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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Environmental Matters

 

A majority of the properties we acquire, including land, are subjected to environmental reviews either by us or the previous owners. In addition, we may incur environmental remediation costs associated with certain land parcels we acquire in connection with the development of the land. We have acquired certain properties that may have been leased to or previously owned by companies that discharged hazardous materials. We establish a liability at the time of acquisition to cover such costs and adjust the liabilities as appropriate when additional information becomes available. We record our environmental liabilities in Other Liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. We purchase various environmental insurance policies to mitigate our exposure to environmental liabilities. We are not aware of any environmental liabilities that would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities

 

We have entered into agreements, principally performance and surety bonds and standby letters of credit in connection with certain development and renewable energy projects. These agreements are commonly required by public agencies, including utilities, from real estate and renewable energy asset developers. They are renewable and expire on the completion of the improvements and infrastructure. We typically enter into performance and surety bonds that have terms of four years and standby letters of credit that have terms of a year to an indefinite period of time. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had $684.1 million and $498.5 million, respectively, outstanding under such arrangements.

 

We may be required under capital commitments or may choose to make additional capital contributions to certain of our unconsolidated entities, representing our proportionate ownership interest, if needed to fund development or acquisition costs, repayment of debt or operational shortfalls. See Note 5 for further discussion related to equity commitments to our unconsolidated co-investment ventures.

 

Litigation

 

From time to time, we are party to a variety of legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe that, with respect to any such matters that we are currently a party to, the ultimate disposition of any such matter will not have material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.