BROOKFIELD PROPERTY PARTNERS L.P.
Condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)
as at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013
and for the three month periods ended
March 31, 2014 and 2013
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited) (US$ Millions) | Note | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Assets | | | |
Non-current assets | | | |
Investment properties | 3 | $ 35,051 | $ 34,153 |
Equity accounted investments | 5 | 9,208 | 9,281 |
Participating loan interests | 6 | 685 | 747 |
Other non-current assets | 7 | 5,821 | 5,234 |
Loans and notes receivable | 8 | 102 | 20 |
| | 50,867 | 49,435 |
Current assets | | | |
Loans and notes receivable | 8 | 1,073 | 608 |
Accounts receivable and other | 9 | 1,295 | 1,035 |
Cash and cash equivalents | | 1,305 | 1,368 |
| | 3,673 | 3,011 |
Total assets | | $ 54,540 | $ 52,446 |
Liabilities and equity | | | |
Non-current liabilities | | | |
Debt obligations | 10 | $ 17,348 | $ 16,520 |
Capital securities | 11 | 2,191 | 2,181 |
Other non-current liabilities | | 381 | 250 |
Deferred tax liability | | 1,898 | 1,532 |
| | 21,818 | 20,483 |
Current liabilities | | | |
Debt obligations | 10 | 6,455 | 5,120 |
Capital securities | 11 | 181 | 188 |
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 13 | 2,100 | 1,665 |
| | 8,736 | 6,973 |
Total liabilities | | 30,554 | 27,456 |
Equity | | | |
Limited partners | 14 | 4,733 | 2,528 |
General partner | 14 | 4 | 4 |
Non-controlling interests attributable to: | | | |
Redeemable/exchangeable and special limited partner units of the operating partnership held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | 15 | 11,289 | 11,092 |
Limited partnership units of Brookfield Office Properties Exchange LP | 15 | 741 | - |
Interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | 15 | 7,219 | 11,366 |
Total equity | | 23,986 | 24,990 |
Total liabilities and equity | | $ 54,540 | $ 52,446 |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
| | Three months ended Mar. 31, |
(US$ Millions, except per unit amounts) | Note | 2014 | 2013 |
Commercial property revenue | 16 | $ 723 | $ 748 |
Hospitality revenue | | 275 | 329 |
Investment and other revenue | 17 | 57 | 55 |
Total revenue | | 1,055 | 1,132 |
Direct commercial property expense | 18 | 314 | 305 |
Direct hospitality expense | 19 | 242 | 274 |
Interest expense | | 288 | 267 |
Administration and other expense | 20 | 94 | 57 |
Total expenses | | 938 | 903 |
Fair value gains, net | 21 | 568 | 214 |
Share of net earnings from equity accounted investments | 5 | 228 | 232 |
Income before income taxes | | 913 | 675 |
Income tax expense | 12 | 420 | 99 |
Net income | | $ 493 | $ 576 |
Net income attributable to: | | | |
Limited partners(1) | | $ 77 | $ - |
General partner(1) | | - | - |
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.(2) | | - | 329 |
Non-controlling interests attributable to: | | | |
Redeemable/exchangeable and special limited partner units of the operating partnership held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc.(1) | | 292 | - |
Limited partnership units of Brookfield Office Properties Exchange LP | | 3 | - |
Interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | | 121 | 247 |
| | $ 493 | $ 576 |
Basic and diluted earnings per LP Unit(3) | | $ 0.67 | |
(1)For periods subsequent to April 15, 2013.
(2)For the periods prior to April 15, 2013.
(3)Earnings per LP unit have been presented effective for the period from the date of the Spin-off on April 15, 2013, as this is the date of legal entitlement of earnings to the limited partnership unitholders.
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
| | Three months ended Mar. 31, |
(US$ Millions) | Note | 2014 | 2013 |
| | | |
Net income | | $ 493 | $ 576 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 22 | | |
| Foreign currency translation | | 35 | (134) |
| Cash flow hedges | | (45) | 45 |
| Available-for-sale securities | | (1) | 6 |
| | | (11) | (83) |
Total comprehensive income | | $ 482 | $ 493 |
| | | | |
Comprehensive income attributable to: | | | |
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (2) | | | |
Net income | | - | 329 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | - | (61) |
| | | - | 268 |
Limited partners(1) | | | |
Net income | | $ 77 | $ - |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | (3) | - |
| | | 74 | - |
General partner(1) | | | |
Net income | | - | - |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | - | - |
| | | - | - |
Redeemable/exchangeable and special limited partner units of the operating partnership held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc.(1) |
Net income | | 292 | - |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | (10) | - |
| | | 282 | - |
Redeemable/exchangeable limited partner units of Brookfield Office Properties Exchange LP |
Net income | | 3 | - |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | - | - |
| | | 3 | - |
Interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | | |
Net income | | 121 | 247 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | 2 | (22) |
| | | 123 | 225 |
Total comprehensive income | | $ 482 | $ 493 |
(1)For periods subsequent to April 15, 2013.
(2)For the periods prior to April 15, 2013.
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | | Limited partners | | General partner | | Non-controlling Interests | | | |
(US$ Millions) | Equity | | Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. equity | | Capital | | Retained earnings | | Ownership Changes | | Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | | Limited partners equity | | Capital | | Retained earnings | | Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | | General partner equity | | Redeemable /exchangeable and special limited partner units of the operating partnership held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | | Redeemable/ exchangeable limited partner units of Brookfield Office Properties Exchange LP | | Interest in operating subsidiaries and properties | | Total equity | |
Balance as at Dec. 31, 2013 | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 2,470 | | $ | 62 | | $ | - | | $ | (4 | ) | $ | 2,528 | | $ | 4 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 4 | | $ | 11,092 | | $ | - | | $ | 11,366 | | $ | 24,990 | |
Net income | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 77 | | | - | | | - | | | 77 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 292 | | | 3 | | | 121 | | | 493 | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (3 | ) | | (3 | ) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (10 | ) | | - | | | 2 | | | (11 | ) |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 77 | | | - | | | (3 | ) | | 74 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 282 | | | 3 | | | 123 | | | 482 | |
Distributions | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (26 | ) | | - | | | - | | | (26 | ) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (109 | ) | | - | | | (128 | ) | | (263 | ) |
Issuance / repurchase of interest in operating subsidiaries | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 1,843 | | | - | | | 377 | | | (63 | ) | | 2,157 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 24 | | | 738 | | | (4,142 | ) | | (1,223 | ) |
Balance as at Mar. 31, 2014 | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 4,313 | | $ | 113 | | $ | 377 | | $ | (70 | ) | $ | 4,733 | | $ | 4 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 4 | | $ | 11,289 | | $ | 741 | | $ | 7,219 | | $ | 23,986 | |
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Balance as at Dec. 31, 2012 | $ | 12,956 | | $ | 207 | | $ | 13,163 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 10,840 | | $ | 24,003 | |
Net income | | 329 | | | - | | | 329 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 247 | | | 576 | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | - | | | (61 | ) | | (61 | ) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (22 | ) | | (83 | ) |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | | 329 | | | (61 | ) | | 268 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 225 | | | 493 | |
Contributions | | 38 | | | - | | | 38 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 77 | | | 115 | |
Distributions | | (212 | ) | | - | | | (212 | ) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (199 | ) | | (411 | ) |
Balance as at Mar. 31, 2013 | $ | 13,111 | | $ | 146 | | $ | 13,257 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 10,943 | | $ | 24,200 | |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
| | Three months ended Mar. 31, |
(US$ Millions) | Note | 2014 | 2013 |
Operating activities | | | |
Net income | | $ 493 | $ 576 |
Share of undistributed equity accounted earnings | | (163) | (125) |
Fair value gains, net | 21 | (568) | (214) |
Deferred income tax expense | 12 | 393 | 75 |
Depreciation and amortization | | 39 | 33 |
Other non-cash items | | (156) | (113) |
Working capital and other | | (17) | (227) |
| | | 21 | 5 |
Financing activities | | | |
Debt obligations, issuance | | 2,657 | 1,985 |
Debt obligations, repayments | | (803) | (1,047) |
Capital securities redeemed | | - | (201) |
Non-controlling interests, issued | | 673 | 93 |
Non-controlling interests, purchased | | (1,335) | - |
Distributions to non-controlling interests in operating subsidiaries | | (148) | (187) |
Distributions to limited partnership unit holders | | (26) | - |
Distributions to redeemable/exchangeable and special limited partner unit holders | | (109) | - |
Distributions to Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | | - | (184) |
| | | 909 | 459 |
Investing activities | | | |
Investment properties, proceeds of dispositions | | 377 | 178 |
Investment properties, investments | | (352) | (365) |
Proceeds from sale of investments | | 133 | 57 |
Investments in associates, additions | | (22) | (325) |
Financial assets, dispositions | | 3 | 103 |
Financial assets, acquisitions | | (1,021) | - |
Other property, plant and equipment, investments | | (5) | - |
Loans and notes receivables, collected | | - | 88 |
Loans and notes receivables, advanced | | - | (119) |
Restricted cash and deposits | | (101) | (18) |
| | | (988) | (401) |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | |
Change in cash and cash equivalents | | (58) | 63 |
Foreign exchange revaluation | | (5) | 5 |
Balance, beginning of period | | 1,368 | 894 |
Balance, end of period | | $ 1,305 | $ 962 |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 1: NATURE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PArtnership
| a) | Brookfield Property Partners L.P. (the “partnership”) |
The partnership was formed as a limited partnership established under the laws of Bermuda, pursuant to a limited partnership agreement dated January 3, 2013, as amended and restated on August 8, 2013. The partnership is a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield Asset Management” or the “parent company”) and is the primary entity through which the parent company and its affiliates own and operate commercial and other income producing property on a global basis. The partnership’s limited partnership units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols ‘‘BPY’’ and ‘‘BPY.UN’’, respectively.
