development assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Marketable securities transferred in connection with the defeasance of mortgage notes payable | |||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable for capital expenditures on real estate assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of land and development asset through joint venture consolidation | |||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Series J convertible preferred stock | |||||||||||||||||
| Defeasance of mortgage notes payable | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Accrued finance costs | |||||||||||||||||
| Accrued stock repurchases | |||||||||||||||||
| Assumption of mortgage by third party | |||||||||||||||||
| Financing provided on sales of land and development assets, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Increase in net lease assets upon consolidation of equity method investment | |||||||||||||||||
| Increase in debt obligations upon consolidation of equity method investment | |||||||||||||||||
| Increase in noncontrolling interests upon consolidation of equity method investment | |||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1—Business and Organization
Business—iStar Inc. (the "Company") finances, invests in and develops real estate and real estate related projects as part of its fully-integrated investment platform. The Company also manages entities focused on ground lease and net lease investments (refer to Note 8). The Company has invested over $40 billion of capital over the past two decades and is structured as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") with a diversified portfolio focused on larger assets located in major metropolitan markets. The Company's primary reportable business segments are net lease, real estate finance, operating properties and land and development (refer to Note 18).
Organization—The Company began its business in 1993 through the management of private investment funds and became publicly traded in 1998. Since that time, the Company has grown through the origination of new investments and corporate acquisitions.
Note 2—Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
Basis of Presentation—The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation—The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, controlled partnerships and VIEs for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company's involvement with VIEs affects its financial performance and cash flows primarily through amounts recorded in "Operating lease income," "Interest income," "Earnings from equity method investments," "Real estate expense" and "Interest expense" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. The Company has provided no financial support to those VIEs that it was not previously contractually required to provide.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Consolidated VIEs—The Company consolidates VIEs for which it is considered the primary beneficiary. The liabilities of these VIEs are non-recourse to the Company and can only be satisfied from each VIE's respective assets. The Company did not have any unfunded commitments related to consolidated VIEs as of December 31, 2020. The following table presents the assets and liabilities of the Company's consolidated VIEs as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 ($ in thousands):
| As of | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Real estate | |||||||||||
| Real estate, at cost | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Real estate, net | |||||||||||
| Land and development, net | |||||||||||
| Other investments | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
| Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred operating lease income receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred expenses and other assets, net | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Debt obligations, net | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
Note 3—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The following paragraph describes the impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements from the adoption of Accounting Standards Updates ("ASUs") on January 1, 2020.
The Company adopted ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments ("ASU 2016-13"), as amended, on January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective approach method. Under the modified retrospective approach, the Company recorded a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings by increasing its allowance for loan losses and recording an initial allowance for losses on net investment in leases. Periods presented that are prior to the adoption date of January 1, 2020 will not be adjusted. ASU 2016-13 replaced the incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects a current expected credit loss ("Expected Loss"). ASU 2016-13 impacted all of the Company’s investments held at amortized cost, which included its loans (including unfunded loan commitments), financing receivables, net investment in leases and held-to-maturity debt securities. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, the Company recorded an increase to its allowance for loan losses of $3.3 million and an initial allowance for losses on net investment in leases of $9.1 million, both of which were recorded as a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings. Subsequent increases or decreases in the allowance for loan losses or the allowance for losses on net investment in leases will be charged to "Provision for (recovery of) loan losses" and "Provision for (recovery of) losses on net investment in leases," respectively, in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. Refer to "Significant Accounting Policies" below for more information on how the Company determines its allowance for loan losses and its allowance for losses on net investment in leases.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform ("ASU 2020-04"). ASU 2020-04 contains practical expedients for reference rate reform related activities that impact debt, leases, derivatives and other contracts. The guidance in ASU 2020-04 is optional and may be elected over time as reference rate reform activities occur. In March 2020, the Company elected to apply the hedge accounting expedients related to probability and the assessments of effectiveness for future LIBOR-indexed cash flows to assume that the index upon which future hedged transactions will be based matches the index on the corresponding derivatives. Application of these expedients preserves the presentation of derivatives consistent with past presentation. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the guidance and may apply other elections as applicable as additional changes in the market occur.
Significant Accounting Policies
Real estate and land and development—Real estate and land and development assets are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization, as follows:
Purchase price allocation—Upon acquisition of real estate, the Company determines whether the transaction is a business combination, which is accounted for under the acquisition method, or an acquisition of assets. For both types of transactions, the Company recognizes and measures identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree based on their relative fair values. For business combinations, the Company recognizes and measures goodwill or gain from a bargain purchase, if applicable, and expenses acquisition-related costs in the periods in which the costs are incurred and the services are received. For acquisitions of assets, acquisition-related costs are capitalized and recorded in "Real estate, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
The Company accounts for its acquisition of properties by recording the purchase price of tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired based on their estimated fair values. The value of the tangible assets, consisting of land, buildings, building improvements and tenant improvements is determined as if these assets are vacant. Intangible assets may include the value of lease incentive assets, above-market leases and in-place leases which are each recorded at their estimated fair values and included in “Deferred expenses and other assets, net” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Intangible liabilities may include the value of below-market leases, which are recorded at their estimated fair values and included in “Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. In-place leases are amortized over the remaining non-cancelable term and the amortization expense is included in "Depreciation and amortization" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. Lease incentive assets and above-market (or below-market) lease value is amortized as a reduction of (or, increase to) operating lease income over the remaining non-cancelable term of each lease plus any renewal periods with fixed rental terms that are considered to be below-market. The Company may also engage in sale/leaseback transactions and execute leases with the occupant simultaneously with the purchase of the asset. These transactions are accounted for as asset acquisitions.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Real estate available and held for sale—The Company reports real estate assets to be sold at the lower of their carrying amount or estimated fair value less costs to sell and classifies them as “Real estate available and held for sale” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. If the estimated fair value less costs to sell is less than the carrying value, the difference will be recorded as an impairment charge. Impairment for real estate assets disposed of or classified as held for sale are included in "Impairment of assets" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. Once a real estate asset is classified as held for sale, depreciation expense is no longer recorded.
The Company classifies its real estate assets as held for sale in the period in which all of the following conditions are met: (i) the Company commits to a plan and has the authority to sell the asset; (ii) the asset is available for sale in its current condition; (iii) the Company has initiated an active marketing plan to locate a buyer for the asset; (iv) the sale of the asset is both probable and expected to qualify for full sales recognition within a period of 12 months; (v) the asset is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reflective of its current fair value; and (vi) the Company does not anticipate changes to its plan to sell the asset.
If circumstances arise that were previously considered unlikely and, as a result the Company decides not to sell a property previously classified as held for sale, the property is reclassified as held and used and included in "Real estate, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The Company measures and records a property that is reclassified as held and used at the lower of: (i) its carrying amount before the property was classified as held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation expense that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held and used; or (ii) the estimated fair value at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell.
Loans receivable and other lending investments, net—Loans receivable and other lending investments, net includes the following investments: senior mortgages, corporate/partnership loans, subordinate mortgages, preferred equity investments and debt securities. Management considers nearly all of its loans to be held-for-investment, although certain investments may be classified as held-for-sale or available-for-sale.
Loans receivable classified as held-for-investment and debt securities classified as held-to-maturity are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balance net of any unamortized acquisition premiums or discounts and unamortized deferred loan costs or fees. These loans and debt securities could also include accrued and paid-in-kind interest and accrued exit fees that the Company determines are probable of being collected. Debt securities classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recorded in "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Loans receivable and other lending investments designated for sale are classified as held-for-sale and are carried at lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value. The amount by which carrying value exceeds fair value is recorded as a valuation allowance. Subsequent changes in the valuation allowance are included in the determination of net income (loss) in the period in which the change occurs.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Equity method investments—Equity interests are accounted for pursuant to the equity method of accounting if the Company can significantly influence the operating and financial policies of an investee. This is generally presumed to exist when ownership interest is between 20% and 50% of a corporation, or greater than 5% of a limited partnership or certain limited liability companies. The Company's periodic share of earnings and losses in equity method investees is included in "Earnings from equity method investments" in the consolidated statements of operations. Equity method investments are included in "Other investments" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The Company also has equity interests that are not accounted for pursuant to the equity method of accounting. These equity interests are carried at cost, plus or minus any changes in value identified through observable comparable price changes in transactions in identical or similar investments of the same entity. The changes in fair value for these investments are included in "Other income" in the consolidated statements of operations.
To the extent that the Company contributes assets to an unconsolidated subsidiary, the Company’s investment in the subsidiary is recorded at the Company’s cost basis in the assets that were contributed to the unconsolidated subsidiary. To the extent that the Company’s cost basis is different from the basis reflected at the subsidiary level, when required, the basis difference is amortized over the life of the related assets and included in the Company’s share of equity in net income (loss) of the unconsolidated subsidiary, as appropriate. The Company recognizes gains on the contribution of real estate to unconsolidated subsidiaries, relating solely to the outside partner’s interest, to the extent the economic substance of the transaction is a sale. The Company recognizes a loss when it contributes property to an unconsolidated subsidiary and receives a disproportionately smaller interest in the subsidiary based on a comparison of the carrying amount of the property with the cash and other consideration contributed by the other investors.
The Company periodically reviews equity method investments for impairment in value whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such investments may not be recoverable. The Company will record an impairment charge to the extent that the estimated fair value of an investment is less than its carrying value and the Company determines the impairment is other-than-temporary. Impairment charges are recorded in "Earnings from equity method investments" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Revenue recognition—The Company's revenue recognition policies are as follows:
Operating lease income: For the Company's leases classified as operating leases, operating lease income is recognized on the straight-line method of accounting, generally from the later of the date the lessee takes possession of the space and it is ready for its intended use or the date of acquisition of the facility subject to existing leases. Accordingly, contractual lease payment increases are recognized evenly over the term of the lease. The periodic difference between lease revenue recognized under this method and contractual lease payment terms is recorded as "Deferred operating lease income receivable, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
The Company also recognizes revenue from certain tenant leases for reimbursements of all or a portion of operating expenses, including common area costs, insurance, utilities and real estate taxes of the respective property. This revenue is accrued in the same periods as the expense is incurred and is recorded as “Operating lease income” in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. Revenue is also recorded from certain tenant leases that is contingent upon tenant sales exceeding defined thresholds. These rents are recognized only after the defined threshold has been met for the period.
The Company moves to cash basis operating lease income recognition in the period in which collectability of all lease payments is no longer considered probable. At such time, any operating lease receivable or deferred operating lease income receivable balance will be written off. If and when lease payments that were previously not considered probable of collection
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become probable, the Company will move back to the straight-line method of income recognition and record an adjustment to operating lease income in that period as if the lease was always on the straight-line method of income recognition.
Interest Income: Interest income on loans receivable and financing receivables (refer to Note 5) is recognized on an accrual basis using the interest method.
On occasion, the Company may acquire loans at premiums or discounts. These discounts and premiums in addition to any deferred costs or fees, are typically amortized over the contractual term of the loan using the interest method. Exit fees are also recognized over the lives of the related loans as a yield adjustment, if management believes it is probable that such amounts will be received. If loans with premiums, discounts, loan origination or exit fees are prepaid, the Company immediately recognizes the unamortized portion, which is included in "Other income" or "Other expense" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
The Company considers a loan to be non-performing and places it on non-accrual status at such time as: (1) interest payments become 90 days delinquent; (2) it has a maturity default; or (3) management determines it is probable that it will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan. While on non-accrual status, based on the Company's judgment as to collectability of principal, loans are either accounted for on a cash basis, where interest income is recognized only upon actual receipt of cash, or on a cost-recovery basis, where all cash receipts reduce a loan's carrying value. Non-accrual loans are returned to accrual status when a loan has become contractually current and management believes all amounts contractually owed will be received.
Certain of the Company's loans contractually provide for accrual of interest at specified rates that differ from current payment terms. Interest is recognized on such loans at the accrual rate subject to management's determination that accrued interest and outstanding principal are ultimately collectible, based on the underlying collateral and operations of the borrower.
Certain of the Company's loan investments provide for additional interest based on the borrower's operating cash flow or appreciation of the underlying collateral. Such amounts are considered contingent interest and are reflected as interest income only upon receipt of cash.
Interest Income from Sales-Type Leases: Interest income from sales-type leases is recognized in "Interest income from sales-type leases" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations under the effective interest method. The effective interest method produces a constant yield on the net investment in the lease over the term of the lease. Rent payments that are not fixed and determinable at lease inception, such as percentage rent and CPI adjustments, are not included in the effective interest method calculation and are recognized in "Interest income from sales-type leases" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations in the period earned.
Other income: Other income includes mark-to-market gains on equity method investments, management fees, other ancillary income from our operating properties, land and development projects and loan portfolio and revenues from hotel operations, which are recognized when rooms are occupied and the related services are provided. Hotel revenues include room sales, food and beverage sales, parking, telephone, spa services and gift shop sales. Other ancillary income could include gains from sales of loans, loan prepayment fees, yield maintenance payments, lease termination fees and other ancillary income.
Land development revenue and cost of sales: Land development revenue includes lot and parcel sales from wholly-owned properties and is recognized for full profit recognition upon closing of the sale transactions, when the profit is determinable, the earnings process is virtually complete, the parties are bound by the terms of the contract, all consideration has been exchanged, any permanent financing for which the seller is responsible has been arranged and all conditions for closing have been performed. The Company primarily uses specific identification and the relative sales value method to allocate costs.
Allowance for loan losses and net investment in leases—The Company performs quarterly a comprehensive analysis of its loan and sales-type lease portfolios and assigns risk ratings that incorporate management's current judgments about credit quality based on all known and relevant internal and external factors that may affect collectability. The Company considers, among other things, payment status, lien position, borrower or tenant financial resources and investment collateral, collateral type, project economics and geographical location as well as national and regional economic factors. This methodology results in loans and sales-type leases being risk rated, with ratings ranging from "1" to "5" with "1" representing the lowest risk of loss and "5" representing the highest risk of loss.
Upon adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, the Company estimates its Expected Loss on its loans (including unfunded loan commitments), held-to-maturity debt securities and net investment in leases based on relevant information
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including historical realized loss rates, current market conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of its investments. The estimate of the Company's Expected Loss requires significant judgment and the Company analyzes its loan portfolio based upon its different categories of financial assets, which includes: (i) loans and held-to-maturity debt securities; (ii) construction loans; and (iii) net investment in leases and financings that resulted from the acquisition of properties that did not qualify as a sale leaseback transaction and, as such, are accounted for as financing receivables (refer to Note 5).
