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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________________________________________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
 
ý
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017
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 No. 1-15371
_______________________________________________________________________________
iStar Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
95-6881527
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 39th Floor
 
 
New York, NY
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
10036
(Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 930-9400
_______________________________________________________________________________
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As of May 2, 2017, there were 72,105,169 shares, $0.001 par value per share, of iStar Inc. common stock outstanding.
 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
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PART I. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.    Financial Statements
iStar Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
As of
 
March 31, 2017 (unaudited)
 
December 31,
2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
Real estate
 
 
 
Real estate, at cost
$
1,896,262

 
$
1,906,592

Less: accumulated depreciation
(419,671
)
 
(414,840
)
Real estate, net
1,476,591

 
1,491,752

Real estate available and held for sale
71,934

 
83,764

Total real estate
1,548,525

 
1,575,516

Land and development, net
955,150

 
945,565

Loans receivable and other lending investments, net
1,381,227

 
1,450,439

Other investments
197,559

 
214,406

Cash and cash equivalents
897,487

 
328,744

Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net
12,561

 
14,775

Deferred operating lease income receivable, net
97,859

 
96,420

Deferred expenses and other assets, net
204,148

 
199,649

Total assets
$
5,294,516

 
$
4,825,514

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
$
192,040

 
$
211,570

Loan participations payable, net
182,087

 
159,321

Debt obligations, net
3,882,395

 
3,389,908

Total liabilities
4,256,522

 
3,760,799

Commitments and contingencies (refer to Note 11)
—

 
—

Redeemable noncontrolling interests (refer to Note 5)
3,513

 
5,031

Equity:
 
 
 
iStar Inc. shareholders' equity:
 
 
 
Preferred Stock Series D, E, F, G and I, liquidation preference $25.00 per share (refer to Note 13)
22

 
22

Convertible Preferred Stock Series J, liquidation preference $50.00 per share (refer to Note 13)
4

 
4

Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000 shares authorized, 72,105 and 72,042 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
72

 
72

Additional paid-in capital
3,603,586

 
3,602,172

Retained earnings (deficit)
(2,608,590
)
 
(2,581,488
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (refer to Note 13)
(3,974
)
 
(4,218
)
Total iStar Inc. shareholders' equity
991,120

 
1,016,564

Noncontrolling interests
43,361

 
43,120

Total equity
1,034,481

 
1,059,684

Total liabilities and equity
$
5,294,516

 
$
4,825,514

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

1

iStar Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues:
 
 
 
Operating lease income
$
52,591

 
$
54,937

Interest income
29,058

 
33,219

Other income
11,864

 
11,541

Land development revenue
20,050

 
14,947

Total revenues
113,563

 
114,644

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
Interest expense
51,193

 
57,021

Real estate expense
35,741

 
34,305

Land development cost of sales
15,910

 
11,575

Depreciation and amortization
13,067

 
14,708

General and administrative
25,173

 
23,102

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses
(4,928
)
 
1,506

Impairment of assets
4,413

 
—

Other expense
1,869

 
740

Total costs and expenses
142,438

 
142,957

Income (loss) before earnings from equity method investments and other items
(28,875
)
 
(28,313
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net
(210
)
 
(125
)
Earnings from equity method investments
5,702

 
8,267

Income (loss) from operations before income taxes
(23,383
)
 
(20,171
)
Income tax (expense) benefit
(607
)
 
414

Income (loss) from operations
(23,990
)
 
(19,757
)
Income from sales of real estate
8,618

 
10,458

Net income (loss)
(15,372
)
 
(9,299
)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
1,100

 
942

Net income (loss) attributable to iStar Inc. 
(14,272
)
 
(8,357
)
Preferred dividends
(12,830
)
 
(12,830
)
Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders
$
(27,102
)
 
$
(21,187
)
Per common share data:
 
 
 
Income (loss) attributable to iStar Inc. from operations:
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
$
(0.38
)
 
$
(0.27
)
Net income (loss) attributable to iStar Inc.:
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
$
(0.38
)
 
$
(0.27
)
Weighted average number of common shares:
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
72,065

 
77,060


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

2

iStar Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Net income (loss)
$
(15,372
)
 
$
(9,299
)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
Reclassification of (gains)/losses on cash flow hedges into earnings upon realization(1)
122

 
257

Unrealized gains/(losses) on available-for-sale securities
(17
)
 
19

Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges
540

 
(962
)
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cumulative translation adjustment
(401
)
 
(40
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
244

 
(726
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
(15,128
)
 
(10,025
)
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
1,100

 
942

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iStar Inc. 
$
(14,028
)
 
$
(9,083
)
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(1)
Reclassified to "Interest expense" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations are $30 and $160 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Reclassified to "Earnings from equity method investments" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations are $92 and $97 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

3

iStar Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
(In thousands)
(unaudited)




 
 
iStar Inc. Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred
Stock(1)
 
Preferred Stock Series J(1)
 
Common
Stock at
Par
 
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
(Deficit)
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2016
 
$
22

 
$
4

 
$
72

 
$
3,602,172

 
$
(2,581,488
)
 
$
(4,218
)
 
$
43,120

 
$
1,059,684

Dividends declared—preferred
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(12,830
)
 
—

 
—

 
(12,830
)
Issuance of stock/restricted stock unit amortization, net
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,237

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,237

Net income (loss) for the period(2)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(14,272
)
 
—

 
241

 
(14,031
)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
244

 
—

 
244

Change in additional paid in capital attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
177

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
177

Balance as of March 31, 2017
 
$
22

 
$
4

 
$
72

 
$
3,603,586

 
$
(2,608,590
)
 
$
(3,974
)
 
$
43,361

 
$
1,034,481

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of December 31, 2015
 
$
22

 
$
4

 
$
81

 
$
3,689,330

 
$
(2,625,474
)
 
$
(4,851
)
 
$
42,218

 
$
1,101,330

Dividends declared—preferred
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(12,830
)
 
—

 
—

 
(12,830
)
Issuance of stock/restricted stock unit amortization, net
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
604

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
604

Net income (loss) for the period(2)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(8,357
)
 
—

 
358

 
(7,999
)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(726
)
 
—

 
(726
)
Repurchase of stock
 
—

 
—

 
(6
)
 
(58,126
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(58,132
)
Change in additional paid in capital attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
438

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
438

Change in noncontrolling interest(3)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(7,292
)
 
(7,292
)
Balance as of March 31, 2016
 
$
22

 
$
4

 
$
75

 
$
3,632,246

 
$
(2,646,661
)
 
$
(5,577
)
 
$
35,284

 
$
1,015,393

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
Refer to Note 13 for details on the Company's Preferred Stock.
(2)
For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net income (loss) shown above excludes $(1,341) and $(1,300) of net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.
(3)
Includes a payment to acquire a noncontrolling interest (refer to Note 5).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

4

iStar Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
(15,372
)
 
$
(9,299
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
(Recovery of) provision for loan losses
(4,928
)
 
1,506

Impairment of assets
4,413

 
—

Depreciation and amortization
13,067

 
14,708

Non-cash expense for stock-based compensation
5,881

 
4,577

Amortization of discounts/premiums and deferred financing costs on debt obligations, net
3,512

 
4,601

Amortization of discounts/premiums on loans, net
(3,184
)
 
(3,422
)
Deferred interest on loans, net
(11,467
)
 
(12,114
)
Earnings from equity method investments
(5,702
)
 
(8,267
)
Distributions from operations of other investments
20,029

 
26,317

Deferred operating lease income
(2,109
)
 
(2,126
)
Income from sales of real estate
(8,618
)
 
(10,458
)
Land development revenue in excess of cost of sales
(4,140
)
 
(3,372
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net
210

 
125

Debt discount on repayments of debt obligations

(267
)
 
(492
)
Other operating activities, net
2,683

 
1,599

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Changes in accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net
2,214

 
2,415

Changes in deferred expenses and other assets, net
(8,726
)
 
1,034

Changes in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
(24,987
)
 
(23,023
)
Cash flows used in operating activities
(37,491
)
 
(15,691
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Originations and fundings of loans receivable, net
(61,605
)
 
(94,343
)
Capital expenditures on real estate assets
(7,781
)
 
(17,735
)
Capital expenditures on land and development assets
(27,604
)
 
(29,375
)
Repayments of and principal collections on loans receivable and other lending investments, net
171,066

 
73,211

Net proceeds from sales of real estate
30,215

 
35,680

Net proceeds from sales of land and development assets
20,923

 
8,775

Distributions from other investments
4,709

 
7,675

Contributions to other investments
(1,813
)
 
(6,377
)
Changes in restricted cash held in connection with investing activities
284

 
1,660

Other investing activities, net
1,801

 
7,716

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
130,195

 
(13,113
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Borrowings from debt obligations
854,637

 
275,000

Repayments and repurchases of debt obligations
(353,191
)
 
(282,755
)
Preferred dividends paid
(12,830
)
 
(12,830
)
Repurchase of stock
—

 
(58,760
)
Payments for deferred financing costs
(11,497
)
 
—

Payments for withholding taxes upon vesting of stock-based compensation
(420
)
 
(1,109
)
Other financing activities, net
(661
)
 
(10,686
)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities
476,038

 
(91,140
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
1

 
24

Changes in cash and cash equivalents
568,743

 
(119,920
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
328,744

 
711,101

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
897,487

 
$
591,181

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activity:
 
 
 
Fundings of loan receivables and loan participations
$
22,602

 
$
1,905

Accounts payable for capital expenditures on land and development assets
—

 
3,650

Accounts payable for capital expenditures on real estate assets
781

 
—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

5
iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)





Note 1—Business and Organization

Business—iStar Inc. (the "Company"), doing business as "iStar," finances, invests in and develops real estate and real estate related projects as part of its fully-integrated investment platform. The Company has invested more than $35 billion over the past two decades and is structured as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") with a diversified portfolio focused on larger assets located in major metropolitan markets. The Company's primary business segments are real estate finance, net lease, operating properties and land and development (refer to Note 17).

Organization—The Company began its business in 1993 through the management of private investment funds and became publicly traded in 1998. Since that time, the Company has grown through the origination of new investments, as well as through corporate acquisitions.

Note 2—Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
Basis of Presentation—The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10-01 of Regulation S-X for interim financial statements. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") for complete financial statements. These unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the "2016 Annual Report").
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Such operating results may not be indicative of the expected results for any other interim periods or the entire year. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified in the Company's consolidated financial statements and the related notes to conform to the current period presentation.
Principles of Consolidation—The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, controlled partnerships and variable interest entities ("VIEs") for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company's involvement with VIEs affects its financial performance and cash flows primarily through amounts recorded in "Operating lease income," "Interest income," "Earnings from equity method investments," "Real estate expense" and "Interest expense" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. The Company has not provided financial support to those VIEs that it was not previously contractually required to provide.    
Consolidated VIEs—As of March 31, 2017, the Company consolidates VIEs for which it is considered the primary beneficiary. As of March 31, 2017, the total assets of these consolidated VIEs were $449.3 million and total liabilities were $74.4 million. The classifications of these assets are primarily within "Land and development, net" and "Real estate, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The classifications of liabilities are primarily within "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities" and "debt obligations, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The liabilities of these VIEs are non-recourse to the Company and can only be satisfied from each VIE's respective assets. The Company did not have any unfunded commitments related to consolidated VIEs as of March 31, 2017.

Unconsolidated VIEs—As of March 31, 2017, the Company has investments in VIEs where it is not the primary beneficiary and accordingly the VIEs have not been consolidated in the Company's consolidated financial statements. As of March 31, 2017, the Company's maximum exposure to loss from these investments does not exceed the sum of the $52.9 million carrying value of the investments, which are classified in "Other investments" and "Loans receivable and other lending investments, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets, and $58.0 million of related unfunded commitments.


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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


Note 3—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

On January 1, 2017, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting ("ASU 2016-09") which was issued to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. The adoption of ASU 2016-09 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
As of March 31, 2017, the remainder of the Company's significant accounting policies, which are detailed in the Company's 2016 Annual Report, have not changed materially.
New Accounting Pronouncements—In February 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2017-05, Other Income—Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets ("ASU 2017-05") to clarify the scope of Subtopic 610-20, Other Income—Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets, and to add guidance for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. The amendments in ASU 2017-05 simplify GAAP by eliminating several accounting differences between transactions involving assets and transactions involving businesses. The amendments in ASU 2017-05 require an entity to initially measure a retained noncontrolling interest in a nonfinancial asset at fair value consistent with how a retained noncontrolling interest in a business is measured. Also, if an entity transfers ownership interests in a consolidated subsidiary that is within the scope of ASC 610-20 and continues to have a controlling financial interest in that subsidiary, ASU 2017-05 requires the entity to account for the transaction as an equity transaction, which is consistent with how changes in ownership interests in a consolidated subsidiary that is a business are recorded when a parent retains a controlling financial interest in the business. ASU 2017-05 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted beginning January 1, 2017. Management is evaluating the impact of the guidance on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations: Clarifying the Definition of a Business ("ASU 2017-01") to provide a more robust framework to use in determining when a set of assets and activities is a business. The amendments provide more consistency in applying the guidance, reduce the costs of application, and make the definition of a business more operable. The Company's real estate acquisitions have historically been accounted for as a business combination or an asset acquisition. Under ASU 2017-01, certain transactions previously accounted for as business combinations under the existing guidance would be accounted for as asset acquisitions under the new guidance. As a result, the Company expects more transaction costs to be capitalized under real estate acquisitions and less transaction costs to be expensed under business combinations. ASU 2017-01 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted under certain conditions. Management is evaluating the impact of the guidance on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash ("ASU 2016-18") which requires that restricted cash be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling beginning and ending cash and cash equivalents on the statement of cash flows. In addition, ASU 2016-18 requires disclosure of what is included in restricted cash. ASU 2016-18 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not believe the guidance will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments ("ASU 2016-15") which was issued to reduce diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments, including debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, distributions from equity method investees, and other separately identifiable cash flows, are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not believe the guidance will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments ("ASU 2016-13") which was issued to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments held by a reporting entity. This amendment replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The Company currently records a general reserve that covers performing loans and reserves for loan losses are recorded when (i) available information as of each balance sheet date indicates that it is probable a loss has occurred in the portfolio and (ii) the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The formula-based general reserve is derived from estimated principal default probabilities and loss severities

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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


applied to groups of loans based upon risk ratings assigned to loans with similar risk characteristics during our quarterly loan portfolio assessment. The Company estimates loss rates based on historical realized losses experienced within its portfolio and take into account current economic conditions affecting the commercial real estate market when establishing appropriate time frames to evaluate loss experience. The Company believes this general reserve component of its total loan loss reserves should minimize the impact of ASU 2016-13. ASU 2016-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Management does not believe the guidance will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases ("ASU 2016-02"), which requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases. For operating leases, a lessee will be required to do the following: (i) recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, in the statement of financial position; (ii) recognize a single lease cost, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term on a generally straight-line basis and (iii) classify all cash payments within operating activities in the statement of cash flows. For operating lease arrangements for which the Company is the lessee, primarily the lease of office space, the Company expects the impact of ASU 2016-02 to be the recognition of a right-of-use asset and lease liability on its consolidated balance sheets. The accounting applied by the Company as a lessor will be largely unchanged from that applied under previous GAAP. However, in certain instances, a new long-term lease of land subsequent to adoption could be classified as a sales-type lease, which could result in the Company derecognizing the underlying asset from its books and recording a profit or loss on sale and the net investment in the lease. ASU 2016-02 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. Management is evaluating the impact of the guidance on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities ("ASU 2016-01"), which addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted. Management is evaluating the impact of the guidance on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09") which supersedes existing industry-specific guidance, including ASC 360-20, Real Estate Sales. The new standard is principles-based and requires more estimates and judgment than current guidance. Certain contracts with customers, including lease contracts and financial instruments and other contractual rights, are not within the scope of the new guidance. Although most of the Company's revenue is operating lease income generated from lease contracts and interest income generated from financial instruments, certain other of the Company's revenue streams will be impacted by the new guidance. The Company currently expects that income from sales of real estate, land development revenue and other income will be impacted by ASU 2014-09. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Deferral of the Effective Date, to defer the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. ASU 2014-09 is now effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted beginning January 1, 2017. Management is evaluating the impact of the guidance on the Company's consolidated financial statements.


