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, and other real estate investments. 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 land 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 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, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Revenues: Real estate operations segment: U.S. $ 992,583 $ 933,916 $ 2,939,364 $ 2,660,178 Other Americas 24,791 21,132 74,179 66,947 Europe 11,912 19,558 44,140 53,048 Asia 12,315 9,174 33,728 30,723 Total real estate operations segment 1,041,601 983,780 3,091,411 2,810,896 Strategic capital segment: U.S. 60,319 29,322 130,172 320,181 Other Americas 10,679 8,851 40,817 27,558 Europe 45,325 36,959 136,589 101,081 Asia 25,125 23,861 83,218 67,422 Total strategic capital segment 141,448 98,993 390,796 516,242 Total revenues 1,183,049 1,082,773 3,482,207 3,327,138 Segment net operating income: Real estate operations segment: U.S. (1) 746,710 699,255 2,190,308 1,976,985 Other Americas 18,341 15,288 55,165 48,561 Europe 6,089 14,207 26,754 33,017 Asia 9,441 6,520 24,509 21,543 Total real estate operations segment 780,581 735,270 2,296,736 2,080,106 Strategic capital segment: U.S. (1) 31,397 5,184 55,051 222,390 Other Americas 7,518 6,276 32,072 17,803 Europe 34,088 26,775 102,537 66,483 Asia 16,056 14,967 54,198 35,656 Total strategic capital segment 89,059 53,202 243,858 342,332 Total segment net operating income 869,640 788,472 2,540,594 2,422,438 Reconciling items: General and administrative expenses (66,970 ) (74,348 ) (219,344 ) (208,701 ) Depreciation and amortization expenses (390,806 ) (400,738 ) (1,181,117 ) (1,144,903 ) Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net 139,406 134,207 500,410 383,373 Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net 214,390 108,927 358,180 184,357 Operating income 765,660 556,520 1,998,723 1,636,564 Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net 91,818 73,972 231,286 216,844 Interest expense (63,638 ) (80,711 ) (203,331 ) (237,651 ) Interest and other income (expense), net (846 ) (5,866 ) 4,615 (4,469 ) Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net 64,172 (100,974 ) 138,244 (48,481 ) Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net - (98,266 ) (187,453 ) (164,606 ) Earnings before income taxes $ 857,166 $ 344,675 $ 1,982,084 $ 1,398,201 September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Segment assets: Real estate operations segment: U.S. $ 43,812,656 $ 42,559,023 Other Americas 1,218,015 1,145,699 Europe 1,495,595 1,604,393 Asia 1,138,653 1,081,876 Total real estate operations segment 47,664,919 46,390,991 Strategic capital segment: (2) U.S. 12,302 13,257 Europe 25,280 25,280 Asia 312 354 Total strategic capital segment 37,894 38,891 Total segment assets 47,702,813 46,429,882 Reconciling items: Investments in and advances to unconsolidated entities 7,652,323 7,602,014 Assets held for sale or contribution 571,671 1,070,724 Cash and cash equivalents 585,071 598,086 Other assets 504,792 364,299 Total reconciling items 9,313,857 9,635,123 Total assets $ 57,016,670 $ 56,065,005 (1) This includes compensation and personnel costs 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, 2021 and December 31, 2020. |