Leases

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

Leases

Lessor    

    We lease various spaces to tenants over terms ranging from one to 21 years. Certain leases have renewal options for additional terms. The leases provide for base monthly rentals and reimbursements for real estate taxes, escalations linked to the consumer price index or common area maintenance known as operating expense escalation. Operating expense reimbursements are reflected in our June 30, 2021 and 2020 condensed consolidated statements of operations as rental revenue.

Rental revenue includes fixed and variable payments. Fixed payments primarily relate to base rent and variable payments primarily relate to tenant expense reimbursements for certain property operating costs. The components of rental revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
Rental revenue	June 30, 2021		June 30, 2020		June 30, 2021		June 30, 2020
Fixed payments	$	124,432	$	122,393	$	250,204	$	252,906
Variable payments	16,365		15,606		30,824		33,206
Total rental revenue	$	140,797	$	137,999	$	281,028	$	286,112

As of June 30, 2021, we were entitled to the following future contractual minimum lease payments (excluding operating expense reimbursements) on non-cancellable operating leases to be received which expire on various dates through 2039 (amounts in thousands):

Remainder of 2021	$	247,138
2022	497,384
2023	482,236
2024	447,203
2025	408,032
Thereafter	1,950,949
	$	4,032,942

The above future minimum lease payments exclude tenant recoveries, amortization of deferred rent receivables and the net accretion of above-below-market lease intangibles. Some leases are subject to termination options generally upon payment of a termination fee. The preceding table is prepared assuming such options are not exercised.

Lessee

    We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Our operating lease agreements relate to three ground lease assets and are reflected in right-of-use assets of $29.0 million and lease liabilities of $29.0 million in our consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2021. Right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Variable lease payments are excluded from the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred.

    We make payments under ground leases related to three of our properties. The ground leases are due to expire between the years 2050 and 2077, inclusive of extension options, and have no variable payments or residual value guarantees. As our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we determined our incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the date of adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), in determining the present value of lease payments. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate used to calculate the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of June 30, 2021 was 4.5%. Rent expense for lease payments related to our operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the non-cancellable term of the leases. The weighted average remaining lease term as of June 30, 2021 was 48.9 years.

    As of June 30, 2021, the following table summarizes our future minimum lease payments discounted by our incremental borrowing rates to calculate the lease liabilities of our leases (amounts in thousands):

Remainder of 2021	$	759
2022	1,518
2023	1,518
2024	1,518
2025	1,518
Thereafter	65,262
Total undiscounted cash flows	72,093
Present value discount	(43,095)
Ground lease liabilities	$	28,998

Leases

Leases

Lessor    

    We lease various spaces to tenants over terms ranging from one to 21 years. Certain leases have renewal options for additional terms. The leases provide for base monthly rentals and reimbursements for real estate taxes, escalations linked to the consumer price index or common area maintenance known as operating expense escalation. Operating expense reimbursements are reflected in our June 30, 2021 and 2020 condensed consolidated statements of operations as rental revenue.

Rental revenue includes fixed and variable payments. Fixed payments primarily relate to base rent and variable payments primarily relate to tenant expense reimbursements for certain property operating costs. The components of rental revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
Rental revenue	June 30, 2021		June 30, 2020		June 30, 2021		June 30, 2020
Fixed payments	$	124,432	$	122,393	$	250,204	$	252,906
Variable payments	16,365		15,606		30,824		33,206
Total rental revenue	$	140,797	$	137,999	$	281,028	$	286,112

As of June 30, 2021, we were entitled to the following future contractual minimum lease payments (excluding operating expense reimbursements) on non-cancellable operating leases to be received which expire on various dates through 2039 (amounts in thousands):

Remainder of 2021	$	247,138
2022	497,384
2023	482,236
2024	447,203
2025	408,032
Thereafter	1,950,949
	$	4,032,942

The above future minimum lease payments exclude tenant recoveries, amortization of deferred rent receivables and the net accretion of above-below-market lease intangibles. Some leases are subject to termination options generally upon payment of a termination fee. The preceding table is prepared assuming such options are not exercised.

Lessee

    We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Our operating lease agreements relate to three ground lease assets and are reflected in right-of-use assets of $29.0 million and lease liabilities of $29.0 million in our consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2021. Right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Variable lease payments are excluded from the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred.

    We make payments under ground leases related to three of our properties. The ground leases are due to expire between the years 2050 and 2077, inclusive of extension options, and have no variable payments or residual value guarantees. As our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we determined our incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the date of adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), in determining the present value of lease payments. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate used to calculate the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of June 30, 2021 was 4.5%. Rent expense for lease payments related to our operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the non-cancellable term of the leases. The weighted average remaining lease term as of June 30, 2021 was 48.9 years.

    As of June 30, 2021, the following table summarizes our future minimum lease payments discounted by our incremental borrowing rates to calculate the lease liabilities of our leases (amounts in thousands):

Remainder of 2021	$	759
2022	1,518
2023	1,518
2024	1,518
2025	1,518
Thereafter	65,262
Total undiscounted cash flows	72,093
Present value discount	(43,095)
Ground lease liabilities	$	28,998