Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Summary of Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

The table below summarizes the assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs of the Operating Partnership.

	The Company
	As of December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2016		2015
Rental property, net	$	1,336,810	$	63,511
Investments, at fair value		-		8,025
Cash and restricted cash		17,054		497
Preferred equity investments		55,051		-
Deferred rent receivable		32,103		-
Accounts and other receivables		695		-
Deferred charges, net		5,966		-
Intangible assets, net		52,139		-
Other assets		14,474		-
Total VIE assets	$	1,514,292	$	72,033

Notes and mortgages payable, net	$	872,960	$	-
Loans payable to noncontrolling interests		-		45,662
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses		21,077		-
Intangible liabilities, net		48,654		-
Interest rate swap liabilities		21,227		-
Other liabilities		6,555		195
Total VIE liabilities	$	970,473	$	45,857

Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]

Summary of Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Funds

The table below summarizes our investments in these unconsolidated real estate funds that are VIEs.

	The Company
	As of December 31, 2016
			Asset Management Fees		Maximum
(Amounts in thousands)	Investments		and Other Receivables		Risk of Loss
Unconsolidated real estate funds	$	28,173	$	1,680	$	29,853

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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