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Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases [Text Block]

20.       Leases

As lessor:

We lease space to tenants under operating leases. Most of the leases provide for the payment of fixed base rentals payable monthly in advance. Office building leases generally require the tenants to reimburse us for operating costs and real estate taxes above their base year costs. Shopping center leases provide for pass-through to tenants the tenant's share of real estate taxes, insurance and maintenance. Shopping center leases also provide for the payment by the lessee of additional rent based on a percentage of the tenants' sales. As of December 31, 2013, future base rental revenue under non-cancelable operating leases, excluding rents for leases with an original term of less than one year and rents resulting from the exercise of renewal options, are as follows:

      
 (Amounts in thousands)    
 Year Ending December 31:    
 2014$1,811,280  
 2015 1,648,957  
 2016 1,535,967  
 2017 1,406,377  
 2018 1,272,529  
 Thereafter 6,529,277  

These amounts do not include percentage rentals based on tenants' sales. These percentage rents approximated $8,796,000, $8,466,000 and $7,995,000, for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Excluding the $59,599,000 of income pursuant to a settlement agreement with Stop & Shop in the year ended December 31, 2013, none of our tenants accounted for more than 10% of total revenues in any of the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

 

 

As lessee:       

We are a tenant under operating leases for certain properties. These leases have terms that expire during the next thirty years. Future minimum lease payments under operating leases at December 31, 2013 are as follows.

      
 (Amounts in thousands)     
 Year Ending December 31:    
 2014$42,845  
 2015 41,997  
 2016 41,404  
 2017 42,530  
 2018 40,301  
 Thereafter 1,277,370  

Rent expense was $51,186,000, $43,274,000 and $35,553,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

20.       Leases - continued

We are also a lessee under a capital lease under which we will redevelop the retail and signage components of the Marriot Marquis Times Square Hotel. The lease has put/call options, which if exercised would lead to our ownership. Capitalized leases are recorded at the present value of future minimum lease payments or the fair market value of the property. Capitalized leases are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated life of the asset or life of the related lease. Depreciation expense on capital leases is included in “depreciation and amortization” on our consolidated statements of income. As of December 31, 2013, future minimum lease payments under this capital lease are as follows:

      
 (Amounts in thousands)    
 Year Ending December 31:    
 2014$ 12,500  
 2015  12,500  
 2016  12,500  
 2017  12,500  
 2018  12,500  
 Thereafter  347,292  
 Total minimum obligations  409,792  
 Interest portion  (169,792)  
 Present value of net minimum payments$ 240,000  

At December 31, 2013, the carrying amount of the property leased under the capital lease was $292,101,000, which is included as a component of “development costs and construction in progress” on our consolidated balance sheet and present value of net minimum payments of $240,000,000 is included in other liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheet.