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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

9.

Debt

EQR does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership.  Weighted average interest rates noted below for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 include the effect of any derivative instruments and amortization of premiums/discounts/OCI (other comprehensive income) on debt and derivatives.    

Mortgage Notes Payable

The following tables summarize the Company’s mortgage notes payable activity for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Mortgage notes

payable, net as of

December 31, 2019

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

Lump sum

payoffs

 

 

Scheduled

principal

repayments

 

 

Amortization

of premiums/

discounts

 

 

Amortization

of deferred

financing

costs, net (1)

 

 

Mortgage notes

payable, net as of

December 31, 2020

 

Fixed Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured – Conventional

 

$

1,574,699

 

 

$

495,000

 

(2)

$

(160,522

)

 

$

(7,759

)

 

$

988

 

 

$

(1,315

)

 

$

1,901,091

 

Floating Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured – Conventional

 

 

7,050

 

 

 

24,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

31,494

 

Secured – Tax Exempt

 

 

359,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,246

 

 

 

198

 

 

 

361,305

 

Floating Rate Debt

 

 

366,911

 

 

 

24,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,246

 

 

 

438

 

 

 

392,799

 

Total

 

$

1,941,610

 

 

$

519,204

 

 

$

(160,522

)

 

$

(7,759

)

 

$

2,234

 

 

$

(877

)

 

$

2,293,890

 

 

(1)

Represents amortization of deferred financing costs, net of debt financing costs.

(2)

Obtained a 2.60% fixed rate mortgage loan pool maturing on May 1, 2030.

 

 

 

Mortgage notes

payable, net as of

December 31, 2018

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

Lump sum

payoffs

 

 

Scheduled

principal

repayments

 

 

Amortization

of premiums/

discounts

 

 

Amortization

of deferred

financing

costs, net (1)

 

 

Mortgage notes

payable, net as of

December 31, 2019

 

Fixed Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured – Conventional

 

$

1,885,407

 

 

$

288,120

 

(2)

$

(584,536

)

 

$

(6,308

)

 

$

(7,999

)

 

$

15

 

 

$

1,574,699

 

Floating Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured – Conventional

 

 

6,357

 

 

 

7,651

 

(3)

 

(5,920

)

 

 

(500

)

 

 

 

 

 

(538

)

 

 

7,050

 

Secured – Tax Exempt

 

 

493,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

(152,565

)

 

 

 

 

 

16,617

 

 

 

2,103

 

 

 

359,861

 

Floating Rate Debt

 

 

500,063

 

 

 

7,651

 

 

 

(158,485

)

 

 

(500

)

 

 

16,617

 

 

 

1,565

 

 

 

366,911

 

Total

 

$

2,385,470

 

 

$

295,771

 

 

$

(743,021

)

 

$

(6,808

)

 

$

8,618

 

 

$

1,580

 

 

$

1,941,610

 

 

(1)

Represents amortization of deferred financing costs, net of debt financing costs.

(2)

Obtained 3.94% fixed rate mortgage debt held in a Fannie Mae loan pool maturing on March 1, 2029.

(3)

Obtained variable rate construction mortgage debt that is non-recourse to the Company maturing on June 25, 2022 (total commitment of $67.6 million).

The following table summarizes the Company’s debt extinguishment costs on mortgages recorded as additional interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively (amounts in thousands):

 

Description

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Prepayment premiums/penalties

 

$

327

 

 

$

3,381

 

Write-offs of unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

63

 

 

 

2,273

 

Write-offs of unamortized (premiums)/discounts/OCI

 

 

(190

)

 

 

6,153

 

Total

 

$

200

 

 

$

11,807

 

 

The following table summarizes certain interest rate and maturity date information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively:

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Interest Rate Ranges

 

0.06% - 4.71%

 

 

0.10% - 5.29%

 

Weighted Average Interest Rate

 

3.33%

 

 

3.84%

 

Maturity Date Ranges

 

2021-2061

 

 

2020-2061

 

 

As of both December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had $281.7 million of secured debt (primarily tax-exempt bonds) subject to third-party credit enhancement.

The historical cost, net of accumulated depreciation, of encumbered properties was $2.9 billion and $2.7 billion at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Notes

The following tables summarize the Company’s notes activity for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Notes, net as of

December 31, 2019

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

Lump sum

payoffs

 

 

Realized/unrealized

(gain) loss on

derivative

instruments

 

 

Amortization

of premiums/

discounts

 

 

Amortization

of deferred

financing

costs, net (1)

 

 

Notes, net as of

December 31, 2020

 

Fixed Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured – Public

 

$

6,077,513

 

 

$

 

 

$

(750,000

)

 

$

 

 

$

2,997

 

 

$

5,026

 

 

$

5,335,536

 

 

(1)

Represents amortization of deferred financing costs, net of debt financing costs.

