Debt | DEBT The Company has the following types of indebtedness: (i) mortgages payable, (ii) unsecured notes payable, (iii) unsecured term loans and (iv) an unsecured revolving line of credit. Mortgages Payable The following table summarizes the Company’s mortgages payable: March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 Balance Weighted Average Interest Rate Weighted Average Years to Maturity Balance Weighted Average Interest Rate Weighted Average Years to Maturity Fixed rate mortgages payable (a) $ 204,686 4.65 % 4.3 $ 205,450 4.65 % 4.5 Premium, net of accumulated amortization 712 775 Discount, net of accumulated amortization (525 ) (536 ) Capitalized loan fees, net of accumulated amortization (349 ) (369 ) Mortgages payable, net $ 204,524 $ 205,320 (a) The fixed rate mortgages had interest rates ranging from 3.75% to 7.48% as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 . During the three months ended March 31, 2019 , the Company made scheduled principal payments of $764 related to amortizing loans. Unsecured Notes Payable The following table summarizes the Company’s unsecured notes payable: March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 Unsecured Notes Payable Maturity Date Balance Interest Rate/ Weighted Average Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate/ Weighted Average Interest Rate Senior notes – 4.12% due 2021 June 30, 2021 $ 100,000 4.12 % $ 100,000 4.12 % Senior notes – 4.58% due 2024 June 30, 2024 150,000 4.58 % 150,000 4.58 % Senior notes – 4.00% due 2025 March 15, 2025 250,000 4.00 % 250,000 4.00 % Senior notes – 4.08% due 2026 September 30, 2026 100,000 4.08 % 100,000 4.08 % Senior notes – 4.24% due 2028 December 28, 2028 100,000 4.24 % 100,000 4.24 % 700,000 4.19 % 700,000 4.19 % Discount, net of accumulated amortization (704 ) (734 ) Capitalized loan fees, net of accumulated amortization (2,799 ) (2,904 ) Total $ 696,497 (a) $ 696,362 (a) Subsequent to March 31, 2019, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with certain institutional investors in a private placement transaction pursuant to which the Company expects to issue $100,000 of 10-year 4.82% senior unsecured notes on June 28, 2019. The proceeds are expected to be used to repay or refinance outstanding indebtedness and for general corporate purposes. Notes Due 2026 and 2028 The note purchase agreement governing the 4.08% senior unsecured notes due 2026 and the 4.24% senior unsecured notes due 2028 (Notes Due 2026 and 2028) contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, and events of default. Pursuant to the terms of such note purchase agreement, the Company is subject to various financial covenants, including the requirement to maintain the following: (i) maximum unencumbered, secured and consolidated leverage ratios; (ii) a minimum interest coverage ratio; (iii) an unencumbered interest coverage ratio (as set forth in the Company’s unsecured credit facility and the note purchase agreement governing the Notes Due 2021 and 2024 defined below); and (iv) a fixed charge coverage ratio (as set forth in the Company’s unsecured credit facility). Notes Due 2025 The indenture, as supplemented (the Indenture), governing the 4.00% senior unsecured notes due 2025 (Notes Due 2025) contains customary covenants and events of default. Pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Company is subject to various financial covenants, including the requirement to maintain the following: (i) maximum secured and total leverage ratios; (ii) a debt service coverage ratio; and (iii) maintenance of an unencumbered assets to unsecured debt ratio. Notes Due 2021 and 2024 The note purchase agreement governing the 4.12% senior unsecured notes due 2021 and the 4.58% senior unsecured notes due 2024 (Notes Due 2021 and 2024) contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, and events of default. Pursuant to the terms of such note purchase agreement, the Company is subject to various financial covenants, some of which are based upon the financial covenants in effect in the Company’s unsecured credit facility, including the requirement to maintain the following: (i) maximum unencumbered, secured and consolidated leverage ratios; (ii) minimum interest coverage and unencumbered interest coverage ratios; and (iii) a minimum consolidated net worth. As of March 31, 2019 , management believes the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under the Indenture and the note purchase agreements. Unsecured Term Loans and Revolving Line of Credit The following table summarizes the Company’s term loans and revolving line of credit: March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 Maturity Date Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Unsecured credit facility term loan due 2021 – fixed rate (a) January 5, 2021 $ 250,000 3.20 % $ 250,000 3.20 % Unsecured term loan due 2023 – fixed rate (b) November 22, 2023 200,000 4.05 % 200,000 4.05 % Subtotal 450,000 450,000 Capitalized loan fees, net of accumulated amortization (2,438 ) (2,633 ) Term loans, net $ 447,562 $ 447,367 Unsecured credit facility revolving line of credit – variable rate (c) April 22, 2022 $ 299,000 3.55 % $ 273,000 3.57 % (a) $250,000 of LIBOR -based variable rate debt has been swapped to a fixed rate of 2.00% plus a credit spread based on a leverage grid ranging from 1.20% to 1.70% through January 5, 2021. The applicable credit spread was 1.20% as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 . (b) $200,000 of LIBOR -based variable rate debt has been swapped to a fixed rate of 2.85% plus a credit spread based on a leverage grid ranging from 1.20% to 1.85% through November 22, 2023. The applicable credit spread was 1.20% as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 . (c) Excludes capitalized loan fees, which are included within “Other assets, net” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Unsecured Credit Facility On April 23, 2018, the Company entered into its fifth amended and restated unsecured credit agreement (Unsecured Credit Agreement) with a syndicate of financial institutions led