| SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of BPR, our subsidiaries and joint ventures in which we have a controlling interest. For consolidated joint ventures, the noncontrolling partner's share of the assets, liabilities and operations of the joint ventures (generally computed as the joint venture partner's ownership percentage) is included in noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate affiliates as permanent equity of the Company. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Noncontrolling interests are included on our Consolidated Balance Sheets related to the Common, Preferred, and LTIP Units of BPROP and are presented either as redeemable noncontrolling interests or as noncontrolling interests in our permanent equity. The Operating Partnership and each of our consolidated joint ventures are variable interest entities as the limited partners do not have substantive kick-out rights or substantive participating rights. However, as the Company holds a majority voting interest in the Operating Partnership and our consolidated joint ventures, it qualifies for the exemption from providing certain of the disclosure requirements associated with variable interest entities. We operate in a single reportable segment, which includes the operation, development and management of retail and other rental properties. Our portfolio is targeted to a range of market sizes and consumer tastes. Each of our operating properties is considered a separate operating segment, as each property earns revenues and incurs expenses, individual operating results are reviewed and discrete financial information is available. The Company's chief operating decision maker is comprised of a team of several members of executive management who use property operations in assessing segment operating performance. We do not distinguish or group our consolidated operations based on geography, size or type for purposes of making property operating decisions. Our operating properties have similar economic characteristics and provide similar products and services to our tenants. There are no individual operating segments that are greater than 10% of combined revenue or combined assets. When assessing segment operating performance, certain non-cash and non-comparable items such as straight-line rent, depreciation expense and intangible asset and liability amortization are excluded from property operations, which are a result of GGP's emergence from bankruptcy, acquisition accounting and other capital contribution or restructuring events. Further, all material operations are within the United States and no customer or tenant comprises more than 10% of consolidated revenues. As a result, the Company's operating properties are aggregated into a single reportable segment. Reclassifications Components of revenue that were previously reported as minimum rents, tenant recoveries, and overage rents have been combined and reported as rental revenues on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. This change in presentation was done to improve comparability by conforming prior year presentation to the current year presentation required under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 842. Total revenues of the Company are unchanged by this reclassification. Refer to Note 7 for further information. Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 As Originally Reported As Reclassified Minimum rents $ 368,523 $ — Tenant recoveries 157,002 — Overage rent 6,244 — Total rental revenues $ — $ 531,769 Acquisitions of Operating Properties ( Note 3 ) The fair values of tangible assets are determined on an "if vacant" basis. The "if vacant" fair value is allocated to land, where applicable, buildings, equipment and tenant improvements based on comparable sales and other relevant information with respect to the property. Specifically, the "if vacant" value of the buildings and equipment was calculated using a cost approach utilizing published guidelines for current replacement cost or actual construction costs for similar, recently developed properties; and an income approach. Assumptions used in the income approach to the value of buildings include: capitalization and discount rates, lease-up time, market rents, make ready costs, land value, and site improvement value. The estimated fair value of in-place tenant leases includes lease origination costs (costs we would have incurred to lease the property to the current occupancy level of the property) and the lost revenues during the period necessary to lease-up from vacant to current occupancy level. Such estimates include the fair value of leasing commissions, legal costs and tenant coordination costs that would be incurred to lease the property to this occupancy level. Additionally, we evaluate the time period over which such occupancy level would be achieved and include an estimate of the net operating costs (primarily real estate taxes, insurance, and utilities) incurred during the lease-up period, which generally ranges up to one year. The fair value of the acquired in-place tenant leases is included in the balance of buildings and equipment and amortized over the remaining lease term for each tenant. Identifiable intangible assets and liabilities are calculated for above-market and below-market tenant and ground leases where we are the lessor or the lessee. The difference between the contractual rental rates and our estimate of market rental rates is measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the leases, including significantly below-market renewal options for which exercise of the renewal option appears to be reasonably certain. The remaining term of leases with renewal options at terms significantly below market reflect the assumed exercise of such below-market renewal options and assume the amortization period would coincide with the extended lease term. The gross asset balances of the in-place value of tenant leases are included in buildings and equipment in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Gross Asset Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount As of March 31, 2019 Tenant leases: In-place value $ 171,211 $ (75,985 ) $ 95,226 As of December 31, 2018 Tenant leases: In-place value $ 188,140 $ (86,510 ) $ 101,630 The above-market tenant leases are