Real Estate, Operating Real Estate, Real Estate Under Construction, and Equity Investment in Real Estate | Real Estate, Operating Real Estate, Real Estate Under Construction, and Equity Investment in Real Estate Real Estate — Land, Buildings and Improvements Real estate, which consists of land and buildings leased to others, which are subject to operating leases, is summarized as follows (in thousands): March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Land $ 185,556 $ 196,693 Buildings and improvements 972,941 1,003,952 Less: Accumulated depreciation (138,269 ) (135,922 ) $ 1,020,228 $ 1,064,723 The carrying value of our Real Estate — Land, buildings and improvements decreased by $41.9 million from December 31, 2019 to March 31, 2020 , reflecting the impact of exchange rate fluctuations during the same period ( Note 2 ). Depreciation expense, including the effect of foreign currency translation, on our real estate was $7.1 million and $7.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 , respectively. Leases Operating Lease Income Lease income related to operating leases recognized and included within Lease revenues — net-leased and Lease revenues — operating real estate in the condensed consolidated statements of operations are as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 2019 Lease revenues — net-leased Lease income — fixed (a) $ 17,622 $ 25,387 Lease income — variable (b) 3,785 4,561 Total operating lease income (c) $ 21,407 $ 29,948 Lease revenues — operating real estate Lease income — fixed $ 17,302 $ 16,641 Lease income — variable (d) 641 624 Total operating lease income $ 17,943 $ 17,265 ___________ (a) Amount for the three months ended March 31, 2020 includes a $7.0 million write-off of straight-line rent receivables based on our current assessment of less than 75% likelihood of collecting all remaining contractual rent on certain net lease hotels ( Note 2 ). (b) Includes (i) rent increases based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) and other comparable indices and (ii) reimbursements for property taxes, insurance, and common area maintenance services. (c) Excludes $1.0 million of interest income for both the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 , from direct financing leases that is included in Lease revenues — net-leased in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. (d) Primarily comprised of late fees and administrative fees revenues. Operating Real Estate — Land, Buildings and Improvements Operating real estate, which consists of our self-storage and student housing properties, is summarized as follows (in thousands): March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Land $ 77,704 $ 78,240 Buildings and improvements 427,622 434,245 Less: Accumulated depreciation (60,743 ) (57,237 ) $ 444,583 $ 455,248 The carrying value of our Operating real estate — land, buildings and improvements decreased by $7.2 million from December 31, 2019 to March 31, 2020 , reflecting the impact of exchange rate fluctuations during the same period ( Note 2 ). Depreciation expense, including the effect of foreign currency translation, on our operating real estate was $3.8 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 . Real Estate Under Construction The following table provides the activity of our Real estate under construction (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Beginning balance $ 235,751 Capitalized funds 38,569 Foreign currency translation adjustments (5,217 ) Placed into service (4,062 ) Capitalized interest 2,003 Ending balance $ 267,044 Capitalized Funds During the three months ended March 31, 2020 , total capitalized funds primarily related to construction draws for our student housing development projects, and includes accrued costs of $2.5 million , which is a non-cash investing activity. Capitalized Interest Capitalized interest includes interest incurred during construction as well as amortization of the mortgage discount and deferred financing costs, which totaled $2.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 , which is a non-cash investing activity. Ending Balance As of March 31, 2020 , we had 12 open development projects, with aggregate unfunded commitments of approximately $237.0 million , excluding capitalized interest, accrued costs, and capitalized acquisition fees for our Advisor. Ghana Settlement Update During the three months ended March 31, 2020 , the collectibility of the value added tax (“VAT”) receivable to be refunded by the Ghanaian government was no longer deemed probable. As such, we recorded a $2.8 million loss to write-off the VAT receivable during the three months ended March 31, 2020 , which is included within Other gains and (losses) on our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Equity Investment in Real Estate We classify distributions received from equity method investments using the cumulative earnings approach. Distributions received are considered returns on the investment and classified as cash inflows from operating activities. If, however, the investor’s cumulative distributions received, less distributions received in prior periods determined to be returns of investment, exceeds cumulative equity in earnings recognized, the excess is considered a return of investment and is classified as cash inflows from investing activities. We have an interest in an unconsolidated investment in our Self Storage segment that relates to a joint venture for the development of three self-storage facilities in Canada. This entity was jointly owned with a third party, which is also the general partner of the joint venture. Our ownership and economic interest in the joint venture is 100% . We continue to not consolidate this entity because we are not the primary beneficiary due to shared decision making with the general partner and the nature of our involvement in the activities, which allows us to exercise significant influence, but does not give us power over decisions that significantly affect the economic performance of the entity. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 , our total equity investment balance for these self-storage properties was $13.2 million and $14.9 million , respectively, which is included in Accounts receivable and other assets, net in the condensed consolidated financial statements. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 , the joint venture had total third-party recourse debt of $29.3 million and $32.2 million , respectively. |