For the Company's loans, held-to-maturity debt securities, construction loans, net investment in leases and financings that resulted from the acquisition of properties that did not qualify as sale leaseback transactions, the Company analyzed its historical realized loss experience to estimate its Expected Loss. The Company adjusted its Expected Loss through the use of third-party market data that provided current and future economic conditions that may impact the performance of the commercial real estate assets securing its investments.
The Company considers a loan or sales-type lease to be non-performing and places it on non-accrual status at such time as: (1) interest payments become 90 days delinquent; (2) it has a maturity default; or (3) management determines it is probable that it will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan or sales-type lease. Non-accrual loans or sales-type leases are returned to accrual status when they have become contractually current and management believes all amounts contractually owed will be received. The Company will record a specific allowance on a non-performing loan or sales-type lease if the Company determines that the collateral fair value less costs to sell is less than the carrying value of the collateral-dependent asset. The specific allowance is increased (decreased) through "Provision for (recovery of) loan losses" or "Provision for losses on net investment in leases" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations and is decreased by charge-offs. During delinquency and the foreclosure process, there are typically numerous points of negotiation with the borrower or tenant as the Company works toward a settlement or other alternative resolution, which can impact the potential for repayment or receipt of collateral. The Company's policy is to charge off a loan when it determines, based on a variety of factors, that all commercially reasonable means of recovering the loan balance have been exhausted. This may occur at different times, including when the Company receives cash or other assets in a pre-foreclosure sale or takes control of the underlying collateral in full satisfaction of the loan upon foreclosure or deed-in-lieu, or when the Company has otherwise ceased significant collection efforts. The Company considers circumstances such as the foregoing to be indicators that the final steps in the loan collection process have occurred and that a loan is uncollectible. At this point, a loss is confirmed and the loan and related allowance will be charged off.
The Company made the accounting policy election to record accrued interest on its loan portfolio separate from its loans receivable and other lending investments and to exclude accrued interest from its amortized cost basis disclosures (refer to Note 7). As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, accrued interest was $5.0 million and $4.2 million, respectively, and is recorded in "Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The Company places loans on non-accrual status once interest on the loan becomes 90 days delinquent and reverses any accrued interest as a reduction to interest income or recognizes a credit loss expense at such time. As such, the Company elected the practical expedient to not record an allowance against accrued interest receivable. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not reverse any accrued interest on its loan portfolio.
As of December 31, 2020, all of the Company's net investment in leases were performing in accordance with the terms of the respective leases. The Company's one impaired loan is collateral dependent and impairment is measured using the estimated fair value of the collateral, less costs to sell. The Company generally uses the income approach through internally developed valuation models to estimate the fair value of the collateral for such loans. In some cases, the Company obtains external "as is" appraisals for loan collateral, generally when third party participations exist. Valuations are performed or obtained at the time a loan is determined to be impaired or designated non-performing, and they are updated if circumstances indicate that a significant change in value has occurred. In limited cases, appraised values may be discounted when real estate markets rapidly deteriorate.
A loan is also considered impaired if its terms are modified in a troubled debt restructuring ("TDR"). A TDR occurs when the Company has granted a concession and the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. Impairments on TDR loans are generally measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate of the original loan.
For available-for-sale debt securities held in "Loans receivable and other lending investments, net," management evaluates an available-for-sale security for impairment if the security's fair value is less than its amortized cost. If the Company
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Derivative instruments and hedging activity—The Company's use of derivative financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments at some of its equity method investments, is primarily limited to the utilization of interest rate swaps, interest rate caps or other instruments to manage interest rate risk exposure. The Company does not enter into derivatives for trading purposes.
The Company recognizes its derivatives as either assets or liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheets at fair value. If certain conditions are met, a derivative may be specifically designated as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or liability, a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability.
For derivatives designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivatives, including the Company's pro rata share of derivatives at equity method investments, are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently reclassified into interest expense or earnings from equity method investments in the same periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s debt.
For the Company's derivatives not designated as hedges, the changes in the fair value of the derivatives are reported in "Other expense" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
Income taxes—The Company has elected to be qualified and taxed as a REIT under section 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Company is subject to federal income taxation at corporate rates on its REIT taxable income; the Company, however, is allowed a deduction for the amount of dividends paid to its shareholders, thereby subjecting the distributed net income of the Company to taxation at the shareholder level only. While the Company must distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to maintain its REIT status, the Company typically distributes all of its taxable income, if any, to eliminate any tax on undistributed taxable income. In addition, the Company is allowed several other deductions in computing its REIT taxable income, including non-cash items such as depreciation expense and certain specific allowance amounts that the Company deems to be uncollectable. These deductions allow the Company to reduce its dividend payout requirement under federal tax laws. The Company intends to operate in a manner consistent with, and its election to be treated as, a REIT for tax purposes. The Company made foreclosure elections for certain properties acquired through foreclosure, or an equivalent legal process, which allows the Company to operate these properties within the REIT and subjects net income, if any, from these assets to corporate level tax. The carrying value of assets with foreclosure elections as of December 31, 2020 is $31.5 million. Beginning in 2018, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced the corporate tax rate to 21% from 35% and net income from foreclosure property, if any, is subject to a 21% tax rate.
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had $460.6 million of REIT net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards at the corporate REIT level that can generally be used to offset both ordinary taxable income and capital gain net income in future years. The NOL carryforwards will begin to expire in 2032 and will fully expire in 2036 if unused. The amount of NOL
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carryforwards as of December 31, 2020 will be subject to finalization of the Company's 2020 tax return. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced the deduction for net operating losses to 80% of the Company’s taxable income for losses incurred after December 31, 2017. The Company's NOL carryforward for losses incurred in taxable years prior to 2018 remain fully deductible. The Company's tax years from 2016 through 2019 remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company is expected to have a REIT taxable loss before the deduction for dividends paid and the NOL deduction. The Company recognizes interest expense and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, as "Income tax (expense) benefit" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
The Company may participate in certain activities from which it would be otherwise precluded and maintain its qualification as a REIT. These activities are conducted in entities that elect to be treated as taxable subsidiaries under the Code, subject to certain limitations. As such, the Company, through its taxable REIT subsidiaries ("TRS"), is engaged in various real estate related opportunities, primarily related to managing activities related to certain foreclosed assets, as well as managing various investments in equity affiliates. As of December 31, 2020, $562.3 million of the Company's assets were owned by TRS entities. The Company's TRS entities are not consolidated with the REIT for federal income tax purposes and are taxed as corporations. For financial reporting purposes, current and deferred taxes are provided for on the portion of earnings recognized by the Company with respect to its interest in TRS entities.
The following represents the Company's TRS income tax benefit (expense) ($ in thousands):
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Current tax benefit (expense)(1)(2) | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||
| Total income tax (expense) benefit | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||
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(1)For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, excludes a REIT tax expense of $0.1 million, $0.4 million, $0.5 million, respectively.
(2)Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the alternative minimum tax credit carryforward is a refundable tax credit over a four year period beginning in 2018 and ending in 2021 upon which the full amount of the credit will be allowed. The CARES Act enacted on March 27, 2020 permits corporate taxpayers to accelerate the full amount of its alternative minimum tax credits. The Company filed a claim for refund and received a $3.0 million refund for which the benefit had been recognized in 2017.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s TRS entities generated a taxable loss of $28.7 million for which the Company recognized no current tax benefit. As of December 31, 2019, the Company's TRS entities had $123.4 million of NOL carryforwards that can generally be used to offset both ordinary taxable income and capital gain net income in future years. The NOL carryforwards will begin to expire in 2036, of which $73.6 million will fully expire in 2037, if unused. NOL carryforwards generated in 2018 and thereafter do not expire and are limited to 80% of taxable income when utilized. The amount of NOL carryforwards as of December 31, 2020 will be determined upon finalization of the Company's 2020 tax return.
Total cash paid for taxes for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $0.8 million, $0.4 million and $2.0 million, respectively.
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities of the Company's TRS entities were as follows ($ in thousands):
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Deferred tax assets(1) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Valuation allowance | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
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Note 4—Real Estate
The Company's real estate assets were comprised of the following ($ in thousands):
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| Land, at cost | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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| Less: accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
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| Total real estate | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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| Land, at cost | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Buildings and improvements, at cost | |||||||||||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
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| Total real estate | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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(1)As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, real estate, net included $755.5 million and $768.6 million, respectively, of real estate of the Net Lease Venture (refer to Net Lease Venture below).
Net Lease Venture—In February 2014, the Company partnered with a sovereign wealth fund to form a venture to acquire and develop net lease assets (the "Net Lease Venture") and gave a right of first offer to the venture on all new net lease investments. The Company and its partner had joint decision making rights pertaining to the acquisition of new investments. Upon the expiration of the investment period on June 30, 2018, the Company obtained control of the venture through its unilateral rights of management and disposition of the assets. As a result, the expiration of the investment period resulted in a reconsideration event under GAAP and the Company determined that the Net Lease Venture is a VIE for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. Effective June 30, 2018, the Company consolidated the Net Lease Venture as an asset acquisition under ASC 810. The Company recorded a gain of $67.9 million in "Gain on consolidation of equity method investment" in the Company's consolidated statement of operations as a result of the consolidation. The Net Lease Venture had previously been accounted for as an equity method investment. The Company has an equity interest in the Net Lease Venture of approximately 51.9 %. The Company is responsible for sourcing new opportunities and managing the venture and its assets in exchange for a management fee and incentive fee. Several of the Company's senior executives whose time is substantially devoted to the Net Lease Venture own a total of 0.6 % equity ownership in the venture via co-investment. These senior executives are also entitled to an amount equal to 50 % of any incentive fee received based on the 47.5 % external partner's interest.
Real Estate Available and Held for Sale—The following table presents the carrying value of properties transferred to held for sale, by segment ($ in millions):(1)
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(1)Properties were transferred to held for sale due to executed contracts with third parties or changes in business strategy. All of these properties were ultimately sold.
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Acquisitions—During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company acquired a net lease asset for $11.5 million. In addition, the Company acquired the leasehold interest in a net lease asset for $98.2 million, inclusive of closing costs, and simultaneously entered into a new 98-year ground lease with SAFE (refer to Note 8) and also acquired the leasehold interest in a net lease asset for $110.6 million and simultaneously entered into a new 99-year Ground Lease with SAFE (refer to Note 8). During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company acquired two net lease assets for an aggregate $14.8 million.
Dispositions—The following table presents the proceeds and income recognized for properties sold, by property type ($ in millions):
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(1)During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company sold commercial and residential operating properties with an aggregate carrying value of $73.1 million and recognized $11.9 million of gains in "Income from sales of real estate" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company sold 10 commercial operating properties and residential condominium units from other properties and recognized $81.0 million of gains in "Income from sales of real estate" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations, of which $9.8 million was attributable to a noncontrolling interest at one of the properties.
Impairments—During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded aggregate impairments on real estate assets totaling $4.8 million, $5.4 million and $90.4 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment of $1.7 million in connection with the sale of a net lease asset and an impairment of $3.1 million on a real estate asset held for sale. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded an aggregate impairment of $5.4 million in connection with the sale of net lease and operating properties and residential condominium units. The impairments recorded in 2018 were primarily from the Company's decision to accelerate the monetization of certain legacy assets, including several larger assets.
Tenant Reimbursements—The Company receives reimbursements from tenants for certain facility operating expenses including common area costs, insurance, utilities and real estate taxes. Tenant expense reimbursements were $23.4 million, $21.2 million and $22.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These amounts are included in "Operating lease income" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts—As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the allowance for doubtful accounts related to real estate tenant receivables was $1.7 million and $1.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, the allowance for doubtful accounts related to deferred operating lease income was $1.0 million. These amounts are included in "Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net" and "Deferred operating lease income receivable, net," respectively, on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
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Future Minimum Operating Lease Payments—Future minimum operating lease payments to be collected under non-cancelable leases, excluding customer reimbursements of expenses, in effect as of December 31, 2020, are as follows ($ in thousands):
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Note 5—Net Investment in Leases
In May 2019, the Company entered into a transaction with an operator of bowling entertainment venues, consisting of the purchase of nine bowling centers for $56.7 million, of which seven were acquired from the lessee for $44.1 million, and a commitment to invest up to $55.0 million in additional bowling centers over the next several years. The new centers were added to the Company's existing master leases with the tenant. In connection with this transaction, the maturities of the master leases were extended by 15 years to 2047. In the second quarter 2020, the Company entered into a transaction with the lessee whereby it would apply $10 million of the net proceeds it received from certain sales of the lessee's facilities to the lessee's upcoming rent obligations to the Company. In exchange, the Company's obligation under the lease to acquire an equal amount of new facilities for them or to reduce their rent in the future has been terminated. In the third quarter 2020, the Company granted the lessee a nine-month rent deferral on its two wholly-owned master leases in exchange for eliminating the Company's commitment to invest up to $55.0 million in additional bowling centers over the next several years. All deferred amounts are required to be repaid with interest beginning in January 2023.
As a result of the May 2019 modifications to the leases, the Company classified the leases as sales-type leases and recorded $424.1 million in "Net investment in leases" and derecognized $193.4 million from "Real estate, net" and "Real estate available and held for sale," $25.4 million from "Deferred operating lease income receivable, net," $13.4 million from "Deferred expenses and other assets, net" and $1.9 million from "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities" on its consolidated balance sheet. As a result of the modifications in the second and third quarter 2020, the Company reassessed this classification as required by ASC 842, and concluded that the leases should continue to be classified as sales-type leases. In May 2019, the Company determined that the seven bowling centers acquired did not qualify as a sale leaseback transaction and recorded $44.1 million in "Loans receivable and other lending investments, net" on its consolidated balance sheet (refer to Note 7). The Company recognized $180.4 million in "Selling profit from sales-type leases" in its consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 as a result of the transaction. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized $10.8 million and $17.0 million, respectively, of cash interest income and $22.8 million and $3.5 million, respectively, of non-cash interest income in "Interest income from sales-type leases" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
The Company's net investment in leases were comprised of the following as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 ($ in thousands):
| December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||
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| Present value discount | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Allowance for losses on net investment in leases | ( | |||||||||||||
Net investment in leases(1) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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(1)As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, all of the Company's net investment in leases were current in their payment status and performing in accordance with the terms of the respective leases. As of December 31, 2020, the risk rating on the Company's net investment in leases was 2.0 (refer to Note 3).
