Background and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Background and Basis of Presentation

BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business: Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. ("A&B" or the "Company") is a real estate investment trust ("REIT") headquartered in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. The Company operates in three segments: Commercial Real Estate ("CRE"); Land Operations; and Materials & Construction ("M&C").  As of September 30, 2020, the Company owns a portfolio of commercial real estate improved properties in Hawai‘i consisting of 22 retail centers, ten industrial assets and four office properties, representing a total of 3.9 million square feet of gross leasable area; it also owns a portfolio of ground leases in Hawai‘i representing 153.7 acres as of September 30, 2020. Throughout this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, references to "we," "our," "us" and "our Company" refer to Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

Basis of Presentation: The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. Because of the nature of the Company's operations, the results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year. While these condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for fair presentation of the results of the interim period, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for complete financial statements. Therefore, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity and cash flows for each of the three years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 ("2019 Form 10-K"), and other subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

Rounding: Amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes are rounded to the nearest tenth of a million. Accordingly, a recalculation of some per-share amounts and percentages, if based on the reported data, may result in differences.

Reclassifications: Certain amounts presented in the prior year have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Refer to Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for such reclassifications made in conjunction with the adoption of recent accounting pronouncements. Further, a reclassification was made to the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows to present, on a net basis, amounts previously presented separately within cash flows from operating activities (i.e., to present activity related to proceeds and expenditures of real estate development/other property for sale – normal operating activity in the Company's Land Operations segment – on a net basis similar to the presentation of changes in other inventories held by the Company). This change does not affect previously reported cash flows from operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.