Business Segments | NOTE 12. BUSINESS SEGMENTS Our current business strategy includes 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 operating properties and is the largest component of our revenue 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 business 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 utilize the following: (i) our land bank; (ii) the development expertise of our local teams; and (iii) our customer relationships. Land we own and lease to customers under ground leases, along with land and buildings we lease, is also included in this segment. • Strategic Capital. This operating segment represents the management of unconsolidated co-investment ventures. We generate strategic capital revenues primarily 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, legal and disposition services. Depending on the structure of the venture and the returns provided to our partners, we also earn revenues through promotes periodically 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 business 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 The following reconciliations are presented in thousands: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Revenues: Real estate operations segment: U.S. $ 896,879 $ 649,433 $ 1,726,262 $ 1,301,302 Other Americas 19,736 23,847 45,815 47,712 Europe 17,988 12,263 33,490 20,820 Asia 10,863 15,685 21,549 29,641 Total real estate operations segment 945,466 701,228 1,827,116 1,399,475 Strategic capital segment: U.S. 256,517 20,536 290,859 40,804 Other Americas 9,596 13,624 18,707 21,524 Europe 31,532 33,539 64,122 62,377 Asia 23,013 21,445 43,561 38,244 Total strategic capital segment 320,658 89,144 417,249 162,949 Total revenues 1,266,124 790,372 2,244,365 1,562,424 Segment net operating income: Real estate operations segment: U.S. (1) 675,126 481,631 1,277,730 952,707 Other Americas 13,817 15,865 33,273 34,918 Europe 8,655 6,888 18,810 12,432 Asia 7,780 12,191 15,023 22,863 Total real estate operations segment 705,378 516,575 1,344,836 1,022,920 Strategic capital segment: U.S. (1) 203,582 7,794 217,206 11,121 Other Americas 6,348 9,355 11,527 14,777 Europe 19,114 23,223 39,708 42,374 Asia 10,069 11,566 20,689 19,413 Total strategic capital segment 239,113 51,938 289,130 87,685 Total segment net operating income 944,491 568,513 1,633,966 1,110,605 Reconciling items: General and administrative expenses (64,664 ) (66,276 ) (134,353 ) (135,977 ) Depreciation and amortization expenses (398,195 ) (284,376 ) (744,165 ) (568,385 ) Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net 86,416 196,941 249,166 239,382 Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net 43,939 27,254 75,430 173,021 Operating income 611,987 442,056 1,080,044 818,646 Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net 54,142 48,556 142,872 105,222 Interest expense (81,298 ) (59,122 ) (156,940 ) (119,629 ) Interest and other income, net 1,027 4,312 1,397 12,222 Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net (60,836 ) 2,041 52,493 10,775 Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net (23,573 ) (385 ) (66,340 ) (2,501 ) Earnings before income taxes $ 501,449 $ 437,458 $ 1,053,526 $ 824,735 June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 Segment assets: Real estate operations segment: U.S. $ 41,623,003 $ 27,999,868 Other Americas 1,061,404 1,332,237 Europe 1,518,215 1,379,579 Asia 901,407 879,072 Total real estate operations segment 45,104,029 31,590,756 Strategic capital segment: (2) U.S. 13,893 14,529 Europe 25,280 25,280 Asia 350 359 Total strategic capital segment 39,523 40,168 Total segment assets 45,143,552 31,630,924 Reconciling items: Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities 7,201,006 6,237,371 Assets held for sale or contribution 1,948,508 720,685 Lease right-of-use assets 110,124 111,439 Cash and cash equivalents 549,129 1,088,855 Other assets 269,538 242,576 Total reconciling items 10,078,305 8,400,926 Total assets $ 55,221,857 $ 40,031,850 (1) This includes compensation, personnel costs and PPP awards for employees who were located in the U.S. but also support other geographies. (2) Represents management contracts and goodwill recorded in connection with business combinations associated with the Strategic Capital segment. Goodwill was $25.3 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. |