by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association serving as syndication agent and KeyBank National Association serving as administrative agent to provide for an unsecured credit facility aggregating $1,100,000 (Unsecured Credit Facility). The Unsecured Credit Facility consists of an $850,000 unsecured revolving line of credit and a $250,000 unsecured term loan and is priced on a leverage grid at a rate of LIBOR plus a credit spread. In accordance with the Unsecured Credit Agreement, the Company may elect to convert to an investment grade pricing grid. As of March 31, 2019 , making such an election would have resulted in a higher interest rate and, as such, the Company has not made the election to convert to an investment grade pricing grid. The following table summarizes the key terms of the Unsecured Credit Facility: Leverage-Based Pricing Investment Grade Pricing Unsecured Credit Facility Maturity Date Extension Option Extension Fee Credit Spread Facility Fee Credit Spread Facility Fee $250,000 unsecured term loan 1/5/2021 N/A N/A 1.20% - 1.70% N/A 0.90% - 1.75% N/A $850,000 unsecured revolving line of credit 4/22/2022 2 six month 0.075% 1.05% - 1.50% 0.15% - 0.30% 0.825%-1.55% 0.125% - 0.30% The Unsecured Credit Facility has a $500,000 accordion option that allows the Company, at its election, to increase the total Unsecured Credit Facility up to $1,600,000 , subject to (i) customary fees and conditions including, but not limited to, the absence of an event of default as defined in the Unsecured Credit Agreement and (ii) the Company’s ability to obtain additional lender commitments. The Unsecured Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, and events of default. Pursuant to the terms of the Unsecured Credit Agreement, the Company is subject to various financial covenants, including the requirement to maintain the following: (i) maximum unencumbered, secured and consolidated leverage ratios; and (ii) minimum fixed charge and unencumbered interest coverage ratios. As of March 31, 2019 , management believes the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants and default provisions under the Unsecured Credit Agreement. Term Loan Due 2023 On January 3, 2017, the Company received funding on a seven-year $200,000 unsecured term loan (Term Loan Due 2023) with a group of financial institutions, which closed during the year ended December 31, 2016 and was amended on November 20, 2018. The Term Loan Due 2023 is priced on a leverage grid at a rate of LIBOR plus a credit spread. In accordance with the amended term loan agreement (Term Loan Agreement), the Company may elect to convert to an investment grade pricing grid. As of March 31, 2019 , making such an election would have resulted in a higher interest rate and, as such, the Company has not made the election to convert to an investment grade pricing grid. The following table summarizes the key terms of the Term Loan Due 2023: Term Loan Due 2023 Maturity Date Leverage-Based Pricing Credit Spread Investment Grade Pricing Credit Spread $200,000 unsecured term loan 11/22/2023 1.20% – 1.85% 0.85% – 1.65% The Term Loan Due 2023 has a $100,000 accordion option that allows the Company, at its election, to increase the total unsecured term loan up to $300,000 , subject to (i) customary fees and conditions, including the absence of an event of default as defined in the Term Loan Agreement and (ii) the Company’s ability to obtain additional lender commitments. The Term Loan Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, and events of default, including financial covenants that require the Company to maintain the following: (i) maximum unencumbered, secured and consolidated leverage ratios; and (ii) minimum fixed charge and unencumbered interest coverage ratios. As of March 31, 2019 , management believes the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants and default provisions under the Term Loan Agreement. Debt Maturities The following table shows the scheduled maturities and principal amortization of the Company’s indebtedness as of March 31, 2019 for the remainder of 2019 , each of the next four years and thereafter and the weighted average interest rates by year. The table does not reflect the impact of any debt activity that occurred after March 31, 2019 , such as the $100,000 private placement notes, which the Company expects to issue on June 28, 2019. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Thereafter Total Debt: Fixed rate debt: Mortgages payable (a) $ 2,326 $ 3,228 $ 22,080 $ 113,946 $ 31,758 $ 31,348 $ 204,686 Fixed rate term loans (b) — — 250,000 — 200,000 — 450,000 Unsecured notes payable (c) — — 100,000 — — 600,000 700,000 Total fixed rate debt 2,326 3,228 372,080 113,946 231,758 631,348 1,354,686 Variable rate debt: Variable rate revolving line of credit — — — 299,000 — — 299,000 Total debt (d) $ 2,326 $ 3,228 $ 372,080 $ 412,946 $ 231,758 $ 631,348 $ 1,653,686 Weighted average interest rate on debt: Fixed rate debt 4.48 % 4.48 % 3.56 % 4.90 % 4.06 % 4.20 % 4.06 % Variable rate debt (e) — — — 3.55 % — — 3.55 % Total 4.48 % 4.48 % 3.56 % 3.92 % 4.06 % 4.20 % 3.97 % (a) Excludes mortgage premium of $712 and discount of $(525) , net of accumulated amortization, as of March 31, 2019 . (b) $250,000 of LIBOR -based variable rate debt has been swapped to a fixed rate of 2.00% plus a credit spread based on a leverage grid through January 5, 2021. As of March 31, 2019 , the applicable credit spread was 1.20% . In addition, $200,000 of LIBOR -based variable rate debt has been swapped to a fixed rate of 2.85% plus a credit spread based on a leverage grid through November 22, 2023. As of March 31, 2019 , the applicable credit spread was 1.20% . (c) Excludes discount of $(704) , net of accumulated amortization, as of March 31, 2019 . (d) The weighted average years to maturity of consolidated indebtedness was 4.5 years as of March 31, 2019 . Total debt excludes capitalized loan fees of $(5,586) , net of accumulated amortization, as of March 31, 2019 , which are included as a reduction to the respective debt balances. (e) Represents interest rate as of March 31, 2019 . |