Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]

Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

Liberty Washington, LP

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, Liberty Washington LP (a joint venture in which the Company holds a 25% interest) sold nine properties located in Northern Virginia containing 593,000 square feet and 6.0 acres of land for $106.7 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the joint venture sold 12 properties located in Northern Virginia containing 1.2 million square feet and 6.0 acres of land for $187.2 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, due to adverse conditions in the Northern Virginia office market, six properties containing 698,000 square feet were transferred to mortgage lenders in satisfaction of an aggregate of $112.5 million in nonrecourse mortgage loans that were secured by the properties. The book values of these properties had been written down to fair value in prior periods.

Because these loans were nonrecourse, the Company believes that the transfers described above will not have an ongoing effect on its operating results or financial condition.

The Company's share of gain from property dispositions and extinguishment of debt is included in equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company's share of gain from extinguishment of debt was $4.2 million. There was no such gain during the three months ended September 30, 2016. The Company's share of gain on property dispositions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $4.0 million and $6.0 million, respectively.

Liberty Illinois, LP

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, Liberty Illinois, LP (a joint venture in which the Company holds a 25% interest) sold four properties containing 636,000 square feet for $32.5 million. The Company's share of gain on property dispositions was $1.0 million. There were no other sales by this joint venture during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Cambridge Medipark Ltd

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, Cambridge Medipark, Ltd (a joint venture in which the Company holds a 50% interest) recognized gains on the sale of land leasehold interests. The Company's share of these gains was $3.3 million and $3.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and $89,000 and $4.8 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2015.