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Future Minimum Lease Payments under Sales-type Leases—Future minimum lease payments to be collected under sales-type leases, excluding lease payments that are not fixed and determinable, in effect as of December 31, 2020, are as follows by year ($ in thousands):
| Amount | ||||||||
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| Total undiscounted cash flows | $ | |||||||
Allowance for Losses on Net Investment in Leases—Changes in the Company's allowance for losses on net investment in leases for the year ended December 31, 2020 were as follows ($ in thousands):
| Allowance for losses on net investment in leases at beginning of period | $ | |||||||
Initial allowance recorded upon adoption of new accounting standard(1) | ||||||||
Provision for losses on net investment in leases(2) | ||||||||
| Allowance for losses on net investment in leases at end of period | $ | |||||||
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(1)The Company recorded an initial allowance for losses on net investment in leases of $9.1 million upon the adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020 (refer to Note 3).
(2)During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded a provision for losses on net investment in leases of $1.8 million resulting primarily from the macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial real estate markets and the adoption of ASU 2016-13 (refer to Note 3).
Impairments—During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded an impairment of $0.9 million in connection with the sale of a net lease property.
Note 6—Land and Development
The Company's land and development assets were comprised of the following ($ in thousands):
| As of December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
| Land and land development, at cost | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total land and development, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Acquisitions—During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company acquired a land and development asset from an unconsolidated entity in which the Company owned a noncontrolling 50 % equity interest for $34.3 million, which consisted of a $7.3 million cash payment and the assumption of a $27.0 million loan. This land and development asset was sold in the fourth quarter 2020.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company acquired, via foreclosure, title to a land asset which had a total fair value of $4.6 million and had previously served as collateral for loans receivable held by the Company. No gain or loss was recorded in connection with this transaction.
Dispositions—During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company sold land parcels and residential lots and units and recognized land development revenue of $164.7 million, $119.6 million and $409.7 million, respectively. In connection with the sale of two land parcels totaling 93 acres during the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company provided an aggregate $145.0 million of financing to the buyers, of which $58.2 million and $94.2 million was outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the
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Note 7—Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net
The following is a summary of the Company's loans receivable and other lending investments by class ($ in thousands):
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| Held-to-maturity debt securities | |||||||||||
| Available-for-sale debt securities | |||||||||||
| Subtotal - other lending investments | |||||||||||
| Total gross carrying value of loans receivable and other lending investments | |||||||||||
| Allowance for loan losses | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total loans receivable and other lending investments, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)As of December 31, 2020, 47 %, or $241.8 million, gross carrying value of construction loans had completed construction and 5 %, or $24.6 million, gross carrying value of construction loans had substantially completed construction.
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Allowance for Loan Losses—Changes in the Company's allowance for loan losses were as follows for the year ended December 31, 2020 ($ in thousands):
| General Allowance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction Loans | Loans | Held to Maturity Debt Securities | Financing Receivables | Specific Allowance | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adoption of new accounting standard(1) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charge-offs(3) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for loan losses at end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)On January 1, 2020, the Company recorded an increase to its allowance for loan losses of $3.3 million upon the adoption of ASU 2016-13 (refer to Note 3), of which $2.5 million related to expected credit losses for unfunded loan commitments and was recorded in "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities."
(2)During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $9.1 million in its consolidated statement of operations resulting from the macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial real estate markets, of which $1.5 million related to a recovery of credit losses for unfunded loan commitments and is recorded as a reduction to "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities" and $0.9 million related to a provision on a non-performing loan that was recorded as a reduction to "Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net."
(3)During the year ended December 31,2020, the Company charged-off $25.9 million from the specific allowance due to the sale of a non-performing loan. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company charged-off $19.2 million from the specific allowance due to the resolution of a non-performing loan and $12.0 million due to the deterioration of the collateral on a separate non-performing loan.
The Company's investment in loans and other lending investments and the associated allowance for loan losses were as follows ($ in thousands):
Individually Evaluated for Impairment(1) | Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | Total | |||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Construction loans(2) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Loans(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Financing receivables | |||||||||||||||||
| Held-to-maturity debt securities | |||||||||||||||||
Available-for-sale debt securities(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Less: Allowance for loan losses | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Construction loans(2) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Loans(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Financing receivables | |||||||||||||||||
| Held-to-maturity debt securities | |||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale debt securities | |||||||||||||||||
| Less: Allowance for loan losses | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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(1)The carrying value of these loans includes an unamortized net discount of $0.8 million and $0.1 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company's loans individually evaluated for impairment represents loans on non-accrual status; therefore, the unamortized amounts associated with these loans are not currently being amortized into income.
(2)The carrying value of these loans includes an unamortized net discount of $2.3 million and $0.7 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(3)Available-for-sale debt securities are evaluated for impairment under ASC 326-30.
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Credit Characteristics—As part of the Company's process for monitoring the credit quality of its loans, it performs a quarterly loan portfolio assessment and assigns risk ratings to each of its performing loans. Risk ratings, which range from 1 (lower risk) to 5 (higher risk), are based on judgments which are inherently uncertain and there can be no assurance that actual performance will be similar to current expectation.
The Company's amortized cost basis in performing senior mortgages, corporate/partnership loans, subordinate mortgages and financing receivables, presented by year of origination and by credit quality, as indicated by risk rating, was as follows as of December 31, 2020 ($ in thousands):
| Year of Origination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | Prior to 2016 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior mortgages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk rating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.0 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal(1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate/partnership loans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk rating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.0 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subordinate mortgages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk rating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.0 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Risk rating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.0 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Company's amortized cost basis in loans, aged by payment status and presented by class, was as follows ($ in thousands):
| As of December 31, 2020 | Current | Less Than and Equal to 90 Days | Greater Than 90 Days | Total Past Due | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior mortgages | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate/Partnership loans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subordinate mortgages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior mortgages | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate/Partnership loans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subordinate mortgages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Impaired Loans—In the fourth quarter 2020, the Company sold a non-performing loan with a carrying value of $15.2 million and received proceeds of $11.0 million. In addition, the Company recorded a $4.2 million loan loss provision and simultaneously charged-off of the remaining unpaid balance.
In the second quarter 2018, the Company resolved a non-performing loan with a carrying value of $145.8 million. The Company received a $45.8 million cash payment and a preferred equity investment with a face value of $100.0 million that is mandatorily redeemable in five years . The Company recorded the preferred equity at its fair value of $77.0 million and are accruing interest over the expected duration of the investment. In addition, the Company recorded a $21.4 million loan loss provision and simultaneously charged-off of the remaining unpaid balance.
The Company's impaired loans, presented by class, were as follows ($ in thousands):
| As of December 31, 2020 | As of December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded Investment | Unpaid Principal Balance | Related Allowance | Recorded Investment | Unpaid Principal Balance | Related Allowance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| With an allowance recorded: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior mortgages(1) | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Company's average recorded investment in impaired loans and interest income recognized, presented by class, was as follows ($ in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Recorded Investment | Interest Income Recognized | Average Recorded Investment | Interest Income Recognized | Average Recorded Investment | Interest Income Recognized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| With no related allowance recorded: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subordinate mortgages | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| With an allowance recorded: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior mortgages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate/Partnership loans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior mortgages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate/Partnership loans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subordinate mortgages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other lending investments—Other lending investments includes the following securities ($ in thousands):
| Face Value | Amortized Cost Basis | Net Unrealized Gain | Estimated Fair Value | Net Carrying Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-Sale Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Municipal debt securities | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Held-to-Maturity Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-Sale Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Municipal debt securities | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Held-to-Maturity Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2020, the contractual maturities of the Company's securities were as follows ($ in thousands):
| Held-to-Maturity Securities | Available-for-Sale Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost Basis | Estimated Fair Value | Amortized Cost Basis | Estimated Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Maturities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Within one year | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| After one year through 5 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| After 5 years through 10 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| After 10 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Note 8—Other Investments
The Company's other investments and its proportionate share of earnings (losses) from equity method investments were as follows ($ in thousands):
| Carrying Value | Equity in Earnings (Losses)(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, | For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate equity investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Safehold Inc. ("SAFE")(2) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iStar Net Lease II LLC ("Net Lease Venture II") | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
iStar Net Lease I LLC ("Net Lease Venture")(3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other real estate equity investments(4) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other strategic investments(5) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, earnings (losses) from equity method investments is net of the Company's pro rata share of $19.5 million, $14.4 million and $16.9 million, respectively, of depreciation expense and $59.3 million, $32.9 million and $18.1 million, respectively, of interest expense.
(2)As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned 34.8 million shares of SAFE common stock which, based on the closing price of $72.49 on December 31, 2020, had a market value of $2.5 billion. For the year ended December 31, 2020, equity in earnings includes $14.4 million of dilution gains resulting from the dilution of our ownership in SAFE in connection with equity offerings at SAFE in 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2019, equity in earnings includes dilution gains of $7.6 million.
(3)The Company consolidated the assets and liabilities of the Net Lease Venture on June 30, 2018 (refer to Note 4).
(4)During the year ended December 31, 2019, equity in earnings (losses) includes $19.3 million of income resulting primarily from the sale of properties at two of the Company's equity method investments. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded a $6.1 million impairment on a land and development equity method investment due to a change in business strategy.
(5)During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company identified observable price changes in an equity security held by the Company as evidenced by orderly private issuances of similar securities by the same issuer. In accordance with ASC 321, the Company remeasured its equity investment at fair value and recognized aggregate mark-to-market gains of $23.9 million in "Other income" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. For the year ended December 31, 2018, equity in earnings (losses) includes a $10.0 million impairment on a foreign equity method investment due to local market conditions.
Safehold Inc.—SAFE is a publicly-traded company formed by the Company primarily to acquire, own, manage, finance and capitalize ground leases. Ground leases generally represent ownership of the land underlying commercial real estate projects that is net leased by the fee owner of the land to the owners/operators of the real estate projects built thereon ("Ground Leases").
On January 2, 2019, the Company purchased 12.5 million newly designated limited partnership units (the "Investor Units") in SAFE's operating partnership ("SAFE OP"), at a purchase price of $20.00 per unit, for a total purchase price of $250.0 million. The purpose of the investment was to allow SAFE to fund additional Ground Lease acquisitions and originations. Each Investor Unit received distributions equivalent to distributions declared and paid on one share of SAFE's common stock. The Investor Units had no voting rights. They had limited protective consent rights over certain matters such as amendments to the terms of the Investor Units that would adversely affect the Investor Units. In May 2019, after the approval of SAFE's stockholders, the Investor Units were exchanged for shares of SAFE's common stock on a one -for-one basis. Following the exchange, the Investor Units were retired.
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In connection with the Company's purchase of the Investor Units, it entered into a Stockholder's Agreement with SAFE on January 2, 2019. The Stockholder's Agreement:
•limits the Company's discretionary voting power to 41.9 % of the outstanding voting power of SAFE's common stock until its aggregate ownership of SAFE common stock is less than 41.9 %;
•requires the Company to cast all of its voting power in favor of three director nominees to SAFE's board who are independent of each of the Company and SAFE for three years ;
•subjects the Company to certain standstill provisions for two years ;
•restricts the Company's ability to transfer shares of SAFE common stock issued in exchange for Investor Units, or "Exchange Shares," for one year after their issuance;
•prohibits the Company from transferring shares of SAFE common stock representing more than 20 % of the outstanding SAFE common stock in one transaction or a series of related transactions to any person or group, other than pursuant to a widely distributed public offering, unless SAFE's other stockholders have participation rights in the transaction; and
•provides the Company certain preemptive rights.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company is the external manager of SAFE and is entitled to a management fee. In addition, the Company is also the external manager of a venture in which SAFE is a member. Following are the key terms of the management agreement with SAFE:
•The Company received no management fee through June 30, 2018, which covered the first year of the management agreement;
•The Company receives a fee equal to 1.0 % of total SAFE equity (as defined in the management agreement) up to $1.5 billion; 1.25 % of total SAFE equity (for incremental equity of $1.5 billion - $3.0 billion); 1.375 % of total SAFE equity (for incremental equity of $3.0 billion - $5.0 billion); and 1.5 % of total SAFE equity (for incremental equity over $5.0 billion);
•Fee to be paid in cash or in shares of SAFE common stock, at the discretion of SAFE's independent directors;
•The stock is locked up for two years , subject to certain restrictions;
•There is no additional performance or incentive fee;
•The management agreement is non-terminable by SAFE through June 30, 2023 except for cause; and
•Automatic annual renewals thereafter, subject to non-renewal upon certain findings by SAFE's independent directors and payment of termination fee equal to three times the prior year's management fee.
In November 2020, the Company acquired 1.1 million shares of SAFE's common stock in a private placement for $65.0 million. In March 2020, the Company acquired 1.7 million shares of SAFE's common stock in a private placement for $80.0 million. In November 2019, the Company acquired 3.8 million shares of SAFE's common stock in a private placement for $130.0 million. In August 2019, the Company acquired 6.0 million shares of SAFE's common stock in a private placement for $168.0 million. As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned approximately 65.4 % of SAFE's common stock outstanding.
During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded $12.7 million and $7.5 million, respectively, of management fees and during the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded $1.8 million of management fees pursuant to its management agreement with SAFE. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company waived $1.8 million of management fees pursuant to its management agreement with SAFE.
The Company is also entitled to receive certain expense reimbursements, including for the allocable costs of its personnel that perform certain legal, accounting, due diligence tasks and other services that third-party professionals or outside consultants otherwise would perform. The Company has waived or elected not to charge in full certain of the expense reimbursements while SAFE is growing its portfolio. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company was reimbursed $5.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively, of expense reimbursements and for the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Company was reimbursed $0.7 million of expense reimbursements. Pursuant to the terms of the management agreement with SAFE, the Company waived all expense reimbursements for the first year after the closing of SAFE's initial public offering, through June 30, 2018. The Company has an exclusivity agreement with SAFE pursuant to which it agreed, subject to certain exceptions, that it will not acquire, originate, invest in, or provide financing for a third party’s acquisition of, a
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Ground Lease unless it has first offered that opportunity to SAFE and a majority of its independent directors has declined the opportunity.
Following is a list of investments that the Company has transacted with SAFE, all of which were approved by the Company's and SAFE's independent directors, for the periods presented:
In August 2017, the Company committed to provide a $24.0 million loan to the ground lessee of a Ground Lease originated at SAFE. The loan was for the renovation of a medical office building. The Company funded $18.4 million of the loan, which was fully repaid in August 2019. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $1.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively, of interest income on the loan.