The registered head office of the partnership is 73 Front Street, 5th Floor, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda.
NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the partnership and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34, “Interim Financial Reporting” (“IAS 34”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the IASB (“IFRS”), have been omitted or condensed.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared using the same accounting policies and methods as those used in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, except for the impact of the adoption of the accounting standard described below. Consequently, the information included in these interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the partnership’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented in accordance with IFRS.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and have been presented in U.S. dollars rounded to the nearest million unless otherwise indicated.
| b) | Adoption of Accounting Standard |
In May 2013, the IASB issued IFRIC Interpretation 21, “Levies” (“IFRIC 21”), which was developed by the IFRS Interpretations Committee. The partnership adopted IFRIC 21 effective January 1, 2014. IFRIC 21 addresses when an entity should recognize a liability to pay a government levy other than income taxes. IFRIC 21 is an interpretation of IAS 37, “Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets” (“IAS 37”). IAS 37 sets out criteria for the recognition of a liability, one of which is the requirement for the entity to have a present obligation as a result of a past event. IFRIC 21 clarifies that the obligating event that gives rise to a liability to pay a levy is the activity described in the relevant legislation that triggers the payment of the levy. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the partnership’s March 31, 2014 condensed consolidated financial statements.
The preparation of the partnership’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with IAS 34 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates and assumptions. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the partnership’s accounting policies. The critical accounting policies and critical estimates and assumptions have been set out in Note 2 to the partnership’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and have been consistently applied in the preparation of these March 31, 2014 condensed consolidated financial statements.
| d) | Continuity of interests |
On April 15, 2013, Brookfield Asset Management completed a spin-off of its commercial property operations (the “Business”) to the partnership (the “Spin-off”), which was effected by way of a special dividend of units of the partnership to holders of Brookfield Asset Management’s Class A and B limited voting shares as of March 26, 2013. Brookfield Asset Management directly and indirectly controlled the Business prior to the Spin-off and continues to control the partnership subsequent to the Spin-off through its interests in the partnership. As a result of this continuing common control, there is insufficient substance to justify a change in the measurement of the Business. Accordingly, the partnership has reflected the Business in its financial position and results of operations using Brookfield Asset Management’s carrying values prior to the Spin-off.
To reflect this continuity of interests, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements provide comparative information of the Business for the periods prior to the Spin-off, as previously reported by Brookfield Asset Management. The economic and accounting impact of contractual relationships created or modified in conjunction with the Spin-off have been reflected prospectively from the date of the Spin-off and have not been reflected in the results of operations or financial position of the partnership prior to April 15, 2013 as such items were in fact not created or modified prior thereto. Accordingly, the financial information for the periods prior to April 15, 2013 is presented based on the historical financial information for the contributed operations as previously reported by Brookfield Asset Management. For the period after completion of the Spin-off, the results are based on the actual results of the partnership, including the adjustments associated with the Spin-off and the execution of several new and amended agreements including management service and relationship agreements (see Note 25). Certain of these new or amended agreements resulted in differences in the basis of accounting as recorded by Brookfield Asset Management and as recorded by the partnership.
Exchangeable limited partnership units (“Exchange LP units”) of Brookfield Office Properties Exchange LP (“Exchange LP”), an indirect subsidiary of the partnership, were issued in March 2014 to certain Canadian holders of common shares of Brookfield Office Properties Inc. (“BPO”) who elected to receive such units for each BPO common share tendered by such shareholder pursuant to the partnership’s offer to acquire the remaining common shares of BPO that were not previously beneficially owned by the partnership or its subsidiaries. The Exchange LP units are exchangeable at any time on a one-for-one basis, at the option of the holder, subject to their terms and applicable law, for limited partnership units of the partnership. An Exchange LP unit provides a holder thereof with economic terms that are substantially equivalent to those of a limited partnership unit of Brookfield Property Partners L.P. Subject to certain conditions and applicable law, Exchange LP will have the right, commencing on the seventh anniversary of the completion of the arrangement agreement to acquire the remaining common shares of BPO, to redeem all of the then outstanding Exchange LP units. In addition, the partnership has overriding call rights to acquire all Exchange LP units that a holder of such units requests to redeem and to acquire all Exchange LP units and to acquire all Exchange LP units outstanding at the time at which it elects to exercise its call rights.
NOTE 3: INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
| Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
(US$ Millions) | Operating properties | Development properties | Total | Operating properties | Development properties | Total |
| | | | | | | |
Balance, beginning of period | $ 31,679 | $ 2,474 | $ 34,153 | $ 30,211 | $ 1,485 | $ 31,696 |
Property acquisitions and capital expenditures | 848 | 172 | 1,020 | 4,738 | 1,127 | 5,865 |
Property dispositions (1) | (643) | (1) | (644) | (1,340) | (193) | (1,533) |
Fair value gains, net | 366 | 4 | 370 | 805 | 143 | 948 |
Change in presentation on Spin-off (2) | - | - | - | (1,421) | - | (1,421) |
Change in basis of presentation(3) | - | - | - | (175) | (36) | (211) |
Foreign currency translation and other changes | 99 | 53 | 152 | (1,139) | (52) | (1,191) |
Balance, end of period | $ 32,349 | $ 2,702 | $ 35,051 | $ 31,679 | $ 2,474 | $ 34,153 |
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(1)Property dispositions represent the carrying value on date of sale.
(2)Certain investment properties have been reclassified to equity accounted investments and participating loan notes to reflect the accounting impact of contractual relationships created or modified in conjunction with the Spin-off.
(3)Due to the reorganization of ownership interests between the partnership and Brookfield Asset Management, certain operating and development assets have been reclassified to/from equity accounted investments, as they were held through entities that the partnership previously consolidated and are now equity accounted investments.
The partnership’s investment properties balance consists of both operating and development properties. The partnership determines the fair value of each operating property based upon, among other things, rental income from current leases and assumptions about rental income from future leases reflecting market conditions at the applicable balance sheet dates, less future cash outflows in respect of such leases. Where available, the partnership determines the fair value of operating properties based on sales of similar property in the same location and in similar condition and with a similar leasing profile. Where comparable sales do not exist the partnership considers information from a variety of sources, including: (i) discounted cash flows based on reliable estimates of future cash flows, supported by the terms of existing lease and other contracts, and evidence such as current market rents for similar properties in the same location and condition, using discount rates to reflect uncertainty in the amount and timing of the cash flows; (ii) recent prices of similar properties in less active markets, with adjustments to reflect any change in economic conditions since the date of the observed transactions that occurred at those prices, including market rents and discount or capitalization rates; and (iii) current prices in an active market for properties of a different nature, condition or location, including differences in leasing and other contracts.
