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Real Property Interests
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Real Property Interests

4. Real Property Interests

The following table summarizes the Partnership’s real property interests (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Land

 

$

131,731

 

 

$

128,302

 

Real property interests – perpetual

 

 

104,518

 

 

 

101,343

 

Real property interests – finite life

 

 

404,851

 

 

 

416,080

 

Construction in progress

 

 

35,456

 

 

 

29,556

 

Total land and real property interests

 

 

676,556

 

 

 

675,281

 

Accumulated amortization of real property interests

 

 

(40,926

)

 

 

(39,069

)

Land and net real property interests

 

$

635,630

 

 

$

636,212

 

 

 

On January 4, 2019, the Partnership completed the sale of its real property interest held for sale as of December 31, 2018 for total consideration of $13.5 million. We recognized a gain on sale of real property interest of $5.9 million upon completion of the sale.

During 2017, the Partnership started developing an ecosystem of technologies that provides smart enabled infrastructure (“FlexGridTM”) including smart poles and digital outdoor advertising kiosks across North America. Smart poles are self-contained, neutral-host poles designed for wireless carrier and other wireless operator collocation. The smart poles are designed for macro, mini macro and small cell deployments and will support Internet of Things (IoT), carrier densification needs, private LTE networks and other wireless solutions. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Partnership completed construction on four FlexGridTM infrastructure sites totaling $1.5 million. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Partnership’s $35.5 million and $29.6 million, respectively, of construction in progress primarily related to the construction of the FlexGridTM solution and other projects.

In December 2016, the Partnership formed a joint venture to acquire real property interests that are leased to companies in the outdoor advertising industry located in the UK and Europe. Our venture partner provides acquisition opportunities and asset management services to the consolidated joint venture. As of March 31, 2019, the consolidated joint venture had 139 tenant sites and one investment in receivable with total net book value of $54.9 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the consolidated joint venture generated rental revenue of $1.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

The Partnership applies the asset acquisition method to all acquired investments of real property interests for transactions that meet the definition of an asset acquisition. The fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is typically determined by using Level III valuation methods. The most sensitive assumption is the discount rate used to discount the estimated cash flows from the real estate rights. For purposes of the computation of fair value assigned to the various tangible and intangible assets, the Partnership assigned discount rates ranging between 6% and 20%.

The following table summarizes final allocations for acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018 of estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in real

 

 

In-place lease

 

 

Above-market

 

 

Below-market

 

 

 

 

 

Period

 

Land

 

 

property interests

 

 

intangibles

 

 

lease intangibles

 

 

lease intangibles

 

 

Total

 

2019

 

$

2,330

 

 

$

3,640

 

 

$

248

 

 

$

76

 

 

$

(23

)

 

$

6,271

 

2018

 

 

16,646

 

 

 

91,314

 

 

 

7,939

 

 

 

1,309

 

 

 

(2,031

)

 

 

115,177

 

 

Future estimated aggregate amortization of finite lived real property interests for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter as of March 31, 2019, are as follows (in thousands):

 

2019 (nine months)

 

$

8,841

 

2020

 

 

11,068

 

2021

 

 

10,451

 

2022

 

 

10,087

 

2023

 

 

9,989

 

Thereafter

 

 

313,489

 

Total

 

$

363,925

 

 

The weighted average remaining amortization period for non‑perpetual real property interests is 42 years as of March 31, 2019. 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, two of the Partnership’s real property interests were impaired and recognized impairment charges totaling $0.2 million. The carrying value of each real property interest was determined to have a fair value of zero. There was no impairment during the three months ended March 31, 2018.

In March 2019, the Partnership entered into a plan to sell certain real property interests and investments in receivables. The Partnership determined that the sale did not meet the criteria for discontinued operations presentation as the plan to sell did not represent a strategic shift that would have a major effect on its operations and financial results. As a result of this classification, the assets and liabilities were separately presented as AHFS and liabilities associated with AHFS in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019.

The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities that were classified as held for sale are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Land

 

$

416

 

 

$

1,286

 

Real property interests, net

 

 

11,626

 

 

 

5,566

 

Investments in receivables, net

 

 

8,331

 

 

 

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

75

 

 

 

994

 

AHFS

 

$

20,448

 

 

$

7,846

 

Other intangible liabilities, net

 

$

180

 

 

$

397

 

Liabilities associated with AHFS

 

$

180

 

 

$

397