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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-K
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
or
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     .
Commission file number: 000-25771
(CPA:14 LOGO)
CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 14 INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  13-3951476
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York

(Address of principal executive offices)
  10020
(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone numbers, including area code:
Investor Relations (212) 492-8920
(212) 492-1100
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer þ   Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No þ
Registrant has no active market for its common stock. Non-affiliates held 86,801,034 shares of common stock at June 30, 2009.
As of March 18, 2010, there were 86,445,396 shares of common stock of registrant outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The registrant incorporates by reference its definitive Proxy Statement with respect to its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days following the end of its fiscal year, into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
 

 

 


 

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Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7 of Part II of this Report, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. It is important to note that our actual results could be materially different from those projected in such forward-looking statements. You should exercise caution in relying on forward-looking statements as they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may materially affect our future results, performance, achievements or transactions. Information on factors which could impact actual results and cause them to differ from what is anticipated in the forward-looking statements contained herein is included in this report as well as in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including but not limited to those described below in Item 1A. Risk Factors of this Report. We do not undertake to revise or update any forward-looking statements. Additionally, a description of our critical accounting estimates is included in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of this Report.
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PART I
Item 1.   Business.
(a) General Development of Business
Overview
Corporate Property Associates 14 Incorporated (together with its consolidated subsidiaries and predecessors, “we”, “us” or “our”) is a publicly owned, non-actively traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that primarily invests in commercial properties leased to companies domestically and internationally. As a REIT, we are not subject to United States (“U.S.”) federal income taxation as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income, the level of our distributions and other factors.
Our core investment strategy is to own and manage a portfolio of properties leased to a diversified group of companies on a single tenant net lease basis. Our net leases generally require the tenant to pay substantially all of the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property such as maintenance, insurance, taxes, structural repairs and other operating expenses. Leases of this type are referred to as triple-net leases. We generally seek to include in our leases:
    clauses providing for mandated rent increases or periodic rent increases over the term of the lease tied to increases in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) or other similar indices for the jurisdiction in which the property is located or, when appropriate, increases tied to the volume of sales at the property;
    indemnification for environmental and other liabilities;
    operational or financial covenants of the tenant; and
    guarantees of lease obligations from parent companies or letters of credit.
We are managed by W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (“WPC”) through certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “advisor”). WPC is a publicly-traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WPC.”
The advisor provides both strategic and day-to-day management services for us, including capital funding services, investment research and analysis, investment financing and other investment related services, asset management, disposition of assets, investor relations and administrative services. The advisor also provides office space and other facilities for us. We pay asset management fees and certain transactional fees to the advisor and also reimburse the advisor for certain expenses incurred in providing services, including personnel provided for the administration of our operations. The advisor also serves in this capacity currently for other REITs that it formed under the Corporate Property Associates brand: Corporate Property Associates 15 Incorporated (“CPA®:15”), Corporate Property Associates 16 — Global Incorporated (“CPA®:16 — Global”) and Corporate Property Associates 17 — Global Incorporated (“CPA®:17 — Global”, collectively, including us, the “CPA® REITs.”
We were formed as a Maryland corporation in June 1997. Between November 1997 and November 2001, we sold a total of 65,794,280 shares of common stock for a total of $657.9 million in gross offering proceeds. Through December 31, 2009, we have also issued 4,355,363 shares ($54.1 million) through our distribution reinvestment and stock purchase plan. These proceeds were used along with non-recourse mortgage debt to purchase our properties. We have repurchased 8,955,254 shares ($105.4 million) of our common stock under a redemption plan from inception through December 31, 2009. We suspended our redemption plan on September 1, 2009 (see Significant Developments during 2009 below).
Our principal executive offices are located at 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 and our telephone number is (212) 492-1100. We have no employees. The advisor employs 156 individuals who are available to perform services for us.
Significant Developments during 2009 include:
Impairment Charges — During 2009, we incurred impairment charges totaling $41.0 million to reduce the carrying value of certain of our real estate investments to their estimated fair value, of which $37.8 million related to properties whose tenants initiated bankruptcy proceedings.
Redemption Plan — In September 2009, as a result of redemptions nearing the 5% limitation under the terms of our redemption plan and our desire to preserve capital and liquidity, our board of directors suspended our redemption plan, effective for all redemption requests received subsequent to September 1, 2009, with limited exceptions in cases of death or disability. The suspension will remain in effect until our board of directors, in its discretion, determines to reinstate the plan.
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Net Asset Values — As a result of the overall continued weakness in the economy during 2009, our estimated net asset value per share as of December 31, 2009 decreased to $11.80, a 9.2% decline from our December 31, 2008 estimated net asset value per share of $13.00.
(b) Financial Information About Segments
We operate in one industry segment, real estate ownership, with domestic and foreign investments. Refer to the Segment Information footnote in the consolidated financial statements for financial information about this segment.
(c) Narrative Description of Business
Business Objectives and Strategy
We invest primarily in income-producing commercial real estate properties that are, upon acquisition, improved or developed or that will be developed within a reasonable time after acquisition.
Our objectives are to:
    own a diversified portfolio of triple-net leased real estate;
 
    fund distributions to shareholders; and
 
    increase our equity in our real estate by making regular principal payments on mortgage loans for our properties.
We seek to achieve these objectives by investing in and holding commercial properties that are generally triple-net leased to a single corporate tenant. We intend our portfolio to be diversified by tenant, facility type, geographic location and tenant industry.
Our business plan is principally focused on managing our existing portfolio of properties, including those properties we acquired from Corporate Property Associates 12 Incorporated (“CPA®:12”) through a merger transaction in December 2006 (the “Merger”). This may include looking to selectively dispose of properties, obtaining new non-recourse mortgage financing on unencumbered assets or refinancing existing mortgage loans on properties if we can obtain such financing on attractive terms.
Our Portfolio
At December 31, 2009, our portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interests in 314 properties, substantially all of which were triple-net leased to 88 tenants, and totaled approximately 29 million square feet (on a pro rata basis) with an occupancy rate of approximately 95%. Our portfolio had the following property and lease characteristics:
Geographic Diversification
Information regarding the geographic diversification of our properties at December 31, 2009 is set forth below (dollars in thousands):
                                 
    Consolidated Investments     Equity Investments in Real Estate(b)  
    Annualized     % of Annualized     Annualized     % of Annualized  
    Contractual Lease     Contractual     Contractual Lease     Contractual  
Region   Revenue(a)     Lease Revenue     Revenue(a)     Lease Revenue  
United States
                               
East
  $ 38,687       25 %   $ 4,036       8 %
Midwest
    32,712       21       8,352       17  
South
    28,628       19       11,200       23  
West
    27,023       18       13,115       27  
 
                       
Total U.S.
    127,050       83       36,703       75  
 
                       
International
                               
Europe (c)
    26,816       17       12,291       25  
 
                       
Total
  $ 153,866       100 %   $ 48,994       100 %
 
                       
 
     
(a)   Reflects annualized contractual minimum base rent for the fourth quarter of 2009.
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(b)   Reflects our pro rata share of annualized contractual minimum base rent for the fourth quarter of 2009 from equity investments in real estate.
 
(c)   Reflects investments in Finland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Property Diversification
Information regarding our property diversification at December 31, 2009 is set forth below (dollars in thousands):
                                 
    Consolidated Investments     Equity Investments in Real Estate(b)  
    Annualized     % of Annualized     Annualized     % of Annualized  
    Contractual Lease     Contractual     Contractual Lease     Contractual  
Property Type   Revenue(a)     Lease Revenue     Revenue(a)     Lease Revenue  
Industrial
  $ 49,660       32 %   $ 13,335       27 %
Warehouse/distribution
    46,829       30       8,655       18  
Office
    29,881       19       5,758       12  
Retail
    15,802       10       11,624       24  
Other properties (c)
    11,694       9       9,622       19  
 
                       
Total
  $ 153,866       100 %   $ 48,994       100 %
 
                       
 
     
(a)   Reflects annualized contractual minimum base rent for the fourth quarter of 2009.
 
(b)   Reflects our pro rata share of annualized contractual minimum base rent for the fourth quarter of 2009 from equity investments in real estate.
 
(c)   Other properties include education and childcare and leisure; movie theaters; sports/fitness; and storage/trucking facilities, as well as undeveloped land.
Tenant Diversification
Information regarding our tenant diversification at December 31, 2009 is set forth below (dollars in thousands):
                                 
    Consolidated Investments     Equity Investments in Real Estate(c)  
    Annualized     % of Annualized     Annualized     % of Annualized  
    Contractual Lease     Contractual     Contractual Lease     Contractual  
Tenant Industry(a)   Revenue(b)     Lease Revenue     Revenue(b)     Lease Revenue  
Retail trade
  $ 42,217       27 %   $ 15,189       31 %
Electronics
    18,209       12       10,795       22  
Automobile
    16,529       11              
Transportation — cargo
    12,104       8              
Construction and building
    10,759       7       6,691       14  
Leisure, amusement, entertainment
    8,872       6       5,811       12  
Beverages, food, and tobacco
    7,282       5       1,763       4  
Consumer non-durable goods
    6,421       4              
Business and commercial services
    5,977       4       2,474       5  
Chemicals, plastics, rubber, and glass
    5,412       4              
Machinery
    4,491       3              
Healthcare, education and childcare
    4,472       3              
Media: printing and publishing
    2,286       1       1,597       3  
Buildings and real estate
                2,437       5  
Other (d)
    8,835       5       2,237       4  
 
                       
Total
  $ 153,866       100 %   $ 48,994       100 %
 
                       
 
     
(a)   Based on the Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. classification system and information provided by the tenant.
 
(b)   Reflects annualized contractual minimum base rent for the fourth quarter of 2009.
 
(c)   Reflects our pro rata share of annualized contractual minimum base rent for the fourth quarter of 2009 from equity investments in real estate.
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(d)   Other includes revenue from tenants in our consolidated investments in the following industries: aerospace and defense (1%); consumer and durable goods (1%); forest products and paper (1%); hotels and gaming (1%); mining (1%) and banking (less than 1%). For our equity investments in real estate, other consists of revenue from tenants in the following industries: personal transportation (3%) and grocery (1%).
Lease Expirations
At December 31, 2009, lease expirations of our properties were as follows (dollars in thousands):
                                 
    Consolidated Investments     Equity Investments in Real Estate(b)  
    Annualized     % of Annualized     Annualized     % of Annualized  
    Contractual Lease     Contractual     Contractual Lease     Contractual  
Year of Lease Expiration   Revenue(a)     Lease Revenue     Revenue(a)     Lease Revenue  
2010
  $ 6,229       4 %   $       %
2011
    6,245       4              
2012
    722                    
2013
    1,223       1              
2014
    2,400       2       1,312       3  
2015
    23,570       15       2,474       5  
2016
    8,056       5       1,763       4  
2017
    14,691       10              
2018
    2,810       2       8,972       18  
2019
    17,688       11       3,347       7  
2020-2024
    70,232       46       13,632       28  
2025-2029
                5,202       11  
2030 and thereafter
                12,292       24  
 
                       
Total
  $ 153,866       100 %   $ 48,994       100 %
 
                       
     
(a)   Reflects annualized contractual minimum base rent for the fourth quarter of 2009.
 
(b)   Reflects our pro rata share of annualized contractual minimum base rent for the fourth quarter of 2009 from equity investments in real estate.
Asset Management
We believe that effective management of our assets is essential to maintain and enhance property values. Important aspects of asset management include restructuring transactions to meet the evolving needs of current tenants, re-leasing properties, refinancing debt, selling assets and knowledge of the bankruptcy process.
The advisor monitors, on an ongoing basis, compliance by tenants with their lease obligations and other factors that could affect the financial performance of any of our properties. Monitoring involves receiving assurances that each tenant has paid real estate taxes, assessments and other expenses relating to the properties it occupies and confirming that appropriate insurance coverage is being maintained by the tenant. For international compliance, the advisor also utilizes third party asset managers for certain investments. The advisor reviews financial statements of our tenants and undertakes regular physical inspections of the condition and maintenance of our properties. Additionally, the advisor periodically analyzes each tenant’s financial condition, the industry in which each tenant operates and each tenant’s relative strength in its industry.
Holding Period
We intend to hold each property we invest in for an extended period. The determination of whether a particular property should be sold or otherwise disposed of will be made after consideration of relevant factors, including prevailing economic conditions, with a view to achieving maximum capital appreciation for our shareholders or avoiding increases in risk. No assurance can be given that this objective will be realized.
Our intention is to consider alternatives for providing liquidity for our shareholders generally commencing eight years following the investment of substantially all of the net proceeds from our initial public offering, which occurred in 2000. On this basis, in the first quarter of 2008 we asked our advisor to begin reviewing possible liquidity alternatives for us. However, in light of deteriorating market conditions during 2008, the advisor recommended, and our board agreed, that further consideration of liquidity alternatives be postponed until market conditions become more stable. Although we believe we have recently seen an easing of the global economic and financial crisis that had severely curbed liquidity in the credit and real estate financing markets, we are unable to predict when a liquidity event will occur.
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While our board has not made any decisions as to what form any such event might take, we may provide liquidity for our shareholders through sales of assets, either on a portfolio basis or individually, a listing of our shares on a stock exchange, a merger (which may include a merger with one or more of our affiliated CPA® REITs and/or with the advisor) or another transaction approved by our board of directors. During the period that we are considering liquidity alternatives, we may choose to limit new investment activity, unless our board of directors, including a majority of our independent directors, determines that, in light of our expected life, it is in our shareholders’ best interests for us to make new investments. We are under no obligation to liquidate our portfolio within any particular period since the precise timing will depend on real estate and financial markets, economic conditions of the areas in which the properties are located and tax effects on shareholders that may prevail in the future. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that we will be able to consummate a liquidity event. In the most recent instances in which CPA® REIT shareholders were provided with liquidity, including the Merger with CPA®:12, the liquidating entity merged with another, later-formed CPA® REIT. In each of these transactions, shareholders of the liquidating entity were offered the opportunity to exchange their shares for shares of the merged entity, cash or a short-term note.
Financing Strategies
Consistent with our investment policies, we use leverage when available on favorable terms. Substantially all of our mortgage loans were non-recourse and provided for monthly or quarterly installments, which include scheduled payments of principal. At December 31, 2009, 85% of our mortgage financing bore interest at fixed rates. At December 31, 2009, approximately 80% of our variable rate debt bore interest at fixed rates that are scheduled to reset in the future, pursuant to the terms of the mortgage contracts. Accordingly, our near term cash flow should not be adversely affected by increases in interest rates. The advisor may refinance properties or defease a loan when a decline in interest rates makes it profitable to prepay an existing mortgage loan, when an existing mortgage loan matures or if an attractive investment becomes available and the proceeds from the refinancing can be used to purchase the investment. There is no assurance that existing debt will be refinanced at lower rates of interest as the debt matures. The benefits of the refinancing may include an increased cash flow resulting from reduced debt service requirements, an increase in distributions from proceeds of the refinancing, if any, and/or an increase in property ownership if some refinancing proceeds are reinvested in real estate. The prepayment of loans may require us to pay a yield maintenance premium to the lender in order to pay off a loan prior to its maturity.
A lender on non-recourse mortgage debt generally has recourse only to the property collateralizing such debt and not to any of our other assets, while unsecured financing would give a lender recourse to all of our assets. The use of non-recourse debt, therefore, helps us to limit the exposure of our assets to any one debt obligation. Lenders may, however, have recourse to our other assets in limited circumstances not related to the repayment of the indebtedness, such as under an environmental indemnity or in the case of fraud. Lenders may also seek to include in the terms of mortgage loans provisions making the termination or replacement of the advisor an event of default or an event requiring the immediate repayment of the full outstanding balance of the loan. We will attempt to negotiate loan terms allowing us to replace or terminate the advisor. Even if we are successful in negotiating such provisions, the replacement or termination of the advisor may require the prior consent of the mortgage lenders.
A majority of our financing requires us to make a lump-sum or “balloon” payment at maturity. Because of current conditions in the credit market, refinancing at present remains difficult, but we were able to obtain financing for substantially all of our maturing loans in 2009, despite the difficult environment. At December 31, 2009, scheduled balloon payments for the next five years were as follows (in thousands):
         
2010
  $ 66,666 (a)(b)
2011
    255,794 (a)(c)
2012
    151,263 (a)(c)
2013
    (a)
2014
    15,076 (a)
 
     
(a)   Excludes our pro rata share of mortgage obligations of equity investments in real estate totaling $4.2 million in 2010, $9.8 million in 2011, $28.9 million in 2012, $32.4 million in 2013 and $16.7 million in 2014.
 
(b)   Of the amount shown, $5.4 million was paid in the first quarter of 2010.
 
(c)   Inclusive of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests totaling $29.3 million in 2011 and $2.5 million in 2012.
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We are currently seeking to refinance certain of these loans due in 2010 and believe we have existing cash resources that can be used to make these payments, if necessary.
Investment Strategies
We invest primarily in income-producing properties that are, upon acquisition, improved or being developed or that are to be developed within a reasonable period after acquisition. While we are not currently seeking to make new significant investments, we may do so if attractive opportunities arise.
Most of our properties are subject to long-term net leases and were acquired through sale-leaseback transactions in which we acquire properties from companies that simultaneously lease the properties back from us. These sale-leaseback transactions provide the lessee company with a source of capital that is an alternative to other financing sources such as corporate borrowing, mortgaging real property, or selling shares of its stock.
Our sale-leaseback transactions may occur in conjunction with acquisitions, recapitalizations or other corporate transactions. We may act as one of several sources of financing for these transactions by purchasing real property from the seller and net leasing it back to the seller or its successor in interest (the lessee).
In analyzing potential net lease investment opportunities, the advisor reviews all aspects of a transaction, including the creditworthiness of the tenant or borrower and the underlying real estate fundamentals, to determine whether a potential acquisition satisfies our acquisition criteria. The advisor generally considers, among other things, the following aspects of each transaction:
Tenant/Borrower Evaluation — The advisor evaluates each potential tenant or borrower for their creditworthiness, typically considering factors such as management experience, industry position and fundamentals, operating history, and capital structure, as well as other factors that may be relevant to a particular investment. The advisor seeks opportunities in which it believes the tenant may have a stable or improving credit profile or the credit profile has not been recognized by the market. In evaluating a possible investment, the creditworthiness of a tenant or borrower often is a more significant factor than the value of the underlying real estate, particularly if the underlying property is specifically suited to the needs of the tenant; however, in certain circumstances where the real estate is attractively valued, the creditworthiness of the tenant may be a secondary consideration. Whether a prospective tenant or borrower is creditworthy will be determined by the advisor’s investment department and its investment committee, as described below. However, creditworthy does not mean “investment grade.”
Properties Important to Tenant/Borrower Operations — The advisor generally focuses on properties that it believes are essential or important to the ongoing operations of the tenant. The advisor believes that these properties provide better protection generally as well as in the event of a bankruptcy, since a tenant/borrower is less likely to risk the loss of a critically important lease or property in a bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise.
Diversification — The advisor attempts to diversify our portfolio to avoid dependence on any one particular tenant, borrower, collateral type, geographic location or tenant/borrower industry. By diversifying our portfolio, the advisor seeks to reduce the adverse effect of a single under-performing investment or a downturn in any particular industry or geographic region.
Lease Terms — Generally, the net leased properties in which we invest will be leased on a full recourse basis to our tenants or their affiliates. In addition, the advisor generally seeks to include a clause in each lease that provides for increases in rent over the term of the lease. These increases are fixed or tied to increases in indices such as the CPI, or other similar indices in the jurisdiction in which the property is located, but may contain caps or other limitations either on an annual or overall basis. Further, in some jurisdictions (notably Germany), these clauses must provide for rent adjustments based on increases or decreases in the relevant index. In the case of retail stores and hotels, the lease may provide for participation in gross revenues above a stated level. Alternatively, a lease may provide for mandated rental increases on specific dates or other methods.
Collateral Evaluation — The advisor reviews the physical condition of the property and conducts a market evaluation to determine the likelihood of replacing the rental stream if the tenant defaults or of a sale of the property in such circumstances. The advisor will also generally engage third parties to conduct, or requires the seller to conduct, Phase I or similar environmental site assessments (including a visual inspection for the potential presence of asbestos) in an attempt to identify potential environmental liabilities associated with a property prior to its acquisition. If potential environmental liabilities are identified, the advisor generally requires that identified environmental issues be resolved by the seller prior to property acquisition or, where such issues cannot be resolved prior to acquisition, requires tenants contractually to assume responsibility for resolving identified environmental issues post-closing and provide indemnification protections against any potential claims, losses or expenses
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arising from such matters. Although the advisor generally relies on its own analysis in determining whether to make an investment, each real property to be purchased by us will be appraised by an independent appraiser. The contractual purchase price (plus acquisition fees, but excluding acquisition expenses, payable to the advisor) for a real property we acquire will not exceed its appraised value, unless approved by our independent directors. The appraisals may take into consideration, among other things, the terms and conditions of the particular lease transaction, the quality of the lessee’s credit and the conditions of the credit markets at the time the lease transaction is negotiated. The appraised value may be greater than the construction cost or the replacement cost of a property, and the actual sale price of a property if sold by us may be greater or less than the appraised value. In cases of special purpose real estate, a property is examined in light of the prospects for the tenant/borrower’s enterprise and the financial strength and the role of that asset in the context of the tenant/borrower’s overall viability. Operating results of properties and other collateral may be examined to determine whether or not projected income levels are likely to be met.
Transaction Provisions to Enhance and Protect Value — The advisor attempts to include provisions in our leases it believes may help protect our investment from changes in the operating and financial characteristics of a tenant that may affect its ability to satisfy its obligations to us or reduce the value of our investment, such as requiring our consent to specified tenant activity, requiring the tenant to provide indemnification protections, and requiring the tenant to satisfy specific operating tests. The advisor may also seek to enhance the likelihood of a tenant’s lease obligations being satisfied through a guarantee of obligations from the tenant’s corporate parent or other entity or a letter of credit. This credit enhancement, if obtained, provides us with additional financial security. However, in markets where competition for net lease transactions is strong, some or all of these provisions may be difficult to negotiate. In addition, in some circumstances, tenants may retain the right to repurchase the property leased by the tenant. The option purchase price is generally the greater of the contract purchase price or the fair market value of the property at the time the option is exercised.
Other Equity Enhancements — The advisor may attempt to obtain equity enhancements in connection with transactions. These equity enhancements may involve warrants exercisable at a future time to purchase stock of the tenant or borrower or their parent. If warrants are obtained, and become exercisable, and if the value of the stock subsequently exceeds the exercise price of the warrant, equity enhancements can help us to achieve our goal of increasing investor returns.
Investment Decisions —The advisor’s investment department, under the oversight of its chief investment officer, is primarily responsible for evaluating, negotiating and structuring potential investment opportunities for the CPA® REITs and WPC. Before an investment is made, the transaction is reviewed by the advisor’s investment committee. The investment committee is not directly involved in originating or negotiating potential investments but instead functions as a separate and final step in the acquisition process. The advisor places special emphasis on having experienced individuals serve on its investment committee. The advisor generally will not invest in a transaction on our behalf unless it is approved by the investment committee, except that investments with a total purchase price of $10 million or less may be approved by either the chairman of the investment committee or the advisor’s chief investment officer (up to, in the case of investments other than long-term net leases, a cap of $30 million or 5% of our estimated net asset value, whichever is greater, provided that such investments may not have a credit rating of less than BBB-). For transactions that meet the investment criteria of more than one CPA® REIT, the chief investment officer has discretion to allocate the investment to or among the REITs. In cases where two or more CPA® REITs (or one or more of the CPA® REITs and the advisor) will hold the investment, a majority of the independent directors of each CPA® REIT investing in the property must also approve the transaction.
The following people currently serve on the investment committee:
  Nathaniel S. Coolidge, Chairman — Former senior vice president and head of the bond and corporate finance department of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance (currently known as John Hancock Life Insurance Company). Mr. Coolidge’s responsibilities included overseeing its entire portfolio of fixed income investments.
 
  Trevor P. Bond — Co-founder of Credit Suisse’s real estate equity group. Currently managing member of private investment vehicle, Maidstone Investment Co., LLC.
 
  Axel K.A. Hansing — Currently serving as a senior partner at Coller Capital, Ltd., a global leader in the private equity secondary market, and responsible for investment activity in parts of Europe, Turkey and South Africa.
 
  Frank J. Hoenemeyer — Former vice chairman and chief investment officer of the Prudential Insurance Company of America. As chief investment officer, he was responsible for all of Prudential Insurance Company of America’s investments including stocks, bonds and real estate.
  Dr. Lawrence R. Klein — Currently serving as professor emeritus of economics and finance at the University of Pennsylvania and its Wharton School. Recipient of the 1980 Nobel Prize in economic sciences and former consultant to both the Federal Reserve Board and the President’s Council of Economic Advisors.
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  Nick J.M. van Ommen — Former chief executive officer of the European Public Real Estate Association promoting, developing and representing the European public real estate sector, with over twenty years of financial industry experience.
 
  Dr. Karsten von Köller — Currently chairman of Lone Star Germany GmbH, deputy chairman of the Supervisory Board of Corealcredit Bank AG, deputy chairman of the Supervisory Board of MHB Bank AG, and vice chairman of the Supervisory Board of IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG. Former chief executive officer of Eurohypo AG.
Segments
We operate in one industry segment, real estate ownership, with domestic and foreign investments. For 2009, Carrefour France, SAS represented 13.7% of our total lease revenue.
Competition
While historically we faced active competition from many sources for investment opportunities in commercial properties net leased to major corporations both domestically and internationally, there was a decrease in such competition as a result of the recent deterioration in the credit and real estate financing markets. In general, we believe that our advisor’s experience in real estate, credit underwriting and transaction structuring should allow us to compete effectively for commercial properties to the extent we make future acquisitions. However, competitors may be willing to accept rates of return, lease terms, other transaction terms or levels of risk that we may find unacceptable.
Environmental Matters
Our properties generally are or have been used for commercial purposes, including industrial and manufacturing properties. Under various federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, current and former owners and operators of property may have liability for the cost of investigating, cleaning up or disposing of hazardous materials released at, on, under, in or from the property. These laws typically impose responsibility and liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of or was responsible for the presence of hazardous materials or contamination, and liability under these laws is often joint and several. Third parties may also make claims against owners or operators of properties for personal injuries and property damage associated with releases of hazardous materials. As part of our efforts to mitigate these risks, we typically engage third parties to perform assessments of potential environmental risks when evaluating a new acquisition of property, and we frequently obtain contractual protection (indemnities, cash reserves, letters of credit or other instruments) from property sellers, tenants, a tenant’s parent company or another third party to address known or potential environmental issues.
Transactions with Affiliates
We enter into transactions with our affiliates, including the other CPA® REITs and our advisor or its affiliates, if we believe that doing so is consistent with our investment objectives and we comply with our investment policies and procedures. These transactions typically take the form of jointly owned ventures, direct purchases of assets, mergers or another type of transaction.
Types of Investments
Substantially all of our investments to date are and will continue to be income-producing properties, which are, upon acquisition, improved or being developed or which will be developed within a reasonable period of time after their acquisition. These investments have primarily been through sale-leaseback transactions, in which we invest in properties from companies that simultaneously lease the properties back from us subject to long-term leases. Investments are not restricted as to geographical areas.
Other Investments — We may invest up to 10% of our net equity in unimproved or non-income-producing real property and in “equity interests.” Investment in equity interests in the aggregate will not exceed five percent of our net equity. Such equity interests are defined generally to mean stock, warrants or other rights to purchase the stock of, or other interests in, a tenant of a property, an entity to which we lend money or a parent or controlling person of a borrower or tenant. We may invest in unimproved or non-income-producing property that the advisor believes will appreciate in value or increase the value of adjoining or neighboring properties we own. There can be no assurance that these expectations will be realized. Often, equity interests will be “restricted securities,” as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), which means that the securities have not been registered with the SEC and are subject to restrictions on sale or transfer. Under this rule, we may be prohibited from reselling the equity securities until we have fully paid for and held the securities for a period between six months to one year. It is possible that the issuer of equity interests in which we invest may never register the interests under the Securities Act. Whether an issuer registers its securities under the Securities Act may depend on many factors, including the success of its operations.
We will exercise warrants or other rights to purchase stock generally if the value of the stock at the time the rights are exercised exceeds the exercise price. Payment of the exercise price will not be deemed an investment subject to the above described limitations. We may borrow funds to pay the exercise price on warrants or other rights or may pay the exercise price from funds held for working capital and then repay the loan or replenish the working capital upon the sale of the securities or interests purchased. We will not consider paying distributions out of the proceeds of the sale of these interests until any funds borrowed to purchase the interest have been fully repaid.
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We will not invest in real estate contracts of sale unless the contracts are in recordable form and are appropriately recorded in the applicable chain of title.
Cash resources will be invested in permitted temporary investments, which include short-term U.S. Government securities, bank certificates of deposit and other short-term liquid investments. To maintain our REIT qualification, we also may invest in securities that qualify as “real estate assets” and produce qualifying income under the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). Any investments in other REITs in which the advisor or any director is an affiliate must be approved as being fair and reasonable by a majority of the directors (which must include a majority of the independent directors) who are not otherwise interested in the transaction.
If at any time the character of our investments would cause us to be deemed an “investment company” for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, we will take the necessary action to ensure that we are not deemed to be an investment company. The advisor will continually review our investment activity, including monitoring the proportion of our portfolio that is placed in various investments, to attempt to ensure that we do not come within the application of the Investment Company Act.
Our reserves, if any, will be invested in permitted temporary investments. The advisor will evaluate the relative risks and rate of return, our cash needs and other appropriate considerations when making short-term investments on our behalf. The rate of return of permitted temporary investments may be less than would be obtainable from real estate investments.
(d) Financial Information About Geographic Areas
See Our Portfolio above and the Segment Information footnote of the consolidated financial statements for financial information pertaining to our geographic operations.
(e) Available Information
All filings we make with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and our current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports, are available for free on our website, http://www.cpa14.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed or furnished to the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to be read or copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our filings can also be obtained for free on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. We are providing our website address solely for the information of investors. We do not intend our website to be an active link or to otherwise incorporate the information contained on our website into this report or other filings with the SEC.
We will supply to any shareholder, upon written request and without charge, a copy of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 as filed with the SEC.
Item 1A.   Risk Factors.
Our business, results of operations, financial condition and ability to pay distributions at the current rate could be materially adversely affected by various risks and uncertainties, including the conditions below. These risk factors may have affected, and in the future could affect, our actual operating and financial results and could cause such results to differ materially from our expectations as expressed in any forward-looking statements. You should not consider this list exhaustive. New risk factors emerge periodically, and we cannot assure you that the factors described below list all risks that may become material to us at any later time.
The current financial and economic crisis has adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, our business.
Although we believe we are seeing an easing of the global economic and financial crisis that has severely curbed liquidity in the credit and real estate financing markets during recent periods, the full magnitude, effects and duration of the crisis cannot be predicted. To date, its primary effects on our business have been increased levels of financial distress, and higher levels of default in the payment of rent, by our tenants; bankruptcies; impairments in the value of our property investments; challenges in refinancing existing loans as they come due; and a suspension of our redemption plan. Depending on how long and how severe this crisis is, these trends could continue to worsen, which may negatively affect our earnings, as well as our cash flow and, consequently, our ability to sustain the payment of distributions at current levels and to resume our redemption plan.
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We are subject to the risks of real estate ownership, which could reduce the value of our properties.
Our performance and asset value is subject, in part, to risks incident to the ownership and operation of real estate, including:
    changes in the general economic climate;
 
    changes in local conditions such as an oversupply of space or reduction in demand for real estate;
 