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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


Note 4—Real Estate
The Company's real estate assets were comprised of the following ($ in thousands):
 
Net Lease(1)
 
Operating
Properties
 
Total
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Land, at cost
$
271,433

 
$
211,054

 
$
482,487

Buildings and improvements, at cost
1,097,049

 
316,726

 
1,413,775

Less: accumulated depreciation
(370,168
)
 
(49,503
)
 
(419,671
)
Real estate, net
998,314

 
478,277

 
1,476,591

Real estate available and held for sale (2)
—

 
71,934

 
71,934

Total real estate
$
998,314

 
$
550,211

 
$
1,548,525

As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
Land, at cost
$
272,666

 
$
211,054

 
$
483,720

Buildings and improvements, at cost
1,111,589

 
311,283

 
1,422,872

Less: accumulated depreciation
(368,665
)
 
(46,175
)
 
(414,840
)
Real estate, net
1,015,590

 
476,162

 
1,491,752

Real estate available and held for sale (2)
1,284

 
82,480

 
83,764

Total real estate
$
1,016,874

 
$
558,642

 
$
1,575,516

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
In 2014, the Company partnered with a sovereign wealth fund to form a venture to acquire and develop net lease assets (the "Net Lease Venture") and gave a right of first refusal to the Net Lease Venture on all new net lease investments (refer to Note 7 for more information on the Net Lease Venture). The Company is responsible for sourcing new opportunities and managing the Net Lease Venture and its assets in exchange for a promote and management fee.
(2)
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had $71.9 million and $82.5 million, respectively, of residential properties available for sale in its operating properties portfolio.

Real Estate Available and Held for Sale— During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company transferred one net lease asset with a carrying value of $0.7 million to held for sale due to an executed contract with a third party.

Dispositions—During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company sold residential condominiums for total net proceeds of $10.2 million and $19.7 million, respectively, and recorded income from sales of real estate totaling $1.9 million and $4.9 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company sold net lease assets for net proceeds of $20.0 million and $10.0 million, respectively, resulting in gains of $6.7 million and $4.9 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company also sold a commercial operating property for net proceeds of $5.9 million resulting in a gain of $0.7 million. The gains are recorded in "Income from sales of real estate" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
Impairments—During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company recorded an impairment of $4.4 million on a real estate asset held for sale due to shifting demand in the local condominium market along with a change in the Company's exit strategy.
Tenant Reimbursements—The Company receives reimbursements from tenants for certain facility operating expenses including common area costs, insurance, utilities and real estate taxes. Tenant expense reimbursements were $5.7 million and $6.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These amounts are included in "Operating lease income" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts—As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the allowance for doubtful accounts related to real estate tenant receivables was $1.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and the allowance for doubtful accounts related to deferred operating lease income was $1.3 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. These amounts are included in "Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net" and "Deferred operating lease income receivable, net," respectively, on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


Note 5—Land and Development

The Company's land and development assets were comprised of the following ($ in thousands):
 
As of
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Land and land development, at cost
$
961,907

 
$
952,051

Less: accumulated depreciation
(6,757
)
 
(6,486
)
Total land and development, net
$
955,150

 
$
945,565


Acquisitions—In 2016, the Company acquired an additional 10.7% interest in a consolidated entity for $10.8 million. The Company owns 95.7% of the entity as of March 31, 2017.

Dispositions—During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company sold residential lots and units and recognized land development revenue of $20.1 million and $14.9 million, respectively, from its land and development portfolio. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized land development cost of sales of $15.9 million and $11.6 million, respectively, from its land and development portfolio.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest—The Company has a majority interest in a strategic venture that provides the third party minority partner an option to redeem its interest at fair value. The Company has reflected the partner's noncontrolling interest in this venture as a component of redeemable noncontrolling interest within its consolidated balance sheets. Changes in fair value are being accreted over the term from the date of issuance of the redemption option to the earliest redemption date using the interest method. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, this interest had a carrying value of zero and $1.3 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, this interest did not have a redemption value.
Note 6—Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net

The following is a summary of the Company's loans receivable and other lending investments by class ($ in thousands):
 
As of
Type of Investment
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Senior mortgages
$
834,795

 
$
940,738

Corporate/Partnership loans
519,198

 
490,389

Subordinate mortgages
25,242

 
24,941

Total gross carrying value of loans
1,379,235

 
1,456,068

Reserves for loan losses
(79,389
)
 
(85,545
)
Total loans receivable, net
1,299,846

 
1,370,523

Other lending investments—securities
81,381

 
79,916

Total loans receivable and other lending investments, net
$
1,381,227

 
$
1,450,439


Reserve for Loan Losses—Changes in the Company's reserve for loan losses were as follows ($ in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Reserve for loan losses at beginning of period
 
$
85,545

 
$
108,165

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses
 
(4,928
)
 
1,506

Charge-offs
 
(1,228
)
 
—

Reserve for loan losses at end of period
 
$
79,389

 
$
109,671


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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)



The Company's recorded investment in loans (comprised of a loan's carrying value plus accrued interest) and the associated reserve for loan losses were as follows ($ in thousands):
 
Individually
Evaluated for
Impairment(1)
 
Collectively
Evaluated for
Impairment(2)
 
Total
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
250,801

 
$
1,135,134

 
$
1,385,935

Less: Reserve for loan losses
(60,989
)
 
(18,400
)
 
(79,389
)
Total(3)
$
189,812

 
$
1,116,734

 
$
1,306,546

As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
253,941

 
$
1,209,062

 
$
1,463,003

Less: Reserve for loan losses
(62,245
)
 
(23,300
)
 
(85,545
)
Total(3)
$
191,696

 
$
1,185,762

 
$
1,377,458

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
The carrying value of these loans include unamortized discounts, premiums, deferred fees and costs totaling net discounts of $0.7 million and $0.4 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The Company's loans individually evaluated for impairment primarily represent loans on non-accrual status and therefore, the unamortized amounts associated with these loans are not currently being amortized into income.
(2)
The carrying value of these loans include unamortized discounts, premiums, deferred fees and costs totaling net premiums of $2.9 million and $1.9 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
(3)
The Company's recorded investment in loans as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 includes accrued interest of $6.7 million and $6.9 million, respectively, which are included in "Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, excludes $81.4 million and $79.9 million, respectively, of securities that are evaluated for impairment under ASC 320.

Credit Characteristics—As part of the Company's process for monitoring the credit quality of its loans, it performs a quarterly loan portfolio assessment and assigns risk ratings to each of its performing loans. Risk ratings, which range from 1 (lower risk) to 5 (higher risk), are based on judgments which are inherently uncertain and there can be no assurance that actual performance will be similar to current expectation. The Company designates loans as non-performing at such time as: (1) the loan becomes 90 days delinquent; (2) the loan has a maturity default; or (3) management determines it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan. All non-performing loans are placed on non-accrual status and income is only recognized in certain cases upon actual cash receipt.

The Company's recorded investment in performing loans, presented by class and by credit quality, as indicated by risk rating, was as follows ($ in thousands):
 
As of March 31, 2017
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
Performing
Loans
 
Weighted
Average
Risk Ratings
 
Performing
Loans
 
Weighted
Average
Risk Ratings
Senior mortgages
$
756,720

 
2.31

 
$
859,250

 
3.12

Corporate/Partnership loans
364,159

 
3.06

 
335,677

 
3.09

Subordinate mortgages
14,255

 
2.46

 
14,135

 
3.00

  Total
$
1,135,134

 
2.55

 
$
1,209,062

 
3.11



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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


The Company's recorded investment in loans, aged by payment status and presented by class, were as follows ($ in thousands):
 
Current
 
Less Than
and Equal
to 90 Days
 
Greater
Than
90 Days(1)
 
Total
Past Due
 
Total
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior mortgages
$
762,720

 
$
—

 
$
76,454

 
$
76,454

 
$
839,174

Corporate/Partnership loans
364,159

 
—

 
157,303

 
157,303

 
521,462

Subordinate mortgages
25,299

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
25,299

Total
$
1,152,178

 
$
—

 
$
233,757

 
$
233,757

 
$
1,385,935

As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior mortgages
$
868,505

 
$
—

 
$
76,677

 
$
76,677

 
$
945,182

Corporate/Partnership loans
335,677

 
—

 
157,146

 
157,146

 
492,823

Subordinate mortgages
24,998

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
24,998

Total
$
1,229,180

 
$
—

 
$
233,823

 
$
233,823

 
$
1,463,003

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
As of March 31, 2017, the Company had four loans which were greater than 90 days delinquent and were in various stages of resolution, including legal proceedings, environmental concerns and foreclosure-related proceedings, and ranged from 1.0 to 8.0 years outstanding. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had four loans which were greater than 90 days delinquent and were in various stages of resolution, including legal proceedings, environmental concerns and foreclosure-related proceedings, and ranged from 1.0 to 8.0 years outstanding.

Impaired Loans—The Company's recorded investment in impaired loans, presented by class, were as follows ($ in thousands)(1):
 
As of March 31, 2017
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Allowance
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Allowance
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subordinate mortgages
$
11,044

 
$
11,027

 
$
—

 
$
10,862

 
$
10,846

 
$
—

Subtotal
11,044

 
11,027

 
—

 
10,862

 
10,846

 
—

With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior mortgages
82,454

 
82,571

 
(48,518
)
 
85,933

 
85,780

 
(49,774
)
Corporate/Partnership loans
157,303

 
146,783

 
(12,471
)
 
157,146

 
146,783

 
(12,471
)
Subtotal
239,757

 
229,354

 
(60,989
)
 
243,079

 
232,563

 
(62,245
)
Total:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior mortgages
82,454

 
82,571

 
(48,518
)
 
85,933

 
85,780

 
(49,774
)
Corporate/Partnership loans
157,303

 
146,783

 
(12,471
)
 
157,146

 
146,783

 
(12,471
)
Subordinate mortgages
11,044

 
11,027

 
—

 
10,862

 
10,846

 
—

Total
$
250,801

 
$
240,381

 
$
(60,989
)
 
$
253,941

 
$
243,409

 
$
(62,245
)
____________________________________________________________
(1)
All of the Company's non-accrual loans are considered impaired and included in the table above.


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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


The Company's average recorded investment in impaired loans and interest income recognized, presented by class, were as follows ($ in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
 
Average
Recorded
Investment
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior mortgages
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
4,542

 
$
—

Subordinate mortgages
10,953

 
—

 
—

 
—

Subtotal
10,953

 
—

 
4,542

 
—

With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior mortgages
84,194

 
—

 
126,843

 
—

Corporate/Partnership loans
157,224

 
—

 
5,571

 
—

Subtotal
241,418

 
—

 
132,414

 
—

Total:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior mortgages
84,194

 
—

 
131,385

 
—

Corporate/Partnership loans
157,224

 
—

 
5,571

 
—

Subordinate mortgages
10,953

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
$
252,371

 
$
—

 
$
136,956

 
$
—


Securities—Other lending investments—securities includes the following ($ in thousands):
 
Face Value
 
Amortized Cost Basis
 
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Net Carrying Value
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-Sale Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal debt securities
$
21,230

 
$
21,230

 
$
409

 
$
21,639

 
$
21,639

Held-to-Maturity Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities
59,867

 
59,742

 
2,321

 
62,063

 
59,742

Total
$
81,097

 
$
80,972

 
$
2,730

 
$
83,702

 
$
81,381

As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-Sale Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal debt securities
$
21,240

 
$
21,240

 
$
426

 
$
21,666

 
$
21,666

Held-to-Maturity Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities
58,454

 
58,250

 
2,753

 
61,003

 
58,250

Total
$
79,694

 
$
79,490

 
$
3,179

 
$
82,669

 
$
79,916



13
iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


Note 7—Other Investments

The Company's other investments and its proportionate share of earnings (losses) from equity method investments were as follows ($ in thousands):
 
 
 
Equity in Earnings (Losses)
 
Carrying Value as of
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
2017
 
2016
Real estate equity investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
iStar Net Lease I LLC ("Net Lease Venture")
$
92,024

 
$
92,669

 
$
981

 
$
946

Marina Palms, LLC ("Marina Palms")
19,439

 
35,185

 
3,117

 
8,221

Other real estate equity investments
53,230

 
53,202

 
1,357

 
(1,702
)
Subtotal
164,693

 
181,056

 
5,455

 
7,465

Other strategic investments(1)
32,866

 
33,350

 
247

 
802

Total
$
197,559

 
$
214,406

 
$
5,702

 
$
8,267

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
In conjunction with the sale of the Company's interests in Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. in 2011, the Company retained a share of the carried interest related to various funds. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recognized $3.2 million of carried interest income.

Net Lease Venture—In February 2014, the Company partnered with a sovereign wealth fund to form an unconsolidated entity in which the Company has an equity interest of approximately 51.9%. The partners plan to contribute up to an aggregate $500 million of equity to acquire and develop net lease assets over time. The Company is responsible for sourcing new opportunities and managing the venture and its assets in exchange for a promote and management fee. Several of the Company's senior executives whose time is substantially devoted to the Net Lease Venture own a total of 0.6% equity ownership in the venture via co-investment. These senior executives are also entitled to an amount equal to 50% of any promote payment received based on the 47.5% partner's interest. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the venture's carrying value of total assets was $516.5 million and $511.3 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded $0.5 million and $0.4 million of management fees, respectively, from the Net Lease Venture which are included in "Other income" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. This entity is not a VIE and the Company does not have controlling interest due to the substantive participating rights of its partner.
Marina Palms—As of March 31, 2017, the Company owned a 47.5% equity interest in Marina Palms, a 468 unit, two tower residential condominium development in North Miami Beach, Florida. The 234 unit north tower has one unit remaining for sale as of March 31, 2017. The 234 unit south tower is 84% sold or pre-sold (based on unit count) as of March 31, 2017. This entity is not a VIE and the Company does not have controlling interest due to shared control of the entity with its partner. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the venture's carrying value of total assets was $98.3 million and $201.8 million, respectively.
Other real estate equity investments—As of March 31, 2017, the Company's other real estate equity investments included equity interests in real estate ventures ranging from 20% to 85%, comprised of investments of $3.2 million in operating properties and $50.0 million in land assets. As of December 31, 2016, the Company's other real estate equity investments included $3.6 million in operating properties and $49.6 million in land assets.
In December 2016, the Company sold a land and development asset to a newly formed unconsolidated entity in which the Company owns a 50.0% equity interest. This entity is a VIE and the Company does not have a controlling interest due to shared control of the entity with its partner. The Company and its partner both made $7.0 million contributions to the venture and the Company provided financing to the entity in the form of a $27.0 million senior loan commitment, which had a carrying value of $23.1 million and $22.7 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, and is included in "Loans receivable and other lending investments, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company recorded $0.4 million of interest income on the senior loan.

