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ACQUISITIONS OF CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS OF CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES
ACQUISITIONS OF CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES
a)
Completed During 2018
The following table summarizes the balance sheet impact as a result of business combinations that occurred in the year ended December 31, 2018. No material changes were made to the provisional allocations:
(MILLIONS)
Real Estate

 
Infrastructure

 
Private Equity

 
Renewable Power and Other

 
Total 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,056

 
$
71

 
$
658

 
$
388

 
$
2,173

Accounts receivable and other
2,247

 
511

 
2,267

 
623

 
5,648

Inventory
150

 
23

 
686

 
5

 
864

Equity accounted investments
12,379

 
15

 
329

 
29

 
12,752

Investment properties
33,024

 

 

 

 
33,024

Property, plant and equipment
1,748

 
2,945

 
4,913

 
2,970

 
12,576

Intangible assets
54

 
3,208

 
2,942

 
386

 
6,590

Goodwill
96

 
2,905

 
971

 
186

 
4,158

Deferred income tax assets
220

 

 
38

 
582

 
840

Total assets
50,974

 
9,678

 
12,804

 
5,169

 
78,625

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and other
(2,177
)
 
(591
)
 
(3,654
)
 
(715
)
 
(7,137
)
Non-recourse borrowings
(18,218
)
 
(1,484
)
 
(3,668
)
 
(2,023
)
 
(25,393
)
Deferred income tax liabilities
(58
)
 
(839
)
 
(157
)
 
(210
)
 
(1,264
)
Non-controlling interests1
(2,603
)
 
(544
)
 
(515
)
 
(22
)
 
(3,684
)
 
(23,056
)
 
(3,458
)
 
(7,994
)
 
(2,970
)
 
(37,478
)
Net assets acquired
$
27,918

 
$
6,220

 
$
4,810

 
$
2,199

 
$
41,147

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consideration2
$
26,759

 
$
6,220

 
$
4,810

 
$
1,807

 
$
39,596


1.
Includes non-controlling interests recognized on business combinations measured as the proportionate share of fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities on the date of acquisition. For certain business combinations in our Private Equity segment, non-controlling interests recognized on business combinations are measured at the proportionate fair value of the total net assets on date of acquisition.
2.
Total consideration, including amounts paid by non-controlling interests that participated in the acquisition as investors in Brookfield-sponsored private funds or as co-investors.
Brookfield recorded $5.1 billion of revenue and $711 million of net income in 2018 from the acquired operations as a result of the acquisitions made during the year. If the acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the year, they would have contributed $12.6 billion and $1.8 billion to total revenue and net income, respectively.

The following table summarizes the balance sheet impact as a result of significant business combinations that occurred in 2018. The valuations of the assets acquired are still under evaluation and as such the business combinations have been accounted for on a provisional basis.
 
Real Estate
 
Private Equity
 
Infrastructure
 
Renewable Power

(MILLIONS)
666 Fifth

 
GGP

 
Forest City

 
Westinghouse

 
NorthRiver

 
Enercare

 
Evoque

 
Saeta Yield

Cash and cash equivalents
$

 
$
424

 
$
451

 
$
250

 
$
10

 
$
24

 
$

 
$
187

Accounts receivable and other
11

 
592

 
960

 
1,854

 
55

 
187

 
3

 
216

Inventory

 

 
89

 
626

 

 

 

 

Equity accounted investments

 
10,829

 
1,467

 
7

 

 

 

 
14

Investment properties
1,292

 
17,991

 
9,397

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 
56

 

 
931

 
1,442

 
669

 
440

 
2,724

Intangible assets

 

 

 
2,683

 
157

 
1,863

 
221

 
258

Goodwill

 

 

 
213

 
524

 
1,260

 
463

 
115

Deferred income tax assets

 

 

 
7

 

 
23

 

 

Total assets
1,303

 
29,892

 
12,364

 
6,571

 
2,188

 
4,026

 
1,127

 
3,514

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and other
(4
)
 
(691
)
 
(1,119
)
 
(2,645
)
 
(46
)
 
(235
)
 
