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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (the “Company”) is a real estate investment trust ("REIT") that owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States of America. The Company had gross investments of approximately $5.1 billion in 242 real estate properties, construction in progress, redevelopments, financing receivables, financing lease right-of-use assets, land held for development, and corporate property as of December 31, 2021. The Company’s 242 real estate properties are located in 23 states and total approximately 17.0 million square feet. In addition, the Company's unconsolidated joint venture with Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association ("TIAA") owns 16 buildings (the "TIAA Joint Venture"). Square footage and property count disclosures in these Notes to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited.

Principles of Consolidation

The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, and joint ventures and partnerships where the Company controls the operating activities. GAAP requires us to identify entities for which control is achieved through means other than voting rights and to determine which business enterprise is the primary beneficiary of variable interest entities (“VIEs”). Accounting Standards Codification 810 broadly defines a VIE as an entity in which either (i) the equity investors as a group, if any, lack the power through voting or similar rights to direct the activities of such entity that most significantly impact such entity’s economic performance or (ii) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity’s activities without additional subordinated financial support. The Company identifies the primary beneficiary of a VIE as the enterprise that has both of the following characteristics: (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance; and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the entity. The Company consolidates its investment in a VIE when it determines that it is the VIE’s primary beneficiary. The Company may change its original assessment of a VIE upon subsequent events such as the modification of contractual arrangements that affect the characteristics or adequacy of the entity’s equity investments at risk and the disposition of all or a portion of an interest held by the primary beneficiary. The Company performs this analysis on an ongoing basis.

For property holding entities not determined to be VIEs, the Company consolidates such entities in which it owns 100% of the equity or has a controlling financial interest evidenced by ownership of a majority voting interest. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. For entities in which the Company owns less than 100% of the equity interest, the Company consolidates the entity if it has the direct or indirect ability to control the entities’ activities based upon the terms of the respective entities’ ownership agreements.

As of December 31, 2021, the Company's unconsolidated joint venture arrangements were accounted for using the equity method of accounting as the Company exercised significant influence over but did not control these entities. See Note 4 for more details regarding the Company's unconsolidated joint ventures.

Use of Estimates in the Consolidated Financial Statements

Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Segment Reporting

The Company owns, leases, acquires, manages, finances, develops and redevelops outpatient and other healthcare-related properties. The Company is managed as one reporting unit, rather than multiple reporting units, for internal reporting purposes and for internal decision-making. Therefore, the Company discloses its operating results in a single reportable segment.

Real Estate Properties

Real estate properties are recorded at cost or at fair value if acquired in a transaction that is a business combination under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations. Cost or fair value at the time of

acquisition is allocated among land, buildings, tenant improvements, lease and other intangibles, and personal property as applicable.

During 2021 and 2020, the Company eliminated against accumulated depreciation approximately $16.3 million and $21.2 million, respectively, of fully amortized real estate intangibles that were initially recorded as a component of certain real estate acquisitions. Also during 2021, approximately $9.9 million of fully depreciated tenant and capital improvements that were no longer in service were eliminated against accumulated depreciation. In addition, during 2021, the Company eliminated against accumulated depreciation approximately $7.1 million of a fully depreciated building that is being demolished and redeveloped. See Note 14 for additional details.

Depreciation expense of real estate properties for the three years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $170.0 million, $162.4 million and $152.6 million, respectively. Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets in place as of December 31, 2021, is provided for on a straight-line basis over the asset’s estimated useful life:


Land improvements			3.0 to 39.0 years
Buildings and improvements			3.3 to 44.0 years
Lease intangibles (including ground lease intangibles)			1.4 to 99.0 years
Personal property			3.0 to 20.0 years

The Company capitalizes direct costs, including costs such as construction costs and professional services, and indirect costs, including capitalized interest and overhead costs, associated with the development and construction of real estate assets while substantive activities are ongoing to prepare the assets for their intended use. Capitalized interest cost is calculated using the weighted average interest rate of the Company's unsecured debt or the interest rate on project specific debt, if applicable. The Company continues to capitalize interest on the unoccupied portion of the properties in stabilization for up to one year after the buildings have been placed into service, at which time the capitalization of interest must cease.

Land Held for Development

Land Held for DevelopmentLand held for development includes parcels of land owned by the Company, upon which the Company intends to develop and own outpatient healthcare facilities.

