Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

NOTE 18. Fair Value Measurements

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table illustrates the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2016 in the consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):


Financial Instrument(1)	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Marketable equity securities	$	24	$	24	$	—	$	—
Interest-rate swap liabilities		7,384		—		7,384		—
Currency swap assets		2,469		—		2,469		—
Warrants		16		—		—		16

(1)

Interest-rate and currency swaps, as well as common stock warrant fair values, are determined based on observable and unobservable market assumptions utilizing standardized derivative pricing models.

Recognized gains and losses are recorded in other income, net on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, there were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities within the fair value hierarchy.

Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, net, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities – The carrying values are reasonable estimates of fair value because of the short-term maturities of these instruments.

Loans receivable, net and mortgage debt – The fair values are based on discounting future cash flows utilizing current market rates for loans and debt of the same type and remaining maturity.

Marketable debt securities – The fair value is based on quoted prices from inactive markets.

Marketable equity securities and senior unsecured notes – The fair values are based on quoted prices in active markets.

Warrants – The fair value is based on significant unobservable market inputs utilizing standardized derivative pricing models.

Bank line of credit, term loans and other debt – The carrying values are reasonable estimates of fair value because the borrowings are primarily based on market interest rates and the Company’s current credit ratings.

Interest-rate swaps – The fair value is based on observable inputs utilizing standardized pricing models that consider forward yield curves and discount rates which are observable in active and inactive markets.

Currency swaps – The fair value is based on observable inputs utilizing standardized pricing models that consider the future value of the currency exchange rates, comprised of current spot and traded forward points, and calculating a present value of the net amount using discount rates based on observable traded interest rates.

The table below summarizes the carrying values and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments (in thousands):


	March 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Carrying				Carrying
	Value		Fair Value		Value		Fair Value
Loans receivable, net(2)	$	768,896	$	775,109	$	768,743	$	770,052
Marketable debt securities(2)		100,915		100,915		102,958		102,958
Marketable equity securities(1)		24		24		39		39
Warrants(3)		16		16		55		55
Bank line of credit(2)		810,313		810,313		397,432		397,432
Term loans(2)		511,737		511,737		524,807		524,807
Senior unsecured notes(1)		8,623,376		8,854,121		9,120,107		9,390,668
Mortgage debt(2)		895,289		936,466		932,212		963,786
Other debt(2)		95,229		95,229		94,445		94,445
Interest-rate swap assets(2)		—		—		196		196
Interest-rate swap liabilities(2)		(7,384)		7,384		6,251		6,251
Currency swap assets(2)		2,469		2,469		1,551		1,551

(1)

Level 1: Fair value calculated based on quoted prices in active markets.

(2)

Level 2: Fair value based on quoted prices for similar or identical instruments in active or inactive markets, respectively, or calculated utilizing standardized pricing models in which significant inputs or value drivers are observable in active markets.

(3)

Level 3: Fair value determined based on significant unobservable market inputs using standardized derivative pricing models.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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