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Assets Sold and Discontinued Operations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Assets Sold and Discontinued Operations
6. Assets Sold and Discontinued Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

During December 2011, the Company transferred the Hartford, Connecticut property to the lender in full satisfaction of the mortgage debt. See Note 3. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded impairment losses of $16,423 and gain on debt extinguishment of $18,861, related to the disposition of the property to the lender. Operating results from the property are reflected as discontinued operations in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

During September 2011, the Company completed the sale of its March 2005 CDO. By virtue of that sale, the Company disposed of 44 loans held for investment with an aggregate carry value as of June 30, 2011 of $151,317, and all or a portion of 12 securities available for sale with an aggregate carry value of $46,203 and cost basis of $59,087 as of June 30, 2011. The CDO sale generated cash proceeds net of debt repaid and excluding accrued interest of approximately $30,217, and a net gain of $3,910, before the charge-off of various deferred CDO costs totaling $3,698, including deferred realized losses on cash flow hedges of $2,333 and deferred issuance costs of $1,240. The net gain of $3,910 is included as a component of “Gain (loss) on investments, net” on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and the $3,698 charge-off is included as “Loss on extinguishment of debt” on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

The Company sold two small owned property investments during the year ended December 31, 2011. During August, the Company sold a retail property located in Pennsauken, New Jersey leased to Walgreen Co. for net cash proceeds of $3,830 and recognized a gain of $603. During September, the Company sold another retail property located in Simi Valley, California leased to McDonald’s USA, LLC for net cash proceeds of $2,000 and recognized a gain of $822. The foregoing gains are included as a component of “Gain (loss) on investments, net” on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. Operating results from the two properties sold are reflected as discontinued operations in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

During May 2011, the Company sold two long-term mortgage loans each backed by a single retail store leased to Home Depot USA, Inc., one store located in Chelsea, Massachusetts and the other located in Tullytown, Pennsylvania. The loans had an aggregate carry value of $16,002, and generated sales proceeds of $16,935. The Company’s net gain on sale of the loans after estimated expenses of $271 was $662, and is included as a component of “Gain (loss) on investments, net” on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

During May 2011, the Company sold one of its commercial mortgage-backed securities investments (WBCMT 2006-C27, Class C). The sale was executed because of evidence of significant deterioration in the underlying collateral within the securitization pool. The total of $11,000 face amount of securities were sold at a dollar price of $79.50 per $100 of face amount, and the Company recognized a loss on investment during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 of $2,397. The loss is included as a component of “Gain (loss) on investments, net” in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. The aggregate carrying amount of the securities was $11,142 as of March 31, 2011.

 

During February 2011, the Company sold two of its commercial mortgage-backed securities investments. Both of the securities are secured by portions of the mortgage financing on the office building located at 180 Maiden Lane, New York, New York (WBCMT 2004-C15, Class 180ML-D and Class 180ML-E).  The sale was executed primarily because the securities were beyond their original scheduled maturity date of November 2009 and the sale enabled the Company to realize a return of substantially all of the outstanding principal. The total of $23,000 face amount of securities were sold at a dollar price of $98 per $100 of face amount, and the Company recognized a loss on investment during the quarter ended March 31, 2011 of $490.  The loss is included as a component of “Gain (loss) on investments, net” in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. The aggregate carrying amount of these securities was $22,236 as of December 31, 2010.

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

The Company sold one owned property during the year ended December 31, 2010. The property, which is located in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania and was leased to Cott Corporation, was sold in March 2010 and had been reclassified to discontinued operations at December 31, 2009, in connection with the Company’s expected disposal of the asset. The impact of the expected sale, as well as a lease termination with the tenant in a separate transaction, was recognized at the time of the reclassification. The Company recognized a loss on the lease termination and sale of $1,223, which was included in “Provision for loss on property investment” on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations during the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. The Company also recognized $354 of impairment losses on this property during the year ended December 31, 2008, representing the Company’s estimate at that time of the decline in the fair value of the property below the Company’s carry value.

 

Year Ended December 31, 2009

 

During September 2009, the Company sold a $22,244 outstanding principal balance 7.90% long-term mortgage loan on a property in Danvers, Massachusetts backed by a Koninklijke Ahold N.V. lease. In connection with the sale of this asset, the Company recognized a loss of $3,807 during the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The loss was included in “Gain (loss) on investments, net” in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

During August 2009, the Company sold $9,500 of face amount of 6.65% pass through certificates backed by loans on two office buildings in Sunnyvale, California leased to Yahoo!, Inc. In connection with the sale of this asset, the Company recognized a loss of $2,105 during the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The loss was included in “Gain (loss) on investments, net” in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

During April 2009, theCompany sold the OSHA technological laboratory facility in Sandy, Utah leased to the United States Government. In connection with the sale of this property, the Company recognized a loss of $2,853 during the quarter ended March 31, 2009. The loss was included in “Provision for loss on property investment” in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. Operating results from this property are reflected as discontinued operations in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

During April 2009, the Company sold a majority participation interest in a long-term mortgage loan on a property in Framingham, Massachusetts backed by a Lowe’s Companies Inc. lease. During the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company recorded a loss of $4,397 in connection with the sale of this loan. The loss was included in “Gain (loss) on investments, net” in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. 

 

The following presents the operating results for the properties sold during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009:

 

    2011     2010     2009  
Total revenues   $ 3,300     $ 4,078     $ 5,194  
Pretax income (loss)     3,906       (227 )     (4,135 )