Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company determines fair value based on quoted prices when available or through the use of alternative approaches, such as discounting the expected cash flows using market interest rates commensurate with the credit quality and duration of the investment. GAAP guidance defines three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset and liability or can be corroborated with observable market data for substantially the entire contractual term of the asset or liability.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs reflect the entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in the pricing of the asset or liability and are consequently not based on market activity, but rather through particular valuation techniques.

The determination of where an asset or liability falls in the hierarchy requires significant judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter and, depending on various factors, it is possible that an asset or liability may be classified differently from quarter to quarter. Changes in the type of inputs may result in a reclassification for certain assets. The Company does not expect that changes in classifications between levels will be frequent.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2020, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those instruments fall (dollars in thousands):


	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Balance as of March 31, 2020
Assets:
Mortgage loans receivable	$	—	$	—	$	61,753	$	61,753

Mortgage loans receivable: The fair values of the mortgage loans receivable were estimated using an internal valuation model that considered the expected future cash flows of the investments, the underlying collateral value, market interest rates and other credit enhancements. As such, the Company classifies these instruments as Level 3 due to the significant unobservable inputs used in determining the fair value of the underlying collateral which includes capitalization rates in the range of 12% - 13%. A change in these rates could materially impact the estimated fair value of such estimates. The fair value is not sensitive to changes in market interest rates due to the short term nature of the loans and the recent issuance of the notes at market interest rates. As of March 31, 2020, the aggregate fair value of loans that are 90 days or more past due is $2.4 million, and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of such loans is $2.4 million.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no changes in assets and liabilities with Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

Real Estate Investments: The Company performs quarterly impairment review procedures, primarily through continuous monitoring of events and changes in circumstances that could indicate the carrying value of its real estate assets may not be recoverable. The Company estimates fair values using Level 3 inputs and uses a combined income and market approach. Specifically, the fair value of the real estate investment is based on current market conditions and considers matters such as the forecasted operating cash flows, lease coverage ratios, capitalization rates, comparable sales data, and, where applicable, contracts or the results of negotiations with purchasers or prospective purchasers. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no real estate assets deemed to be impaired.

Items Disclosed at Fair Value

Considerable judgment is necessary to estimate the fair value disclosure of financial instruments. The estimates of fair value presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized upon disposition of the financial instruments. A summary of the face values, carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 using Level 2 inputs for the Notes (as defined in Note 6, Debt, below), and Level 3 inputs, for all other financial instruments, is as follows (dollars in thousands):


		March 31, 2020										December 31, 2019
	Level	Face Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Face Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial assets:
Preferred equity investments	3	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2,327	$	3,800	$	3,674
Mortgage loans receivable⁽¹⁾	3	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	29,500	$	29,500	$	29,500
Financial liabilities:
Senior unsecured notes payable	2	$	300,000	$	296,100	$	295,500	$	300,000	$	295,911	$	312,750

(1)On January 1, 2020, the Company elected the fair value option as provided for by ASU 2019-05 for its mortgage loans receivable. These instruments will be measured at fair value on a recurring basis with changes in fair value recognized in other income on the Company’s condensed consolidated income statements.

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts and other receivables, other loans receivable, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities: These balances approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

Unsecured revolving credit facility and senior unsecured term loan: The fair values approximate their carrying values as the interest rates are variable and approximate prevailing market interest rates for similar debt arrangements.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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