Leases

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

Note 5 – Leases

On February 28, 2019, the Company and certain affiliates of Holdco executed the Holdco Master Lease which became effective on March 12, 2019 when the Bankruptcy Court issued an order approving the rejection of the Original Master Lease.  The Company analyzed this transaction under applicable accounting guidance and determined that the termination of the Original Master Lease and entering into the Holdco Master Lease should be accounted for as a modification in accordance with ASC 842.

Lease Structure

The structure of the Holdco Master Lease is consistent with the structure of the Original Master Lease in all material respects, including (i) it is a unitary, non-divisible lease as to all properties, pursuant to which the tenant’s obligations as to each property are cross-defaulted with all obligations of the tenant with respect to all other properties; (ii) it is a triple net lease with respect to all space which is leased thereunder to the tenant, subject to proportional sharing by the tenant for repair and maintenance charges, real property taxes, insurance and other costs and expenses which are common to both the space leased by the tenant and other space occupied by other tenants in the same or other buildings, space which is recaptured pursuant to the Company’s recapture rights described below and all other space which is constructed on the properties; (iii) the tenant is required to make all expenditures reasonably necessary to maintain the premises in good appearance, repair and condition for as long as they are in occupancy; and (iv) the tenant is generally prohibited from subleasing any space demised under the lease.

Term and Renewals

Consistent with the terms of the Original Master Lease, the Holdco Master Lease will expire in July 2025, and contains three options for five-year renewals of the term and a final option for a four-year renewal, as was the case under the Original Master Lease.

Rental Revenue

The Holdco Master Lease provides for an initial base rent at the same rates which were in place at the time of the modification for accounting purposes. In each of the initial term and the first two renewal terms, consistent with the Original Master Lease, base rent under the Holdco Master Lease will be increased in August of each year by 2.0% per annum for each lease year over the rent for the immediately preceding lease year. For subsequent renewal terms, consistent with the Original Master Lease, rent will be set at the commencement of the renewal term for the Holdco Master Lease at a fair market rent based on a customary third-party appraisal process, taking into account all the terms of the Holdco Master Lease and other relevant factors, but in no event will the renewal rent be less than the rent payable in the immediately preceding lease year.  The base rent under the Holdco Master Lease will be subject to an adjustment in the form of a rent credit of up to approximately $12 million in each of the first and second years of the Holdco Master Lease.  The rent credit is allocated to specific properties based on the trailing twelve- month EBITDA of the particular property as of December 2018. If any such properties are recaptured by the Company or terminated by Holdco, the base rent credit attributable to such property will no longer be applicable.  The rent credit is applicable to base rent only and Holdco is responsible for repair and maintenance charges, real property taxes, insurance and other costs and expenses associated with its occupancy of the subject properties.

Revenues from the Holdco Master Lease and the Original Master Lease for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 are as follows (in thousands and excluding straight-line rental income of $1.2 million and ($1.0) million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively, and $1.7 million and $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Fixed lease revenue	$	5,667	$	22,605	$	17,955	$	45,136
Variable lease revenue		5,853		10,950		14,251		24,392
Total rental revenue	$	11,520	$	33,555	$	32,206	$	69,528

Seritage Recapture Rights

The Holdco Master Lease, consistent with the Original Master Lease, provides the Company with the right to recapture up to approximately 50% of the space occupied by the tenant at all properties (other than five specified properties) and the right to recapture any automotive care centers which are free-standing or attached as “appendages” to the properties, all outparcels or outlots and certain portions of parking areas and common areas.  Upon exercise of any of these partial recapture rights, consistent with the Original Master Lease, the Company will generally incur, as applicable, certain costs and expenses for the separation of the recaptured space from the remaining tenant space.

Additionally, in contrast to Original Master Lease, which permitted the Company to recapture 100% of certain properties upon payment of a specified recapture fee, the Holdco Master Lease provides the Company with the right, beginning in the second year of the term, to recapture 100% of the space occupied by the tenant at any of the properties included in the Holdco Master Lease (other than five specified properties) without paying a recapture fee.  This right to recapture 100% of any property is limited to 10 properties in each year of the Holdco Master Lease term, with carry-over rights if less than 10 properties are recaptured in any given lease year.  In the event of a 100% recapture of a property (or termination of a property by Holdco that is subject to a termination fee) and any subsequent redevelopment of such property for retail purposes, Holdco has certain rights of first offer to lease space at specified predefined rates depending on the condition the space is delivered.  If the Company does not provide Holdco with a right of first offer on at least one-third of any such properties that are recaptured 100% by the Company (or terminated by Holdco with payment of a termination fee) in a given lease year, then the Company’s 100% recaptures rights are subject to payment of a recapture fee until such time as the Company has complied with the foregoing ratio.