included in prepaid expenses and other assets ( Note 14 ); the below-market tenant leases are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses ( Note 15 ) in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization/accretion of all intangibles, including the intangibles in Note 14 and Note 15 , had the following effects on our income from continuing operations: Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Amortization/accretion effect on continuing operations $ (5,182 ) $ (16,039 ) Future amortization/accretion of all intangibles in Note 14 and Note 15 , is estimated to decrease results from continuing operations as follows: Year Amount 2019 Remaining $ 14,769 2020 14,096 2021 9,442 2022 8,580 2023 8,251 Revenue Recognition and Related Matters Accounting for real estate sales distinguishes between sales to a customer or non-customer for purposes of revenue recognition. Once we, as the seller, determine that we have a contract, we will identify each distinct non-financial asset promised to the counter-party and whether the counter-party obtains control and transfers risks and rewards of ownership of each non-financial asset to determine if we should derecognize the asset. Leases We have entered into lease arrangements for the land and buildings at certain properties, as well as for the use of office space in Chicago, Illinois. We account for leases under Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, Leases ("Topic 842" or "the new leasing standard"). We elected to use the "package of practical expedients", as discussed below, which allowed us not to reassess under the new leasing standard prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification, and initial direct costs. We elected to recast prior-period comparative information presented in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income related to rental revenues. The new leasing standard requires lessees to record a right-of-use ("ROU") asset and a related lease liability for the rights and obligations associated with all lessee leases. Topic 842 also modified the lease classification criteria through the elimination of "bright-line" tests, the removal of historical real estate specific lease provisions, and changes to lessor accounting to align with the new revenue recognition standard (ASC 606). On the adoption date, we recognized lease liabilities of $73.4 million and ROU assets of $118.9 million for operating leases of Consolidated Properties for which we are the lessee included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and prepaid expenses and other assets, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and there was no cumulative effect on retained earnings. In order to determine the lease liabilities recognized upon adoption, we discounted the remaining lease payments using our incremental borrowing rates ("IBR") at January 1, 2019. The weighted average rate applied was 7.36% . The ROU asset balance was initially measured as the lease liability amount adjusted by the amount of prepaid or accrued lease payments, deferred straight-line lease liabilities, and intangible ground lease assets and liabilities relating to leases recognized on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018. In transition, an adjustment of $45.4 million was made to the ROU asset balance to derecognize $52.8 million of below-market ground lease intangible assets (within prepaid expenses and other assets) and $7.4 million of accrued straight-line rent (within accounts payable and accrued expenses) previously recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. In addition to the "package of practical expedients", we elected to use the following additional practical expedients permitted by the new leasing standard: • The transition practical expedient that allows us to carry forward our historical accounting treatment for land easements on existing agreements. • The short-term lease election that allows a lessee not to apply the balance sheet recognition requirements to leases with a term of 12 months or less; lease payments associated with these leases are recognized on a straight-line basis as an expense over the lease term and are not material. • The practical expedient which allows a lessee to not separate lease and non-lease components. We have elected to apply this election to all classes of underlying assets. • The Company did not elect to apply the practical expedients related to hindsight or assessing impairment of ROU assets. Lessee arrangements (policy applicable from January 1, 2019) To account for leases for which we are the lessee under the new leasing standard, contracts must be analyzed upon inception to determine if the arrangement is, or contains, a lease. A lease conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Lease classification tests and measurement procedures are performed at the lease commencement date. Differences in lease classification will affect only the pattern and classification of expense recognition in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The lease liability is initially measured as the present value of the lease payments over the lease term, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease, if that rate is readily determinable; otherwise, the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate is used. The lease liability balance is subsequently amortized using the effective interest method. The incremental borrowing rate is determined using an approach based on the rate of interest that the lessee would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term at an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. We utilized a market-based approach to estimate the IBR for each individual lease. The approach required significant judgment. Therefore, we utilized different data sets to estimate base IBRs via an analysis of (i) yields on outstanding public debt of BPR, as well as comparable companies, (ii) observable mortgage rates, and (iii) unlevered property yields and discount rates. We then applied adjustments to account for considerations related to (i) term and (ii) security that may not be fully incorporated by the aforementioned data sets. Based on individual characteristics of each lease, we selected an IBR taking into consideration how each data approach and