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Property Sold, Property Held For Sale, Property Held For And Under Development, And Property And Equipment
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Property Sold, Property Held For Sale, Property Held For And Under Development, And Property And Equipment  
Property Sold, Property Held For Sale, Property Held For And Under Development, And Property And Equipment
Note 6 – Property Sold, Property Held for Sale, Property Held For and Under Development, and Property and Equipment

Cinema Sold

Elsternwick Classic Cinema Sale

On April 14, 2011, we sold our 66.7% share of the 5-screen Elsternwick Classic cinema located in Melbourne, Australia to our joint venture partner for $1.9 million (AUS$1.8 million) and recognized a gain on sale of a discontinued operation of $1.7 million (AUS$1.6 million).

Assets Held for Sale

Lake Taupo Motel – Held For Sale

Having obtained a rezoning of the property for multifamily residential use and completed the renovation of the existing motel into condominium units, we listed this property for sale in the fourth quarter of 2010. The condensed statement of operations of Lake Taupo is as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Total revenue
  $ 71     $ 52     $ 190     $ 160  
Total expenses
    73       60       151       131  

 

Taringa

In April 2011, we entered into a call option agreement to sell our Taringa Property in Brisbane, Australia for $3.4 million (AUS$3.3 million).  In July 2011, the option holder informed us that he is no longer interested in the property and requested a return of his deposit.  As we continue to pursue selling this property, it is held for sale at June 30, 2011.

Property Held For and Under Development

Held For Sale Property Reclassified to Held For Development – Burwood

In May 2010, we announced our intent to sell and began actively marketing our 50.6-acre Burwood development site in suburban Melbourne.  At June 30, 2011, we had not yet achieved that aim.  Pursuant to ASC 360-10-45, as twelve months had passed since this announcement and we lacked a firm commitment from a buyer, we reclassified the current carrying value of this property of $55.9 million (AUS$52.1 million) from assets held for sale to property held for development on our June 30, 2011 condensed consolidated balance sheet.  Additionally, based on recent valuations, we continue to believe that the fair market value of the property less costs to sell is greater than the current carrying value; therefore, no asset impairment loss was recorded at the time of the reclassification.

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we owned property held for and under development summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

Property Held For and Under Development
 
June 30,
2011
   
December 31,
2010
 
Land
  $ 87,546     $ 31,689  
Construction-in-progress (including capitalized interest)
    5,198       4,013  
Property Held For and Under Development
  $ 92,744     $ 35,702  


At the beginning of 2010, we curtailed the development activities of our properties under development and are not currently capitalizing interest expense.  As a result, we did not capitalize any interest during the three or six months ended June 30, 2011 or 2010.

Property and Equipment

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we owned investments in property and equipment as follows (dollars in thousands):

Property and equipment
 
June 30,
2011
   
December 31,
2010
 
Land
  $ 66,948     $ 64,845  
Building and improvements
    150,752       142,077  
Leasehold interests
    38,451       37,262  
Construction-in-progress
    555       408  
Fixtures and equipment
    106,704       99,399  
Total cost
    363,410       343,991  
Less: accumulated depreciation
    (137,768 )     (123,741 )
Property and equipment, net
  $ 225,642     $ 220,250  
 
 
    Depreciation expense for property and equipment was $3.6 million and $3.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $7.1 million and $6.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.