In certain cases, these sources will suggest different conclusions about the fair value of an operating property. In such cases, the partnership considers the reasons for any such differences in validating the most reliable estimate of fair value. Discounted cash flow valuations are completed by undertaking one of two accepted market valuation methods, which include either: (i) discounting the expected future cash flows, generally over a term of 10 years including a terminal value based on the application of a capitalization rate to estimated year 11 cash flows; or (ii) undertaking a direct capitalization approach whereby a capitalization rate is applied to estimated current year cash flows. Fair values are primarily determined by discounting the expected future cash flows as opposed to the direct capitalization approach. In determining the appropriateness of the methodology applied, the partnership considers the relative uncertainty of the timing and amount of expected cash flows and the impact such uncertainty would have in arriving at a reliable estimate of fair value. In circumstances where there is low uncertainty as to the timing and amount of expected cash flows, which is primarily due to the lease profile, maturity and the market in which the property is located, a discounted cash flow approach is applied.
Development properties under active development are also measured using a discounted cash flow model, net of costs to complete, as of the balance sheet date. Development sites in the planning phases are measured using comparable market values for similar assets.
In accordance with its policy, the partnership measures and records its operating properties and development properties using valuations prepared by management. The partnership does not measure or record its properties based on valuations prepared by external valuation professionals.
The key valuation metrics for operating properties are set out in the following table on a weighted-average basis:
| | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
| Primary valuation method | Discount rate | Terminal capitalization rate | Investment horizon (yrs) | Discount rate | Terminal capitalization rate | Investment horizon (yrs) |
Consolidated Properties | | | | | | | |
Office | | | | | | | |
United States | Discounted cash flow | 7.5% | 6.2% | 11 | 7.5% | 6.3% | 11 |
Canada | Discounted cash flow | 6.4% | 5.7% | 11 | 6.4% | 5.7% | 11 |
Australia | Discounted cash flow | 8.4% | 7.2% | 10 | 8.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
Europe | Discounted cash flow | 6.7% | 5.3% | 10 | 6.7% | 5.3% | 10 |
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Retail | | | | | | | |
Brazil | Discounted cash flow | 9.0% | 7.2% | 10 | 9.0% | 7.2% | 10 |
Australia | Discounted cash flow | 10.5% | 12.0% | 10 | 10.3% | 9.5% | 10 |
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Multi-Family, Industrial and Hotels | | | | | | |
North America | Discounted cash flow | 8.4% | 7.7% | 10 | 8.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
Europe | Discounted cash flow | 9.8% | 8.1% | 10 | 9.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
| Primary valuation method | Discount rate | Terminal capitalization rate | Investment horizon (yrs) | Discount rate | Terminal capitalization rate | Investment horizon (yrs) |
Equity Accounted Investments | | | | | | |
Office | | | | | | | |
United States | Discounted cash flow | 6.3% | 5.8% | 9 | 6.6% | 5.9% | 9 |
Australia | Discounted cash flow | 8.8% | 7.5% | 10 | 8.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
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Retail | | | | | | | |
United States | Discounted cash flow | 7.6% | 5.8% | 10 | 7.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
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Multi-Family, Industrial and Hotels | | | | | | |
North America | Discounted cash flow | 7.4% | 6.9% | 10 | 7.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
Australia | Discounted cash flow | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10 | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10 |
NOTE 4: Business acquisitions and combinations
The partnership accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting under IFRS, pursuant to which the cost of acquiring a business is allocated to its identifiable tangible and intangible assets and liabilities on the basis of the estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.
The partnership completed the following acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2014. Financial results of each transaction are included within the partnership’s condensed consolidated statements of income from the dates of each acquisition.
On January 28, 2014, BPO purchased an additional 23.6% interest in Five Manhattan West (previously known as 450 West 33rd Street) for a net purchase price of $57 million, which includes cash consideration of $50 million and the settlement of a $7 million loan receivable. As a result of the acquisition of the additional interest, the partnership's ownership in Five Manhattan West increased to 98.6%. The partnership consolidates the property under its office operating segment as a result of the business combination in accordance with IFRS 3(R), “Business Combinations” (“IFRS 3(R)”). Previously, the partnership accounted for Five Manhattan West as an investment in joint venture under the equity method of accounting with a carrying value of $191 million.
The following table summarizes the interim condensed consolidated balance sheet impact of significant acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2014 that resulted in consolidation:
(US$ Millions) | Five Manhattan West | Other Business Combinations | Total |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 54 | $ - | $ 54 |
Accounts receivable and other | 3 | - | 3 |
Investment properties | 653 | 36 | 689 |
Total assets | 710 | 36 | 746 |
Less: | | | |
Accounts payable and other liabilities | (2) | - | (2) |
Debt obligations | (462) | - | (462) |
Non-controlling interests(1) | (4) | - | (4) |
Net assets acquired | $ 242 | $ 36 | $ 278 |
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Consideration(2) | $ 57 | $ 36 | $ 93 |
(1) Includes non-controlling interests recognized on business combinations measured as the proportionate share of fair value of the assets and liabilities on the date of acquisition. (2) Consideration for acquisition of Manhattan West is before considering the existing investment in joint venture accounted for under the equity method of accounting. |
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In the period from the acquisition date to March 31, 2014, the partnership recorded revenue and net income in connection with these acquisitions of approximately $9 million and $1 million, respectively. If the acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 2014, the partnership’s total revenue and net income, excluding fair value gains, would have been $1,068 million and $493 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
NOTE 5: EQUITY ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS
The partnership has investments in joint arrangements that are joint ventures, and also has investments in associates. Details of the partnership’s investments in joint ventures and associates, which have been accounted for following the equity method, are as follows:
| | | Proportion of Ownership Interests/ Voting Rights Held by the Partnership | Carrying Value |
(US$ Millions) | Principal Activity | Principal Place of Business | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Joint Ventures | | | | | | |
| 245 Park Avenue, New York | Property holding company | United States | 51% | 51% | $ 653 | $ 653 |
| Grace Building, New York | Property holding company | United States | 50% | 50% | 699 | 695 |
| Five Manhattan West, New York (1) | Property holding company | United States | n/a(1) | 75% | - | 191 |
| E&Y Complex, Sydney | Property holding company | Australia | 50% | 50% | 250 | 236 |
| Other | Various | Various | 12%-83% | 13%-83% | 844 | 906 |
| | | | | | 2,446 | 2,681 |
Associates | | | | | | |
| General Growth Properties, Inc. (“GGP”) | Real Estate Investment Trust | United States | 29% | 28% | 6,203 | 6,044 |
| Rouse Properties Inc. (“Rouse”) | Real Estate Investment Trust | United States | 34% | 39% | 397 | 399 |
| Other | Various | Various | 24%-42% | 24%-42% | 162 | 157 |
| | | | | | 6,762 | 6,600 |
Total equity accounted investments | | | | | $ 9,208 | $ 9,281 |
(1)See Note 4 for details. |
Joint ventures hold individual operating properties and property developments that the partnership owns together with co-owners where decisions about the relevant activities require unanimous consent of the co-owners.
The fair value of the common shares of GGP held by the partnership based on the trading price of GGP common stock as of March 31, 2014 is $5.6 billion (December 31, 2013 - $5.1 billion). The fair value of the common shares of Rouse held by the partnership based on the trading price of Rouse common stock as of March 31, 2014 is $334 million (December 31, 2013 - $430 million). There are no published prices for the partnership’s other equity accounted investments.