In October 2017, the Company closed on a 99-year Ground Lease and a $80.5 million construction financing commitment to support the ground-up development of a to-be-built luxury multi-family project. The transaction includes a combination of: (i) a newly created Ground Lease and a $7.2 million leasehold improvement allowance, which was fully funded as of December 31, 2020; and (ii) a $80.5 million leasehold first mortgage. As of December 31, 2020, $61.8 million of the leasehold first mortgage was funded. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $3.4 million, $1.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of interest income on the loan. The Company sold the Ground Lease to SAFE in September 2020 for $34.0 million and recognized a gain of $6.1 million in "Income from sales of real estate" in connection with the sale.
In May 2018, the Company provided a $19.9 million leasehold mortgage loan to the ground lessee of a Ground Lease originated at SAFE. The loan was for the acquisition of two multi-tenant office buildings. The loan was repaid in full in November 2019 and during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $1.9 million and $1.4 million, respectively, of interest income on the loan.
In June 2018, the Company sold two industrial facilities to a third-party and simultaneously structured and entered into two Ground Leases. The Company then sold the two Ground Leases to SAFE. Net proceeds from the transactions totaled $36.1 million and the Company recognized a $24.5 million gain on sale.
In January 2019, the Company committed to provide a $13.3 million loan to the ground lessee of a Ground Lease originated at SAFE. The loan is for the conversion of an office building into a multi-family property. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded $1.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively, of interest income on the loan. The loan was repaid in the fourth quarter 2020.
In February 2019, the Company acquired the leasehold interest in an office property and simultaneously entered into a new 98-year Ground Lease with SAFE (refer to Note 4).
In August 2019, the Company acquired the leasehold interest in a net lease asset and simultaneously entered into a new 99-year Ground Lease with SAFE (refer to Note 4).
In October 2019, SAFE acquired land and SAFE's Ground Lease tenant acquired the leasehold from a venture in which the Company has a 50 % ownership interest. In addition, the Company provided a $22.0 million loan to SAFE's Ground Lease tenant for the acquisition of the leasehold. The Company sold the loan at par to a third-party in November 2019.
In June 2020, Net Lease Venture II (see below) acquired the leasehold interest in an office laboratory property in Honolulu, HI and simultaneously entered into a 99 year Ground Lease with SAFE.
In October 2020, the Company provided a $22.5 million loan to the ground lessee of a Ground Lease originated at SAFE. The loan was for the Ground Lease tenant's recapitalization of an existing multi-family property. The Company received $2.3 million of consideration from SAFE in connection with this transaction. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded $0.3 million of interest income on the loan.
Net Lease Venture II—In July 2018, the Company entered into a new venture ("Net Lease Venture II") with an investment strategy similar to the Net Lease Venture. The Net Lease Venture II has a right of first offer on all new net lease investments (excluding Ground Leases) originated by the Company. Net Lease Venture II's investment period ends in June 2021. Net Lease Venture II is a voting interest entity and the Company has an equity interest in the venture of approximately
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In December 2019, Net Lease Venture II closed on a commitment to provide up to $150.0 million in net lease financing for the construction of three industrial centers and entered into a 25 year master lease with the tenant. As of December 31, 2020, Net Lease Venture II had funded $85.9 million of its commitment.
In December 2019, Net Lease Venture II closed on the acquisition of two grocery distribution centers for $81.8 million, inclusive of assumed debt. The properties are 100 % leased with two separate coterminous leveraged leases that expire in February 2026.
In December 2018, Net Lease Venture II acquired four buildings (the "Properties"). Net Lease Venture II acquired the Properties for $31.2 million which are 100 % leased with four separate leases that expire in December 2028.
Other real estate equity investments—As of December 31, 2020, the Company's other real estate equity investments include equity interests in real estate ventures ranging from 31 % to 95 %, comprised of investments of $58.7 million in operating properties and $31.2 million in land assets. As of December 31, 2019, the Company's other real estate equity investments included $61.7 million in operating properties and $42.9 million in land assets. In December 2019, the Company sold a partial interest in one of its other real estate equity investments to a related party for $0.5 million and recorded no gain or loss on the transaction.
In August 2018, the Company provided a mezzanine loan with a principal balance of $33.0 50 2.4 million, $2.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of interest income on the mezzanine loan.
In December 2016, the Company sold a land and development asset to a newly formed unconsolidated entity in which the Company owned a 50.0 % equity interest. The Company provided financing to the entity in the form of a $27.0 million senior loan. In April 2019, the Company acquired the land and development asset from the entity for $34.3 million, which consisted of a $7.3 million cash payment and the assumption of the $27.0 million senior loan. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $0.6 million and $2.1 million, respectively, of interest income on the senior loan. This asset was sold in the fourth quarter 2020.
Other strategic investments—As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company also had investments in real estate related funds and other strategic investments in real estate entities.
Summarized investee financial information—The following table presents the investee level summarized financial information of the Company's equity method investments ($ in thousands):
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| Total liabilities | Expenses | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | Net income attributable to parent entities | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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During the year ended December 31, 2020, SAFE represented a significant subsidiary of the Company. For detailed financial information regarding SAFE, please refer to its financial statements, which are publicly available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov under the ticker symbol "SAFE."
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Note 9—Other Assets and Other Liabilities
Deferred expenses and other assets, net, consist of the following items ($ in thousands):
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| 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
Intangible assets, net(1) | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Other receivables | |||||||||||
| Restricted cash | |||||||||||
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| Deferred financing fees, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred expenses and other assets, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)Intangible assets, net includes above market and in-place lease assets and lease incentives related to the acquisition of real estate assets. Accumulated amortization on intangible assets, net was $44.4 million and $33.4 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The amortization of above market leases and lease incentive assets decreased operating lease income in the Company's consolidated statements of operations by $1.4 million, $1.7 million and $2.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These intangible lease assets are amortized over the term of the lease. The amortization expense for in-place leases was $10.5 million, $9.6 million and $7.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These amounts are included in "Depreciation and amortization" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2020, the weighted average remaining amortization period for the Company's intangible assets was approximately 16.7 years.
(2)Right-of-use lease assets relate primarily to the Company's leases of office space and certain of its ground leases. Right-of use lease assets initially equal the lease liability. The lease liability (see table below) equals the present value of the minimum rental payments due under the lease discounted at the rate implicit in the lease or the Company's incremental secured borrowing rate for similar collateral. For operating leases, lease liabilities were discounted at the Company's weighted average incremental secured borrowing rate for similar collateral estimated to be 5.1 % and the weighted average remaining lease term is 8.2 years. For finance leases, lease liabilities were discounted at a weighted average rate implicit in the lease of 5.5 % and the weighted average remaining lease term is 97.0 years. Right-of-use assets for finance leases are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease and are recorded in "Depreciation and amortization" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized $8.2 million and $5.1 million, respectively, in "Interest expense" and $1.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively, in "Depreciation and amortization" in its consolidated statement of operations relating to finance leases. For operating leases, rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease and is recorded in "General and administrative" and "Real estate expense" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations (refer to Note 3). During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized $4.7 million and $3.6 million, respectively, in "General and administrative" and $3.5 million and $3.3 million, respectively, in "Real estate expense" in its consolidated statement of operations relating to operating leases.
(3)Other assets primarily includes derivative assets, prepaid expenses and deposits for certain real estate assets.
(4)Accumulated amortization of leasing costs was $2.6 million and $3.3 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(5)Accumulated depreciation on corporate furniture, fixtures and equipment was $14.3 million and $13.1 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities consist of the following items ($ in thousands):
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| 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
Other liabilities(1) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Finance lease liabilities (see table above) | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities (see table above) | |||||||||||
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| Accrued interest payable | |||||||||||
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| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, "Other liabilities" includes $36.9 million and $27.5 million, respectively, of deferred income. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, other liabilities includes $19.0 million and $8.7 million, respectively, of derivative liabilities. As of December 31, 2020, other liabilities includes $1.0 million of expected credit losses for unfunded loan commitments.
(2)Intangible liabilities, net includes below market lease liabilities related to the acquisition of real estate assets. Accumulated amortization on below market lease liabilities was $7.5 million and $5.0 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The amortization of below market lease liabilities increased operating lease income in the Company's consolidated statements of operations by $2.5 million, $2.3 million and $3.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the weighted average amortization period for the Company's intangible liabilities was approximately 17.5 years.
Intangible assets—The estimated expense from the amortization of intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows ($ in thousands):
| Year | Amount | |||||||
| 2021 | $ | |||||||
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Note 10—Loan Participations Payable, net
The Company's loan participations payable, net were as follows ($ in thousands):
| Carrying Value as of | ||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||
Loan participations payable(1) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Debt discounts and deferred financing costs, net | ( | |||||||||||||
| Total loan participations payable, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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Note 11—Debt Obligations, net
The Company's debt obligations were as follows ($ in thousands):
| Carrying Value as of December 31, | Stated Interest Rates | Scheduled Maturity Date | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secured credit facilities and mortgages: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revolving Credit Facility | $ | $ | LIBOR + | (1) | September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Senior Term Loan | LIBOR + | (2) | June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgages collateralized by net lease assets(3) | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total secured credit facilities and mortgages(4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unsecured notes: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total unsecured notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other debt obligations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trust preferred securities | LIBOR + | October 2035 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total debt obligations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt discounts and deferred financing costs, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total debt obligations, net(11) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)The Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at the Company's election of either: (i) a base rate, which is the greater of (a) prime, (b) federal funds plus 0.50 % or (c) LIBOR plus 1.00 % and subject to a margin ranging from 1.00 % to 1.50 %; or (ii) LIBOR subject to a margin ranging from 2.00 % to 2.50 %. At maturity, the Company may convert outstanding borrowings to a one year term loan which matures in quarterly installments through September 2023.
(2)The Senior Term Loan bears interest at the Company's election of either: (i) a base rate, which is the greater of (a) prime, (b) federal funds plus 0.50 % or (c) LIBOR plus 1.00 % and subject to a margin of 1.75 %; or (ii) LIBOR subject to a margin of 2.75 %.
(3)In June 2019, the buyer of a portfolio of net lease assets assumed a $228.0 million non-recourse mortgage (refer to Note 4). As of December 31, 2020, the weighted average interest rate of these loans is 4.4 % inclusive of the effect of interest rate swaps.
(4)As of December 31, 2020, $2.1 billion net carrying value of assets served as collateral for the Company's secured debt obligations.
(5)The Company repaid these senior notes in January 2020.
(6)The Company repaid these senior notes in September 2020.
(7)The Company's 3.125 % senior convertible fixed rate notes due September 2022 ("3.125 % Convertible Notes") are convertible at the option of the holders at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding September 15, 2022. The conversion rate as of December 31, 2020 was 70.25 shares per $1,000 principal amount of 3.125 % Convertible Notes, which equals a conversion price of $14.23 per share. Upon conversion, the Company will pay or deliver, as the case may be, a combination of cash and shares of its common stock. As such, at issuance in September 2017, the Company valued the liability component at $221.8 million, net of fees, and the equity component of the conversion feature at $22.5 million, net of fees, and recorded the equity component in "Additional paid-in capital" on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. In October 2017, the initial purchasers of the 3.125 % Convertible Notes exercised their option to purchase an additional $37.5 million aggregate principal amount of the 3.125 % Convertible Notes. At issuance, the Company valued the liability component at $34.0 million, net of fees, and the equity component of the conversion feature at $3.4 million, net of fees, and recorded the equity component in "Additional paid-in capital" on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2020, the carrying value of the 3.125 % Convertible Notes was $275.1 million, net of fees, and the unamortized discount of the 3.125 % Convertible Notes was $10.2 million, net of fees. As of December 31, 2019, the carrying value of the 3.125 % Convertible Notes was $268.7 million, net of fees, and the unamortized discount of the 3.125 % Convertible Notes was $15.5 million, net of fees. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized $9.0 million, $9.0 million, $9.0 million, respectively, of contractual interest and $5.2 million, $5.0 million and $4.7 million, respectively, of discount amortization on the 3.125 % Convertible Notes. The effective interest rate for 2020, 2019 and 2018 was 5.2
(8)The Company can prepay these senior notes without penalty beginning July 1, 2024.
(9)The Company can prepay these senior notes without penalty beginning May 1, 2025.
(10)The Company can prepay these senior notes without penalty beginning August 15, 2024.
(11)The Company capitalized interest relating to development activities of $1.9 million, $7.5 million and $11.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
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Future Scheduled Maturities—As of December 31, 2020, future scheduled maturities of outstanding debt obligations are as follows ($ in thousands):
| Unsecured Debt | Secured Debt | Total | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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| Unamortized discounts and deferred financing costs, net | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Total debt obligations, net | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Senior Term Loan—In June 2018, the Company amended its senior secured term loan (the "Senior Term Loan") to increase the amount of the loan to $650.0 million, reduce the interest rate to LIBOR plus 2.75 % and extend its maturity to June 2023. The Senior Term Loan is secured by pledges of equity of certain subsidiaries that own a defined pool of assets. The Senior Term Loan permits substitution of collateral, subject to overall collateral pool coverage and concentration limits, over the life of the facility. The Company may make optional prepayments, subject to prepayment fees.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, repayments of the Senior Term Loan prior to modification and expenses incurred for the modification resulted in losses on early extinguishment of debt of $2.5 million.
Revolving Credit Facility—In September 2019, the Company amended its secured revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") to increase the maximum capacity to $350.0 million, extend the maturity date to September 2022 and make certain other changes. Outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are secured by pledges of the equity interests in the Company's subsidiaries that own a defined pool of assets. Borrowings under this credit facility bear interest at a floating rate indexed to one of several base rates plus a margin which adjusts upward or downward based upon the Company's corporate credit rating, ranging from 1.0 % to 1.5 % in the case of base rate loans and from 2.0 % to 2.5 % in the case of LIBOR loans. In addition, there is an undrawn credit facility commitment fee that ranges from 0.25 % to 0.45 %, based on corporate credit ratings. At maturity, the Company may convert outstanding borrowings to a one year term loan which matures in quarterly installments through September 2023. As of December 31, 2020, based on the Company's borrowing base of assets, the Company had the ability to draw $350.0 million without pledging any additional assets to the facility.
