Real Estate, Operating Real Estate, and Real Estate Under Construction | Real Estate, Operating Real Estate, and Real Estate Under Construction 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, 2022 December 31, 2021 Land $ 186,806 $ 264,590 Buildings and improvements 940,790 1,248,664 Less: Accumulated depreciation (192,036) (199,664) $ 935,560 $ 1,313,590 The carrying value of our Real Estate — Land, buildings and improvements decreased by $13.0 million from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022, 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 $8.9 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we reclassified nine properties classified as Real estate — Land, buildings and improvements to Net investments in sales-type leases. As a result, the carrying value of our Real estate — Land, buildings and improvements decreased by $321.4 million from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022 ( Note 5 ). In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2022, we sold two properties classified as Real estate — Land, buildings and improvements. As a result, the carrying value of our Real estate — Land, buildings and improvements decreased by $28.2 million from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022 ( Note 12 ). Operating Real Estate — Land, Buildings and Improvements Operating real estate, which consists of our self-storage and student housing properties (not subject to net lease agreements), is summarized as follows (in thousands): March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Land $ 80,481 $ 80,481 Buildings and improvements 397,428 397,107 Less: Accumulated depreciation (83,575) (80,035) $ 394,334 $ 397,553 Depreciation expense, including the effect of foreign currency translation, on our operating real estate was $3.5 million and $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Leases Lease Income Lease income recognized and included within Lease revenues — net-leased and Lease revenues — operating real estate in the condensed consolidated statements of income are as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Lease revenues — net-leased Lease income — fixed $ 26,186 $ 23,972 Lease income — variable (a) 4,670 4,381 Total operating lease income (b) $ 30,856 $ 28,353 Lease revenues — operating real estate Lease income — fixed $ 20,497 $ 18,808 Lease income — variable (c) 693 539 Total operating real estate income $ 21,190 $ 19,347 ___________ (a) 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. (b) Excludes interest income from direct financing leases of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively ( Note 5 ). Interest income from direct financing leases is included in Lease revenues — net-leased in the condensed consolidated statements of income. (c) Primarily comprised of late fees and administrative fees. Real Estate Under Construction The following table provides the activity of our Real estate under construction (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Beginning balance $ 103,309 Reclassification to Net investments in sales-type leases ( Note 5 ) (29,757) Capitalized funds 9,550 Capitalized interest 2,525 Foreign currency translation adjustments (2,449) Ending balance $ 83,178 Capitalized Funds During the three months ended March 31, 2022, total capitalized funds primarily related to construction draws for our student housing development projects, and includes $2.8 million of accrued costs, 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 $2.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022, and is a non-cash investing activity. Ending Balance As of March 31, 2022, we had three ongoing student housing development projects, and aggregate unfunded commitments of approximately $48.0 million, excluding capitalized interest, accrued costs, and capitalized acquisition fees. |