Summarized financial information in respect of the partnership’s equity accounted investments is provided below:
(US$ Millions) | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Non-current assets | $ 49,511 | $ 49,681 |
Current assets | 2,155 | 1,695 |
Total assets | 51,666 | 51,376 |
Non-current liabilities | 21,194 | 20,945 |
Current liabilities | 1,818 | 2,325 |
Total liabilities | 23,012 | 23,270 |
Net assets | 28,654 | 28,106 |
Partnership's share of net assets | $ 9,208 | $ 9,281 |
(US$ Millions) For the three months ended Mar. 31, | 2014 | 2013 |
Revenue | $ 1,013 | $ 1,209 |
Expenses | 552 | 794 |
Income before fair value gains, net | 461 | 415 |
Fair value gains, net | 269 | 464 |
Net income | 730 | 879 |
Partnership's share of net earnings | $ 228 | $ 232 |
NOTE 6: PARTICIPATING LOAN INTERESTS
Participating loan interests represent interests in certain properties in Australia that do not provide the partnership with control over the entity that owns the underlying property and are accounted for as loans and receivables and held at amortized cost on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The instruments, which are receivable from a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management, have contractual maturity dates of September 26, 2020 and February 1, 2023, subject to the partnership’s prior right to convert into direct ownership interests in the underlying commercial properties, and have contractual interest rates that vary with the results of operations of those properties.
The outstanding principal of the participating loan interests relates to the following properties:
(US$ Millions) | | | | |
Name of Property | Participation Interest | Maturity | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Darling Park Complex, Sydney | 30% | Sep. 26, 2020 | $ 167 | $ 161 |
IAG House, Sydney | 50% | Sep. 26, 2020 | 113 | 110 |
NAB House, Sydney(1) | - | Sep. 26, 2020 | - | 105 |
Bourke Place Trust, Melbourne | 43% | Sep. 26, 2020 | 186 | 174 |
Jessie Street, Sydney | 100% | Feb. 1, 2023 | 138 | 130 |
Fujitsu Centre, Sydney | 100% | Feb. 1, 2023 | 42 | 30 |
Infrastructure House, Canberra | 100% | Feb. 1, 2023 | 39 | 37 |
Total participating loan interests | | | $ 685 | $ 747 |
(1)During the first quarter of 2014, BPO sold its 25% participating interest in NAB House in Sydney for approximately A$116 million in net proceeds.
Included in the balance of participating loan interests is an embedded derivative representing the partnership’s right to participate in the changes in the fair value of the referenced properties. The embedded derivative is measured at fair value with changes in fair value reported through earnings in fair value gains, net on the condensed consolidated statements of income. The carrying value of the embedded derivative at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is $53 million and $56 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the partnership recognized interest income of $14 million (2013 - nil) on the participating loan interests and fair value (losses) gains on the associated embedded derivative of ($4) million (2013 - nil).
NOTE 7: other NON-CURRENT ASSETS
The components of other non-current assets are as follows:
(US$ Millions) | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Hotel operating assets | $ 2,403 | $ 2,432 |
Securities designated as fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”) | 1,720 | 1,068 |
Derivative assets | 1,011 | 868 |
Securities designated as available-for-sale (“AFS”) | 150 | 124 |
Goodwill | 125 | 120 |
Other | 412 | 622 |
Total other non-current assets | $ 5,821 | $ 5,234 |
Hotel operating assets are presented on a cost basis net of accumulated fair value changes and accumulated depreciation. Accumulated fair value changes include unrealized revaluations of property, plant and equipment using the revaluation method, which are recorded in revaluation surplus as a component of equity, as well as unrealized impairment losses recorded in net income. The partnership determines the fair value of these assets on an annual basis as at December 31 by discounting the expected future cash flows using internal valuations.
The table below presents the change to the components of the hotel operating asset value from the beginning of the year:
(US$ Millions) | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31. 2013 |
Cost | | |
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ 2,569 | $ 3,129 |
Additions, net of disposals | - | 133 |
Foreign exchange translation | - | (85) |
Change in basis of presentation (1) | - | (608) |
| $ 2,569 | $ 2,569 |
| | |
Accumulated fair value changes | | |
Balance at the beginning of the period | 129 | 1 |
Increase from revaluation | - | 138 |
Provision for impairment | - | (7) |
Disposals | - | (3) |
| 129 | 129 |
| | |
Accumulated depreciation | | |
Balance at the beginning of the period | (266) | (160) |
Depreciation | (29) | (125) |
Change in basis of presentation (1) | - | 19 |
| (295) | (266) |
Total hotel operating assets | $ 2,403 | $ 2,432 |
(1)Certain hotel operating assets in Australia, which are held through an entity which was previously consolidated by the partnership through to September 29, 2013, have been reclassified to equity accounted investments as of September 30, 2013.
| b) | Securities designated as FVTPL |
Securities designated as FVTPL primarily includes the partnership’s 22% common equity interest in Canary Wharf Group plc (“Canary Wharf”), a privately held commercial property investment and development company in the United Kingdom, and $500 million investment in preferred equity of China Xintiandi, an entity whose common equity is wholly-owned by Hong Kong listed developer Shui On Land.
Derivative assets include the carrying amount of warrants to purchase shares of common stock of GGP with a carrying amount of $975 million (December 31, 2013 - $868 million). The fair value of the warrants as at March 31, 2014 was determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, assuming a 3.6 year term (December 31, 2013 - 3.9 year term), 51% volatility (December 31, 2013 - 51% volatility), and a risk free interest rate of 1.13% (December 31, 2013 - 1.49%).
| d) | Securities designated as AFS |
Securities designated as AFS include $106 million (December 31, 2013 - $105 million) representing the partnership’s common and preferred equity interest in an office property in Washington, D.C. which is pledged as security for a loan payable to the issuer of $92 million (December 31, 2013 - $92 million) recognized in other non-current liabilities. Securities designated as AFS also includes the partnership’s 10% common equity interest in Heritage Plaza Houston that resulted from the disposition of a 41% interest, net of a 49% non-controlling interest, in the property during the current period.
Goodwill represents a portfolio premium recognized in connection with the historical purchase of the partnership’s Brazilian retail assets.
Other primarily includes the partnership’s intangible assets, net which are presented on a cost basis, net of accumulated amortization and impairment losses on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. They primarily represent the trademark and licensing assets acquired as part of the acquisitions of Paradise Island Holdings Limited (“Atlantis”) and BREF HR, LLC (“Hard Rock”). As of March 31, 2014, the amount of accumulated amortization was approximately $50 million (December 31, 2013 - $43 million).
NOTE 8: LOANS AND NOTES RECEIVABLE
Loans and notes receivable are generally secured by commercial and other income producing property.
(US$ Millions) | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Fixed rate | 2.50% to 7.00% | On sale | $ 102 | $ 21 |
Variable rate | LIBOR plus 11.00%, EURIBOR plus 1.75% - 4.00% and BoE base rate plus 1.50% | On demand to 2014 and completion of construction | 1,073 | 607 |
| | | $ 1,175 | $ 628 |
| | | | |
Current | | On demand to 2014 | $ 1,073 | $ 608 |
Non-current | | On completion of construction/sale | 102 | 20 |
Total loans and notes receivable | | $ 1,175 | $ 628 |
Included in loans and notes receivable is $1,041 million (December 31, 2013 - $558 million) of loans receivable in Euros of €756 million (December 31, 2013 - €407 million).