adjustments thereto incorporate term, currency and security. The lease term is the noncancelable period of the lease, and includes any renewal and termination options we are reasonably certain to exercise. The reasonably certain threshold is evaluated at lease commencement and is typically met if substantial economic incentives or termination penalties are identified. Lease payments measured at the commencement date include fixed payments, in-substance fixed payments, variable lease payments dependent on a rate or index (using the index or rate in effect at lease commencement), any purchase option the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise, and payments of penalties for terminating the lease if the lease term reflects the lessee exercising the termination option. Fully variable lease payments without an in-substance fixed component are not included in the measurement of the lease liability and are recognized in the period in which the underlying contingency is resolved. The lease liability is remeasured when the contract is modified, upon the resolution of a contingency such that variable payments become fixed or if our assessment of exercising an extension, termination or purchase option changes. Once remeasured, an adjustment is made to the ROU asset. However, if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset is reduced to zero, any remaining amount of the remeasurement is recognized in earnings. The ROU asset balance is initially measured as the lease liability amount, adjusted for any lease payments made prior to the commencement date, initial direct costs, estimated costs to dismantle, remove, or restore the underlying asset and incentives received. Our current lessee lease portfolio is comprised entirely of operating leases; however if we enter into a finance lease in the future, the new leasing standard requires us to initially recognize and measure these leases using the same method as described above for operating leases. Subsequent to initial recognition, each lease payment would be allocated between interest expense and a reduction of the lease liability. Interest expense would be recognized over the lease term using the interest method to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each period and would be included in interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The ROU asset would be amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, with depreciation recorded in depreciation and amortization in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The ROU assets in our operating leases are evaluated for impairment in a manner similar to our operating properties, as described below under "Impairment". Lessor arrangements (policy applicable from January 1, 2019) At the inception of a new lease arrangement, including new leases that arise from amendments, we assess the terms and conditions to determine the proper lease classification. When the terms of a lease effectively transfer control of the underlying asset, the lease is classified as a sales-type lease. When a lease does not effectively transfer control of the underlying asset to the lessee, but we obtain a guarantee for the value of the asset from a third party, we classify the lease as a direct financing lease. All other leases are classified as operating leases. Control of the underlying asset is transferred to the lessee if any of the following criteria are met: (i) transfer of ownership to the lessee prior to or shortly after the end of the lease term, (ii) lessee has an option to purchase the underlying property that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise, (iii) the lease term is for the major part of the underlying property’s remaining economic life, (iv) the present value of the sum of lease payments and any residual value guaranteed by the lessee that is not already reflected in the lease payments is equal to or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the leased property or (v) the underlying property is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use at the end of the lease term. As of March 31, 2019, we do not have any material sales-type or direct financing leases. For operating leases with minimum scheduled rent increases, we recognize rental income on a straight‑line basis, including the effect of any free rent periods, over the lease term when collectability of lease payments (and, if applicable, any amounts necessary to satisfy a residual value guarantee) is probable. Variable lease payments are recognized as rental income in the period when the changes in facts and circumstances on which the variable lease payments are based occur. Variable lease payments include overage rent, which is paid by a tenant when the tenant's sales exceed an agreed upon minimum amount, is recognized once tenant sales exceed contractual tenant lease thresholds and is calculated by multiplying the sales in excess of the minimum amount by a percentage defined in the lease. Our leases also contain provisions for tenants to reimburse us for real estate taxes and insurance, as well as for other property operating expenses, marketing costs, and utilities, which are considered to be non-lease components. These tenant reimbursements are most often established in the leases or in less frequent cases computed based upon a formula. W e have elected the practical expedient to not separate non-lease components from the lease component for all classes of underlying assets and determined that the lease component is the predominant component in the contract; therefore, these recoveries are recognized in a manner similar to minimum rents and variable rents within rental revenues on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Recognizing rental and related income on a straight-line basis results in a difference in the timing of revenue recognition from what is contractually due from tenants. Straight-line rents are recorded in accounts receivable, net in our Consolidated Balance Sheet. If we determine that collectability of the lease payments is not probable, we record a current-period adjustment to rental income in the amount of the difference between cumulative straight-line and variable lease income recognized since lease commencement and the amounts collected from the lessee. Future revenue recognition is