Upon the exercise of any of its recapture rights, the Company can reconfigure and rent the recaptured space to new, diversified tenants on potentially superior terms as determined by the Company and for its own account.

As shown in the table below, the Company exercised certain recapture rights with respect to 70 properties under the Original Master Lease prior to its rejection on March 12, 2019. At two of these properties, the Company exercised additional recapture rights under the Holdco Master Lease during the three months ended June 30, 2019.

Property	Recapture Type	Notice Date(s)
North Riverside, IL	Auto center + partial	April 2019 / June 2017
Hialeah, FL (Westland)	Out parcel + auto center	April 2019 / September 2018
Saugus, MA	Auto center + partial	December 2018 / December 2016
Cape Girardeau, MO	100% (1)	September 2018
Doral, FL	100% (1)	September 2018
Fairfax, VA	100% (1)	September 2018 / May 2016
Gillette, WY	100% (1)	September 2018
Happy Valley, OR	100% (1)	September 2018
Houston, TX (Memorial City)	100% (1)	September 2018
Santa Cruz, CA	100% (1)	September 2018 / December 2016
Vancouver, WA	100% (1)	September 2018
Fresno, CA	Partial	May 2018
Asheville, NC	100% (1)	March 2018
Chicago, IL (Six Corners)	100% (1)	March 2018
Clearwater, FL	100% (1)	March 2018
El Cajon, CA	100% (1)	March 2018
Fairfield, CA	100% (1)	March 2018 / December 2017
Oklahoma City, OK	Out parcel	March 2018
Plantation, FL	100% (1)	March 2018 / December 2017
Redmond, WA	100% (1)	March 2018 / September 2017
Reno, NV	100% (1)	March 2018
Tucson, AZ	100% (1)	March 2018
Anchorage, AK	100%	December 2017
Boca Raton, FL	100%	December 2017
Westminster, CA	100%	December 2017
Hicksville, NY	100%	December 2017
Orland Park, IL	100% (1)	December 2017
Florissant, MO	Out parcel	December 2017
Salem, NH	Out parcel	December 2017
Las Vegas, NV	Partial	December 2017
Yorktown Heights, NY	Partial	December 2017
Austin, TX (Tech Ridge)	100% (1)	December 2017 / September 2017
Ft. Wayne, IN	Out parcel	September 2017 / July 2016
North Little Rock, AR	Auto center	September 2017
St. Clair Shores, MI	100%	September 2017
Canton, OH	Partial	June 2017
Dayton, OH	Auto center	June 2017
Roseville, CA	Auto center	June 2017
Temecula, CA	Partial	June 2017
Watchung, NJ	100%	June 2017
Anderson, SC	100% (1)	April 2017 / July 2016
Aventura, FL	100%	April 2017
Carson, CA	100% (1)	April 2017 / December 2016
Charleston, SC	100% (1)	April 2017 / October 2016
Hialeah, FL (freestanding)	100% (1)	April 2017
San Diego, CA (2)	100% (1)	April 2017
Valley View, TX	100%	April 2017
Cockeysville, MD (3)	Partial	March 2017
North Miami, FL	100%	March 2017
Olean, NY	Partial	March 2017
Guaynabo, PR	Partial	December 2016
Santa Monica, CA (4)	100%	December 2016
Roseville, MI	Partial	November 2016
Troy, MI	Partial	November 2016
Rehoboth Beach, DE	Partial	October 2016
St. Petersburg, FL (Tyrone Square)	100%	October 2016
Warwick, RI	Auto center	October 2016
West Hartford, CT (5)	100%	October 2016
Madison, WI	Partial	July 2016
North Hollywood, CA	Partial	July 2016
Orlando, FL	100%	July 2016
West Jordan, UT	Partial + auto center	July 2016
Albany, NY	Auto center	May 2016
Bowie, MD	Auto center	May 2016
Hagerstown, MD	Auto center	May 2016
Wayne, NJ (6)	Partial + auto center	May 2016
San Antonio, TX	Auto center	March 2016
Braintree, MA	100%	November 2015
Honolulu, HI	100%	December 2015
Memphis, TN	100%	December 2015

(1) The Company converted partial recapture rights at this property to 100% recapture rights and exercised such rights.

(2) In May 2018, the Company contributed this property to the UTC JV and retained a 50.0% interest in the joint venture.

(3) In March 2019, the Company contributed this property to the Cockeysville JV and retained a 50.0% interest in the joint venture.

(4) In March 2018, the Company contributed this asset to the Mark 302 JV and retained a 50.1% interest in the joint venture.

(5) In May 2018, the Company contributed this property to the West Hartford JV and retained a 50.0% interest in the joint venture.