NOTE 9: ACCounts RECEIVABLE AND OTHER
The components of accounts receivable and other are as follows:
(US$ Millions) | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Accounts receivable(1) | $ 573 | $ 386 |
Restricted cash | 439 | 337 |
Other current assets | 283 | 312 |
Total accounts receivable and other | $ 1,295 | $ 1,035 |
(1) See Note 25 for related party disclosures. |
NOTE 10: Debt obligations
The partnership’s debt obligations include the following:
| Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
(US$ Millions) | Weighted Average Rate | Debt Balance | Weighted Average Rate | Debt Balance |
Unsecured facilities | | | | |
Brookfield Office Properties' revolving facility | 2.4% | $ 373 | 3.5% | $ 336 |
Brookfield Office Properties' senior unsecured notes | 4.2% | 315 | 4.2% | 327 |
Brookfield Property Partners' credit facility | 2.6% | 2,197 | 3.0% | 496 |
| | | | |
Funds subscription credit facility | 1.8% | 743 | 1.8% | 645 |
| | | | |
Secured debt obligations | | | | |
Fixed rate | 5.1% | 9,890 | 5.1% | 10,077 |
Variable rate | 4.1% | 10,285 | 3.9% | 9,759 |
Total debt obligations | | $ 23,803 | | $ 21,640 |
| | | | |
Current | | $ 6,455 | | $ 5,120 |
Non-current | | 17,348 | | 16,520 |
Total debt obligations | | $ 23,803 | | $ 21,640 |
Debt obligations includes foreign currency denominated debt payables in the functional currencies of the borrowing subsidiaries. Debt obligations by currency are as follows:
| Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
(Millions) | U.S. Dollars | Local Currency | U.S. Dollars | Local Currency |
U.S. dollars | $ 17,207 | $ 17,207 | $ 15,047 | $ 15,047 |
Canadian dollars | 2,745 | C$ 3,033 | 2,845 | C$ 3,022 |
Australian dollars | 1,760 | A$ 1,900 | 1,711 | A$ 1,919 |
Brazilian reais | 771 | R$ 1,745 | 743 | R$ 1,740 |
British pounds | 1,164 | £ 699 | 1,021 | £ 617 |
Euros | 156 | € 113 | 273 | € 199 |
Total debt obligations | $ 23,803 | | $ 21,640 | |
NOTE 11: CAPITAL SECURITIES
The partnership has the following capital securities outstanding:
| Shares | Cumulative | | |
(Millions, except share information) | Outstanding | Dividend Rate | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Class B Junior Preferred Shares | 30,000,000 | 5.75% | $ | 750 | $ | 750 |
Class C Junior Preferred Shares | 20,000,000 | 6.75% | | 500 | | 500 |
Class AAA Series G | 4,400,000 | 5.25% | | 110 | | 110 |
Class AAA Series H | 8,000,000 | 5.75% | | 181 | | 188 |
Class AAA Series J | 8,000,000 | 5.00% | | 181 | | 188 |
Class AAA Series K | 6,000,000 | 5.20% | | 136 | | 142 |
Capital Securities – Fund Subsidiaries(1) | - | - | | 514 | | 491 |
Total capital securities – corporate | | | $ | 2,372 | $ | 2,369 |
| | | | | | |
Current | | | $ | 181 | $ | 188 |
Non-current | | | | 2,191 | | 2,181 |
Total capital securities – corporate | | | $ | 2,372 | $ | 2,369 |
(1)The Capital Securities - Fund Subsidiaries represent the equity interests in Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC (“DTLA”) held by co-investors in the fund which have been classified as a liability, rather than as non-controlling interest, due to the fact that on October 15, 2023, and on every fifth anniversary thereafter, the holders of these interests can cause DTLA to redeem their interests in the fund for cash equivalent to the fair value of the interests.
Capital securities includes $498 million (December 31, 2013 – $518 million) repayable in Canadian dollars of C$550 million (December 31, 2013 – C$550 million).
Cumulative preferred dividends are payable quarterly, as and when declared by the Boards of Directors of Brookfield BPY Holdings Inc., a primary holding subsidiary of the partnership, and BPO. On April 24, 2014 the Board of Directors of BPO declared quarterly dividends payable for the Class AAA Series G, H, J and K preferred shares.
NOTE 12: INCOME TAXES
The partnership is a flow-through entity for tax purposes and as such is not subject to Bermudian taxation. However, income taxes are recognized for the amount of taxes payable by the holding entities, any direct or indirect corporate subsidiaries of such holding entities, and for the impact of deferred tax assets and liabilities related to such entities.
The major components of income tax expense include the following:
| | Three months ended Mar. 31, |
(US$ Millions) | | 2014 | 2013 |
Current income tax | | $ 27 | $ 24 |
Deferred income tax | | 393 | 75 |
Income tax expense | | $ 420 | $ 99 |
The increase in income tax expense relates primarily to deferred taxes due to a change in legislation, which affects the rate at which some of the partnership’s temporary differences will be taxed.
NOTE 13: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND other liabilities
The components of accounts payable and other liabilities are as follows:
(US$ Millions) | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ 1,976 | $ 1,541 |
Other liabilities | 124 | 124 |
Total accounts payable and other liabilities | $ 2,100 | $ 1,665 |
Included in accounts payable and other liabilities are derivative liabilities with a carrying amount of $179 million (December 31, 2013 – $128 million).
NOTE 14: Equity
The partnership’s capital structure is comprised of five classes of partnership units: general and limited partnership units, Redeemable/exchangeable units, special limited partner units of the operating partnership held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc., and limited partner units of Exchange LP (See Note 2(e)). Prior to the Spin-off, equity otherwise not attributable to interests of others in operating subsidiaries has been allocated to the parent company.
| a) | General and Limited Partnership equity |
General partnership units and limited partnership units outstanding are as follows:
| General partnership units | Limited partnership units | Total |
(Thousands of units) | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Outstanding at beginning of period | 139 | - | 102,522 | - | 102,661 | - |
Issued on Spin-off | - | 139 | - | 80,091 | - | 80,230 |
Issued on November 1, 2013 for the acquisition of incremental interest in GGP | - | - | - | 22,431 | - | 22,431 |
Issued on March 20, 2014 for the acquisition of incremental BPO shares | - | - | 97,711 | - | 97,711 | - |
Distribution Reinvestment Program | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - |
Outstanding at end of period | 139 | 139 | 200,237 | 102,522 | 200,376 | 102,661 |
| b) | Redeemable/Exchangeable Units |
Redeemable/Exchangeable Units outstanding are as follows:
| Redeemable/ Exchangeable Units |
(thousands of units) | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Outstanding at beginning of period | 432,649 | - |
Issued on Spin-off | - | 381,329 |
Issued on November 15, 2013 for the acquisition of incremental interest in GGP | - | 51,320 |
Outstanding at end of period | 432,649 | 432,649 |
| c) | Special limited partner units of operating partnership held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. |
There were 4,759,997 special limited partner units outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
| d) | Limited partner units of Brookfield Office Properties Exchange LP |
Limited partner units of Exchange LP are outstanding as follows:
| Limited Partner Units of Brookfield Office Properties Exchange LP |
(thousands of units) | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Outstanding at beginning of period | - | - |
Issued on March 20, 2014 for the acquisition of incremental BPO shares | 33,523 | - |
Outstanding at end of period | 33,523 | - |
For the period from January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014, distributions to general partners, limited partners, holders of the redeemable/exchangeable units, special limited partner units, and limited partner units of Exchange LP were nil, $26 million, $108 million, $1 million and nil, respectively, or $0.25 unit per unit outstanding on the record date for each of the aforementioned classes of units.
Earnings per unit reflect net income attributable to the limited partners of the partnership for the three months ended March 31, 2014 of $77 million divided by total weighted average outstanding limited partnership units for the period of 115 million units. There are no dilutive instruments outstanding as at March 31, 2014.
NOTE 15: NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS
Non-controlling interests consists of the following:
(US$ Millions) | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Redeemable/Exchangeable and special limited partnership units held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | $ 11,289 | $ 11,092 |
Limited partner units of Brookfield Office Properties Exchange L.P. | 741 | - |
Interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties: |
| Preferred shares held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | 25 | 25 |
| Preferred equity of subsidiaries | 1,624 | 1,614 |
| Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries and properties | 5,570 | 9,727 |
Total interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | 7,219 | 11,366 |
Total non-controlling interests | $ 19,249 | $ 22,458 |
Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries and properties consists of the following:
| | Proportion of economic interests held by non-controlling interests |
(US$ Millions) | Principal Place of Business | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Brookfield Office Properties Inc. (1) | U.S., Canada, Australia, UK | 8% | 51% | $ 1,952 | $ 6,723 |
Brookfield Brazil Retail Fundo de Investimento em Participações | Brazil | 65% | 65% | 957 | 936 |
IDI Realty, LLC | United States | 72% | 72% | 823 | 801 |
Gazeley Limited | UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain | 72% | 72% | 273 | 254 |
BREF ONE, LLC | U.S., Bahamas | 67% | 67% | 369 | 369 |
Other | Various | 18%-92% | 18%-88% | 1,196 | 644 |
Total non-controlling interests in subsidiaries and properties | | $ 5,570 | $ 9,727 |
(1) Includes non-controlling interest in BPO subsidiaries.