Asset Impairment

The Company assesses the potential for impairment of identifiable, definite-lived, intangible assets and long-lived assets, including real estate properties, whenever events occur or a change in circumstances indicates that the carrying value might not be fully recoverable. Indicators of impairment may include significant underperformance of an asset relative to historical or expected operating results; significant changes in the Company’s use of assets or the strategy for its overall business; plans to sell an asset before its depreciable life has ended; the expiration of a significant portion of leases in a property; or significant negative economic trends or negative industry trends for the Company or its operators. In addition, the Company reviews for possible impairment, those assets subject to purchase options and those impacted by casualties, such as tornadoes and hurricanes. A property value is considered impaired only if management's estimate of current and projected (undiscounted and unleveraged) operating cash flows of the property is less than the net carrying value of the property. These estimates of future cash flows include only those that are directly associated with and that are expected to arise as a direct result of the use and eventual disposition of the property based on its estimated remaining useful life. These estimates, including the useful life determination which can be affected by any potential sale of the property, are based on management's assumptions about its use of the property. Therefore, significant judgment is involved in estimating the current and projected cash flows. If management determines that the carrying value of the Company’s assets may not be fully recoverable based on the existence of any of the factors above, or others, management would measure and record an impairment charge based on the estimated fair value of the property or the estimated fair value less costs to sell the property.

Acquisitions of Real Estate Properties with In-Place Leases

The Company's acquisitions of real estate properties typically do not meet the definition of a business and are accounted for as asset acquisitions. Acquisitions of real estate properties with in-place leases are accounted for at relative fair value. When a building with in-place leases is acquired, the cost of the acquisition must be allocated between the tangible real estate assets "as-if-vacant" and the intangible real estate assets related to in-place leases based on their estimated fair values. Land fair value is estimated by using an assessment of comparable transactions and other relevant data.

The Company considers whether any of the in-place lease rental rates are above- or below-market. An asset (if the actual rental rate is above-market) or a liability (if the actual rental rate is below-market) is calculated and recorded in an amount equal to the present value of the future cash flows that represent the difference between the actual lease rate and the estimated market rate. If an in-place lease is identified as a below-market rental rate, the Company would also evaluate any renewal options associated with that lease to determine if the intangible should include those periods. The values related to above- or below-market in-place lease intangibles are amortized over the remaining term of the leases upon acquisition to rental income where the Company is the lessor and to property operating expense where the Company is the lessee.

The Company also estimates an absorption period, which can vary by property, assuming the building is vacant and must be leased up to the actual level of occupancy when acquired. During that absorption period, the owner would incur direct costs, such as tenant improvements, and would suffer lost rental income. Likewise, the owner would have acquired a measurable asset in that, assuming the building was vacant, certain fixed costs would be avoided because the actual in-place lessees would reimburse a certain portion of fixed costs through expense reimbursements during the absorption period.

All of these intangible assets (above- or below-market lease, tenant improvement costs avoided, leasing costs avoided, rental income lost, and expenses recovered through in-place lessee reimbursements) are estimated and recorded in amounts equal to the present value of estimated future cash flows. The actual purchase price is allocated based on the various relative asset fair values described above.

The building and tenant improvement components of the purchase price are depreciated over the estimated useful life of the building or the weighted average remaining term of the in-places leases. The at-market, in-place lease intangibles are amortized to depreciation and amortization expense over the weighted average remaining term of the leases, customer relationship assets are amortized to depreciation amortization expense over terms applicable to each

acquisition. Any goodwill recorded through a business combination would be reviewed for impairment at least annually and is not amortized.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants. In calculating fair value, a company must maximize the use of observable market inputs, minimize the use of unobservable market inputs and disclose in the form of an outlined hierarchy the details of such fair value measurements.

A hierarchy of valuation techniques is defined to determine whether the inputs to a fair value measurement are considered to be observable or unobservable in a marketplace. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. These inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:

•Level 1 – quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

•Level 2 – quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

•Level 3 – fair value measurements derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

Executed purchase and sale agreements, that are binding agreements, are categorized as level one inputs. Brokerage estimates, letters of intent, or unexecuted purchase and sale agreements are considered to be level three as they are nonbinding in nature.

Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Derivative Financial InstrumentsDerivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as other assets or other liabilities. The valuation of derivative instruments requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the fair value of the instruments. Fair values of derivatives are estimated by pricing models that consider the forward yield curves and discount rates. The fair value of the Company's forward starting interest rate swap contracts are estimated by pricing models that consider foreign trade rates and discount rates. Such amounts and the recognition of such amounts are subject to significant estimates that may change in the future. For derivatives designated in qualifying cash flow hedging relationships, the change in fair value of the effective portion of the derivatives is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings once the underlying hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had $10.0 million and $17.8 million, respectively, recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to forward starting interest rate swaps entered into and settled during 2015 and 2020 and a hedge of the Company's variable rate debt.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash and cash equivalents includes short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased. Restricted cash includes cash held in escrow in connection with proceeds from the sales of certain real estate properties. The Company did not have any restricted cash for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company had restricted cash during the year ended December 31, 2020, however it was reinvested for real estate acquisitions prior to the ending balance sheet date.