Unsecured Notes—In September 2019, the Company issued $675.0 million principal amount of 4.75 % senior unsecured notes due October 2024. Proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand, were used to repay in full the $400.0 million principal amount outstanding of the 4.625 % senior unsecured notes due September 2020 and the $275.0 million principal amount outstanding of the 6.50 % senior unsecured notes due July 2021. In November 2019, the Company issued an additional $100.0 million principal amount of 4.75 % senior unsecured notes due October 2024 at 102 % of par, representing a yield to maturity of 4.29 %.
In December 2019, the Company issued $550.0 million principal amount of 4.25 % senior unsecured notes due August 2025. Proceeds from the offering were used to redeem the $375.0 million principal amount outstanding ($110.5 million was redeemed in January 2020) of the 6.00 % senior unsecured notes due April 2022, repay a portion of the borrowings outstanding under the Senior Term Loan and pay related premiums and expenses in connection with the transaction.
In August 2020, the Company issued $400.0 million principal amount of 5.50 % senior unsecured notes due February 2026. Proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand, were used to repay in full the $400.0 million principal amount outstanding of the 5.25 % senior unsecured notes due September 2022.
During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, repayments of senior unsecured notes prior to maturity resulted in losses on early extinguishment of debt of $12.0 million, $26.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively. These amounts are included in "Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
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Debt Covenants
The Company's outstanding unsecured debt securities contain corporate level covenants that include a covenant to maintain a ratio of unencumbered assets to unsecured indebtedness, as such terms are defined in the indentures governing the debt securities, of at least 1.2 x and a covenant restricting certain incurrences of debt based on a fixed charge coverage ratio. If any of the Company's covenants are breached and not cured within applicable cure periods, the breach could result in acceleration of its debt securities unless a waiver or modification is agreed upon with the requisite percentage of the bondholders.
The Company's Senior Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility contain certain covenants, including covenants relating to collateral coverage, restrictions on fundamental changes, transactions with affiliates, matters relating to the liens granted to the lenders and the delivery of information to the lenders. In particular, the Senior Term Loan requires the Company to maintain collateral coverage of at least 1.25 x outstanding borrowings on the facility. The Revolving Credit Facility is secured by a borrowing base of assets and requires the Company to maintain both borrowing base asset value of at least 1.5 x outstanding borrowings on the facility and a consolidated ratio of cash flow to fixed charges of at least 1.5 x. The Revolving Credit Facility does not require that proceeds from the borrowing base be used to pay down outstanding borrowings provided the borrowing base asset value remains at least 1.5 x outstanding borrowings on the facility. To satisfy this covenant, the Company has the option to pay down outstanding borrowings or substitute assets in the borrowing base. Under both the Senior Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility the Company is permitted to pay dividends provided that no material default (as defined in the relevant agreement) has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and the Company remains in compliance with its financial covenants after giving effect to the dividend.
The Company's Senior Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility contain cross default provisions that would allow the lenders to declare an event of default and accelerate the Company's indebtedness to them if the Company fails to pay amounts due in respect of its other recourse indebtedness in excess of specified thresholds or if the lenders under such other indebtedness are otherwise permitted to accelerate such indebtedness for any reason. The indentures governing the Company's unsecured public debt securities permit the bondholders to declare an event of default and accelerate the Company's indebtedness to them if the Company's other recourse indebtedness in excess of specified thresholds is not paid at final maturity or if such indebtedness is accelerated.
Note 12—Commitments and Contingencies
Unfunded Commitments—The Company generally funds construction and development loans and build-outs of space in real estate assets over a period of time if and when the borrowers and tenants meet established milestones and other performance criteria. The Company refers to these arrangements as Performance-Based Commitments. In addition, the Company has committed to invest capital in several real estate funds and other ventures. These arrangements are referred to as Strategic Investments.
As of December 31, 2020, the maximum amount of fundings the Company may be required to make under each category, assuming all performance hurdles and milestones are met under the Performance-Based Commitments and that 100 % of its capital committed to Strategic Investments is drawn down, are as follows ($ in thousands):
Loans and Other Lending Investments(1) | Real Estate | Other Investments | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance-Based Commitments | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Strategic Investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Excludes $7.5 million of commitments on loan participations sold that are not the obligation of the Company.
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Other Commitments—Total operating lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $5.4 million, $4.4 million and $5.0 million, respectively. Future minimum lease obligations under non-cancelable operating and finance leases as of December 31, 2020 are as follows ($ in thousands):
Operating(1)(2) | Finance(1) | ||||||||||
| 2021 | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Present value discount(1) | ( | ( | |||||||||
Other adjustments(2) | |||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company made payments of $4.3 million and $4.1 million, respectively, related to its operating leases and $5.4 million and $3.3 million, respectively, related to its finance leases (refer to Note 4). As of December 31, 2020, the weighted average lease term for the Company's operating leases, excluding operating leases for which the Company's tenants pay rent on its behalf, was 5.6 years and the weighted average discount rate was 5.0 %. As of December 31, 2020, the weighted average lease term for the Company's finance leases was 97 years and the weighted average discount rate was 5.5 %.
(2)The Company is obligated to pay ground rent under certain operating leases; however, the Company's tenants at the properties pay this expense directly under the terms of various subleases and these amounts are excluded from lease obligations. The amount shown above is the net present value of the payments to be made by the Company's tenants on its behalf.
Future minimum lease obligations under operating and finance leases as of December 31, 2019 were as follows ($ in thousands):
Operating(1)(2) | Finance(1) | ||||||||||
| 2020 | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Present value discount(1) | ( | ( | |||||||||
Other adjustments(2) | |||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)As of December 31, 2019, the weighted average lease term for the Company's operating leases, excluding operating leases for which the Company's tenants pay rent on its behalf, was 4.2 years and the weighted average discount rate was 5.6 %. As of December 31, 2019, the weighted average lease term for the Company's finance leases was 93 years and the weighted average discount rate was 5.4 %.
(2)The Company is obligated to pay ground rent under certain operating leases; however, the Company's tenants at the properties pay this expense directly under the terms of various subleases and these amounts are excluded from lease obligations. The amount shown above is the net present value of the payments to be made by the Company's tenants on its behalf.
Legal Proceedings—The Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries is party to various pending litigation matters that are considered ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company's business as a finance and investment company focused on the commercial real estate industry, including foreclosure-related proceedings. The Company believes it is not a party to, nor are any of its properties the subject of, any pending legal proceeding that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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Note 13—Risk Management and Derivatives
Risk management
In the normal course of its on-going business operations, the Company encounters economic risk. There are three main components of economic risk: interest rate risk, credit risk and market risk. The Company is subject to interest rate risk to the degree that its interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice at different points in time and potentially at different bases, than its interest-earning assets. Credit risk is the risk of default on the Company's lending investments or leases that result from a borrower's or tenant's inability or unwillingness to make contractually required payments. Market risk reflects changes in the value of loans and other lending investments due to changes in interest rates or other market factors, including the rate of prepayments of principal and the value of the collateral underlying loans, the valuation of real estate assets by the Company as well as changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
Risk concentrations—Concentrations of credit risks arise when a number of borrowers or tenants related to the Company's investments are engaged in similar business activities, or activities in the same geographic region, or have similar economic features that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations, including those to the Company, to be similarly affected by changes in economic conditions.
Substantially all of the Company's real estate, net investment in leases and assets collateralizing its loans receivable are located in the United States. As of December 31, 2020, the Company's portfolio contains concentrations in the following property types: office, entertainment/leisure, Ground Leases, industrial, land and development, multifamily, hotel, condominium, retail and other property types.
The Company underwrites the credit of prospective borrowers and tenants and often requires them to provide some form of credit support such as corporate guarantees, letters of credit and/or cash security deposits. Although the Company's loans and real estate assets are geographically diverse and the borrowers and tenants operate in a variety of industries, to the extent the Company has a significant concentration of interest or operating lease revenues from any single borrower or tenant, the inability of that borrower or tenant to make its payment could have a material adverse effect on the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company's five largest borrowers or tenants collectively accounted for approximately 21.4 % of the Company's revenues, of which the largest customer, from the Company's net lease segment, accounted for 11.6 %.
Derivatives
The Company's use of derivative financial instruments has historically been limited to the utilization of interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and foreign exchange contracts. The principal objective of such financial instruments is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with the Company's operating and financial structure and to manage its exposure to interest rates and foreign exchange rates. The Company may have derivatives that are not designated as hedges because they do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements. Although not designated as hedges, such derivatives are entered into to manage the Company's exposure to interest rate movements and other identified risks.
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The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 ($ in thousands)(1):
| Derivative Assets | Derivative Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2020 | Balance Sheet Location | Fair Value | Balance Sheet Location | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives Designated in Hedging Relationships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | Deferred expenses and other assets, net | $ | Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Interest rate swaps | Deferred expenses and other assets, net | $ | Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The tables below present the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments, including the Company's share of derivative financial instruments at certain of its equity method investments, in the consolidated statements of operations and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) ($ in thousands):
| Derivatives Designated in Hedging Relationships | Location of Gain (Loss) When Recognized in Income | Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Earnings | |||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps(1) | Interest expense | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | Earnings from equity method investments | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps(1) | Interest expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | Earnings from equity method investments | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps(1) | Interest expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | Earnings from equity method investments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
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(1)For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, $4.4 million, $4.3 million, and $1.9 million, respectively, of the loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income was attributable to a noncontrolling interest.
Interest Rate Hedges—For derivatives designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges, the changes in the fair value of the derivatives are reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). For derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges, the changes in the fair value of the derivatives are reported in the Company's consolidated statements of operations within "Other Expense."
Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features—The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company either defaults or is capable of being declared in default on any of its
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Note 14—Equity
Preferred Stock—In December 2019, the Company issued an aggregate 16.5 million shares of its common stock upon conversion its outstanding Series J Preferred Stock at a conversion rate of 4.125 shares of common stock per each share of Series J Preferred Stock. The total carrying value of the Series J Preferred Stock prior to redemption was $193.5 million, net of discounts and fees, and was recorded in "Additional paid-in-capital" and "Convertible Preferred Stock Series J, liquidation preference $50.00 per share" on the Company's consolidated balance sheet.
The Company had the following series of Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:
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| Series | Shares Issued and Outstanding (in thousands) | Par Value | Liquidation Preference(3) | Rate per Annum | Annual Dividend Rate (per share) | December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | $ | $ | % | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Holders of shares of the Series D, G and I preferred stock are entitled to receive dividends, when and as declared by the Company's Board of Directors, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends. Dividends are cumulative from the date of original issue and are payable quarterly in arrears on or before the 15th day of each March, June, September and December or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day. Any dividend payable on the preferred stock for any partial dividend period will be computed on the basis of a 360 -day year consisting of twelve 30 -day months. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as of the close of business on the first day of the calendar month in which the applicable dividend payment date falls or on another date designated by the Company's Board of Directors for the payment of dividends that is not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to the dividend payment date.
(2)The Company declared and paid dividends of $8.0 6.1 9.4 9.0 million on its Series J Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock during the year ended December 31, 2019. The character of the 2020 dividends was 100 % return of capital. The character of the 2019 dividends was 100 % capital gain distribution, of which 34.01 % represented unrecaptured section 1250 gain. There are no dividend arrearages on any of the preferred shares currently outstanding.
(3)The Company may, at its option, redeem the Series G and I Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, for cash at a redemption price equal to 100 % of the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to the redemption date.
Dividends—To maintain its qualification as a REIT, the Company must annually distribute, at a minimum, an amount equal to 90% of its taxable income, excluding net capital gains, and must distribute 100% of its taxable income (including net capital gains) to eliminate corporate federal income taxes payable by the REIT. The Company has recorded NOLs and may record NOLs in the future, which may reduce its taxable income in future periods and lower or eliminate entirely the Company's obligation to pay dividends for such periods in order to maintain its REIT qualification. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had $460.6 million of NOL carryforwards at the corporate REIT level that can generally be used to offset both ordinary taxable income and capital gain net income in future years. The NOL carryforwards will begin to expire in 2032 and will fully expire in 2036 if unused. The amount of NOL carryforwards as of December 31, 2020 will be determined upon finalization of the Company's 2020 tax return. Because taxable income differs from cash flow from operations due to non-cash revenues and expenses (such as depreciation and certain asset impairments), in certain circumstances, the Company may generate operating cash flow in excess of its dividends, or alternatively, may need to make dividend payments in excess of operating cash flows. The Senior Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility permit the Company to pay common dividends with no restrictions so long as the Company is not in default on any of its debt obligations. The Company declared and paid common stock dividends of $32.8 million, or $0.43 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2020 and $25.3 million, or $0.39 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2019. The character of the 2020 dividends was 100 % return of capital. The character of the 2019 dividends was 100 % capital gain distribution, of which 34.01 % represented unrecaptured section 1250 gain.
Stock Repurchase Program—The Company may repurchase shares in negotiated transactions or open market transactions, including through one or more trading plans. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company
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repurchased 4.2 million shares of its outstanding common stock for $48.4 million, for an average cost of $11.48 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repurchased 7.3 million shares of its outstanding common stock for $74.6 million, for an average cost of $10.16 per share. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had authorization to repurchase up to $33.8 million of common stock. In February 2021, the Company's board of directors authorized an increase to the stock repurchase program to $50.0 million.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)—"Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" reflected in the Company's shareholders' equity is comprised of the following ($ in thousands):
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| Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Unrealized losses on cumulative translation adjustment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
Note 15—Stock-Based Compensation Plans and Employee Benefits
Stock-Based Compensation—The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense, including the expense related to performance incentive plans (see below), of $39.4 million, $30.4 million and $17.6 million, respectively, during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 in "General and administrative" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2020, there was $2.8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to all unvested restricted stock units that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining vesting/service period of 1.20 years.
Performance Incentive Plans—The Company's Performance Incentive Plans ("iPIP") are designed to provide, primarily to senior executives and select professionals engaged in the Company's investment activities, long-term compensation which has a direct relationship to the realized returns on investments included in the plans. Awards vest over six years , with 40 % being vested at the end of the second year and 15 % each year thereafter.