In 2014, the partnership acquired 220.0 million common shares of BPO pursuant to its offer to acquire any or all of the common shares of BPO not beneficially owned by the partnership. Consequently, the partnership increased its ownership interest in the common shares of BPO from approximately 49% at December 31, 2013 to 92% at March 31, 2014, resulting in a corresponding reduction in the proportion of the economic interests in Brookfield Office Properties held by non-controlling interests from 51% to 8%.
NOTE 16: COMMERCIAL PROPERTY REVENUE
The components of commercial property revenue are as follows:
| Three months ended Mar. 31, |
(US$ Millions) | 2014 | 2013 |
Base rent | $ 642 | $ 694 |
Straight-line rent | 25 | 29 |
Lease termination | 4 | - |
Other | 52 | 25 |
Total commercial property revenue | $ 723 | $ 748 |
NOTE 17: INVESTMENT AND OTHER REVENUE
The components of investment and other revenue are as follows:
| Three months ended Mar. 31, |
(US$ Millions) | 2014 | 2013 |
Fee revenue | $ 7 | $ 14 |
Dividend income | 3 | - |
Interest income | 25 | 18 |
Participating loan notes | 14 | - |
Other | 8 | 23 |
Total investment and other revenue | $ 57 | $ 55 |
NOTE 18: DIRECT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY EXPENSE
The components of direct commercial property expense are as follows:
| Three months ended Mar. 31, |
(US$ Millions) | 2014 | 2013 |
Employee compensation and benefits | $ 37 | $ 31 |
Property maintenance | 154 | 141 |
Real estate taxes | 95 | 95 |
Ground rents | 9 | 9 |
Other | 19 | 29 |
Total direct commercial property expense | $ 314 | $ 305 |
NOTE 19: DIRECT HOSPITALITY EXPENSE
The components of direct hospitality expense are as follows:
| Three months ended Mar. 31, |
(US$ Millions) | 2014 | 2013 |
Employee compensation and benefits | $ 76 | $ 96 |
Marketing and advertising | 14 | 14 |
Cost of food, beverage, and retail goods sold | 18 | 20 |
Maintenance and utilities | 22 | 23 |
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets | 29 | 22 |
Other | 83 | 99 |
Total direct hospitality expense | $ 242 | $ 274 |
NOTE 20: ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER EXPENSE
The components of administration and other expense are as follows:
| Three months ended Mar. 31, |
(US$ Millions) | 2014 | 2013 |
Employee compensation and benefits | $ 26 | $ 28 |
Depreciation and amortization of non-real estate assets | 10 | 11 |
Fund asset management fees | 20 | 9 |
Management fee | 18 | - |
Other | 20 | 9 |
Total administration and other expense | $ 94 | $ 57 |
NOTE 21: FAIR VALUE GAINS, Net
The components of fair value gains, net, are as follows:
| Three months ended Mar. 31, |
(US$ Millions) | 2014 | 2013 |
Investment properties | $ 370 | $ 214 |
Financial instruments | 248 | 46 |
Other fair value gains (losses) | (50) | (46) |
Total fair value gains, net | $ 568 | $ 214 |
NOTE 22: OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Other comprehensive income (loss) consists of the following:
(US Millions) Three months ended Mar. 31, | 2014 | 2013 |
Items that may be reclassified to net income: | | |
Foreign currency translation | | |
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses) in respect of foreign operations | $ 58 | $ (169) |
Gains (losses) on hedges of net investments in foreign operations, net of income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 of $13 million and nil, respectively(1) | (23) | 35 |
| 35 | (134) |
Cash flow hedges | | |
Gains (losses) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, net of income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 of $15 million and $6 million, respectively | (45) | 42 |
Reclassification of gains (losses) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, net of income taxes for the three months ended March 31 2014 and 2013 of nil and $1 million, respectively | - | 3 |
| (45) | 45 |
Available-for-sale securities | | |
Change in unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities | (1) | 6 |
| (1) | 6 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | $ (11) | $ (83) |
(1) A portion of unrealized gains and losses on hedges of net investments in foreign operations are with a related party. |
NOTE 23: GUARANTEES, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER
In the normal course of operations, the partnership and its consolidated entities execute agreements that provide for indemnification and guarantees to third parties in transactions such as business dispositions, business acquisitions, sales of assets and sales of services.
The partnership’s operating subsidiaries have also agreed to indemnify its directors and certain of its officers and employees. The nature of substantially all of the indemnification undertakings prevent the partnership from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount that it could be required to pay third parties as the agreements do not specify a maximum amount and the amounts are dependent upon the outcome of future contingent events, the nature and likelihood of which cannot be determined at this time. Historically, neither the partnership nor its consolidated subsidiaries have made significant payments under such indemnification agreements.
The partnership and its operating subsidiaries may be contingently liable with respect to litigation and claims that arise from time to time in the normal course of business or otherwise. A specific litigation, with a judgment amount of $58 million (A$63 million), is being pursued against one of the partnership’s subsidiaries related to security on a defaulted loan. Management has determined that the most probable cash outflow related to the litigation being pursued against the company is $25 million (A$27 million), which has been fully provided for in the partnership’s financial statements. The partnership anticipates this specific litigation will be settled in 2014.
The partnership, through its 50% interest in London Wall Place LP, has a £125 million commitment to the City of London related to the acquisition of London Wall Place at March 31, 2014.
At March 31, 2014, the partnership has commitments totaling approximately C$200 million for the development of Bay Adelaide East in Toronto and Brookfield Place East Tower in Calgary and approximately A$250 million for the development of Brookfield Place Perth Tower 2.
The partnership maintains insurance on its properties in amounts and with deductibles that it believes are in line with what owners of similar properties carry. The partnership maintains all risk property insurance and rental value coverage (including coverage for the perils of flood, earthquake and named windstorm). The partnership does not conduct its operations, other than those of equity accounted investments, through entities that are not fully or proportionately consolidated in these financial statements, and has not guaranteed or otherwise contractually committed to support any material financial obligations not reflected in these financial statements.
During 2013, Brookfield Asset Management announced the final close on the $4.4 billion Brookfield Strategic Real Estate Partners fund, a global private fund focused on making opportunistic investments in commercial property. The partnership, as lead investor, committed approximately $1.3 billion to the fund.
NOTE 24: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
| a) | Derivatives and hedging activities |
The partnership and its operating entities use derivative and non-derivative instruments to manage financial risks, including interest rate, commodity, equity price and foreign exchange risks. The use of derivative contracts is governed by documented risk management policies and approved limits. The partnership does not use derivatives for speculative purposes. The partnership and our operating entities use the following derivative instruments to manage these risks:
| • | foreign currency forward contracts to hedge exposures to Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar, British Pound, and Euro denominated net investments in foreign subsidiaries and foreign currency denominated financial assets; |
| • | interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk associated with planned refinancings and existing variable rate debt; |
| • | interest rate caps to hedge interest rate risk on certain variable rate debt; and |
| • | total return swaps on BPO’s shares to economically hedge exposure to variability in its share price under its deferred share unit plan. |
The partnership also designates Canadian Dollar financial liabilities of certain of its operating entities as hedges of its net investments in its Canadian operations.
Interest Rate Hedging
The partnership has derivatives outstanding that are designated as cash flow hedges of variability in interest rates associated with forecasted fixed rate financings and existing variable rate debt.
As at March 31, 2014, the partnership had derivatives representing a notional amount of $1,800 million in place to fix rates on forecasted fixed rate financings with maturities between 2024 and 2026 at rates between 2.3% and 4.7%. As at December 31, 2013, the partnership had derivatives representing a notional amount of $1,552 million in place to fix rates on forecasted fixed rate financings with a maturity between 2024 and 2026 at rates between 2.3% and 4.7%. The hedged forecasted fixed rate financings are denominated in U.S. Dollars and Canadian Dollars.
