Business Segments | NOTE 11. 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, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Revenues: Real estate operations segment: U.S. $ 667,889 $ 556,314 $ 1,969,191 $ 1,546,622 Other Americas 22,723 29,091 70,435 89,470 Europe 9,517 13,806 30,337 43,916 Asia 11,585 12,079 41,226 37,556 Total real estate operations segment 711,714 611,290 2,111,189 1,717,564 Strategic capital segment: U.S. 21,537 19,040 62,341 53,014 Other Americas 8,276 6,979 29,800 25,388 Europe 180,365 29,371 242,742 96,676 Asia 20,289 15,752 58,533 104,722 Total strategic capital segment 230,467 71,142 393,416 279,800 Total revenues 942,181 682,432 2,504,605 1,997,364 Segment net operating income: Real estate operations segment: U.S. (1) 497,686 422,682 1,450,393 1,159,981 Other Americas 16,698 20,362 51,616 65,773 Europe 5,597 8,683 18,029 29,835 Asia 8,575 8,988 31,438 27,376 Total real estate operations segment 528,556 460,715 1,551,476 1,282,965 Strategic capital segment: U.S. (1) (10,129 ) 4,071 992 5,728 Other Americas 4,402 3,988 19,179 15,927 Europe 162,646 20,162 205,020 67,207 Asia 10,144 7,531 29,557 76,838 Total strategic capital segment 167,063 35,752 254,748 165,700 Total segment net operating income 695,619 496,467 1,806,224 1,448,665 Reconciling items: General and administrative expenses (65,199 ) (62,244 ) (201,176 ) (182,287 ) Depreciation and amortization expenses (282,254 ) (252,702 ) (850,639 ) (660,456 ) Gains on real estate transactions, net 123,314 194,058 535,717 483,430 Operating income 471,480 375,579 1,290,126 1,089,352 Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net 46,302 56,634 151,524 181,839 Interest expense (60,244 ) (64,186 ) (179,873 ) (166,761 ) Interest and other income, net 654 1,891 12,876 9,508 Foreign currency and derivative gains, net 59,492 21,513 70,267 65,801 Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net (13,585 ) (1,955 ) (16,086 ) (2,657 ) Earnings before income taxes $ 504,099 $ 389,476 $ 1,328,834 $ 1,177,082 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Segment assets: Real estate operations segment: U.S. $ 27,904,347 $ 27,666,200 Other Americas 1,311,669 1,712,862 Europe 1,184,906 1,040,061 Asia 920,027 1,012,253 Total real estate operations segment 31,320,949 31,431,376 Strategic capital segment: (2) U.S. 14,847 15,802 Europe 25,280 25,280 Asia 365 455 Total strategic capital segment 40,492 41,537 Total segment assets 31,361,441 31,472,913 Reconciling items: Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities 5,886,820 5,745,294 Assets held for sale or contribution 799,017 622,288 Lease right-of-use assets 112,238 - Cash and cash equivalents 1,024,994 343,856 Other assets 263,675 233,313 Total reconciling items 8,086,744 6,944,751 Total assets $ 39,448,185 $ 38,417,664 (1) This includes compensation, personnel costs and PPP awards for employees who were located in the U.S. but also support other regions. (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, 2019 and December 31, 2018. |