(24
)
 
(320
)
Non-recourse borrowings

 
(13,147
)
 
(3,664
)
 
(3
)
 

 
(877
)
 

 
(1,906
)
Deferred income tax liabilities

 
(11
)
 

 
(81
)
 
(186
)
 
(472
)
 

 
(174
)
Non-controlling interests1

 
(1,882
)
 
(633
)
 
(7
)
 

 

 

 

 
(4
)
 
(15,731
)
 
(5,416
)
 
(2,736
)
 
(232
)
 
(1,584
)
 
(24
)
 
(2,400
)
Net assets acquired
$
1,299

 
$
14,161

 
$
6,948

 
$
3,835

 
$
1,956

 
$
2,442

 
$
1,103

 
$
1,114

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consideration2
$
1,299

 
$
13,240

 
$
6,948

 
$
3,835

 
$
1,956

 
$
2,442

 
$
1,103

 
$
1,114

1.
Includes non-controlling interests recognized on business combinations measured as the proportionate share of fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities on the date of acquisition. For certain business combinations in our Private Equity segment, non-controlling interests recognized on business combinations are measured at the proportionate fair value of the total net assets on date of acquisition.
2.
Total consideration, including amounts paid by non-controlling interests that participated in the acquisition as investors in Brookfield-sponsored private funds or as co-investors.
On June 12, 2018, a subsidiary of the company, along with institutional investors, acquired a 95% interest in Saeta Yield, S.A. (“Saeta Yield”) for total cash consideration of $1.1 billion, funded through an equity issuance at the subsidiary, amounts drawn on a non-recourse credit facility and available cash on hand. The acquisition resulted in $115 million of goodwill due to the recognition of a deferred tax liability because the tax bases of the net assets are lower than their acquisition date fair value. None of the goodwill recognized is deductible for income tax purposes. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $407 million and $63 million, respectively.
On August 1, 2018, a subsidiary of the company, together with institutional investors, acquired a 100% interest in Westinghouse Electric Company (“Westinghouse”). Total consideration paid was $3.8 billion in cash, with $886 million provided by the subsidiary and its partners and the balance funded through asset level debt raised concurrently on closing. On acquisition, goodwill of $213 million was recognized, which represents future growth the subsidiary expects to receive from the integration of Westinghouse’s operations; this goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes. Total revenues and net losses that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $3.9 billion and $239 million, respectively.
On August 3, 2018, a subsidiary of the company, together with institutional investors, acquired a 100% leasehold interest in 666 Fifth Avenue, a commercial office asset in New York, for total consideration of $1.3 billion. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $84 million and $85 million, respectively.
On August 28, 2018, a subsidiary of the company acquired all outstanding shares of GGP other than those shares already held by the subsidiary for total consideration of $13.2 billion, plus the payment of a pre-closing dividend of $9.05 billion. The pre-closing dividend was funded by financing activity and proceeds from the sales of partial interests in certain properties within GGP.
A new entity, Brookfield Property REIT (“BPR”), was formed to hold the GGP assets; BPR issued 161 million shares to GGP shareholders as consideration. BPR shares, which are structured to provide an economic return equivalent to that of BPY units, are presented as non-controlling interests within equity.
The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination achieved in stages. Our existing equity interest in GGP was remeasured to its fair value of $7.8 billion immediately prior to the completion of the transaction based on our interest in the fair value of GGP’s identifiable net assets and liabilities. As a result of this remeasurement, a loss of approximately $502 million was recognized in fair value changes.
Total consideration of $13.2 billion is made up of our existing equity investment of $7.8 billion, new equity, in the form of 88 million BPY LP units and 161 million BPR Class A shares, issued to GGP’s shareholders totaling $5.2 billion, cash consideration of $200 million and share-based payment awards to GGP employees with a fair value of $28 million. On acquisition, we recognized a bargain purchase gain of $921 million in fair value changes as the agreed upon transaction price and the fair value of the consideration transferred was less than the aggregate fair value of the assets acquired net of the liabilities assumed.
Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $1.8 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.
On October 1, 2018, a subsidiary of the company, together with institutional investors, acquired a 100% interest in NorthRiver Midstream Inc. (“NorthRiver”), a western Canadian natural gas gathering and processing business, for total cash consideration of $2.0 billion. The acquisition was funded through cash on hand and asset level debt raised concurrently on closing. On acquisition, goodwill of $524 million was recognized, which represents the potential for obtaining long-term contracts for the business’ unutilized capacity and production growth in certain locations. None of the goodwill acquired is deductible for tax purposes. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $246 million and $16 million, respectively.