2019-2020 iPIP Plan—The Company's 2019-2020 iPIP plan is an equity-classified award which is measured at the grant date fair value and recognized as compensation cost in "General and administrative" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations and "Noncontrolling interests" in the Company's consolidated statements of changes in equity over the requisite service period. Investments in the 2019-2020 iPIP plan will be held by a consolidated subsidiary of the Company that has two ownership classes, class A units and class B units. The Company owns 100 % of the class A units and the class B units were issued to employees as long-term compensation. Except for certain clawback provisions, participants can retain vested class B units upon their termination of employment with the Company. The class B units are entitled to distributions from the net cash realized from the investments in the plan after the Company, through its ownership of the class A units, has received a specified return on its invested capital and a return of its invested capital. Distributions on the class B units are also subject to reductions under a total shareholder return ("TSR") adjustment. The fair value of the class B units was determined using a model that forecasts the underlying cash flows from the investments within the entity to which the class B units have ownership rights. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded $3.4 million and $2.9 million, respectively, of expense related to the 2019-2020 iPIP plan. Distributions on the class B units will be 50 % in cash and 50 % in shares of the Company's common stock or in shares of SAFE's common stock owned by the Company.
2013-2018 iPIP Plans—The remainder of the Company's iPIP plans, as shown in the table below, are liability-classified awards and are remeasured each reporting period at fair value until the awards are settled. Certain employees will be granted awards that entitle employees to receive the residual cash flows from the investments in the plans after the Company has received a specified return on its invested capital and a return of its invested capital. Awards are also subject to reductions under a TSR adjustment. The fair value of awards is determined using a model that forecasts the Company's projected investment performance. Settlement of the awards will be 50 % in cash and 50 % in shares of the Company's common stock or in shares of SAFE's common stock owned by the Company.
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The following is a summary of the status of the Company’s liability-classified iPIP plans and changes during the year ended December 31, 2020.
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During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $30.7 million, $21.2 million and $15.0 million, respectively, of expense related to the 2013-2018 iPIP plans.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company made distributions to participants in the 2015-2016 investment pool. The iPIP participants received total distributions in the amount of $1.5 million as compensation, comprised of cash and 54,245 shares of the Company's common stock with a fair value of $14.51 per share, which are fully-vested and issued under the 2009 LTIP (see below). After deducting statutory minimum tax withholdings, a total of 32,825 shares of the Company's common stock were issued.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company made distributions to participants in the 2015-2016 investment pool. The iPIP participants received total distributions in the amount of $9.4 million as compensation, comprised of cash and 356,065 shares of the Company's common stock with a fair value of $13.11 per share, which are fully-vested and issued under the 2009 LTIP (see below). After deducting statutory minimum tax withholdings, a total of 192,829 shares of the Company's common stock were issued.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company made distributions to participants in the 2013-2014 investment pool. The iPIP participants received total distributions in the amount of $7.4 million as compensation, comprised of cash and 389,545 shares of the Company's common stock with a fair value of $9.21 per share, which are fully-vested and issued under the 2009 LTIP (see below). After deducting statutory minimum tax withholdings, a total of 209,118 shares of the Company's common stock were issued.
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had accrued compensation costs relating to iPIP of $69.1 million and $41.9 million, respectively, which are included in "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Long-Term Incentive Plan—The Company's 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2009 LTIP") is designed to provide incentive compensation for officers, key employees, directors and advisors of the Company. The 2009 LTIP provides for awards of stock options, shares of restricted stock, phantom shares, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent rights and other share-based performance awards. All awards under the 2009 LTIP are made at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors. The Company's shareholders approved the 2009 LTIP in 2009 and approved the performance-based provisions of the 2009 LTIP, as amended, in 2014. In May 2019, the Company's shareholders approved an increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the 2009 LTIP from a maximum of 8.0 million to 8.9 million and extended the expiration date of the 2009 LTIP from May 2019 to May 2029.
As of December 31, 2020, an aggregate of 2.4 million shares remain available for issuance pursuant to future awards under the Company's 2009 LTIP.
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Restricted Stock Units—Changes in non-vested restricted stock units ("Units") during the year ended December 31, 2020 were as follows (number of shares and $ in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Number of Shares | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-vested as of December 31, 2019 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Vested | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-vested as of December 31, 2020 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
The total fair value of Units vested during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $3.6 million, $1.8 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of Units granted during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $14.68 , $8.84 and $10.16 , respectively.
Directors' Awards—Non-employee directors are awarded CSEs or restricted share awards at the time of the annual shareholders' meeting in consideration for their services on the Company's Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company awarded to non-employee Directors 79,138 restricted shares of common stock at a fair value per share of $9.75 at the time of grant for their annual equity awards, 10,710 restricted shares of common stock to a non-employee Director at a fair value of $11.52 at the time of grant for their annual equity award and also issued 3,096 common stock equivalents ("CSEs") at a fair value of $12.20 per CSE in respect of dividend equivalents on outstanding CSEs. Dividends will accrue as and when dividends are declared by the Company on shares of its common stock, but will not be paid unless and until the CSEs and restricted shares of common stock vest and are settled. As of December 31, 2020, a combined total of 179,522 CSEs and restricted shares of common stock granted to members of the Company's Board of Directors remained outstanding under the Company's Non-Employee Directors Deferral Plan, with an aggregate intrinsic value of $2.7 million.
401(k) Plan—The Company has a savings and retirement plan (the "401(k) Plan"), which is a voluntary, defined contribution plan. All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan following completion of three months of continuous service with the Company. Each participant may contribute on a pretax basis up to the maximum percentage of compensation and dollar amount permissible under Section 402(g) of the Internal Revenue Code not to exceed the limits of Code Sections 401(k), 404 and 415. At the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors, the Company may make matching contributions on the participant's behalf of up to 50 % of the participant's contributions, up to a maximum of 10 % of the participants' compensation. The Company made gross contributions of $1.1 million, $0.9 million and $1.1 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
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Note 16—Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share ("EPS") is calculated using the two-class method, which allocates earnings among common stock and participating securities, if applicable, to calculate EPS when an entity's capital structure includes either two or more classes of common stock or common stock and participating securities.
The following table presents a reconciliation of income (loss) from operations used in the basic and diluted EPS calculations ($ in thousands, except for per share data):
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| Net income (loss) | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders for basic earnings per common share | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
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| Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders for diluted earnings per common share | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
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| Numerator for basic earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
| Numerator for diluted earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
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| Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
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| Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
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(1)For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2018, the effect of certain of the Company's restricted stock awards were anti-dilutive due to the Company having a net loss for the period. For the year ended December 31, 2018, 15,704 shares of Series J convertible perpetual preferred stock (refer to Note 14) were anti-dilutive. The Company will settle conversions of the 3.125 % Convertible Notes by paying the conversion value in cash up to the original principal amount of the notes being converted and shares of common stock to the extent of any conversion premium. The amount of cash and shares of common stock, if any, due upon conversion will be based on a daily conversion value calculated for each trading day in a 40 consecutive day observation period. Based upon the conversion price of the 3.125 % Convertible Notes, no shares of common stock would have been issuable upon conversion of the 3.125 % Convertible Notes for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, and therefore the 3.125 % Convertible Notes had no effect on diluted EPS for such periods.
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Note 17—Fair Values
Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The following fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to be used in valuation techniques to measure fair value:
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).
Certain of the Company's assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value either on a recurring or non-recurring basis. Assets required to be marked-to-market and reported at fair value every reporting period are classified as being valued on a recurring basis. Assets not required to be recorded at fair value every period may be recorded at fair value if a specific provision or other impairment is recorded within the period to mark the carrying value of the asset to market as of the reporting date. Such assets are classified as being valued on a non-recurring basis.
The following fair value hierarchy table summarizes the Company's assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis by the above categories ($ in thousands):
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| Total | Quoted market prices in active markets (Level 1) | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)The fair value of the Company's derivatives are based upon widely accepted valuation techniques utilized by a third-party specialist using observable inputs such as interest rates and contractual cash flow and are classified as Level 2. The fair value of the Company's available-for-sale securities are based upon unadjusted third-party broker quotes and are classified as Level 3.
(2)The Company recorded a $1.3 million impairment on a land and development asset with an estimated fair value of $6.1 million. The fair value is based on future cash flows expected to be received.
(3)The Company recorded aggregate impairments of $5.3 million on two land and development assets with an estimated aggregate fair value of $40.0 million. The estimated fair values are based on expected sales proceeds.
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| Repayments | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
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Fair values of financial instruments—The following table presents the carrying value and fair value for the Company's financial instruments ($ in millions):
| As of December 31, 2020 | As of December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying Value | Fair Value | Carrying Value | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)The fair value of the Company's net investment in leases, loans receivable and other lending investments, net, loan participations payable, net and debt obligations, net are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.
(2)The Company determined the carrying values of its cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash approximated their fair values. Restricted cash is recorded in "Deferred expenses and other assets, net" on the Company's balance sheet. The fair value of the Company's cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.
Derivatives—The Company may use interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and foreign exchange contracts to manage its interest rate and foreign currency risk. The valuation of these instruments is determined using discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves, foreign exchange rates, and implied volatilities. The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own non-performance risk and the respective counterparty's non-performance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of non-performance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts and guarantees. The Company has determined that the significant inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Impaired real estate—If the Company determines a real estate asset available and held for sale is impaired, it records an impairment charge to adjust the asset to its estimated fair market value less costs to sell. Due to the nature of individual real estate properties, the Company generally uses a discounted cash flow methodology through internally developed valuation models to estimate the fair value of the assets. This approach requires the Company to make judgments with respect to significant unobservable inputs, which may include discount rates, capitalization rates and the timing and amounts of estimated future cash flows. For income producing properties, cash flows generally include property revenues, operating costs and capital expenditures that are based on current observable market rates and estimates for market rate growth and occupancy levels. For other real estate, cash flows may include lot and unit sales that are based on current observable market rates and estimates for annual market rate growth, operating costs, costs of completion and the inventory sell out pricing and timing. The Company will also consider market comparables if available. In some cases, the Company obtains external "as is" appraisals for real estate assets and appraised values may be discounted when real estate markets rapidly deteriorate. The Company has determined that significant inputs used in its internal valuation models and appraisals fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Additionally, in certain cases, if the Company is under contract to sell an asset, it will mark the asset to the contracted sales price less costs to sell. The Company considers this to be a Level 3 input under the fair value hierarchy.
Loans receivable and other lending investments and net investment in leases—The Company estimates the fair value of its performing loans and other lending investments and net investment in leases using a discounted cash flow methodology. This method discounts estimated future cash flows using rates management determines best reflect current market interest rates
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or rental rates that would be offered for loans or tenants with similar characteristics and credit quality. The Company determined that the significant inputs used to value its loans and other lending investments and net investment in leases fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. For certain lending investments, the Company uses market quotes, to the extent they are available, that fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy or broker quotes that fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Company estimates the fair value of its non-performing loans using a discounted cash flow methodology through internally developed valuation models to estimate the fair value of the collateral. This approach requires the Company to make judgments in respect to significant unobservable inputs, which may include discount rates, capitalization rates and the timing and amounts of estimated future cash flows. For income producing properties, cash flows generally include property revenues, operating costs and capital expenditures that are based on current observable market rates and estimates for market rate growth and occupancy levels. For other real estate, cash flows may include lot and unit sales that are based on current observable market rates and estimates for annual revenue growth, operating costs, costs of completion and the inventory sell out pricing and timing. The Company will also consider market comparables if available. In some cases, the Company obtains external "as is" appraisals for loan collateral, generally when third party participations exist, and appraised values may be discounted when real estate markets rapidly deteriorate. The Company has determined that significant inputs used in its internal valuation models and appraisals fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Debt obligations, net—For debt obligations traded in secondary markets, the Company uses market quotes, to the extent they are available, to determine fair value and are considered Level 2 on the fair value hierarchy. For debt obligations not traded in secondary markets, the Company determines fair value using a discounted cash flow methodology, whereby contractual cash flows are discounted at rates that management determines best reflect current market interest rates that would be charged for debt with similar characteristics and credit quality. The Company has determined that the inputs used to value its debt obligations under the discounted cash flow methodology fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Note 18—Segment Reporting
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The Company evaluates performance based on the following financial measures for each segment. The Company's segment information is as follows ($ in thousands):
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| Income from sales of real estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue and other earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land development cost of sales | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allocated interest expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocated general and administrative(2) | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment profit (loss)(3) | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other significant items: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for losses on net investment in leases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalized expenditures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease income | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income from sales-type leases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land development revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (losses) from equity method investments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling profit from sales-type leases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from sales of real estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue and other earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land development cost of sales | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allocated interest expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocated general and administrative(2) | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment profit (loss) (3) | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other significant non-cash items: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalized expenditures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net Lease | Real Estate Finance | Operating Properties | Land and Development | Corporate/ Other(1) | Company Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease income | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land development revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (losses) from equity method investments | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain from consolidation of equity method investment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from sales of real estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue and other earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land development cost of sales | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allocated interest expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocated general and administrative(2) | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment profit (loss) (3) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other significant non-cash items: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalized expenditures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net Lease | Real Estate Finance | Operating Properties | Land and Development | Corporate/ Other(1) | Company Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real estate, net | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real estate available and held for sale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total real estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment in leases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land and development, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans receivable and other lending investments, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total portfolio assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and other assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate, net | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate available and held for sale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total real estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment in leases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land and development, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans receivable and other lending investments, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total portfolio assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and other assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Corporate/Other represents all corporate level and unallocated items including any intercompany eliminations necessary to reconcile to consolidated Company totals. This caption also includes the Company's joint venture investments and strategic investments that are not included in the other reportable segments above.