limited to amounts contractually owed and paid by the lessee . Generally, a lease is returned to accrual status when all delinquent payments become current under the terms of the lease agreement and collectability of the remaining contractual lease payments is reasonably probable. Rental revenues also includes lease termination income collected from tenants to allow for the tenant to vacate their space prior to their scheduled termination dates, as well as accretion related to above-market and below-market tenant leases on acquired properties and properties that were recorded at fair value at the emergence from bankruptcy. In leasing tenant space, we may provide funding to the lessee through a tenant allowance. To account for a tenant allowance, we determine whether the allowance represents funding for the construction of leasehold improvements and evaluate the control and ownership of such improvements. If we are considered the owner of the leasehold improvements, we capitalize the amount of the tenant allowance and depreciate it over the shorter of the useful life of the leasehold improveme nts or the related lease term. If the tenant allowance represents a payment for a purpose other than funding leasehold improvements, or in the event we are not considered the owner of the leasehold improvements, the allowance is capitalized to deferred expenses and considered to be a lease incentive and is recognized over the lease term as a reduction of rental revenue on a straight-line basis. Deferred expenses (policy applicable from January 1, 2019) The new leasing standard defines initial direct costs as incremental costs of a lease that would not have been incurred if the lease had not been obtained. These initial direct costs (consisting primarily of leasing commissions paid to third parties) are recognized as deferred expenses on our Consolidated Balance Sheet and are amortized using the straight-line method over the life of the leases. Other leasing costs which do not meet the definition of initial direct costs (consisting primarily of internal legal and leasing overhead costs) are expensed as incurred and included in property management and other costs in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Policy applicable to periods prior to January 1, 2019 Our accounting policy for leases in which we are the lessor or lessee prior to the adoption of the new leasing standard can be found in our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, which are included in our Annual Report. Management Fees and Other Corporate Revenues Management fees and other corporate revenues primarily represent real estate management and leasing fees, development fees, financing fees and fees for other ancillary services performed for the benefit of certain of the Unconsolidated Real Estate Affiliates. Management fees are reported at 100% of the revenue earned from the joint venture in management fees and other corporate revenues on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Our share of the management fee expense incurred by the Unconsolidated Real Estate Affiliates is reported within equity in income of Unconsolidated Real Estate Affiliates on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and in property management and other costs in the Condensed Combined Statements of Income in Note 5 . The following table summarizes the management fees from affiliates and our share of the management fee expense: Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Management fees from affiliates $ 41,188 $ 25,766 Management fee expense (12,517 ) (10,491 ) Net management fees from affiliates $ 28,671 $ 15,275 Following the BPY Transaction, certain Brookfield Asset Management Inc. ("BAM")-owned entities provide certain management and administration services to BPR. BPR will pay an annual base management fee to BAM equal to 1.25% of the total capitalization of BPR, subject to certain adjustments. For the first twelve months following closing of the BPY Transaction, BAM has agreed to waive management fees payable by BPR. There were no amounts due pursuant to these services for the three months ended March 31, 2019 . Following the BPY Transaction, an affiliate of BAM is entitled to receive incentive distributions based on an amount by which quarterly distributions exceed specified target levels. There were no such amounts payable for the three months ended March 31, 2019 . Impairment Operating Properties We regularly review our Consolidated Properties for potential impairment indicators whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Impairment indicators are assessed separately for each property and include, but are not limited to, significant decreases in real estate property net operating income, significant decreases in occupancy, debt maturities, changes in management's intent with respect to the properties and prevailing market conditions. If an indicator of potential impairment exists, the property is tested for recoverability by comparing its carrying amount to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows. Although the carrying amount may exceed the estimated fair value of certain properties, a real estate asset is only considered to be impaired when its carrying amount cannot be recovered through estimated future undiscounted cash flows. To the extent an impairment provision is determined to be necessary, the excess of the carrying amount of the property over its estimated fair value is expensed to operations. In addition, the impairment provision is allocated proportionately to adjust the carrying amount of the asset group. The adjusted carrying amount, which represents the new cost basis of the property, is depreciated over the remaining useful life of the property. Although we may market a property for sale, there can be no assurance that the transaction will be complete until the sale is finalized. However, GAAP requires us to utilize the Company's expected holding period of our properties when assessing recoverability. If we cannot recover the carrying value of these properties within the planned holding period, we will estimate the fair values of the assets and record impairment charges for properties when the estimated fair value is less than their carrying value. Impairment indicators for pre-development costs, which are