On October 16, 2018, a subsidiary of the company, together with institutional investors, acquired a 100% interest in Enercare Inc. (“Enercare”), a North American residential energy infrastructure business, for total consideration of $2.4 billion. The acquisition was funded through $2.2 billion of cash with the remainder through equity issued to certain Enercare shareholders. On acquisition, goodwill of $1.3 billion was recognized, which represents potential growth prospects and a strong market position as a key provider of residential energy infrastructure in North America. None of the goodwill recognized is deductible for tax purposes. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $949 million and $5 million, respectively.
On December 7, 2018, a subsidiary of the company, together with institutional investors, acquired a 100% interest in Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. (“Forest City”) for total cash consideration of $6.9 billion. The acquisition was funded through cash on hand and asset level debt raised concurrently on closing. The non-controlling interest acquired represents equity in partially-owned and consolidated operations which are not attributable to Forest City. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $1.1 billion and $381 million, respectively.
On December 31, 2018, a subsidiary of the company, together with institutional investors, acquired a 100% interest in Evoque Data Center Solutions (“Evoque”), AT&T’s large-scale data center business, for total cash consideration of $1.1 billion. The acquisition was funded through cash on hand and asset level debt raised concurrently on closing. On acquisition, goodwill of $463 million was recognized, which is largely reflective of potential customer growth, arising from the business’ position as one of the largest colocation providers in the United States and the increasing rate of worldwide data consumption. All of the goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $321 million and $6 million, respectively.
In addition to the significant business combinations described above, we acquired a number of businesses across the organization in 2018. These include:
On February 1, 2018, a subsidiary of the company in our Real Estate segment acquired a portfolio of 15 student housing properties in the U.K. for total consideration of $752 million.
On February 1, 2018, a subsidiary of the company in our Real Estate segment acquired a portfolio of 105 extended-stay hotel properties across the U.S. for total consideration of $764 million.
On March 9, 2018, the company obtained control over an entity, previously held as an equity-accounted investment. The company recognized a bargain purchase gain of $393 million as a result of the recognition of deferred tax assets which were not previously utilized.
On May 15, 2018, a subsidiary of the company in our Private Equity segment acquired, together with institutional investors, a 70% interest in Schoeller Allibert Group B.V (“Schoeller”) for total consideration of $231 million. Total revenues and net loss that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $635 million and $27 million, respectively.
On June 1, 2018, a subsidiary of the company in our Infrastructure segment, along with institutional investors, acquired a 55% interest in Gas Natural, S.A. ESP (“Gas Natural”), for total consideration of $522 million. The future growth arising from the business’ position as a key distributor of natural gas in Colombia gave rise to goodwill of $621 million, the remainder of the goodwill is due to the difference between the book value and tax bases of the assets acquired. None of the goodwill recognized is deductible for income tax purposes. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $884 million and $70 million, respectively.
On July 3, 2018, a subsidiary of the company in our Private Equity segment, together with institutional investors, exercised its general partner option to obtain an additional 2% voting interest in the general partner of Teekay Offshore (“Teekay”), granting it control of the entity. Our equity interest in Teekay was remeasured to fair value immediately prior to obtaining control, resulting in a gain of approximately $206 million. Total consideration paid was $653 million, $651 million of which  was the fair market value of our existing investment. Total assets acquired are $5.3 billion and include $3.7 billion in property plant and equipment. Total liabilities assumed are $4.1 billion and include $3.3 billion of non-recourse borrowings. Goodwill of $547 million represents benefits we expect to receive from the integration of the operations; none of the goodwill recognized is deductible for income tax purposes. The value of assets and liabilities acquired are still under evaluation and accounted for on a provisional basis. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $1.3 billion and $214 million, respectively.
b)    Completed During 2017
The following table summarizes the balance sheet impact as a result of business combinations that occurred in 2017. No material changes were made to the provisional allocations disclosed in the 2017 consolidated financial statements:
(MILLIONS)
Renewable Power

