Business Segments | NOTE 12. BUSINESS SEGMENTS Our current business strategy consists of two operating segments: Real Estate Operations and Strategic Capital. We generate revenues, earnings, net operating income and cash flows through our segments, as follows: • Real Estate Operations. This operating segment represents the ownership and development of industrial operating properties and is the largest component of our revenues and earnings. We collect rent from our customers through operating leases, including reimbursements for the majority of our property operating costs. Each operating property is considered to be an individual operating segment with similar economic characteristics; these properties are combined within the reportable segment based on geographic location. Our Real Estate Operations segment also includes development activities that lead to rental operations, including land held for development and properties currently under development. Within this line of business, we capitalize on the following: (i) the land that we currently own; (ii) the development expertise of our local teams; (iii) our global customer relationships; and (iv) our in-depth knowledge of global demand for high-quality logistics facilities. Land we own and lease to customers under ground leases is also included in this segment. • Strategic Capital. This operating segment represents the management of unconsolidated co-investment ventures. We generate strategic capital revenues from our unconsolidated co-investment ventures through asset management and property management services and we earn additional revenues by providing leasing, acquisition, construction, development, financing and disposition services. Depending on the structure of the venture and the returns provided to our partners, we also earn revenues through promotes during the life of a venture or upon liquidation. Each unconsolidated co-investment venture we manage is considered to be an individual operating segment with similar economic characteristics; these ventures are combined within the reportable segment based on geographic location. Reconciliations are presented below for: (i) each reportable business segment’s revenues from external customers to Total Revenues Operating Income Earnings Before Income Taxes Total Assets Total Revenues, Operating Income, Earnings Before Income Taxes Total Assets Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Revenues: Real estate operations: U.S. $ 512,759 $ 488,611 $ 1,525,623 $ 1,283,303 Other Americas 15,598 14,876 44,637 43,143 Europe 18,999 17,591 55,328 53,041 Asia 16,632 15,368 45,867 41,139 Total Real Estate Operations segment 563,988 536,446 1,671,455 1,420,626 Strategic capital: U.S. 9,940 10,453 28,876 29,913 Other Americas 5,805 4,239 16,863 16,821 Europe 113,545 20,652 161,333 60,046 Asia 11,287 8,832 34,493 26,467 Total Strategic Capital segment 140,577 44,176 241,565 133,247 Total revenues $ 704,565 $ 580,622 $ 1,913,020 $ 1,553,873 Segment net operating income: Real estate operations: U.S. $ 385,837 $ 354,685 $ 1,131,340 $ 892,391 Other Americas 10,417 10,456 29,148 29,229 Europe 13,819 11,092 40,773 32,173 Asia 9,622 11,164 30,010 29,167 Total Real Estate Operations segment 419,695 387,397 1,231,271 982,960 Strategic capital: U.S. (577 ) 132 1,959 3,141 Other Americas 2,975 2,073 9,142 9,831 Europe 91,358 14,192 125,107 40,317 Asia 2,197 1,247 7,574 3,297 Total Strategic Capital segment 95,953 17,644 143,782 56,586 Total segment net operating income 515,648 405,041 1,375,053 1,039,546 Reconciling items: General and administrative expenses 58,157 54,178 165,634 157,458 Depreciation and amortization expenses 224,867 247,471 705,249 607,467 Operating income 232,624 103,392 504,170 274,621 Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net 45,857 33,557 145,622 106,383 Interest expense (75,310 ) (81,035 ) (232,577 ) (218,698 ) Interest and other income, net 2,932 6,237 7,051 19,133 Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate, net 117,296 268,791 461,963 655,288 Foreign currency and derivative losses, net (1,730 ) (9,428 ) (26,277 ) (374 ) Gains (losses) on early extinguishment of debt, net 1,492 - 2,484 (16,525 ) Earnings before income taxes $ 323,161 $ 321,514 $ 862,436 $ 819,828 September 30, December 31, 2016 2015 Assets: Real estate operations: U.S. $ 21,208,119 $ 22,030,457 Other Americas 1,001,743 919,381 Europe 1,430,702 1,291,991 Asia 1,474,498 1,157,401 Total Real Estate Operations segment 25,115,062 25,399,230 Strategic capital: U.S. 18,408 19,363 Europe 49,358 49,960 Asia 1,732 2,005 Total Strategic Capital segment 69,498 71,328 Total segment assets 25,184,560 25,470,558 Reconciling items: Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities 4,580,584 4,755,620 Assets held for sale or contribution 450,349 378,423 Notes receivable backed by real estate 33,800 235,050 Cash and cash equivalents 375,120 264,080 Other assets 263,796 291,036 Total reconciling items 5,703,649 5,924,209 Total assets $ 30,888,209 $ 31,394,767 |