Fair Value

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value

Fair Value

Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value

Derivative Financial Instruments

Hedging Derivatives are carried at fair value in the Company's financial statements. The Company minimizes its credit risk on these transactions by dealing with major, creditworthy financial institutions which have an A or better credit rating by the Standard & Poor's Ratings Group or equivalent, and monitors the credit ratings of counterparties and the exposure of the Company to any single entity. The Company believes the likelihood of realizing losses from counterparty nonperformance is remote. The Company determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, such as interest rate, term to maturity and volatility. The Hedging Derivatives credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives use Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads, which the Company concluded are not significant. As a result, the Company determined that its derivative valuations are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following table summarizes the consolidated derivative positions at December 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands):

	Non-designated Hedges			Cash Flow Hedges
	Interest Rate Caps			Interest Rate Swaps
Notional balance	$	391,846		$	100,000
Weighted average interest rate (1)	5.2		%	N/A
Weighted average capped/swapped interest rate	6.7		%	3.2		%
Earliest maturity date	February 2026			June 2025
Latest maturity date	January 2027			January 2026

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(1)     For debt hedged by interest rate caps, represents the weighted average interest rate on the hedged debt prior to any impact of the associated interest rate caps.

The following derivative activity occurred during the year ended December 31, 2024:

•In connection with the issuance of the Company's $400,000,000 unsecured notes in May 2024 maturing in 2034, the Company terminated $250,000,000 of forward interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges of the interest rate variability on the issuance of unsecured notes, receiving payments of $16,839,000 which will be recognized over the life of the unsecured notes as a reduction in the effective interest rate. Of the $250,000,000 forward interest rate swap agreements terminated, $50,000,000 were entered into during the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company has deferred these gains in accumulated other comprehensive income on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, and is recognizing the impact as a component of interest expense, net, over the term of the respective hedged debt.

•In addition to the activity above, the Company entered into and had outstanding $100,000,000 of forward interest rate swap agreements to reduce the impact of variability in interest rates on a portion of the Company's anticipated future debt issuance activity through December 31, 2025. The Company expects to cash settle the swaps and either pay or receive cash for the then current fair value. Assuming the Company issues the debt as expected, the hedging impact from these positions will then be recognized over the life of the issued debt as a yield adjustment.

The Company had certain derivatives not designated as hedges during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, for which fair value changes during each of the respective years were not material.

Cash flow hedge gains reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings were $471,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024. Cash flow hedge losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings were $1,360,000 and $3,883,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

The Company anticipates reclassifying approximately $1,094,000 of net hedging gains from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings within the next 12 months as an offset to the hedged item during this period.

Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash, cash equivalent and restricted cash balances are held with various financial institutions within accounts designed to preserve principal. The Company monitors credit ratings of these financial institutions and the concentration of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances with any one financial institution and believes the likelihood of realizing material losses related to cash, cash equivalent and restricted cash balances is remote. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are carried at their face amounts, which reasonably approximate their fair values and are Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.

Other Financial Instruments

Rents and other receivables and prepaid expenses, accounts and construction payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities are carried at their face amounts, which reasonably approximate their fair values. The Company determined that its notes receivables approximate fair value, because interest rates, yields and other terms are consistent with interest rates, yields and other terms currently available for similar instruments and are considered to be a Level 2 price within the fair value hierarchy.

Equity Securities

The Company has direct equity investments in property technology and environmentally focused companies. These investments are accounted for using the measurement alternative and are valued at the market price of observable transactions.

Indebtedness

The Company values its fixed rate unsecured notes using quoted market prices, a Level 1 price within the fair value hierarchy. The Company values its mortgage notes payable and any outstanding amounts under the Credit Facility and Commercial Paper Program using a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each instrument. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the instrument, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves. The process also considers credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect the Company's nonperformance risk. The Company has concluded that the value of its mortgage notes payable and any outstanding amounts under the Credit Facility and Commercial Paper Program are Level 2 prices as the majority of the inputs used to value its positions fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Financial Instruments Measured/Disclosed at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following tables summarize the classification between the three levels of the fair value hierarchy of the Company's financial instruments measured/disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis (dollars in thousands):

Description	Total Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	December 31, 2024
Assets
Investments
Notes Receivable, net	$	223,896	$	—	$	223,896	$	—
Non-Designated Hedges
Interest Rate Caps	24		—		24		—
Interest Rate Swaps - Assets	6,821		—		6,821		—
Total Assets	$	230,741	$	—	$	230,741	$	—
Liabilities
Indebtedness
Fixed rate unsecured notes	$	6,796,066	$	6,796,066	$	—	$	—
Mortgage notes payable and Commercial Paper Program	660,170		—		660,170		—
Total Liabilities	$	7,456,236	$	6,796,066	$	660,170	$	—
	December 31, 2023
Assets
Investments
Notes Receivable, net	$	118,127	$	—	$	118,127	$	—
Non-Designated Hedges
Interest Rate Caps	85		—		85		—
Interest Rate Swaps - Assets	5,163		—		5,163		—
Total Assets	$	123,375	$	—	$	123,375	$	—
Liabilities
Interest Rate Swaps - Liabilities	$	162	$	—	$	162	$	—
Indebtedness
Fixed rate unsecured notes	6,716,631		6,716,631		—		—
Mortgage notes payable and Commercial Paper Program	644,313		—		644,313		—
Total Liabilities	$	7,361,106	$	6,716,631	$	644,475	$	—