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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).
 
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial position and results of operations of the Company, the Operating Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, which are necessary for the fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the interim periods presented.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the requirements for interim financial information. Accordingly, these interim financial statements have not been audited and exclude certain disclosures required for annual financial statements. Also, the operating results presented for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed. Such estimates are based on management’s historical experience and best judgment after considering past, current and expected events and economic conditions. Actual results could differ from management’s estimates.
 
Significant Accounting Policies
 
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared on the basis of the accounting principles described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, among others.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a new standard that provides a single, comprehensive model for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers. The new standard could change the way the Company recognizes revenue from construction and development contracts with third party customers. The new standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of the new revenue recognition standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
On February 18, 2015, the FASB issued new consolidation guidance that changes: (i) the identification of variable interests, (ii) the variable interest entity (“VIE”) characteristics for a limited partnership or similar entity and (iii) primary beneficiary determination. The amended guidance also eliminates the presumption that a general partner controls a limited partnership. The Company adopted the guidance on January 1, 2016 with no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued a new lease standard that requires lessees to recognize most leases in their balance sheets as lease liabilities with corresponding right-of-use assets. The new standard also makes targeted changes to lessor accounting. The new standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2019 and requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application with an option to use certain transition relief. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of the new lease standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
On March 10, 2016, the FASB issued new guidance clarifying that the novation of a derivative contract in a hedge accounting relationship does not, in and of itself, require dedesignation of that hedge accounting relationship.  Hedge accounting relationships could continue as long as all of the other hedge accounting criteria are met, including the expectation that the hedge will be highly effective when the creditworthiness of the new counterparty
to the derivative contract is considered. The new guidance will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2017, and may be applied prospectively, or the Company may use a modified retrospective approach. Management does not expect the adoption of the new guidance to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
 
On March 17, 2016, the FASB issued new guidance eliminating the requirement that an investor retrospectively apply equity method accounting when an investment that it had accounted for by another method initially qualifies for the equity method. The new guidance is effective for the Company on January 1, 2017.  Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of the new guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
On March 30, 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that will change the accounting for certain aspects of share-based payments to employees.  Entities will be required to recognize the income tax effects of awards in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled, and allows the Company to account for forfeitures as they occur.  The new guidance is effective for the Company on January 1, 2017.  Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of the new guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. 

On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that modifies the accounting for recognizing credit losses on financial instruments. This new guidance replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of information to inform credit loss estimates. The new guidance is effective for the Company on January 1, 2020. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of the new guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. 

On August 26, 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that addresses eight classification issues related to the statement of cash flows. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. This guidance should be applied retrospectively to each period presented. This new guidance is effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of the new guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.