Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation | Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation Description of Business Brixmor Property Group Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Parent Company”) is an internally-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”). Brixmor Operating Partnership LP and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Operating Partnership”) is the entity through which the Parent Company conducts substantially all of its operations and owns substantially all of its assets. The Parent Company owns 100% of the common stock of BPG Subsidiary Inc. (“BPG Sub”), which, in turn, is the sole member of Brixmor OP GP LLC (the “General Partner”), the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. The Parent Company engages in the ownership, management, leasing, acquisition, disposition and redevelopment of retail shopping centers through the Operating Partnership, and has no other substantial assets or liabilities other than through its investment in the Operating Partnership. The Parent Company, the Operating Partnership and their controlled subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (collectively, the “Company” or “Brixmor”) believes it owns and operates one of the largest open air retail portfolios by gross leasable area (“GLA”) in the United States (“U.S.”), comprised primarily of community and neighborhood shopping centers. As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s portfolio was comprised of 422 shopping centers (the “Portfolio”) totaling approximately 73 million square feet of GLA. The Company’s high-quality national Portfolio is primarily located within established trade areas in the top 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the U.S., and its shopping centers are primarily anchored by non-discretionary and value-oriented retailers, as well as consumer-oriented service providers. The Company does not distinguish its principal business or group its operations on a geographical basis for purposes of measuring performance. Accordingly, the Company has a single reportable segment for disclosure purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the periods presented have been included. The operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full fiscal year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 and accompanying notes included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 11, 2019. Certain prior period balances in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation for the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842 “Leases” (“ASC 842”) (described below), which supersedes Accounting Standards Codification Topic 840 “Leases” (“ASC 840”). Principles of Consolidation The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Parent Company, the Operating Partnership, each of their wholly owned subsidiaries and all other entities in which they have a controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Deferred Leasing and Financing Costs Costs incurred in executing tenant leases and long-term financings are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over the term of the related lease or debt agreement, which approximates the effective interest method. Capitalized costs incurred in executing tenant leases include tenant improvements and leasing commissions. In connection with the adoption of ASC 842, the Company no longer capitalizes partial salaries and/or legal fees incurred in executing tenant leases. These amounts were capitalized under previous guidance. For long-term financings, capitalized costs incurred include bank and legal fees. The amortization of deferred leasing and financing costs is included in Depreciation and amortization and Interest expense, respectively, in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and within Operating activities on the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Revenue Recognition and Receivables The Company enters into agreements with tenants which convey the right to control the use of identified space at its shopping centers in exchange for rental revenue. These agreements meet the criteria for recognition as leases under ASC 842. Rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases. The cumulative difference between rental revenue recognized in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and contractual payment terms is recognized as deferred rent and presented on the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within Receivables. The Company commences recognizing rental revenue based on the date its makes the underlying asset available for use by the tenant. Leases also typically provide for the reimbursement of operating costs, including common area expenses, utilities, insurance and real estate taxes by the lessee and are recognized in the period the applicable expenditures are incurred. In connection with the adoption of ASC 842, the Company has evaluated the lease and non-lease components within its leases and has elected the practical expedient to present lease and non-lease components in its lease agreements as one component. As such, the Company accounts for rental revenue and common area expense reimbursements as one lease component under ASC 842. These amounts are included in Rental income in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Additionally, the Company allocates the reimbursement of utilities, insurance and real estate taxes to the lease and non-lease components of its leases. These amounts are included in Rental income in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Certain leases also provide for percentage rents based upon the level of sales achieved by a lessee. These percentage rents are recognized upon the achievement of certain pre-determined sales levels and are included in Rental income in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Gains from the sale of depreciated operating properties are generally recognized under the full accrual method, provided that various criteria relating to the terms of the sale and subsequent involvement by the Company with the applicable property are met. The Company periodically evaluates the collectability of its receivables related to rental revenue, straight-line rent, expense reimbursements and those attributable to other revenue generating activities. The Company analyzes individual tenant receivables and considers tenant credit-worthiness, the length of time a receivable has been outstanding, and current economic trends when evaluating collectability. In addition, tenants in bankruptcy are analyzed and estimates are made in connection with the expected recovery of pre-petition and post-petition claims. Any receivables that are deemed to be uncollectible are recognized as a reduction to Rental income in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Prior period Provision for doubtful accounts is presented on the Company's unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with the Company's previous presentation and has not been reclassified to Rental income. Leases The Company periodically enters into agreements in which it is the lessee, including ground leases for neighborhood and community shopping centers that it operates and office leases for administrative space. In connection with the adoption of ASC 842, the Company evaluated these agreements and determined that they meet the criteria for recognition as leases under ASC 842. For these agreements the Company recognizes an operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and operating lease liability based on the present value of the minimum lease payments over the non-cancellable lease term. As the rates implicit in the leases are not readily determinable the Company uses its incremental secured borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date to determine the present value of the lease payments. The lease terms utilized by the Company may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option. The Company evaluates many factors, including current and future tenant cash flows, when determining if an option to extend or terminate should be included in the non-cancellable period. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has elected to apply the short-term lease exemption within ASC 842 and does not record an ROU asset or lease liability for leases with terms of less than 12 months. Additionally, leases also typically provide for the reimbursement of operating costs, including common area expenses, utilities, insurance and real estate taxes by the Company. In connection with the adoption of ASC 842, the Company has evaluated the lease and non-lease components within its leases and has elected the practical expedient to present lease and non-lease components in its lease agreements as one component. As such, the Company accounts for lease payments and common area expense reimbursements as one lease component under ASC 842. These amounts are included in Operating expenses in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Additionally, the Company allocates the reimbursement of utilities, insurance and real estate taxes to the lease and non-lease components of its leases. These amounts are included in Operating expenses in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Income Taxes The Parent Company has elected to qualify as a REIT in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To qualify as a REIT, the Parent Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains. It is management’s intention to adhere to these requirements and maintain the Parent Company’s REIT status. As a REIT, the Parent Company generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, provided that distributions to its stockholders equal at least the amount of its REIT taxable income as defined under the Code. The Parent Company conducts substantially all of its operations through the Operating Partnership which is organized as a limited partnership and treated as a pass-through entity for U.S. federal tax purposes. Therefore, U.S. federal income taxes on the Company’s taxable income do not materially impact the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. If the Parent Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will be subject to U.S. federal taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax for tax years beginning before January 1, 2018) and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years. Even if the Parent Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the Company is subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and to U.S. federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed taxable income. The Parent Company has elected to treat certain of its subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”), and the Parent Company may in the future elect to treat newly formed and/or existing subsidiaries as TRSs. A TRS may participate in non-real estate related activities and/or perform non-customary services for tenants and is subject to certain limitations under the Code. A TRS is subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes. Income taxes related to the Parent Company’s TRSs do not materially impact the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. The Company has considered the tax positions taken for the open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income taxes related to uncertain tax positions is required in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Open tax years generally range from 2015 through 2018, but may vary by jurisdiction and issue. The Company recognizes penalties and interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense, which is included in Other on the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. New Accounting Pronouncements In November 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-19, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses.” ASU 2018-19 clarifies that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of Subtopic 326-20. Instead, impairment of receivables arising from operating leases should be accounted for in accordance with ASC 842, Leases. The standard is effective on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2018-19 to have a material impact on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. Information regarding the adoption of ASC 842 is described below. In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-16, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815).” ASU 2018-16 amends guidance to permit the use of the Overnight Index Swap rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes under Topic 815. The standard became effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. The Company determined that these changes did not have a material impact on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “ Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) .” ASU 2018-13 amends certain disclosure requirements regarding the fair value hierarchy of investments in accordance with GAAP, particularly the significant unobservable inputs used to value investments within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The standard is effective on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2018-13 to have a material impact on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “ Leases (Topic 842). ” ASU 2016-02 sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e., lessees and lessors). ASU 2016-02 was subsequently amended by ASU 2018-01, “ Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842 ”; ASU 2018-10, “ Codification Improvements to Topic 842 ”; ASU 2018-11, “ Targeted Improvements ”; and ASU 2018-20, “ Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors ”. The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to recognize an ROU asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months, regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less qualify for the short-term lease recognition exemption and may be accounted for similar to previous guidance for operating leases. The new standard requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to previous guidance for sales-type leases, direct financing leases and operating leases. Adoption The standard became effective for the Company on January 1, 2019 and a modified retrospective transition approach was required. The Company determined that the adoption of ASC 842 had a material impact on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. The Company elected the following optional practical expedients upon adoption: • The Company did not reassess whether a current arrangement contains a lease. (ASU 2016-02) • The Company did not reassess current lease classification. (ASU 2016-02) • The Company did not reassess initial direct costs recognized under previous guidance. (ASU 2016-02) • The Company did not reassess current land easements under ASC 842. (ASU 2018-01) • The Company applied ASC 842 as of the effective date. Therefore, the Company’s reporting for the comparative periods presented in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company will continue to be in accordance with ASC 840, however certain prior period balances in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The Company recognized a $2.0 million cumulative adjustment to decrease retained earnings for indirect leasing costs capitalized for executed leases that had not commenced as of the adoption date of ASC 842. (ASU 2018-11) • The Company elected, by class of underlying asset, not to separate non-lease components from the associated lease components and instead account for them as a single component. This resulted in the consolidation of Rental income and Expense reimbursements on the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. (ASU 2018-11) Lessee For leases where the Company is the lessee, primarily for the Company’s ground leases and administrative office leases, the Company is required to record a right of use asset and a lease liability on its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on the effective date. The Company has elected to apply the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify. Lessor For leases where the Company is the lessor, the Company will continue to record revenues from rental properties for its operating leases on a straight-line basis. In addition, initial direct leasing costs continue to be capitalized, however, indirect leasing costs previously capitalized are being expensed under ASC 842. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company capitalized $3.0 million of indirect leasing costs, including leasing payroll and legal costs. In addition, ASC 842 requires that additional lease disclosures be presented in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for both lessor and lessee lease agreements. See Notes 9 and 10 for additional information. Any other recently issued accounting standards or pronouncements not disclosed above have been excluded as they either are not relevant to the Company, or they are not expected to have a material effect on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. |