As at March 31, 2014, the partnership had derivatives with a notional amount of $3,425 million in place to fix rates on existing variable rate debt at between 0.6% and 5.9% for debt maturities between 2014 and 2021. As at December 31, 2013, the partnership had derivatives with a notional amount of $4,188 million in place to fix rates on existing variable rate debt at between 0.6% and 5.9% for debt maturities between 2014 and 2020. The hedged variable rate debts are denominated in U.S. Dollars, British Pounds, Euros and Australian Dollars.
The fair value of the partnership’s outstanding interest rate derivative positions as at March 31, 2014 is a loss of $126 million (December 31, 2013 – loss of $61 million). For the three months ended March 31, 2014, and 2013, the amount of hedge ineffectiveness recorded in interest expense in connection with the partnership’s interest rate hedging activities was not significant.
Foreign Currency Hedging
The partnership has derivatives designated as net investment hedges of its investments in foreign subsidiaries. As at March 31, 2014, the partnership had hedged a notional amount of £981 million (December 31, 2013 - £770 million) at rates between £0.60/US$ and £0.63/US$ using foreign currency forward contracts maturing between April 2014 and March 2015. In addition, as at March 31, 2014, the partnership had hedged a notional amount of €1,041 million (December 31, 2013 - €550 million) at rates between €0.72/US$ and €0.74/US$ using foreign currency forward contracts maturing between August 2014 and February 2015. The partnership had also hedged, as at March 31, 2014, a notional amount of A$1,112 million (December 31, 2013 – A$535 million) at rates between A$1.06/US$ and A$1.14/US$ using foreign currency forward contracts maturing between May 2014 and February 2015.
The fair value of the partnership’s outstanding foreign currency forwards as at March 31, 2014 is a loss of $78 million (December 31, 2013 – loss of $27 million). In addition, as of March 31, 2014, the partnership had designated C$900 million (December 31, 2013 – C$900 million) of Canadian dollar financial liabilities as hedges against the partnership’s net investment in Canadian operations.
Other Derivatives
The following other derivatives have been entered into to manage financial risks and have not been designated as hedges for accounting purposes. At March 31, 2014, the partnership had a total return swap under which the partnership received the return on a notional amount of 1.4 million BPO common shares in connection with BPO’s deferred share unit plan. The fair value of the total return swap at March 31, 2014 was $1 million (December 31, 2013 - $1 million) and a $1 million gain in connection with the total return swap was recognized within general and administrative expense in the three months ended March 31, 2014 (2013 - $5 million).
At March 31, 2014, the partnership had interest rate cap contracts outstanding with a notional amount of $3,553 million, at rates between 2.5% and 4.5% and expiring between 2014 and 2016. As at December 31, 2013, the partnership had interest rate cap contracts outstanding with a notional amount of $3,553 million, at rates between 2.5% and 4.5% and expiring between 2014 and 2016. The fair value of these contracts at March 31, 2014 was nil (December 31, 2013 - nil).
| b) | Measurement and classification of financial instruments |
Classification and Measurement
The following table outlines the classification and measurement basis, and related fair value for disclosures, of the financial assets and liabilities in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements:
| | | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
(US$ Millions) | Classification | Measurement basis | Carrying value | Fair value | Carrying value | Fair value |
Financial assets | | | | | | |
Participating loan interests | Loans and receivables | Amortized cost | $ 685 | $ 685 | $ 747 | $ 747 |
Loans and notes receivable | Loans and receivables | Amortized cost | 1,175 | 1,175 | 628 | 628 |
Other non-current assets | | | | | | |
Securities designated as FVTPL | FVTPL | Fair Value | 1,720 | 1,720 | 1,068 | 1,068 |
Derivative assets | FVTPL | Fair Value | 1,011 | 1,011 | 868 | 868 |
Securities designated as AFS | AFS | Fair Value | 150 | 150 | 124 | 124 |
Other receivables | Loans and receivables | Amortized cost | - | - | 95 | 95 |
Accounts receivable and other | | | | | | |
Other receivables | Loans and receivables | Amortized cost | 1,295 | 1,295 | 1,035 | 1,035 |
Cash and cash equivalents | Loans and receivables | Amortized cost | 1,305 | 1,305 | 1,368 | 1,368 |
Total financial assets | | | $ 7,341 | $ 7,341 | $ 5,933 | $ 5,933 |
Financial liabilities | | | | | | |
Debt obligations | Other liabilities | Amortized cost | $ 23,803 | $ 24,244 | $ 21,640 | $ 22,003 |
Capital securities | Other liabilities | Amortized cost | 2,372 | 2,383 | 2,369 | 2,380 |
Other non-current liabilities | | | | | | |
Other non-current financial liabilities | Other liabilities | Amortized cost(1) | 381 | 381 | 250 | 250 |
Accounts payable and other liabilities | Other liabilities | Amortized cost(2) | 2,100 | 2,100 | 1,665 | 1,665 |
Total financial liabilities | | | $ 28,656 | $ 29,108 | $ 25,924 | $ 26,298 |
(1) Includes derivative liabilities measured at fair value of approximately $50 million and nil as at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
(2) Includes derivative liabilities measured at fair value of approximately $179 million and $128 million as at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Fair Value Hierarchy
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., an exit price). Fair value measurement establishes a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Quoted market prices (unadjusted) in active markets represent a Level 1 valuation. When quoted market prices in active markets are not available, the partnership maximizes the use of observable inputs within valuation models. When all significant inputs are observable, the valuation is classified as Level 2. Valuations that require the significant use of unobservable inputs are considered Level 3, which reflect the partnership’s market assumptions and are noted below. This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available.
The following table outlines financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the financial statements and the level of the inputs used to determine those fair values in the context of the hierarchy as defined above:
| Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
(US$ Millions) | | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Financial assets | | | | | | | | | |
Participating loan interests – embedded derivative | $ - | $ - | $ 53 | $ 53 | $ - | $ - | $ 56 | $ 56 |
Other non-current assets | | | | | | | | |
Securities designated as FVTPL | - | - | 1,720 | 1,720 | - | - | 1,068 | 1,068 |
Securities designated as AFS | - | - | 150 | 150 | - | - | 124 | 124 |
Derivative assets | | - | 20 | 991 | 1,011 | - | 70 | 868 | 938 |
Total financial assets | $ - | $ 20 | $ 2,914 | $ 2,934 | $ - | $ 70 | $ 2,116 | $ 2,186 |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Financial liabilities | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and non-current other liabilities | - | 229 | - | 229 | - | 128 | - | 128 |
Total financial liabilities | $ - | $ 229 | $ - | $ 229 | $ - | $ 128 | $ - | $ 128 |
There were no transfers between levels during the three months ended March 31, 2014.
A reconciliation of fair value measurements in Level 3 is presented below:
| Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
(US$ Millions) | Financial Assets | Financial Liabilities | Financial Assets | Financial Liabilities |
Balance, beginning of period | $ 2,116 | $ - | $ 1,709 | $ 54 |
Acquisitions | 526 | - | 353 | - |
Dispositions | (2) | - | (85) | (54) |
Fair value gains (losses), net and OCI | 274 | - | 149 | - |
Other | - | - | (10) | - |
Balance, end of period | $ 2,914 | $ - | $ 2,116 | $ - |
NOTE 25: RELATED PARTIES
In the normal course of operations, the partnership entered into the transactions below with related parties on market terms. These transactions have been measured at exchange value and are recognized in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
The immediate parent of the partnership is the managing general partner of the partnership. The ultimate parent of the partnership is Brookfield Asset Management. Other related parties of the partnership include affiliates and subsidiaries of the ultimate parent company.
| a) | Transactions with other related parties |
Since the Spin-off, the partnership has a management agreement with its service providers, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Brookfield Asset Management.
Pursuant to a Master Services Agreement, on a quarterly basis, the partnership pays a base management fee, referred to as the base management fee, to the service provider equal to $12.5 million per quarter ($50 million annually).