 
Private Equity

 
Infrastructure

 
Real Estate and Other

 
Total

Cash and cash equivalents
$
762

 
$
335

 
$
89

 
$
39

 
$
1,225

Accounts receivable and other
980

 
2,393

 
345

 
134

 
3,852

Inventory

 
701

 

 
3

 
704

Equity accounted investments

 
231

 

 

 
231

Investment properties

 

 

 
5,851

 
5,851

Property, plant and equipment
6,923

 
501

 
100

 
281

 
7,805

Intangible assets
27

 
2,870

 
5,515

 

 
8,412

Goodwill

 
342

 
815

 

 
1,157

Deferred income tax assets
18

 
59

 

 

 
77

Total assets
8,710

 
7,432

 
6,864

 
6,308

 
29,314

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and other
(1,391
)
 
(2,109
)
 
(222
)
 
(169
)
 
(3,891
)
Non-recourse borrowings
(4,902
)
 
(1,678
)
 
(30
)
 
(1,955
)
 
(8,565
)
Deferred income tax liabilities
(59
)
 
(806
)
 
(957
)
 
(45
)
 
(1,867
)
Non-controlling interests1
(830
)
 
(826
)
 
(477
)
 
(123
)
 
(2,256
)
 
(7,182
)
 
(5,419
)
 
(1,686
)
 
(2,292
)
 
(16,579
)
Net assets acquired
$
1,528

 
$
2,013

 
$
5,178

 
$
4,016

 
$
12,735

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consideration2
$
1,528

 
$
2,006

 
$
5,178

 
$
3,845

 
$
12,557

1.
Includes non-controlling interests recognized on business combinations measured as the proportionate share of fair value of the assets and liabilities on the date of acquisition.
2.
Total consideration, including amounts paid by non-controlling interests that participated in the acquisition as investors in Brookfield-sponsored private funds or as co-investors.
Brookfield recorded $15.9 billion of revenue and $694 million of net income in 2017 from the acquired operations as a result of the acquisitions made during the year. If the acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the year, they would have contributed $25.5 billion and $1.0 billion to total revenue and net income, respectively.
The following table summarizes the balance sheet impact as a result of significant business combinations that occurred in 2017:
 
Renewable Power
 
Private Equity
 
Infrastructure
 
Real Estate
(MILLIONS)
TerraForm Power

 
TerraForm Global

 
BRK

 
Greenergy

 
NTS

 
Manufactured Housing

 
Houston Center

 
Mumbai Office Portfolio

Cash and cash equivalents
$
149

 
$
611

 
$
296

 
$
28

 
$
89

 
$
16

 
$

 
$
11

Accounts receivable and other
707

 
266

 
1,043

 
1,290

 
317

 
79

 
22

 
12

Inventory

 

 
10

 
650

 

 

 

 

Equity accounted investments

 

 
109

 
114

 

 

 

 

Investment properties

 

 

 

 

 
2,107

 
825

 
679

Property, plant and equipment
5,678

 
1,208

 
200

 
154

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

 
2,467

 
212

 
5,515

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 
17

 
92

 
804

 

 

 

Deferred income tax assets

 
18

 
50

 
9

 

 

 

 

Total assets
6,534

 
2,103

 
4,192

 
2,549

 
6,725

 
2,202

 
847

 
702

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and other
(1,239
)
 
(142
)
 
(227
)
 
(1,744
)
 
(202
)
 
(36
)
 
(28
)
 
(44
)
Non-recourse borrowings
(3,714
)
 
(1,188
)
 
(1,468
)
 
(210
)
 

 
(1,261
)
 

 
(511
)
Deferred income tax liabilities
(33
)
 
(15
)
 
(746
)
 