(2)General and administrative excludes stock-based compensation expense of $39.4 million, $30.4 million and $17.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(3)The following is a reconciliation of segment profit to net income (loss) ($ in thousands):
| For the Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Segment profit | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Provision for loan losses | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Provision for losses on net investment in leases | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Less: Impairment of assets | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Stock-based compensation expense | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Income tax expense | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
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Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
($ in thousands)
| Balance at Beginning of Period | Charged to Costs and Expenses | Adjustments to Valuation Accounts | Deductions | Balance at End of Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reserve for loan losses(1)(2) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts(2) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for deferred tax assets(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reserve for loan losses(1)(2) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts(2) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for deferred tax assets(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reserve for loan losses(1)(2) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts(2) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for deferred tax assets(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Refer to Note 7 to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
(2)Refer to Note 3 to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
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Schedule III—Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
As of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
| Initial Cost to Company | Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition(2) | Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Encumbrances | Land | Building and Improvements | Land | Building and Improvements | Total | Accumulated Depreciation | Date Acquired | Depreciable Life (Years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OFFICE FACILITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tempe, Arizona | OFF001 | $ | (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tempe, Arizona | OFF002 | (1) | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tempe, Arizona | OFF003 | (1) | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tempe, Arizona | OFF004 | (1) | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alameda, California | OFF005 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ft. Collins, Colorado | OFF006 | ( | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lisle, Illinois | OFF007 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cockeysville, Maryland | OFF008 | ( | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chelmsford, Massachusetts | OFF009 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jersey City, New Jersey | OFF010 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mt. Laurel, New Jersey | OFF011 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riverview, New Jersey | OFF012 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riverview, New Jersey | OFF013 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Hills, New York | OFF014 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin, Texas | OFF015 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakton, Virginia | OFF016 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montague, Michigan | IND001 | (1) | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Falls, Minnesota | IND002 | (1) | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville, Ohio | IND003 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Reno, Oklahoma | IND004 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Worth, Texas | IND005 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule III—Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Continued)
As of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
| Initial Cost to Company | Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition(2) | Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Encumbrances | Land | Building and Improvements | Land | Building and Improvements | Total | Accumulated Depreciation | Date Acquired | Depreciable Life (Years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin | IND006 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LAND: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottsdale, Arizona | LAN001 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whittmann, Arizona | LAN002 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mammoth Lakes, California | LAN003 | ( | (3) | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Naples, Florida | LAN004 | ( | ( | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | LAN005 | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asbury Park, New Jersey | LAN006 | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asbury Park, New Jersey | LAN007 | (3) | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asbury Park, New Jersey | LAN008 | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn, New York | LAN009 | ( | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach, New York | LAN010 | ( | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wawarsing, New York | LAN011 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chesterfield County, Virginia | LAN012 | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENTERTAINMENT: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham, Alabama | ENT001 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Avondale, Arizona | ENT002 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glendale, Arizona | ENT003 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gilbert, Arizona | ENT004 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mesa, Arizona | ENT005 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule III—Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Continued)
As of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
| Initial Cost to Company | Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition(2) | Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Encumbrances | Land | Building and Improvements | Land | Building and Improvements | Total | Accumulated Depreciation | Date Acquired | Depreciable Life (Years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottsdale, Arizona | ENT006 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tucson, Arizona | ENT007 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chula Vista, California | ENT008 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fontana, California | ENT009 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moreno Valley, California | ENT010 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murrieta, California | ENT011 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norco, California | ENT012 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palmdale, California | ENT013 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego, California | ENT014 | (1) | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thousand Oaks, California | ENT015 | (1) | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upland, California | ENT016 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brampton, ONT, Canada | ENT017 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aurora, Colorado | ENT018 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | ENT019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lakewood, Colorado | ENT020 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lone Tree, Colorado | ENT021 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westminster, Colorado | ENT022 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wheat Ridge, Colorado | ENT023 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apopka, Florida | ENT024 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boca Raton, Florida | ENT025 | (1) | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boynton Beach, Florida | ENT026 | (1) | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule III—Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Continued)
As of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
| Initial Cost to Company | Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition(2) | Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Encumbrances | Land | Building and Improvements | Land | Building and Improvements | Total | Accumulated Depreciation | Date Acquired | Depreciable Life (Years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margate, Florida | ENT027 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne, Florida | ENT028 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Petersburg, Florida | ENT029 | (1) | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W. Palm Beach, Florida | ENT030 | (1) | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augusta, Georgia | ENT031 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw, Georgia | ENT032 | ( | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrenceville, Georgia | ENT033 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marietta, Georgia | ENT034 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marietta, Georgia | ENT035 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norcross, Georgia | ENT036 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roswell, Georgia | ENT037 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Algonquin, Illinois | ENT038 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois | ENT039 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | ENT040 | (1) | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glendale Heights, Illinois | ENT041 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake Zurich, Illinois | ENT042 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount Prospect, Illinois | ENT043 | ( | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romeoville, Illinois | ENT044 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roselle, Illinois | ENT045 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| River Grove, Illinois | ENT046 | ( | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vernon Hills, Illinois | ENT047 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waukegan, Illinois | ENT048 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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iStar Inc.
Schedule III—Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Continued)
As of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
| Initial Cost to Company | Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition(2) | Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Encumbrances | Land | Building and Improvements | Land | Building and Improvements | Total | Accumulated Depreciation | Date Acquired | Depreciable Life (Years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woodridge, Illinois | ENT049 | ( | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia, Maryland | ENT050 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ellicott City, Maryland | ENT051 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blaine, Minnesota | ENT052 | ( | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | ENT053 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burnsville, Minnesota | ENT054 | (1) | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eden Prairie, Minnesota | ENT055 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lakeville, Minnesota | ENT056 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rochester, Minnesota | ENT057 | (1) | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Peters, Missouri | ENT058 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley Park, Missouri | ENT059 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asbury Park, New Jersey | ENT060 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairlawn, New Jersey | ENT061 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnersville, New Jersey | ENT062 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn, New York | ENT063 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N. Ridgeville, Ohio | ENT064 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania | ENT065 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denton, Texas | ENT066 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ft. Worth, Texas | ENT067 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watauga, Texas | ENT068 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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iStar Inc.
Schedule III—Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Continued)
As of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
| Initial Cost to Company | Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition(2) | Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Encumbrances | Land | Building and Improvements | Land | Building and Improvements | Total | Accumulated Depreciation | Date Acquired | Depreciable Life (Years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lynnwood, Washington | ENT069 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quincy, Washington | ENT070 | (1) | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RETAIL: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | RET001 | (1) | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Augustine, Florida | RET002 | (1) | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honolulu, Hawaii | RET003 | ( | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | RET004 | (1) | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | RET005 | (1) | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg, New York | RET006 | (1) | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony, Texas | RET007 | (1) | ( | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draper, Utah | RET008 | (1) | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HOTEL: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honolulu, Hawaii | HOT001 | ( | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asbury Park, New Jersey | HOT002 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asbury Park, New Jersey | HOT003 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asbury Park, New Jersey | HOT004 | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| APARTMENT/RESIDENTIAL: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mammoth, California | APA001 | ( | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta, Georgia | APA002 | ( | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jersey City, New Jersey | APA003 | ( | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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iStar Inc.
Schedule III—Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Continued)
As of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
| Initial Cost to Company | Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition(2) | Gross Amount Carried at Close of Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Encumbrances | Land | Building and Improvements | Land | Building and Improvements | Total | Accumulated Depreciation | Date Acquired | Depreciable Life (Years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MIXED USE: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riverside, California | MXU001 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | (4) | $ | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)Consists of properties pledged as collateral under the Company's secured credit facilities with a carrying value of $263.4 million.
(2)Includes impairments and unit sales.
(3)These properties have land improvements which have depreciable lives of 15 to 20 years.
(4)The aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes was approximately $2.56 billion at December 31, 2020.
(5)Includes $10.5 million and $4.5 million relating to accumulated depreciation for land and development assets and real estate assets held for sale, respectively, as of December 31, 2020.
The following table reconciles real estate from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020:
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Improvements and additions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions through foreclosure | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other acquisitions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dispositions | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
Other(1) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Impairments | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)Refer to Note 5.
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iStar Inc.
Schedule III—Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Continued)
As of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
The following table reconciles accumulated depreciation from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020:
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Additions | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
Other(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dispositions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||
_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)Refer to Note 5.
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iStar Inc.
Schedule IV—Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
As of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
| Type of Loan/Borrower | Underlying Property Type | Contractual Interest Accrual Rates | Contractual Interest Payment Rates | Effective Maturity Dates | Periodic Payment Terms(1) | Prior Liens | Face Amount of Mortgages | Carrying Amount of Mortgages(2)(3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior Mortgages: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borrower A | Mixed Use/Mixed Collateral | LIBOR + | LIBOR + | January, 2021 | IO | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borrower B | Land | LIBOR + | LIBOR + | March, 2021 | IO | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borrower C | Apartment/Residential | Fixed: | Fixed: | April, 2021 | IO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borrower D | Apartment/Residential | LIBOR + | LIBOR + | June, 2021 | IO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borrower E | Mixed Use/Mixed Collateral | LIBOR + | LIBOR + | June, 2021 | IO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borrower F | Mixed Use/Mixed Collateral | LIBOR + | LIBOR + | July, 2021 | IO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borrower G | Hotel | LIBOR + | LIBOR + | February, 2021 | IO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borrower H | Apartment/Residential | LIBOR + | LIBOR + | December, 2021 | IO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borrower I | Apartment/Residential | LIBOR + | LIBOR + | November, 2023 | IO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borrower J | Apartment/Residential | LIBOR + | LIBOR + | September, 2021 | IO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior mortgages individually <3% | Apartment/Residential, Retail, Mixed Use/Mixed Collateral, Office, Hotel, Land, or Other | Fixed: Variable: LIBOR + | Fixed: Variable: LIBOR + | 2021 to 2024 | IO | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subordinate Mortgages: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subordinate mortgages individually <3% | Hotel | Fixed: | Fixed: | September, 2057 | IO | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total mortgages | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)IO = Interest only.
(2)Amounts are presented net of asset-specific allowances of $0.7 million on impaired loans. Impairment is measured using the estimated fair value of collateral, less costs to sell.
(3)The carrying amount of mortgages approximated the federal income tax basis.
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iStar Inc.
Schedule IV—Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Continued)
As of December 31, 2020
($ in thousands)
Reconciliation of Mortgage Loans on Real Estate:
The following table reconciles Mortgage Loans on Real Estate from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020:(1)
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Additions: | |||||||||||||||||
| New mortgage loans | |||||||||||||||||
| Additions under existing mortgage loans | |||||||||||||||||
Other(2) | |||||||||||||||||
Deductions(3): | |||||||||||||||||
| Collections of principal | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Provision for loan losses | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Transfers to real estate and equity investments | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization of premium | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
______________________________________________________________
(1) Balances represent the carrying value of loans, which are net of asset specific allowances.
(2) Amount includes amortization of discount, deferred interest capitalized and mark-to-market adjustments resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates.
(3) Amount is presented net of charge-offs of $25.9 million and $19.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
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Item 9. Changes and Disagreements with Registered Public Accounting Firm on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9a. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures—The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, who is currently performing the functions of the Company's principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company has formed a disclosure committee that is responsible for considering the materiality of information and determining the disclosure obligations of the Company on a timely basis. Both the Chief Executive Officer and the principal financial officer (whose functions are currently being performed by the Company's Chief Accounting Officer) are members of the disclosure committee.
Based upon their evaluation as of December 31, 2020, the Chief Executive Officer and the principal financial officer (whose functions are currently being performed by the Company's Chief Accounting Officer) concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) are effective.
Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting—Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of the disclosure committee and other members of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, who is currently performing the functions of the Company's principal financial officer, management carried out its evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued in 2013 by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Based on management's assessment under the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, management has concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2020.
The Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.
Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting—There have been no changes during the last fiscal quarter in the Company's internal controls identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9b. Other Information
None.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance of the Registrant
Portions of the Company's definitive proxy statement for the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed within 120 days after the close of the Company's fiscal year are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Portions of the Company's definitive proxy statement for the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed within 120 days after the close of the Company's fiscal year are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Portions of the Company's definitive proxy statement for the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed within 120 days after the close of the Company's fiscal year are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships, Related Transactions and Director Independence
Portions of the Company's definitive proxy statement for the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed within 120 days after the close of the Company's fiscal year are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Principal Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees and Services
Portions of the Company's definitive proxy statement for the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed within 120 days after the close of the Company's fiscal year are incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(a)and (c) Financial statements and schedules—see Index to Financial Statements and Schedules included in Item 8.
(b)Exhibits—see index on following page.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number | Document Description | |||||||
| 3.1 | ||||||||
| 3.2 | ||||||||
| 3.6 | ||||||||
| 3.8 | ||||||||
| 3.9 | ||||||||
| 4.1 | ||||||||
| 4.2 | ||||||||
| 4.3 | ||||||||
| 4.4 | ||||||||
| 4.5 | ||||||||
| 4.6 | ||||||||
| 4.7 | ||||||||
| 4.8 | ||||||||
| 4.9 | ||||||||
| 4.10 | ||||||||
| 4.11 | ||||||||
| 4.12 | ||||||||
| 4.13 | ||||||||
| 4.14 | ||||||||
| 10.1 | ||||||||
| 10.2 | ||||||||
| 10.3 | ||||||||
| 10.4 | ||||||||
| 10.5 | ||||||||
| 10.6 | ||||||||
| 10.7 | ||||||||
| 10.8 | ||||||||
| 10.9 | ||||||||
| 10.10 | ||||||||
| 10.11 | ||||||||
| 10.12 | ||||||||
| 10.13 | ||||||||
| 10.14 | ||||||||
| 14.0 | ||||||||
| 21.1* | ||||||||
| 23.1* | ||||||||
| 31.0* | ||||||||
| 32.0* | ||||||||
| 100* | Inline XBRL-related documents | |||||||
| 101 | Interactive data file | |||||||
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(1) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 15, 2016.
(2) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 25, 2013.
(3) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-A filed on July 8, 2003.
(4) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-A filed on December 10, 2003.
(5) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-A filed on February 27, 2004.
(6) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed on March 2, 2015.
(7) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form S-3 Registration Statement filed on February 12, 2001.
(8) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2017.
(9) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 20, 2017.
(10) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2019.
(11) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 16, 2019.
(12) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 11, 2014.
(13) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2007.
(14) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 filed on May 9, 2008.
(15) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2016
(16) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2018.
(17) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 filed on October 31, 2019.
(18) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 3, 2019.
(19) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 15, 2020.
(20) Incorporated by reference from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed on March 16, 2005.
* Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2020.
* Filed herewith.
