Note 12 - Noncontrolling Interests

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Noncontrolling Interest Disclosure [Text Block]

12. Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests represent the portion of equity that the Company does not own in entities it consolidates as a result of having a controlling interest or determining that the Company was the primary beneficiary of a VIE in accordance with the provisions of the FASB’s Consolidation guidance.  The Company accounts and reports for noncontrolling interests in accordance with the Consolidation guidance and the Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity guidance issued by the FASB. The Company identifies its noncontrolling interests separately within the equity section on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the Company and to the noncontrolling interests are presented separately on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In connection with the Merger, the Company acquired two consolidated joint ventures structured as DownREIT partnerships. These ventures allow the outside limited partners to redeem their interest in the partnership, and the Company has the option to redeem the interest in cash or shares of the Company's common stock. As of September 30, 2021, the aggregate redemption value of these noncontrolling interests was approximately $41.7 million.  In addition, the Company acquired ownership interests in eight consolidated joint ventures in connection with the Merger, which have noncontrolling interests of $134.3 million.

Included within noncontrolling interests are units that were determined to be contingently redeemable that are classified as Redeemable noncontrolling interests and presented in the mezzanine section between Total liabilities and Stockholders equity on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table presents the change in the redemption value of the Redeemable noncontrolling interests for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands): 

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021			2020
Balance at January 1,	$	15,784		$	17,943
Fair value allocation to partnership interest (1)		2,068			-
Income		529			845
Distributions (1)		(2,597	)		(845	)
Balance at September 30,	$	15,784		$	17,943

(1) During January 2021, KIM RDC, LLC (“KIM RDC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and KP Lancewood LLC (“KPR Member”) entered into a joint venture agreement wherein KIM RDC has a 100% controlling interest and KPR Member is entitled to a profit participation. The joint venture acquired two operating properties for a gross fair value of $104.0 million (see Footnote 4 of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). This joint venture was accounted for as a consolidated VIE (see Footnote 13 of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). During June 2021, the two joint venture properties were sold for a combined sales price of $108.0 million of which the KPR Member received a distribution of $2.1 million.