Equity Investments in Real Estate | Equity Investments in Real Estate At December 31, 2019 , we owned equity interests in two Unconsolidated Hotels, one with CWI 1 and one together with CWI 1 and an unrelated third party. We do not control the ventures that own these hotels, but we exercise significant influence over them. We account for these investments under the equity method of accounting (i.e., at cost, increased or decreased by our share of earnings or losses, less distributions, plus contributions and other adjustments required by equity method accounting, such as basis differences from acquisition costs paid to our Advisor that we incur and other-than-temporary impairment charges, if any). Under the conventional approach of accounting for equity method investments, an investor applies its percentage ownership interest to the venture’s net income or loss to determine the investor’s share of the earnings or losses of the venture. This approach is inappropriate if the venture’s capital structure gives different rights and priorities to its investors. Therefore, we follow the hypothetical liquidation at book value (“HLBV”) method in determining our share of these ventures’ earnings or losses for the reporting period as this method better reflects our claim on the ventures’ book value at the end of each reporting period. Earnings for our equity method investments are recognized in accordance with each respective investment agreement and, where applicable, based upon the allocation of the investment’s net assets at book value as if the investment was hypothetically liquidated at the end of each reporting period. The following table sets forth our ownership interests in our equity investments in real estate and their respective carrying values. The carrying values of these ventures are affected by the timing and nature of distributions (dollars in thousands): Unconsolidated Hotels State Number of Rooms % Owned Hotel Type Carrying Value at December 31, 2019 2018 Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture (a) (b) CA 358 60 % Resort $ 77,837 $ 85,110 Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Venture (c) (d) FL 443 19.3 % Resort 35,332 36,346 801 $ 113,169 $ 121,456 ___________ (a) This investment represents a tenancy-in-common interest; the remaining 40% interest is owned by CWI 1. (b) We received $1.3 million of net cash distributions from this investment during the year ended December 31, 2019 , which included our share of key money received from Marriott during the third quarter of 2019. (c) CWI 1 acquired a 47.4% interest in the venture on the same date. The remaining 33.3% interest is retained by the original owner. The number of rooms presented includes 141 condo-hotel units that participate in the resort rental program. This investment is considered a VIE ( Note 2 ). We do not consolidate this entity because we are not the primary beneficiary and the nature of our involvement in the activities of the entity allows us to exercise significant influence but does not give us power over decisions that significantly affect the economic performance of the entity. (d) We received cash distributions of $1.7 million from this investment during the year ended December 31, 2019 . The following table sets forth our share of equity in (losses) earnings from our Unconsolidated Hotels, which is based on the HLBV model, as well as amortization adjustments related to basis differentials from acquisitions of investments (in thousands): Years Ended December 31, 2019 2018 2017 Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture $ (5,918 ) $ (7,314 ) $ (4,235 ) Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Venture 709 1,495 2,753 Total equity in losses of equity method investments in real estate, net $ (5,209 ) $ (5,819 ) $ (1,482 ) No other-than-temporary impairment charges were recognized during the years ended December 31, 2019 , 2018 and 2017 . At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the unamortized basis differences on our equity investments were $7.5 million and $7.8 million , respectively. Net amortization of the basis differences reduced the carrying values of our equity investments by $0.2 million , $0.3 million and $0.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Hurricane-Related Disruption The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne was impacted by Hurricane Irma when it made landfall in September 2017. The hotel sustained damage and was forced to close for a short period of time. During the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, the venture recorded a loss on hurricane-related property damage of less than $0.1 million , a gain of $0.8 million and a loss of $3.6 million , respectively; however, there was no net impact to our investment in the venture under the HLBV method of accounting as a result of our priority return on investment. The following tables present combined summarized financial information of our equity method investments in real estate. Amounts provided are the total amounts attributable to the ventures and do not represent our proportionate share (in thousands): 2019 2018 2017 Total Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Venture Total Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Venture Total Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture (a) Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Venture Balance Sheet – As of December 31, Real estate, net $ 636,372 $ 358,723 $ 277,649 $ 643,145 $ 362,386 $ 280,759 $ 646,943 $ 367,035 $ 279,908 Other assets 64,130 20,049 44,081 66,027 20,093 45,934 78,059 28,294 49,765 Total assets 700,502 378,772 321,730 709,172 382,479 326,693 725,002 395,329 329,673 Debt 413,538 228,434 185,104 415,973 227,535 188,438 416,335 226,636 189,699 Other liabilities 50,973 30,350 20,623 42,099 23,092 19,007 34,567 16,382 18,185 Total liabilities 464,511 258,784 205,727 458,072 250,627 207,445 450,902 243,018 207,884 Members’ equity 235,991 119,988 116,003 251,100 131,852 119,248 274,100 152,311 121,789 Percentage of ownership in equity investee 60 % 19.3 % 60 % 19.3 % 60 % 19.3 % Pro-rata equity carrying value 94,382 71,993 22,389 102,126 79,111 23,015 114,892 91,387 23,505 Basis differential adjustment 7,602 5,844 1,758 7,757 5,999 1,758 8,026 6,197 1,829 HLBV adjustment 11,185 — 11,185 11,573 — 11,573 11,820 — 11,820 Carrying value $ 113,169 $ 77,837 $ 35,332 $ 121,456 $ 85,110 $ 36,346 $ 134,738 $ 97,584 $ 37,154 2019 2018 2017 Total Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Venture Total Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Venture Total Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture (a) Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Venture Income Statement – For the year ended December 31, Hotel revenues $ 174,282 $ 83,247 $ 91,035 $ 179,199 $ 81,670 $ 97,529 $ 99,800 $ 15,269 $ 84,531 Hotel operating expenses 158,535 78,474 80,061 164,601 79,955 84,646 95,423 18,906 76,517 Other operating expenses 67 8 59 179 86 93 59 52 7 Other income and (expenses) (b) (21,818 ) (14,203 ) (7,615 ) (20,384 ) (13,494 ) (6,890 ) (14,395 ) (3,161 ) (11,234 ) (Provision for) benefit from income taxes (410 ) (166 ) (244 ) (141 ) — (141 ) 1,121 (208 ) 1,329 Net (loss) income (6,548 ) (9,604 ) 3,056 (6,106 ) (11,865 ) 5,759 (8,956 ) (7,058 ) (1,898 ) Percentage of ownership in equity investee 60 % 19.3 % 60 % 19.3 % 60 % 19.3 % Pro-rata equity in (losses) earnings of equity method investments in real estate (5,172 ) (5,762 ) 590 (6,008 ) (7,119 ) 1,111 (4,601 ) (4,235 ) (366 ) Basis differential adjustment (227 ) (156 ) (71 ) (266 ) (195 ) (71 ) (71 ) — (71 ) HLBV adjustment 190 — 190 455 — 455 3,190 — 3,190 Equity in (losses) earnings of equity method investments in real estate $ (5,209 ) $ (5,918 ) $ 709 $ (5,819 ) $ (7,314 ) $ 1,495 $ (1,482 ) $ (4,235 ) $ 2,753 ___________ (a) We purchased our 60% interest in this venture on September 28, 2017. (b) Other income and (expenses) for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 for the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture is primarily comprised of interest expense related to its outstanding mortgage loans. |