Variable Interest Entities	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Variable Interest Entities
Variable Interest Entities	5.Variable Interest Entities We hold various interests in entities deemed to be VIEs, which we evaluate at acquisition, formation, after a change in the ownership agreement, after a change in the entity's economics or after any other reconsideration event to determine if the VIE should be consolidated in our financial statements or should no longer be considered a VIE. An entity is a VIE because it is in the development stage and/or does not hold sufficient equity at risk, or conducts substantially all its operations on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights. We will consolidate a VIE if we are the primary beneficiary of the VIE, which entails having the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. Certain criteria we assess in determining whether we are the primary beneficiary of the VIE include our influence over significant business activities, our voting rights and any noncontrolling interest kick-out or participating rights. Unconsolidated VIEs As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had interests in entities deemed to be VIEs. Although we are engaged to act as the managing partner in charge of day-to-day operations of these entities, we are not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs, as we do not hold unilateral power over activities that, when taken together, most significantly impact the respective VIE's economic performance. We account for our investment in these entities under the equity method. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the net carrying amounts of our investment in these entities was $84.7 million and $145.2 million, which were included in "Investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures" in our balance sheets. Our equity in the income of unconsolidated VIEs is included in "Income (loss) from unconsolidated real estate ventures, net" in our statements of operations. Our maximum loss exposure in these entities is limited to our investments, construction commitments and debt guarantees. See Note 17 for additional information. Consolidated VIEs JBG SMITH LP is our most significant consolidated VIE. We hold 88.3% of the limited partnership interest in JBG SMITH LP, act as the general partner and exercise full responsibility, discretion and control over its day-to-day management. The noncontrolling interests of JBG SMITH LP do not have substantive liquidation rights, substantive kick-out rights without cause or substantive participating rights that could be exercised by a simple majority of noncontrolling interest limited partners (including by such a limited partner unilaterally). Because the noncontrolling interest holders do not have these rights, JBG SMITH LP is a VIE. As general partner, we have the power to direct the activities of JBG SMITH LP that most significantly affect its economic performance, and through our majority interest, we have both the right to receive benefits from and the obligation to absorb losses of JBG SMITH LP. Accordingly, we are the primary beneficiary of JBG SMITH LP and consolidate it in our financial statements. Because we conduct our business through JBG SMITH LP, its total assets and liabilities comprise substantially all of our consolidated assets and liabilities. In conjunction with the acquisition of The Batley in November 2021, we entered into an agreement with a qualified intermediary to facilitate a like-kind exchange. As a result, the qualified intermediary was the legal owner of the entity that owned this property as of December 31, 2021. We determined that the entity that owned the Batley was a VIE, and we were the primary beneficiary of the VIE. We consolidated the property and its operations as of the acquisition date. Legal ownership of this entity was transferred to us by the qualified intermediary when the like-kind exchange agreement was completed with the sale of Pen Place in May 2022. As of September 30, 2022, excluding JBG SMITH LP, we consolidated two VIEs with total assets of $199.5 million and liabilities of $69.7 million. As of December 31, 2021, excluding JBG SMITH LP, we consolidated three VIEs with total assets of $269.7 million and liabilities of $13.9 million. The assets of the VIEs can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs, and the liabilities include third-party liabilities of the VIEs for which the creditors or beneficial interest holders do not have recourse against us.

Variable Interest Entities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

5.Variable Interest Entities

We hold various interests in entities deemed to be VIEs, which we evaluate at acquisition, formation, after a change in the ownership agreement, after a change in the entity's economics or after any other reconsideration event to determine if the VIE should be consolidated in our financial statements or should no longer be considered a VIE. An entity is a VIE because it is in the development stage and/or does not hold sufficient equity at risk, or conducts substantially all its operations on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights. We will consolidate a VIE if we are the primary beneficiary of the VIE, which entails having the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. Certain criteria we assess in determining whether we are the primary beneficiary of the VIE include our influence over significant business activities, our voting rights and any noncontrolling interest kick-out or participating rights.

Unconsolidated VIEs

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had interests in entities deemed to be VIEs. Although we are engaged to act as the managing partner in charge of day-to-day operations of these entities, we are not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs, as we do not hold unilateral power over activities that, when taken together, most significantly impact the respective VIE's economic performance. We account for our investment in these entities under the equity method. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the net carrying amounts of our investment in these entities was $84.7 million and $145.2 million, which were included in "Investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures" in our balance sheets. Our equity in the income of unconsolidated VIEs is included in "Income (loss) from unconsolidated real estate ventures, net" in our statements of operations. Our maximum loss exposure in these entities is limited to our investments, construction commitments and debt guarantees. See Note 17 for additional information.

Consolidated VIEs

JBG SMITH LP is our most significant consolidated VIE. We hold 88.3% of the limited partnership interest in JBG SMITH LP, act as the general partner and exercise full responsibility, discretion and control over its day-to-day management. The noncontrolling interests of JBG SMITH LP do not have substantive liquidation rights, substantive kick-out rights without cause or substantive participating rights that could be exercised by a simple majority of noncontrolling interest limited partners (including by such a limited partner unilaterally). Because the noncontrolling interest holders do not have these rights, JBG SMITH LP is a VIE. As general partner, we have the power to direct the activities of JBG SMITH LP that most significantly affect its economic performance, and through our majority interest, we have both the right to receive benefits from and the obligation to absorb losses of JBG SMITH LP. Accordingly, we are the primary beneficiary of JBG SMITH LP and consolidate it in our financial statements. Because we conduct our business through JBG SMITH LP, its total assets and liabilities comprise substantially all of our consolidated assets and liabilities.

In conjunction with the acquisition of The Batley in November 2021, we entered into an agreement with a qualified intermediary to facilitate a like-kind exchange. As a result, the qualified intermediary was the legal owner of the entity that owned this property as of December 31, 2021. We determined that the entity that owned the Batley was a VIE, and we were the primary beneficiary of the VIE. We consolidated the property and its operations as of the acquisition date. Legal ownership of this entity was transferred to us by the qualified intermediary when the like-kind exchange agreement was completed with the sale of Pen Place in May 2022.

As of September 30, 2022, excluding JBG SMITH LP, we consolidated two VIEs with total assets of $199.5 million and liabilities of $69.7 million. As of December 31, 2021, excluding JBG SMITH LP, we consolidated three VIEs with total assets of $269.7 million and liabilities of $13.9 million. The assets of the VIEs can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs, and the liabilities include third-party liabilities of the VIEs for which the creditors or beneficial interest holders do not have recourse against us.