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 September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Revenues: Real estate operations segment: U.S. $ 933,916 $ 667,889 $ 2,660,178 $ 1,969,191 Other Americas 21,132 22,723 66,947 70,435 Europe 19,558 9,517 53,048 30,337 Asia 9,174 11,585 30,723 41,226 Total real estate operations segment 983,780 711,714 2,810,896 2,111,189 Strategic capital segment: U.S. 29,322 21,537 320,181 62,341 Other Americas 8,851 8,276 27,558 29,800 Europe 36,959 180,365 101,081 242,742 Asia 23,861 20,289 67,422 58,533 Total strategic capital segment 98,993 230,467 516,242 393,416 Total revenues 1,082,773 942,181 3,327,138 2,504,605 Segment net operating income: Real estate operations segment: U.S. (1) 699,255 497,686 1,976,985 1,450,393 Other Americas 15,288 16,698 48,561 51,616 Europe 14,207 5,597 33,017 18,029 Asia 6,520 8,575 21,543 31,438 Total real estate operations segment 735,270 528,556 2,080,106 1,551,476 Strategic capital segment: U.S. (1) 5,184 (10,129 ) 222,390 992 Other Americas 6,276 4,402 17,803 19,179 Europe 26,775 162,646 66,483 205,020 Asia 14,967 10,144 35,656 29,557 Total strategic capital segment 53,202 167,063 342,332 254,748 Total segment net operating income 788,472 695,619 2,422,438 1,806,224 Reconciling items: General and administrative expenses (74,348 ) (65,199 ) (208,701 ) (201,176 ) Depreciation and amortization expenses (400,738 ) (282,254 ) (1,144,903 ) (850,639 ) Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net 134,207 63,935 383,373 303,317 Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net 108,927 59,379 184,357 232,400 Operating income 556,520 471,480 1,636,564 1,290,126 Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net 73,972 46,302 216,844 151,524 Interest expense (80,711 ) (60,244 ) (237,651 ) (179,873 ) Interest and other income (expense), net (5,866 ) 654 (4,469 ) 12,876 Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net (100,974 ) 59,492 (48,481 ) 70,267 Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net (98,266 ) (13,585 ) (164,606 ) (16,086 ) Earnings before income taxes $ 344,675 $ 504,099 $ 1,398,201 $ 1,328,834 September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 Segment assets: Real estate operations segment: U.S. $ 41,605,862 $ 27,999,868 Other Americas 1,074,504 1,332,237 Europe 1,615,194 1,379,579 Asia 1,052,497 879,072 Total real estate operations segment 45,348,057 31,590,756 Strategic capital segment: (2) U.S. 13,575 14,529 Europe 25,280 25,280 Asia 351 359 Total strategic capital segment 39,206 40,168 Total segment assets 45,387,263 31,630,924 Reconciling items: Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities 7,310,960 6,237,371 Assets held for sale or contribution 1,757,187 720,685 Lease right-of-use assets 112,319 111,439 Cash and cash equivalents 940,193 1,088,855 Other assets 251,676 242,576 Total reconciling items 10,372,335 8,400,926 Total assets $ 55,759,598 $ 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 September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. |