(6) In July 2017, the Company contributed this asset to the GGP II JV and retained a 50.0% interest in the joint venture.

Tenant Termination Rights

Under the terms of the Holdco Master Lease, Holdco has the right, at any time, to terminate any property upon the payment of a termination fee equal to one year of base rent plus annual taxes and other operating expenses.  Additionally, unlike the Original Master Lease, beginning in the second year of the term of the Holdco Master Lease, the tenant has the right to terminate without payment of a termination fee: (i) up to 16 properties in the second year, (ii) up to 12 properties in the third year, (iii) up to 10 properties in the fourth year, and (iv) thereafter, the remaining properties, in each instance with carry over rights if less than the maximum permitted number of properties are terminated in any lease year.  As of June 30, 2019, Holdco had not exercised any of its termination rights under the Holdco Master Lease.

The table below includes the 87 properties at which Sears Holdings had exercised its termination rights under the Original Master Lease prior to its rejection on March 12, 2019:

					Announced
Property	Square Feet		Notice	Termination	Redevelopment
Antioch, CA		95,200	August 2018	December 2018
Columbus, MS		117,100	August 2018	December 2018
Dayton, OH		148,800	August 2018	December 2018	Q2 2017
Flagstaff, AZ		66,200	August 2018	December 2018
Ft. Wayne, IN		213,600	August 2018	December 2018	Q3 2016 / Q3 2017 / Q2 2019
Jackson, MI		144,200	August 2018	December 2018
Manchester, NH		135,100	August 2018	December 2018	Q4 2018
Salem, NH		119,000	August 2018	December 2018	Q4 2017
Savannah, GA		155,700	August 2018	December 2018
Scott Depot, WV		89,800	August 2018	December 2018	Sold
Steger, IL		87,400	August 2018	December 2018
Victor, NY		115,300	August 2018	December 2018	Q2 2019
West Jordan, UT		117,300	August 2018	December 2018	Q3 2016 / Q3 2018
Chesapeake, VA		169,400	June 2018	November 2018
Clay, NY		138,000	June 2018	November 2018
Havre, MT		94,700	June 2018	November 2018	Sold
Newark, CA		145,800	June 2018	November 2018
Oklahoma City, OK		173,700	June 2018	November 2018	Q3 2017
Troy, MI		271,300	June 2018	November 2018	Q3 2016
Virginia Beach, VA		86,900	June 2018	November 2018	Q3 2015
Madison, WI		88,100	June 2018	October 2018	Q2 2016
Thousand Oaks, CA		50,300	June 2018	October 2018	Q3 2015
Cedar Rapids, IA		141,100	April 2018	August 2018
Citrus Heights, CA		280,700	April 2018	August 2018
Gainesville, FL		140,500	April 2018	August 2018	Q2 2018
Maplewood, MN		168,500	April 2018	August 2018
Pensacola, FL		212,300	April 2018	August 2018	Q2 2018
Rochester, NY		128,500	April 2018	August 2018
Roseville, CA		121,000	April 2018	August 2018	Q2 2017 / Q1 2018
San Antonio, TX		187,800	April 2018	August 2018	Q4 2015
Warrenton, VA		113,900	April 2018	August 2018	Q1 2018
Westwood, TX		215,000	June 2017	January 2018	Q3 2018
Friendswood, TX		166,000	June 2017	November 2017
Albany, NY		216,200	June 2017	October 2017	Q1 2016
Burnsville, MN		161,700	June 2017	October 2017
Chicago, IL (N Harlem)		293,700	June 2017	October 2017
Cockeysville, MD		83,900	June 2017	October 2017	Q1 2017
East Northport, NY		187,000	June 2017	October 2017	Q2 2017
Greendale, WI		238,400	June 2017	October 2017	Q4 2017
Hagerstown, MD		107,300	June 2017	October 2017	Q1 2016 / Sold
Johnson City, NY		155,100	June 2017	October 2017	Sold
Lafayette, LA		194,900	June 2017	October 2017
Mentor, OH		208,700	June 2017	October 2017
Middleburg Heights, OH		351,600	June 2017	October 2017
Olean, NY		75,100	June 2017	October 2017	Q1 2017
Overland Park, KS		215,000	June 2017	October 2017
Roseville, MI		277,000	June 2017	October 2017	Q3 2016
Sarasota, FL		204,500	June 2017	October 2017
Toledo, OH		209,900	June 2017	October 2017
Warwick, RI		169,200	June 2017	October 2017	Q3 2016 / Q3 2017
York, PA		82,000	June 2017	October 2017	Sold
Chapel Hill, OH		187,179	January 2017	April 2017
Concord, NC		137,499	January 2017	April 2017	Sold
Detroit Lakes, MN		79,102	January 2017	April 2017
El Paso, TX		103,657	January 2017	April 2017	Q2 2018
Elkins, WV		94,885	January 2017	April 2017	Sold
Henderson, NV		122,823	January 2017	April 2017	Q1 2017
Hopkinsville, KY		70,326	January 2017	April 2017	Q1 2018
Jefferson City, MO		92,016	January 2017	April 2017	Q2 2017
Kenton, OH		96,066	January 2017	April 2017