 

 

 

Notes, net as of

December 31, 2018

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

Lump sum

payoffs

 

 

Realized/unrealized

(gain) loss on

derivative

instruments

 

 

Amortization

of premiums/

discounts

 

 

Amortization

of deferred

financing

costs, net (1)

 

 

Notes, net as of

December 31, 2019

 

Fixed Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured – Public

 

$

5,485,884

 

 

$

1,194,468

 

(2)

$

(600,000

)

 

$

 

 

$

3,117

 

 

$

(5,956

)

 

$

6,077,513

 

Floating Rate Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured – Public

 

 

447,402

 

 

 

 

 

 

(450,000

)

 

 

2,277

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

276

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

5,933,286

 

 

$

1,194,468

 

 

$

(1,050,000

)

 

$

2,277

 

 

$

3,162

 

 

$

(5,680

)

 

$

6,077,513

 

 

(1)

Represents amortization of deferred financing costs, net of debt financing costs.

(2)

Issued $600.0 million of ten-year 3.00% unsecured notes, receiving net proceeds of approximately $597.5 million before underwriting fees, hedge termination costs and other expenses.  Additionally, issued $600.0 million of ten-year 2.50% unsecured notes, receiving net proceeds of approximately $597.0 million before underwriting fees and other expenses.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s debt extinguishment costs on notes recorded as additional interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively (amounts in thousands):

 

Description

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Prepayment premiums/penalties

 

$

25,823

 

 

$

10,266

 

Write-offs of unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

571

 

 

 

287

 

Write-offs of unamortized (premiums)/discounts/OCI

 

 

12,698

 

 

 

1,043

 

Total

 

$

39,092

 

 

$

11,596

 

 

The following table summarizes certain interest rate and maturity date information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively:

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Interest Rate Ranges

 

2.50% - 7.57%

 

 

2.50% - 7.57%

 

Weighted Average Interest Rate

 

4.03%

 

 

4.21%

 

Maturity Date Ranges

 

2023-2047

 

 

2021-2047

 

 

The Company’s unsecured public notes contain certain financial and operating covenants including, among other things, maintenance of certain financial ratios.  The Company was in compliance with its unsecured public debt covenants for both the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

EQR and ERPOP currently have an active universal shelf registration statement for the issuance of equity and debt securities that automatically became effective upon filing with the SEC in June 2019 and expires in June 2022.    

Line of Credit and Commercial Paper

On November 1, 2019, the Company replaced its existing $2.0 billion facility with a $2.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility maturing November 1, 2024.  The Company has the ability to increase available borrowings by an additional $750.0 million by adding lenders to the facility, obtaining the agreement of existing lenders to increase their commitments or incurring one or more term loans.  The interest rate on advances under the facility will generally be LIBOR plus a spread (currently 0.775%), or based on bids received from the lending group, and the Company pays an annual facility fee (currently 0.125%).  Both the spread and the facility fee are dependent on the Company’s senior unsecured credit rating.  The weighted average interest rates on the revolving credit facility were 1.47% and 3.12% for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

On November 4, 2019, the Company increased the maximum aggregate amount outstanding for its commercial paper program from $500.0 million to $1.0 billion.  The notes will be sold under customary terms in the United States commercial paper note market subject to market conditions and will rank pari passu with all of the Company’s other unsecured senior indebtedness.  The notes bear interest at various floating rates with a weighted average interest rate of 1.72% and 2.42% for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and a weighted average maturity of 45 days and 40 days as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  The weighted average amount outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was approximately $276.6 million and $434.4 million, respectively.

The Company limits its utilization of the revolving credit facility in order to maintain liquidity to support its $1.0 billion commercial paper program along with certain other obligations.  The following table presents the availability on the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Unsecured revolving credit facility commitment

 

$

2,500,000

 

 

$

2,500,000

 

Commercial paper balance outstanding

 

 

(415,000

)

 

 

(1,000,000

)

Unsecured revolving credit facility balance outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

(20,000

)

Other restricted amounts

 

 

(100,949

)

 

 

(100,929

)

Unsecured revolving credit facility availability

 

$

1,984,051

 

 

$

1,379,071

 

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s debt extinguishment costs on the line of credit recorded as additional interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively (amounts in thousands):

 

Description

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Write-offs of unamortized deferred financing costs

 

$

 

 

$

588

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

588

 

 

Debt Maturity Table

The following table provides a summary of the aggregate payments of principal on all debt for each of the next five years and thereafter as of December 31, 2020 (amounts in thousands):

 

Year

 

Total

 

2021 (1)

 

$

450,665

 

2022

 

 

296,040

 

2023

 

 

1,329,088

 

2024

 

 

6,100

 

2025

 

 

458,200

 

Thereafter

 

 

5,586,810

 

Subtotal

 

 

8,126,903

 

Deferred Financing Costs and Unamortized (Discount)

 

 

(82,647

)

Total

 

$

8,044,256

 

 

(1)

Includes $415.0 million in principal outstanding on the Company’s commercial paper program.