(52
)
 
(946
)
 

 

 
(45
)
Non-controlling interests1
(829
)
 
(1
)
 
(745
)
 
(81
)
 
(477
)
 
(30
)
 

 

 
(5,815
)
 
(1,346
)
 
(3,186
)
 
(2,087
)
 
(1,625
)
 
(1,327
)
 
(28
)
 
(600
)
Net assets acquired
$
719

 
$
757

 
$
1,006

 
$
462

 
$
5,100

 
$
875

 
$
819

 
$
102

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consideration2
$
719

 
$
757

 
$
1,006

 
$
462

 
$
5,100

 
$
768

 
$
819

 
$
102

1.
Includes non-controlling interests recognized on business combinations measured as the proportionate share of fair value of the assets and liabilities on the date of acquisition.
2.
Total consideration, including amounts paid by non-controlling interests that participated in the acquisition as investors in Brookfield-sponsored private funds or as co-investors.
On March 9, 2017, a subsidiary of the company acquired Manufactured Housing, a portfolio of manufactured housing communities in the U.S., for total consideration of $768 million, including $578 million cash consideration with the remainder funded through debt financing. The acquisition was made through a Brookfield-sponsored real estate fund and generated a bargain purchase gain of $107 million recorded in fair value changes as a result of changes in the underlying market conditions subsequent to signing the purchase and sale agreement in the second quarter of 2016. Excluding the impact of the bargain purchase gain, total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $237 million and $86 million, respectively.
On April 4, 2017, we acquired a 90% ownership interest in Nova Transportadora do Sudeste S.A. (“NTS”), a Brazilian regulated gas transmission business, alongside our institutional partners. Total consideration paid by the consortium was $5.1 billion, which consists of a cash consideration of $4.2 billion and deferred consideration of less than $1.0 billion payable five years from the close of the transaction. Upon acquisition of NTS, an additional deferred tax liability of $893 million was recorded. The deferred income tax liability arose as the tax bases of the net assets acquired were lower than their fair values. The inclusion of this liability in the net book value of the acquired business gave rise to goodwill of $804 million which is recoverable so long as the tax circumstances that gave rise to the goodwill do not change. To date, no such changes have occurred. None of the goodwill recognized is deductible for income tax purposes. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $1.3 billion and $660 million, respectively.
On April 25, 2017, a subsidiary of the company acquired a 70% interest in BRK Ambiental Participações S.A. (“BRK”), a Brazilian water treatment business, together with institutional investors, for total consideration of $1.0 billion. BRK owns several other investments, all at different ownership levels. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $758 million and $64 million, respectively.
On May 10, 2017, a subsidiary of the company acquired an 85% ownership interest of Greenergy Fuels Holdings Ltd. (“Greenergy”), a U.K. road fuel provider, together with our institutional partners. The acquisition was made for total consideration of $462 million. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $19.8 billion and $26 million, respectively.
On October 16, 2017, a subsidiary of the company, along with its institutional partners, acquired a 51% interest in TerraForm Power, Inc., a large scale diversified portfolio of solar and wind assets located predominantly in the U.S., for total consideration of $719 million. Total revenues and net loss that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $622 million and $46 million, respectively.
On December 1, 2017, a subsidiary of the company acquired Houston Center, a 4.2 million square foot mixed-use office and retail complex in Houston, Texas, for total consideration of $819 million , including $175 million cash consideration with the remainder funded through debt financing. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $120 million and $26 million, respectively.
On December 7, 2017, a subsidiary of the company acquired a portfolio of 14 office properties with 2.7 million square feet of office space in Mumbai, India (“Mumbai Office Portfolio”), for total consideration of $102 million. Total revenues and net income that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $53 million and $1 million, respectively.
On December 28, 2017, a subsidiary of the company, along with its institutional partners, acquired a 100% interest in TerraForm Global, Inc., a large scale diversified portfolio of solar and wind assets located predominantly in Asia and South America, for total consideration of $757 million. Total revenues and net loss that would have been recorded if the transaction had occurred at the beginning of the year are $249 million and $33 million, respectively.