typically costs incurred during the beginning stages of a potential development and construction in progress, are assessed by project and include, but are not limited to, significant changes in the Company's plans with respect to the project, significant changes in projected completion dates, tenant demand, anticipated revenues or cash flows, development costs, market factors and sustainability of development projects. Impairment charges are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income when the carrying value of a property is not recoverable and it exceeds the estimated fair value of the property, which can occur in accounting periods preceding disposition and/or in the period of disposition. No provisions for impairment were recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2019 . During the three months ended March 31, 2018 , we recorded a $38.4 million impairment charge on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income related to one operating property that had non-recourse debt maturing during 2019 that exceeded the fair value of the operating property. Changes in economic and operating conditions that occur subsequent to our review of recoverability of our properties could impact the assumptions used in that assessment and could result in future impairment if assumptions regarding those properties differ from actual results. Investment in Unconsolidated Real Estate Affiliates A series of operating losses of an investee or other factors may indicate that an other-than-temporary decline in value of our investment in an Unconsolidated Real Estate Affiliate has occurred. The investment in each of the Unconsolidated Real Estate Affiliates is evaluated for valuation declines below the carrying amount. Accordingly, in addition to the property-specific impairment analysis that we performed for such joint ventures (as part of our operating property impairment process described above), we also considered whether there were other-than-temporary declines with respect to the carrying values of our Unconsolidated Real Estate Affiliates. Concentrations of Credit Risk Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents. We are exposed to credit risk with respect to cash held at various financial institutions and access to our credit facility. Our credit risk exposure with regard to our cash and the $1.5 billion available under our credit facility is spread among a diversified group of investment grade financial institutions. We had $987.0 million and $387.0 million outstanding under our credit facility as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , respectively. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2016-02, Leases . This new guidance, including related ASUs that have been subsequently issued, was effective January 1, 2019, and required lessees to recognize a liability to make lease payments and a right-of-use asset, initially measured at the present value of lease payments, for both operating and finance leases. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, lessees were permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset to not recognize lease liabilities and lease assets. The guidance allowed lessors and lessees to make an accounting policy election, by class of underlying asset, to not separate non-lease components from lease components. The guidance also provided an optional transition method which allowed entities to initially apply the new guidance in the period of adoption, recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings, if necessary. The Company elected to apply the alternative transition method and no cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings was deemed necessary to record. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2019 and applied the new guidance as of that date. In addition, the Company has presented all income as a single line item within "rental revenues" in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the current and comparative period. Refer to the Reclassifications section of Note 2 for additional detail. The Company elected to use the "package of practical expedients", which allowed the Company to not reassess under the new standard prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification, and initial direct costs. The Company did not make any adjustments to the opening balance of retained earnings upon adoption of the new standard given the nature of the impacts and other transition practical expedients elected by the Company. The leases section above and Note 7 includes a discussion of the effect of the adoption of the new standard. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, which changes the model for the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments. Specifically, the amendments in the ASU replace the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The amendments in this ASU will be effective for the Company January 1, 2020. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this pronouncement on its consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement . This new guidance is effective January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted, and provides new, and in some cases eliminates or modifies the existing disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. Public entities will be required to disclose the following: (i) the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and (ii) the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. In addition, public entities will no longer be required to disclose the following: (i) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, (ii) the policy for timing of transfers between levels and (iii) the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The new pronouncement also clarifies and modifies certain existing provisions, including eliminating "at a minimum" from the phrase "an entity shall disclose at a minimum" to promote the appropriate exercise of discretion by entities when considering fair value measurement disclosures and clarifying that materiality is an appropriate consideration when evaluating disclosure requirements. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this pronouncement on its consolidated financial statements. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosu |
