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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017MARCH 31, 2020

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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. 1-12494 (CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.)

COMMISSION FILE NO. 333-182515-01 (CBL & ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

______________

CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

CBL & ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

______________

DELAWARE

Delaware (CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.)

62-1545718

DELAWARE

Delaware (CBL & ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

62-1542285

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 (I.R.S.

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2030 Hamilton Place Blvd., Suite 500, Chattanooga, TN  37421-6000

(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

423.855.0001

423 - 855-0001

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Yesx

Noo

CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

Yesx

Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Yesx

Noo

CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

Yesx

Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Large accelerated filerx

Accelerated filero

Non-accelerated filero (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting companyo

Emerging growth companyo

CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

Large accelerated filero

Accelerated filero

Non-accelerated filerx (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting companyo

Emerging growth companyo

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.o

Act. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

 Yeso

Nox

CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

 Yes   o

Nox

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Title of each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value 

CBL

New York Stock Exchange

7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value 

CBLprD

New York Stock Exchange

6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value 

CBLprE

New York Stock Exchange

CBL & Associates Limited Partnership: None

As of November 1, 2017,May 29, 2020, there were 171,101,611191,970,853 shares of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.'s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and CBL & Associates Limited Partnership. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to the "Company" mean CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries. References to the "Operating Partnership" mean CBL & Associates Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries. The terms "we," "us" and "our" refer to the Company or the Company and the Operating Partnership collectively, as the context requires.

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 30, the Company relied on Release No. 34-88465 issued by the SEC on March 25, 2020, pursuant to Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to delay the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q due to circumstances related to the current novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. The need to address the immediate and evolving impacts of COVID-19 on the Company’s business and operations, including impacts on the operations at each of its properties, increased the demands on its employees at a time when normal working conditions were altered, with health and safety precautions in mind, to accommodate a “work from home” model.

The Company is a real estate investment trust ("REIT") whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company is the 100% owner of two qualified REIT subsidiaries, CBL Holdings I, Inc. and CBL Holdings II, Inc. At September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, CBL Holdings I, Inc., the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, owned a 1.0% general partner interest in the Operating Partnership and CBL Holdings II, Inc. owned an 84.8%94.2% limited partner interest for a combined interest held by the Company of 85.8%95.2%.

As the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, the Company's subsidiary, CBL Holdings I, Inc., has exclusive control of the Operating Partnership's activities. Management operates the Company and the Operating Partnership as one business. The management of the Company consists of the same individuals that manage the Operating Partnership. The Company's only material asset is its indirect ownership of partnership interests of the Operating Partnership. As a result, the Company conducts substantially all its business through the Operating Partnership as described in the preceding paragraph. The Company also issues public equity from time to time and guarantees certain debt of the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds all of the assets and indebtedness of the Company and, through affiliates, retains the ownership interests in the Company's joint ventures. Except for the net proceeds of offerings of equity by the Company, which are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for partnership units on a one-for-one basis, the Operating Partnership generates all remaining capital required by the Company's business through its operations and its incurrence of indebtedness.

We believe that combining the two quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the Company and the Operating Partnership provides the following benefits:

enhances investors' understanding of the Company and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner that management views and operates the business;

enhances investors' understanding of the Company and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner that management views and operates the business;

eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation, since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both the Company and the Operating Partnership; and

eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation, since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both the Company and the Operating Partnership;

creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

To help investors understand the differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership, this report provides separate condensed consolidated financial statements for the Company and the Operating Partnership. Noncontrolling interests, shareholders' equity and partners' capital are the main areas of difference between the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and those of the Operating Partnership. A single set of notes to condensed consolidated financial statements is presented that includes separate discussions for the Company and the Operating Partnership, when applicable. A combined Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section is also included that presents combined information and discrete information related to each entity, as applicable.

In order to highlight the differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership, this report includes the following sections that provide separate financial and other information for the Company and the Operating Partnership:

condensed consolidated financial statements;

condensed consolidated financial statements;

certain accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements, including Note 7- Unconsolidated Affiliates and Noncontrolling Interests; Note 8- Mortgage and Other Indebtedness, Net; and Note 11- Earnings per Share and Earnings per Unit;


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controls and procedures in Item 4of Part I of this report;

information concerning unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds in Item 2of Part II of this report; and

certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer included as Exhibits 31.1 through 32.4.

Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership

In January 2019, the Operating Partnership entered into a new $1,185,000 senior secured credit facility which replaced all of the Operating Partnership’s prior unsecured bank facilities. The secured credit facility is secured by 17 malls and 3 associated centers that are directly or indirectly owned by 36 wholly owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership (collectively the “Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries own an additional four malls, two associated centers and four mortgage notes receivable that are not collateral for the secured credit facility. The properties that are collateral for the secured credit facility and the properties and mortgage notes receivable that are not collateral are collectively referred to as the “Guarantor Properties.” In addition to the secured credit facility, the Operating Partnership’s debt includes three separate series of senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”). Based on the terms of the Notes, to the extent that any subsidiary of the Operating Partnership executes and delivers a guarantee to another debt facility, the Operating Partnership shall also cause the subsidiary to guarantee the Operating Partnership’s obligations under the Notes on a senior basis. In January 2019, the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries entered a guarantee agreement with the issuer of the Notes to satisfy the guaranty requirement.    