Other strategic investments—As of March 31, 2017, the Company also had smaller investments in real estate related funds and other strategic investments in several other entities that were accounted for under the equity method or cost method. As of

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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the carrying value of the Company's cost method investments was $0.9 million and $1.4 million, respectively.
Summarized investee financial information—The following table presents the investee level summarized financial information of the Company's equity method investments, which were significant subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 ($ in thousands):
 
Revenues
 
Expenses
 
Net Income Attributable to Parent Entities
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Marina Palms
$
23,669

 
$
(14,911
)
 
$
8,758

Net Lease Venture
9,621

 
(7,588
)
 
1,890

 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
Marina Palms
$
50,628

 
$
(25,511
)
 
$
25,117

Net Lease Venture
7,830

 
(5,863
)
 
1,823


Note 8—Other Assets and Other Liabilities
Deferred expenses and other assets, net, consist of the following items ($ in thousands):
 
As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Intangible assets, net(1)
$
61,723

 
$
63,098

Other receivables(2)
51,047

 
52,820

Other assets
47,877

 
39,591

Restricted cash
26,290

 
25,883

Leasing costs, net(3)
11,812

 
12,566

Corporate furniture, fixtures and equipment, net(4)
5,399

 
5,691

Deferred expenses and other assets, net
$
204,148

 
$
199,649

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
Intangible assets, net includes above market and in-place lease assets and lease incentives related to the acquisition of real estate assets. Accumulated amortization on intangible assets, net was $33.2 million and $32.6 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The amortization of above market leases and lease incentive assets decreased operating lease income in the Company's consolidated statements of operations by $0.9 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These intangible lease assets are amortized over the term of the lease. The amortization expense for in-place leases was $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. These amounts are included in "Depreciation and amortization" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
(2)
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, included $25.8 million and $26.0 million, respectively, of receivables related to the construction and development of an amphitheater.
(3)
Accumulated amortization of leasing costs was $6.4 million and $6.7 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
(4)
Accumulated depreciation on corporate furniture, fixtures and equipment was $9.5 million and $9.0 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.


15
iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities consist of the following items ($ in thousands):
 
As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Other liabilities(1)
$
79,398

 
$
75,993

Accrued expenses(2)
62,139

 
72,693

Accrued interest payable
41,901

 
54,033

Intangible liabilities, net(3)
8,602

 
8,851

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
$
192,040

 
$
211,570

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, "Other liabilities" includes $24.0 million related to profit sharing arrangements with developers for certain properties sold. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, includes $1.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, associated with "Real estate available and held for sale" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, "Other liabilities" also includes $7.8 million and $8.5 million, respectively, related to tax increment financing bonds which were issued by government entities to fund development within two of the Company's land projects. The amount represents tax assessments associated with each project, which will decrease as the Company sells units.
(2)
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, accrued expenses includes $2.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively, associated with "Real estate available and held for sale" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
(3)
Intangible liabilities, net includes below market lease liabilities related to the acquisition of real estate assets. Accumulated amortization on below market leases was $6.7 million and $6.4 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The amortization of below market leases increased operating lease income in the Company's consolidated statements of operations by $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities of the Company's taxable REIT subsidiaries were as follows ($ in thousands):
 
As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Deferred tax assets (liabilities)
$
70,806

 
$
66,498

Valuation allowance
(70,806
)
 
(66,498
)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
$
—

 
$
—


Note 9—Loan Participations Payable, net

The Company's loan participations payable, net were as follows ($ in thousands):
 
 
Carrying Value as of
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Loan participations payable(1)
 
$
182,853

 
$
160,251

Debt discounts and deferred financing costs, net
 
(766
)
 
(930
)
Total loan participations payable, net
 
$
182,087

 
$
159,321

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
As of March 31, 2017, the Company had three loan participations payable with a weighted average interest rate of 5.2%. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had three loan participations payable with a weighted average interest rate of 4.8%.
 
Loan participations represent transfers of financial assets that did not meet the sales criteria established under ASC Topic 860 and are accounted for as loan participations payable, net. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the corresponding loan receivable balances were $181.9 million and $159.1 million, respectively, and are included in "Loans receivable and other lending investments, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The principal and interest due on these loan participations payable are paid from cash flows of the corresponding loans receivable, which serve as collateral for the participations.

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(unaudited)


Note 10—Debt Obligations, net

The Company's debt obligations were as follows ($ in thousands):
 
Carrying Value as of
 
Stated
Interest Rates
 
Scheduled
Maturity Date
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Secured credit facilities and mortgages:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 $250 Million Secured Revolving Credit Facility
$
—

 
$
—

 
LIBOR + 2.75%

(1) 
March 2018
2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility
500,000

 
498,648

 
LIBOR + 3.75%

(2) 
July 2020
2017 Secured Financing
227,000

 
—

 
3.795
%
(3) 
April 2027
Mortgages collateralized by net lease assets
247,535

 
249,987

 
3.875% - 7.26%

(4) 
Various through 2032
Total secured credit facilities and mortgages
974,535

 
748,635

 
 

 
 
Unsecured notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.85% senior notes
—

 
99,722

 
5.85
%
 
—
9.00% senior notes
275,000

 
275,000

 
9.00
%
 
June 2017
4.00% senior notes(5)
550,000

 
550,000

 
4.00
%
 
November 2017
7.125% senior notes
300,000

 
300,000

 
7.125
%
 
February 2018
4.875% senior notes(6)
300,000

 
300,000

 
4.875
%
 
July 2018
5.00% senior notes(7)
770,000

 
770,000

 
5.00
%
 
July 2019
6.50% senior notes(8)
275,000

 
275,000

 
6.50
%
 
July 2021
6.00% senior notes(9)
375,000

 
—

 
6.00
%
 
April 2022
Total unsecured notes
2,845,000

 
2,569,722

 
 

 
 
Other debt obligations:

 
 
 
 
 
 
Trust preferred securities
100,000

 
100,000

 
LIBOR + 1.50%

 
October 2035
Total debt obligations
3,919,535

 
3,418,357

 
 

 
 
Debt discounts and deferred financing costs, net
(37,140
)
 
(28,449
)
 
 

 
 
Total debt obligations, net(10)
$
3,882,395

 
$
3,389,908

 
 

 
 
_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
The loan bears interest at the Company's election of either (i) a base rate, which is the greater of (a) prime, (b) federal funds plus 0.5% or (c) LIBOR plus 1.0% and subject to a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.75%, or (ii) LIBOR subject to a margin ranging from 2.25% to 2.75%. At maturity, the Company may convert outstanding borrowings to a one year term loan which matures in quarterly installments through March 2019.
(2)
The loan bears interest at the Company's election of either (i) a base rate, which is the greater of (a) prime, (b) federal funds plus 0.5% or (c) LIBOR plus 1.0% and subject to a margin of 2.75% or (ii) LIBOR subject to a margin of 3.75% with a minimum LIBOR rate of 1.0%.
(3)
The Company entered into a $200 million notional rate lock swap, bringing the effective interest rate down from 3.795% to 3.773%.
(4)
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, includes a loan with a floating rate of LIBOR plus 2.0%. As of March 31, 2017, the weighted average interest rate of these loans is 5.1%.
(5)
The Company can prepay these senior notes without penalty beginning August 1, 2017.
(6)
The Company can prepay these senior notes without penalty beginning January 1, 2018.
(7)
The Company can prepay these senior notes without penalty beginning July 1, 2018.
(8)
The Company can prepay these senior notes without penalty beginning July 1, 2020.
(9)
The Company can prepay these senior notes without penalty beginning April 1, 2021.
(10)
The Company capitalized interest relating to development activities of $2.0 million and $1.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.






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(unaudited)


Future Scheduled Maturities—As of March 31, 2017, future scheduled maturities of outstanding debt obligations are as follows ($ in thousands):
 
Unsecured Debt
 
Secured Debt
 
Total
2017 (remaining nine months)
$
825,000

 
$
—

 
$
825,000

2018
600,000

 
10,648

 
610,648

2019
770,000

 
28,770

 
798,770

2020
—

 
500,000

 
500,000

2021
275,000

 
119,072

 
394,072

Thereafter
475,000

 
316,045

 
791,045

Total principal maturities
2,945,000

 
974,535

 
3,919,535

Unamortized discounts and deferred financing costs, net
(21,148
)
 
(15,992
)
 
(37,140
)
Total debt obligations, net
$
2,923,852

 
$
958,543

 
$
3,882,395

_____________________________________________________________________________
(1)
The Company has $825.0 million of debt obligations maturing in two separate tranches during 2017, and $310.6 million of other debt obligations maturing before the end of May 2018, as listed in the debt obligations table above. The Company's plans to satisfy these obligations primarily consist of accessing the debt and/or equity markets to obtain capital to satisfy the maturing obligations. In addition, management intends to execute on its business strategy of disposing of assets and selling interests in business lines as well as collecting loan repayments from borrowers to further generate available liquidity. Should these sources of capital not be sufficiently available, the Company will slow its pace of making new investments and will need to identify alternative sources of capital. As of May 3, 2017, the Company had approximately $1.2 billion of cash and available capacity under existing borrowing arrangements.

2017 Secured Financing—In March 2017, the Company entered into a $227.0 million secured financing transaction (the "2017 Secured Financing") that accrues interest at 3.795% and matures in April 2027. Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the 2017 Secured Financing was assumed by an entity in which the Company has a 49% noncontrolling interest (refer to Note 18). The 2017 Secured Financing is collateralized by 12 properties including seven ground net leases and one master lease (covering the accounts of five properties). In connection with the 2017 Secured Financing, the Company incurred $7.4 million of lender and third-party fees, substantially all of which was capitalized in "Debt obligations, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
2016 Secured Term Loan—In December 2016, the Company arranged a $170.0 million delayed draw secured term loan (the "2016 Secured Term Loan"). During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company allowed the 2016 Secured Term Loan to expire and replaced the 2016 Secured Term Loan with the 2017 Secured Financing. The 2016 Secured Term Loan was collateralized by the 12 properties that now serve as collateral for the 2017 Secured Financing which were sold subsequent to March 31, 2017.
2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility—In June 2016, the Company entered into a senior secured credit facility of $450.0 million (the "2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility"). In August 2016, the Company upsized the facility to $500.0 million. The initial $450.0 million of the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility was issued at 99% of par and the upsize was issued at par. The 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility initially accrued interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 4.50% with a 1.00% LIBOR floor. In January 2017, the Company repriced the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility to LIBOR plus 3.75% with a 1.00% LIBOR floor. The 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility is collateralized 1.25x by a first lien on a fixed pool of assets. Proceeds from principal repayments and sales of collateral are applied to amortize the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility. Proceeds received for interest, rent, lease payments and fee income are retained by the Company. The Company may also make optional prepayments, subject to prepayment fees, and is required to repay 0.25% of the principal amount on the first business day of each quarter. Proceeds from the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility, together with cash on hand, were primarily used to repay other secured debt.
In connection with the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Company incurred $4.5 million of lender fees, substantially all of which was capitalized in "Debt obligations, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The Company also incurred $6.2 million in third party fees, of which $4.3 million was capitalized in “Debt obligations, net” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets, as it related to new lenders, and $1.9 million was recognized in “Other expense” in the Company's consolidated statements of operations as it related primarily to those lenders from the original facility that modified their debt under the new facility. In connection with the repricing of the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility in January 2017, the Company incurred an additional $0.8 million in fees, substantially all of which was recognized in "Other expense."

2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility—In March 2015, the Company entered into a secured revolving credit facility with a maximum capacity of $250.0 million (the "2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility"). Borrowings under this credit facility

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(unaudited)


bear interest at a floating rate indexed to one of several base rates plus a margin which adjusts upward or downward based upon the Company's corporate credit rating. An undrawn credit facility commitment fee ranges from 0.375% to 0.50%, based on average utilization each quarter. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the weighted average cost of the credit facility was 3.46%. Commitments under the revolving facility mature in March 2018. At maturity, the Company may convert outstanding borrowings to a one year term loan which matures in quarterly installments through March 2019. As of March 31, 2017, based on the Company's borrowing base of assets, the Company had $236.0 million of borrowing capacity available under the 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility.
Unsecured Notes—In March 2017, the Company issued $375.0 million principal amount of 6.00% senior unsecured notes due April 2022. Proceeds from the offering were primarily used to repay in full the $99.7 million principal amount of 5.85% senior unsecured notes due March 2017 and, subsequent to March 31, 2017, repay in full the $275.0 million principal amount of 9.00% senior unsecured notes due June 2017. In March 2016, the Company repaid its $261.4 million principal amount of 5.875% senior unsecured notes at maturity using available cash. In addition, the Company issued $275.0 million principal amount of 6.50% senior unsecured notes due July 2021. Proceeds from the offering were primarily used to repay in full the $265.0 million principal amount of senior unsecured notes due July 2016 and repay $5.0 million of the 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility.

In November 2016, in connection with the retirement of the Company's $200.0 million principal amount of 3.0% senior unsecured convertible notes due November 2016, the Company converted $9.6 million principal amount into 0.8 million shares of our common stock.

Encumbered/Unencumbered Assets—The carrying value of the Company's encumbered and unencumbered assets by asset type are as follows ($ in thousands):
 
As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Encumbered Assets
 
Unencumbered Assets
 
Encumbered Assets
 
Unencumbered Assets
Real estate, net
$
1,005,826

 
$
470,765

 
$
881,212

 
$
610,540

Real estate available and held for sale
—

 
71,934

 
—

 
83,764

Land and development, net
35,165

 
919,985

 
35,165

 
910,400

Loans receivable and other lending investments, net(1)(2)
137,293

 
1,080,448

 
172,581

 
1,142,050

Other investments
—

 
197,559

 
—

 
214,406

Cash and other assets
—

 
1,212,055

 
—

 
639,588

Total
$
1,178,284

 
$
3,952,746

 
$
1,088,958

 
$
3,600,748

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the amounts presented exclude general reserves for loan losses of $18.4 million and $23.3 million, respectively.
(2)
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the amounts presented exclude loan participations of $181.9 million and $159.1 million, respectively.

Debt Covenants

The Company's outstanding unsecured debt securities contain corporate level covenants that include a covenant to maintain a ratio of unencumbered assets to unsecured indebtedness of at least 1.2x and a covenant not to incur additional indebtedness (except for incurrences of permitted debt), if on a pro forma basis, the Company's consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, determined in accordance with the indentures governing the Company's debt securities, is 1.5x or lower. If any of the Company's covenants are breached and not cured within applicable cure periods, the breach could result in acceleration of its debt securities unless a waiver or modification is agreed upon with the requisite percentage of the bondholders. If the Company's ability to incur additional indebtedness under the fixed charge coverage ratio is limited, the Company is permitted to incur indebtedness for the purpose of refinancing existing indebtedness and for other permitted purposes under the indentures.

The Company's 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility contain certain covenants, including covenants relating to collateral coverage, dividend payments, restrictions on fundamental changes, transactions with affiliates, matters relating to the liens granted to the lenders and the delivery of information to the lenders. In particular, the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility requires the Company to maintain collateral coverage of at least 1.25x outstanding borrowings on the facility. The 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility is secured by a borrowing base of assets and requires the

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(unaudited)


Company to maintain both collateral coverage of at least 1.5x outstanding borrowings on the facility and a consolidated ratio of cash flow to fixed charges of at least 1.5x. The 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility does not require that proceeds from the borrowing base be used to pay down outstanding borrowings provided the collateral coverage remains at least 1.5x outstanding borrowings on the facility. To satisfy this covenant, the Company has the option to pay down outstanding borrowings or substitute assets in the borrowing base. In addition, for so long as the Company maintains its qualification as a REIT, the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility permit the Company to distribute 100% of its REIT taxable income on an annual basis (prior to deducting certain cumulative net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards). The Company may not pay common dividends if it ceases to qualify as a REIT.

The Company's 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility contain cross default provisions that would allow the lenders to declare an event of default and accelerate the Company's indebtedness to them if the Company fails to pay amounts due in respect of its other recourse indebtedness in excess of specified thresholds or if the lenders under such other indebtedness are otherwise permitted to accelerate such indebtedness for any reason. The indentures governing the Company's unsecured public debt securities permit the bondholders to declare an event of default and accelerate the Company's indebtedness to them if the Company's other recourse indebtedness in excess of specified thresholds is not paid at final maturity or if such indebtedness is accelerated.
Note 11—Commitments and Contingencies

Unfunded Commitments—The Company generally funds construction and development loans and build-outs of space in real estate assets over a period of time if and when the borrowers and tenants meet established milestones and other performance criteria. The Company refers to these arrangements as Performance-Based Commitments. In addition, the Company sometimes establishes a maximum amount of additional funding which it will make available to a borrower or tenant for an expansion or addition to a project if it approves of the expansion or addition in its sole discretion. The Company refers to these arrangements as Discretionary Fundings. Finally, the Company has committed to invest capital in several real estate funds and other ventures. These arrangements are referred to as Strategic Investments.

As of March 31, 2017, the maximum amount of fundings the Company may be required to make under each category, assuming all performance hurdles and milestones are met under the Performance-Based Commitments, that it approves all Discretionary Fundings and that 100% of its capital committed to Strategic Investments is drawn down, are as follows ($ in thousands):
 
Loans and Other Lending Investments(1)
 
Real Estate
 
Other
Investments
 
Total
Performance-Based Commitments
$
305,862

 
$
9,814

 
$
24,059

 
$
339,735

Strategic Investments
—

 
—

 
45,564

 
45,564

Total(2)
$
305,862

 
$
9,814

 
$
69,623

 
$
385,299

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
Excludes $155.3 million of commitments on loan participations sold that are not the obligation of the Company.
(2)
The Company did not have any Discretionary Fundings as of March 31, 2017.

Legal Proceedings—The Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries is party to various pending litigation matters that are considered ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company's business as a finance and investment company focused on the commercial real estate industry, including loan foreclosure and foreclosure-related proceedings. In addition to such matters, the Company is a party to the following legal proceedings:
Shareholder Action
As previously reported, a shareholder action was filed in 2014 in Maryland state court purporting to assert derivative, class and individual claims against the Company, a number of our current and former senior executives (including our chief executive officer) and current and former directors as defendants.  The complaint alleged breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and other causes of action arising out of compensation awards granted by the Company to our senior executives in December 2008 and modified in July 2011. On October 30, 2014, the Maryland Circuit Court dismissed all of plaintiffs' claims in the action. Plaintiffs appealed and, on January 28, 2016, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals affirmed the order of the Circuit Court. Plaintiffs appealed that decision and, on January 20, 2017, the Maryland Court of Appeals (Maryland’s highest court) issued its opinion affirming the dismissal of all of plaintiffs’ claims against the Company and the other defendants. This matter is concluded.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)



U.S. Home Corporation ("Lennar") v. Settlers Crossing, LLC, et al. (Civil Action No. DKC 08-1863)
This litigation involves a dispute over the purchase and sale of approximately 1,250 acres of land in Prince George’s County, Maryland. On January 22, 2015, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (the District Court) entered a judgment in favor of the Company, as seller, and against Lennar, as purchaser. The District Court found that the Company is entitled to specific performance and awarded damages to the Company in the aggregate amount of: (i) the remaining purchase price to be paid by Lennar of $114.0 million; plus (ii) simple interest on the unpaid amount at a rate of 12% annually, calculated from May 27, 2008, until Lennar proceeds to settlement on the land; plus (iii) real estate taxes paid by the Company; plus (iv) actual and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred by the Company in connection with the litigation. Lennar appealed the District Court's judgment and posted an appeal bond.

On April 12, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (the Court of Appeals) affirmed the judgment of the District Court in its entirety. Lennar has filed a petition with the Court of Appeals for rehearing en banc, only with respect to the calculation of interest owed by Lennar on the unpaid purchase price following the date of the judgment of the District Court, which petition is pending. Lennar’s time period to seek review of the Court of Appeals’ decision by the United States Supreme Court has not expired.

On April 21, 2017, the Company and Lennar completed settlement of transfer of the land, pursuant to which we conveyed the land to Lennar and received net proceeds of $231.1 million after payment of $6.3 million in documentary transfer taxes, subject to certain holdbacks and subject also to final resolution of the amount of post-judgment interest owed by Lennar, consisting of $114.0 million of sales proceeds, $121.8 million of interest and $1.6 million of real estate tax reimbursements. The amount of attorneys’ fees and costs to be recovered by the Company will be determined through further proceedings before the District Court. A portion of the net proceeds received by the Company has been paid to the third party which holds a 4.3% participation interest in all proceeds received by the Company.

On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates developments in legal proceedings that could require a liability to be accrued and/or disclosed. Based on its current knowledge, and after consultation with legal counsel, the Company believes it is not a party to, nor are any of its properties the subject of, any pending legal proceeding that would have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Note 12—Derivatives
The Company's use of derivative financial instruments is primarily limited to the utilization of interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and foreign exchange contracts. The principal objective of such financial instruments is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with the Company's operating and financial structure and to manage its exposure to interest rates and foreign exchange rates. Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company's exposure to interest rate movements, foreign exchange rate movements, and other identified risks, but may not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets ($ in thousands):
 
Derivative Assets as of
 
Derivative Liabilities as of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
Fair
Value
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
Fair
Value
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
Fair
Value
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
Fair
Value
Derivatives Designated in Hedging Relationships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
N/A
 
$
—

 
N/A
 
$
—

 
Other Liabilities
 
$
307

 
Other Liabilities
 
$
8

Interest rate swaps
Other assets
 
58

 
N/A
 
—

 
N/A
 
—

 
Other Liabilities
 
39

Total
 
 
$
58

 
 
 
$
—

 
 
 
$
307

 
 
 
$
47

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives not Designated in Hedging Relationships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
N/A
 
$
—

 
Other Assets
 
$
702

 
Other Liabilities
 
$
264

 
N/A
 
$
—

Interest rate cap
Other Assets
 
71

 
Other Assets
 
25

 
N/A
 
—

 
N/A
 
—

Total
 
 
$
71

 
 
 
$
727

 
 
 
$
264

 
 
 
$
—


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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


The tables below present the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) ($ in thousands):
Derivatives Designated in Hedging Relationships
 
Location of Gain (Loss)
Recognized in Income
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Effective Portion)
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Earnings (Effective Portion)
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Earnings
 (Ineffective Portion)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
Interest Expense
 
467

 
(30
)
 
N/A
Interest rate cap
 
Earnings from equity method investments
 
(5
)
 
(5
)
 
N/A
Interest rate swap
 
Earnings from equity method investments
 
78

 
(87
)
 
N/A
Foreign exchange contracts
 
Earnings from equity method investments
 
(299
)
 
—

 
N/A
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate cap
 
Interest Expense
 
—

 
(185
)
 
N/A
Interest rate cap
 
Earnings from equity method investments
 
(1
)
 
—

 
N/A
Interest rate swaps
 
Interest Expense
 
(502
)
 
25

 
N/A
Interest rate swap
 
Earnings from equity method investments
 
(459
)
 
(97
)
 
N/A
Foreign exchange contracts
 
Earnings from equity method investments
 
(87
)
 
—

 
N/A
 
 
 
 
Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized in Income
 
 
Location of Gain
(Loss) Recognized in
Income
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivatives not Designated in Hedging Relationships
 
2017
 
2016
Interest rate cap
 
Other Expense
 
$
47

 
$
(803
)
Foreign exchange contracts
 
Other Expense
 
(125
)
 
(182
)
Foreign Exchange Contracts—The Company is exposed to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments it holds in foreign entities. The Company uses foreign exchange contracts to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign exchange rates on its foreign investments. Foreign exchange contracts involve fixing the U.S. dollar ("USD") to the respective foreign currency exchange rate for delivery of a specified amount of foreign currency on a specified date. The foreign exchange contracts are typically cash settled in USD for their fair value at or close to their settlement date.
For derivatives designated as net investment hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivatives are reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income as part of the cumulative translation adjustment. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. Amounts are reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into earnings when the hedged foreign entity is either sold or substantially liquidated. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had the following outstanding foreign currency derivatives that were used to hedge its net investments in foreign operations that were designated ($ and Rs in thousands):
Derivative Type
 
Notional
Amount
 
Notional
(USD Equivalent)
 
Maturity
Sells Indian rupee ("INR")/Buys USD Forward
 
₨
350,000

 
$
5,089

 
April 2017
For derivatives not designated as net investment hedges, the changes in the fair value of the derivatives are reported in the Company's consolidated statements of operations within "Other Expense." As of March 31, 2017, the Company had the following

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(unaudited)


outstanding foreign currency derivatives that were used to hedge its net investments in foreign operations that were not designated ($, €, and £ in thousands):
Derivative Type
 
Notional
Amount
 
Notional
(USD Equivalent)
 
Maturity
Sells euro ("EUR")/Buys USD Forward
 
€
6,300

 
$
6,549

 
April 2017
Sells pound sterling ("GBP")/Buys USD Forward
 
£
3,400

 
$
4,168

 
April 2017
The Company marks its foreign investments each quarter based on current exchange rates and records the gain or loss through "Other expense" in its consolidated statements of operations for loan investments or "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)," on its consolidated balance sheets for net investments in foreign subsidiaries. The Company recorded net gains related to foreign investments of $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 in its consolidated statements of operations.  
Interest Rate Hedges—For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivatives are reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate swap that was used to hedge its variable rate debt that was designated as a cash flow hedge ($ in thousands):
Derivative Type
 
Notional
Amount
 
Variable Rate
 
Fixed Rate
 
Effective Date
 
Maturity
Interest rate swap
 
$
26,254

 
LIBOR + 2.00%
 
3.47%
 
October 2012
 
November 2019
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company entered into and settled a rate lock swap in connection with the 2017 Secured Financing. As a result of the settlement, the Company recorded a $0.4 million unrealized gain in “Accumulated other comprehensive income” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The unrealized gain will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive as a reduction to interest expense over the term of the 2017 Secured Financing.
For derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges, the changes in the fair value of the derivatives are reported in the Company's consolidated statements of operations within "Other Expense." As of March 31, 2017, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate cap that was used to hedge its variable rate debt that was not designated as a cash flow hedge ($ in thousands):
Derivative Type
 
Notional
Amount
 
Variable Rate
 
Fixed Rate
 
Effective Date
 
Maturity
Interest rate cap
 
$
500,000

 
LIBOR
 
1.00%
 
July 2014
 
July 2017
Over the next 12 months, the Company expects that $0.1 million related to terminated cash flow hedges will be reclassified
from "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" into interest expense and $0.3 million related to cash flow hedges will be reclassified from "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" into earnings.

Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features—The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company either defaults or is capable of being declared in default on any of its indebtedness, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations.

The Company reports derivative instruments on a gross basis in the consolidated financial statements. In connection with its foreign currency derivatives which were in a liability position as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company has posted collateral of $1.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and is included in "Deferred expenses and other assets, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The Company's net exposure under these contracts was zero as of March 31, 2017.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


Note 13—Equity

Preferred Stock—The Company had the following series of Cumulative Redeemable and Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cumulative Preferential Cash
Dividends(1)(2)
Series
 
Shares Issued and
Outstanding
(in thousands)
 
Par Value
 
Liquidation Preference(3)(4)
 
Rate per Annum
 
Equivalent to
Fixed Annual
Rate (per share)
D
 
4,000

 
$
0.001

 
$
25.00

 
8.00
%
 
$
2.00

E
 
5,600

 
0.001

 
25.00

 
7.875
%
 
1.97

F
 
4,000

 
0.001

 
25.00

 
7.80
%
 
1.95

G
 
3,200

 
0.001

 
25.00

 
7.65
%
 
1.91

I
 
5,000

 
0.001

 
25.00

 
7.50
%
 
1.88

J (convertible)
 
4,000

 
0.001

 
50.00

 
4.50
%
 
2.25

 
 
25,800

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
Holders of shares of the Series D, E, F, G, I and J preferred stock are entitled to receive dividends, when and as declared by the Company's Board of Directors, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends. Dividends are cumulative from the date of original issue and are payable quarterly in arrears on or before the 15th day of each March, June, September and December or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day. Any dividend payable on the preferred stock for any partial dividend period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as of the close of business on the first day of the calendar month in which the applicable dividend payment date falls or on another date designated by the Company's Board of Directors for the payment of dividends that is not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to the dividend payment date.
(2)
The Company declared and paid dividends of $2.0 million, $2.8 million, $2.0 million, $1.5 million and $2.3 million on its Series D, E, F, G and I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. The Company declared and paid dividends of $2.3 million on its Series J Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. The character of the 2016 dividends were as follows: 47.30% is a capital gain distribution, of which 76.15% represents unrecaptured section 1250 gain and 23.85% long term capital gain, and 52.70% is ordinary income. There are no dividend arrearages on any of the preferred shares currently outstanding.
(3)
The Company may, at its option, redeem the Series D, E, F, G, and I Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, for cash at a redemption price equal to 100% of the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to the redemption date.
(4)
Each share of the Series J Preferred Stock is convertible at the holder's option at any time, initially into 3.9087 shares of the Company's common stock (equal to an initial conversion price of approximately $12.79 per share), subject to specified adjustments. The Company may not redeem the Series J Preferred Stock prior to March 15, 2018. On or after March 15, 2018, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series J Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, for cash at a redemption price equal to 100% of the liquidation preference of $50.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to the redemption date.

Dividends—To maintain its qualification as a REIT, the Company must annually distribute, at a minimum, an amount equal to 90% of its taxable income, excluding net capital gains, and must distribute 100% of its taxable income (including net capital gains) to eliminate corporate federal income taxes payable by the REIT. The Company has recorded NOLs and may record NOLs in the future, which may reduce its taxable income in future periods and lower or eliminate entirely the Company's obligation to pay dividends for such periods in order to maintain its REIT qualification. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had $902.9 million of NOL carryforwards at the corporate REIT level that can generally be used to offset both ordinary taxable income and capital gain net income in future years. The NOL carryforwards will expire beginning in 2029 and through 2035 if unused. The amount of NOL carryforwards as of December 31, 2016 will be determined upon finalization of the Company's 2016 tax return. Because taxable income differs from cash flow from operations due to non-cash revenues and expenses (such as depreciation and certain asset impairments), in certain circumstances, the Company may generate operating cash flow in excess of its dividends, or alternatively, may need to make dividend payments in excess of operating cash flows. The 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility and 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility permit the Company to distribute 100% of its REIT taxable income on an annual basis (prior to deducting certain cumulative NOL carryforwards), as long as the Company maintains its REIT qualification. The 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility and 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility restrict the Company from paying any common dividends if it ceases to qualify as a REIT. The Company did not declare or pay any common stock dividends for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

Stock Repurchase Program—In February 2016, after having substantially utilized the remaining availability previously authorized, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new $50.0 million stock repurchase program. After having substantially utilized the availability authorized in February 2016, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an increase to the stock repurchase program to $50.0 million, effective August 4, 2016. The program authorizes the repurchase of common stock from

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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


time to time in open market and privately negotiated purchases, including pursuant to one or more trading plans. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company repurchased 5.8 million shares of its outstanding common stock for $58.1 million, at an average cost of $9.94 per share. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had remaining authorization to repurchase up to $50.0 million of common stock available to repurchase under its stock repurchase program.
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)—"Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" reflected in the Company's shareholders' equity is comprised of the following ($ in thousands):
 
As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
$
132

 
$
149

Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
689

 
27

Unrealized losses on cumulative translation adjustment
(4,795
)
 
(4,394
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
$
(3,974
)
 
$
(4,218
)

Note 14—Stock-Based Compensation Plans and Employee Benefits

Stock-Based Compensation—The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense, including the effect of performance incentive plans (see below), of $5.9 million and $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, in "General and administrative" in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2017, there was $3.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to all unvested restricted stock units ("Units") that are expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining vesting/service period of 2.1 years.
Performance Incentive Plans—The Company's Performance Incentive Plan ("iPIP") is designed to provide, primarily to senior executives and select professionals engaged in the Company's investment activities, long-term compensation which has a direct relationship to the realized returns on investments included in the plan. The fair value of points is determined using a model that forecasts the Company's projected investment performance. iPIP is a liability-classified award which will be remeasured each reporting period at fair value until the awards are settled. The following is a summary of granted iPIP points.
•In May 2014, the Company granted 73 iPIP points in the initial 2013-2014 investment pool.
•
In January 2015, the Company granted an additional 10 iPIP points in the 2013-2014 investment pool and 34 iPIP points in the 2015-2016 investment pool.
•
In January 2016, the Company granted an additional 10 iPIP points in the 2013-2014 investment pool and an additional 40 iPIP points in the 2015-2016 investment pool.
•
In June 2016, the Company granted an additional 2.5 iPIP points in the 2015-2016 investment pool.
•
In February 2017, the Company granted an additional 5 iPIP points in the 2013-2014 investment pool, an additional 18 iPIP points in the 2015-2016 investment pool, and 44 iPIP points in the 2017-2018 investment pool.
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had accrued compensation costs relating to iPIP of $28.3 million and $22.4 million, respectively, which are included in "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Long-Term Incentive Plan—The Company's 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2009 LTIP") is designed to provide incentive compensation for officers, key employees, directors and advisors of the Company. The 2009 LTIP provides for awards of stock options, shares of restricted stock, phantom shares, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent rights and other share-based performance awards. All awards under the 2009 LTIP are made at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors. The Company's shareholders approved the 2009 LTIP in 2009 and approved the performance-based provisions of the 2009 LTIP, as amended, in 2014.

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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


As of March 31, 2017, an aggregate of 3.4 million shares remain available for issuance pursuant to future awards under the Company's 2009 LTIP.
Restricted Share Issuances—During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company granted 97,967 shares of common stock to certain employees under the 2009 LTIP as part of annual incentive awards that included a mix of cash and equity awards. The shares are fully-vested and 62,704 shares were issued net of statutory minimum required tax withholdings. The employees are restricted from selling these shares for up to 18 months from the date of grant.
2017 Restricted Stock Unit Activity—During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company granted new stock-based compensation awards to certain employees in the form of long-term incentive awards, comprised of the following:
•
115,571 service-based Units granted on February 22, 2017, representing the right to receive an equivalent number of shares of the Company's common stock (after deducting shares for minimum required statutory withholdings) if and when the Units vest. The Units will cliff vest in one installment on December 31, 2019, if the employee remains employed by the Company on the vesting date, subject to certain accelerated vesting rights. Dividends will accrue as and when dividends are declared by the Company on shares of its common stock, but will not be paid unless and until the Units vest and are settled. As of March 31, 2017, 115,571 of such service-based Units were outstanding.
As of March 31, 2017, the Company had the following additional stock-based compensation awards outstanding:

•
80,000 service-based Units granted on June 15, 2016, representing the right to receive an equivalent number of shares of the Company's common stock (after deducting shares for minimum required statutory withholdings) if and when the Units vest. The Units will vest in equal annual installments over four years on each anniversary of the grant date, if the employee remains employed by the Company on the vesting date, subject to certain accelerated vesting rights. Upon vesting of these Units, the holder will receive shares of the Company's common stock in the amount of the vested Units, net of statutory minimum required tax withholdings. Dividends will accrue as and when dividends are declared by the Company on shares of its common stock, but will not be paid unless and until the Units vest and are settled.
•
109,417 service-based Units granted on January 29, 2016, representing the right to receive an equivalent number of shares of the Company's common stock (after deducting shares for minimum required statutory withholdings) if and when the Units vest. The Units will cliff vest in one installment on December 31, 2018, if the employee remains employed by the Company on the vesting date, subject to certain accelerated vesting rights. Dividends will accrue as and when dividends are declared by the Company on shares of its common stock, but will not be paid unless and until the Units vest and are settled.
•
39,071 target amount of performance-based Units granted on January 30, 2015, representing the right to receive an equivalent number of shares of the Company's common stock (after deducting shares for minimum required statutory withholdings) if and when the Units vest. The performance is based on the Company's TSR, measured over a performance period ending on December 31, 2017, which is the date the awards cliff vest. Vesting will range from 0% to 200% of the target amount of the awards, depending on the Company’s TSR performance relative to the NAREIT All REITs Index (one-half of the target amount of the award) and the Russell 2000 Index (one-half of the target amount of the award) during the performance period. The Company, as well as any companies not included in each index at the beginning and end of the performance period, are excluded from calculation of the performance of such index. To the extent Units vest based on the Company's TSR performance, holders will receive an equivalent number of shares of common stock (after deducting shares for minimum required statutory withholdings), if the employee remains employed by the Company on the vesting date, subject to certain accelerated vesting rights. Dividends will accrue as and when dividends are declared by the Company on shares of its common stock, but will not be paid unless and until the Units vest and are settled. The fair values of the performance-based Units were determined by utilizing a Monte Carlo model to simulate a range of possible future stock prices for the Company's common stock. The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of these performance-based awards were 0.75% for risk-free interest rate and 28.14% for expected stock price volatility.
•
56,020 service-based Units granted on January 30, 2015, representing the right to receive an equivalent number of shares of the Company's common stock (after deducting shares for minimum required statutory withholdings) if and when the Units vest. The Units will cliff vest in one installment on December 31, 2017, if the employee remains employed by the Company on the vesting date, subject to certain accelerated vesting rights. Dividends will accrue as and when dividends

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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


are declared by the Company on shares of its common stock, but will not be paid unless and until the Units vest and are settled.
•
4,751 service-based Units granted on various dates, representing the right to receive an equivalent number of shares of the Company's common stock (after deducting shares for minimum required statutory withholdings) if and when the Units vest. The Units have an original vesting term of three years. Upon vesting of these Units, holders will receive shares of the Company's common stock in the amount of the vested Units, net of statutory minimum required tax withholdings. Dividends will accrue as and when dividends are declared by the Company on shares of its common stock, but will not be paid unless and until the Units vest and are settled.
Directors' Awards—As of March 31, 2017, a combined total of 333,384 CSEs and restricted shares of common stock granted to members of the Company's Board of Directors remained outstanding under the Company's Non-Employee Directors Deferral Plan, with an aggregate intrinsic value of $3.9 million.

401(k) Plan—The Company made gross contributions of $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

Note 15—Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share ("EPS") is calculated using the two-class method, which allocates earnings among common stock and participating securities to calculate EPS when an entity's capital structure includes either two or more classes of common stock or common stock and participating securities.
The following table presents a reconciliation of income (loss) from operations used in the basic and diluted EPS calculations ($ in thousands, except for per share data):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Income (loss) from operations
$
(23,990
)
 
$
(19,757
)
Income from sales of real estate
8,618

 
10,458

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
1,100

 
942

Preferred dividends
(12,830
)
 
(12,830
)
Income (loss) from operations attributable to iStar Inc. and allocable to common shareholders and Participating Security Holders for basic and diluted earnings per common share
$
(27,102
)
 
$
(21,187
)

 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Earnings allocable to common shares:
 
 
 
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
 
 
Income (loss) from operations attributable to iStar Inc. and allocable to common shareholders
$
(27,102
)
 
$
(21,187
)
Net income (loss) attributable to iStar Inc. and allocable to common shareholders
$
(27,102
)
 
$
(21,187
)
 
 
 
 
Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per common share
72,065

 
77,060

 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted earnings per common share:
 
 
 
Income (loss) from operations attributable to iStar Inc. and allocable to common shareholders
$
(0.38
)
 
$
(0.27
)
Net income (loss) attributable to iStar Inc. and allocable to common shareholders
$
(0.38
)
 
$
(0.27
)

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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)



The following shares were not included in the diluted EPS calculation because they were anti-dilutive (in thousands)(1):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
3.00% convertible senior unsecured notes
—

 
16,992

Series J convertible perpetual preferred stock
15,635

 
15,635

1.50% convertible senior unsecured notes
—

 
11,567

Joint venture shares
298

 
298

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the effect of the Company's unvested Units, performance-based Units, CSEs and restricted stock awards were anti-dilutive.
Note 16—Fair Values
Fair value represents the price 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 following fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to be used in valuation techniques to measure fair value:
Level 1:    Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
Level 2:    Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
Level 3:    Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).
Certain of the Company's assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value either on a recurring or non-recurring basis. Assets required to be marked-to-market and reported at fair value every reporting period are classified as being valued on a recurring basis. Assets not required to be recorded at fair value every period may be recorded at fair value if a specific provision or other impairment is recorded within the period to mark the carrying value of the asset to market as of the reporting date. Such assets are classified as being valued on a non-recurring basis.

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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


The following fair value hierarchy table summarizes the Company's assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis by the above categories ($ in thousands):
 
 
 
Fair Value Using
 
Total
 
Quoted market
prices in
active markets
(Level 1)
 
Significant other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recurring basis:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets(1)
$
129

 
$
—

 
$
129

 
$
—

Derivative liabilities(1)
571

 
—

 
571

 
—

Available-for-sale securities(1)
21,639

 
—

 
—

 
21,639

Non-recurring basis:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired real estate(2)
10,141

 
—

 
—

 
10,141

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recurring basis:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets(1)
$
727

 
$
—

 
$
727

 
$
—

Derivative liabilities(1)
47

 
—

 
47

 
—

Available-for-sale securities(1)
21,666

 
—

 
—

 
21,666

Non-recurring basis:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans(3)
7,200

 
—

 
—

 
7,200

Impaired real estate(4)
3,063

 
—

 
—

 
3,063

____________________________________________________________
(1)
The fair value of the Company's derivatives are based upon widely accepted valuation techniques utilized by a third-party specialist using observable inputs such as interest rates and contractual cash flow and are classified as Level 2. The fair value of the Company's available-for-sale securities are based upon unadjusted third-party broker quotes and are classified as Level 3.
(2)
The Company recorded an impairment on one real estate asset with a fair value of $10.1 million based on a discount rate of 11% using discounted cash flows over a two year sellout period.
(3)
The Company recorded a provision for loan losses on one loan with a fair value of $5.2 million using an appraisal based on market comparable sales. In
addition, the Company recorded a recovery of loan losses on one loan with a fair value of $2.0 million based on proceeds to be received.
(4)
The Company recorded an impairment on one real estate asset with a fair value of $3.1 million based on a discount rate of 11% using discounted cash flows over a two year sellout period.

The following table summarizes changes in Level 3 available-for-sale securities reported at fair value on the Company's consolidated balance sheets for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 ($ in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
Beginning balance
 
$
21,666

 
$
1,161

Purchases
 
—

 
4,366

Repayments
 
(10
)
 
(10
)
Unrealized (losses) gains recorded in other comprehensive income
 
(17
)
 
19

Ending balance
 
$
21,639

 
$
5,536

Fair values of financial instruments—The Company's estimated fair values of its loans receivable and other lending investments and outstanding debt was $1.4 billion and $4.2 billion, respectively, as of March 31, 2017 and $1.5 billion and $3.6 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2016. The Company determined that the significant inputs used to value its loans receivable and other lending investments and debt obligations fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The carrying value of other financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accrued interest receivable and accounts payable, approximate the fair values of the instruments. Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash values are considered Level 1 on the

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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


fair value hierarchy. The fair value of other financial instruments, including derivative assets and liabilities, are included in the fair value hierarchy table above.
Note 17—Segment Reporting

The Company has determined that it has four reportable segments based on how management reviews and manages its business. These reportable segments include: Real Estate Finance, Net Lease, Operating Properties and Land and Development. The Real Estate Finance segment includes all of the Company's activities related to senior and mezzanine real estate loans and real estate related securities. The Net Lease segment includes the Company's activities and operations related to the ownership of properties generally leased to single corporate tenants. The Operating Properties segment includes the Company's activities and operations related to its commercial and residential properties. The Land and Development segment includes the Company's activities related to its developable land portfolio.

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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


The Company evaluates performance based on the following financial measures for each segment. The Company's segment information is as follows ($ in thousands):
 
Real Estate Finance
 
Net Lease
 
Operating Properties
 
Land and Development
 
Corporate/Other(1)
 
Company Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating lease income
$
—

 
$
36,496

 
$
15,989

 
$
106

 
$
—

 
$
52,591

Interest income
29,058

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
29,058

Other income
76

 
506

 
10,355

 
386

 
541

 
11,864

Land development revenue
—

 
—

 
—

 
20,050

 
—

 
20,050

Earnings (loss) from equity method investments
—

 
981

 
632

 
3,842

 
247

 
5,702

Income from sales of real estate
—

 
6,720

 
1,898

 
—

 
—

 
8,618

Total revenue and other earnings
29,134

 
44,703

 
28,874

 
24,384

 
788

 
127,883

Real estate expense
—

 
(4,726
)
 
(21,518
)
 
(9,497
)
 
—

 
(35,741
)
Land development cost of sales
—

 
—

 
—

 
(15,910
)
 
—

 
(15,910
)
Other expense
(605
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,264
)
 
(1,869
)
Allocated interest expense
(11,888
)
 
(15,783
)
 
(5,606
)
 
(8,118
)
 
(9,798
)
 
(51,193
)
Allocated general and administrative(2)
(3,596
)
 
(4,642
)
 
(1,755
)
 
(3,926
)
 
(5,373
)
 
(19,292
)
Segment profit (loss)(3)
$
13,045

 
$
19,552

 
$
(5
)
 
$
(13,067
)
 
$
(15,647
)
 
$
3,878

Other significant items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recovery of loan losses
$
(4,928
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(4,928
)
Impairment of assets
—

 
—

 
4,413

 
—

 
—

 
4,413

Depreciation and amortization
—

 
8,428

 
4,039

 
270

 
330

 
13,067

Capitalized expenditures
—

 
771

 
8,210

 
26,592

 
—

 
35,573

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating lease income
$
—

 
$
35,750

 
$
19,081

 
$
106

 
$
—

 
$
54,937

Interest income
33,219

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
33,219

Other income
1,297

 
80

 
7,344

 
1,065

 
1,755

 
11,541

Land development revenue
—

 
—

 
—

 
14,947

 
—

 
14,947

Earnings (loss) from equity method investments
—

 
946

 
(142
)
 
6,661

 
802

 
8,267

Income from sales of real estate
—

 
4,928

 
5,530

 
—

 
—

 
10,458

Total revenue and other earnings
34,516

 
41,704

 
31,813

 
22,779

 
2,557

 
133,369

Real estate expense
—

 
(4,508
)
 
(21,120
)
 
(8,677
)
 
—

 
(34,305
)
Land development cost of sales
—

 
—

 
—

 
(11,575
)
 
—

 
(11,575
)
Other expense
86

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(826
)
 
(740
)
Allocated interest expense
(14,702
)
 
(16,236
)
 
(6,620
)
 
(8,359
)
 
(11,104
)
 
(57,021
)
Allocated general and administrative(2)
(3,831
)
 
(4,296
)
 
(1,870
)
 
(3,270
)
 
(5,258
)
 
(18,525
)
Segment profit (loss)(3)
$
16,069

 
$
16,664

 
$
2,203

 
$
(9,102
)
 
$
(14,631
)
 
$
11,203

Other significant items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses
$
1,506

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,506

Depreciation and amortization
—

 
8,851

 
5,283

 
300

 
274

 
14,708

Capitalized expenditures
—

 
851

 
15,797

 
34,268

 
—

 
50,916

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


 
Real Estate Finance
 
Net Lease
 
Operating Properties
 
Land and Development
 
Corporate/Other(1)
 
Company Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Real estate
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Real estate, net
$
—

 
$
998,314

 
$
478,277

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,476,591

Real estate available and held for sale
—

 
—

 
71,934

 
—

 
—

 
71,934

Total real estate
—

 
998,314

 
550,211

 
—

 
—

 
1,548,525

Land and development, net
—

 
—

 
—

 
955,150

 
—

 
955,150

Loans receivable and other lending investments, net
1,381,227

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,381,227

Other investments
—

 
92,024

 
3,215

 
69,454

 
32,866

 
197,559

Total portfolio assets
$
1,381,227

 
$
1,090,338

 
$
553,426

 
$
1,024,604

 
$
32,866

 
4,082,461

Cash and other assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,212,055

Total assets


 


 


 


 


 
$
5,294,516

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Real estate, net
$
—

 
$
1,015,590

 
$
476,162

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,491,752

Real estate available and held for sale
—

 
1,284

 
82,480

 
—

 
—


83,764

Total real estate
—

 
1,016,874

 
558,642

 
—

 
—

 
1,575,516

Land and development, net
—

 
—

 
—

 
945,565

 
—

 
945,565

Loans receivable and other lending investments, net
1,450,439

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,450,439

Other investments
—

 
92,669

 
3,583

 
84,804

 
33,350

 
214,406

Total portfolio assets
$
1,450,439

 
$
1,109,543

 
$
562,225

 
$
1,030,369

 
$
33,350

 
4,185,926

Cash and other assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
639,588

Total assets


 


 


 


 


 
$
4,825,514

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
Corporate/Other represents all corporate level and unallocated items including any intercompany eliminations necessary to reconcile to consolidated Company totals. This caption also includes the Company's joint venture investments and strategic investments that are not included in the other reportable segments above.
(2)
General and administrative excludes stock-based compensation expense of $5.9 million and $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. respectively.
(3)
The following is a reconciliation of segment profit to net income (loss) ($ in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Segment profit
$
3,878

 
$
11,203

Less: Recovery of (provision for) loan losses
4,928

 
(1,506
)
Less: Impairment of assets
(4,413
)
 
—

Less: Stock-based compensation expense
(5,881
)
 
(4,577
)
Less: Depreciation and amortization
(13,067
)
 
(14,708
)
Less: Income tax (expense) benefit
(607
)
 
414

Less: Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net
(210
)
 
(125
)
Net income (loss)
$
(15,372
)
 
$
(9,299
)


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iStar Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(unaudited)


Note 18—Subsequent Events

On April 12, 2017, the Company repaid in full the $275.0 million principal amount of 9.00% senior unsecured notes due June 2017 at par. In connection with the repayment prior to maturity, the Company paid a $2.75 million make whole premium.

On April 14, 2017, two institutional investors acquired, through a merger and related transactions, a 51% interest in the Company's ground net lease business, a component of the Company's net lease segment, consisting of 12 properties subject to long-term net leases including seven ground net leases and one master lease (covering five properties). The Company will deconsolidate the 12 properties and own a 49% noncontrolling interest in the new entity and account for its investment in the new entity as an equity method investment. The Company received total consideration of $340.0 million, including the venture's assumption of the $227.0 million 2017 Secured Financing. The Company had a carrying value of approximately $156.0 million in the 12 properties and will recognize an approximate gain of $178.0 million in connection with the sale. The new entity, named Safety, Income and Growth, Inc., has filed a registration statement on Form S-11 for a possible initial public offering ("IPO") and the Company has committed to pay up to $25.0 million in offering costs in connection with an IPO.

On April 21, 2017, the Company and Lennar completed settlement of transfer of the land, pursuant to which we conveyed the land to Lennar and received net proceeds of $231.1 million after payment of $6.3 million in documentary transfer taxes, subject to certain holdbacks and subject also to final resolution of the amount of post-judgment interest owed by Lennar, consisting of $114.0 million of sales proceeds, $121.8 million of interest and $1.6 million of real estate tax reimbursements. The amount of attorneys’ fees and costs to be recovered by the Company will be determined through further proceedings before the District Court. A portion of the net proceeds received by the Company has been paid to the third party which holds a 4.3% participation interest in all proceeds received by the Company.





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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Certain statements in this report, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Forward-looking statements are included with respect to, among other things, iStar Inc.'s (the "Company's") current business plan, business strategy, portfolio management, prospects and liquidity. 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. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In assessing all forward-looking statements, readers are urged to read carefully all cautionary statements contained in this Form 10-Q and the uncertainties and risks described in Item 1A—"Risk Factors" in our 2016 Annual Report, all of which could affect our future results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. For purposes of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the terms "we," "our" and "us" refer to iStar Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
The discussion below should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and our 2016 Annual Report. These historical financial statements may not be indicative of our future performance. We have reclassified certain items in our consolidated financial statements of prior periods to conform to our current financial statements presentation.
Introduction
iStar Inc., doing business as "iStar," finances, invests in and develops real estate and real estate related projects as part of its fully-integrated investment platform. We have invested more than $35 billion over the past two decades and are structured as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") with a diversified portfolio focused on larger assets located in major metropolitan markets. Our primary business segments are real estate finance, net lease, operating properties and land and development.
Executive Overview

We continued to invest in what we believe to be attractive investment opportunities in our real estate finance and net lease businesses while making progress in stabilizing and/or monetizing our commercial and residential operating properties. Our land portfolio continues to make significant progress with almost all of our land projects being re-entitled and sales and leasing efforts gaining momentum. Our investment activity has focused on new originations within our core business segments of real estate finance and net lease. In addition, we continue to make significant investments within our operating property and land and development portfolios in order to better position assets for sale and maximize value for our shareholders.
We have continued to strengthen our balance sheet through our financing activities. Access to the capital markets has allowed us to extend our debt maturity profile and remain primarily an unsecured borrower. In March 2017, we issued $375.0 million principal amount of 6.00% senior unsecured notes due April 2022. Proceeds from the offering were primarily used to repay in full the $99.7 million principal amount of 5.85% senior unsecured notes due March 2017 and, subsequent to March 31, 2017, repay in full the $275.0 million principal amount of 9.00% senior unsecured notes due June 2017. In addition, also in March 2017, we entered into a $227.0 million secured financing (the "2017 Secured Financing") that accrues interest at 3.795% and matures in April 2027. The 2017 Secured Financing is collateralized by 12 properties including seven ground net leases and one master lease covering the accounts of five related properties. As of March 31, 2017, we had $897.5 million of cash, which we expect to use primarily to repay debt and fund future investment activities. In addition, we have additional borrowing capacity of $236.0 million at March 31, 2017.
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, our real estate finance and net lease business segments contributed positively to our earnings. We continue to work on repositioning or redeveloping our transitional operating properties and progressing on the entitlement and development of our land and development assets in order to maximize their value. We intend to continue these efforts, with the objective of increasing the contribution of these assets to our earnings in the future. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recorded a net loss allocable to common shareholders of $27.1 million, compared to a net loss of $21.2 million during the same period in the prior year. Adjusted income (loss) allocable to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $(11.8) million, compared to $(0.3) million during the same period in the prior year (see "Adjusted Income" for a reconciliation of adjusted income to net income).

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Portfolio Overview

As of March 31, 2017, based on gross carrying values, our $4.5 billion investment portfolio has the following characteristics:

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As of March 31, 2017, based on gross carrying values, our total investment portfolio has the following property/collateral type and geographic characteristics ($ in thousands)(1):
Property/Collateral Types
 
Real Estate Finance
 
Net Lease
 
Operating Properties
 
Land & Development
 
Total
 
% of
Total
Office / Industrial
 
$
207,205

 
$
747,788

 
$
122,605

 
$
—

 
$
1,077,598

 
23.9
%
Land and Development
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,031,361

 
1,031,361

 
22.8
%
Hotel
 
335,854

 
136,080

 
103,260

 
—

 
575,194

 
12.7
%
Entertainment / Leisure
 
—

 
489,671

 
—

 
—

 
489,671

 
10.8
%
Mixed Use / Mixed Collateral
 
297,636

 
—

 
173,906

 
—

 
471,542

 
10.4
%
Condominium
 
314,608

 
—

 
71,304

 
—

 
385,912

 
8.5
%
Other Property Types
 
205,993

 
29,619

 
6

 
—

 
235,618

 
5.2
%
Retail
 
38,331

 
57,348

 
131,848

 
—

 
227,527

 
5.0
%
Strategic Investments
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
32,866

 
0.7
%
Total
 
$
1,399,627

 
$
1,460,506

 
$
602,929

 
$
1,031,361

 
$
4,527,289

 
100.0
%
Geographic Region
 
Real Estate Finance
 
Net Lease
 
Operating Properties
 
Land & Development
 
Total
 
% of
Total
Northeast
 
$
662,477

 
$
399,362

 
$
46,784

 
$
246,473

 
$
1,355,096

 
30.0
%
West
 
89,901

 
357,538

 
37,957

 
367,426

 
852,822

 
18.8
%
Southeast
 
167,589

 
251,123

 
149,199

 
138,475

 
706,386

 
15.6
%
Mid-Atlantic
 
174,046

 
154,296

 
49,561

 
221,859

 
599,762

 
13.2
%
Southwest
 
51,227

 
182,336

 
241,814

 
25,628

 
501,005

 
11.1
%
Central
 
164,367

 
67,196

 
67,473

 
31,500

 
330,536

 
7.3
%
Various(2)
 
90,020

 
48,655

 
10,141

 
—

 
148,816

 
3.3
%
Strategic Investments(2)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
32,866

 
0.7
%
Total
 
$
1,399,627

 
$
1,460,506

 
$
602,929

 
$
1,031,361

 
$
4,527,289

 
100.0
%
_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)Based on the carrying value of our total investment portfolio gross of accumulated depreciation and general loan loss reserves.
(2)Combined, strategic investments and the various category include $20.0 million of international assets.

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Real Estate Finance

Our real estate finance business targets sophisticated and innovative owner/operators of real estate and real estate related projects by providing one-stop capabilities that encompass financing alternatives ranging from full envelope senior loans to mezzanine and preferred equity capital positions. As of March 31, 2017, our real estate finance portfolio, excluding securities, totaled $1.4 billion, gross of general loan loss reserves. The portfolio included $1.1 billion of performing loans with a weighted average maturity of 1.5 years.

The tables below summarize our loans and the reserves for loan losses associated with our loans ($ in thousands):
 
March 31, 2017
 
Number of Loans
 
Gross Carrying Value
 
Reserve for Loan Losses
 
Carrying Value
 
% of Total
 
Reserve for Loan Losses as a % of Gross Carrying Value
Performing loans
36

 
$
1,128,434

 
$
(18,400
)
 
$
1,110,034

 
85.4%
 
1.6%
Non-performing loans
5

 
250,801

 
(60,989
)
 
189,812

 
14.6%
 
24.3%
Total
41

 
$
1,379,235

 
$
(79,389
)
 
$
1,299,846

 
100.0%
 
5.8%
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
Number of Loans
 
Gross Carrying Value
 
Reserve for Loan Losses
 
Carrying Value
 
% of Total
 
Reserve for Loan Losses as a % of Gross Carrying Value
Performing loans
35

 
$
1,202,127

 
$
(23,300
)
 
$
1,178,827

 
86.0%
 
1.9%
Non-performing loans
6

 
253,941

 
(62,245
)
 
191,696

 
14.0%
 
24.5%
Total
41

 
$
1,456,068

 
$
(85,545
)
 
$
1,370,523

 
100.0%
 
5.9%

Performing Loans—The table below summarizes our performing loans gross of reserves ($ in thousands):
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Senior mortgages
$
752,341

 
$
854,805

Corporate/Partnership loans
361,895

 
333,244

Subordinate mortgages
14,198

 
14,078

Total
$
1,128,434

 
$
1,202,127

 
 
 
 
Weighted average LTV
60
%
 
64
%
Yield
9.2
%
 
8.9
%

Non-Performing Loans—We designate loans as non-performing at such time as: (1) the loan becomes 90 days delinquent; (2) the loan has a maturity default; or (3) management determines it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan. All non-performing loans are placed on non-accrual status and income is only recognized in certain cases upon actual cash receipt. As of March 31, 2017, we had non-performing loans with an aggregate carrying value of $189.8 million compared to non-performing loans with an aggregate carrying value of $191.7 million as of December 31, 2016. We expect that our level of non-performing loans will fluctuate from period to period.

Reserve for Loan Losses—The reserve for loan losses was $79.4 million as of March 31, 2017, or 5.8% of total loans, compared to $85.5 million or 5.9% as of December 31, 2016. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the recovery of loan losses included a reduction in the general reserve of $4.9 million due to an overall improvement in the risk ratings of our loan portfolio. We expect that our level of reserve for loan losses will fluctuate from period to period. Due to the volatility of the commercial real estate market, the process of estimating collateral values and reserves requires the use of significant judgment. We currently believe there is adequate collateral and reserves to support the carrying values of the loans.

The reserve for loan losses includes an asset-specific component and a formula-based component. An asset-specific reserve is established for an impaired loan when the estimated fair value of the loan's collateral less costs to sell is lower than the carrying

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value of the loan. As of March 31, 2017, asset-specific reserves decreased to $61.0 million compared to $62.2 million as of December 31, 2016.

The formula-based general reserve is derived from estimated principal default probabilities and loss severities applied to groups of performing loans based upon risk ratings assigned to loans with similar risk characteristics during our quarterly loan portfolio assessment. During this assessment, we perform a comprehensive analysis of our loan portfolio and assign risk ratings to loans that incorporate management's current judgments and future expectations about their credit quality based on all known and relevant factors that may affect collectability. We consider, among other things, payment status, lien position, borrower financial resources and investment in collateral, collateral type, project economics and geographical location as well as national and regional economic factors. This methodology results in loans being segmented by risk classification into risk rating categories that are associated with estimated probabilities of default and principal loss. We estimate loss rates based on historical realized losses experienced within our portfolio and take into account current economic conditions affecting the commercial real estate market when establishing appropriate time frames to evaluate loss experience.

The general reserve decreased to $18.4 million or 1.6% of performing loans as of March 31, 2017, compared to $23.3 million or 1.9% of performing loans as of December 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily attributable to an overall improvement in the risk ratings of our loan portfolio.

Net Lease

Our net lease business seeks to create stable cash flows through long-term net leases primarily to single tenants on our properties. We target mission-critical facilities leased on a long-term basis to tenants, offering structured solutions that combine our capabilities in underwriting, lease structuring, asset management and build-to-suit construction. We invest in new net lease investments primarily through our Net Lease Venture, in which we hold a 51.9% interest. The Net Lease Venture has a right of first offer on any new net lease investments that we source. In the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Net Lease Venture's investment period was extended through February 1, 2018. The term of the Net Lease Venture extends through February 13, 2022, subject to two, one-year extension options at the discretion of the Company and its partner.

As of March 31, 2017, our net lease portfolio, including equity method investments, totaled $1.46 billion, gross of $370.2 million of accumulated depreciation. The table below provides certain statistics for our net lease portfolio.
Net Lease Statistics
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Square feet (mm)(1)
17,078

 
17,214

Leased %(2)
99
%
 
98
%
Weighted average lease term (years)(3)
14.8

 
14.7

Yield(4)
8.4
%
 
8.3
%
______________________________________________________________
(1)
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, includes 3,081 square feet at one of our equity method investments of which we own 51.9%.
(2)
Excluding equity method investments, our net lease portfolio was 98% leased as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
(3)
Excluding equity method investments, our weighted average lease term was and 14.8 years as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
(4)
Excludes equity method investments.

Operating Properties

As of March 31, 2017, our operating property portfolio, including equity method investments, totaled $602.9 million, gross of $49.5 million of accumulated depreciation, and was comprised of $531.0 million of commercial and $71.9 million of residential real estate properties.

Commercial Operating Properties
 
Our commercial operating properties represent a diverse pool of assets across a broad range of geographies and collateral types including office, retail and hotel properties. We generally seek to reposition our transitional properties with the objective of maximizing their values through the infusion of capital and/or intensive asset management efforts resulting in value realization upon sale.


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The table below provides certain statistics for our commercial operating property portfolio.
Commercial Operating Property Statistics
($ in millions)
 
Stabilized Operating(1)
Transitional Operating(1)
 
Total
 
March 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
Gross book value ($mm)(2)
$
339

$
337

 
$
192

$
189

 
$
531

$
526

Occupancy(3)
88
%
86
%
 
55
%
54
%
 
75
%
74
%
Yield
7.9
%
8.5
%
 
3.7
%
1.5
%
 
6.4
%
5.5
%
______________________________________________________________
(1)
Stabilized commercial properties generally have occupancy levels above 80% and/or generate yields resulting in a sufficient return based upon the properties’ risk profiles. Transitional commercial properties are generally those properties that do not meet these criteria.
(2)
Gross carrying value represents carrying value gross of accumulated depreciation.
(3)
Occupancy is as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Residential Operating Properties

As of March 31, 2017, our residential operating portfolio was comprised of 41 condominium units generally located within luxury projects in major U.S. cities. The table below provides certain statistics for our residential operating property portfolio (excluding fractional units).
Residential Operating Property Statistics
($ in millions)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2016
Condominium units sold
7

 
14

Proceeds
$
10.2

 
$
19.2

Income from sales of real estate
$
1.9

 
$
4.8


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Land and Development

At the end of the quarter, our land and development portfolio, including equity method investments, totaled $1.02 billion, with seven projects in production, nine in development and 14 in the pre-development phase. These projects are collectively entitled for approximately 15,000 lots and units. The following tables presents certain statistics for our land and development portfolio.
Land and Development Portfolio Rollforward
(in millions)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2016
Beginning balance(1)
$
945.5

 
$
1,002.0

Asset sales(2)
(15.3
)
 
(11.2
)
Capital expenditures
26.6

 
34.2

Other
(1.6
)
 
(0.6
)
Ending balance(1)
$
955.2

 
$
1,024.4

_______________________________________________________________________
(1)As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, excludes $69.5 million and $84.8 million, respectively, of equity method investments.
(2)Represents gross book value of the assets sold, rather than proceeds received.
Land and Development Statistics
(in millions)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2016
Land development revenue
$
20.1

 
$
14.9

Land development cost of sales
15.9

 
11.6

Gross margin
$
4.2

 
$
3.3

Earnings from land development equity method investments
3.8

 
6.7

Total
$
8.0

 
$
10.0




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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Operating lease income
$
52,591

 
$
54,937

 
$
(2,346
)
 
(4
)%
Interest income
29,058

 
33,219

 
(4,161
)
 
(13
)%
Other income
11,864

 
11,541

 
323

 
3
 %
Land development revenue
20,050

 
14,947

 
5,103

 
34
 %
Total revenue
113,563

 
114,644

 
(1,081
)
 
(1
)%
Interest expense
51,193

 
57,021

 
(5,828
)
 
(10
)%
Real estate expense
35,741

 
34,305

 
1,436

 
4
 %
Land development cost of sales
15,910

 
11,575

 
4,335

 
37
 %
Depreciation and amortization
13,067

 
14,708

 
(1,641
)
 
(11
)%
General and administrative
25,173

 
23,102

 
2,071

 
9
 %
(Recovery of) provision for loan losses
(4,928
)
 
1,506

 
(6,434
)
 
>(100%)

Impairment of assets
4,413

 
—

 
4,413

 
100
 %
Other expense
1,869

 
740

 
1,129

 
>100%

Total costs and expenses
142,438

 
142,957

 
(519
)
 
—
 %
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net
(210
)
 
(125
)
 
(85
)
 
68
 %
Earnings from equity method investments
5,702

 
8,267

 
(2,565
)
 
(31
)%
Income tax (expense) benefit
(607
)
 
414

 
(1,021
)
 
>100%

Income from sales of real estate
8,618

 
10,458

 
(1,840
)
 
(18
)%
Net income (loss)
$
(15,372
)
 
$
(9,299
)
 
$
(6,073
)
 
65
 %

Revenue—Operating lease income, which primarily includes income from net lease assets and commercial operating properties, decreased to $52.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $54.9 million for the same period in 2016.

Operating lease income from net lease assets increased to $36.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $35.8 million for the same period in 2016. The increase was primarily due to the execution of new leases, partially offset by the sale of net lease assets since April 1, 2016. Operating lease income from same store net lease assets, defined as net lease assets we owned on or prior to January 1, 2016 and were in service through March 31, 2017, increased to $35.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $34.3 million for the same period in 2016, an increase of 3.2%. This increase was primarily due to an increase in rent per occupied square foot to $10.48 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $10.07 for the same period in 2016, partially offset by a decrease in the occupancy rate, which was 98.2% as of March 31, 2017 and 99.0% as of March 31, 2016.

Operating lease income from operating properties decreased to $16.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $19.1 million for the same period in 2016. The decrease was primarily due to commercial operating property sales since April 1, 2016, partially offset by the execution of new leases. Operating lease income from same store commercial operating properties, defined as commercial operating properties, excluding hotels and marinas, which we owned on or prior to January 1, 2016 and were in service through March 31, 2017, remained flat at $11.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016. Rent per occupied square foot for same store commercial operating properties was $25.14 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and $25.19 for the same period in 2016. Occupancy rates for same store commercial operating properties were 73.9% as of March 31, 2017 and 74.1% as of March 31, 2016. Ancillary operating lease income for land and development assets was $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

Interest income decreased to $29.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $33.2 million for the same period in 2016. The decrease was due primarily to a decrease in the average balance of our performing loans, which decreased to $1.28 billion in 2017 from $1.57 billion in 2016. The weighted average yield on our performing loans increased to 9.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 from 8.5% for the same period in 2016.

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Other income increased to $11.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $11.5 million for the same period in 2016. Other income during the three months ended March 31, 2017 primarily consisted of income from our hotel properties and other ancillary income from our operating properties. Other income during the three months ended March 31, 2016 consisted of income from our hotel properties, loan prepayment fees and property tax refunds.
Land development revenue and cost of sales—During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we sold residential lots and units and recognized land development revenue of $20.1 million which had associated cost of sales of $15.9 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we sold residential lots and units and recognized land development revenue of $14.9 million which had associated cost of sales of $11.6 million. The increase in 2017 from 2016 was primarily due to the progression of our land and development business.
Costs and expenses—Interest expense decreased to $51.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $57.0 million for the same period in 2016 due to a decrease in the balance of our average outstanding debt, which decreased to $3.63 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $4.21 billion for the same period in 2016. Our weighted average cost of debt for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was 5.9% and 5.5%, respectively.
Real estate expenses increased to $35.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $34.3 million for the same period in 2016. The increase was due to an increase in carry costs and other expenses on our land assets, which increased to $9.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $8.7 million for the same period in 2016, primarily due to an increase in marketing costs on certain of our land assets. In addition, expenses for commercial operating properties increased to $19.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $18.6 million for the same period in 2016. This increase was primarily due to an increase in expenses at certain of our hotel properties, partially offset by by property sales since April 1, 2016. Expenses from same store commercial operating properties, excluding hotels and marinas, decreased slightly to $7.3 million from $7.4 million for the same period in 2016. Expenses associated with residential operating properties decreased to $1.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $2.6 million for the same period in 2016 due to the sale of residential units since March 31, 2016. Expenses for net lease assets increased to $4.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $4.5 million for the same period in 2016. Expenses from same store net lease assets was $4.5 million and $3.8 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
Depreciation and amortization decreased to $13.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $14.7 million for the same period in 2016, primarily due to the sale of net lease and commercial operating properties in since April 1, 2016.
General and administrative expenses increased to $25.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $23.1 million for the same period in 2016, primarily due to a an increase in compensation expense related to performance incentive plans.
The net recovery of loan losses was $4.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 as compared to a net provision for loan losses of $1.5 million for the same period in 2016. The recovery of loan losses included a $4.9 million reduction in the general reserve due to an overall improvement in the risk ratings of our loan portfolio. Included in the net provision for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were provisions for specific reserves of $0.9 million due to one non-performing loan and $0.6 million in the general reserve due primarily to new investment originations.
Impairment of assets was $4.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and resulted from shifting demand in the local condominium market along with a change in our exit strategy on a real estate asset held for sale.
Other expense increased to $1.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $0.7 million for the same period in 2016. The increase was primarily the result of costs associated with the repricing our 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2017.
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net—During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we incurred losses on early extinguishment of debt resulting from the repricing of our 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we incurred losses on the early extinguishment of debt related to accelerated amortization of discounts and fees in connection with amortization payments on our credit facilities.
Earnings from equity method investments—Earnings from equity method investments decreased to $5.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $8.3 million for the same period in 2016. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recognized $3.1 million related to sales activity on a land development venture, $1.0 million related to operations at our Net Lease Venture and $1.6 million was aggregate income from our remaining equity method investments. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recognized $8.2 million related to sales activity on a land development venture, $0.9 million related to leasing operations at our Net Lease Venture and aggregate losses of $0.8 million from our remaining equity method investments.

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Income tax (expense) benefit—Income taxes are primarily generated by assets held by our taxable REIT subsidiaries ("TRSs"). An income tax expense of $0.6 million was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2017 as compared to an income tax benefit of $0.4 million for the same period in 2016. The income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2017 primarily related to state margins taxes and other minimum state franchise taxes. The income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2016 primarily related to taxable losses generated by sales of certain TRS properties. In each period, different TRS properties were sold, each with a unique tax basis and sales value.

Income from sales of real estate—During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we sold properties and recognized $8.6 million in income from sales of real estate. During the three months ended March 31, 2017,we sold net lease assets that resulted in gains of $6.7 million and we sold residential condominiums that resulted in gains of $1.9 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we sold properties and recognized $10.5 million in income from sales of real estate. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we sold residential condominiums that resulted in income of $4.9 million, we sold net lease assets resulting in income of $4.9 million and we sold a commercial operating property resulting in income of $0.7 million.

Adjusted Income

In addition to net income (loss) prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), we use adjusted income, a non-GAAP financial measure, to measure our operating performance. Adjusted income is used internally as a supplemental performance measure adjusting for certain non-cash GAAP measures to give management a view of income more directly derived from current period activity. Until the second quarter 2016, adjusted income was calculated as net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders, prior to the effect of depreciation and amortization, provision for (recovery of) loan losses, impairment of assets, stock-based compensation expense, and the non-cash portion of gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt. Effective in the second quarter 2016, we modified our presentation of adjusted income to reflect the effect of gains or losses on charge-offs and dispositions on carrying value gross of loan loss reserves and impairments ("Adjusted Income").

Adjusted Income should be examined in conjunction with net income (loss) as shown in our consolidated statements of operations. Adjusted Income should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) (determined in accordance with GAAP), or to cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), as a measure of our liquidity, nor is Adjusted Income indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs or available for distribution to shareholders. Rather, Adjusted Income is an additional measure we use to analyze our business performance because it excludes the effects of certain non-cash charges that we believe are not necessarily indicative of our operating performance while including the effect of gains or losses on investments when realized. It should be noted that our manner of calculating Adjusted Income may differ from the calculations of similarly-titled measures by other companies.
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Adjusted Income
 
 
 
Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders
$
(27,102
)
 
$
(21,187
)
Add: Depreciation and amortization(1)
15,052

 
17,172

Add: (Recovery of) provision for loan losses
(4,928
)
 
1,506

Add: Impairment of assets(2)
4,413

 
915

Add: Stock-based compensation expense
5,881

 
4,577

Add: Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net
210

 
125

Less: Losses on charge-offs and dispositions(3)
(5,316
)
 
(3,416
)
Adjusted income (loss) allocable to common shareholders(4)
$
(11,790
)
 
$
(308
)
______________________________________________________________
(1)
Depreciation and amortization also includes our proportionate share of depreciation and amortization expense for equity method investments and excludes the portion of depreciation and amortization expense allocable to noncontrolling interests.
(2)
For the three months ended March 31, 2016, impairment of assets includes impairments on cost and equity method investments recorded in "Other income" and "Earnings from equity method investments," respectively, in our consolidated statements of operations.
(3)
Represents the impact of charge-offs and dispositions realized during the period. These charge-offs and dispositions were on assets that were previously impaired for GAAP and reflected in net income but not Adjusted Income.
(4)
For the three months ended March 31, 2016, Adjusted Income under the previous presentation was $3.1 million.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2017, we had unrestricted cash of $897.5 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we invested $111.3 million associated with new investments, prior financing commitments as well as ongoing development during the quarter. Total investments included $73.1 million in lending and other investments, $29.4 million to develop our land and development assets and $8.8 million of capital to reposition or redevelop our operating properties and invest in net lease assets. Also during the three months ended March 31, 2017, we generated $246.3 million of proceeds from loan repayments and asset sales within our portfolio, comprised of $171.1 million from real estate finance, $11.7 million from operating properties, $20.8 million from net lease assets, $42.2 million from land and development assets and $0.5 million from other investments. These amounts are inclusive of fundings and proceeds from both consolidated investments and our pro rata share from equity method investments.
The following table outlines our capital expenditures on real estate and land and development assets as reflected in our consolidated statements of cash flows, by segment ($ in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Operating Properties
$
7,283

 
$
16,757

Net Lease
498

 
978

Total capital expenditures on real estate assets
$
7,781

 
$
17,735

 
 
 
 
Land and Development
$
27,604

 
$
29,375

Total capital expenditures on land and development assets
$
27,604

 
$
29,375

Our primary cash uses over the next 12 months are expected to be repayments of debt, funding of investments, capital expenditures and funding ongoing business operations. Over the next 12 months, we currently expect to fund in the range of approximately $175 million to $225 million of capital expenditures within our portfolio. The majority of these amounts relate to our land and development and operating properties business segments and include multifamily and residential development activities which are expected to include approximately $80 million in vertical construction. The amount spent will depend on the pace of our development activities as well as the extent to which we strategically partner with others to complete these projects. As of March 31, 2017, we also had approximately $385 million of maximum unfunded commitments associated with our investments of which we expect to fund the majority of over the next two years, assuming borrowers and tenants meet all milestones and performance hurdles and all other conditions to fundings are met (see "Unfunded Commitments" below). Our capital sources to meet cash uses through the next 12 months and beyond will primarily be expected to include capital raised through debt and/or equity capital raising transactions, cash on hand, income from our portfolio, loan repayments from borrowers, proceeds from asset sales and sales of interests in business lines.
We cannot predict with certainty the specific transactions we will undertake to generate sufficient liquidity to meet our obligations as they come due. We will adjust our plans as appropriate in response to changes in our expectations and changes in market conditions. While economic trends have stabilized, it is not possible for us to predict whether these trends will continue or to quantify the impact of these or other trends on our financial results.
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we repaid in full the $99.7 million principal amount of 5.85% senior unsecured notes due March 2017 and, subsequent to March 31, 2017, we repaid the $275.0 million principal amount of 9.00% senior unsecured notes due June 2017. We have other unsecured debt maturities of $1,125.0 million due before March 31, 2018.

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Contractual Obligations—The following table outlines the contractual obligations related to our long-term debt obligations, loan participations payable and operating lease obligations as of March 31, 2017 (refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements).
 
Amounts Due By Period
 
Total

Less Than 1
Year

1 - 3
Years

3 - 5
Years

5 - 10
Years

After 10
Years
 
(in thousands)
Long-Term Debt Obligations:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Unsecured notes
$
2,845,000


$
1,125,000


$
1,070,000


$
275,000


$
375,000


$
—

Secured credit facilities
727,000


5,000


10,000


485,000


—


227,000

Mortgages
247,535


19,017


41,367


117,219


58,613


11,319

Trust preferred securities
100,000


—


—


—


—


100,000

Total principal maturities
3,919,535


1,149,017


1,121,367


877,219


433,613


338,319

Interest Payable(1)
645,581


194,616


238,074


126,253


61,893


24,745

Loan Participations Payable(2)
160,251

 
—

 
157,424

 
2,827

 
—

 
—

Operating Lease Obligations
19,912


3,973


7,793


4,503


3,643


—

Total
$
4,745,279


$
1,347,606


$
1,524,658


$
1,010,802


$
499,149


$
363,064

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
Variable-rate debt assumes 1-month LIBOR of 0.98% and 3-month LIBOR of 1.15% that were in effect as of March 31, 2017.
(2)
Refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements.