Cash and cash equivalents are held in bank accounts and overnight investments. The Company maintains its bank deposits with large financial institutions in amounts that often exceed federally-insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but are tested at least annually for impairment. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their respective lives to their estimated residual values and are reviewed for impairment only when impairment indicators are present.

Identifiable intangible assets of the Company are comprised of enterprise goodwill, in-place lease intangible assets, customer relationship intangible assets, and debt issuance costs. In-place lease and customer relationship intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the applicable lives of the assets. Debt issuance costs are amortized over the term of the debt instrument on the effective interest method or the straight-line method when the effective interest method is not applicable. Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated annually as of December 31 for impairment. Both the 2021 and 2020 impairment evaluations indicated that no impairment had occurred with respect to the $3.5 million goodwill asset.

Contingent Liabilities

From time to time, the Company may be subject to loss contingencies arising from legal proceedings and similar matters. Additionally, while the Company maintains comprehensive liability and property insurance with respect to each of its properties, the Company may be exposed to unforeseen losses related to uninsured or underinsured damages.

The Company continually monitors any matters that may present a contingent liability, and, on a quarterly basis, management reviews the Company’s reserves and accruals in relation to each of them, adjusting provisions as necessary in view of changes in available information. Liabilities for contingencies are first recorded when a loss is determined to be both probable and can be reasonably estimated. Changes in estimates regarding the exposure to a contingent loss are reflected as adjustments to the related liability in the periods when they occur.

Because of uncertainties inherent in the estimation of contingent liabilities, it is possible that the Company’s provision for contingent losses could change materially in the near term. To the extent that any significant losses, in addition to amounts recognized, are at least reasonably possible, such amounts will be disclosed in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Stock-based Compensation

Share-Based CompensationThe Company has various employee and director share-based awards outstanding. These awards include non-vested common stock and options to purchase common stock granted to employees pursuant to the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and its predecessor plans (the “2015 Incentive Plan”) and the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”). The Company recognizes share-based payments to employees and directors in the Consolidated Statements of Income on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period based on the fair value of the award on the measurement date. See Note 12 for details on the Company’s share-based awards.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Certain items must be included in comprehensive income, including items such as foreign currency translation adjustments, minimum pension liability adjustments, derivative instruments and unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consists of the loss for changes in the fair value of active derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and the loss on the unamortized settlement of forward starting swaps and treasury hedges.

Revenue from Contract with Customers (Topic 606)

Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)

The Company recognizes certain revenue under the core principle of Topic 606. This requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Lease revenue is not within the scope of Topic 606. To achieve the core principle, the Company applies the five step model specified in the guidance.

Revenue that is accounted for under Topic 606 is segregated on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income in the Other operating line item. This line item includes parking income, property lease guaranty income, management fee income and other miscellaneous income.

The Company’s three major types of revenue that are accounted for under Topic 606 that are listed above are all accounted for as the performance obligation is satisfied. The performance obligations that are identified for each of these items are satisfied over time and the Company recognizes revenue monthly based on this principle.

Management fee income includes property management services provided to third parties and certain of the properties in the Company's unconsolidated joint ventures and is generally calculated, accrued and billed monthly based on a percentage of cash collections of tenant receivables for the month or a stated amount per square foot. Management fee income also includes amounts paid to the Company for its asset management services for its TIAA unconsolidated joint venture. Internal management fee income, where the Company manages its owned properties, is eliminated in consolidation.

Rental Income

Rental income related to non-cancelable operating leases is recognized as earned over the life of the lease agreements on a straight-line basis. The Company's lease agreements generally include provisions for stated annual increases or increases based on a Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Rental income from properties under multi-tenant office lease arrangements and rental income from properties with single-tenant lease arrangements are included in rental income on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.

Federal Income Taxes

No provision has been made for federal income taxes. The Company intends at all times to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company must distribute at least 90% per annum of its real estate investment trust taxable income to its stockholders and meet other requirements to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust. See Note 15 for further discussion.

The Company classifies interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in the Consolidated Financial Statements as a component of general and administrative expenses. No such amounts were recognized during the three years ended December 31, 2021.

Federal tax returns for the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 are currently subject to examination by taxing authorities.