    changes in interest rates and the availability of financing; and
 
    changes in laws and governmental regulations, including those governing real estate usage, zoning and taxes.
We may have difficulty selling or re-leasing our properties.
Real estate investments generally lack liquidity compared to other financial assets, and this lack of liquidity will limit our ability to quickly change our portfolio in response to changes in economic or other conditions. The triple-net leases we own, enter into, or acquire may be for properties that are specially suited to the particular needs of the tenant. With these properties, if the current lease is terminated or not renewed, we may be required to renovate the property or to make rent concessions in order to lease the property to another tenant. In addition, if we are forced to sell the property, we may have difficulty selling it to a party other than the tenant due to the special purpose for which the property may have been designed. These and other limitations may affect our ability to sell or re-lease properties without adversely affecting returns to our shareholders. See Item 1 — Business — Our Portfolio for scheduled lease expirations.
We have recognized, and may in the future recognize, substantial impairment charges on our properties.
We have incurred, and may in the future incur, substantial impairment charges, which we are required to recognize whenever we sell a property for less than its carrying value or we determine that the property has experienced a decline in its carrying value (or, for direct financing leases, that the unguaranteed residential value of the underlying property has declined). By their nature, the timing and extent of impairment charges are not predictable. Impairment charges reduce our net income, although they do not necessarily affect our cash flow from operations.
The inability of a tenant in a single tenant property to pay rent will reduce our revenues.
Most of our properties are occupied by a single tenant and, therefore, the success of our investments is materially dependent on the financial stability of these tenants. Revenues from several of our tenants/guarantors constitute a significant percentage of our lease revenues. Our five largest tenants/guarantors represented approximately 31%, 30% and 29% of total lease revenues in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Lease payment defaults by tenants negatively impact our net income and reduce the amounts available for distributions to shareholders. As our tenants generally may not have a recognized credit rating, they may have a higher risk of lease defaults than if our tenants had a recognized credit rating. In addition, the bankruptcy of a tenant could cause the loss of lease payments as well as an increase in the costs incurred to carry the property until it can be re-leased or sold. We have had tenants file for bankruptcy protection. In the event of a default, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as landlord and may incur substantial costs in protecting the investment and re-leasing the property. If a lease is terminated, there is no assurance that we will be able to re-lease the property for the rent previously received or sell the property without incurring a loss.
The bankruptcy or insolvency of tenants or borrowers may cause a reduction in revenue.
Bankruptcy or insolvency of a tenant or borrower could cause:
    the loss of lease or interest payments;
 
    an increase in the costs incurred to carry the property;
 
    litigation;
 
    a reduction in the value of our shares; and
 
    a decrease in distributions to our shareholders.
Under U.S. bankruptcy law, a tenant who is the subject of bankruptcy proceedings has the option of assuming or rejecting any unexpired lease. If the tenant rejects the lease, any resulting claim we have for breach of the lease (excluding collateral securing the claim) will be treated as a general unsecured claim. The maximum claim will be capped at the amount owed for unpaid rent prior to the bankruptcy unrelated to the termination, plus the greater of one year’s lease payments or 15% of the remaining lease payments payable under the lease (but no more than three years’ lease payments). In addition, due to the long-term nature of our leases and, in some cases, terms providing for the repurchase of a property by the tenant, a bankruptcy court could recharacterize a net lease transaction as a secured lending transaction. If that were to occur, we would not be treated as the owner of the property, but we might have rights as a secured creditor. Those rights would not include a right to compel the tenant to timely perform its obligations under the lease but may instead entitle us to “adequate protection,” a bankruptcy concept that applies to protect against a decrease in the value of the property if the value of the property is less than the balance owed to us.
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Insolvency laws outside of the U.S. may not be as favorable to reorganization or to the protection of a debtor’s rights as tenants under a lease as are the laws in the U.S. Our rights to terminate a lease for default may be more likely to be enforceable in countries other than the U.S., in which a debtor/tenant or its insolvency representative may be less likely to have rights to force continuation of a lease without our consent. Nonetheless, such laws may permit a tenant or an appointed insolvency representative to terminate a lease if it so chooses.
However, in circumstances where the bankruptcy laws of the U.S. are considered to be more favorable to debtors and to their reorganization, entities that are not ordinarily perceived as U.S. entities may seek to take advantage of the U.S. bankruptcy laws if they are eligible. An entity would be eligible to be a debtor under the U.S. bankruptcy laws if it had a domicile (state of incorporation or registration), place of business or assets in the U.S. If a tenant became a debtor under the U.S. bankruptcy laws, then it would have the option of assuming or rejecting any unexpired lease. As a general matter, after the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings and prior to assumption or rejection of an expired lease, U.S. bankruptcy laws provide that until an unexpired lease is assumed or rejected, the tenant (or its trustee if one has been appointed) must timely perform obligations of the tenant under the lease. However, under certain circumstances, the time period for performance of such obligations may be extended by an order of the bankruptcy court.
We and the other CPA® REITs managed by the advisor have had tenants file for bankruptcy protection and are involved in litigation (including several international tenants). Four prior CPA® REITs reduced the rate of distributions to their investors as a result of adverse developments involving tenants.
Similarly, if a borrower under one of our loan transactions declares bankruptcy, there may not be sufficient funds to satisfy its payment obligations to us, which may adversely affect our revenue and distributions to our shareholders. The mortgage loans in which we may invest and the mortgage loans underlying the mortgage-backed securities in which we may invest may be subject to delinquency, foreclosure and loss, which could result in losses to us.
Our distributions may exceed our adjusted cash flow from operating activities and our earnings in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”).
Over the life of our company, the regular quarterly cash distributions we pay are expected to be principally sourced by adjusted cash flow from operating activities. Adjusted cash flow from operating activities represents GAAP cash flow from operating activities, adjusted primarily to reflect timing differences between the period an expense is incurred and paid, to add cash distributions we receive from equity investments in real estate in excess of equity income and to subtract cash distributions we pay to our noncontrolling partners in real estate ventures that we consolidate. However, there can be no assurance that our adjusted cash flow from operating activities will be sufficient to cover our future distributions and we may use other sources of funds, such as proceeds from borrowings and asset sales, to fund portions of our future distributions. In addition, our distributions in 2009 exceeded, and future distributions may exceed, our GAAP earnings primarily because our GAAP earnings are affected by non-cash charges such as depreciation and impairments.
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, portions of the distributions we make may represent return of capital to our shareholders if they exceed our earnings and profits.
We do not fully control the management for our properties.
The tenants or managers of net lease properties are responsible for maintenance and other day-to-day management of the properties. If a property is not adequately maintained in accordance with the terms of the applicable lease, we may incur expenses for deferred maintenance expenditures or other liabilities once the property becomes free of the lease. While our leases generally provide for recourse against the tenant in these instances, a bankrupt or financially troubled tenant may be more likely to defer maintenance and it may be more difficult to enforce remedies against such a tenant. In addition, to the extent tenants are unable to conduct their operation of the property on a financially successful basis, their ability to pay rent may be adversely affected. Although we endeavor to monitor, on an ongoing basis, compliance by tenants with their lease obligations and other factors that could affect the financial performance of our properties, such monitoring may not in all circumstances ascertain or forestall deterioration either in the condition of a property or the financial circumstances of a tenant.
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Our leases may permit tenants to purchase a property at a predetermined price, which could limit our realization of any appreciation or result in a loss.
In some circumstances, we grant tenants a right to repurchase the property they lease from us. The purchase price may be a fixed price or it may be based on a formula or the market value at the time of exercise. If a tenant exercises its right to purchase the property and the property’s market value has increased beyond that price, we could be limited in fully realizing the appreciation on that property. Additionally, if the price at which the tenant can purchase the property is less than our purchase price or carrying value (for example, where the purchase price is based on an appraised value), we may incur a loss.
Our success is dependent on the performance of the advisor.
Our ability to achieve our investment objectives and to pay distributions is largely dependent upon the performance of the advisor in the acquisition of investments, the selection of tenants, the determination of any financing arrangements, and the management of our assets. The past performance of partnerships and CPA® REITs managed by the advisor may not be indicative of the advisor’s performance with respect to us. We cannot guaranty that the advisor will be able to successfully manage and achieve liquidity for us to the same extent that it has done so for prior programs.
The advisor may be subject to conflicts of interest.
The advisor manages our business and selects our investments. The advisor has some conflicts of interest in its management of us, which arise primarily from the involvement of the advisor in other activities that may conflict with us and the payment of fees by us to the advisor. Unless the advisor elects to receive our common stock in lieu of cash compensation, we will pay the advisor substantial cash fees for the services it provides, which will reduce the amount of cash available for investment in properties or distribution to our shareholders. Circumstances under which a conflict could arise between us and the advisor include:
    the receipt of compensation by the advisor for property purchases, leases, sales and financing for us, which may cause the advisor to engage in transactions that generate higher fees, rather than transactions that are more appropriate or beneficial for our business;
    agreements between us and the advisor, including agreements regarding compensation, will not be negotiated on an arm’s-length basis as would occur if the agreements were with unaffiliated third parties;
    acquisitions of single properties or portfolios of properties from affiliates, including WPC or the CPA® REITs, subject to our investment policies and procedures, which may take the form of a direct purchase of assets, a merger or another type of transaction;
    competition with certain affiliates for property acquisitions, which may cause the advisor and its affiliates to direct properties suitable for us to other related entities;
    a decision by the advisor (on our behalf) of whether to hold or sell a property could impact the timing and amount of fees payable to the advisor because it receives asset management fees and may decide not to sell a property;
    disposition, incentive and termination fees, which are based on the sale price of properties or the terms of a liquidity transaction, may cause a conflict between the advisor’s desire to sell a property or engage in a liquidity transaction and our interests.
We delegate our management functions to the advisor.
We delegate our management functions to the advisor, for which it earns fees pursuant to an advisory agreement. Although at least a majority of our board of directors must be independent, because the advisor earns fees from us and has an ownership interest in us, we have limited independence from the advisor.
The termination or replacement of the advisor could trigger a default or repayment event under our financing arrangements for some of our assets.
Lenders for certain of our assets typically request change of control provisions in the loan documentation that would make the termination or replacement of WPC or its affiliates as the advisor an event of default or an event requiring the immediate repayment of the full outstanding balance of the loan. While we will attempt to negotiate not to include such provisions, lenders may require such provisions. If an event of default or repayment event occurs with respect to any of our assets, our revenues and distributions to our shareholders may be adversely affected.
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Our estimated annual net asset value is based in part on information that the advisor provides to a third party.
The asset management and performance compensation paid to the advisor are based principally on an annual third party valuation of our real estate. Any valuation includes the use of estimates and our valuation may be influenced by the information provided by the advisor. Because net asset value is an estimate and can change as interest rate and real estate markets fluctuate, there is no assurance that a shareholder will realize net asset value in connection with any liquidity event.
Appraisals that we obtain may include leases in place on the property being appraised, and if the leases terminate, the value of the property may become significantly lower.
The appraisals that we obtain on our properties may be based on the value of the properties when the properties are leased. If the leases on the properties terminate, the value of the properties may fall significantly below the appraised value.
We are not required to meet any diversification standards; therefore, our investments may become subject to concentration of risk.
Subject to our intention to maintain our qualification as a REIT, there are no limitations on the number or value of particular types of investments that we may make. Although we attempt to do so, we are not required to meet any diversification standards, including geographic diversification standards. Therefore, our investments may become concentrated in type or geographic location, which could subject us to significant concentration of risk with potentially adverse effects on our investment objectives.
Our use of debt to finance investments could adversely affect our cash flow and distributions to shareholders.
Most of our investments have been made by borrowing a portion of the purchase price of our investments and securing the loan with a mortgage on the property. We generally borrow on a non-recourse basis to limit our exposure on any property to the amount of equity invested in the property. However, if we are unable to make our debt payments as required, a lender could foreclose on the property or properties securing its debt. Additionally, lenders for our international mortgage loan transactions typically incorporate provisions that can cause a loan default and over which we have no control, including a loan to value ratio, a debt service coverage ratio and a material adverse change in the borrower’s or tenant’s business, so if real estate values decline or a tenant defaults, the lender would have the right to foreclose on its security. If any of these events were to occur, it could cause us to lose part or all of our investment, which in turn could cause the value of our portfolio, and revenues available for distribution to our shareholders, to be reduced.
A majority of our financing also requires us to make a lump-sum or balloon payment at maturity. Our ability to make balloon payments on debt will depend upon our ability either to refinance the obligation when due, invest additional equity in the property or sell the related property. When the balloon payment is due, we may be unable to refinance the balloon payment on terms as favorable as the original loan or sell the property at a price sufficient to make the balloon payment. Our ability to accomplish these goals will be affected by various factors existing at the relevant time, such as the state of the national and regional economies, local real estate conditions, available mortgage rates, our equity in the mortgaged properties, our financial condition, the operating history of the mortgaged properties and tax laws. A refinancing or sale could affect the rate of return to shareholders and the projected time of disposition of our assets. Because of the current conditions in the credit market, refinancing is at present very difficult. See Item 1 —Business — Our Portfolio — Financing Strategies.
Failure to qualify as a REIT would adversely affect our operations and ability to make distributions.
If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we would be subject to U.S. federal income tax on our net taxable income at corporate rates. In addition, we would generally be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year we lose our REIT qualification. Losing our REIT qualification would reduce our net earnings available for investment or distribution to shareholders because of the additional tax liability, and we would no longer be required to make distributions. We might be required to borrow funds or liquidate some investments in order to pay the applicable tax.
Qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex Internal Revenue Code provisions for which there are only limited judicial and administrative interpretations. The determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within our control may affect our ability to qualify as a REIT. In order to qualify as a REIT, we must satisfy a number of requirements regarding the composition of our assets and the sources of our gross income. Also, we must make distributions to our shareholders aggregating annually at least 90% of our net taxable income, excluding net capital gains. Because we have investments in foreign real property, we are subject to foreign currency gains and losses. Foreign currency gains are qualifying income for purposes of the REIT income requirements, provided that the underlying income satisfies the REIT income requirements. In addition, legislation, new regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions may adversely affect our investors, our ability to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes or the desirability of an investment in a REIT relative to other investments.
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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) may take the position that specific sale-leaseback transactions we treat as true leases are not true leases for U.S. federal income tax purposes but are, instead, financing arrangements or loans. If a sale-leaseback transaction were so recharacterized, we might fail to satisfy the qualification requirements applicable to REITs.
Dividends payable by REITs generally do not qualify for reduced U.S. federal income tax rates because qualifying REITs do not pay U.S. federal income tax on their net income.
The maximum U.S. federal income tax rate for dividends payable by domestic corporations to individual domestic shareholders is 15% (through 2010, under current law). Dividends payable by REITs, however, are generally not eligible for the reduced rates, except to the extent that they are attributable to dividends paid by a taxable REIT subsidiary or a C corporation or relate to certain other activities. This is because qualifying REITs receive an entity level tax benefit from not having to pay U.S. federal income tax on their net income. As a result, the more favorable rates applicable to regular corporate dividends could cause shareholders who are individuals to perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in the stocks of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could adversely affect the value of the stock of REITs, including our common stock. In addition, the relative attractiveness of real estate in general may be adversely affected by the reduced U.S. federal income tax rates applicable to corporate dividends, which could negatively affect the value of our properties.
The ability of our board of directors to change our investment policies or revoke our REIT election without shareholder approval may cause adverse consequences to our shareholders.
Our bylaws require that our independent directors review our investment policies at least annually to determine that the policies we are following are in the best interest of our shareholders. These policies may change over time. The methods of implementing our investment policies may also vary, as new investment techniques are developed. Except as otherwise provided in our bylaws, our investment policies, the methods for their implementation, and our other objectives, policies and procedures may be altered by a majority of the directors (which must include a majority of the independent directors), without the approval of our shareholders. As a result, the nature of your investment could change without your consent. A change in our investment strategy may, among other things, increase our exposure to interest rate risk, default risk and commercial real property market fluctuations, all of which could materially adversely affect our ability to achieve our investment objectives.
In addition, our organizational documents permit our board of directors to revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election, without the approval of our shareholders, if the board determines that it is not in our best interest to qualify as a REIT. In such a case, we would become subject to U.S. federal income tax on our taxable income and we would no longer be required to distribute most of our net income to our shareholders, which may have adverse consequences on the total return to our shareholders.
Potential liability for environmental matters could adversely affect our financial condition.
We have invested and in the future may invest in properties historically used for industrial, manufacturing and other commercial purposes. We therefore own and may in the future acquire properties that have known or potential environmental contamination as a result of historical operations. Buildings and structures on the properties we own and purchase also may have known or suspected asbestos-containing building materials. We may invest in properties located in countries that have adopted laws or observe environmental management standards that are less stringent than those generally followed in the U.S., which may pose a greater risk that releases of hazardous or toxic substances have occurred to the environment. Leasing properties to tenants that engage in these activities, and owning properties historically and currently used for industrial, manufacturing, and other commercial purposes, will cause us to be subject to the risk of liabilities under environmental laws. Some of these laws could impose the following on us:
    Responsibility and liability for the cost of investigation, removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances released on or from our property, generally without regard to our knowledge of, or responsibility for, the presence of these contaminants.
    Liability for claims by third parties based on damages to natural resources or property, personal injuries, or costs of removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances in, on, or migrating from our property.
    Responsibility for managing asbestos-containing building materials, and third-party claims for exposure to those materials.
Our costs of investigation, remediation or removal of hazardous or toxic substances, or for third-party claims for damages, may be substantial. The presence of hazardous or toxic substances at any of our properties, or the failure to properly remediate a contaminated property, could give rise to a lien in favor of the government for costs it may incur to address the contamination or otherwise adversely affect our ability to sell or lease the property or to borrow using the property as collateral. While we attempt to mitigate identified environmental risks by requiring tenants contractually to acknowledge their responsibility for complying with environmental laws and to assume liability for environmental matters, circumstances may arise in which a tenant fails, or is unable, to fulfill its contractual obligations. In addition, environmental liabilities, or costs or operating limitations imposed on a tenant to comply with environmental laws, could affect its ability to make rental payments to us.
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International investments involve additional risks.
We have invested in properties located outside the U.S. At December 31, 2009, our directly owned real estate properties located outside of the U.S. represented 17% of current annualized lease revenue. These investments may be affected by factors particular to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the property is located. These investments may expose us to risks that are different from and in addition to those commonly found in the U.S., including:
    Changing governmental rules and policies;
    Enactment of laws relating to the foreign ownership of property and laws relating to the ability of foreign entities to remove invested capital or profits earned from activities within the country to the U.S.;
    Expropriation;
    Legal systems under which the ability to enforce contractual rights and remedies may be more limited than would be the case under U.S. law;
    The difficulty in conforming obligations in other countries and the burden of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws, which may be more stringent than U.S. laws, including tax requirements and land use, zoning and environmental laws, as well as changes in such laws;
 
    Adverse market conditions caused by changes in national or local economic or political conditions;
 
    Changes in relative interest rates;
 
    Changes in the availability, cost and terms of mortgage funds resulting from varying national economic policies;
 
    Restrictions and/or significant costs in repatriating cash and cash equivalents held in foreign bank accounts; and
 
    Changes in real estate and other tax rates and other operating expenses in particular countries.
In addition, the lack of publicly available information in accordance with GAAP could impair our ability to analyze transactions and may cause us to forego an investment opportunity. It may also impair our ability to receive timely and accurate financial information from tenants necessary to meet our reporting obligations to financial institutions or governmental or regulatory agencies. Certain of these risks may be greater in emerging markets and less developed countries.
Also, we may rely on third-party asset managers in international jurisdictions to monitor compliance with legal requirements and lending agreements with respect to our properties. Failure to comply with applicable requirements may expose us or our operating subsidiaries to additional liabilities.
Moreover, we are subject to foreign currency risk due to potential fluctuations in exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Our primary currency exposure is to the Euro. We attempt to mitigate a portion of the risk of currency fluctuation by financing our properties in the local currency denominations, although there can be no assurance that this will be effective. Because we generally place both our debt obligation to the lender and the tenant’s rental obligation to us in the same currency, our results of foreign operations benefit from a weaker U.S. dollar and are adversely affected by a stronger U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies; that is, a weaker U.S. dollar will tend to increase both our revenues and our expenses, while a stronger U.S. dollar will tend to reduce both our revenues and our expenses. To the extent foreign currency exchange rates are in line with 2008 and 2009 levels, they will have a minimal impact on our financial conditions and results of operations. However, significant shifts in the value of the Euro could have a material impact on our future results. For example, in the first two months of 2010, the dollar has strengthened significantly relative to the Euro.
The returns on our investments in net leased properties may not be as great as returns on equity investments in real properties during strong real estate markets.
As an investor in single tenant, long-term net leased properties, the returns on our investments are based primarily on the terms of the lease. Payments to us under our leases do not rise and fall based upon the market value of the underlying properties. In addition, we generally lease each property to one tenant on a long-term basis, which means that we cannot seek to improve current returns at a particular property through an active, multi-tenant leasing strategy. While we will sell assets from time to time and may recognize gains or losses on the sales based on then-current market values, we generally intend to hold our properties on a long-term basis. We view our leases as fixed income investments through which we seek to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns that will support a steady dividend. The value of our assets will likely not appreciate to the same extent as equity investments in real estate during periods when real estate markets are very strong. Conversely, in weak markets, the existence of a long-term lease may positively affect the value of the property, although it is nonetheless possible that, as a result of property declines generally, we may recognize impairment charges on some properties.
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A potential change in U.S. accounting standards regarding operating leases may make the leasing of facilities less attractive to our potential domestic tenants, which could reduce overall demand for our leasing services.
Under current authoritative accounting guidance for leases, a lease is classified by a tenant as a capital lease if the significant risks and rewards of ownership are considered to reside with the tenant. This situation is considered to be met if, among other things, the non-cancellable lease term is more than 75% of the useful life of the asset or if the present value of the minimum lease payments equals 90% or more of the leased property’s fair value. Under capital lease accounting for a tenant, both the leased asset and liability are reflected on their balance sheet. If the lease does not meet any of the criteria for a capital lease, the lease is considered an operating lease by the tenant and the obligation does not appear on the tenant’s balance sheet; rather, the contractual future minimum payment obligations are only disclosed in the footnotes thereto. Thus, entering into an operating lease can appear to enhance a tenant’s balance sheet in comparison to direct ownership. In response to concerns caused by a 2005 SEC study that the current model does not have sufficient transparency, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) and the International Accounting Standards Board conducted a joint project to re-evaluate lease accounting. In March 2009, the FASB issued a discussion paper providing its preliminary views that the scope of the proposed new standard should be based on the scope of the existing standards. Changes to the accounting guidance could affect both our accounting for leases as well as that of our current and potential customers. These changes may affect how the real estate leasing business is conducted both domestically and internationally. For example, if the accounting standards regarding the financial statement classification of operating leases are revised, then companies may be less willing to enter into leases in general or desire to enter into leases with shorter terms because the apparent benefits to their balance sheets could be reduced or eliminated. This in turn could make it more difficult for us to enter leases on terms we find favorable.
Our net tangible book value may be adversely affected if we are required to adopt certain fair value accounting provisions.
In June 2007, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) issued accounting guidance that addresses when the accounting principles of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide “Investment Companies” must be applied by an entity and whether investment company accounting must be retained by a parent company in consolidation or by an investor in the application of the equity method of accounting. In addition, this guidance includes certain disclosure requirements for parent companies and equity method investors in investment companies that retain investment company accounting in the parent company’s consolidated financial statements or the financial statements of an equity method investor. In February 2008, the effective date of this guidance was indefinitely delayed, and adoption of the guidance was prohibited for any entity that had not previously adopted it. We are currently assessing the potential impact the adoption of this statement will have on our financial position and results of operations if we were required to adopt it.
While we maintain an exemption from the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and are therefore not regulated as an investment company, we may be required to adopt the fair value accounting provisions of this guidance. Under these provisions our investments would be recorded at fair value with changes in value reflected in our earnings, which may result in significant fluctuations in our results of operations and net tangible book value. In addition to the immediate substantial dilution in net tangible book value per share equal to the costs of the offering, as described earlier, net tangible book value per share may be further reduced by any declines in the fair value of our investments.
Your investment return may be reduced if we are required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
We do not intend to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. If we were obligated to register as an investment company, we would have to comply with a variety of substantive requirements under the Investment Company Act that impose, among other things:
    limitations on capital structure;
 
    restrictions on specified investments;
 
    prohibitions on transactions with affiliates; and
    compliance with reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy disclosure and other rules and regulations that would significantly increase our operating expenses.
In general, we expect to be able to rely on the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the Investment Company Act. In order to qualify for this exemption, at least 55% of our portfolio must be comprised of real property and mortgages and other liens on an interest in real estate (collectively, “qualifying assets”) and at least 80% of our portfolio must be comprised of real estate-related assets. Qualifying assets include mortgage loans, mortgage-backed securities that represent the entire ownership in a pool of mortgage loans, and other interests in real estate. In order to maintain our exemption from regulation under the Investment Company Act, we must continue to engage primarily in the business of buying real estate.
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To maintain compliance with the Investment Company Act exemption, we may be unable to sell assets we would otherwise want to sell and may need to sell assets we would otherwise wish to retain. In addition, we may have to acquire additional income or loss generating assets that we might not otherwise have acquired or may have to forego opportunities to acquire interests in companies that we would otherwise want to acquire and would be important to our investment strategy. If we were required to register as an investment company, we would be prohibited from engaging in our business as currently contemplated because the Investment Company Act imposes significant limitations on leverage. In addition, we would have to seek to restructure the advisory agreement because the compensation that it contemplates would not comply with the Investment Company Act. Criminal and civil actions could also be brought against us if we failed to comply with the Investment Company Act. In addition, our contracts would be unenforceable unless a court were to require enforcement, and a court could appoint a receiver to take control of us and liquidate our business.
There is not, and may never be, an active public trading market for our shares, so it will be difficult for shareholders to sell shares quickly.
There is no active public trading market for our shares. Our articles of incorporation also prohibit the ownership of more than 9.8% of our stock by one person or affiliated group, unless exempted by our board of directors, which may inhibit large investors from desiring to purchase your shares and may also discourage a takeover. Moreover, our redemption plan has been suspended. Even if our redemption plan is reactivated, it will continue to include numerous restrictions that limit your ability to sell your shares to us, and our board of directors will continue to have the authority to further amend, suspend or terminate the plan. Therefore, it will be difficult for you to sell your shares promptly or at all. In addition, the price received for any shares sold prior to a liquidity event is likely to be less than the proportionate value of the real estate we own. Investor suitability standards imposed by certain states may also make it more difficult to sell your shares to someone in those states.
Maryland law could restrict change in control.
Provisions of Maryland law applicable to us prohibit business combinations with:
    any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of outstanding shares, referred to as an interested shareholder;
    an affiliate who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of our outstanding shares, also referred to as an interested shareholder; or
    an affiliate of an interested shareholder.
These prohibitions last for five years after the most recent date on which the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder. Thereafter, any business combination must be recommended by our board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of our outstanding shares and two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of our shares other than shares held by the interested shareholder or by an affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder. These requirements could have the effect of inhibiting a change in control even if a change in control was in our shareholders’ interest. These provisions of Maryland law do not apply, however, to business combinations that are approved or exempted by our board of directors prior to the time that someone becomes an interested shareholder. In addition, a person is not an interested shareholder if the board of directors approved in advance the transaction by which he or she otherwise would have become an interested shareholder. However, in approving a transaction, the board of directors may provide that its approval is subject to compliance at or after the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the board.
Our articles of incorporation restrict beneficial ownership of more than 9.8% of the outstanding shares by one person or affiliated group in order to assist us in meeting the REIT qualification rules. These requirements could have the effect of inhibiting a change in control even if a change in control were in our shareholders’ interest.
Shareholders’ equity may be diluted
Our shareholders do not have preemptive rights to any shares of common stock issued by us in the future. Therefore, if we (1) sell shares of common stock in the future, including those issued pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan, (2) sell securities that are convertible into our common stock, (3) issue common stock in a private placement to institutional investors, or (4) issue shares of common stock to our directors or to WPC and its affiliates for payment of fees in lieu of cash, then shareholders will experience dilution of their percentage ownership in us. Depending on the terms of such transactions, most notably the offer price per share and the value of our properties and our other investments, existing shareholders might also experience a dilution in the book value per share of their investment in us.
Item 1B.   Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.
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Item 2.   Properties.
Our principal corporate offices are located at 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020. The advisor also has its primary international investment offices in London and Amsterdam. The advisor also has office space domestically in Dallas, Texas and San Francisco, California and internationally in Shanghai.
See Item 1, Business — Our Portfolio for a discussion of the properties we hold for rental operations and Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplemental Data — Schedule III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation for a detailed listing of such properties.
Item 3.   Legal Proceedings.
Various claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business are pending against us. The results of these proceedings are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Item 4.   Removed and Reserved.
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PART II
Item 5.   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Unlisted Shares and Distributions
There is no active public trading market for our shares. At March 18, 2010, there were 28,317 holders of record of our shares.
We are required to distribute annually at least 90% of our distributable REIT net taxable income to maintain our status as a REIT. Quarterly distributions declared by us for the past two years are as follows:
                 
    Years ended December 31,  
    2009     2008  
First quarter
  $ 0.1976     $ 0.1954  
Second quarter
    0.1981       0.1959  
Third quarter
    0.1986       0.1964  
Fourth quarter
    0.1991       0.1971  
 
           
 
  $ 0.7934     $ 0.7848  
 
           
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
For the three months ended December 31, 2009, we issued 168,023 restricted shares of common stock to the advisor as consideration for performance fees. These shares were issued at $13.00 per share, which was our most recently published estimated net asset value per share as approved by our board of directors at the date of issuance. Since none of these transactions were considered to have involved a “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, the shares issued were deemed to be exempt from registration. In acquiring our shares, the advisor represented that such interests were being acquired by it for the purposes of investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
                                 
                    Total number of     Maximum number (or  
                    shares     approximate dollar value)  
                    purchased as part of     of shares that may yet be  
    Total number of     Average price     publicly announced     purchased under the  
2009 Period   shares purchased(a)     paid per share     plans or programs(a)     plans or programs(a)  
October
                    N/A       N/A  
November
                    N/A       N/A  
December
    39,391     $ 12.28       N/A       N/A  
 
                             
Total
    39,391                          
 
                             
 
     
(a)   Represents shares of our common stock purchased pursuant to our redemption plan. The amount of shares purchasable in any period depends on the availability of funds generated by our dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan and other factors at the discretion of our board of directors. In September 2009, our board of directors approved the suspension of our redemption plan, effective for all redemption requests received subsequent to September 1, 2009, subject to limited exceptions in cases of death or qualifying disability. During the first quarter of 2010, our board of directors re-evaluated the status of our redemption plan and determined to keep the suspension in place. The suspension continues as of the date of this Report and will remain in effect until our board of directors, in its discretion, determines to reinstate the redemption plan. We cannot give any assurances as to the timing of any further actions by the board with regard to the plan. The redemption plan will terminate if and when our shares are listed on a national securities market.
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Item 6.   Selected Financial Data.
The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes in Item 8.
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                         
    Years ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
 
                                       
Operating Data (a)
                                       
Total revenues (b)
  $ 169,985     $ 163,475     $ 160,546     $ 130,134     $ 127,138  
(Loss) income from continuing operations
    (2,891 )     44,209       55,979       58,224       46,477  
Net income (c)
    7,001       47,201       65,954       71,574       49,402  
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (1,685 )     (2,037 )     (1,564 )     (1,956 )     (2,153 )
 
                             
Net income attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders
    5,316       45,164       64,390       69,618       47,249  
 
                             
 
                                       
Earnings per share:
                                       
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders
    (0.05 )     0.48       0.62       0.83       0.68  
Net income attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders
    0.06       0.51       0.73       0.99       0.69  
 
                                       
Cash distributions declared per share
    0.7934       0.7848       0.7766       0.7711       0.7646  
 
                                       
Balance Sheet Data
                                       
Total assets
  $ 1,551,969     $ 1,637,430     $ 1,715,148     $ 1,675,323     $ 1,295,036  
Net investments in real estate (d)
    1,310,471       1,368,111       1,433,314       1,491,815       1,202,567  
Long-term obligations (e)
    812,543       821,262       861,902       826,459       679,522  
 
                                       
Other Information
                                       
Cash flow from operating activities
  $ 87,900     $ 110,697     $ 89,730     $ 102,232     $ 70,895  
Cash distributions paid
    68,832       68,851       68,323       83,633       51,905  
Payment of mortgage principal (f)
    44,873       17,383       16,552       12,580       12,433  
 
     
(a)   Certain prior year balances have been retrospectively adjusted as discontinued operations and for the adoption of recent accounting guidance for noncontrolling interests.
 
(b)   Total revenues during 2009, 2008 and 2007 include lease revenue from properties acquired in the Merger in December 2006.
 
(c)   Results for 2009 and 2008 reflected impairment charges totaling $41.0 million and $10.9 million, respectively.
 
(d)   Net investments in real estate consists of net investments in properties, net investment in direct financing leases, equity investments in real estate, real estate under construction and assets held for sale, as applicable.
 
(e)   Represents mortgage and note obligations and deferred acquisition fee installments.
 
(f)   Represents scheduled mortgage principal payments.
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Item 7.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) is intended to provide the reader with information that will assist in understanding our financial statements and the reasons for changes in certain key components of our financial statements from period to period. MD&A also provides the reader with our perspective on our financial position and liquidity, as well as certain other factors that may affect our future results.
Business Overview
As described in more detail in Item 1 of this Report, we are a publicly owned, non-actively traded REIT that invests in commercial properties leased to companies domestically and internationally. As a REIT, we are not subject to U.S. federal income taxation as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income, the level of our distributions and other factors. We earn revenue principally by leasing the properties we own to single corporate tenants, primarily on a triple-net lease basis, which requires the tenant to pay substantially all of the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property. Revenue is subject to fluctuation because of the timing of new lease transactions, lease terminations, lease expirations, contractual rent increases, tenant defaults and sales of properties. We were formed in 1997 and are managed by the advisor.
Financial Highlights
(In thousands)
                         
    Years ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Total revenues
  $ 169,985     $ 163,475     $ 160,546  
Net income attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders
    5,316       45,164       64,390  
Cash flow from operating activities
    87,900       110,697       89,730  
Total revenues increased in 2009 as compared to 2008 primarily due to scheduled rent increases at several properties and income recognized in connection with the forgiveness of a loan.
The reduction in net income in 2009 as compared to 2008 was primarily due to an increase in the amount of impairment charges recognized. We recognized impairment charges totaling $41.0 million in 2009 as compared to $10.9 million in 2008. In addition, 2008 net income included income of $10.9 million in payments from the advisor related to its previously disclosed SEC investigation (the “SEC Settlement”).
Cash flow from operating activities in 2009 was impacted negatively by increases in rent delinquencies and property carrying costs. Cash flow from operating activities in 2008 included the receipt of $10.9 million related to the advisor’s SEC Settlement.
Our quarterly cash distribution increased to $0.1991 per share for the fourth quarter of 2009, or $0.80 per share on an annualized basis.
We consider the performance metrics listed above as well as certain non-GAAP performance metrics to be important measures in the evaluation of our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. We evaluate our results of operations with a primary focus on the ability to generate cash flow necessary to meet our objectives of funding distributions to shareholders and increasing equity in our real estate.
Current Trends
As of the date of this Report, we are focused on managing our existing portfolio of properties. In our initial offering documents, we stated our intention to consider liquidity events for investors generally commencing eight years following the investment of substantially all of the net proceeds from that offering, which occurred in 2000. As a result, during the first quarter of 2008, the advisor began actively considering liquidity alternatives on our behalf and discussed with our board of directors a number of alternatives, including a possible merger with another CPA® REIT, selling our assets, either on a portfolio basis or individually, or listing our shares on a stock exchange. However, in light of deteriorating market conditions during 2008, the advisor recommended, and our board agreed, that further consideration of liquidity alternatives be postponed until market conditions become more stable. Although we believe we have recently seen an easing of the global economic and financial crisis that had severely curbed liquidity in the credit and real estate financing markets, the full magnitude, effects and duration of the crisis cannot be predicted, and we are unable to predict when a liquidity event will occur.
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As a result of improving economic conditions, we have seen an improvement in financing conditions for refinancing of maturing debt, both domestically and internationally, although generally at lower loan to value ratios than in prior periods. However, the continuing effects of the challenging economic environment have also resulted in some negative trends affecting our business. These trends include: continued tenant defaults; renewals of tenant leases generally at lower rental rates than existing leases; low inflation rates, which will likely limit rent increases in upcoming periods because most of our leases provide for rent adjustments indexed to changes in the CPI; and higher impairment charges. In addition, partly to preserve capital and liquidity, we suspended our redemption plan in September 2009.
Despite recent indicators that the economy is beginning to recover, the current trends that affect our business remain dependent on the rate and scope of the recovery, rendering any discussion of the impact of these trends highly uncertain. Nevertheless, as of the date of this Report, the impact of current financial and economic trends on our business segments, and our response to those trends, is presented below.
Financing Conditions
Conditions in the real estate financing markets impact our ability to refinance maturing debt. Despite the recent weak financing environment, which has resulted in lenders for both domestic and international investments offering loans at shorter maturities, with lower loan to value ratios, and subject to variable interest rates, we have begun to see some improvements in the financing markets and to date have been successful refinancing maturing debt. We generally attempt to obtain interest rate caps or swaps to mitigate the impact of variable rate financing. During 2009, we refinanced $31.6 million of maturing debt with new non-recourse mortgage financing totaling $27.8 million, with a weighted average annual interest rate and term of up to 6.7% and 9.8 years, respectively. In addition, a venture in which we have a 67% interest, which we account for under the equity method of accounting, refinanced maturing debt with new non-recourse mortgage financing of $22.6 million with a fixed annual interest rate and term of 5.9% and 10 years, respectively.
At December 31, 2009, we had aggregate balloon payments totaling $66.7 million due in 2010, and $255.8 million due in 2011, inclusive of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests totaling $29.3 million in 2011. In the first quarter of 2010, we made balloon payments totaling $5.4 million. In addition, our share of balloon payments due in 2010 and 2011 on our unconsolidated ventures is $4.2 million and $9.8 million, respectively. We are actively seeking to refinance this debt but believe we and our venture partners have sufficient financing alternatives and/or cash resources to make these payments, if necessary. Our property level debt is generally non-recourse, which means that if we default on a mortgage loan obligation, our exposure is limited to our equity invested in that property.
Corporate Defaults
Some of our tenants have experienced financial stress, and we expect that this trend may continue, albeit at a less severe rate, in 2010. Corporate defaults can reduce our results of operations and cash flow from operations.
Tenants in financial distress may become delinquent on their rent and/or default on their leases and, if they file for bankruptcy protection, may reject our lease in bankruptcy court, all of which may require us to incur impairment charges. Even where a default has not occurred and a tenant is continuing to make the required lease payments, we may restructure or renew leases on less favorable terms, or the tenant’s credit profile may deteriorate, which could affect the value of the leased asset and could in turn require us to incur impairment charges. Based on tenant activity during 2009, including lease amendments, early lease renewals and lease rejections in bankruptcy court, we currently expect that 2010 lease revenue will decrease by approximately 9%, as compared with 2009 lease revenue. However, this amount may increase or decrease based on additional tenant activity and changes in economic conditions, both of which are outside of our control. If the North American and European economic zones continue to experience the improving economic conditions that they have experienced recently, we would expect to see an improvement in the general business conditions for our tenants, which should result in less stress for them financially. However, if economic conditions deteriorate, it is possible that our tenants’ financial condition will deteriorate as well.
During 2009, five tenants that accounted for $9.9 million of our 2009 lease revenues vacated their properties or rejected their leases with us in connection with bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings. During the time that these properties remain unoccupied, we anticipate that we will incur significant carrying costs. As a result of these corporate defaults, during 2009 we suspended debt service on three related non-recourse mortgage loans, which had an aggregate outstanding balance of $54.1 million at December 31, 2009. In addition, we entered into lease amendments with three tenants upon their emergence from bankruptcy during 2009.
To mitigate these risks, we have invested in assets that we believe are critically important to a tenant’s operations and have attempted to diversify our portfolio by tenant and tenant industry. We also monitor tenant performance through review of rent delinquencies as a precursor to a potential default, meetings with tenant management and review of tenants’ financial statements and compliance with any financial covenants. When necessary, our asset management process includes restructuring transactions to meet the evolving needs of tenants, re-leasing properties, refinancing debt and selling properties, where possible, as well as protecting our rights when tenants default or enter into bankruptcy.
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Net Asset Values
We generally calculate an estimated net asset value per share for our portfolio on an annual basis. This calculation is based in part on an estimate of the fair market value of our real estate provided by a third party, adjusted to give effect to the estimated fair value of mortgages encumbering our assets (also provided by a third party) as well as other adjustments. There are a number of variables that comprise this calculation, including individual tenant credits, tenant defaults, lease terms, lending credit spreads, and foreign currency exchange rates, among others. We do not control these variables and, as such, cannot predict how they will change in the future.
As a result of the overall continued weakness in the economy during 2009, our estimated net asset value per share as of December 31, 2009 decreased to $11.80, a 9.2% decline from our December 31, 2008 estimated net asset value per share of $13.00. We generally would not expect to update our estimated net asset value on an interim basis unless we were to undertake an extraordinary corporate transaction. However, there can be no assurance that, if we were to calculate our estimated net asset value on an interim basis, it would not be less than $11.80 per share, particularly given current market volatility.
Redemptions and Distributions
We experienced higher levels of share redemptions during 2009. Our redemption plan provides for certain limits on the amount of redemptions, including that redemptions cannot exceed 5% of outstanding shares. As a result of the increased redemption level, redemptions were approaching the 5% level, and as a result, in September 2009, our board of directors approved the suspension of our redemption plan effective for all redemption requests received subsequent to September 1, 2009. This suspension will remain in effect until our board of directors, in its discretion, determines to reinstate the redemption plan. To date, we have not experienced conditions that have affected our ability to continue to pay distributions.
Inflation and Foreign Exchange Rates
Our leases generally have rent adjustments based on formulas indexed to changes in the CPI or other similar indices for the jurisdiction in which the property is located. Because these rent adjustments may be calculated based on changes in the CPI over a multi-year period, changes in inflation rates can have a delayed impact on our results of operations. Rent adjustments during 2008 and 2009 have generally benefited from increases in inflation rates during the years prior to the scheduled rent adjustment date. However, we expect that rent increases will be significantly lower in coming years as a result of the current historically low inflation rates in the U.S. and the Euro zone.
We have foreign investments and as a result are subject to risk from the effects of exchange rate movements. Because we generally place both our debt obligation to the lender and the tenant’s rental obligation to us in the same currency, our results of foreign operations benefit from a weaker U.S. dollar and are adversely affected by a stronger U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies; that is, a weaker U.S. dollar will tend to increase both our revenues and our expenses, while a stronger U.S. dollar will tend to reduce both our revenues and our expenses.
The average rate for the U.S. dollar in relation to the Euro strengthened by approximately 5% during 2009 in comparison to 2008, resulting in a modestly negative impact on our results of operations for Euro-denominated investments in the current year. For 2008 as compared with 2007, the average rate for the U.S. dollar in relation to the Euro weakened by approximately 7%, resulting in a modestly positive impact on our results of operations for Euro-denominated investments in 2008 as compared with 2007. Investments denominated in the Euro accounted for approximately 17%, 15% and 16% of our annualized lease revenues for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. To the extent foreign currency exchange rates are in line with 2008 and 2009 levels, they will have a minimal impact on our financial conditions and results of operations. However, significant shifts in the value of the Euro could have a material impact on our future results. For example, in the first two months of 2010, the dollar has strengthened significantly relative to the Euro.
How We Evaluate Results of Operations
We evaluate our results of operations with a primary focus on our ability to generate cash flow necessary to meet our objectives of funding distributions to shareholders and increasing our equity in our real estate. As a result, our assessment of operating results gives less emphasis to the effect of unrealized gains and losses, which may cause fluctuations in net income for comparable periods but have no impact on cash flows, and to other non-cash charges, such as depreciation and impairment charges.
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We consider cash flows from operating activities, cash flows from investing activities, cash flows from financing activities and certain non-GAAP performance metrics to be important measures in the evaluation of our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. Cash flows from operating activities are sourced primarily from long-term lease contracts. These leases are generally triple net and mitigate, to an extent, our exposure to certain property operating expenses. Our evaluation of the amount and expected fluctuation of cash flows from operating activities is essential in assessing our ability to fund operating expenses, service debt and fund distributions to shareholders.
We consider cash flows from operating activities plus cash distributions from equity investments in real estate in excess of equity income, less cash distributions paid to consolidated joint venture partners, as a supplemental measure of liquidity in evaluating our ability to sustain distributions to shareholders. We consider this measure useful as a supplemental measure to the extent the source of distributions in excess of equity income in real estate is the result of non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization, because it allows us to evaluate the cash flows from consolidated and unconsolidated investments in a comparable manner. In deriving this measure, we exclude cash distributions from equity investments in real estate that are sourced from the sales of the equity investee’s assets or refinancing of debt because we deem them to be returns of investment and not returns on investment.
We focus on measures of cash flows from investing activities and cash flows from financing activities in our evaluation of our capital resources. Investing activities typically consist of the acquisition or disposition of investments in real property and the funding of capital expenditures with respect to real properties. Financing activities primarily consist of the payment of distributions to shareholders, obtaining non-recourse mortgage financing, generally in connection with the acquisition or refinancing of properties, and making mortgage principal payments. Our financing strategy has been to purchase substantially all of our properties with a combination of equity and non-recourse mortgage debt. A lender on a non-recourse mortgage loan generally has recourse only to the property collateralizing such debt and not to any of our other assets. This strategy has allowed us to diversify our portfolio of properties and, thereby, limit our risk. However, because of recent conditions in credit markets, obtaining financing is more challenging at present and we may complete transactions without obtaining financing. In the event that a balloon payment comes due, we may seek to refinance the loan, restructure the debt with existing lenders, or evaluate our ability to pay the balloon payment from our cash reserves or sell the property and use the proceeds to satisfy the mortgage debt.
Results of Operations
Our evaluation of the sources of lease revenues is as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Years ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Rental income
  $ 147,184     $ 142,549     $ 138,638  
Interest income from direct financing leases
    14,356       15,359       16,472  
 
                 
 
  $ 161,540     $ 157,908     $ 155,110  
 
                 
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The following table sets forth the net lease revenues (i.e., rental income and interest income from direct financing leases) that we earned from lease obligations through our direct ownership of real estate (in thousands):
                         
    Years ended December 31,  
Lessee   2009     2008     2007  
Carrefour France, SAS (a) (b)
  $ 22,177     $ 19,656     $ 17,379  
Petsmart, Inc. (c)
    8,303       8,215       8,303  
Federal Express Corporation (c)
    7,044       6,967       6,891  
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
    6,939       7,076       6,832  
Atrium Companies, Inc.
    5,277       5,170       5,017  
Metaldyne Company LLC (d)
    5,210       3,899       3,797  
Tower Automotive, Inc. (b)
    4,629       4,493       4,194  
Perkin Elmer, Inc. (a) (e)
    4,552       4,802       3,838  
Katun Corporation (a)
    4,501       4,497       4,400  
Caremark Rx, Inc.
    4,300       4,300       4,300  
McLane Company Food Service Inc.
    3,736       3,706       3,569  
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (f)
    3,635              
Amerix Corp. (b)
    3,241       2,980       2,928  
Rave Reviews Cinemas LLC
    3,037       2,907       2,888  
Gibson Guitar Corp. (c)
    2,727       2,658       2,556  
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (c)
    2,719       2,692       2,633  
Gerber Scientific, Inc.
    2,668       2,591       2,508  
Collins & Aikman Corporation (g)
    2,564       2,488       3,644  
Waddington North America, Inc.
    2,536       2,536       2,468  
Other (a) (c)
    61,745       66,275       66,965  
 
                 
 
  $ 161,540     $ 157,908     $ 155,110  
 
                 
 
     
(a)   Amounts are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The average rate for the U.S. dollar in relation to the Euro during the year ended December 31, 2009 strengthened by approximately 5% in comparison to 2008, resulting in a negative impact on lease revenues for our Euro-denominated investments in 2009. This impact was mitigated in some cases by CPI or similar rent increases.
 
(b)   Increase was due to CPI-based (or equivalent) rent increase.
 
(c)   These revenues are generated in consolidated ventures, generally with our affiliates, and include lease revenues applicable to noncontrolling interests totaling $9.8 million, $7.2 million and $6.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
(d)   Increase is due to amortization of a lease termination payment. In December 2009, we entered into a lease settlement with Metaldyne upon its emergence from bankruptcy whereby Metaldyne terminated its lease for four of the five properties it leases from us. Metaldyne will continue to lease the fifth property at a reduced rent. We entered into direct leases with existing subtenants at two of the properties vacated by Metaldyne, while the other two properties remain vacant at the date of this Report. During 2009, we recognized an impairment charge of $4.0 million on a property leased to Metaldyne (Note 11).
 
(e)   We acquired an additional property leased to this tenant in December 2007.
 
(f)   We consolidated this venture as of September 30, 2009 (Note 6).
 
(g)   Decrease in 2008 was due to the sale of two properties in December 2007.
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We recognize income from equity investments in real estate, of which lease revenues are a significant component. The following table sets forth the net lease revenues earned by these ventures. Amounts provided are the total amounts attributable to the ventures and do not represent our proportionate share (dollars in thousands):
                                 
    Ownership        
    Interest at     Years ended December 31,  
Lessee   December 31, 2009     2009     2008     2007  
Hellweg Die Profi-Baumarkte GmbH & Co. KG (a)
    32 %   $ 35,889     $ 37,128     $ 25,536  
U-Haul Moving Partners, Inc. and Mercury Partners, L.P. (b)
    12 %     30,589       28,541       28,541  
True Value Company
    50 %     14,492       14,698       14,169  
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    67 %     11,175       11,175       10,451  
Life Time Fitness, Inc.
    56 %     9,272       9,272       9,216  
CheckFree Holdings, Inc.
    50 %     4,964       4,830       4,711  
Best Buy Co., Inc.
    37 %     4,553       4,421       4,484  
Compucom Systems, Inc.
    67 %     5,020       4,902       4,549  
Del Monte Corporation (b)
    50 %     3,529       3,241       2,955  
The Upper Deck Company
    50 %     3,194       3,194       3,194  
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
    45 %     3,141       3,141       3,030  
ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.
    45 %     2,484       2,461       2,442  
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
    56 %     1,086       1,086       1,086  
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (c)
    50 %           3,343       3,343  
 
                         
 
          $ 129,388     $ 131,433     $ 117,707  
 
                         
 
     
(a)   We acquired our interest in this venture during 2007. In addition to lease revenues, the venture also earned interest income of $27.1 million, $28.1 million and $19.5 million on a note receivable during 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Amounts are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
 
(b)   Increase was due to CPI-based (or equivalent) rent increase.
 
(c)   We consolidated this venture as of September 30, 2009 (Note 6).
Lease Revenues
Our net leases generally have rent adjustments based on formulas indexed to changes in the CPI or other similar indices for the jurisdiction in which the property is located, sales overrides or other periodic increases, which are intended to increase lease revenues in the future. We own international investments and, therefore, lease revenues from these investments are subject to fluctuations in exchange rate movements in foreign currencies. In certain cases, although we recognize lease revenues in connection with our tenants’ obligation to pay rent, we may also increase our uncollected rent expense if tenants are experiencing financial distress and have not paid the rent to us that they owe, as described in Property expenses below.
2009 vs. 2008 — For the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to 2008, lease revenues increased by $3.6 million, primarily due to scheduled rent increases at several properties totaling $4.7 million. In addition, an adjustment we made in the third quarter of 2009 to record a venture under the consolidation method that was previously accounted for under the equity method (Note 6) resulted in $2.5 million increase in lease revenues. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in lease revenues of $3.1 million as a result of tenants’ lease restructurings and lease rejections in bankruptcy court, as well as a decrease of $0.4 million as a result of the negative impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
2008 vs. 2007 — For the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 2007, lease revenues increased by $2.8 million, primarily due to scheduled rent increases at several properties and rental income from an investment that we entered into in December 2007 totaling $3.9 million. Lease revenues also increased by $1.5 million due to the positive impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. These increases were partially offset by the impact of property sales and lease terminations during 2008, which reduced lease revenues by $2.5 million.
Other Operating Income
Other operating income generally consists of costs reimbursable by tenants, lease termination payments and other non-rent related revenues including, but not limited to, settlements of claims against former lessees. We receive settlements in the ordinary course of business; however, the timing and amount of such settlements cannot always be estimated. Reimbursable tenant costs are recorded as both income and property expense and, therefore, have no impact on net income.
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2009 vs. 2008 — For the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to 2008, other operating income increased by $2.9 million, primarily due to income recognized in connection with the forgiveness of a loan to us by one of our tenants. Upon emerging from bankruptcy in the third quarter of 2009, Special Devices terminated its existing lease with us and entered into two new leases, one of which expired in January 2010 while the other one expires in June 2021. In connection with their restructuring, Special Devices forgave our existing $4.6 million note payable to it effective January 2010. As a result of the loan forgiveness, we recognized income of $2.9 million in 2009. The remaining income will be recognized between 2010 and 2021, when the second lease expires.
2008 vs. 2007 — For the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 2007, other operating income increased by $0.1 million.
Depreciation and Amortization
2009 vs. 2008 — For the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to 2008, depreciation and amortization increased by $4.1 million, primarily due to an increase of $2.9 million in the amortization of lease-related intangible assets in connection with the restructuring of several leases in 2009 and $2.2 million from a venture that was previously accounted for under the equity method (Note 6). These increases were partially offset by a decrease in depreciation of $0.7 million related to a property that became fully depreciated in 2008.
2008 vs. 2007 — For the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 2007, depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $0.6 million, primarily due to a $1.3 million write off of lease-related intangible assets in 2007 related to a tenant that terminated its lease with us. This decrease was partially offset by a full year of depreciation incurred on several properties acquired in 2007 totaling $0.6 million.
Property Expense
2009 vs. 2008 — For the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to 2008, property expenses increased by $8.7 million, primarily due to increases in costs related to current and former tenants who have filed for bankruptcy totaling $10.8 million, partially offset by a $2.2 million decrease in asset management and performance fees payable to the advisor. The tenant related costs in 2009 were comprised of increases of $8.6 million in uncollected rent expense and $2.2 million in professional fees. Included in uncollected rent expense for 2009 is a charge of $3.9 million to write off estimated unrecoverable straight-line rent receivables, primarily for Nortel Networks Inc., which filed for bankruptcy in January 2009 and disaffirmed its lease with us. In March 2010, we turned the property back to the lender in exchange for the lender’s agreement to relieve us of all obligations under the related non-recourse mortgage loan. The decrease in asset management and performance fees was a result of a decline in our annual estimated net asset valuation at December 31, 2008 in comparison with the estimated valuation at December 31, 2007.
2008 vs. 2007 — For the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 2007, property expenses increased by $2.6 million, primarily due to a higher number of tenants experiencing financial difficulties, which resulted in a $1.6 million increase in uncollected rent expense and unreimbursable costs at these properties. In addition, reimbursable tenant costs increased by $0.6 million in 2008.
General and Administrative
2009 vs. 2008 — For the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to 2008, general and administrative expenses decreased by $1.5 million, primarily due to $1.4 million of costs incurred in connection with exploring potential liquidity alternatives during 2008.
2008 vs. 2007 — For the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 2007, general and administrative expenses increased by $0.3 million, primarily due to the $1.4 million of costs incurred in connection with exploring potential liquidity alternatives during 2008, partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in our share of expenses allocated by the advisor. These expenses are allocated among us and the affiliated CPA® REITs according to a formula based on gross revenues. The amounts allocated to us during 2008 decreased in comparison to prior years as a result of the growth in gross revenues of certain of our affiliates.
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Impairment Charges
For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, we recorded impairment charges in our continuing real estate operations totaling $40.3 million, $1.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The table below summarizes these impairment charges (in thousands):
                             
Lessee   2009     2008     2007     Reason
Nortel Networks Inc.
  $ 22,152     $     $     Tenant filed for bankruptcy
Buffets, Inc.
    8,100                 Tenant filed for bankruptcy
Metaldyne Company
    4,027                 Tenant filed for bankruptcy
Nexpak Corporation
    3,500                 Tenant filed for bankruptcy
Various lessees
    2,566       1,139       345     Decline in unguaranteed residual value or estimated fair market value of properties
 
                     
Impairment charges from continuing operations
  $ 40,345     $ 1,139     $ 345      
 
                     
See Income from Equity Investments in Real Estate below for additional impairment charges incurred during 2009 and 2008.
Income from Equity Investments in Real Estate
Income from equity investments in real estate represents our proportionate share of net income (revenue less expenses) from investments entered into with affiliates or third parties in which we have a noncontrolling interest but exercise significant influence.
2009 vs. 2008 — For the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to 2008, income from equity investments in real estate increased by $13.2 million, primarily due to a decrease in other-than-temporary impairment charges of $9.1 million and a reduction in interest expense of $2.1 million as a result of several ventures refinancing their mortgage loans during 2008 and 2009. Under current accounting guidance for investments in unconsolidated ventures, we are required to periodically compare an investment’s carrying value to its estimated fair value and recognize an impairment charge to the extent that carrying value exceeds fair value. At December 31, 2009, we incurred an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $0.7 million on an equity investment to reduce the carrying value of the investment to its estimated fair value. At December 31, 2008, we incurred impairment charges totaling $9.8 million on three domestic equity investments as a result of their carrying values exceeding their estimated fair values, for which we deemed the decline in value to be other-than-temporary.
2008 vs. 2007 — For the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 2007, income from equity investments in real estate decreased by $16.5 million, primarily due to the recognition of other-than-temporary impairment charges totaling $9.8 million in 2008, as described above. In addition, income from equity investments in real estate decreased by $5.4 million as a result of the sale of certain investments in the fourth quarter of 2007. During 2008, we also recognized a net loss of $0.4 million from a German venture that we acquired in April 2007, as compared to a net gain of $1.4 million in 2007. Substantially all of the loss from the German venture resulted from the recognition of an unrealized loss on embedded credit derivative instruments.
Other Income and (Expenses)
Other income and (expenses) generally consists of gains and losses on foreign currency transactions and derivative instruments. We and certain of our foreign consolidated subsidiaries have intercompany debt and/or advances that are not denominated in the entity’s functional currency. When the intercompany debt or accrued interest thereon is remeasured against the functional currency of the entity, a gain or loss may result. For intercompany transactions that are of a long-term investment nature, the gain or loss is recognized as a cumulative translation adjustment in other comprehensive income or loss. We also recognize gains or losses on foreign currency transactions when we repatriate cash from our foreign investments. In addition, we have certain derivative instruments, including common stock warrants, for which realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in earnings. The timing and amount of such gains and losses cannot always be estimated and are subject to fluctuation.
2009 vs. 2008 — For the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to 2008, net other income decreased by $2.4 million, primarily due to a decrease in realized gains on foreign currency transactions of $3.3 million as a result of the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the Euro in 2009 as compared to 2008, as well as a reduction in the total amount of cash repatriated from foreign subsidiaries. This decrease was partially offset by unrealized gains totaling $1.3 million on certain marketable securities in 2009.
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2008 vs. 2007 — For the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 2007, net other income decreased by $7.1 million, primarily due to a reduction in gains on the exchange or sale of real estate, net, of $9.0 million, which was partially offset by an increase in net gains on foreign currency transactions of $1.8 million. During 2007, we recognized a gain on exchange of real estate of $8.4 million in connection with the exchange of redeveloped land for a condominium interest in a newly constructed retail facility. Construction of the retail facility was funded entirely by the developer and was completed in November 2007, at which time we completed the exchange and recognized a gain on the exchange of $8.4 million. In addition, during 2007, we also recognized a gain of $1.1 million on the sale of two properties to Collins & Aikman Corporation, which repurchased two properties it leased from us upon its emergence from bankruptcy protection. The increase in net gains on foreign currency transactions was primarily due to the continued weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to the Euro during 2008 as compared to 2007.
Advisor Settlement
During 2008, we recognized income of $10.9 million in connection with the advisor’s SEC Settlement (Note 14). We received payment of this amount from the advisor in April 2008.
Provision for Income Taxes
2009 vs. 2008 — For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, provisions for income taxes were $3.3 million, $2.2 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The increase in 2009 of $1.1 million compared to 2008 was primarily due to an increase in foreign tax liabilities as a result of higher taxable income recognized by certain foreign subsidiaries.
Discontinued Operations
2009 — During 2009, we recognized income from discontinued operations of $9.9 million. During 2009, we sold two domestic properties and recognized a net gain of $8.6 million. In addition, income generated from the operations of discontinued properties was $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.
2008 — During 2008, we recognized income from discontinued operations of $3.0 million, which consisted of income generated from the operations of discontinued properties of $2.5 million and a net gain on sale of properties of $0.5 million.
2007 — During 2007, we recognized income from discounted operations of $10.0 million, due to the recognition of a net gain of $7.8 million on the sale of a property in Arizona, as well as income generated from the operations of discounted properties of $2.2 million.
Net Income Attributable to CPA®:14 Shareholders
2009 vs. 2008 — For the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to 2008, the resulting net income attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders decreased by $39.8 million.
2008 vs. 2007 — For the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 2007, the resulting net income attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders decreased by $19.2 million.
Financial Condition
Sources and Uses of Cash during the Year
One of our objectives is to use the cash flow from net leases to meet operating expenses, service debt and fund distributions to shareholders. Our cash flows fluctuate period to period due to a number of factors, which may include, among other things, the timing of purchases and sales of real estate, timing of proceeds from non-recourse mortgage loans and receipt of lease revenues, the advisor’s annual election to receive fees in restricted shares of our common stock or cash, the timing and characterization of distributions from equity investments in real estate and payment to the advisor of the annual installment of deferred acquisition fees and interest thereon in the first quarter. Despite this fluctuation, we believe that we will generate sufficient cash from operations and from equity distributions in excess of equity income in real estate to meet our short-term and long-term liquidity needs. We may also use existing cash resources, the proceeds of non-recourse mortgage loans and the issuance of additional equity securities to meet these needs. We assess our ability to access capital on an ongoing basis. Our sources and uses of cash during the year are described below.
Operating Activities — During 2009, we used cash flows from operating activities of $87.9 million to fund distributions to shareholders of $68.8 million. We also made scheduled mortgage principal installments of $44.9 million and paid distributions of $2.5 million to affiliates who hold noncontrolling interests in various entities with us. Cash distributions received from our equity investments in real estate in excess of cumulative equity income (see Investing Activities below) and our existing cash resources were also used to fund scheduled mortgage principal payments and distributions to holders of noncontrolling interests.
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In 2009, our cash flows from operating activities were negatively affected by increased rent delinquencies and property carrying costs related to tenants operating under bankruptcy protection. In addition, for 2009, the advisor elected to receive 20% of its performance fee from us in cash with the remaining 80% in our restricted stock, while in 2008 the advisor had elected to receive all of its performance fees from us in our restricted stock. This change by the advisor had a negative impact on our cash flow of approximately $2.9 million in 2009. During 2008, our cash flows from operating activities benefited from the receipt of $10.9 million from the advisor in connection with the SEC Settlement.
Investing Activities — Our investing activities are generally comprised of real estate related transactions (purchases and sales), payment of our annual installment of deferred acquisition fees to the advisor and capitalized property related costs. During 2009, we received aggregate proceeds of $26.2 million from the sale of two domestic properties. We used $15.0 million of the sales proceeds from one of these properties, which had been encumbered by a $12.2 million non-recourse mortgage loan, to defease non-recourse mortgage debt on two unrelated domestic properties. We then substituted the then-unencumbered properties as collateral for the pre-existing $12.2 million loan. We also received distributions from our equity investments in real estate in excess of cumulative equity income of $12.3 million, including $2.2 million of cash that was repatriated from a German investment and $1.9 million representing our share of net proceeds from a venture’s mortgage refinancing. In addition, we contributed $5.3 million to an equity investment to partially paydown its existing mortgage balance in connection with the ventures’ restructuring of its non-recourse mortgage debt. Capital expenditures, which totaled $2.9 million, primarily consisted of $2.5 million to acquire an expansion constructed by a tenant at an existing property. In January 2009, we paid our annual installment of deferred acquisition fees to the advisor, which totaled $3.6 million.
Financing Activities — In addition to making scheduled mortgage principal payments and paying distributions to shareholders and to affiliates that hold noncontrolling interests in various entities with us, we used $49.3 million to defease or prepay several non-recourse mortgage obligations. We defeased debt totaling $15.0 million on two properties (see Investing Activities above); refinanced mortgage loans totaling $31.6 million, which had scheduled maturity dates during 2009, for new non-recourse mortgage financing of $27.8 million; and used $2.7 million to defease a mortgage loan in connection with the sale of a property. We also received $8.8 million as a result of issuing shares through our distribution reinvestment and stock purchase plan and used $38.6 million to repurchase our shares through a redemption plan that allows shareholders to sell shares back to us, subject to certain limitations as described below. We incurred deferred financing costs on financing obtained during 2009 totaling $1.0 million.
We maintain a quarterly redemption plan pursuant to which we may, at the discretion of our board of directors, redeem shares of our common stock from shareholders seeking liquidity. We limit the number of shares we may redeem so that the shares we redeem in any quarter, together with the aggregate number of shares redeemed in the preceding three fiscal quarters, does not exceed a maximum of 5% of our total shares outstanding as of the last day of the immediately preceding quarter. In addition, our ability to effect redemptions is subject to our having available cash to do so. Due to higher levels of redemption requests as compared to prior years, as of the third quarter of 2009 redemptions totaled approximately 5% of total shares outstanding. In light of this 5% limitation and our desire to preserve capital and liquidity, in September 2009 our board of directors approved the suspension of our redemption plan, effective for all redemption requests received subsequent to September 1, 2009, which was the deadline for all redemptions taking place in the third quarter of 2009. We may make limited exceptions to the suspension of the program in cases of death or qualifying disability. During the first quarter of 2010, our board of directors re-evaluated the status of our redemption plan and determined to keep the suspension in place. The suspension continues as of the date of this Report and will remain in effect until our board of directors, in its discretion, determines to reinstate the redemption plan. We cannot give any assurances as to the timing of any further actions by the board with respect to the plan.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, we redeemed 3,153,150 shares of our common stock pursuant to our redemption plan at an average price per share of $12.10. All of the redemption requests made prior to the suspension of our redemption plan were granted. For redemption requests made after the suspension of the redemption plan, only those which qualified under the exceptions to the suspension of our redemption plan as described above were granted. Of the total 2009 redemptions, we redeemed 39,391 shares in the fourth quarter of 2009, all of which were redeemed under the exceptions to the suspension. We funded share redemptions during 2009 from the proceeds of the sale of shares of our common stock pursuant to our distribution reinvestment and share purchase plan and from existing cash resources.
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Summary of Financing
The table below summarizes our non-recourse long-term debt (dollars in thousands):
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Balance
               
Fixed rate
  $ 684,284     $ 691,263  
Variable rate (a)
    121,379       119,531  
 
           
Total
  $ 805,663     $ 810,794  
 
           
 
               
Percent of total debt
               
Fixed rate
    85 %     85 %
Variable rate (a)
    15 %     15 %
 
           
 
    100 %     100 %
 
           
 
               
Weighted average interest rate at end of year
               
Fixed rate
    7.2 %     7.4 %
Variable rate (a)
    6.2 %     6.2 %
 
     
(a)   Variable rate debt at December 31, 2009 included (i) $18.4 million that has been effectively converted to fixed rate debt through interest rate swap derivative instruments and (ii) $97.7 million in mortgage obligations that bore interest at fixed rates but that convert to variable rates during their term. The interest rate for one of these loans, which had an outstanding balance of $8.0 million at December 31, 2009, is scheduled to reset to a variable rate in April 2010.
Cash Resources
At December 31, 2009, our cash resources consisted of cash and cash equivalents totaling $93.3 million. Of this amount, $6.1 million, at then current exchange rates, was held in foreign bank accounts, and we could be subject to restrictions or significant costs should we decide to repatriate these amounts. We also had unleveraged properties that had an aggregate carrying value of $57.3 million although, given the current economic environment, there can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain financing for these properties. Our cash resources can be used for working capital needs and other commitments.
At the date of this Report, we had several properties that were vacant following the former tenants’ termination of their leases with us in bankruptcy court. During the time that these properties remain unoccupied, we anticipate that we will incur significant carrying costs. If additional tenants encounter financial difficulties as a result of the current economic environment, our cash flows could be further impacted.
Cash Requirements
During 2010, we expect that cash payments will include paying distributions to shareholders and to our affiliates who hold noncontrolling interests in entities we control and making scheduled mortgage principal payments, as well as other normal recurring operating expenses. Balloon payments on our consolidated investments totaling $66.7 million will be due during 2010, consisting of $17.5 million during the first quarter of 2010, $12.2 million during the second quarter of 2010, $11.7 million in the third quarter of 2010 and $25.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2010. During the first quarter of 2010, we made balloon payments totaling $5.4 million on maturing mortgage loans. We are actively seeking to refinance certain of these loans and believe we have existing cash resources that can be used to make these payments.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
The table below summarizes our off-balance sheet arrangements and contractual obligations at December 31, 2009 and the effect that these arrangements and obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in the specified future periods (in thousands):
                                         
            Less than                   More than  
    Total     1 Year     1-3 Years     3-5 Years     5 Years  
Non-recourse debt — Principal
  $ 805,663     $ 86,262     $ 434,601     $ 37,277     $ 247,523  
Deferred acquisition fees — Principal
    6,880       2,645       2,557       893       785  
Interest on borrowings and deferred acquisition fees (a)
    195,447       54,325       63,405       33,669       44,048  
Subordinated disposition fees (b)
    5,722             5,722              
Operating and other lease commitments (c)
    4,462       641       1,305       1,310       1,206  
 
                             
 
  $ 1,018,174     $ 143,873     $ 507,590     $ 73,149     $ 293,562  
 
                             
 
     
(a)   Interest on unhedged variable rate debt obligations was calculated using the applicable annual variable interest rates and balances outstanding at December 31, 2009.
 
(b)   Payable to the advisor, subject to meeting contingencies, in connection with any liquidity event. There can be no assurance that any liquidity event will be achieved in this time frame. See Holding Period in Item 1 above.
 
(c)   Operating and other lease commitments consist primarily of rent obligations under ground leases and our share of future minimum rents payable under an office cost-sharing agreement with certain affiliates for the purpose of leasing office space used for the administration of real estate entities. Amounts under the cost-sharing agreement are allocated among the entities based on gross revenues and are adjusted quarterly. The table above excludes the rental obligations under ground leases of two ventures in which we own a combined interest of 32%. These obligations total approximately $34.6 million over the lease terms, which extend through 2091. We account for these ventures under the equity method of accounting.
Amounts in the table above related to our foreign operations are based on the exchange rate of the local currencies at December 31, 2009. At December 31, 2009, we had no material capital lease obligations for which we are the lessee, either individually or in the aggregate.
We acquired two related investments in 2007 that are accounted for under the equity method of accounting as we do not have a controlling interest but exercise significant influence. The remaining ownership of these entities is held by our advisor and certain of our affiliates. The primary purpose of these investments was to ultimately acquire an interest in the underlying properties and as such was structured to effectively transfer the economics of ownership to us and our affiliates while still monetizing the sales value by transferring the legal ownership in the underlying properties over time. We acquired an interest in a venture (the “property venture”) that in turn acquired a 24.7% ownership interest in a limited partnership owning 37 properties throughout Germany. Concurrently, we also acquired an interest in a second venture (the “lending venture”) that made a loan (the “note receivable”) to the holder of the remaining 75.3% interests in the limited partnership (the “partner”). Under the terms of the note receivable, the lending venture will receive interest that approximates 75% of all income earned by the limited partnership, less adjustments. Our total effective ownership interest in the ventures is 32%. In connection with the acquisition, the property venture agreed to an option agreement that gives the property venture the right to purchase, from the partner, an additional 75% interest in the limited partnership no later than December 2010 at a price equal to the principal amount of the note receivable at the time of purchase. Upon exercise of this purchase option, the property venture would own 99.7% of the limited partnership. The property venture has also agreed to a second assignable option agreement to acquire the remaining 0.3% interest in the limited partnership by December 2012. If the property venture does not exercise its option agreements, the partner has option agreements to put its remaining interests in the limited partnership to the property venture during 2014 at a price equal to the principal amount of the note receivable at the time of purchase.
Upon exercise of the purchase option or the put, in order to avoid circular transfers of cash, the seller and the lending venture and the property venture agreed that the lending venture or the seller may elect, upon exercise of the respective purchase option or put option, to have the loan from the lending venture to the seller repaid by a deemed transfer of cash. The deemed transfer shall be in amounts necessary to fully satisfy the seller’s obligations to the lending venture, and the lending venture shall be deemed to have transferred such funds up to us and our affiliates as if we had recontributed them down into the property venture based on our pro rata ownership. Accordingly, at December 31, 2009 (based on the exchange rate of the Euro), the only additional cash required by us to fund the exercise of the purchase option or the put would be the pro rata amounts necessary to redeem the advisor’s interest, the aggregate of which would be $2.4 million, with our share approximating $0.8 million. In addition, our maximum exposure to loss on these ventures was $16.2 million (inclusive of both our existing investment and the amount to fund our future commitment).
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We have investments in unconsolidated ventures that own single-tenant properties net leased to corporations. All of the underlying investments are owned with our affiliates. Summarized financial information for these ventures and our ownership interest in the ventures at December 31, 2009 are presented below. Summarized financial information provided represents the total amounts attributable to the ventures and does not represent our proportionate share (dollars in thousands):
                                 
    Ownership                      
    Interest at             Total Third        
Lessee   December 31, 2009     Total Assets     Party Debt     Maturity Date  
ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.
    45 %   $ 16,342     $ 9,483       7/2010  
The Upper Deck Company
    50 %     27,693       10,403       2/2011  
Del Monte Corporation
    50 %     14,505       10,389       8/2011  
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)
    67 %     88,182       33,502       1/2012  
Best Buy Co., Inc.
    37 %     42,562       24,594       2/2012  
True Value Company
    50 %     131,196       69,165       1/2013&2/2013  
U-Haul Moving Partners, Inc. and Mercury Partners, LP
    12 %     294,101       164,328       5/2014  
Checkfree Holdings, Inc.
    50 %     33,745       29,500       6/2016  
Life Time Fitness, Inc. and Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
    56 %     114,443       83,249       12/2016&5/2017  
Hellweg Die Profi-Baumarkte GmbH & Co. KG (b)
    32 %     470,451       404,267       4/2017  
Compucom Systems, Inc. (c)
    67 %     32,738       21,748       3/2019  
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
    45 %     27,756       22,185       1/2022  
 
                           
 
          $ 1,293,714     $ 882,813          
 
                           
 
     
(a)   In July 2009, this venture restructured its existing non-recourse mortgage debt and made an $8.0 million partial paydown of the loan balance.
 
(b)   Ownership interest represents our combined interest in two ventures. Total assets excludes a note receivable from an unaffiliated third party. Total third party debt excludes a related noncontrolling interest that is redeemable by the unaffiliated third party. The note receivable and noncontrolling interest each had a carrying value of $337.4 million at December 31, 2009. Dollar amounts shown are based on the exchange rate of the Euro at December 31, 2009.
 
(c)   In April 2009, this venture refinanced its existing non-recourse mortgage debt for new non-recourse financing of $22.6 million.
In connection with the purchase of many our properties, we required the sellers to perform environmental reviews. We believe, based on the results of these reviews, that our properties were in substantial compliance with federal and state environmental statutes at the time the properties were acquired. However, portions of certain properties have been subject to some degree of contamination, principally in connection with either leakage from underground storage tanks, surface spills or other on-site activities. In most instances where contamination has been identified, tenants are actively engaged in the remediation process and addressing identified conditions. Tenants are generally subject to environmental statutes and regulations regarding the discharge of hazardous materials and any related remediation obligations. In addition, our leases generally require tenants to indemnify us from all liabilities and losses related to the leased properties, with provisions of this indemnification specifically addressing environmental matters. The leases generally include provisions that allow for periodic environmental assessments, paid for by the tenant, and allow us to extend leases until such time as a tenant has satisfied its environmental obligations. Certain of our leases allow us to require financial assurances from tenants, such as performance bonds or letters of credit, if the costs of remediating environmental conditions are, in our estimation, in excess of specified amounts. Accordingly, we believe that the ultimate resolution of any environmental matters should not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. Many of these accounting policies require judgment and the use of estimates and assumptions when applying these policies in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. On a quarterly basis, we evaluate these estimates and judgments based on historical experience as well as other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates are subject to change in the future if underlying assumptions or factors change. Certain accounting policies, while significant, may not require the use of estimates. Those accounting policies that require significant estimation and/or judgment are listed below.
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Classification of Real Estate Assets
We classify our directly owned leased assets for financial reporting purposes at the inception of a lease, or when significant lease terms are amended, as either real estate leased under operating leases or net investment in direct financing leases. This classification is based on several criteria, including, but not limited to, estimates of the remaining economic life of the leased assets and the calculation of the present value of future minimum rents. We estimate remaining economic life based in part on third party appraisals of the leased assets. We calculate the present value of future minimum rents using the lease’s implicit interest rate, which requires an estimate of the residual value of the leased assets as of the end of the non-cancelable lease term. Estimates of residual values are generally based on third party appraisals. Different estimates of residual value result in different implicit interest rates and could possibly affect the financial reporting classification of leased assets. The contractual terms of our leases are not necessarily different for operating and direct financing leases; however, the classification is based on accounting pronouncements that are intended to indicate whether the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor or substantially transferred to the lessee. We believe that we retain certain risks of ownership regardless of accounting classification. Assets classified as net investment in direct financing leases are not depreciated but are written down to expected residual value over the lease term. Therefore, the classification of assets may have a significant impact on net income even though it has no effect on cash flows.
Identification of Tangible and Intangible Assets in Connection with Real Estate Acquisitions
In connection with our acquisition of properties accounted for as operating leases, we allocate purchase costs to tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired based on their estimated fair values. We determine the value of tangible assets, consisting of land and buildings, as if vacant, and record intangible assets, including the above- and below-market value of leases, the value of in-place leases and the value of tenant relationships, at their relative estimated fair values.
We determine the value attributed to tangible assets in part using a discounted cash flow model that is intended to approximate both what a third party would pay to purchase the vacant property and rent at current estimated market rates. In applying the model, we assume that the disinterested party would sell the property at the end of an estimated market lease term. Assumptions used in the model are property-specific where this information is available; however, when certain necessary information is not available, we use available regional and property-type information. Assumptions and estimates include a discount rate or internal rate of return, marketing period necessary to put a lease in place, carrying costs during the marketing period, leasing commissions and tenant improvements allowances, market rents and growth factors of these rents, market lease term and a cap rate to be applied to an estimate of market rent at the end of the market lease term.
We acquire properties subject to net leases and determine the value of above-market and below-market lease intangibles based on the difference between (i) the contractual rents to be paid pursuant to the leases negotiated and in place at the time of acquisition of the properties and (ii) our estimate of fair market lease rates for the property or a similar property, both of which are measured over a period equal to the estimated market lease term. We discount the difference between the estimated market rent and contractual rent to a present value using an interest rate reflecting our current assessment of the risk associated with the lease acquired, which includes a consideration of the credit of the lessee. Estimates of market rent are generally based on a third party appraisal obtained in connection with the property acquisition and can include estimates of market rent increase factors, which are generally provided in the appraisal or by local brokers.
We evaluate the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease and any pre-existing relationship with each tenant in determining the value of in-place lease and tenant relationship intangibles. To determine the value of in-place lease intangibles, we consider estimated market rent, estimated carrying costs of the property during a hypothetical expected lease-up period, current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases. Estimated carrying costs include real estate taxes, insurance, other property operating costs and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the hypothetical expected lease-up periods, based on assessments of specific market conditions. In determining the value of tenant relationship intangibles, we consider the expectation of lease renewals, the nature and extent of our existing relationship with the tenant, prospects for developing new business with the tenant and the tenant’s credit profile. We also consider estimated costs to execute a new lease, including estimated leasing commissions and legal costs, as well as estimated carrying costs of the property during a hypothetical expected lease-up period. We determine these values using third party appraisals or our estimates.
Basis of Consolidation
When we obtain an economic interest in an entity, we evaluate the entity to determine if it is deemed a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and, if so, whether we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary and are therefore required to consolidate the entity. Significant judgment is required to determine whether a VIE should be consolidated. We review the contractual arrangements provided for in the partnership agreement or other related contracts to determine whether the entity is considered a VIE under current authoritative accounting guidance, and to establish whether we have any variable interests in the VIE. We then compare our variable interests, if any, to those of the other venture partners to identify the party that is exposed to the majority of the VIE’s expected losses, expected residual returns, or both. We use this analysis to determine who should consolidate the VIE. The comparison uses both qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques that may involve the use of a number of assumptions about the amount and timing of future cash flows.
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For an entity that is not considered to be a VIE, the general partners in a limited partnership (or similar entity) are presumed to control the entity regardless of the level of their ownership and, accordingly, may be required to consolidate the entity. We evaluate the partnership agreements or other relevant contracts to determine whether there are provisions in the agreements that would overcome this presumption. If the agreements provide the limited partners with either (a) the substantive ability to dissolve or liquidate the limited partnership or otherwise remove the general partners without cause or (b) substantive participating rights, the limited partners’ rights overcome the presumption of control by a general partner of the limited partnership, and, therefore, the general partner must account for its investment in the limited partnership using the equity method of accounting.
When we obtain an economic interest in an entity that is structured at the date of acquisition as a tenant-in-common interest, we evaluate the tenancy-in-common agreements or other relevant documents to ensure that the entity does not qualify as a VIE and does not meet the control requirement required for consolidation. We also use judgment in determining whether the shared decision-making involved in a tenant-in-common interest investment creates an opportunity for us to have significant influence on the operating and financial decisions of these investments and thereby creates some responsibility by us for a return on our investment. We account for tenancy-in-common interests under the equity method of accounting.
Impairments
We periodically assess whether there are any indicators that the value of our long-lived assets may be impaired or that their carrying value may not be recoverable. These impairment indicators include, but are not limited to, the vacancy of a property that is not subject to a lease; a lease default by a tenant that is experiencing financial difficulty; the termination of a lease by a tenant or the rejection of a lease in a bankruptcy proceeding. Impairment charges do not necessarily reflect the true economic loss caused by the default of the tenant, which may be greater or less than the impairment amount. In addition, we use non-recourse debt to finance our acquisitions, and to the extent that the value of an asset is written down to below the value of its debt, there is an unrealized gain that will be triggered when we turn the asset back to the lender in satisfaction of the debt. We may incur impairment charges on long-lived assets, including real estate, direct financing leases, assets held for sale and equity investments in real estate. We may also incur impairment charges on marketable securities. Estimates and judgments used when evaluating whether these assets are impaired are presented below.
Real Estate
For real estate assets in which an impairment indicator is identified, we follow a two-step process to determine whether an asset is impaired and to determine the amount of the charge. First, we compare the carrying value of the property to the future net undiscounted cash flow that we expect the property will generate, including any estimated proceeds from the eventual sale of the property. The undiscounted cash flow analysis requires us to make our best estimate of market rents, residual values and holding periods. We estimate market rents and residual values using market information from outside sources such as broker quotes or recent comparable sales. In cases where the available market information is not deemed appropriate, we perform a future net cash flow analysis discounted for inherent risk associated with each asset to determine an estimated fair value. As our investment objective is to hold properties on a long-term basis, holding periods used in the undiscounted cash flow analysis generally range from five to ten years. Depending on the assumptions made and estimates used, the future cash flow projected in the evaluation of long-lived assets can vary within a range of outcomes. We consider the likelihood of possible outcomes in determining the best possible estimate of future cash flows. If the future net undiscounted cash flow of the property is less than the carrying value, the property is considered to be impaired. We then measure the loss as the excess of the carrying value of the property over its estimated fair value. The property’s estimated fair value is primarily determined using market information from outside sources such as broker quotes or recent comparable sales.
Direct Financing Leases
We review our direct financing leases at least annually to determine whether there has been an other-than-temporary decline in the current estimate of residual value of the property. The residual value is our estimate of what we could realize upon the sale of the property at the end of the lease term, based on market information from outside sources such as broker quotes or recent comparable sales. If this review indicates that a decline in residual value has occurred that is other-than-temporary, we recognize an impairment charge and revise the accounting for the direct financing lease to reflect a portion of the future cash flow from the lessee as a return of principal rather than as revenue. While we evaluate direct financing leases if there are any indicators that the residual value may be impaired, the evaluation of a direct financing lease can be affected by changes in long-term market conditions even though the obligations of the lessee are being met.
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Assets Held for Sale
We classify assets that are accounted for as operating leases as held for sale when we have entered into a contract to sell the property, all material due diligence requirements have been satisfied and we believe it is probable that the disposition will occur within one year. When we classify an asset as held for sale, we calculate its estimated fair value as the expected sale price, less expected selling costs. We base the expected sale price on the contract and the expected selling costs on information provided by brokers and legal counsel. We then compare the asset’s estimated fair value to its carrying value, and if the estimated fair value is less than the property’s carrying value, we reduce the carrying value to the estimated fair value. We will continue to review the property for subsequent changes in the estimated fair value, and may recognize an additional impairment charge if warranted.
If circumstances arise that we previously considered unlikely and, as a result, we decide not to sell a property previously classified as held for sale, we reclassify the property as held and used. We record a property that is reclassified as held and used at the lower of (a) its carrying amount before the property was classified as held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation expense that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held and used, or (b) the estimated fair value at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell.
Equity Investments in Real Estate
We evaluate our equity investments in real estate on a periodic basis to determine if there are any indicators that the value of our equity investment may be impaired and to establish whether or not that impairment is other-than-temporary. To the extent impairment has occurred, we measure the charge as the excess of the carrying value of our investment over its estimated fair value, which is determined by multiplying the estimated fair value of the underlying venture’s net assets by our ownership interest percentage. For our unconsolidated ventures in real estate, we calculate the estimated fair value of the underlying venture’s real estate or net investment in direct financing lease as described in Real Estate and Direct Financing Leases above. The fair value of the underlying venture’s debt, if any, is calculated based on market interest rates and other market information. The fair value of the underlying venture’s other assets and liabilities is generally assumed to be equal to their carrying value.
Marketable Securities
We evaluate our marketable securities for impairment if a decline in estimated fair value below cost basis is significant and/or has lasted for an extended period of time. We review the underlying cause of the decline in value and the estimated recovery period, as well as the severity and duration of the decline, to determine if the decline is other-than-temporary. In our evaluation, we consider our ability and intent to hold these investments for a reasonable period of time sufficient for us to recover our cost basis. We also evaluate the near-term prospects for each of these investments in relation to the severity and duration of the decline. If we determine that the decline is other-than-temporary, we record an impairment charge to reduce our cost basis to the estimated fair value of the security.
Provision for Uncollected Amounts from Lessees
On an ongoing basis, we assess our ability to collect rent and other tenant-based receivables and determine an appropriate allowance for uncollected amounts. Because we have a limited number of lessees (19 lessees represented 62% of lease revenues during 2009), we believe that it is necessary to evaluate the collectibility of these receivables based on the facts and circumstances of each situation rather than solely using statistical methods. Therefore, in recognizing our provision for uncollected rents and other tenant receivables, we evaluate actual past due amounts and make subjective judgments as to the collectability of those amounts based on factors including, but not limited to, our knowledge of a lessee’s circumstances, the age of the receivables, the tenant’s credit profile and prior experience with the tenant. Even if a lessee has been making payments, we may reserve for the entire receivable amount from the lessee if we believe there has been significant or continuing deterioration in the lessee’s ability to meet its lease obligations.
Income Taxes
We have elected to be treated as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. In order to maintain our qualification as a REIT, we are required to, among other things, distribute at least 90% of our REIT net taxable income to our shareholders (excluding net capital gains) and meet certain tests regarding the nature of our income and assets. As a REIT, we are not subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to the portion of our income that meets certain criteria and is distributed annually to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is included in the consolidated financial statements with respect to these operations. We believe we have operated, and we intend to continue to operate, in a manner that allows us to continue to meet the requirements for taxation as a REIT. Many of these requirements, however, are highly technical and complex. If we were to fail to meet these requirements, we would be subject to U.S. federal income tax.
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We conduct business in various states and municipalities within the U.S. and the European Union and, as a result, we or one or more of our subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and certain foreign jurisdictions. As a result, we are subject to certain state, local and foreign taxes and a provision for such taxes is included in the consolidated financial statements.
Significant judgment is required in determining our tax provision and in evaluating our tax positions. We establish tax reserves in accordance using a benefit recognition model, which we believe could result in a greater amount of benefit (and a lower amount of reserve) being initially recognized in certain circumstances. Provided that the tax position is deemed more likely than not of being sustained, we recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being ultimately realized upon settlement. The tax position must be derecognized when it is no longer more likely than not of being sustained.
Future Accounting Requirements
In June 2009, the FASB issued amended guidance related to the consolidation of VIEs. These amendments require an enterprise to qualitatively assess the determination of the primary beneficiary of a VIE based on whether the entity (1) has the power to direct matters that most significantly impact the activities of the VIE, and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The amendments change the consideration of kick-out rights in determining if an entity is a VIE, which may cause certain additional entities to now be considered VIEs. Additionally, they require an ongoing reconsideration of the primary beneficiary and provide a framework for the events that trigger a reassessment of whether an entity is a VIE. This guidance is effective for us beginning January 1, 2010. We are currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of the new guidance will have on our financial position and results of operations.
Item 7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market Risks
Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and equity prices. The primary risks to which we are exposed are interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk. We are also exposed to market risk as a result of concentrations in certain tenant industries, including automotive related industries (see Current Trends).
We do not generally use derivative financial instruments to manage foreign currency exchange risk exposure and do not use derivative instruments to hedge credit/market risks or for speculative purposes.
Interest Rate Risk
The value of our real estate and related fixed rate debt obligations are subject to fluctuations based on changes in interest rates. The value of our real estate is also subject to fluctuations based on local and regional economic conditions and changes in the creditworthiness of lessees, all of which may affect our ability to refinance property-level mortgage debt when balloon payments are scheduled. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political conditions, and other factors beyond our control. An increase in interest rates would likely cause the value of our owned assets to decrease. Increases in interest rates may also have an impact on the credit profile of certain tenants.
Although we have not experienced any credit losses on investments in loan participations, in the event of a significant rising interest rate environment and given the current economic crisis, loan defaults could occur and result in our recognition of credit losses, which could adversely affect our liquidity and operating results. Further, such defaults could have an adverse effect on the spreads between interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities.
We hold a participation in Carey Commercial Mortgage Trust (“CCMT”), a mortgage pool consisting of $172.3 million of mortgage debt collateralized by properties and lease assignments on properties owned by us and two affiliates. With our affiliates, we also purchased subordinated interests totaling $24.1 million, in which we own a 25% interest, and we acquired an additional 30% interest in the subordinated interests from CPA®:12 in connection with the Merger. The subordinated interests are payable only after all other classes of ownership receive their stated interest and related principal payments. The subordinated interests, therefore, could be affected by any defaults or nonpayment by lessees. At December 31, 2009, there have been no defaults. We account for the CCMT as a marketable security that we expect to hold on a long-term basis. The value of the CCMT is subject to fluctuation based on changes in interest rates, economic conditions and the creditworthiness of lessees at the mortgaged properties. At December 31, 2009, we estimate that our total interest in CCMT had a fair value of $12.2 million, an increase of $0.8 million from the fair value at December 31, 2008.
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We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes primarily through our borrowing activities. To limit this exposure, we attempt to obtain mortgage financing on a long-term, fixed-rate basis. However, from time to time, we or our venture partners may obtain variable rate non-recourse mortgage loans and, as a result, may enter into interest rate swap agreements or interest rate cap agreements with lenders that effectively convert the variable rate debt service obligations of the loan to a fixed rate. Interest rate swaps are agreements in which a series of interest rate flows are exchanged over a specific period, and interest rate caps limit the borrowing rate of variable rate debt obligations while allowing participants to share in downward shifts in interest rates. These interest rate swaps and caps are derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the forecasted interest payments on the debt obligation. The notional, or face, amount on which the swaps or caps are based is not exchanged. Our objective in using such derivatives is to limit our exposure to interest rate movements. At December 31, 2009, we estimate that the fair value of our interest rate swaps, which are included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated financial statements, was in a net liability position of $1.0 million (Note 10).
In connection with a German transaction in 2007, two ventures in which we have a total effective ownership interest of 32% obtained participation rights in two interest rate swaps obtained by the lender of the non-recourse mortgage financing on the transaction. The participation rights are deemed to be embedded credit derivatives. These derivatives generated total unrealized losses of $1.1 million and $3.5 million during 2009 and 2008, respectively, representing the total amounts attributable to the ventures, not our proportionate share. Because of current market volatility, we are experiencing significant fluctuation in the unrealized gains or losses generated from these derivatives and expect this trend to continue until market conditions stabilize.
At December 31, 2009, substantially all of our non-recourse debt bore interest at fixed rates, was swapped to a fixed rate or bore interest at a fixed rate but was scheduled to convert to variable rates during their term. The annual interest rates on our fixed rate debt at December 31, 2009 ranged from 5.5% to 8.7%. The annual interest rates on our variable rate debt at December 31, 2009 ranged from 5.2% to 6.5%. Our debt obligations are more fully described in Financial Condition in Item 7 above. The following table presents principal cash flows based upon expected maturity dates of our debt obligations outstanding at December 31, 2009 (in thousands).
                                                                 
    2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     Thereafter     Total     Fair value  
Fixed rate debt
  $ 80,719     $ 266,222     $ 156,746     $ 4,535     $ 19,636     $ 156,426     $ 684,284     $ 642,901  
Variable rate debt
  $ 5,543     $ 5,796     $ 5,837     $ 6,314     $ 6,792     $ 91,097     $ 121,379     $ 120,555  
The estimated fair value of our fixed rate debt and our variable rate debt that currently bears interest at fixed rates or has effectively been converted to a fixed rate through the use of interest rate swap agreements is affected by changes in interest rates. A decrease or increase in interest rates of 1% would change the estimated fair value of such debt at December 31, 2009 by an aggregate increase of $22.0 million or an aggregate decrease of $20.9 million, respectively. Annual interest expense on our unhedged variable rate debt that does not bear interest at fixed rates at December 31, 2009 would increase or decrease by $0.1 million for each respective 1% change in annual interest rates. As more fully described in Summary of Financing in Item 7 above, a significant portion of the debt classified as variable rate bore interest at fixed rates at December 31, 2009 but has interest rate reset features that will change the fixed interest rates to variable rates at some point in the term. Such debt is generally not subject to short-term fluctuations in interest rates.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
We own investments in the European Union, and as a result we are subject to risk from the effects of exchange rate movements, primarily in the Euro, which may affect future costs and cash flows. We manage foreign exchange movements by generally placing both our debt obligation to the lender and the tenant’s rental obligation to us in the same currency. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Carrefour France SAS, which leases properties from us in France, contributed 13.7% of lease revenues. We are currently a net receiver of the foreign currency (we receive more cash than we pay out), and therefore our foreign investments benefit from a weaker U.S. dollar, and are adversely affected by a stronger U.S. dollar relative to the foreign currency. For the year ended December 31, 2009, we recognized net realized foreign currency translation gains of $0.1 million and net unrealized foreign currency translation losses of less than $0.1 million. These gains or losses are included in the consolidated financial statements and were primarily due to changes in the value of the foreign currency on accrued interest receivable on notes receivable from wholly-owned subsidiaries.
To date, we have not entered into any foreign currency forward exchange contracts to hedge the effects of adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We have obtained non-recourse mortgage financing at fixed rates of interest in the local currency. To the extent that currency fluctuations increase or decrease rental revenues as translated to dollars, the change in debt service, as translated to dollars, will partially offset the effect of fluctuations in revenue and, to some extent, mitigate the risk from changes in foreign currency rates.
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Scheduled future minimum rents, exclusive of renewals, under non-cancelable leases, for our foreign operations during each of the next five years and thereafter, are as follows (in thousands):
                                                         
Lease Revenues(a)   2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     Thereafter     Total  
Euro
  $ 26,697     $ 24,679     $ 23,333     $ 23,676     $ 23,901     $ 51,643     $ 173,929  
British pound sterling
    272       358       367       395       403       6,464       8,259  
 
                                         
 
  $ 26,969     $ 25,037     $ 23,700     $ 24,071     $ 24,304     $ 58,107     $ 182,188  
 
                                         
Scheduled debt service payments (principal and interest) for the mortgage notes payable for our foreign operations during each of the next five years and thereafter, are as follows (in thousands):
                                                         
Debt Service (a) (b)   2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     Thereafter     Total  
Euro
  $ 15,335     $ 15,142     $ 14,860     $ 14,854     $ 14,941     $ 221,483     $ 296,615  
British pound sterling
    456       458       460       460       460       100,857       103,151  
 
                                         
 
  $ 15,791     $ 15,600     $ 15,320     $ 15,314     $ 15,401     $ 322,340     $ 399,766  
 
                                         
 
     
(a)   Based on the applicable exchange rate at December 31, 2009. Contractual rents and debt obligations are denominated in the functional currency of the country of each property.
 
(b)   Interest on unhedged variable rate debt obligations was calculated using the applicable annual interest rates and balances outstanding at December 31, 2009.
Other
We own stock warrants that were granted to us by lessees in connection with structuring initial lease transactions and that are defined as derivative instruments because they are readily convertible to cash or provide for net settlement upon conversion. Changes in the fair value of these derivative instruments are determined using an option pricing model and are recognized currently in earnings as gains or losses. At December 31, 2009, warrants issued to us were classified as derivative instruments and had an aggregate estimated fair value of $1.5 million.
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Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The following financial statements and schedule are filed as a part of this Report:
         
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Financial statement schedules other than those listed above are omitted because the required information is given in the financial statements, including the notes thereto, or because the conditions requiring their filing do not exist.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Corporate Property Associates 14 Incorporated:
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Corporate Property Associates 14 Incorporated and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
March 26, 2010
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PART II
Item 8.   Financial Statements
CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 14 INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Assets
               
Investments in real estate:
               
Real estate, at cost
  $ 1,255,966     $ 1,275,775  
Accumulated depreciation
    (215,967 )     (188,739 )
 
           
Net investment in properties
    1,039,999       1,087,036  
Net investment in direct financing leases
    112,428       124,731  
Assets held for sale
    8,651        
Equity investments in real estate
    149,393       156,344  
 
           
Net investments in real estate
    1,310,471       1,368,111  
Cash and cash equivalents
    93,310       125,746  
Intangible assets, net
    63,804       72,877  
Other assets, net
    84,384       70,696  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 1,551,969     $ 1,637,430  
 
           
Liabilities and Equity
               
Liabilities:
               
Non-recourse debt
  $ 805,663     $ 810,794  
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    19,975       19,149  
Prepaid and deferred rental income and security deposits
    28,108       25,650  
Due to affiliates
    16,380       21,322  
Distributions payable
    17,143       17,315  
 
           
Total liabilities
    887,269       894,230  
 
           
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
               
Equity:
               
CPA®:14 shareholders’ equity:
               
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 120,000,000 shares authorized; 95,058,267 and 93,654,012 shares issued, respectively
    95       94  
Additional paid-in capital
    934,117       916,069  
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings
    (190,437 )     (127,093 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    8,838       4,427  
 
           
 
    752,613       793,497  
Less, treasury stock at cost, 8,955,254 and 5,804,003 shares, respectively
    (105,419 )     (66,845 )
 
           
Total CPA®:14 shareholders’ equity
    647,194       726,652  
Noncontrolling interests
    17,506       16,548  
 
           
Total equity
    664,700       743,200  
 
           
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 1,551,969     $ 1,637,430  
 
           
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 14 INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                         
    Years ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Revenues
                       
Rental income
  $ 147,184     $ 142,549     $ 138,638  
Interest income from direct financing leases
    14,356       15,359       16,472  
Other operating income
    8,445       5,567       5,436  
 
                 
 
    169,985       163,475       160,546  
 
                 
 
                       
Operating Expenses
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    (36,167 )     (32,019 )     (32,576 )
Property expenses
    (41,803 )     (33,094 )     (30,497 )
General and administrative
    (6,747 )     (8,282 )     (7,957 )
Impairment charges
    (40,345 )     (1,139 )     (345 )
 
                 
 
    (125,062 )     (74,534 )     (71,375 )
 
                 
 
                       
Other Income and Expenses
                       
Income from equity investments in real estate
    13,845       637       17,089  
Other interest income
    1,558       4,121       3,950  
Other income and (expenses)
    1,446       3,847       10,979  
Advisor settlement (Note 14)
          10,868        
Interest expense
    (61,326 )     (61,965 )     (63,262 )
 
                 
 
    (44,477 )     (42,492 )     (31,244 )
 
                 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    446       46,449       57,927  
Provision for income taxes
    (3,337 )     (2,240 )     (1,948 )
 
                 
(Loss) income from continuing operations
    (2,891 )     44,209       55,979  
 
                 
Discontinued Operations
                       
Income from operations of discontinued properties
    1,281       2,468       2,195  
Gain on sale of real estate
    8,611       524       7,780  
 
                 
Income from discontinued operations
    9,892       2,992       9,975  
 
                 
Net Income
    7,001       47,201       65,954  
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (1,685 )     (2,037 )     (1,564 )
 
                 
Net Income Attributable to CPA®:14 Shareholders
  $ 5,316     $ 45,164     $ 64,390  
 
                 
Earnings Per Share
                       
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders
  $ (0.05 )   $ 0.48     $ 0.62  
Income from discontinued operations attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders
    0.11       0.03       0.11  
 
                 
Net income attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders
  $ 0.06     $ 0.51     $ 0.73  
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
    87,078,468       88,174,907       87,860,052  
 
                 
Amounts Attributable to CPA®:14 Shareholders
                       
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of tax
  $ (4,377 )   $ 42,174     $ 54,413  
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
    9,693       2,990       9,977  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 5,316     $ 45,164     $ 64,390  
 
                 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 14 INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
                         
    Years ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Net Income
  $ 7,001     $ 47,201     $ 65,954  
Other Comprehensive Income:
                       
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    823       (9,006 )     5,888  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities
    1,199       (2,385 )     385  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
    2,426       (2,256 )      
 
                 
 
    4,448       (13,647 )     6,273  
 
                 
Comprehensive income
    11,449       33,554       72,227  
 
                 
Amounts Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests:
                       
Net income
    (1,685 )     (2,037 )     (1,564 )
Change in unrealized gain on marketable securities
    (37 )            
 
                 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (1,722 )     (2,037 )     (1,564 )
 
                 
Comprehensive Income Attributable to CPA®:14 Shareholders
  $ 9,727     $ 31,517     $ 70,663  
 
                 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 14 INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                                                                         
    CPA:14 Shareholders                    
                            Distributions     Accumulated                            
                    Additional     in Excess of     Other             Total              
            Common     Paid-In     Accumulated     Comprehensive     Treasury     CPA®:14     Noncontrolling        
    Shares     Stock     Capital     Earnings     Income     Stock     Shareholders     Interests     Total  
Balance at January 1, 2007
    87,652,705     $ 90     $ 874,370     $ (99,485 )   $ 11,801     $ (29,216 )   $ 757,560     $ 19,465     $ 777,025  
Shares issued $.001 par, at $13.20 per share, net of offering costs
    745,265       1       9,156                               9,157               9,157  
Shares, $.001 par, issued to the advisor at $13.20 per share
    852,132       1       11,247                               11,248               11,248  
Distributions declared ($0.7766 per share)
                            (68,112 )                     (68,112 )             (68,112 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                                          (2,996 )     (2,996 )
Net income
                            64,390                       64,390       1,564       65,954  
Other comprehensive income:
                                                                       
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                                    5,888               5,888               5,888  
Change in unrealized gain on marketable securities
                                    385               385               385  
Repurchase of shares
    (1,432,031 )                                     (17,556 )     (17,556 )             (17,556 )
 
                                                     
Balance at December 31, 2007
    87,818,071       92       894,773       (103,207 )     18,074       (46,772 )     762,960       18,033       780,993  
 
                                                     
Shares issued $.001 par, at $14.00 - $14.50 per share, net of offering costs
    691,750       1       9,147                               9,148               9,148  
Shares, $.001 par, issued to the advisor at $14.00 - $14.50 per share
    850,258       1       12,149                               12,150               12,150  
Distributions declared ($0.7848 per share)
                            (69,050 )                     (69,050 )             (69,050 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                                          (3,522 )     (3,522 )
Net income
                            45,164                       45,164       2,037       47,201  
Other comprehensive loss:
                                                                       
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                                    (9,006 )             (9,006 )             (9,006 )
Change in unrealized loss on marketable securities
                                    (2,385 )             (2,385 )             (2,385 )
Change in unrealized loss on derivative instrument
                                    (2,256 )             (2,256 )             (2,256 )
Repurchase of shares
    (1,510,070 )                                     (20,073 )     (20,073 )             (20,073 )
 
                                                     
Balance at December 31, 2008
    87,850,009       94       916,069       (127,093 )     4,427       (66,845 )     726,652       16,548       743,200  
 
                                                     
Shares issued $.001 par, at $13.00 and $14.00 per share, net of offering costs
    667,773             8,844                               8,844               8,844  
Shares, $.001 par, issued to the advisor at $13.00 per share
    736,482       1       9,204                               9,205               9,205  
Distributions declared ($0.7934 per share)
                            (68,660 )                     (68,660 )             (68,660 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                                          (2,543 )     (2,543 )
Consolidation of a venture
                                                          1,779       1,779  
Net income
                            5,316                       5,316       1,685       7,001  
Other comprehensive income:
                                                                       
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                                    823               823               823  
Change in unrealized gain on marketable securities
                                    1,162               1,162       37       1,199  
Change in unrealized gain on derivative instrument
                                    2,426               2,426               2,426  
Repurchase of shares
    (3,151,251 )                                     (38,574 )     (38,574 )             (38,574 )
 
                                                     
Balance at December 31, 2009
    86,103,013     $ 95     $ 934,117     $ (190,437 )   $ 8,838     $ (105,419 )   $ 647,194     $ 17,506     $ 664,700  
 
                                                     
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 14 INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
                         
    Years ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Cash Flows — Operating Activities
                       
Net income
  $ 7,001     $ 47,201     $ 65,954  
Adjustments to net income:
                       
Depreciation and amortization, including intangible assets and deferred financing costs
    39,803       37,792       40,139  
Straight-line rent and financing lease adjustments
    1,766       (1,225 )     (2,289 )
Income from equity investments in real estate in excess of distributions received
    1,476       12,447       598  
Issuance of shares to affiliate in satisfaction of fees due
    9,204       12,150       11,346  
Realized gain on foreign currency transactions, derivative instruments and other, net
    (227 )     (3,435 )     (2,018 )
Realized gain on sale of real estate
    (8,611 )     (1,062 )     (17,289 )
Realized gain on sale of securities
          (708 )     (1,648 )
Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions, derivative instruments and other, net
    (1,219 )     356       (23 )
Reversal of unrealized gain on derivative instruments
          708       2,207  
Impairment charges
    40,345       1,139       345  
Change in other operating assets and liabilities, net
    (1,638 )     5,334       (7,592 )
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    87,900       110,697       89,730  
 
                 
 
                       
Cash Flows — Investing Activities
                       
Equity distributions received in excess of equity income in real estate
    12,313       7,921       57,150  
Acquisitions of real estate and other capitalized costs
    (2,914 )           (14,017 )
Contributions to equity investments in real estate
    (5,344 )     (11,928 )     (18,647 )
Purchase of a FDIC guaranteed unsecured note
    (5,000 )            
Proceeds from sale of real estate and securities
    26,247       15,765       52,380  
Exercise of common warrants
                (999 )
Increase in cash due to consolidation of a venture
    309              
Funds released from restricted account
                617  
Payment of deferred acquisition fees to an affiliate
    (3,638 )     (3,846 )     (4,369 )
 
                 
Net cash provided by investing activities
    21,973       7,912       72,115  
 
                 
 
                       
Cash Flows — Financing Activities
                       
Distributions paid
    (68,832 )     (68,851 )     (68,323 )
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests
    (2,543 )     (3,522 )     (2,996 )
Proceeds from mortgages and credit facility
    27,750       9,740       171,657  
Prepayment of mortgage principal and credit facility
    (22,219 )     (20,510 )     (134,074 )
Scheduled payments of mortgage principal
    (44,873 )     (17,383 )     (16,552 )
Deferred financing costs and mortgage deposits
    (962 )     (576 )     (768 )
Proceeds from stock issuance, net of costs
    8,844       9,148       9,059  
Purchase of treasury stock
    (38,574 )     (20,073 )     (17,556 )
 
                 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (141,409 )     (112,027 )     (59,553 )
 
                 
(Continued)
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CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 14 INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, CONTINUED
                         
    Years ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents During the Year
                       
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    (900 )     (3,339 )     1,221  
 
                 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (32,436 )     3,243       103,513  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    125,746       122,503       18,991  
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 93,310     $ 125,746     $ 122,504  
 
                 
 
                       
Supplemental cash flow information
                       
 
                       
Interest paid
  $ 58,411     $ 61,316     $ 60,805  
 
                 
Income taxes paid
  $ 4,412     $ 631     $ 931  
 
                 
No interest was capitalized in 2009, 2008 and 2007.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Business and Organization
Corporate Property Associates 14 Incorporated is a publicly owned, non-actively traded REIT that invests primarily in commercial properties leased to companies domestically and internationally. As a REIT, we are not subject to U.S federal income taxation as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income, the level of our distributions and other factors. We earn revenue principally by leasing the properties we own to single corporate tenants, on a triple-net leased basis, which requires the tenant to pay substantially all of the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property. Revenue is subject to fluctuation because of the timing of new lease transactions, lease terminations, lease expirations, contractual rent increases, tenant defaults and sales of properties. At December 31, 2009, our portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interests in 314 properties, substantially all of which were triple-net leased to 88 tenants, and totaled approximately 29 million square feet (on a pro rata basis) with an occupancy rate of approximately 95%. We were formed in June 1997 and are managed by the advisor.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements reflect all of our accounts, including those of our majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries. The portion of equity in a subsidiary that is not attributable, directly or indirectly, to us is presented as noncontrolling interests. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
When we obtain an economic interest in an entity, we evaluate the entity to determine if the entity is deemed a variable interest entity, or VIE, and if we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary under current authoritative accounting guidance. We consolidate (i) entities that are VIEs and of which we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary and (ii) entities that are non-VIEs that we control. Entities that we account for under the equity method (i.e., at cost, increased or decreased by our share of earnings or losses, less distributions, plus fundings) include (i) entities that are VIEs and of which we are not deemed to be the primary beneficiary and (ii) entities that are non-VIEs that we do not control but over which we have the ability to exercise significant influence. We will reconsider our determination of whether an entity is a VIE and who the primary beneficiary is if certain events occur that are likely to cause a change in the original determinations.
In determining whether we control a non-VIE, we consider that the general partners in a limited partnership (or similar entity) are presumed to control the entity regardless of the level of their ownership and, accordingly, may be required to consolidate the entity. This presumption may be overcome if the agreements provide the limited partners with either (a) the substantive ability to dissolve (liquidate) the limited partnership or otherwise remove the general partners without cause or (b) substantive participating rights. If it is deemed that the limited partners’ rights overcome the presumption of control by a general partner of the limited partnership, the general partner must account for its investment in the limited partnership using the equity method of accounting. We hold ownership interests in certain limited liability companies and limited partnerships that exceed 50% and through which we exercise significant influence. Because our venture partners, which are affiliates, are the managing members or general partners in the limited liability companies or limited partnerships and no unaffiliated parties have substantive kick-out or participation rights, the venture partners are required to consolidate the investments and, therefore, we account for these investments under the equity method of accounting.
We have investments in tenant-in-common interests in various domestic and international properties. Consolidation of these investments is not required as they do not qualify as VIEs and do not meet the control requirement required for consolidation. Accordingly, we account for these investments using the equity method of accounting. We use the equity method of accounting because the shared decision-making involved in a tenant-in-common interest investment creates an opportunity for us to have significant influence on the operating and financial decisions of these investments and thereby creates some responsibility by us for a return on our investment.
We have several interests in consolidated ventures that have noncontrolling interests with finite lives. As these are not considered to be mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests, we have reflected them as Noncontrolling interests in equity in the consolidated financial statements. The carrying value of these noncontrolling interests at December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $11.4 million and $11.9 million, respectively. The fair value of these noncontrolling interests at December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $24.8 million and $22.5 million, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Out-of-Period Adjustments
During the first quarter of 2007, we identified errors in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2003 — 2006. These errors related to accounting for foreign income taxes (aggregating $0.4 million over the period from 2003-2006) and valuation of stock warrants (aggregating $1.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2006) that are accounted for as derivative instruments because of net cash settlement features. In addition, during the third quarter of 2007, we determined that a longer schedule of depreciation and amortization of assets in certain of our equity method investment holdings should appropriately be applied to reflect the lives of the underlying assets rather than the expected holding period of these investments. This effectively understated our income from equity investments in real estate by $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2007.
We concluded that these adjustments were not material to any prior periods’ consolidated financial statements. We also concluded that the cumulative adjustments were not material to the year ended December 31, 2007. As such, the cumulative effects were recorded in the consolidated statements of income as out-of-period adjustments in the periods the issues were identified. The effect of these adjustments was to decrease income from continuing operations before income taxes by $0.8 million, increase the provision for income taxes by $0.4 million and decrease net income by $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reclassifications and Revisions
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The consolidated financial statements included in this Report have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the adoption of accounting guidance for noncontrolling interests during the year ended December 31, 2009, as well as the disposition (or planned disposition) of certain properties as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
Purchase Price Allocation
When we acquire properties accounted for as operating leases, including those properties acquired in the Merger, we allocate the purchase costs to the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired based on their estimated fair values. We determine the value of the tangible assets, consisting of land and buildings, as if vacant, and record intangible assets, including the above-market and below-market value of leases, the value of in-place leases and the value of tenant relationships, at their relative estimated fair values. See Real Estate Leased to Others and Depreciation below for a discussion of our significant accounting policies related to tangible assets. We include the value of below-market leases in Prepaid and deferred rental income and security deposits in the consolidated financial statements.
We record above-market and below-market lease values for owned properties based on the present value (using an interest rate reflecting the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the leases negotiated and in place at the time of acquisition of the properties and (ii) our estimate of fair market lease rates for the property or equivalent property, both of which are measured over a period equal to the estimated market lease term. We amortize the capitalized above-market lease value as a reduction of rental income over the estimated market lease term. We amortize the capitalized below-market lease value as an increase to rental income over the initial term and any fixed rate renewal periods in the respective leases.
We allocate the total amount of other intangibles to in-place lease values and tenant relationship intangible values based on our evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease and our overall relationship with each tenant. The characteristics we consider in allocating these values include estimated market rent, the nature and extent of the existing relationship with the tenant, the expectation of lease renewals, estimated carrying costs of the property if vacant and estimated costs to execute a new lease, among other factors. We determine these values using third party appraisals or our estimates. We amortize the capitalized value of in-place lease intangibles to expense over the remaining initial term of each lease. We amortize the capitalized value of tenant relationships to expense over the initial and expected renewal terms of the lease. No amortization period for intangibles will exceed the remaining depreciable life of the building.
If a lease is terminated, we charge the unamortized portion of each intangible, including above-market and below-market lease values, in-place lease values and tenant relationship values, to expense.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We consider all short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to cash and have a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Items classified as cash equivalents include commercial paper and money-market funds. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, our cash and cash equivalents were held in the custody of several financial institutions, and these balances, at times, exceeded federally insurable limits. We seek to mitigate this risk by depositing funds only with major financial institutions.
Marketable Securities
Marketable securities, which consist of an interest in collateralized mortgage obligations (Note 8) and common stock in publicly-traded companies, are classified as available for sale securities and reported at fair value, with any unrealized gains and losses on these securities reported as a component of Other comprehensive income (“OCI”) until realized.
Other Assets and Other Liabilities
We include escrow balances and tenant security deposits held by lenders, restricted cash balances, common stock warrants, prepaid expenses, marketable securities, deferred charges, deferred rental income and notes receivable in Other assets. We include derivative instruments and miscellaneous amounts held on behalf of tenants in Other liabilities. Deferred charges are costs incurred in connection with mortgage financings and refinancings that are amortized over the terms of the mortgages and included in Interest expense in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred rental income is the aggregate cumulative difference for operating leases between scheduled rents that vary during the lease term, and rent recognized on a straight-line basis.
Deferred Acquisition Fees Payable to Affiliate
Fees payable to the advisor for structuring and negotiating investments and related mortgage financing on our behalf are included in Due to affiliates. A portion of these fees is payable in equal annual installments each January of the seven calendar years following the date a property was purchased. Payment of such fees is subject to the performance criterion (Note 3).
Treasury Stock
Treasury stock is recorded at cost.
Real Estate Leased to Others
We lease real estate to others primarily on a triple-net leased basis, whereby the tenant is generally responsible for all operating expenses relating to the property, including property taxes, insurance, maintenance, repairs, renewals and improvements. We charge expenditures for maintenance and repairs, including routine betterments, to operations as incurred. We capitalize significant renovations that increase the useful life of the properties. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, although we are legally obligated for the payment, pursuant to our lease agreements with our tenants, lessees were responsible for the direct payment to the taxing authorities of real estate taxes of $17.6 million, $19.0 million and $18.6 million, respectively.
We diversify our real estate investments among various corporate tenants engaged in different industries, by property type and by geographic area (Note 10). Substantially all of our leases provide for either scheduled rent increases, periodic rent adjustments based on formulas indexed to changes in the CPI or similar indices or percentage rents. CPI-based adjustments are contingent on future events and are therefore not included in straight-line rent calculations. We recognize rents from percentage rents as reported by the lessees, which is after the level of sales requiring a rental payment to us is reached.
We account for leases as operating or direct financing leases as described below:
Operating leases — We record real estate at cost less accumulated depreciation; we recognize future minimum rental revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the related leases and charge expenses (including depreciation) to operations as incurred (Note 4).
Direct financing method — We record leases accounted for under the direct financing method at their net investment (Note 5). We defer and amortize unearned income to income over the lease term so as to produce a constant periodic rate of return on our net investment in the lease.
On an ongoing basis, we assess our ability to collect rent and other tenant-based receivables and determine an appropriate allowance for uncollected amounts. Because we have a limited number of lessees (19 lessees represented 62% of lease revenues during 2009), we believe that it is necessary to evaluate the collectibility of these receivables based on the facts and circumstances of each situation rather than solely using statistical methods. Therefore, in recognizing our provision for uncollected rents and other tenant receivables, we evaluate actual past due amounts and make subjective judgments as to the collectability of those amounts based on factors including, but not limited to, our knowledge of a lessee’s circumstances, the age of the receivables, the tenant’s credit profile and prior experience with the tenant. Even if a lessee has been making payments, we may reserve for the entire receivable amount if we believe there has been significant or continuing deterioration in the lessee’s ability to meet its lease obligations.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Depreciation
We compute depreciation of building and related improvements using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the properties or improvements, which range from 3 to 40 years. We compute depreciation of tenant improvements using the straight-line method over the lesser of the remaining term of the lease or the estimated useful life.
Impairments
We periodically assess whether there are any indicators that the value of our long-lived assets may be impaired or that their carrying value may not be recoverable. These impairment indicators include, but are not limited to, the vacancy of a property that is not subject to a lease; a lease default by a tenant that is experiencing financial difficulty; the termination of a lease by a tenant or the rejection of a lease in a bankruptcy proceeding. Impairment charges do not necessarily reflect the true economic loss caused by the default of the tenant, which may be greater or less than the impairment amount. In addition, we use non-recourse debt to finance our acquisitions, and to the extent that the value of an asset is written down to below the value of its debt, there is an unrealized gain that will be triggered when we turn the asset back to the lender in satisfaction of the debt. We may incur impairment charges on long-lived assets, including real estate, direct financing leases, assets held for sale and equity investments in real estate. We may also incur impairment charges on marketable securities. Our policies for evaluating whether these assets are impaired are presented below.
Real Estate
For real estate assets in which an impairment indicator is identified, we follow a two-step process to determine whether an asset is impaired and to determine the amount of the charge. First, we compare the carrying value of the property to the future net undiscounted cash flow that we expect the property will generate, including any estimated proceeds from the eventual sale of the property. The undiscounted cash flow analysis requires us to make our best estimate of market rents, residual values and holding periods. Depending on the assumptions made and estimates used, the future cash flow projected in the evaluation of long-lived assets can vary within a range of outcomes. We consider the likelihood of possible outcomes in determining the best possible estimate of future cash flows. If the future net undiscounted cash flow of the property is less than the carrying value, the property is considered to be impaired. We then measure the loss as the excess of the carrying value of the property over its estimated fair value, as determined using market information. In cases where the available market information is not deemed appropriate, we perform a future net cash flow analysis discounted for inherent risk associated with each asset to determine an estimated fair value.
Direct Financing Leases
We review our direct financing leases at least annually to determine whether there has been an other-than-temporary decline in the current estimate of residual value of the property. The residual value is our estimate of what we could realize upon the sale of the property at the end of the lease term, based on market information. If this review indicates that a decline in residual value has occurred that is other-than-temporary, we recognize an impairment charge and revise the accounting for the direct financing lease to reflect a portion of the future cash flow from the lessee as a return of principal rather than as revenue. While we evaluate direct financing leases if there are any indicators that the residual value may be impaired, the evaluation of a direct financing lease can be affected by changes in long-term market conditions even though the obligations of the lessee are being met.
Assets Held for Sale
We classify assets that are accounted for as operating leases as held for sale when we have entered into a contract to sell the property, all material due diligence requirements have been satisfied and we believe it is probable that the disposition will occur within one year. When we classify an asset as held for sale, we calculate its estimated fair value as the expected sale price, less expected selling costs. We then compare the asset’s estimated fair value to its carrying value, and if the estimated fair value is less than the property’s carrying value, we reduce the carrying value to the estimated fair value. We will continue to review the property for subsequent changes in the estimated fair value, and may recognize an additional impairment charge if warranted.
If circumstances arise that we previously considered unlikely and, as a result, we decide not to sell a property previously classified as held for sale, we reclassify the property as held and used. We record a property that is reclassified as held and used at the lower of (a) its carrying amount before the property was classified as held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation expense that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held and used, or (b) the estimated fair value at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell.
Equity Investments in Real Estate
We evaluate our equity investments in real estate on a periodic basis to determine if there are any indicators that the value of our equity investment may be impaired and whether or not that impairment is other-than-temporary. To the extent impairment has occurred, we measure the charge as the excess of the carrying value of our investment over its estimated fair value, which is determined by multiplying the estimated fair value of the underlying venture’s net assets by our ownership interest percentage.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Marketable Securities
We evaluate our marketable securities for impairment if a decline in estimated fair value below cost basis is significant and/or has lasted for an extended period of time. We review the underlying cause of the decline in value and the estimated recovery period, as well as the severity and duration of the decline, to determine if the decline is other-than-temporary. In our evaluation, we consider our ability and intent to hold these investments for a reasonable period of time sufficient for us to recover our cost basis. We also evaluate the near-term prospects for each of these investments in relation to the severity and duration of the decline. If we determine that the decline is other-than-temporary, we record an impairment charge to reduce our cost basis to the estimated fair value of the security.
Assets Held for Sale
We classify assets that are accounted for as operating leases as held for sale when we have entered into a contract to sell the property, all material due diligence requirements have been satisfied and we believe it is probable that the disposition will occur within one year. Assets held for sale are recorded at the lower of carrying value or estimated fair value, which is generally calculated as the expected sale price, less expected selling costs. The results of operations and the related gain or loss on sale of properties that have been sold or that are classified as held for sale are included in discontinued operations (Note 17).
If circumstances arise that we previously considered unlikely and, as a result, we decide not to sell a property previously classified as held for sale, we reclassify the property as held and used. We record a property that is reclassified as held and used at the lower of (a) its carrying amount before the property was classified as held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation expense that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held and used, or (b) the estimated fair value at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell.
We recognize gains and losses on the sale of properties when, among other criteria, the parties are bound by the terms of the contract, all consideration has been exchanged and all conditions precedent to closing have been performed. At the time the sale is consummated, a gain or loss is recognized as the difference between the sale price, less any selling costs, and the carrying value of the property.
Foreign Currency Translation
We have interests in real estate investments in the European Union for which the functional currencies are the Euro and British pound sterling. The translation from these local currencies to the U.S. dollar is performed for assets and liabilities using current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using a weighted average exchange rate during the period. The gains and losses resulting from this translation are reported as a component of OCI in equity. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment gain was $8.7 million and $7.9 million, respectively.
Foreign currency transactions may produce receivables or payables that are fixed in terms of the amount of foreign currency that will be received or paid. A change in the exchange rates between the functional currency and the currency in which a transaction is denominated increases or decreases the expected amount of functional currency cash flows upon settlement of that transaction. That increase or decrease in the expected functional currency cash flows is an unrealized foreign currency transaction gain or loss that generally will be included in determining net income for the period in which the exchange rate changes. Likewise, a transaction gain or loss (measured from the transaction date or the most recent intervening balance sheet date, whichever is later), realized upon settlement of a foreign currency transaction generally will be included in net income for the period in which the transaction is settled. Foreign currency transactions that are (i) designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment and (ii) intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term nature (that is, settlement is not planned or anticipated in the foreseeable future), when the entities to the transactions are consolidated or accounted for by the equity method in our financial statements, are not included in determining net income but are accounted for in the same manner as foreign currency translation adjustments and reported as a component of OCI in equity. Investments in international equity investments in real estate are funded in part through subordinated intercompany debt.
Foreign currency intercompany transactions that are scheduled for settlement, consisting primarily of accrued interest and the translation to the reporting currency of intercompany subordinated debt with scheduled principal repayments, are included in the determination of net income. We recognized unrealized losses from such transactions of less than $0.1 million for both years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, we recognized realized gains of $0.1 million, $3.4 million and $2.0 million, respectively, on foreign currency transactions in connection with the transfer of cash from foreign operations of subsidiaries to the parent company.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Derivative Instruments
We measure derivative instruments at fair value and record them as assets or liabilities, depending on our rights or obligations under the applicable derivative contract. Derivatives that are not designated as hedges must be adjusted to fair value through earnings. If a derivative is designated as a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedged asset, liability, or firm commitment through earnings, or recognized in OCI until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value will be immediately recognized in earnings.
Income Taxes
We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. In order to maintain our qualification as a REIT, we are required, among other things, to distribute at least 90% of our REIT net taxable income to our shareholders and meet certain tests regarding the nature of our income and assets. As a REIT, we are not subject to federal income tax with respect to the portion of our income that meets certain criteria and is distributed annually to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is included in the consolidated financial statements with respect to these operations. We believe we have operated, and we intend to continue to operate, in a manner that allows us to continue to meet the requirements for taxation as a REIT.
We conduct business in various states and municipalities within the U.S. and the European Union and, as a result, we or one or more of our subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and certain foreign jurisdictions. As a result, we are subject to certain foreign, state and local taxes and a provision for such taxes is included in the consolidated financial statements. The tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2007 included $0.4 million in expenses related to the years ended December 31, 2003 — 2006 that had not previously been accrued (see Out-of-Period Adjustments above).
Significant judgment is required in determining our tax provision and in evaluating our tax positions. We establish tax reserves based on a benefit recognition model, which we believe could result in a greater amount of benefit (and a lower amount of reserve) being initially recognized in certain circumstances. Provided that the tax position is deemed more likely than not of being sustained, we recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being ultimately realized upon settlement. We derecognize the tax position when it is no longer more likely than not of being sustained.
Earnings Per Share
We have a simple equity capital structure with only common stock outstanding. As a result, earnings per share, as presented, represents both basic and dilutive per-share amounts for all periods presented in the consolidated financial statements.
Subsequent Events
In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance for subsequent events, which we adopted as required in the second quarter of 2009. The guidance establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.
Future Accounting Requirements
In June 2009, the FASB issued amended guidance related to the consolidation of VIEs. These amendments require an enterprise to qualitatively assess the determination of the primary beneficiary of a VIE based on whether the entity (1) has the power to direct matters that most significantly impact the activities of the VIE, and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The amendments change the consideration of kick-out rights in determining if an entity is a VIE, which may cause certain additional entities to now be considered VIEs. Additionally, they require an ongoing reconsideration of the primary beneficiary and provide a framework for the events that trigger a reassessment of whether an entity is a VIE. This guidance is effective for us beginning January 1, 2010. We are currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of the new guidance will have on our financial position and results of operations.
Note 3. Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties
We have an advisory agreement with the advisor whereby the advisor performs certain services for us for a fee. Under the terms of this agreement, which was amended and renewed effective October 1, 2009, the advisor manages our day-to-day operations, for which we pay the advisor asset management and performance fees, and structures and negotiates the purchase and sale of investments and debt placement transactions for us, for which we pay the advisor structuring and subordinated disposition fees. In addition, we reimburse the advisor for certain administrative duties performed on our behalf. We also have certain agreements with joint ventures. These transactions are described below.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Asset Management and Performance Fees
Under the advisory agreement, we pay the advisor asset management and performance fees, each of which are 1/2 of 1% per annum of average invested assets and are computed as provided for in the advisory agreement. The performance fees are subordinated to the performance criterion, a cumulative rate of cash flow from operations of 7% per annum. The asset management and performance fees are payable in cash or restricted shares of our common stock at the advisor’s option. If the advisor elects to receive all or a portion of its fees in restricted shares, the number of restricted shares issued is determined by dividing the dollar amount of fees by our most recently published estimated net asset value per share as approved by our board of directors. For 2009, 2008 and 2007, the advisor elected to receive its asset management fees in cash. For 2009, the advisor elected to receive 80% of its performance fees from us in restricted shares of our common stock, with the remaining 20% payable in cash. For 2008 and 2007, the advisor elected to receive its performance fees in restricted shares of our common stock. We incurred base asset management fees of $11.0 million, $12.1 million and $12.0 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, with performance fees in like amounts, both of which are included in Property expenses in the consolidated financial statements. At December 31, 2009, the advisor owned 7,330,233 shares (8.5%) of our common stock.
Transaction Fees
Under the advisory agreement, we also pay the advisor acquisition fees for structuring and negotiating investments and related mortgage financing on our behalf. Acquisition fees average 4.5% or less of the aggregate costs of investments acquired and are comprised of a current portion of 2.5%, which is paid at the date the property is purchased, and a deferred portion of 2%, which is payable in equal annual installments each January of the seven calendar years following the date a property was purchased, subject to satisfying the 7% performance criterion. Interest on unpaid installments is 6% per year. In connection with the Merger, we assumed deferred fees incurred by CPA®:12 totaling $2.7 million that bear interest at an annual rate of 7% and have scheduled installment payments through 2018. During 2009, we incurred both current and deferred acquisition fees of $0.1 million. During 2007, we incurred current and deferred acquisition fees of $3.8 million and $3.0 million, respectively. We did not incur any such fees during 2008. Unpaid deferred installments totaled $6.9 million and $10.5 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and were included in Due to affiliates in the consolidated financial statements. We paid annual deferred acquisition fee installments of $3.6 million, $3.8 million and $4.4 million in deferred fees in cash to the advisor in January 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. We also pay the advisor mortgage refinancing fees, which totaled $0.4 million and $0.9 million for 2009 and 2008, respectively. No such mortgage refinancing fees were paid during 2007.
We also pay fees to the advisor for services provided to us in connection with the disposition of investments, excluding investments acquired in the Merger. These fees, which are subordinated to the performance criterion and certain other provisions included in the advisory agreement, are deferred and are payable to the advisor only in connection with a liquidity event. Subordinated disposition fees totaled $5.7 million and $5.1 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Other Expenses
We reimburse the advisor for various expenses it incurs in the course of providing services to us. We reimburse certain third-party expenses paid by the advisor on our behalf, including property-specific costs, professional fees, office expenses and business development expenses. In addition, we reimburse the advisor for the allocated costs of personnel and overhead in providing management of our day-to-day operations, including accounting services, shareholder services, corporate management, and property management and operations. We do not reimburse the advisor for the cost of personnel if these personnel provide services for transactions for which the advisor receives a transaction fee, such as acquisitions, dispositions and refinancings. We incurred personnel reimbursements of $2.5 million, $2.6 million, $3.5 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which are included in General and administrative expenses in the consolidated financial statements.
The advisor is obligated to reimburse us for the amount by which our operating expenses exceed the 2%/25% guidelines (the greater of 2% of average invested assets or 25% of net income) as defined in the advisory agreement for any twelve-month period. If in any year our operating expenses exceed the 2%/25% guidelines, the advisor will have an obligation to reimburse us for such excess, subject to certain conditions. If our independent directors find that the excess expenses were justified based on any unusual and nonrecurring factors that they deem sufficient, the advisor may be paid in future years for the full amount or any portion of such excess expenses, but only to the extent that the reimbursement would not cause our operating expenses to exceed this limit in any such year. We will record any reimbursement of operating expenses as a liability until any contingencies are resolved and will record the reimbursement as a reduction of asset management and performance fees at such time that a reimbursement is fixed, determinable and irrevocable. Our operating expenses have not exceeded the amount that would require the advisor to reimburse us.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Joint Ventures and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Together with certain affiliates, we participate in an entity that leases office space used for the administration of real estate entities. Under the terms of an agreement among the participants in this entity, rental, occupancy and leasehold improvement costs are allocated among the participants based on gross revenues and are adjusted quarterly. Our share of expenses incurred was $0.7 million in each of 2009, 2008 and 2007. Based on gross revenues through December 31, 2009, our current share of future minimum lease payments under this agreement would be $0.6 million annually through 2016.
We own interests in entities ranging from 12% to 90%, as well as jointly-controlled tenant-in-common interests in properties, with the remaining interests generally held by affiliates. We consolidate certain of these investments (Note 2) and account for the remainder under the equity method of accounting (Note 6).
Note 4. Net Investments in Properties
Net Investments in Properties
Net investments in properties, which consists of land and buildings leased to others, at cost, and accounted for as operating leases, is summarized as follows (in thousands):
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Land
  $ 228,279     $ 231,325  
Buildings
    1,027,687       1,044,450  
Less: Accumulated depreciation
    (215,967 )     (188,739 )
 
           
 
  $ 1,039,999     $ 1,087,036  
 
           
Scheduled future minimum rents, exclusive of renewals and expenses paid by tenants, percentage of sales rents and future CPI-based adjustments, under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows (in thousands):
         
Years ending December 31,        
2010
  $ 140,392  
2011
    137,682  
2012
    136,012  
2013
    136,039  
2014
    134,658  
Thereafter through 2031
    590,072  
Percentage rent revenue for operating leases was less than $0.1 million in 2009 and 2008. There was no percentage rent revenue for operating leases in 2007.
Acquisition Costs
We adopted the FASB’s revised guidance for business combinations on January 1, 2009. The revised guidance establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer in a business combination must recognize and measure in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interests in the entity acquired, and goodwill acquired in a business combination. Additionally, the revised guidance requires that an acquiring entity must immediately expense all acquisition costs and fees associated with a business combination, while such costs are capitalized for transactions deemed to be acquisitions of an asset. To the extent we make investments that are deemed to be business combinations, our results of operations will be negatively impacted by the immediate expensing of acquisition costs and fees incurred in accordance with the revised guidance, whereas in the past such costs and fees would have been capitalized and allocated to the cost basis of the acquisition. Post acquisition, there will be a subsequent positive impact on our results of operations through a reduction in depreciation expense over the estimated life of the properties. For those investments that are not deemed to be a business combination, the revised guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Historically, we have not acquired investments that would be deemed a business combination under the revised guidance. During 2009, we completed a domestic investment for $2.5 million that was deemed to be a real estate asset acquisition and, as such, capitalized acquisition fees of $0.1 million in connection with this investment. We did not make any investments that were deemed to be business combinations during 2009.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Tenant Matters
We have six tenants that operated under bankruptcy protection during some or all of 2009. During 2009, uncollected rent expense increased by $8.6 million as compared to 2008, substantially all of which is related to these tenants. During 2009, four of these tenants disaffirmed their leases with us in bankruptcy court and the properties are vacant at December 31, 2009. These tenants previously accounted for $13.1 million, or 8.5%, of aggregate annualized lease revenues. As a result of these corporate defaults, during the third and fourth quarters of 2009, we suspended debt service on three non-recourse mortgage loans related to these properties, which had an aggregate outstanding balance of $54.1 million at December 31, 2009.
Note 5. Net Investment in Direct Financing Leases
Net investment in direct financing leases is summarized as follows (in thousands):
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Minimum lease payments receivable
  $ 154,586     $ 199,384  
Unguaranteed residual value
    107,588       120,009  
 
           
 
    262,174       319,393  
Less: unearned income
    (149,746 )     (194,662 )
 
           
 
  $ 112,428     $ 124,731  
 
           
Scheduled future minimum rents, exclusive of renewals and expenses paid by tenants, percentage of sales rents and future CPI-based adjustments, under non-cancelable direct financing leases are as follows (in thousands):
         
Years ending December 31,        
2010
  $ 14,157  
2011
    14,256  
2012
    14,256  
2013
    14,256  
2014
    14,256  
Thereafter through 2023
    83,405  
There was no percentage rent revenue for direct financing leases in 2009 and 2008. Percentage rent revenue for direct financing leases was $0.1 million in 2007.
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Note 6. Equity Investments in Real Estate
We own interests in single-tenant net leased properties leased to corporations through noncontrolling interests in (i) partnerships and limited liability companies in which our ownership interests are 67% or less but over which we exercise significant influence, and (ii) as tenants-in-common subject to common control (Note 2). All of the underlying investments are generally owned with affiliates. 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 fundings).
During 2009, we incurred impairment charges totaling $40.3 million on several of our consolidated investments. Primarily as a result of these impairment charges, our 2009 results reflect a loss from continuing operations before income taxes attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders. Because of the loss reflected in our 2009 results, we have provided disaggregated summarized financial information for our unconsolidated ventures in the tables below.
The following table sets forth our ownership interests in our equity investments in real estate and their respective carrying values. The carrying value of these ventures is affected by the timing and nature of distributions (dollars in thousands):
                             
        Ownership        
        Interest at     Carrying Value at December 31,  
Lessee   Subsidiary Name(s)   December 31, 2009     2009     2008  
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
  Delaware Chip LLC     67 %   $ 33,571     $ 29,579  
True Value Company
  Bolt (DE) LP, Hammer (DE) LP and Wrench (DE) LP     50 %     31,433       31,916  
Hellweg Die Profi-Baumarkte GmbH & Co. KG (a)
  HLWG Two (Ger) LLC and HLWG Two Lender SARL     32 %     15,369       19,399  
U-Haul Moving Partners, Inc. and Mercury Partners, LP
  UH Storage (DE) LP     12 %     12,639       12,992  
The Upper Deck Company
  Cards LLC     50 %     11,491       11,673  
Best Buy Co., Inc. (b)
  BB (Multi) LP     37 %     11,183       12,469  
Life Time Fitness, Inc. and Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
  LT Landlord (MN-FL) LLC and Bos Club LL (MA) LLC     56 %     10,343       10,898  
Compucom Systems, Inc. (b)
  Comp Delaware LP     67 %     8,638       10,958  
Del Monte Corporation (b)
  Delmo 11/12 (DE) LLC     50 %     7,233       8,135  
ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.
  BVNY (DE) LLC     45 %     6,719       6,696  
Checkfree Holdings, Inc.
  Carey Norcross LLC     50 %     1,506       1,653  
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Gena LLC     50 %           493  
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
  CP GAL Plainfield LLC     45 %     (732 )     (517 )
 
                       
 
              $ 149,393     $ 156,344  
 
                       
 
     
(a)   Carrying value of investment is affected by the impact of fluctuations in the exchange rate of the Euro.
 
(b)   Decrease was primarily due to amortization of differences between the fair value of the investment at the date of acquisition of the venture and the carrying value of its net assets at that date.
Advanced Micro Devices
In connection with a mortgage refinancing in 2008, we contributed $11.9 million to Delaware Chip LLC to refinance its then-existing $59.8 million non-recourse mortgage loan for new non-recourse financing of $43.0 million. In July 2009, Delaware Chip LLC restructured its existing debt and made an $8.0 million partial paydown of the loan, reducing the balance to $33.5 million at December 31, 2009.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Hellweg Die Profi-Baumarkte GmbH & Co. KG
In April 2007, we acquired an interest in a venture (HLWG Two (Ger) LLC) that in turn acquired a 24.7% ownership interest in a limited partnership owning 37 properties throughout Germany. We also acquired an interest in a second venture (HLWG Two Lender SARL), which made a loan (the “note receivable”) to the holder of the remaining 75.3% interests in the limited partnership (the “partner”). Our total effective ownership interest in HLWG Two (Ger) LLC and HLWG Two Lender SARL is 32%. The total cost of the interests in these ventures, which are owned with affiliates, was $446,387. In connection with these transactions, the ventures obtained combined non-recourse financing of $378,596, having a fixed annual interest rate of 5.5% and a term of 10 years. All amounts are based upon the exchange rate of the Euro at the date of acquisition.
Under the terms of the note receivable, the lending venture will receive interest that approximates 75% of all income earned by the limited partnership, less adjustments. HLWG Two (Ger) LLC accounts for the partner’s interest in the limited partnership as a redeemable noncontrolling interest because the transaction contains put options that, if exercised, would obligate the partners to settle in cash, as described below. The partner’s interests are reflected at estimated redemption value in the disaggregated financial statements set forth below for all periods presented.
In connection with the acquisition, HLWG Two (Ger) LLC agreed to an option agreement which gives HLWG Two (Ger) LLC the right to purchase, from the partner, an additional 75% interest in the limited partnership no later than December 2010 at a price which will equal the principal amount of the note receivable at the time of purchase. Upon exercise of this purchase option, HLWG Two (Ger) LLC would own 99.7% of the limited partnership. HLWG Two (Ger) LLC has also agreed to a second assignable option agreement to acquire the remaining 0.3% interest in the limited partnership by December 2012. If HLWG Two (Ger) LLC does not exercise its option agreements, the partner has option agreements to put its remaining interests in the limited partnership to HLWG Two (Ger) LLC during 2014 at a price which will equal the principal amount of the note receivable at the time of purchase.
Upper Deck
During the fourth quarter of 2009, we recognized an impairment charge of $0.7 million to reduce the carrying value of this venture to its estimated fair value (Note 11).
Compucom Systems
In April 2009, Comp Delaware LP refinanced its existing non-recourse mortgage debt of $18.7 million, which was scheduled to mature in May 2009, for new non-recourse financing of $22.6 million. Comp Delaware LP distributed the net proceeds of the financing to the venture partners.
Del Monte Corporation
The carrying value of our investment in properties leased to Del Monte Corporation reflects our investment in properties owned through Delmo 11/12 (DE) LLC as well as a property in which we have a 50% tenant-in-common interest.
Amylin Pharmaceuticals
In 2007, this venture completed the refinancing of an existing $2.5 million non-recourse mortgage with new non-recourse financing of $35.4 million based on the appraised value of the underlying real estate of the venture. As a result of the refinancing, we became the general partner of the venture. During 2009, we recorded an adjustment to record the venture under the consolidation method as we have control over the venture.
Dick’s Sporting Goods
In January 2007, CP GAL Plainfield LLC obtained non-recourse mortgage financing of $23.0 million and distributed the proceeds to the venture partners. Although we are not obligated to do so, based on the fair value of the property, we expect to fund any deficits CP GAL Plainfield LLC may incur.
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The following tables present summarized balance sheet information for our equity investments in real estate. Amounts provided are the total amounts attributable to the ventures and do not represent our proportionate share (in thousands):
                                                                                                                                         
    December 31, 2009  
                                                                                                    HLWG     LT                    
                            Bos Club             Carey     Comp     CP GAL             Delmo             HLWG     Two     Landlord     UH              
            BB (Multi)     Bolt (DE)     LL (MA)     BVNY     Norcross     Delaware     Plainfield     Delaware     11/12 (DE)     Hammer     Two (Ger)     Lender     (MN-FL)     Storage     Wrench        
    Total     LP     LP     LLC     (DE) LLC     LLC     LP     LLC     Chip LLC     LLC     (DE) LP     LLC     SARL     LLC     (DE) LP     (DE) LP     All Others(d)  
Assets
                                                                                                                                       
 
                                                                                                                                       
Net investments in real estate (a)
  $ 1,126,362     $ 42,250     $ 40,332     $ 7,498     $ 16,254     $ 33,085     $ 30,346     $ 26,370     $ 77,313     $ 13,198     $ 29,298     $ 412,606     $     $ 106,442     $ 231,202     $ 33,275     $ 26,893  
Note receivable
    337,397                                                                         337,397                          
Intangible assets
    75,809             4,214                                                       28,154                   39,457       3,984        
Other assets, net (b)
    91,543       312       7,056       170       88       660       2,392       1,386       10,869       244       5,763       17,016       12,675       333       23,442       7,274       1,863  
 
                                                                                                     
Total assets
  $ 1,631,111     $ 42,562     $ 51,602     $ 7,668     $ 16,342     $ 33,745     $ 32,738     $ 27,756     $ 88,182     $ 13,442     $ 35,061     $ 457,776     $ 350,072     $ 106,775     $ 294,101     $ 44,533     $ 28,756  
 
                                                                                                     
 
                                                                                                                                       
Liabilities and Equity
                                                                                                                                       
Non-recourse debt
  $ 882,813     $ 24,594     $ 24,889     $ 7,733     $ 9,483     $ 29,500     $ 21,748     $ 22,185     $ 33,502     $ 10,389     $ 19,605     $ 100,043     $ 304,224     $ 75,516     $ 164,328     $ 24,671     $ 10,403  
Other liabilities (c)
    60,677       666       395       139       40       378       1,629       1,122       10,327       341       275       18,045       3,444       1,336       20,234       1,293       1,013  
 
                                                                                                     
Total liabilities
    943,490       25,260       25,284       7,872       9,523       29,878       23,377       23,307       43,829       10,730       19,880       118,088       307,668       76,852       184,562       25,964       11,416  
 
                                                                                                     
Redeemable noncontrolling interest
    337,397                                                                   337,397                                
 
                                                                                                     
Partners’/ members’ equity
    350,224       17,302       26,318       (204 )     6,819       3,867       9,361       4,449       44,353       2,712       15,181       2,291       42,404       29,923       109,539       18,569       17,340  
 
                                                                                                     
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 1,631,111     $ 42,562     $ 51,602     $ 7,668     $ 16,342     $ 33,745     $ 32,738     $ 27,756     $ 88,182     $ 13,442     $ 35,061     $ 457,776     $ 350,072     $ 106,775     $ 294,101     $ 44,533     $ 28,756  
 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         
    December 31, 2008  
                                                                                                    HLWG     LT                    
                            Bos Club             Carey     Comp     CP GAL             Delmo             HLWG     Two     Landlord     UH              
            BB (Multi)     Bolt (DE)     LL (MA)     BVNY     Norcross     Delaware     Plainfield     Delaware     11/12 (DE)     Hammer     Two (Ger)     Lender     (MN-FL)     Storage     Wrench        
    Total     LP     LP     LLC     (DE) LLC     LLC     LP     LLC     Chip LLC     LLC     (DE) LP     LLC     SARL     LLC     (DE) LP     (DE) LP     All Others(d)  
Assets
                                                                                                                                       
 
                                                                                                                                       
Net investments in real estate (a)
  $ 1,150,575     $ 42,043     $ 41,319     $ 7,645     $ 16,119     $ 34,023     $ 31,059     $ 26,975     $ 78,551     $ 13,669     $ 30,040     $ 407,079     $     $ 108,810     $ 235,930     $ 34,085     $ 43,228  
Note receivable
    331,841                                                                         331,841                          
Intangible assets
    80,035             4,496                                                       29,181                   42,108       4,250        
Other assets, net (b)
    118,293             6,579       179       173       349       3       1,566       11,079       311       5,480       45,074       16,938       450       22,066       6,912       1,134  
 
                                                                                                     
Total assets
  $ 1,680,744     $ 42,043     $ 52,394     $ 7,824     $ 16,292     $ 34,372     $ 31,062     $ 28,541     $ 89,630     $ 13,980     $ 35,520     $ 481,334     $ 348,779     $ 109,260     $ 300,104     $ 45,247     $ 44,362  
 
                                                                                                     
 
                                                                                                                                       
Liabilities and Equity
                                                                                                                                       
Non-recourse debt
  $ 930,902     $ 25,249     $ 25,346     $ 7,842     $ 9,768     $ 29,840     $ 18,738     $ 22,489     $ 43,000     $ 10,665     $ 19,970     $ 99,245     $ 302,024     $ 77,102     $ 168,202     $ 25,130     $ 46,292  
Other liabilities (c)
    74,700       512       394       161       41       375       370       1,125       10,120       252       273       34,049       3,636       1,259       19,302       1,319       1,512  
 
                                                                                                     
Total liabilities
    1,005,602       25,761       25,740       8,003       9,809       30,215       19,108       23,614       53,120       10,917       20,243       133,294       305,660       78,361       187,504       26,449       47,804  
 
                                                                                                     
Redeemable noncontrolling interest
    331,841                                                                   331,841                                
 
                                                                                                     
Partners’/ members’ equity
    343,301       16,282       26,654       (179 )     6,483       4,157       11,954       4,927       36,510       3,063       15,277       16,199       43,119       30,899       112,600       18,798       (3,442 )
 
                                                                                                     
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 1,680,744     $ 42,043     $ 52,394     $ 7,824     $ 16,292     $ 34,372     $ 31,062     $ 28,541     $ 89,630     $ 13,980     $ 35,520     $ 481,334     $ 348,779     $ 109,260     $ 300,104     $ 45,247     $ 44,362  
 
                                                                                                     
     
(a)   Net investments in real estate consists of net investments in properties and net investments in direct financing leases.
 
(b)   Other assets, net consisted primarily of escrow balances, tenant security deposits held by lenders and restricted cash balances aggregating $50.2 million and $77.9 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively; cash and cash equivalents aggregating $14.6 million and $17.3 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively; deferred rental income aggregating $14.0 million and $12.3 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively; and deferred charges aggregating $5.3 million and $6.0 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Deferred rental income is the cumulative difference for operating leases between scheduled rents that vary during the lease term, and rent recognized on a straight-line basis. Deferred charges are costs incurred in connection with mortgage financings and refinancings that are amortized over the terms of the mortgages and included in Interest expense in the consolidated financial statements.
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(c)   Other liabilities consists primarily of miscellaneous amounts held on behalf of tenants.
 
(d)   All Others includes unconsolidated ventures that were not significant to the consolidated financial statements.
The following tables present summarized statement of operations information for our equity investments in real estate. Amounts provided are the total amounts attributable to the ventures and do not represent our proportionate share (in thousands):
                                                                                                                                         
    Year ended December 31, 2009  
                                                                                                    HLWG     LT                    
                            Bos Club             Carey     Comp     CP GAL             Delmo             HLWG     Two     Landlord     UH              
            BB (Multi)     Bolt (DE)     LL (MA)     BVNY     Norcross     Delaware     Plainfield     Delaware     11/12 (DE)     Hammer     Two (Ger)     Lender     (MN-FL)     Storage     Wrench        
    Total     LP     LP     LLC     (DE) LLC     LLC     LP     LLC     Chip LLC     LLC     (DE) LP     LLC     SARL     LLC     (DE) LP     (DE) LP     All Others(d)  
Revenues
                                                                                                                                       
 
                                                                                                                                       
Lease revenues (a)
  $ 129,385     $ 4,553     $ 5,906     $ 1,086     $ 2,484     $ 4,964     $ 5,020     $ 3,141     $ 11,175     $ 3,264     $ 3,777     $ 35,889     $     $ 9,272     $ 30,589     $ 4,809     $ 3,456  
Interest income on note receivable
    27,128                                                                         27,128                          
Other operating income
    328                   21       1       190                         5             91                   12             8  
 
                                                                                                     
 
    156,841       4,553       5,906       1,107       2,485       5,154       5,020       3,141       11,175       3,269       3,777       35,980       27,128       9,272       30,601       4,809       3,464  
 
                                                                                                     
 
                                                                                                                                       
Operating Expenses
                                                                                                                                       
Depreciation and amortization
    (27,432 )           (1,269 )     (147 )           (935 )     (713 )     (605 )     (1,238 )     (470 )     (742 )     (10,453 )           (2,368 )     (7,379 )     (1,075 )     (38 )
Other operating expenses (b)
    (5,120 )           (4 )     (2 )     (6 )     (17 )     (9 )     (3 )     (22 )     (7 )     (2 )     (4,685 )     (79 )     (5 )     (241 )     (19 )     (19 )
 
                                                                                                     
 
    (32,552 )           (1,273 )     (149 )     (6 )     (952 )     (722 )     (608 )     (1,260 )     (477 )     (744 )     (15,138 )     (79 )     (2,373 )     (7,620 )     (1,094 )     (57 )
 
                                                                                                     
 
                                                                                                                                       
Other Income and Expenses
                                                                                                                                       
Other income and (expenses), net (c)
    (1,020 )           4                         1                         6       (367 )     (708 )     28       8       8        
Interest expense
    (52,472 )     (1,952 )     (1,494 )     (451 )     (764 )     (1,877 )     (1,342 )     (1,409 )     (1,936 )     (858 )     (1,172 )     (5,301 )     (16,170 )     (4,513 )     (10,861 )     (1,474 )     (898 )
 
                                                                                                     
 
    (53,492 )     (1,952 )     (1,490 )     (451 )     (764 )     (1,877 )     (1,341 )     (1,409 )     (1,936 )     (858 )     (1,166 )     (5,668 )     (16,878 )     (4,485 )     (10,853 )     (1,466 )     (898 )
 
                                                                                                     
Net Income
    70,797       2,601       3,143       507       1,715       2,325       2,957       1,124       7,979       1,934       1,867       15,174       10,171       2,414       12,128       2,249       2,509  
 
                                                                                                     
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
    (23,549 )                                                                 (23,549 )                              
 
                                                                                                     
Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Partners/Members
  $ 47,248     $ 2,601     $ 3,143     $ 507     $ 1,715     $ 2,325     $ 2,957     $ 1,124     $ 7,979     $ 1,934     $ 1,867     $ (8,375 )   $ 10,171     $ 2,414     $ 12,128     $ 2,249     $ 2,509  
 
                                                                                                     
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                                                                                                                         
    Year ended December 31, 2008  
                                                                                                    HLWG     LT                    
                            Bos Club             Carey     Comp     CP GAL             Delmo             HLWG     Two     Landlord     UH              
            BB (Multi)     Bolt (DE)     LL (MA)     BVNY     Norcross     Delaware     Plainfield     Delaware     11/12 (DE)     Hammer     Two (Ger)     Lender     (MN-FL)     Storage     Wrench        
    Total     LP     LP     LLC     (DE) LLC     LLC     LP     LLC     Chip LLC     LLC     (DE) LP     LLC     SARL     LLC     (DE) LP     (DE) LP     All Others(d)  
Revenues
                                                                                                                                       
 
                                                                                                                                       
Lease revenues (a)
  $ 131,433     $ 4,421     $ 5,906     $ 1,086     $ 2,461     $ 4,830     $ 4,902     $ 3,141     $ 11,175     $ 3,000     $ 3,776     $ 37,128     $     $ 9,272     $ 28,541     $ 5,016     $ 6,778  
Interest income on note receivable
    28,062                                                                         28,062                          
Other operating income
    366       86       1       1       1             149       4                         113             1       5             5  
 
                                                                                                     
 
    159,861       4,507       5,907       1,087       2,462       4,830       5,051       3,145       11,175       3,000       3,776       37,241       28,062       9,273       28,546       5,016       6,783  
 
                                                                                                     
 
                                                                                                                                       
Operating Expenses
                                                                                                                                       
Depreciation and amortization
    (27,983 )           (1,269 )     (147 )           (935 )     (713 )     (619 )     (1,238 )     (470 )     (742 )     (10,674 )           (2,224 )     (7,379 )     (1,075 )     (498 )
Other operating expenses (b)
    (3,510 )     (187 )     (5 )           (4 )     (2 )     (86 )           (25 )     (3 )     (4 )     (2,748 )     (123 )     (111 )     (135 )     (36 )     (41 )
 
                                                                                                     
 
    (31,493 )     (187 )     (1,274 )     (147 )     (4 )     (937 )     (799 )     (619 )     (1,263 )     (473 )     (746 )     (13,422 )     (123 )     (2,335 )     (7,514 )     (1,111 )     (539 )
 
                                                                                                     
 
                                                                                                                                       
Other Income and Expenses
                                                                                                                                       
Other income and (expenses), net (c)
    (2,620 )           42                               106             2       47       (349 )     (2,649 )     105       13       61       2  
Interest expense
    (59,568 )     (2,003 )     (1,524 )     (458 )     (782 )     (1,901 )     (1,404 )     (1,427 )     (4,654 )     (880 )     (1,196 )     (5,549 )     (17,244 )     (4,688 )     (11,137 )     (1,505 )     (3,216 )
 
                                                                                                     
 
    (62,188 )     (2,003 )     (1,482 )     (458 )     (782 )     (1,901 )     (1,404 )     (1,321 )     (4,654 )     (878 )     (1,149 )     (5,898 )     (19,893 )     (4,583 )     (11,124 )     (1,444 )     (3,214 )
 
                                                                                                     
Net Income
    66,180       2,317       3,151       482       1,676       1,992       2,848       1,205       5,258       1,649       1,881       17,921       8,046       2,355       9,908       2,461       3,030  
 
                                                                                                     
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
    (26,775 )                                                                 (26,775 )                              
 
                                                                                                     
Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Partners/Members
  $ 39,405     $ 2,317     $ 3,151     $ 482     $ 1,676     $ 1,992     $ 2,848     $ 1,205     $ 5,258     $ 1,649     $ 1,881     $ (8,854 )   $ 8,046     $ 2,355     $ 9,908     $ 2,461     $ 3,030  
 
                                                                                                     
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                                                                                                                         
    Year ended December 31, 2007  
                          HLWG     LT                    
                            Bos Club             Carey     Comp     CP GAL             Delmo             HLWG     Two     Landlord     UH              
            BB (Multi)     Bolt (DE)     LL (MA)     BVNY     Norcross     Delaware     Plainfield     Delaware     11/12 (DE)     Hammer     Two (Ger)     Lender     (MN-FL)     Storage     Wrench        
    Total     LP     LP     LLC     (DE) LLC     LLC     LP     LLC     Chip LLC     LLC     (DE) LP     LLC     SARL     LLC     (DE) LP     (DE) LP     All Others(d)  
Revenues
                                                                                                                                       
 
                                                                                                                                       
Lease revenues (a)
  $ 120,777     $ 4,484     $ 5,840     $ 1,086     $ 2,442     $ 4,711     $ 4,549     $ 3,030     $ 10,451     $ 2,735     $ 3,737     $ 25,536     $     $ 9,216     $ 28,541     $ 4,592     $ 9,827  
Interest income on note receivable
    19,336                                                                         19,336                          
Other operating income
    138             2                   3                         1       35       96                   1              
 
                                                                                                     
 
    140,251       4,484       5,842       1,086       2,442       4,714       4,549       3,030       10,451       2,736       3,772       25,632       19,336       9,216       28,542       4,592       9,827  
 
                                                                                                     
 
                                                                                                                                       
Operating Expenses
                                                                                                                                       
Depreciation and amortization
    (24,300 )           (1,269 )     (147 )           (935 )     (713 )     (592 )     (1,238 )     (470 )     (742 )     (7,034 )           (1,792 )     (7,379 )     (1,076 )     (913 )
Other operating expenses (b)
    (2,213 )     (37 )     (4 )     (3 )     (2 )     (10 )     (165 )     (3 )     (25 )     (10 )     (4 )     (1,444 )     (249 )     (117 )     (83 )     (4 )     (53 )
 
                                                                                                     
 
    (26,513 )     (37 )     (1,273 )     (150 )     (2 )     (945 )     (878 )     (595 )     (1,263 )     (480 )     (746 )     (8,478 )     (249 )     (1,909 )     (7,462 )     (1,080 )     (966 )
 
                                                                                                     
 
                                                                                                                                       
Other Income and Expenses
                                                                                                                                       
Other income and (expenses), net (c)
    15,689             44                         1                         69       758       2,155       313       25       87       12,237  
Interest expense
    (52,280 )     (2,069 )     (1,544 )     (345 )     (798 )     (1,899 )     (1,440 )     (1,336 )     (4,854 )     (895 )     (1,212 )     (4,065 )     (11,979 )     (4,619 )     (11,335 )     (1,524 )     (2,366 )
 
                                                                                                     
 
    (36,591 )     (2,069 )     (1,500 )     (345 )     (798 )     (1,899 )     (1,439 )     (1,336 )     (4,854 )     (895 )     (1,143 )     (3,307 )     (9,824 )     (4,306 )     (11,310 )     (1,437 )     9,871  
 
                                                                                                     
Net Income
    77,147       2,378       3,069       591       1,642       1,870       2,232       1,099       4,334       1,361       1,883       13,847       9,263       3,001       9,770       2,075       18,732  
 
                                                                                                     
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
    (18,346 )                                                                 (18,346 )                              
 
                                                                                                     
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Partners/Members
  $ 58,801     $ 2,378     $ 3,069     $ 591     $ 1,642     $ 1,870     $ 2,232     $ 1,099     $ 4,334     $ 1,361     $ 1,883     $ (4,499 )   $ 9,263     $ 3,001     $ 9,770     $ 2,075     $ 18,732  
 
                                                                                                     
     
(a)   Lease revenues consists of rental income and interest income from direct financing leases.
 
(b)   Other operating expenses consists of property expenses, general and administrative expenses and provision for foreign, state and local income taxes.
 
(c)   Other income and (expenses), net consists primarily of other interest income and unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments. For the year ended December 31, 2007, All Others included a gain of $12.3 million recognized by a venture in connection with the sale of several properties. The venture had no other assets following the sale.
 
(d)   All Others includes unconsolidated ventures that were not significant to the consolidated financial statements.
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The following tables present summarized cash flow information for certain of our equity investments in real estate. Amounts provided are the total amounts attributable to the ventures and do not represent our proportionate share (in thousands):
                                                                                                                         
    Year ended December 31, 2009  
                                                                                                    LT              
                    Bos Club             Carey     Comp     CP GAL             Delmo                     HLWG Two     Landlord              
    BB (Multi)     Bolt (DE)     LL (MA)     BVNY (DE)     Norcross     Delaware     Plainfield     Delaware     11/12 (DE)     Hammer     HLWG Two     Lender     (MN-FL)     UH Storage     Wrench  
    LP     LP     LLC     LLC     LLC     LP     LLC     Chip LLC     LLC     (DE) LP     (Ger) LLC     SARL     LLC     (DE) LP     (DE) LP  
Net cash provided by (used in):
                                                                                                                       
Operating activities
  $ 2,308     $ 3,942     $ 642     $ 1,626     $ 2,970     $ 3,723     $ 1,924     $ 9,649     $ 2,560     $ 2,332     $ 2,403     $ 3,099     $ 5,005     $ 20,061     $ 2,946  
Investing activities
                                                                27,516                          
Financing activities
    (2,207 )     (3,935 )     (642 )     (1,626 )     (2,958 )     (3,723 )     (1,906 )     (9,637 )     (2,560 )     (2,328 )     (31,224 )     (6,556 )     (4,976 )     (19,065 )     (2,937 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                                1,518       (287 )                  
 
                                                                                         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    101       7                   12             18       12             4       213       (3,744 )     29       996       9  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    3       3                   210                   2             4       339       12,900       8       3,447       2  
 
                                                                                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 104     $ 10     $     $     $ 222     $     $ 18     $ 14     $     $ 8     $ 552     $ 9,156     $ 37     $ 4,443     $ 11  
 
                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
    Year ended December 31, 2008  
                                                                                                    LT              
                    Bos Club             Carey     Comp     CP GAL             Delmo                     HLWG Two     Landlord              
    BB (Multi)     Bolt (DE)     LL (MA)     BVNY (DE)     Norcross     Delaware     Plainfield     Delaware     11/12 (DE)     Hammer     HLWG Two     Lender     (MN-FL)     UH Storage     Wrench  
    LP     LP     LLC     LLC     LLC     LP     LLC     Chip LLC     LLC     (DE) LP     (Ger) LLC     SARL     LLC     (DE) LP     (DE) LP  
Net cash provided by (used in):
                                                                                                                       
Operating activities
  $ 2,357     $ 3,810     $ 590     $ 1,602     $ 2,953     $ 3,947     $ 1,386     $ 5,845     $ 2,194     $ 2,242     $ (3,615 )   $ 6,470     $ 4,606     $ 17,266     $ 2,834  
Investing activities
                                                                55,150             440              
Financing activities
    (2,357 )     (3,807 )     (590 )     (1,602 )     (2,745 )     (3,947 )     (1,386 )     (5,845 )     (2,194 )     (2,241 )     (51,562 )     (2,472 )     (5,068 )     (13,822 )     (2,834 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                                (2,423 )     (434 )                  
 
                                                                                         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
          3                   208                               1       (2,450 )     3,564       (22 )     3,444        
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    3                         2                   2             3       2,789       9,336       30       3       2  
 
                                                                                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 3     $ 3     $     $     $ 210     $     $     $ 2     $     $ 4     $ 339     $ 12,900     $ 8     $ 3,447     $ 2  
 
                                                                                         
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    Year ended December 31, 2007  
                                                                                                    LT              
                    Bos Club             Carey     Comp     CP GAL             Delmo                     HLWG Two     Landlord              
    BB (Multi)     Bolt (DE)     LL (MA)     BVNY (DE)     Norcross     Delaware     Plainfield     Delaware     11/12 (DE)     Hammer     HLWG Two     Lender     (MN-FL)     UH Storage     Wrench  
    LP     LP     LLC     LLC     LLC     LP     LLC     Chip LLC     LLC     (DE) LP     (Ger) LLC     SARL     LLC     (DE) LP     (DE) LP  
Net cash provided by (used in):
                                                                                                                       
Operating activities
  $ 3,070     $ 3,694     $ 787     $ 1,586     $ 2,825     $ 3,106     $ 2,375     $ 5,951     $ 1,900     $ 2,199     $ 1,843     $ 8,787     $ 4,506     $ 17,097     $ 2,752  
Investing activities
                                        (2,698 )                       (502,011 )     (314,210 )                  
Financing activities
    (3,073 )     (3,696 )     (787 )     (1,586 )     (2,826 )     (3,106 )     323       (5,952 )     (1,900 )     (2,198 )     502,684       314,157       (4,476 )     (17,094 )     (2,751 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                                273       602                    
 
                                                                                         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (3 )     (2 )                 (1 )                 (1 )           1       2,789       9,336       30       3       1  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    6       2                   3                   3             2                               1  
 
                                                                                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 3     $     $     $     $ 2     $     $     $ 2     $     $ 3     $ 2,789     $ 9,336     $ 30     $ 3     $ 2  
 
                                                                                         
The following table presents scheduled debt principal payments during each of the next five years following December 31, 2009 and thereafter for certain of our equity investments in real estate (in thousands):
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                    LT              
                    Bos Club             Carey     Comp     CP GAL             Delmo                     HLWG Two     Landlord              
Years ending   BB (Multi)     Bolt (DE)     LL (MA)     BVNY (DE)     Norcross     Delaware     Plainfield     Delaware     11/12 (DE)     Hammer     HLWG Two     Lender     (MN-FL)     UH Storage     Wrench  
December 31,   LP     LP     LLC     LLC     LLC     LP     LLC     Chip LLC     LLC     (DE) LP     (Ger) LLC     SARL     LLC     (DE) LP     (DE) LP  
2010
  $ 676     $ 488     $ 115     $ 9,483     $ 362     $ 1,278     $ 324     $ 1,536     $ 297     $ 387     $ 1,006     $ 3,059     $ 1,682     $ 4,136     $ 487  
2011
    729       518       122             386       1,278       344       1,536       10,092       410       1,257       4,207       1,782       4,415       516  
2012
    23,189       545       128             405       1,278       366       30,430             432       1,509       4,589       1,877       4,683       544  
2013
          23,338       136             436       1,278       390                   18,376       1,760       5,737       2,002       5,028       23,124  
2014
                144             465       1,278       415                         2,011       6,119       2,121       146,066        
Thereafter
                7,088             27,446       15,358       20,346                         92,500       280,513       66,052              
 
                                                                                         
Total
  $ 24,594     $ 24,889     $ 7,733     $ 9,483     $ 29,500     $ 21,748     $ 22,185     $ 33,502     $ 10,389     $ 19,605     $ 100,043     $ 304,224     $ 75,516     $ 164,328     $ 24,671  
 
                                                                                         
We recognized income from equity investments in real estate of $13.8 million, $0.6 million and $17.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Income from equity investments in real estate represents our share of the income or losses of these ventures as well as certain depreciation and amortization adjustments related to purchase accounting and other-than-temporary impairment charges. In addition, income from equity investments in real estate during 2009 and 2008 was negatively impacted by impairment charges recognized by us of $0.7 million and $9.8 million, respectively, to reduce the carrying value of several ventures to their estimated fair value (Note 11).
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Note 7. Intangibles
In connection with our acquisition of properties, we recorded net lease intangibles of $86.4 million, which are being amortized over periods ranging from 9 to 40 years. Amortization of below-market and above-market rent intangibles is recorded as an adjustment to lease revenues, while amortization of in-place lease and tenant relationship intangibles is included in Depreciation and amortization. Below-market rent intangibles are included in Prepaid and deferred rental income and security deposits in the consolidated financial statements. Intangibles are summarized as follows (in thousands):
                   
      December 31,
      2009   2008
Lease Intangibles                     
In-place lease      $ 37,533     $ 33,420  
Tenant relationship        12,678       10,217  
Above-market rent        42,057       42,333  
Less: accumulated amortization        (28,464 )     (13,093 )
               
    $ 63,804     $ 72,877  
               
Below-market rent      $ (5,855 )   $ (5,365 )
Less: accumulated amortization        459       286  
               
    $ (5,396 )   $ (5,079 )
               
Net amortization of intangibles, including the effect of foreign currency translation, was $12.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 and $6.2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Based on the intangibles recorded at December 31, 2009, scheduled annual net amortization of intangibles for 2010 is expected to be $6.7 million and $5.8 million for each of the next four years.
Note 8. Interest in Mortgage Loan Securitization
We account for our subordinated interest in the CCMT mortgage securitization as an available-for-sale marketable security, which is measured at fair value with all gains and losses from changes in fair value reported as a component of accumulated OCI as part of equity. Our interest in CCMT consists of interests in Class IO and Class E certificates. Our interest in the Class IO certificates, which are rated Aaa by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and AAA by Fitch, Inc., had an estimated fair value of $0.8 million and $1.6 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Our interest in the Class E certificates, which are rated between Baa3 and Caa by Moody’s and between BBB- and CCC by Fitch, had an estimated fair value of $11.4 million and $9.8 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the total fair value of our interest in CCMT of $12.2 million and $11.4 million, respectively, reflected an aggregate unrealized gain of $0.8 million and an aggregate unrealized loss of $0.3 million, respectively, and cumulative net amortization of $1.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively. We use a discounted cash flow model with assumptions of market credit spreads and the credit quality of the underlying lessees to determine the fair value of our interest in CCMT.
One key variable in determining the fair value of the subordinated interest is current interest rates. The following table presents a sensitivity analysis of the fair value of our interest at December 31, 2009 based on adverse changes in market interest rates of 1% and 2% (in thousands):
                         
    Fair value as of     1% adverse     2% adverse  
    December 31, 2009     change     change  
Fair value of our interest in CCMT
  $ 12,163     $ 11,894     $ 11,632  
The above sensitivity analysis is hypothetical, and changes in fair value, based on a 1% or 2% variation, should not be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not always be linear.
In April 2009, the FASB amended the existing guidance related to other-than-temporary impairments for debt securities to make the guidance more operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities. The new guidance does not amend existing recognition and measurement guidance related to other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities. We adopted the new guidance as required in the second quarter of 2009. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material effect on our financial position and results of operations.
Note 9. Fair Value Measurements
In September 2007, the FASB issued authoritative guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities, which we adopted as required on January 1, 2008, with the exception of nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are not recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis, which we adopted as required on January 1, 2009. In April 2009, the FASB provided additional guidance for estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased, which we adopted as required in the second quarter of 2009. Fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount 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. The guidance also establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers are: Level 1, for which quoted market prices for identical instruments are available in active markets, such as money market funds, equity securities and U.S. Treasury securities; Level 2, for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the instrument, such as certain derivative instruments including interest rate caps and swaps; and Level 3, for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring us to develop our own assumptions, such as certain marketable securities.
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Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following tables set forth our assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):
                                 
            Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:  
            Quoted Prices in              
            Active Markets for     Significant Other     Unobservable  
            Identical Assets     Observable Inputs     Inputs  
Description   December 31, 2009     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Assets:
                               
Money market funds
  $ 84,089     $ 84,089     $     $  
Debt/equity securities
    16,171       342             15,829  
Derivative assets
    1,494                   1,494  
 
                       
 
  $ 101,754     $ 84,431     $     $ 17,323  
 
                       
 
                               
Liabilities:
                               
Derivative liabilities
  $ (967 )   $     $ (967 )   $  
 
                       
                                 
            Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:  
            Quoted Prices in              
            Active Markets for     Significant Other     Unobservable  
            Identical Assets     Observable Inputs     Inputs  
Description   December 31, 2008     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Assets:
                               
Money market funds
  $ 99,180     $ 99,180     $     $  
Debt/equity securities
    13,968       181             13,787  
Derivative assets
    1,601                   1,601  
 
                       
 
  $ 114,749     $ 99,361     $     $ 15,388  
 
                       
 
                               
Liabilities:
                               
Derivative liabilities
  $ (2,256 )   $     $ (2,256 )   $  
 
                       
Assets and liabilities presented above exclude financial assets and liabilities owned by unconsolidated ventures.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                                 
    Fair Value Measurements Using Significant  
    Unobservable Inputs (Level 3 Only)  
    Debt/Equity     Derivative             Debt/Equity     Derivative        
    Securities     Assets     Total Assets     Securities     Assets     Total Assets  
    Year ended December 31, 2009     Year ended December 31, 2008  
Beginning balance
  $ 13,787     $ 1,601     $ 15,388     $ 16,408     $ 2,564     $ 18,972  
Total gains or losses (realized and unrealized):
                                               
Included in earnings
    1,254       98       1,352       (96 )     (255 )     (351 )
Included in other comprehensive income
    1,037             1,037       (2,208 )           (2,208 )
Amortization and accretion
    (249 )           (249 )     (317 )           (317 )
Purchases, issuances, and settlements
          (205 )     (205 )           (708 )     (708 )
 
                                   
Ending balance
  $ 15,829     $ 1,494     $ 17,323     $ 13,787     $ 1,601     $ 15,388  
 
                                   
 
                                               
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date
  $ 1,254     $ (66 )   $ 1,188     $ (96 )   $ (963 )   $ (1,059 )
 
                                   
Gains and losses (realized and unrealized) included in earnings are included in Other income and (expenses) in the consolidated financial statements.
Our financial instruments had the following carrying value and fair value (in thousands):
                                 
    December 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    Carrying Value     Fair Value     Carrying Value     Fair Value  
Non-recourse debt
  $ 805,663     $ 763,456     $ 810,794     $ 791,337  
Debt/equity securities (a)
    14,139       16,171       14,208       13,968  
 
     
(a)   Carrying value represents historical cost for debt and equity securities.
We determine the estimated fair value of our debt instruments using a discounted cash flow model with rates that take into account the credit of the tenants and interest rate risk. We estimate that our other financial assets and liabilities (excluding net investments in direct financing leases) had fair values that approximated their carrying values at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
At December 31, 2009, we performed our quarterly assessment of the value of certain of our real estate investments in accordance with current authoritative accounting guidance. We determined the valuation of these assets using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow on the expected cash flows of each asset as well as the income capitalization approach, which considers prevailing market capitalization rates. We reviewed each investment based on the highest and best use of the investment and market participation assumptions. We determined that the significant inputs used to value these investments fall within Level 3. Actual results may differ materially if market conditions or the underlying assumptions change. See Note 11 for a discussion of impairment charges incurred during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table presents information about our nonfinancial assets that were measured on a fair value basis for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. All of the impairment charges were measured using unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in thousands):
                                 
    Year ended December 31, 2009     Year ended December 31, 2008  
    Total Fair Value     Total Impairment     Total Fair Value     Total Impairment  
    Measurements     Charges     Measurements     Charges  
Assets:
                               
Net investments in properties
  $ 59,067     $ 37,779     $ 46,327     $ 1,029  
Net investments in direct financing leases
    14,621       2,566       17,701       110  
Equity investments in real estate
    11,491       671       24,940       9,820  
 
                       
 
  $ 85,179     $ 41,016     $ 88,968     $ 10,959  
 
                       
Note 10. Risk Management and Use of Financial Instruments
Risk Management
In the normal course of our on-going business operations, we encounter economic risk. There are three main components of economic risk: interest rate risk, credit risk and market risk. We are subject to interest rate risk on our interest-bearing liabilities. Credit risk is the risk of default on our operations and tenants’ inability or unwillingness to make contractually required payments. Market risk includes changes in the value of our properties and related loans as well as changes in the value of our marketable equity securities due to changes in interest rates or other market factors. In addition, we own investments in the European Union and are subject to the risks associated with changing foreign currency exchange rates.
Foreign Currency Exchange
We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate movements, primarily in the Euro. We manage foreign currency exchange rate movements by generally placing both our debt obligation to the lender and the tenant’s rental obligation to us in the same currency, but we are subject to foreign currency exchange rate movements to the extent of the difference in the timing and amount of the rental obligation and the debt service. We also face challenges with repatriating cash from our foreign investments. We may encounter instances where it is difficult to repatriate cash because of jurisdictional restrictions or because repatriating cash may result in current or future tax liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized in earnings related to foreign currency transactions are included in Other income and (expenses) in the consolidated financial statements.
Use of Derivative Financial Instruments
When we use derivative instruments, it is generally to reduce our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. We have not entered, and do not plan to enter into financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. In addition to derivative instruments that we entered into on our own behalf, we may also be a party to derivative instruments that are embedded in other contracts, and we may own common stock warrants, granted to us by lessees when structuring lease transactions, that are considered to be derivative instruments. The primary risks related to our use of derivative instruments are that a counterparty to a hedging arrangement could default on its obligation or that the credit quality of the counterparty may be downgraded to such an extent that it impairs our ability to sell or assign our side of the hedging transaction. While we seek to mitigate these risks by entering into hedging arrangements with counterparties that are large financial institutions that we deem to be credit worthy, it is possible that our hedging transactions, which are intended to limit losses, could adversely affect our earnings. Furthermore, if we terminate a hedging arrangement, we may be obligated to pay certain costs, such as transaction or breakage fees. We have established policies and procedures for risk assessment and the approval, reporting and monitoring of derivative financial instrument activities.
In March 2008, the FASB amended the existing guidance for accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities to require additional disclosures that are intended to help investors better understand how derivative instruments and hedging activities affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. The enhanced disclosure requirements primarily surround the objectives and strategies for using derivative instruments by their underlying risk as well as a tabular format of the fair values of the derivative instruments and their gains and losses. The required additional disclosures are presented below.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table sets forth our derivative instruments at December 31, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):
                                         
    Balance Sheet     Asset Derivatives Fair Value at     Liability Derivatives Fair Value at  
    Location     December 31, 2009     December 31, 2008     December 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments                                        
Interest rate swaps
  Other liabilities   $     $     $ (967 )   $ (2,256 )
 
                                       
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments                                        
Stock warrants
  Other assets     1,494       1,601              
 
                               
 
                                       
Total derivatives
          $ 1,494     $ 1,601     $ (967 )   $ (2,256 )
 
                               
The following tables present the impact of derivative instruments on, and their location within, the consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
                         
    Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in  
    OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)  
    Year ended December 31,  
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships   2009     2008     2007  
Interest rate swaps
  $ 2,037     $ (2,256 )   $  
 
                 
Total
  $ 2,037     $ (2,256 )   $  
 
                 
For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, no gains or losses were reclassified from OCI into income related to effective or ineffective portions of hedging relationship or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing.
                                 
            Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in  
            Income on Derivatives  
Derivatives not in Cash   Location of Gain (Loss)   Years ended December 31,  
Flow Hedging Relationships   Recognized in Income   2009     2008     2007  
Stock warrants
  Other income and (expenses)   $ 98     $ (255 )   $ (247 )
Interest rate swap (a)
  Interest expense     (791 )            
 
                         
Total
          $ (693 )   $ (255 )   $ (247 )
 
                         
     
(a)   During 2009, we determined that an interest rate swap was no longer designated as a hedging instrument due to the sale of the property and the payoff of the underlying mortgage loan in May 2009. As a result, the change in fair value of the swap was recorded in interest expense.
See below for information on our purposes for entering into derivative instruments, including those not designated as hedging instruments, and for information on derivative instruments owned by unconsolidated ventures, which are excluded from the tables above.
Interest Rate Swaps
We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes primarily through our borrowing activities. To limit this exposure, we attempt to obtain mortgage financing on a long-term, fixed-rate basis. However, from time to time, we or our venture partners may obtain variable rate non-recourse mortgage loans and, as a result, may enter into interest rate swap agreements with counterparties. Interest rate swaps, which effectively convert the variable rate debt service obligations of the loan to a fixed rate, are agreements in which one party exchanges a stream of interest payments for a counterparty’s stream of cash flow over a specific period. The notional, or face, amount on which the swaps are based is not exchanged. Our objective in using these derivatives is to limit our exposure to interest rate movements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The interest rate swap derivative instruments that we had outstanding at December 31, 2009 were designated as cash flow hedges and are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
                                                 
            Notional     Effective     Effective     Expiration     Fair Value at  
    Type     Amount     Interest Rate     Date     Date     December 31, 2009  
1-Month LIBOR
  “Pay-fixed” swap   $ 12,076       5.6 %     3/2008       3/2018     $ (524 )
1-Month LIBOR
  “Pay-fixed” swap     6,304       6.4 %     7/2008       7/2018       (443 )
 
                                             
 
                                          $ (967 )
 
                                             
Embedded Credit Derivative
In connection with a German transaction in 2007, two unconsolidated ventures in which we have a total effective ownership interest of 32% obtained non-recourse mortgage financing for which the interest rate has both fixed and variable components. The lender of this financing entered into interest rate swap agreements on its own behalf through which the fixed interest rate components on the financing were converted into variable interest rate instruments. The ventures have the right, at their sole discretion, to prepay the debt at any time and to participate in any realized gain or loss on the interest rate swaps at that time. These participation rights are deemed to be embedded credit derivatives. Based on valuations obtained at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and including the effect of foreign currency translation, the embedded credit derivatives had an estimated total fair value of $1.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively. For 2009 and 2008, these derivatives generated total unrealized losses of $1.1 million and $3.4 million, respectively. Amounts provided are the total amounts attributable to the venture and do not represent our proportionate share. Changes in the fair value of the embedded credit derivatives are recognized in the ventures’ earnings.
Stock Warrants
We own stock warrants that were generally granted to us by lessees in connection with structuring the initial lease transactions. These warrants are defined as derivative instruments because they are readily convertible to cash or provide for net settlement upon conversion.
Included in Other income and (expenses) in the consolidated financial statements are unrealized losses on common stock warrants of $0.1 million, $1.0 million and $1.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The unrealized losses for 2008 include the reversal of unrealized gains totaling $0.7 million recognized in prior years. We reversed these unrealized gains in connection with a tenant’s merger transaction during 2008, prior to which it redeemed its outstanding warrants, including ours. In connection with the sale of securities related to this warrant exercise, we received cash proceeds of $0.9 million and realized a gain of $0.9 million, which is included in Other income and (expenses) in the consolidated financial statements. The unrealized losses for 2007 primarily represent the reversal of unrealized gains recognized in 2006, including an out-of-period adjustment of $1.0 million (Note 2). We reversed these unrealized gains in connection with a tenant’s merger transaction during 2007, prior to which it redeemed its outstanding warrants, including ours. In connection with the sale of securities related to this warrant exercise, we received cash proceeds of $2.2 million, net of a $1.0 million exercise price, and realized a gain of $1.6 million.
Other
Amounts reported in OCI related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on our non-recourse variable-rate debt. At December 31, 2009, we estimate that an additional $0.6 million will be reclassified as interest expense during the next twelve months.
We have agreements with certain of our derivative counterparties that contain certain credit contingent provisions that could result in a declaration of default against us regarding our derivative obligations if we either default or are capable of being declared in default on any of our indebtedness. At December 31, 2009, we have not been declared in default on any of our derivative obligations. The estimated fair value of our derivatives that were in a net liability position was $1.0 million at December 31, 2009, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk. If we had breached any of these provisions at December 31, 2009, we could have been required to settle our obligations under these agreements at their termination value of $1.1 million.
Portfolio Concentration Risk
Concentrations of credit risk arise when a group of tenants is engaged in similar business activities or is subject to similar economic risks or conditions that could cause them to default on their lease obligations to us. We regularly monitor our portfolio to assess potential concentrations of credit risk. While we believe our portfolio is reasonably well diversified, it does contain concentrations in excess of 10% of current annualized lease revenues in certain areas, as described below. Although we view our exposure from properties that we purchased together with our affiliates based on our ownership percentage in these properties, the percentages below are based on our consolidated ownership and not on our actual ownership percentage in these investments.
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At December 31, 2009, the majority of our directly owned real estate properties were located in the U.S. (83%) with the remainder primarily leased to one tenant located in France, Carrefour France, SAS (14%). No other tenant accounted for more than 10% of current annualized lease revenue. At December 31, 2009, our directly owned real estate properties contained concentrations in the following asset types: industrial (32%), warehouse/distribution (30%), office (19%) and retail (10%); and in the following tenant industries: retail (27%), electronics (12%) and automotive (11%).
Many companies in automotive related industries (manufacturing, parts, services, etc.) have been experiencing increasing difficulties for several years, which has resulted in several companies filing for bankruptcy. At December 31, 2009, we had five tenants in automotive related industries, including Special Devices and Metaldyne Company, which emerged from bankruptcy in August 2009 and December 2009, respectively. These five tenants accounted for aggregate lease revenues totaling $15.3 million, $16.4 million and $17.0 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, with an aggregate carrying value of $99.0 million and $105.3 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. In August 2009, we entered into two new leases with Special Devices, Inc. upon its emergence from bankruptcy. One lease converted to a month-to-month lease at an annual rent of $0.5 million upon its expiration in January 2010, while the second lease is scheduled to expire in June 2021 and will generate annual lease revenues of $1.0 million. During 2009, 2008 and 2007, Special Devices accounted for lease revenues of $1.5 million, $4.2 million and $4.0 million, respectively, with an aggregate carrying value of $25.0 million and $25.7 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. In addition, in December 2009, we entered into an agreement with Metaldyne whereby Metaldyne vacated four of the five properties it leased from us and entered into a new, five-year lease with us at the fifth property. We entered into direct leases with existing subtenants at two of the four vacated properties, and the remaining two properties remain vacant at the date of this Report. The leased properties are expected to generate annual lease revenues of $0.9 million following the settlement. During 2009, 2008 and 2007, Metaldyne accounted for lease revenues of $5.2 million, $3.9 million and $3.8 million, respectively, with an aggregate carrying value of $20.0 million and $24.6 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
During 2009, five non-automotive tenants vacated their properties or rejected their leases with us in connection with bankruptcy proceedings. These five leases accounted for $9.9 million, $12.2 million and $12.8 million of annual lease revenues for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, with an aggregate carrying value of $50.4 million and $86.3 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. During the time that these properties remain unoccupied, we anticipate that we will incur significant carrying costs. As a result of these corporate defaults, during 2009 we suspended debt service on three related non-recourse mortgage loans, which had an aggregate outstanding balance of $54.1 million at December 31, 2009.
Note 11. Impairment Charges
The following table summarizes impairment charges recognized on our consolidated and unconsolidated real estate investments during 2009, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):
                         
    Years ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Net investments in properties (a)
  $ 37,779     $ 1,029     $  
Net investment in direct financing lease
    2,566       110       345  
 
                 
Total impairment charges included in expenses
    40,345       1,139       345  
Equity investments in real estate (b)
    671       9,820        
 
                 
Total impairment charges
  $ 41,016     $ 10,959     $ 345  
 
                 
 
