The following table provides a brief description of recently adopted accounting pronouncements:



Accounting Pronouncement	Description	Effective Date	Effect on financial statements
ASU 2017-01 Business Combinations: Clarifying the Definition of a Business (Issued January 2017)	ASU 2017-01 clarifies the definition of a business by adding guidance to assist entities evaluate whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting, including, but not limited to, acquisitions, disposals, goodwill and consolidation.	ASU 2017-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted.	We adopted ASU 2017-01 as of January 1, 2017 on a prospective basis. We expect that the majority of our future investments in real estate will be accounted for as asset acquisitions under ASU 2017-01. The adoption of ASU 2017-01 will impact how we account for acquisition-related expenses and contingent consideration, which may result in lower acquisition-related expenses and eliminate fair value adjustments related to future contingent consideration arrangements.
ASU 2016-15 Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (Issued August 2016)	ASU 2016-15 clarifies the guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows to reduce diversity in practice with respect to: (i) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs; (ii) settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing; (iii) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; (iv) proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims; (v) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies; (vi) distributions received from equity method investees; (vii) beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and (viii) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle.	ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted.	We adopted ASU 2016-15 as of January 1, 2017 and applied the standard retrospectively for all periods presented. Based on our final assessment we have determined that the presentation of debt prepayments or debt extinguishment costs and distributions from equity method investments are directly applicable to us. Debt prepayments or debt extinguishment costs are currently classified as a component to net cash used by financing activities in our accompanying statements of cash flows and will continue to be recorded as such. As part of the adoption, we have elected the cumulative earnings approach for the treatment and classification of distributions received from unconsolidated joint venture. These distributions will be reported as a component to net cash provided by operating activities in our accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows. There will be no reclassifications or material impacts on our consolidated financial statements as a result of this adoption.
ASU 2016-18 Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash (Issued November 2016)	ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows.	ASU 2016-18 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted.	We adopted ASU 2016-18 as of January 1, 2017 and applied the standard retrospectively for all periods presented. Restricted cash and escrow deposits consist primarily of cash escrowed for real estate acquisitions, real estate taxes, property insurance and capital improvements. We will provide a reconciliation of the changes in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash within our accompanying consolidated balance sheets to the consolidated statement of cash flows. We will also provide a reclassification disclosure for the movement of restricted cash out of cash flows from investing activities.

The following table provides a brief description of recently issued accounting pronouncements:



Accounting Pronouncement	Description	Effective Date	Effect on financial statements
Topic 606; collectively, ASU 2014-09, 2015-14, ASU 2016-08, ASU 2016-10, ASU 2016-11, ASU 2016-12, ASU 2016-20, ASU 2017-05, ASU 2017-10, ASU 2017-13 and ASU 2017-14 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Issued May 2014, August 2015, March 2016, April 2016, May 2016, December 2016, February 2017, May 2017, September 2017 and November 2017)	In May 2014, the FASB issued Topic 606. The objective of Topic 606 is to establish a comprehensive new five-step model requiring a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration (i.e., payment) to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Expanded quantitative and qualitative disclosures regarding revenue recognition will be required for contracts that are subject to Topic 606. Topic 606 does not apply to revenue from lease contracts until the adoption of the new leases standard in ASU 2016-02, in January 2019. ASU 2017-05 applies to all nonfinancial assets (including real estate) for which the counterparty is not a customer and requires an entity to derecognize a nonfinancial asset in a partial sale transaction when it ceases to have a controlling financial interest in the asset and has transferred control of the asset. Once an entity transfers control of the nonfinancial asset, the entity is required to measure any nonconrolling interest it receives or retains at fair value. Under the current guidance, a partial sale is recognized and carryover basis is used for the retained interest resulting in only partial gain recognition by the entity, however, the new guidance eliminates the use of carryover basis and generally requires the full gain to be recognized. In adopting Topic 606, companies may use either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach.	Topic 606 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 along with the right of early adoption as of the original effective date.	We have identified all of our revenue streams and concluded rental income from leasing arrangements represents a substantial portion of our revenue and is specifically excluded from Topic 606 and will be governed and evaluated with the anticipated adoption of ASU 2016-02 as described below. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02, Topic 606 may apply to executory costs and other components of revenue due under leases that are deemed to be non-lease components (such as common area maintenance and other reimbursement revenue), even when the revenue for such activities is not separately stipulated in the lease. In that case, the revenue from these items previously recognized on a straight-line basis under the current lease guidance would be recognized under the new revenue guidance as the related services are delivered. As a result, while total revenue recognized over time would not differ under the new guidance, the recognition pattern would be different. Under Topic 606, revenue recognition for real estate sales is largely based on the transfer of control versus continuing involvement under the current guidance. Upon adoption, there will not be a material impact on our consolidated financial statements since we have historically disposed of the majority of our properties with no future controls or contingencies. We will adopt Topic 606 effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach.
ASU 2016-02 Leases (Issued February 2016)	ASU 2016-02 will supersede the existing guidance for lease accounting and states that companies will be required to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 requires qualitative and quantitative disclosures to supplement the amounts recorded in the financial statements so that users can understand the nature of the entity’s leasing activities, including significant judgments and changes in judgments. Within ASU 2016-02 lessor accounting remained fairly unchanged. In adopting ASU 2016-02, companies will be required to use a modified retrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements.	ASU 2016-02 is effective for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 with early adoption permitted.	We are still evaluating the full impact of ASU 2016-02 on our consolidated financial statements, however, we will adopt ASU 2016-02 as of January 1, 2019 and anticipate that we will elect a practical expedient offered in ASU 2016-02 that allows an entity to not reassess the following upon adoption (elected as a group): (i) whether an expired or existing contract contains a lease arrangement; (ii) lease classification related to expired or existing lease arrangements; or (iii) whether costs incurred on expired or existing leases qualify as initial direct costs. As a result of the adoption, all leases for which we are the lessee, including corporate and ground leases will be recorded on our consolidated financial statements as either financing leases or operating leases with a related right of use asset and lease liability. In addition, we expect that certain executory and non-lease components, such as common area maintenance, will need to be accounted for separately from the lease component of the lease. Lease components will continue to be recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and certain non-lease components will be accounted for under the new revenue recognition guidance in Topic 606 as mentioned above.
ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Issued June 2016)	ASU 2016-13 is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring more timely recognition of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments that are not accounted for at fair value through net income, including loans held for investment, held-to-maturity debt securities, trade and other receivables, net investment in leases and other such commitments. ASU 2016-13 requires that financial statement assets measured at an amortized cost be presented at the net amount expected to be collected through an allowance for credit losses that is deducted from the amortized cost basis.	ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted.	We do not anticipate early adoption or there to be a material impact, however, we are evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-13 on our consolidated financial statements.



Accounting Pronouncement	Description	Effective Date	Effect on financial statements
ASU 2017-09 Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Clarifying the Scope of Modification (Issued May 2017)	ASU 2017-09 amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements and provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms and conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting under ASC 718.	ASU 2017-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted.	We will adopt ASU 2017-09 as of January 1, 2018. We do not anticipate there to be a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2017-12 Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities (Issued August 2017)	ASU 2017-12 expands and refines hedge accounting for both financial (e.g., interest rate) and non-financial risk components, aligns the recognition and presentation of the effects of hedging instruments and hedge items in the financial statements, and includes certain targeted improvements to ease the application of current guidance related to the assessment of hedge effectiveness.	ASU 2017-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 with early adoption permitted.	We do not anticipate early adoption, however, we are evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2017-12 on our consolidated financial statements.