					Announced
Property	Square Feet		Notice	Termination	Redevelopment
Kissimmee, FL		112,505	January 2017	April 2017
Layton, UT		90,010	January 2017	April 2017	Q3 2018
Leavenworth, KS		76,853	January 2017	April 2017	Sold
Mt. Pleasant, PA		83,536	January 2017	April 2017	Q2 2018
Muskogee, OK		87,500	January 2017	April 2017	Sold
Owensboro, KY		68,334	January 2017	April 2017	Sold
Paducah, KY		108,244	January 2017	April 2017	Q3 2017
Platteville, WI		94,841	January 2017	April 2017	Sold
Riverside, CA (Iowa Ave.)		94,500	January 2017	April 2017
Sioux Falls, SD		72,511	January 2017	April 2017	Sold
Alpena, MI		118,200	September 2016	January 2017
Chicago, IL (S Kedzie)		118,800	September 2016	January 2017	Q3 2018
Cullman, AL		98,500	September 2016	January 2017	Q2 2017
Deming, NM		96,600	September 2016	January 2017
Elkhart, IN		86,500	September 2016	January 2017	Q4 2016
Harlingen, TX		91,700	September 2016	January 2017	Sold
Houma, LA		96,700	September 2016	January 2017	Sold
Kearney, NE		86,500	September 2016	January 2017	Q3 2016
Manistee, MI		87,800	September 2016	January 2017
Merrillville, IN		108,300	September 2016	January 2017	Q4 2016
New Iberia, LA		91,700	September 2016	January 2017	Q2 2017
Riverton, WY		94,800	September 2016	January 2017	Sold
Sault Sainte Marie, MI		92,700	September 2016	January 2017
Sierra Vista, AZ		86,100	September 2016	January 2017	Sold
Springfield, IL		84,200	September 2016	January 2017	Q3 2016
Thornton, CO		190,200	September 2016	January 2017	Q1 2017
Yakima, WA		97,300	September 2016	January 2017	Sold
Total square feet		11,728,387

As of June 30, 2019, the Company had commenced or completed redevelopment projects at 40 of the terminated properties and will continue to announce redevelopment activity as new leases are signed to occupy the space formerly occupied by Sears Holdings.

Lessor Disclosures

Future minimum rental receipts, excluding variable payments and tenant reimbursements of expenses, under non-cancelable operating leases executed as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are approximately as follows:

(in thousands)	June 30, 2019
Remainder of 2019	$	47,117
2020		95,978
2021		105,332
2022		106,781
2023		102,668
2024		101,228
Thereafter		343,903
Total Lease Payments	$	903,007

(in thousands)	December 31, 2018
2019	$	120,132
2020		122,263
2021		125,963
2022		124,949
2023		120,672
Thereafter		412,789
Total Lease Payments	$	1,026,768

The components of lease revenues for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2019 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Three months ended June 30, 2019		Six months ended June 30, 2019
Fixed lease revenues	$	23,513	$	52,502
Variable lease revenues		9,431		20,561
Lease revenues	$	32,944	$	73,063

Lessee Disclosures

The Company has one ground lease and multiple corporate office leases which are classified as operating leases.  The Company initially recorded $8.6 million of right-of-use, or ROU, assets and lease liabilities. The Company’s ROU assets were subsequently increased by $11.0 million as a result of the reclassification of acquired below-market lease assets, net, from lease intangible assets, net, during the six months ended 2019. As of June 30, 2019, the outstanding amount of ROU assets were $19.1 million.

The Company recorded rent expense related to leased corporate office space of $401 thousand and $188 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively. The Company recorded rent expense related to leased corporate office space of $686 thousand and $364 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively. Such rent expense is classified within general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of operations.

In addition, the Company recorded ground rent expense of approximately $11 thousand for each the three months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018. The Company recorded ground rent expense of approximately $23 thousand for each of the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018. Such ground rent expense is classified within property operating expenses on the consolidated statements of operations. The ground lease requires the Company to make fixed annual rental payments and expires in 2073 assuming all extension options are exercised.

The following table sets forth information related to the measurement of our lease liabilities as of June 30, 2019:

(in thousands)	As of June 30, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)		11.04
Weighted average discount rate		7.20	%
Cash paid for operating leases	$	1,007