     
(a)   Impairment charges on our equity investments are included in Income from equity investments in real estate in our consolidated statements of operations.
Impairment charges recognized during 2009 were as follows:
Nortel Networks Inc.
During 2009, we incurred impairment charges totaling $22.2 million on a property previously leased to Nortel Networks Inc. to reduce its carrying value to its estimated fair value based on a discounted cash flow analysis. Nortel Networks filed for bankruptcy and disaffirmed its lease with us in the first quarter of 2009. During the second quarter of 2009, we entered into a direct lease with the existing subtenant at the former Nortel Networks property; however, the new tenant has defaulted on its rental obligation. In March 2010, we turned over the property to the lender in exchange for the lenders’ agreement to relieve of us of all mortgage obligations. We expect that we will recognize a gain on the disposition of this property, as the carrying value of the debt, $27.6 million, exceeds the property’s $17.0 million carrying value. At December 31, 2009, this property was classified as Net investment in properties in the consolidated financial statements.
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Buffets, Inc.
During 2009, we recognized an impairment charge of $8.1 million on a domestic property leased to Buffets, Inc. to reduce its carrying value to its estimated fair value based on third party broker quotes. Buffets filed for bankruptcy in January 2008, subsequently emerged from bankruptcy in April 2009 and vacated the property during the fourth quarter of 2009. We calculated the estimated fair value of this property based on an appraisal conducted in the course of the annual third party valuation of our real estate and using third party broker quotes. At December 31, 2009, this property was classified as Net investment in properties in the consolidated financial statements.
Metaldyne Company
During 2009, we recognized an impairment charge of $4.0 million on a property leased to Metaldyne Company to reduce its carrying value to its estimated fair value based on third party broker quotes. Metaldyne is operating under bankruptcy protection and its lease expires in April 2010. At December 31, 2009, this property was classified as Net investment in properties in the consolidated financial statements.
Nexpak Corporation
During 2009, we recognized an impairment charge of $3.5 million on a domestic property previously leased to Nexpak Corporation to reduce its carrying value to its estimated fair value based on third party broker quotes. Nexpak filed for bankruptcy in April 2009, terminated its lease in bankruptcy court and vacated the property. At December 31, 2009, this property was classified as Net investment in properties in the consolidated financial statements.
The Upper Deck Company
We recognized other-than-temporary impairment charges of $0.7 million and $1.1 million during 2009 and 2008, respectively, to reflect declines in the estimated fair value of the ventures’ underlying net assets in comparison with the carrying value of our interest in the venture. This venture is classified as an Equity investment in real estate in the consolidated financial statements.
Other
We perform an annual valuation of our assets that is based in part on third party appraisals. In connection with this valuation, during 2009, we recognized impairment charges totaling $2.6 million on several net investments in direct financing leases as a result of declines in the current estimate of the residual value of the properties.
Impairment charges recognized during 2008 were as follows:
During 2008, we recognized an impairment charge of $1.0 million on a domestic property to reduce the property’s carrying value to its estimated fair value. In addition, we recognized an impairment charge of $0.1 million on several domestic properties as a result of a decline in the unguaranteed residual value of the properties.
In addition to the other-than-temporary impairment charges of $1.1 million described above in Upper Deck, we recognized impairment charges totaling $8.7 million related to two equity investments in real estate to reduce the carrying values to the estimated fair value of the ventures underlying net assets.
Impairment charges recognized during 2007 were as follows:
We recognized an impairment charge of $0.3 million in connection with the sale of properties leased to a former tenant to reduce the properties’ carrying value to their estimated fair value.
Note 12. Debt
Non-recourse debt consists of mortgage notes payable, which are collateralized by an assignment of real property and direct financing leases with an aggregate carrying value of $1.1 billion at December 31, 2009. Our mortgage notes payable bore interest at fixed annual rates ranging from 5.5% to 8.7% and variable annual rates ranging from 5.2% to 6.5%, with maturity dates ranging from 2010 to 2023 at December 31, 2009.
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Scheduled debt principal payments during each of the next five years following December 31, 2009 and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
         
Years ending December 31,   Total Debt  
2010
  $ 86,262  
2011
    272,018  
2012
    162,583  
2013
    10,849  
2014
    26,428  
Thereafter through 2023
    247,523  
 
     
Total
  $ 805,663  
 
     
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Financing Activity
2009 – We refinanced maturing non-recourse mortgage loans with new non-recourse financing of $27.8 million at a weighted average annual interest rate and term of up to 6.7% and 9.8 years, respectively.
2008 – We refinanced maturing non-recourse mortgage loans with new non-recourse financing of $9.7 million at a weighted average annual interest rate and term of up to 6.1% and 8.7 years, respectively.
Credit Facility
In May 2008, we terminated our $150.0 million credit facility and wrote off unamortized deferred financing costs totaling $0.2 million. No amounts were outstanding on the credit facility at December 31, 2007 or during 2008 through the date of termination.
Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies
Various claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business are pending against us. The results of these proceedings are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Note 14. Advisor Settlement of SEC Investigation
In March 2008, WPC and Carey Financial entered into a settlement with the SEC with respect to all matters relating to a previously disclosed investigation. In connection with this settlement, WPC paid us $10.9 million.
Note 15. Equity
Distributions
Distributions paid to shareholders consist of ordinary income, capital gains, return of capital or a combination thereof for income tax purposes. The following table presents distributions per share reported for tax purposes:
                         
    Years ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Ordinary income
  $ 0.59     $ 0.69     $ 0.43  
Return of capital
    0.11              
Capital gains
    0.09       0.07       0.25  
 
                 
 
    0.79       0.76       0.68  
Spillover distribution (a)
          0.02       0.10  
 
                 
 
  $ 0.79     $ 0.78     $ 0.78  
 
                 
 
     
(a)   For 2008 and 2007, this portion of the distribution was paid to shareholders in 2009 and 2008 as ordinary income ($0.02 and $0.06, respectively) and long term capital gain ($0.04 for 2007), however taxed in the year the distribution was declared.
We declared a quarterly distribution of $0.1991 per share in December 2009, which was paid in January 2010 to shareholders of record at December 31, 2009.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The following table presents accumulated OCI in equity. Amounts include our proportionate share of other comprehensive income or loss from our unconsolidated investments (in thousands):
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Unrealized loss on marketable securities
  $ (67 )   $ (1,229 )
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
    170       (2,256 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    8,735       7,912  
 
           
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  $ 8,838     $ 4,427  
 
           
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 16. Income Taxes
We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. We believe we have operated, and we intend to continue to operate, in a manner that allows us to continue to qualify as a REIT. Under the REIT operating structure, we are permitted to deduct distributions paid to our shareholders and generally will not be required to pay U.S. federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision has been made for U.S. federal income taxes in the consolidated financial statements.
We conduct business in various states and municipalities within the U.S. and the European Union and, as a result, we file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and certain foreign jurisdictions. The tax provision for 2007 included $0.4 million in income tax expenses related to the years ended December 31, 2003 – 2006 that had not previously been accrued (Note 2).
We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with current authoritative accounting guidance. The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits (in thousands):
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Balance at January 1,
  $ 110     $ 106  
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
    22       15  
Additions for tax positions of prior years
           
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
           
Settlements
           
Reductions for expiration of statute of limitations
    (11 )     (11 )
 
           
Balance at December 31,
  $ 121     $ 110  
 
           
At December 31, 2009, we had unrecognized tax benefits as presented in the table above that, if recognized, would have a favorable impact on the effective income tax rate in future periods. We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. At both December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had less than $0.1 million of accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions.
Our tax returns are subject to audit by taxing authorities. Such audits can often take years to complete and settle. The tax years 2003-2009 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which we are subject.
Note 17. Discontinued Operations
From time to time, tenants may vacate space due to lease buy-outs, elections not to renew their leases, company insolvencies or lease rejections in the bankruptcy process. In these cases, we assess whether we can obtain the highest value from the property by re-leasing or selling it. In addition, in certain cases, we may elect to sell a property that is occupied if selling the property yields the highest value. When it is appropriate to do so under current accounting guidance for the disposal of long-lived assets, we reclassify the property as an asset held for sale and the current and prior period results of operations of the property are reclassified as discontinued operations.
2009 — We sold two properties for a total of $26.2 million, net of selling costs, and recognized a net gain on these sales of $8.6 million. Concurrent with the closing of one of these sales, we used a portion of the sale proceeds to defease non-recourse mortgage debt totaling $15.0 million on two unrelated domestic properties and incurred defeasance charges totaling $0.4 million. We then substituted the then-unencumbered properties as collateral for the existing $12.2 million loan. The terms of the existing loan remain unchanged. In connection with the second sale, we defeased the existing non-recourse mortgage loan of $2.7 million.
2008 — We sold two properties for a total of $14.9 million, net of selling costs, and recognized a net gain on these sales of $0.5 million. In connection with the sale of one of these properties, we prepaid the existing non-recourse mortgage loan of $6.5 million and incurred prepayment penalties of $0.3 million.
2007 — We sold a property for $35.7 million, net of selling costs and recognized a net gain on the sale of $7.8 million. In connection with the sale, we defeased the existing non-recourse mortgage loans on the property of $12.1 million and incurred defeasance charges of $0.9 million.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The results of operations for properties that are held for sale or have been sold are reflected in the consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all periods presented and are summarized as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Years ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Revenues
  $ 1,903     $ 4,926     $ 7,250  
Expenses
    (622 )     (2,458 )     (5,055 )
Gain on sale of real estate, net
    8,611       524       7,780  
 
                 
Income from discontinued operations
  $ 9,892     $ 2,992     $ 9,975  
 
                 
Note 18. Segment Information
We have determined that we operate in one business segment, real estate ownership with domestic and foreign investments. Geographic information for this segment is as follows (in thousands):
                         
2009   Domestic     Foreign(a)     Total Company  
Revenues
  $ 138,131     $ 31,854     $ 169,985  
Total long-lived assets (b)
    1,101,460       209,011       1,310,471  
                         
2008   Domestic     Foreign(a)     Total Company  
Revenues
  $ 132,494     $ 30,981     $ 163,475  
Total long-lived assets (b)
    1,144,992       223,119       1,368,111  
                         
2007   Domestic     Foreign(a)     Total Company  
Revenues
  $ 133,960     $ 26,586     $ 160,546  
Total long-lived assets (b)
    1,189,988       243,326       1,433,314  
 
     
(a)   Consists of operations in the United Kingdom, France, Finland, the Netherlands and Germany.
 
(b)   Consists of real estate, net; net investment in direct financing leases and equity investments in real estate.
Note 19. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 
    Three months ended  
    March 31, 2009     June 30, 2009     September 30, 2009     December 31, 2009  
Revenues (a)
  $ 38,898     $ 41,431     $ 44,468     $ 45,188  
Operating expenses (a)
    (21,582 )     (19,017 )     (43,957 )     (40,506 )
Net income (loss) (b)
    6,622       19,212       (12,039 )     (6,794 )
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (638 )     (628 )     (94 )     (325 )
 
                       
Net income (loss) attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders
    5,984       18,584       (12,133 )     (7,119 )
 
                       
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders
    0.07       0.21       (0.14 )     (0.08 )
Distributions declared per share
    0.1976       0.1981       0.1986       0.1991  
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    Three months ended  
    March 31, 2008     June 30, 2008     September 30, 2008     December 31, 2008  
Revenues (a)
  $ 40,165     $ 40,930     $ 39,545     $ 42,835  
Operating expenses (a)
    (18,453 )     (19,146 )     (17,144 )     (19,791 )
Net income (b)
    22,626       10,602       10,189       3,784  
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (439 )     (378 )     (576 )     (644 )
 
                       
Net income attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders
    22,187       10,224       9,613       3,140  
 
                       
Earnings per share attributable to CPA®:14 shareholders
    0.25       0.12       0.11       0.03  
Distributions declared per share
    0.1954       0.1959       0.1964       0.1971  
 
     
(a)   Certain amounts from previous quarters have been retrospectively adjusted as discontinued operations (Note 17).
 
(b)   Net income for the fourth quarter of 2009 and 2008 included impairment charges totaling $20.1 million and $9.8 million, respectively, in connection with several properties and equity investments in real estate (Note 11).
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(in thousands)
                                                                                         
                                                                                    Life on which  
                                                                                    Depreciation in  
                                                                                    in Latest  
                            Costs Capitalized     Increase     Gross Amount at which Carried                     Statement of  
            Initial Cost to Company     Subsequent to     (Decrease) in Net     at Close of Period     Accumulated     Date     Income is  
Description   Encumbrances     Land     Buildings     Acquisition (a)     Investments (b)     Land     Buildings     Total     Depreciation (c)     Acquired     Computed  
Real Estate Under Operating Leases:
                                                                                       
Retail store in Torrance, California
  $ 27,984     $ 13,060     $ 6,934     $ 204     $     $ 13,060     $ 7,138     $ 20,198     $ 2,010     Jul. 1998   40 yrs.
Industrial facility in San Clemente, California
          2,390             8,958       53       2,390       9,011       11,401       2,304     Jul. 1998   40 yrs.
Industrial facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    5,851       620       6,186                   620       6,186       6,806       1,708     Dec. 1998   40 yrs.
Industrial and warehouse facilities in Burbank, California and Las Vegas, Nevada
    6,850       3,860       8,263             2       3,860       8,265       12,125       2,200     Mar. 1999,
Oct. 1999
  40 yrs.
Warehouse and distribution facilities in Harrisburg, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; Cincinnati, Ohio and Elkwood, Virginia
    12,156       3,930       10,398       8,476       9       3,945       18,868       22,813       4,189     Jun. 1999,
Dec. 2001
  40 yrs.
Warehouse and distribution facilities in Burlington, New Jersey; Shawnee, Kansas and Manassas, Virginia
    20,533       3,604       8,613       23,709             4,476       31,450       35,926       8,036     Aug. 1999   40 yrs.
Land in Midlothian, Virginia
    2,478       3,515                         3,515             3,515           Sep. 1999   N/A
Office facility in Columbia, Maryland
    12,291       2,623       20,233       3,113             2,623       23,346       25,969       5,782     Nov. 1999   40 yrs.
Industrial facilities in Welcome, North Carolina, Murrysville, Pennsylvania and Wylie, Texas
    12,738       1,596       23,910       875       (214 )     2,059       24,108       26,167       5,102     Nov. 1999,
Dec. 2001
  40 yrs.
Sports facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah and St. Charles, Missouri
    6,353       2,920       8,660       836             2,920       9,496       12,416       2,192     Dec. 1999,
Dec. 2000
  40 yrs.
 
Warehouse and distribution facility in Tempe, Arizona
    3,035       940       4,557       13             940       4,570       5,510       1,119     Jan. 2000   40 yrs.
Warehouse and distribution facility in Rock Island, Illinois
    6,540       500       9,945       1,887             500       11,832       12,332       2,687     Feb. 2000   40 yrs.
Industrial facility in North Amityville, New York
    9,503       2,932       16,398       18       (4,120 )     1,482       13,746       15,228       3,394     Feb. 2000   40 yrs.
Warehouse and distribution facilities in Monon, Indiana; Champlin, Minnesota; Robbinsville, New Jersey; Radford, Virginia and North Salt Lake City, Utah
    14,907       4,580       24,844       114             4,580       24,958       29,538       5,990     May. 2000   40 yrs.
Warehouse and distribution facility in Lakewood, New Jersey
    6,091       710       4,531       3,439             710       7,970       8,680       1,817     Jun. 2000   40 yrs.
Retail facilities in Kennesaw, Georgia and Leawood, Kansas
    13,433       6,230       15,842       108       (357 )     6,230       15,593       21,823       3,720     Jun. 2000   40 yrs.
Land in Scottsdale, Arizona
    7,664       14,600                         14,600             14,600           Sep. 2000   N/A
Industrial facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico
    3,176       1,490       4,636       7             1,490       4,643       6,133       1,078     Sep. 2000   40 yrs.
Office facility in Houston, Texas
    4,535       570       6,760                   570       6,760       7,330       1,570     Sep. 2000   40 yrs.
Office facility in Eagan, Minnesota
    19,363       4,225       15,518       1       (9,425 )     1,314       9,005       10,319       3,605     Sep. 2000   40 yrs.
Warehouse and distribution facilities in Valdosta, Georgia and Johnson City, Tennessee
    11,314       650       16,889       410             650       17,299       17,949       3,983     Oct. 2000   40 yrs.
Land in Elk Grove Village, Illinois
    2,854       4,100                         4,100             4,100           Oct. 2000   N/A
Industrial facility in Salisbury, North Carolina
    6,356       1,370       2,672       6,298       (51 )     1,319       8,970       10,289       1,803     Nov. 2000   40 yrs.
Office facility in Lafayette, Louisiana
    2,198       660       3,005                   660       3,005       3,665       679     Dec. 2000   40 yrs.
Office facility in Collierville, Tennessee
    39,936       3,154       70,646       12             3,154       70,658       73,812       27,922     Dec. 2000   7-40 yrs.
Multiplex motion picture theater in Port St. Lucie and Pensacola, Florida
    8,434       3,200       3,066       6,800       (4,112 )     3,685       5,269       8,954       1,122     Dec. 2000   40 yrs.
Retail, warehouse and distribution facilities in York, Pennsylvania
    9,456       1,974       10,068       8,433       (5,456 )     849       14,170       15,019       1,758     Dec. 2000   40 yrs.
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(in thousands)
                                                                                         
                                                                                    Life on which  
                                                                                    Depreciation  
                                                                                    in Latest  
                            Costs Capitalized     Increase     Gross Amount at which Carried                     Statement of  
            Initial Cost to Company     Subsequent to     (Decrease) in Net     at Close of Period     Accumulated     Date     Income is  
Description   Encumbrances     Land     Buildings     Acquisition (a)     Investments (b)     Land     Buildings     Total     Depreciation (c)     Acquired     Computed  
Real Estate Under Operating Leases (Continued):
                                                                                       
Office facilities in Lindon, Utah
          1,390       1,123       8,081       (428 )     1,851       8,315       10,166       2,497     Dec. 2000   40 yrs.
Office facility in Houston, Texas
    3,533       1,025       4,530       517             1,025       5,047       6,072       1,066     Dec. 2000   40 yrs.
Industrial facility in Doncaster, United Kingdom
    5,341             8,383       7       2,415             10,805       10,805       417     Jan. 2001   21.7 yrs.
Industrial and office facilities in Elgin, Illinois; Bozeman, Montana and Nashville, Tennessee
    10,910       3,900       17,937       138       (546 )     3,900       17,529       21,429       3,849     Mar. 2001   40 yrs.
Warehouse and distribution facility in Duluth, Georgia
    7,152       2,167       11,446       5       (3,500 )     1,484       8,634       10,118       2,517     Mar. 2001   40 yrs.
Industrial facilities in City of Industry, California; Florence, Kentucky; Chelmsford, Massachusetts and Lancaster, Texas
    9,599       4,398       13,418       3,745       24       4,643       16,942       21,585       3,500     Apr. 2001   7-40 yrs.
Industrial facilities in Mesa, Arizona and Moorpark, California
    17,504       4,000       14,951       10,146             5,945       23,152       29,097       4,109     Jun. 2001,
Dec. 2006
  34.5 yrs.
 
                                                                                       
Industrial facilities in South Windsor and Manchester, Connecticut
    11,449       1,555       18,823       250       27       1,555       19,100       20,655       4,028     Jul. 2001   N/A
Industrial and office facilities in Rome, Georgia; Niles, Illinois; Plymouth, Michigan and Twinsburg, Ohio
    15,163       4,140       23,822       1,373       (4,027 )     3,789       21,519       25,308       5,329     Aug. 2001   40 yrs.
Industrial facility in Milford, Ohio
    9,092       2,000       12,869                   2,000       12,869       14,869       2,668     Sep. 2001   40 yrs.
Retail facilities in several cities in the following states: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and Texas
    39,576       17,100       54,743                   17,100       54,743       71,843       11,120     Nov. 2001   40 yrs.
Office facility in Richardson, Texas
    27,554       3,400       45,054       66       (22,652 )     1,481       24,387       25,868       8,839     Dec. 2001   40 yrs.
Office facility in Turku, Finland
    47,737       801       23,390       12,291       14,364       1,813       49,033       50,846       8,486     Dec. 2001,
Dec. 2007
  25-40 yrs.
 
                                                                                       
Educational facilities in Union, New Jersey; Allentown and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Grand Prairie, Texas
    5,394       2,486       7,602             3       2,486       7,605       10,091       1,529     Dec. 2001   40 yrs.
Warehouse, distribution, office and industrial facilities in Perris, California; Eugene, Oregon; West Jordan, Utah and Tacoma, Washington
    6,301       6,050       8,198             (1,845 )     4,200       8,203       12,403       1,615     Feb. 2002   40 yrs.
Warehouse and distribution facilities in Charlotte and Lincolnton, North Carolina and Mauldin, South Carolina
    8,127       1,860       12,852             1       1,860       12,853       14,713       2,505     Mar. 2002   40 yrs.
Warehouse and distribution facilities in Boe, Carpiquet, Mans, Vendin Le Vieil, Lieusaint, Lagnieu, Luneville and St. Germain de Puy, France
    92,700       15,724       75,211       13,755       53,349       26,677       131,362       158,039       25,025     Mar. 2002   40 yrs.
Warehouse, distribution and office facilities in Davenport, Iowa and Bloomington, Minnesota
    17,444       3,260       26,009                   3,260       26,009       29,269       4,850     Jul. 2002   40 yrs.
Industrial facility in Gorinchem, Netherlands
    6,612       2,374       3,864             2,673       3,440       5,471       8,911       1,025     Jul. 2002        
Industrial facilities in Granite City, Illinois; Kendallville, Indiana and Clinton Township, Michigan
    18,453       4,390       30,336             (1,022 )     4,390       29,314       33,704       5,809     Aug. 2002   40 yrs.
Retail facilities in Lombard, Illinois and Fairfax, Virginia
    12,076       13,226       18,248             (1,018 )     13,226       17,230       30,456       1,582     Dec. 2006   33.6 yrs.
Retail facility in South Tulsa, Oklahoma
    4,701       1,649       3,425                   1,649       3,425       5,074       352     Dec. 2006   30 yrs.
Retail and warehouse and distribution facilities in Johnstown and Whitehall, Pennsylvania
    4,153       2,115       15,945             (609 )     2,115       15,336       17,451       1,560     Dec. 2006   30.3 yrs.
Warehouse and distribution facility in Dallas, Texas
    3,504       323       6,784                   323       6,784       7,107       597     Dec. 2006   30.8 yrs.
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(in thousands)
                                                                                         
                                                                                    Life on which  
                                                                                    Depreciation  
                                                                                    in Latest  
                            Costs Capitalized     Increase     Gross Amount at which Carried                     Statement of  
            Initial Cost to Company     Subsequent to     (Decrease) in Net     at Close of Period     Accumulated     Date     Income is  
Description   Encumbrances     Land     Buildings     Acquisition (a)     Investments (b)     Land     Buildings     Total     Depreciation (c)     Acquired     Computed  
Real Estate Under Operating Leases (Continued):
                                                                                       
Industrial facility in Shelburne, Vermont
    1,876       955       2,919                   955       2,919       3,874       294     Dec. 2006   30.6 yrs.
Industrial facilities in Fort Dodge, Indiana and Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
    6,267       1,218       11,879       2,514             1,218       14,393       15,611       1,638     Dec. 2006   23.5 yrs.
Industrial facility in Aurora, Illinois
    8,786       2,730       10,391                   2,730       10,391       13,121       1,039     Dec. 2006   30.8 yrs.
Industrial facility in Houston, Texas
          2,299       4,722                   2,299       4,722       7,021       892     Dec. 2006   16.3 yrs.
Industrial, warehouse and distribution and office facilities in Waterloo, Wisconsin
          922       16,824             (642 )     922       16,182       17,104       2,454     Dec. 2006   20.3 yrs.
Industrial and warehouse and distribution facilities in Westfield, Massachusetts
    6,457       1,106       9,952                   1,106       9,952       11,058       886     Dec. 2006   34.7 yrs.
Industrial facility in Richmond, Missouri
    5,630       530       6,505                   530       6,505       7,035       576     Dec. 2006   34.8 yrs.
Retail facilities in Bourne, Sandwich and Chelmsford, Massachusetts
    1,423       1,418       2,157                   1,418       2,157       3,575       214     Dec. 2006   31.1 yrs.
Industrial facility in Carlsbad, California
    4,763       2,618       4,880                   2,618       4,880       7,498       488     Dec. 2006   30.8 yrs.
Fitness and recreational facility in Houston, Texas
    3,745       1,613       3,398                   1,613       3,398       5,011       353     Dec. 2006   29.7 yrs.
Theater in Hickory Creek, Texas
    3,792       3,138       6,752                   3,138       6,752       9,890       612     Dec. 2006   34 yrs.
Educational facilities in Chandler, Arizona; Fleming Island, Florida; Ackworth, Georgia; Hauppauge and Patchogue, New York; Sugar Land, Texas; Hampton, Virginia and Silverdale, Washington
    5,926       4,312       9,963             (380 )     4,312       9,583       13,895       1,001     Dec. 2006   29.6 yrs.
Industrial facility in Indianapolis, Indiana
    1,822       1,035       6,594                   1,035       6,594       7,629       689     Dec. 2006   29.5 yrs.
Warehouse and distribution facilities in Greenville, South Carolina
    4,664       625       8,178                   625       8,178       8,803       906     Dec. 2006   27.8 yrs.
Industrial and office facilities in San Diego, CA
    35,350       7,247       29,098                   7,247       29,098       36,345       3,281     Dec. 2006   40 yrs.
 
                                                                     
 
  $ 750,605     $ 221,102     $ 895,749     $ 126,599     $ 12,516     $ 228,279     $ 1,027,687     $ 1,255,966     $ 215,967                  
 
                                                                     
                                                         
                                            Gross Amount at        
                            Costs Capitalized     Increase     which Carried        
            Initial Cost to Company     Subsequent to     (Decrease) in Net     at Close of     Date  
Description   Encumbrances (c)     Land     Buildings     Acquisition (a)     Investments (b)     Period Total     Acquired  
Direct Financing Method:
                                                       
Industrial facilities in Dallas and Greenville, Texas
  $ 12,104     $ 460     $ 20,427     $     $ (3,192 )   $ 17,695     Nov. 1999
Multiplex theater facility in Midlothian, Virginia
    8,800             10,819       854       812       12,485     Sep. 1999
Office facility in Scottsdale, Arizona
    13,341             25,415                   25,415     Sep. 2000
Warehouse and distribution facility in Elk Grove Village, Illinois
    1,487             4,172       4       (2,040 )     2,136     Oct. 2000
Multiplex motion picture theater in Pensacola, Florida
    6,875             4,112       2,541             6,653     Dec. 2000
Industrial and manufacturing facilities in Old Fort and Albemarie, North Carolina; Holmesville, Ohio and Springfield, Tennessee
    7,062       2,961       24,474       20       (9,757 )     17,698     Sep. 2001
Educational facility in Mooresville, North Carolina
    5,389       1,600       9,276       130       (459 )     10,547     Feb. 2002
Industrial facility in Ashburn Junction, Virginia (d)
          4,683       15,116                   19,799     Dec. 2006
 
                                           
 
  $ 55,058     $ 9,704     $ 113,811     $ 3,549     $ (14,636 )   $ 112,428          
 
                                           
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NOTES to SCHEDULE III — REAL ESTATE and ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
(in thousands)
(a)   Consists of the costs of improvements subsequent to purchase and acquisition costs, including legal fees, appraisal fees, title costs and other related professional fees.
 
(b)   The increase (decrease) in net investment was primarily due to (i) the amortization of unearned income from net investment in direct financing leases, which produces a periodic rate of return that at times may be greater or less than lease payments received, (ii) sales of properties, (iii) impairment charges, (iv) changes in foreign currency exchange rates and (v) adjustments in connection with purchasing certain minority interests.
 
(c)   Reconciliation of real estate and accumulated depreciation (see below):
                         
    Reconciliation of Real Estate Subject to  
    Operating Leases  
    December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 1,275,775     $ 1,301,505     $ 1,291,598  
Additions
    2,921       527       17,524  
Dispositions
    (23,473 )     (16,799 )     (30,088 )
Reclassification from equity investment, direct financing lease or funds held in escrow
    45,734              
Reclassification to assets held for sale
    (11,421 )            
Impairment charges
    (37,779 )            
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    4,209       (9,458 )     22,471  
 
                 
Balance at close of year
  $ 1,255,966     $ 1,275,775     $ 1,301,505  
 
                 
                         
    Reconciliation of Accumulated Depreciation  
    December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 188,739     $ 162,374     $ 137,262  
Depreciation expense
    29,614       29,527       29,085  
Dispositions
    (2,438 )     (1,883 )     (6,471 )
Reclassification from equity investment
    2,217              
Reclassification to assets held for sale
    (2,771 )            
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    606       (1,279 )     2,498  
 
                 
Balance at close of year
  $ 215,967     $ 188,739     $ 162,374  
 
                 
At December 31, 2009, the aggregate cost of real estate, net of accumulated depreciation and accounted for as operating leases, owned by us and our consolidated subsidiaries for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $923.4 million.
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Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A(T).   Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our disclosure controls and procedures include our controls and other procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in this and other reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our chief executive officer and acting chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Our chief executive officer and acting chief financial officer, after conducting an evaluation, together with members of our management, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2009, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective as of December 31, 2009 at a reasonable level of assurance.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
We assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at December 31, 2009. In making this assessment, we used criteria set forth in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on our assessment, we concluded that, at December 31, 2009, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B.   Other Information.
None.
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PART III
Item 10.   Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
This information will be contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year, and is incorporated by reference.
Item 11.   Executive Compensation.
This information will be contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year, and is incorporated by reference.
Item 12.   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
This information will be contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year, and is incorporated by reference.
Item 13.   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
This information will be contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year, and is incorporated by reference.
Item 14.   Principal Accountant Fees and Services
This information will be contained in our definitive proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year, and is incorporated by reference.
PART IV
Item 15.   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) (1) and (2) — Financial statements and schedules — see index to financial statements and schedule included in Item 8.
(3) Exhibits:
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report. Documents other than those designated as being filed herewith are incorporated herein by reference.
             
Exhibit No.   Description   Method of Filing
  3.1    
Articles of Incorporation of Registrant
  Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-31437) filed July 16, 1997
       
 
   
  3.2    
Articles of Amendment
  Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-76761) filed November 16, 1999
       
 
   
  3.3    
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant
  Incorporated by reference to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 filed August 14, 2009
       
 
   
  4.1    
Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan
  Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-96869) filed July 22, 2002
       
 
   
  10.1    
Asset Management Agreement dated as of September 2, 2008 between Corporate Property Associates 14 Incorporated and W.P. Carey & Co. B.V.
  Incorporated by reference to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 filed November 14, 2008
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Exhibit No.   Description   Method of Filing
  10.2    
Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement dated as of October 1, 2009 between Corporate Property Associates 14 Incorporated and Carey Asset Management Corp.
  Incorporated by reference to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 filed November 13, 2009
       
 
   
  21.1    
Subsidiaries of Registrant
  Filed herewith
       
 
   
  23.1    
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  Filed herewith
       
 
   
  31.1    
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  Filed herewith
       
 
   
  31.2    
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  Filed herewith
       
 
   
  32    
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  Corporate Property Associates 14 Incorporated
 
 
Date 3/26/2010  By:   /s/ Mark J. DeCesaris    
    Mark J. DeCesaris   
    Managing Director and Acting Chief Financial Officer   
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
Signature   Title   Date
 
       
/s/ Wm. Polk Carey
 
Wm. Polk Carey
  Chairman of the Board and Director    3/26/2010
 
       
/s/ Gordon F. DuGan
 
Gordon F. DuGan
  Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  3/26/2010
 
       
/s/ Mark J. DeCesaris
 
Mark J. DeCesaris
  Managing Director and Acting Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
  3/26/2010
 
       
/s/ Thomas J. Ridings Jr.
 
Thomas J. Ridings Jr.
  Executive Director and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
  3/26/2010
 
       
/s/ Marshall E. Blume
 
Marshall E. Blume
  Director    3/26/2010
 
       
/s/ Richard J. Pinola
 
Richard J. Pinola
  Director    3/26/2010
 
       
/s/ James D. Price
 
James D. Price
  Director    3/26/2010
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