2017 Secured Financing—In March 2017, we entered into a $227.0 million secured financing transaction (the "2017 Secured Financing") that bears interest at 3.795% and matures in April 2027. Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the 2017 Secured Financing was assumed by an entity in which we have a 49% noncontrolling interest.The 2017 Secured Financing is collateralized by 12 properties including seven ground net leases and one master lease covering the accounts of five related properties.
2016 Secured Term Loan—In December 2016, we arranged a $170.0 million delayed draw secured term loan (the "2016 Secured Term Loan"). During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we allowed the 2016 Secured Term Loan to expire and replaced the 2016 Secured Term Loan with the 2017 Secured Financing. The 2016 Secured Term Loan was collateralized by the 12 properties that now serve as collateral for the 2017 Secured Financing which were sold subsequent to March 31, 2017.
2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility—In June 2016, we entered into a senior secured credit facility of $450.0 million (the "2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility"). In August 2016, we upsized the facility to $500.0 million. The initial $450.0 million of the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility was issued at 99% of par and the upsize was issued at par. The 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility initially accrued interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 4.50% with a 1.00% LIBOR floor. In January 2017, we repriced the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility to LIBOR plus 3.75% with a 1.00% LIBOR floor. The 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility is collateralized 1.25x by a first lien on a fixed pool of assets. Proceeds from principal repayments and sales of collateral are applied to amortize the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility. Proceeds received for interest, rent, lease payments and fee income are retained by us. We may also make optional prepayments, subject to prepayment fees, and are required to repay 0.25% of the principal amount on the first business day of each quarter beginning on October 3, 2016. Proceeds from the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility, together with cash on hand, were primarily used to repay other secured debt.
2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility—In March 2015, we entered into a secured revolving credit facility with a maximum capacity of $250.0 million (the "2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility"). Borrowings under this credit facility bear interest at a floating rate indexed to one of several base rates plus a margin which adjusts upward or downward based upon our corporate credit rating. An undrawn credit facility commitment fee ranges from 0.375% to 0.50%, based on average utilization each quarter. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the weighted average cost of the credit facility was 3.46%. Commitments under the revolving facility mature in March 2018. At maturity, we may convert outstanding borrowings to a one-year term loan which matures in quarterly installments through March 2019. As of March 31, 2017, based on our borrowing base of assets, we had $236.0 million of borrowing capacity available under the 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility.
Unsecured Notes—In March 2017, we issued $375.0 million principal amount of 6.00% senior unsecured notes due April 2022. Proceeds from the offering were primarily used to repay in full the $99.7 million principal amount of 5.85% senior unsecured notes due March 2017 and, subsequent to March 31, 2017, repay in full the $275.0 million principal amount of 9.00% senior unsecured notes due June 2017. In March 2016, we repaid our $261.4 million principal amount of 5.875% senior unsecured notes at maturity using available cash. In addition, we issued $275.0 million principal amount of 6.50% senior unsecured notes due July 2021. Proceeds from the offering were primarily used to repay $5.0 million of the 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility, pay

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related financing costs, and subsequent to March 31, 2016, repay in full the $265.0 million principal amount of senior unsecured notes due July 2016.

Encumbered/Unencumbered Assets—The carrying value of our encumbered and unencumbered assets by asset type are as follows ($ in thousands):
 
As of
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Encumbered Assets
 
Unencumbered Assets
 
Encumbered Assets
 
Unencumbered Assets
Real estate, net
$
1,005,826

 
$
470,765

 
$
881,212

 
$
610,540

Real estate available and held for sale
—

 
71,934

 
—

 
83,764

Land and development, net
35,165

 
919,985

 
35,165

 
910,400

Loans receivable and other lending investments, net(1)(2)
137,293

 
1,080,448

 
172,581

 
1,142,050

Other investments
—

 
197,559

 
—

 
214,406

Cash and other assets
—

 
1,212,055

 
—

 
639,588

Total
$
1,178,284

 
$
3,952,746

 
$
1,088,958

 
$
3,600,748

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the amounts presented exclude general reserves for loan losses of $18.4 million and $23.3 million, respectively.
(2)
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the amounts presented exclude loan participations of $181.9 million and $159.1 million, respectively.

Debt Covenants—Our outstanding unsecured debt securities contain corporate level covenants that include a covenant to maintain a ratio of unencumbered assets to unsecured indebtedness of at least 1.2x and a covenant not to incur additional indebtedness (except for incurrences of permitted debt), if on a pro forma basis, our consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, determined in accordance with the indentures governing our debt securities, is 1.5x or lower. If any of our covenants are breached and not cured within applicable cure periods, the breach could result in acceleration of our debt securities unless a waiver or modification is agreed upon with the requisite percentage of the bondholders. If our ability to incur additional indebtedness under the fixed charge coverage ratio is limited, we are permitted to incur indebtedness for the purpose of refinancing existing indebtedness and for other permitted purposes under the indentures.
The 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility contain certain covenants, including covenants relating to collateral coverage, dividend payments, restrictions on fundamental changes, transactions with affiliates, matters relating to the liens granted to the lenders and the delivery of information to the lenders. In particular, the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility requires us to maintain collateral coverage of at least 1.25x outstanding borrowings on the facility. The 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility is secured by a borrowing base of assets and requires us to maintain both collateral coverage of at least 1.5x outstanding borrowings on the facility and a consolidated ratio of cash flow to fixed charges of at least 1.5x. The 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility does not require that proceeds from the borrowing base be used to pay down outstanding borrowings provided the collateral coverage remains at least 1.5x outstanding borrowings on the facility. To satisfy this covenant, we have the option to pay down outstanding borrowings or substitute assets in the borrowing base. In addition, for so long as we maintain our qualification as a REIT, the 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the 2015 Secured Revolving Credit Facility permit us to distribute 100% of our REIT taxable income on an annual basis (prior to deducting certain cumulative NOL carryforwards).

Derivatives—Our use of derivative financial instruments is primarily limited to the utilization of interest rate swaps, interest rate caps or other instruments to manage interest rate risk exposure and foreign exchange contracts to manage our risk to changes in foreign currencies. Refer to Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements—We are not dependent on the use of any off-balance sheet financing arrangements for liquidity. We have made investments in various unconsolidated ventures. Refer to Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements for further details of our unconsolidated investments. Our maximum exposure to loss from these investments is limited to the carrying value of our investments and any unfunded commitments (see below).


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Unfunded Commitments—We generally fund construction and development loans and build-outs of space in net lease assets over a period of time if and when the borrowers and tenants meet established milestones and other performance criteria. We refer to these arrangements as Performance-Based Commitments. In addition, we sometimes establish a maximum amount of additional funding which we will make available to a borrower or tenant for an expansion or addition to a project if we approve of the expansion or addition in our sole discretion. We refer to these arrangements as Discretionary Fundings. Finally, we have committed to invest capital in several real estate funds and other ventures. These arrangements are referred to as Strategic Investments. As of March 31, 2017, the maximum amounts of the fundings we may make under each category, assuming all performance hurdles and milestones are met under the Performance-Based Commitments, that we approve all Discretionary Fundings and that 100% of our capital committed to Strategic Investments is drawn down, are as follows (in thousands):
 
Loans and Other Lending Investments(1)
 
Real Estate
 
Other
Investments
 
Total
Performance-Based Commitments
$
305,862

 
$
9,814

 
$
24,059

 
$
339,735

Strategic Investments
—

 
—

 
45,564

 
45,564

Total(2)
$
305,862

 
$
9,814

 
$
69,623

 
$
385,299

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
Excludes $155.3 million of commitments on loan participations sold that are not our obligation.
(2)
We did not have any Discretionary Fundings as of March 31, 2017.

Stock Repurchase Program—In February 2016, after having substantially utilized the remaining availability previously authorized, our Board of Directors authorized a new $50.0 million stock repurchase program. After having substantially utilized the availability authorized in February 2016, our Board of Directors authorized an increase to the stock repurchase program to $50.0 million, effective August 4, 2016. The program authorizes the repurchase of common stock from time to time in open market and privately negotiated purchases, including pursuant to one or more trading plans. We did not repurchase any shares of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2017. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we repurchased 5.8 million shares of our common stock for $58.1 million, at an average cost of $9.94 per share. As of March 31, 2017, we had remaining authorization to repurchase up to $50.0 million of common stock under our stock repurchase program.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments in certain circumstances that affect amounts reported as assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We have established detailed policies and control procedures intended to ensure that valuation methods, including any judgments made as part of such methods, are well controlled, reviewed and applied consistently from period to period. We base our estimates on historical corporate and industry experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be appropriate under the circumstances. For all of these estimates, we caution that future events rarely develop exactly as forecasted, and, therefore, routinely require adjustment.
On January 1, 2017, we adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which simplified several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
As of March 31, 2017, the remainder of our significant accounting policies, which are detailed in our 2016 Annual Report, have not changed materially.
New Accounting Pronouncements—For a discussion of the impact of new accounting pronouncements on our financial condition or results of operations, refer to Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

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Item 3.    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, commodity prices and equity prices. In pursuing our business plan, the primary market risk to which we are exposed is interest rate risk. Our operating results will depend in part on the difference between the interest and related income earned on our assets and the interest expense incurred in connection with our interest-bearing liabilities. Changes in the general level of interest rates prevailing in the financial markets will affect the spread between our floating rate assets and liabilities subject to the net amount of floating rate assets/liabilities and the impact of interest rate floors and caps. Any significant compression of the spreads between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities could have a material adverse effect on us.
In the event of a significant rising interest rate environment or economic downturn, defaults could increase and cause us to incur additional credit losses which would adversely affect our liquidity and operating results. Such delinquencies or defaults would likely have a material adverse effect on the spreads between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. In addition, an increase in interest rates could, among other things, reduce the value of our fixed-rate interest-bearing assets and our ability to realize gains from the sale of such assets.
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. We monitor the spreads between our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and may implement hedging strategies to limit the effects of changes in interest rates on our operations, including engaging in interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and other interest rate-related derivative contracts. Such strategies are designed to reduce our exposure, on specific transactions or on a portfolio basis, to changes in cash flows as a result of interest rate movements in the market. We do not enter into derivative contracts for speculative purposes or as a hedge against changes in our credit risk or the credit risk of our borrowers.
While a REIT may utilize derivative instruments to hedge interest rate risk on its liabilities incurred to acquire or carry real estate assets without generating non-qualifying income, use of derivatives for other purposes will generate non-qualified income for REIT income test purposes. This includes hedging asset related risks such as credit, foreign exchange and interest rate exposure on our loan assets. As a result our ability to hedge these types of risks is limited. There can be no assurance that our profitability will not be materially adversely affected during any period as a result of changing interest rates.
The following table quantifies the potential changes in annual net income, assuming no change in our interest earning assets or interest bearing liabilities, should interest rates increase by 10, 50 or 100 basis points or decrease by 10 basis points, assuming no change in the shape of the yield curve (i.e., relative interest rates). The base interest rate scenario assumes the one-month LIBOR rate of 0.98% as of March 31, 2017. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimated in the table.
Estimated Change In Net Income
($ in thousands)
Change in Interest Rates
 
Net Income(1)
-10 Basis Points
 
$
(1,583
)
Base Interest Rate
 
—

+10 Basis Points
 
1,583

+50 Basis Points
 
7,915

+100 Basis Points
 
15,830

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(1)
We have an overall net variable-rate asset position, which results in an increase in net income when rates increase and a decrease in net income when rates decrease. As of March 31, 2017, $603.0 million of our floating rate loans have a cumulative weighted average interest rate floor of 0.3% and $682.9 million of our floating rate debt has a cumulative weighted average interest rate floor of 0.8%.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company has formed a disclosure committee that is responsible for considering the materiality of information and determining the disclosure obligations of the Company on a timely basis. The disclosure committee reports directly to the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

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As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the disclosure committee and other members of management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d-15. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
In January 2017, the Company implemented a new accounting information system and, accordingly, has updated its internal controls over financial reporting for the new system. The Company has taken steps for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2017.
Other than as noted above, there have been no changes during the last fiscal quarter in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Company's periodic reports.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings
The Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries is party to various pending litigation matters that are considered ordinary routine litigation incidental to its real estate and real estate related business activities, including loan foreclosure and foreclosure-related proceedings. In addition to such matters, the Company is a party to the following legal proceedings:
Shareholder Action
As previously reported, a shareholder action was filed in 2014 in Maryland state court purporting to assert derivative, class and individual claims against the Company, a number of our current and former senior executives (including our chief executive officer) and current and former directors as defendants.  The complaint alleged breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and other causes of action arising out of compensation awards granted by the Company to our senior executives in December 2008 and modified in July 2011. On October 30, 2014, the Maryland Circuit Court dismissed all of plaintiffs' claims in the action. Plaintiffs appealed and, on January 28, 2016, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals affirmed the order of the Circuit Court. Plaintiffs appealed that decision and, on January 20, 2017, the Maryland Court of Appeals (Maryland’s highest court) issued its opinion affirming the dismissal of all of plaintiffs’ claims against the Company and the other defendants. This matter is concluded.
U.S. Home Corporation ("Lennar") v. Settlers Crossing, LLC, et al. (Civil Action No. DKC 08-1863)
This litigation involves a dispute over the purchase and sale of approximately 1,250 acres of land in Prince George’s County, Maryland. On January 22, 2015, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (the District Court) entered a judgment in favor of the Company, as seller, and against Lennar, as purchaser. The District Court found that the Company is entitled to specific performance and awarded damages to the Company in the aggregate amount of: (i) the remaining purchase price to be paid by Lennar of $114.0 million; plus (ii) simple interest on the unpaid amount at a rate of 12% annually, calculated from May 27, 2008, until Lennar proceeds to settlement on the land; plus (iii) real estate taxes paid by the Company; plus (iv) actual and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred by the Company in connection with the litigation. Lennar appealed the District Court's judgment and posted an appeal bond.
On April 12, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (the Court of Appeals) affirmed the judgment of the District Court in its entirety. Lennar has filed a petition with the Court of Appeals for rehearing en banc, only with respect to the calculation of interest owed by Lennar on the unpaid purchase price following the date of the judgment of the District Court, which petition is pending. Lennar’s time period to seek review of the Court of Appeals’ decision by the United States Supreme Court has not expired.
On April 21, 2017, we and Lennar completed settlement of transfer of the land, pursuant to which we conveyed the land to Lennar and received net proceeds of $231.1 million after payment of $6.3 million in documentary transfer taxes, subject to certain holdbacks and subject also to final resolution of the amount of post-judgment interest owed by Lennar, consisting of $114.0 million of sales proceeds, $121.8 million of interest and $1.6 million of real estate tax reimbursements. The amount of attorneys’ fees and costs to be recovered by us will be determined through further proceedings before the District Court. A portion of the net proceeds received by us has been paid to the third party which holds a 4.3% participation interest in all proceeds received by us.

Item 1a.    Risk Factors
There were no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company's 2015 Annual Report.

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Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table sets forth the information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of the Company of its common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2017.
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Plan
Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans(1)
January 1 to January 31
—

$
—

—

$
50,000,000

February 1 to February 28
—

$
—

—

$
50,000,000

March 1 to March 31
—

$
—

—

$
50,000,000

_______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
In August 2016, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an increase to $50.0 million in the stock repurchase program. The program authorizes the repurchase of common stock from time to time in open market and privately negotiated purchases, including pursuant to one or more trading plans. There is no fixed expiration date to this stock repurchase program.
Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5.    Other Information
None.

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Item 6.    Exhibits
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Document Description
10.12
iStar Inc. Amended and Restated Non-Employee's Directors' Deferral Plan

31.0
Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
32.0
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
101*
The following financial information from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017 is formatted in XBRL ("eXtensible Business Reporting Language"): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 and (vi) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).
_______________________________________________________________________________
*
In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
iStar Inc.
 Registrant
Date:
May 4, 2017
/s/ JAY SUGARMAN
 
 
Jay Sugarman
 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
 
 
 
 
 
iStar Inc.
 Registrant
Date:
May 4, 2017
/s/ GEOFFREY G. JERVIS
 
 
Geoffrey G. Jervis
 Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)


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