Additionally, the partnership pays a quarterly equity enhancement distribution to the Brookfield Property Special L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management, of 0.3125% of the amount by which the operating partnership’s total capitalization value at the end of each quarter exceeds its total capitalization value immediately following the Spin-off, subject to certain adjustments. For purposes of calculating the equity enhancement distribution, the capitalization of the partnership is equal to the volume weighted average of the closing prices of the partnership’s units on the NYSE (or other exchange or market where the partnership’s units are principally traded) for each of the last five trading days of the applicable quarter multiplied by the number of issued and outstanding units of the partnership on the last of those days (assuming full conversion of Brookfield Asset Management’s interest in the partnership into units of the partnership), plus the amount of third-party debt, net of cash, with recourse to the partnership and the operating partnership and certain holding entities held directly by the operating partnership. The equity enhancement distribution for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $6 million (2013 - nil).
The following table summarizes transactions with related parties:
(US$ Millions) Three months ended Mar. 31, | 2014 | 2013 |
Commercial property revenue(1) | $ 1 | $ 2 |
Interest and other income | - | 2 |
Interest expense on debt obligations | 5 | 2 |
Interest on capital securities paid to Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | 20 | - |
Administration expense (2) | 10 | 24 |
Management fees paid | 52 | 14 |
| | |
(US$ Millions) Balances outstanding as at | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Participating loan interests | $ 685 | $ 747 |
Loans and notes receivable (3) | 264 | 293 |
Receivables and other assets | 94 | 11 |
Capitalized construction costs payable to Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | 48 | - |
Debt obligations payable | 383 | 341 |
Other liabilities | 144 | 98 |
Capital securities owned by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | 1,250 | 1,250 |
(1) Amounts received from Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and its subsidiaries for the rental of office premises.
(2) Amounts paid to Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and its subsidiaries for administrative services.
(3) Includes $92 million receivable from Brookfield Asset Management Inc. upon the earlier of the partnership's exercise of its option to convert its participating loan interests into direct ownership of the Australian portfolio or the maturity of the participating loan notes.
NOTE 26: SEGMENTED INFORMATION
The partnership has three operating segments which are independently and regularly reviewed and managed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is identified as the Chief Executive Officer of the service provider of the partnership. The operating segments are office, retail, multi-family, industrial and hotels, and corporate, located in North America, Australia, Brazil, Europe and Asia. The CODM measures and evaluates segment performance based on net operating income (“NOI”) and funds from operations (“FFO”). NOI and FFO do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and therefore may differ from similar metrics used by other companies and organizations.
The partnership defines these measures as follows:
| • | NOI: means revenues from commercial and hospitality operations of consolidated properties less direct commercial property and hospitality expenses, with the exception of depreciation and amortization of real estate assets. |
| • | FFO: means income, including equity accounted income, before realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment properties, fair value gains (losses) (including equity accounted fair value gains (losses)), depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, income tax expense (benefit), and less non-controlling interests. |
The following summary presents segmented financial information for the partnership’s principal geographic areas of business:
| | Total assets | Total liabilities | Equity after subtracting non- controlling interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties |
(US$ Millions) | | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Office | | | | | | | |
| United States | $ 20,146 | $ 19,373 | $ 10,849 | $ 10,218 | $ 8,445 | $ 8,021 |
| Canada | | 4,899 | 5,144 | 2,726 | 2,860 | 1,701 | 1,796 |
| Australia) | | 4,755 | 4,547 | 2,154 | 2,027 | 2,460 | 2,390 |
| Europe | | 3,724 | 3,252 | 1,893 | 1,663 | 1,830 | 1,589 |
| Developments | | 2,223 | 2,033 | 601 | 540 | 1,437 | 753 |
| Unallocated | - | - | 1,295 | 1,291 | (3,762) | (7,348) |
| | | 35,747 | 34,349 | 19,518 | 18,599 | 12,111 | 7,201 |
Retail | | | | | | | |
| United States | | 7,575 | 7,311 | - | - | 7,575 | 7,311 |
| Brazil | | 2,139 | 2,052 | 828 | 787 | 354 | 328 |
| Australia | | 91 | 129 | 48 | 61 | 40 | 65 |
| China | | 505 | - | 3 | - | 157 | - |
| | | 10,310 | 9,492 | 879 | 848 | 8,126 | 7,704 |
Multi-Family, Industrial and Hotels | 8,462 | 8,568 | 5,656 | 5,674 | 1,035 | 1,042 |
Corporate | | 21 | 37 | 4,501 | 2,335 | (4,505) | (2,323) |
Total | | $ 54,540 | $ 52,446 | $ 30,554 | $ 27,456 | $ 16,767 | $ 13,624 |
(US$ Millions) | Total revenue | NOI | FFO |
Three months ended Mar. 31, | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 |
Office | | | | | | |
| United States | $ 401 | $ 371 | $ 195 | $ 201 | $ 105 | $ 148 |
| Canada | 120 | 140 | 66 | 73 | 48 | 48 |
| Australia | 96 | 122 | 59 | 81 | 53 | 51 |
| Europe | 34 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| Unallocated | - | - | - | - | (132) | (151) |
| | 651 | 646 | 343 | 364 | 84 | 98 |
Retail | | | | | | |
| United States | - | - | - | - | 112 | 66 |
| Brazil | 30 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| Australia | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| | 35 | 40 | 26 | 27 | 115 | 70 |
Multi-Family, Industrial and Hotels | 369 | 446 | 102 | 129 | 19 | 15 |
Corporate | - | - | - | - | (54) | - |
| | $ 1,055 | $ 1,132 | $ 471 | $ 520 | $ 164 | $ 183 |
The following table provides a reconciliation of revenue, NOI and FFO to net income after subtracting non-controlling interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
(US$ Millions) | | | | | 2014 | 2013 |
Commercial property revenue | $ 723 | $ 748 |
Hospitality revenue | | | | 275 | 329 |
Direct commercial property expense | (314) | (305) |
Direct hospitality expense | | (242) | (274) |
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets (1) | 29 | 22 |
NOI | | | | | | 471 | 520 |
Investment and other revenue | 57 | 55 |
Share of equity accounted income excluding fair value gains | 142 | 104 |
Interest expense | | | | | (288) | (267) |
Administration and other expense | (94) | (57) |
Non-controlling interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties in FFO | (124) | (172) |
FFO (2) | | | | 164 | 183 |
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets (1) | (29) | (22) |
Fair value gains, net | | | 568 | 214 |
Share of equity accounted fair value gains | 86 | 128 |
Income tax expense | | | | (420) | (99) |
Non-controlling interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties in non-FFO | 3 | (75) |
Net income after subtracting non-controlling interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | 372 | 329 |
Non-controlling interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | 121 | 247 |
Net income | | | | | | $ 493 | $ 576 |
(1)Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets is a component of direct hospitality expense that is added back to NOI and is deducted in the net income calculation.
(2) FFO represents interests attributable to limited partner units of the partnership and Exchange LP and REUs (defined as Redeemable/Exchangeable and special limited partner units of the operating partnership). The interests attributable to limited partner units of Exchange LP and REUs are presented as non-controlling interests in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
NOTE 27: Supplemental cash flow information
The following table presents the cash interest and taxes paid for the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
| Three months ended Mar. 31, |
(US$ Millions) | 2014 | 2013 |
Cash taxes paid | $ 33 | $ 23 |
Cash interest paid (excluding dividends on capital securities) | 247 | 235 |
NOTE 28: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On April 1, 2014, the partnership announced it now owns, directly or indirectly, 469,393,505 common shares of BPO representing 89.0% of the issued and outstanding common shares on a fully-diluted basis after taking up 220,030,994 common shares pursuant to its exchange offer. The partnership is now be pursuing a second stage transaction to acquire the remaining common shares, which is proceeding by way of a plan of arrangement under Canadian corporate law which will be subject to a vote of common shareholders of BPO at an annual and special meeting of shareholders of BPO on June 3, 2014.
NOTE 29: APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
These condensed consolidated financial statements for the three month period ended March 31, 2014 were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors of the partnership, in accordance with a resolution of the Audit Committee, on April 29, 2014.