State Income Taxes

State Income TaxesThe Company must pay certain state income taxes and the provisions for such taxes are generally included in general and administrative expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

Sales and Use Taxes

The Company must pay sales and use taxes to certain state tax authorities based on rents collected from tenants in properties located in those states. The Company is generally reimbursed for these taxes by the tenant. The Company accounts for the payments to the taxing authority and subsequent reimbursement from the tenant on a net basis in rental income in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

Assets Held for Sale

Assets Held for SaleLong-lived assets held for sale are reported at the lower of their carrying amount or their fair value less estimated cost to sell. Further, depreciation of these assets ceases at the time the assets are classified as held for sale. Losses resulting from the sale of such properties are characterized as impairment losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Earning Per Share

Earnings per Share

The Company uses the two-class method of computing net earnings per common share. Earnings per common share is calculated by considering share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents as participating securities. Undistributed earnings (excess net income over dividend payments) are allocated on a pro rata basis to common shareholders and restricted shareholders. Undistributed losses (dividends in excess of net income) do not get allocated to restricted stockholders as they do not have the contractual obligation to share in losses. The amount of undistributed losses that applies to the restricted stockholders is allocated to the common stockholders.

Basic earnings per common share is calculated using weighted average shares outstanding less issued and outstanding non-vested shares of common stock. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated using weighted average shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of the outstanding stock options from the Employee Stock Purchase Plan using the treasury stock method and the average stock price during the period.

Reclassification

ReclassificationsCertain reclassifications have been made on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets for the Financing lease right-of-use assets. Previously, the Company's Financing lease right-of-use assets were classified as a separate line on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Investments in and Income from Leases - Financing Receivables, Net

Investments in Financing Receivables, Net

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 842, for transactions in which the Company enters into a contract to acquire an asset and leases it back to the seller (i.e., a sale-leaseback transaction), control of the asset is not considered to have transferred when the seller-lessee has a purchase option. As a result, the Company does not recognize the underlying real estate asset but instead recognizes a financial asset in accordance with ASC 310 “Receivables”.

In 2021, the Company acquired four medical office buildings in separate sale-leaseback transactions which were accounted for as an investment in financing receivable, net. Details and locations surrounding these transactions are as follows:

•A San Diego, California transaction that was fully leased by the seller-lessee who had a purchase option and therefore control was not considered to be transferred under GAAP. The transaction was accounted for as a financing receivable, and recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the line item Investment in financing receivables, net and totaled $105.4 million as of December 31, 2021. The Company evaluated the impact of ASC 326, "Credit Losses" to the financing receivables, and the amount calculated was determined to be immaterial and therefore not recorded.

•A Columbus, Ohio transaction with a purchase price of $16.3 million that was a multi-tenant building in which the seller-lessee had a purchase option and therefore control was not considered to be transferred under GAAP. The seller-lessee only occupied a portion of the building. The value of that portion of the building was accounted for as a financing receivable and recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the line item Investment in financing receivables, net and totaled $7.4 million as of December 31, 2021. The remaining portion of the building totaling $8.9 million and was accounted for as an imputed lease with the seller. The imputed lease was classified as a finance lease and was included in the Company's Financing lease right-of-use assets. The Company evaluated the impact of ASC 326, "Credit Losses" to the financing receivables, and the amount calculated was determined to be immaterial and therefore not recorded.

•Two transactions in Nashville, Tennessee of two medical office buildings in separate sale-leaseback transactions in which both buildings were not fully completed. Therefore, control was not considered to be transferred under GAAP. The properties were accounted for as financing receivables and recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the line item Investment in financing receivables, net and totaled $73.9 million as of December 31, 2021. The Company evaluated the impact of ASC 326, "Credit Losses" to the financing receivables, and the amount calculated was determined to be immaterial and therefore not recorded.

Income from Financing Receivables, net

The Company recognizes the related interest income from the financing receivable based on an imputed interest rate over the terms of the applicable lease. As a result, the interest recognized from the financing receivable will not equal the cash payments from the lease. Acquisition costs incurred in connection with entering into the financing receivable are treated as loan origination fees. These costs are classified with the financing receivable and are included in the balance of the net investment. Amortization of these amounts will be recognized as a reduction to Interest income from financing receivable, net over the life of the lease.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04

On March 12, 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). ASU 2020-04 contains practical expedients for reference rate reform related activities that impact debt, leases, derivatives and other contracts. The guidance in ASU 2020-04 is optional and may be elected over time as reference rate reform activities occur. The Company has elected to apply the hedge accounting expedients related to probability and the assessments of effectiveness for future LIBOR-indexed cash flows to assume that the index upon which future hedged transactions will be based matches the index on the corresponding derivatives. Application of these expedients preserves the presentation of derivatives consistent with past presentation. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the guidance and may apply other elections as applicable as additional changes in the market occur.