**In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Inline XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.
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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
iStar Inc. Registrant | ||||||||
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | /s/ JAY SUGARMAN | ||||||
Jay Sugarman Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) | ||||||||
iStar Inc. Registrant | ||||||||
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | /s/ JEREMY FOX-GEEN | ||||||
Jeremy Fox-Geen Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) | ||||||||
iStar Inc. Registrant | ||||||||
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | /s/ GARETT ROSENBLUM | ||||||
Garett Rosenblum Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer) | ||||||||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | /s/ JAY SUGARMAN | ||||||
Jay Sugarman Chairman of the Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | /s/ CLIFFORD DE SOUZA | ||||||
Clifford De Souza Director | ||||||||
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | /s/ DAVID EISENBERG | ||||||
David Eisenberg Director | ||||||||
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | /s/ ROBIN JOSEPHS | ||||||
Robin Josephs Director | ||||||||
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | /s/ RICHARD LIEB | ||||||
Richard Lieb Director | ||||||||
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | /s/ BARRY W. RIDINGS | ||||||
Barry W. Ridings Director | ||||||||
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | /s/ ANITA SANDS | ||||||
Anita Sands Director | ||||||||
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Exhibit 21.1
List of Subsidiaries
| Subsidiary | State of Formation | |||||||
| 100 Elkhorn Road - Sun Valley LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 100 Riverview Condominium Association Inc. | New Jersey | |||||||
| 1000 South Clark Mezz Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 1000 South Clark Street Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 1000 South Clark Street LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 1000 South Clark Street Partners LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 1050 N. El Mirage Road - Avondale LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 1101 Ocean Ave Parking LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| 1101 Ocean Ave Venture LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| 12 Union Street - Westborough LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 1250 N. El Mirage Road - Avondale LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 14000 N. Hayden Road - Scottsdale LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 17093 Biscayne Boulevard - North Miami LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 2021 Lakeside Boulevard - Richardson LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 210 5th Ave. Venture Urban Renewal LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| 212 Fifth Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 215 North Michigan Owner LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 2220 West First Street - Fort Myers LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 2611 Corporate West Drive Venture LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 2611 CWD Net Lease I REIT | Maryland | |||||||
| 2901 Kinwest Parkway - Irving LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 300 Riverview Condominium Association Inc. | New Jersey | |||||||
| 3150 SW 38th Avenue - Miami LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 333 Rector Park - River Rose LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 3376 Peachtree Hotel LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 3376 Peachtree Hotel Operator LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 3376 Peachtree Penthouse LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 3376 Peachtree Residential LLC | Georgia | |||||||
| 3376 Peachtree Retail LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 3376 Peachtree Road - Atlanta Hotel LL Inc. | Delaware | |||||||
| 3376 Peachtree Road - Atlanta Restaurant LL Inc. | Delaware | |||||||
| 377 East 33rd Investor LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 425 Park REIT Manager LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 432 Star Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 6801 Woolridge Road - Moseley LP | Delaware | |||||||
| 6801 Woolridge Road GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 7445 East Chaparral Road - Scottsdale LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| 99 Shawan Road Joint Venture LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Acquest Government Holdings II, LLC | New York | |||||||
| Acquest Government Holdings, L.L.C. | New York | |||||||
| Acquest Holdings FC, LLC | New York | |||||||
| AH Net Lease II REIT | Maryland | |||||||
| AH NLA II (PA) LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| AH NLA II (SC) LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| AP at Monroe Urban Renewal LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| AP at South Grand Urban Renewal LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| AP Block 146 Developer Urban Renewal, LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| AP Block 176 Venture Urban Renewal LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| AP Block 178 Venture LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| AP Block 4502 Beach Club LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| AP Fifteen Property Holdings, L.L.C. | New Jersey | |||||||
| AP Five Property Holdings, L.L.C. | New Jersey | |||||||
| AP Mortgagee LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| AP Retail Venture LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| AP Ten Property Holdings, L.L.C. | New Jersey | |||||||
| AP Triangle LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| AP Wesley Lake LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Artesia Development Partners LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Asbury Convention Hall Limited Liability Company | New Jersey | |||||||
| Asbury Partners, LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| Asbury Three Liquor License LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| Asbury Two Liquor License LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| ASTAR 1360 Greely Chapel Road - Lima LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB AR1, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB AR2, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB FL1, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB FL10, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB FL2, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB FL3, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB FL4, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB FL5, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB FL6, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB FL7, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB FL8, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB FL9, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB GA1, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB GA2, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB GA3, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB NC1, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB NC2, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB NC3, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB NC4, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB TX1 GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB TX1 LimPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB TX1 LP | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB VA1, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ASB VA2, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR Finance Falcon I LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR Finance Falcon II LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR Finance LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR FRR FL1, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR FRR TX1 GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR FRR TX1 LP | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR Pima Road - Scottsdale LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR ROU LA1, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR Spokane LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR Suncadia LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR Two Notch Columbia LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR UAG AZ1, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR UAG AZ2, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR UAG AZ3, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR UAG FL1, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ASTAR UAG NJ1 LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| ATG NLA II (Mexico) LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Autostar Investors Partnership LLP | Delaware | |||||||
| Autostar Realty GP LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Autostar Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. | Delaware | |||||||
| Avenida Naperville Partners LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Bath Site LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Belmont Ridge Development Co. LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| BF Net Lease I REIT | Maryland | |||||||
| BF NLA LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Bond Portfolio Holdings II LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Bond Portfolio Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Bonita Grande 68, LLC | Florida | |||||||
| BW Bowling Net Lease I REIT | Maryland | |||||||
| BW Bowling Properties Canada Inc. | British Columbia | |||||||
| BW Bowling Properties GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| BW Bowling Properties LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| BW Bowling Properties LP | Delaware | |||||||
| Cajun Fish Holdings, L.L.C. | New Jersey | |||||||
| Charwell TP LLC | New York | |||||||
| Chicago STAR LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Childs Associates LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Coney Childs Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Coney Entertainment LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Coney Island Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Coyote Center Development, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| CVNet Lease II REIT | Maryland | |||||||
| CV NLA II GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| CV NLA II LP | Delaware | |||||||
| DT Net Lease I REIT | Maryland | |||||||
| DT-XCIII-IS, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| EB Target Holdco LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| EB Target LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Entertainment Center Development, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Falcon Auto Dealership Loan Trust 2001-1 | Delaware | |||||||
| Falcon Auto Dealership, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Falcon Financial II, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Falcon Franchise Loan Corp. | Delaware | |||||||
| Falcon Franchise Loan TR Series 2003-1 | ||||||||
| FF Net Lease II REIT | Delaware | |||||||
| FF NLA II LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Florida 2005 Theaters LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Florida Lien Investor LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| GFV Shawan Office, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Gold Coast Chicago Acquisition Company LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Grand Monarch Partners LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Great Oaks MF Fee Owner LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Harbor Bay Net Lease I REIT | Maryland | |||||||
| Harbor Bay NLA LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Hicksville GL Owner LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Highland View Associates LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| IS CI Bath Member LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar 100 LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar 100 Management Inc. | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar 100 Riverview LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar 200-300 LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar 200-300 Management Inc. | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar 200-300 Riverview LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar 320 East Warner Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar 4th & Virginia LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar 4th & Virginia Manager LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Alpha Structured Products LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Artesia Land LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Asset Services, Inc. | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Automotive Investments LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Bishops Gate LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Blues LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Bowling Centers I LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Bowling Centers I LP | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Bowling Centers II LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Bowling Centers II LP | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Bowling Centers PR GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Bowling Centers PR LP | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Busco Inc. | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Chicago Hotel Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Corporate Collateral LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar CTL I GenPar, Inc. | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar CTL I, L.P. | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar CTL Manager LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar DH Holdings TRS Inc. | Cayman Islands | |||||||
| iStar DMI LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar DOJ Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Financial Protective Trust | Maryland | |||||||
| iStar Financial Statutory Trust I | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar FKEC Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Florida 2015 Cinemas LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar FM Loans LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Grand Monarch Investor LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Harrisburg Business Trust | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Harrisburg GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Harrisburg, L.P. | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar IF III LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar iPIP 2019 LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Land and Development Company Inc. | California | |||||||
| iStar Lex Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Madison LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Minnesota LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Net Lease I LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Net Lease II LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Net Lease Manager I LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Net Lease Manager II LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Net Lease Member I LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Net Lease Member II LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Pinnacle Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Raintree Venture Member LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Real Estate Services, Inc. | Maryland | |||||||
| iStar Reeder Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar REO Holdings II TRS LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar REO Holdings TRS LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar San Jose, L.L.C. | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar SLC LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar SoHo Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar SPP II LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar SPP LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Standard Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Tara Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar Tara LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar WALH Investor TRS LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar West Walton Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| iStar West Walton Mezz LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Jade Eight Properties LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Jersey Star GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Jersey Star LP | Delaware | |||||||
| Key West Harbour Development, L.L.C. | Florida | |||||||
| Key West Marina Investments, L.L.C. | Florida | |||||||
| Loft Office Acquisition, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Long Beach Wayfarer LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Lysol Limited | Cyprus | |||||||
| Madison Asbury Retail, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Magnolia Green Development Partners LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| MFF NLA LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| MFF Net Lease I REIT | Maryland | |||||||
| MF III Albion LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| MG Apartment Entity, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| MG Apartments Parcel 3 LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| MN Theaters 2006 LLC | Minnesota | |||||||
| Naples AW Holdco LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Naples Harbour Development, L.L.C. | Florida | |||||||
| Naples Marina Investments, L.L.C. | Florida | |||||||
| NHN Holdco LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| NHN Venture 2, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Oakton Net Lease I REIT | Maryland | |||||||
| Oakton NLA LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| OHA Strategic Credit Fund (Parallel I), L.P. | ||||||||
| One Palm Hotel Operator LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| One Palm LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Parrot Cay Holdco LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Piscataway Road - Clinton MD LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Potomac TC Owner LLC | West Virginia | |||||||
| Raintree Venture Owner, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Raintree Venture Partners, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Rattlefish Raw Bar and Grill, LLC | Florida | |||||||
| Royal Oaks Lane (Biscayne Landing) - North Miami LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Seaside Park LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI 10 Rittenhouse LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Acquest Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Almaden Manager LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Artesia LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Ballpark Village LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Bedford LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Belmont LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI BR Villa Luisa LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Bridgeview LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Bullseye - Chicago LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Cascade Highlands LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Chicago Tollway LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Coney Island Manager LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI CWD Venture Manager LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI DT Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Eagle Land LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Emery Bay Participant LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Euro Holdings II LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Euro Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Ford City -Chicago LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Ginn Investments LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Gold Coast Partner LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Grand Vista LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Harborspire GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Harborspire LimPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Ilikai 104 LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Ilikai GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Ilikai LL Inc. | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Ilikai LL Parent Inc. | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Ilikai LP | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Ilikai Property Owner LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Ilikai Retail Owner LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Kauai GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Kauai LP | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Kauai Operator LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Kauai Owner LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Key West Harbour Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Key West Marina LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Kua 4 Partner LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Los Valles LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Magnolia Avenue - Riverside LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Mammoth Crossing LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Mammoth Finance LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Mammoth GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Mammoth Owner LP | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Marina Investments LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Marina Stuart TRS LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI MG Investor LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Mortgage Funding LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Naples Marina LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Naples Reserve LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Net Lease Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI One Palm Partner LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Palm Tree (St Lucie) LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Palm Tree Farms LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Penn Holdco Statutory Trust | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Penn Properties Statutory Trust | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Raintree - Scottsdale LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Savannah Residential LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI SMR GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI SMR LP | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Spring Mountain Ranch Phase 1 LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Tampa Marina LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Top Ilikai LL Inc. | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Top Ilikai Parent LL Inc. | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Valley Plaza - North Hollywood LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Westgate City Center - Glendale LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFI Winkel Way LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SFT I, Inc. | Delaware | |||||||
| SFTY Manager LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Shawan Net Lease I REIT | Delaware | |||||||
| Shore Road GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Shore Road - Long Beach LP | Delaware | |||||||
| Shore Road - Long Beach Superblock LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| SMR Phase 1 Joint Venture LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| St. Lucie Palm Tree Sales LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR 100 Barclay Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR 540 West 26th Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR 570 LH Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR 570 Washington LH LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR 2019 Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR 10721 Domain Dr LH Owner LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR AGRO Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Arizona Avenue Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Artesia 2 Member LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Barclay A-2 Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Boerum Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Dayton Hangar One LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Domain LH Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Dream Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Star FW Ventures II Investor LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Germantown Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Glenridge Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Highpark Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Investment Holdco LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Star Jadian Investor LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Equus McDowell Member LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Lineage Investor LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR McDowell Venture Partner LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Mezzanine I LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Metropolitan Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Mortgage I LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Naperville Investor LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Nevele Owner LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR NM Northside Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Nashville Hangar 6 LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR North Clark Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Palm Desert Lender GenPar LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Palm Desert Lender LP | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Preferred Holdings LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Shidler-Terra Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Structured Lender I LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Sycamore Avenue Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Town Square Lender Member LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR Tustin Lender LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| STAR TX Purchaser LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| State Road 710 - Indiantown LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Stone Pony Partners LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| Talking Partners LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| Tampa Harbour Development, L.L.C. | Florida | |||||||
| Tampa Marina Investments, L.L.C. | Florida | |||||||
| TDM Kua 4, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| THCF LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| The Lanes at AP LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| The New Westgate LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| TimberStar GP LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| TimberStar Investors Partnership LLP | Delaware | |||||||
| TimberStar Operating Partnership, L.P. | Delaware | |||||||
| TimberStar Selling Party Representative Holdco LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| TimberStar Southwest Investor LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| TPRJC Owner LLC | New Jersey | |||||||
| TriNet Essential Facilities XXVII, Inc. | Maryland | |||||||
| TriNet Sunnyvale Partners, L.P. | Delaware | |||||||
| TSM I, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| TSM II, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Uncommon CCRC Investor LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Uncommon OpCo Investor LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Vector Urban Renewal Associates I, L.P. | New Jersey | |||||||
| Westgate CCDEP Investor LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Westgate Investments, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Westgate Signage, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| Westgate Sports and Entertainment Group, LLC | Delaware | |||||||
| WG Net Lease I REIT | Maryland | |||||||
| WG NLA LLC | Delaware | |||||||
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-239073 on Form S-3 and Registration Statement Nos. 333- 183465 on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 23, 2021, relating to the financial statements of iStar Inc. and the effectiveness of iStar Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, NY
February 23, 2021
Exhibit 31.0
CERTIFICATION
I, Jay Sugarman, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of iStar Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | By: | /s/ JAY SUGARMAN | |||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Jay Sugarman | |||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||||||||||
CERTIFICATION
I, Jeremy Fox-Geen, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of iStar Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | By: | /s/ JEREMY FOX-GEEN | |||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Jeremy Fox-Geen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||||
Exhibit 32.0
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer of iStar Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies on the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the "Form 10-K"), filed concurrently herewith by the Company, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | By: | /s/ JAY SUGARMAN | |||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Jay Sugarman | |||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||||||||||
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of iStar Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies on the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the "Form 10-K"), filed concurrently herewith by the Company, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | By: | /s/ JEREMY FOX-GEEN | |||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Jeremy Fox-Geen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||||