This report also includes as an exhibit the condensed combined financial statements and notes to the condensed combined financial statements of the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries. Each of the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries meet the criteria in Rule 3-10(f) of SEC Regulation S-X to provide condensed consolidating financial information as additional disclosure in the notes to the Operating Partnership's condensed consolidated financial statements or within Management’s Discussion and Analysis which accompanies the condensed consolidated financial statements because each Combined Guarantor Subsidiary is 100% owned by the Operating Partnership, the guaranty issued by each Combined Guarantor Subsidiary is full and unconditional and the guaranty issued by each Combined Guarantor Subsidiary is joint and several. However, the Operating Partnership has elected to provide condensed combined financial statements and accompanying notes for the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries in lieu of including Note 5 - Unconsolidated Affiliatesthe condensed consolidating financial information in the notes to its condensed consolidated financial statements. These condensed combined financial statements and Noncontrolling Interests; Note 6 - Mortgage and Other Indebtedness, Net; Note 7 - Comprehensive Income; and Note 11 - Earnings per Share and Earnings per Unit;

controls and procedures in Item 4notes are presented as an exhibit to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for ease of Part I of this report;
information concerning unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds in Item 2 of Part II of this report; and
certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer included as Exhibits 31.1 through 32.4.

reference.


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CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

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CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

6

7

8

9

10

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

11

Item 2.

34

54

54

55

55

56

59

60

60

60

61

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1:   Financial Statements

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

ASSETS (1)

 

March 31,

2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Real estate assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

719,142

 

 

$

730,218

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

5,360,133

 

 

 

5,631,831

 

 

 

 

6,079,275

 

 

 

6,362,049

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

( 2,218,254

)

 

 

( 2,349,404

)

 

 

 

3,861,021

 

 

 

4,012,645

 

Developments in progress

 

 

31,009

 

 

 

49,351

 

Net investment in real estate assets

 

 

3,892,030

 

 

 

4,061,996

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

159,117

 

 

 

32,816

 

Available-for-sale securities - at fair value (amortized cost of $153,150 in 2020)

 

 

153,172

 

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant

 

 

72,157

 

 

 

75,252

 

Other

 

 

10,152

 

 

 

10,792

 

Mortgage and other notes receivable

 

 

2,928

 

 

 

4,662

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

299,797

 

 

 

307,354

 

Intangible lease assets and other assets

 

 

131,962

 

 

 

129,474

 

 

 

$

4,721,315

 

 

$

4,622,346

 

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage and other indebtedness, net

 

$

3,789,692

 

 

$

3,527,015

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

205,470

 

 

 

231,306

 

Total liabilities (1)

 

 

3,995,162

 

 

 

3,758,321

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8 and Note 12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,062

 

 

 

2,160

 

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 1,815,000

   shares outstanding

 

 

18

 

 

 

18

 

6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 690,000

   shares outstanding

 

 

7

 

 

 

7

 

Common stock, $.01 par value, 350,000,000 shares authorized, 191,965,622

   and 174,115,111 issued and outstanding in 2020 and 2019, respectively

 

 

1,920

 

 

 

1,741

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,977,891

 

 

 

1,965,897

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

Dividends in excess of cumulative earnings

 

 

( 1,284,024

)

 

 

( 1,161,351

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

695,834

 

 

 

806,312

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

29,257

 

 

 

55,553

 

Total equity

 

 

725,091

 

 

 

861,865

 

 

 

$

4,721,315

 

 

$

4,622,346

 

(Unaudited)
ASSETS (1)
September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Real estate assets:   
Land$811,742
 $820,979
Buildings and improvements6,668,312
 6,942,452
 7,480,054
 7,763,431
Accumulated depreciation(2,411,560) (2,427,108)
 5,068,494
 5,336,323
Held for sale
 5,861
Developments in progress100,106
 178,355
Net investment in real estate assets5,168,600
 5,520,539
Cash and cash equivalents31,351
 18,951
Receivables:   
Tenant, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,075
and $1,910 in 2017 and 2016, respectively
86,947
 94,676
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $838 in 2017 and 20165,554
 6,227
Mortgage and other notes receivable19,279
 16,803
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates251,664
 266,872
Intangible lease assets and other assets180,361
 180,572
 $5,743,756
 $6,104,640
    
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY 
  
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net$4,216,178
 $4,465,294
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities270,046
 280,498
Total liabilities (1)
4,486,224
 4,745,792
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6 and Note 12)

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests13,076
 17,996
Shareholders' equity:   
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized:   
7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
      Stock, 1,815,000 shares outstanding
18
 18
6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
      Stock, 690,000 shares outstanding
7
 7
Common stock, $.01 par value, 350,000,000 shares
authorized, 171,096,895 and 170,792,645 issued and 
outstanding in 2017 and 2016, respectively
1,711
 1,708
Additional paid-in capital1,971,447
 1,969,059
Dividends in excess of cumulative earnings(827,292) (742,078)
Total shareholders' equity1,145,891
 1,228,714
Noncontrolling interests98,565
 112,138
Total equity1,244,456
 1,340,852
 $5,743,756
 $6,104,640

(1)

(1)

As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, includes $652,439$367,622 of assets related to consolidated variable interest entities that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities and $379,786$171,605 of liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. See Note 57.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.

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CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenues

 

$

161,173

 

 

$

190,980

 

Management, development and leasing fees

 

 

2,092

 

 

 

2,523

 

Other

 

 

4,309

 

 

 

4,527

 

Total revenues

 

 

167,574

 

 

 

198,030

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating

 

 

( 25,709

)

 

 

( 28,980

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

( 55,902

)

 

 

( 69,792

)

Real estate taxes

 

 

( 18,448

)

 

 

( 19,919

)

Maintenance and repairs

 

 

( 11,208

)

 

 

( 12,776

)

General and administrative

 

 

( 17,836

)

 

 

( 22,007

)

Loss on impairment

 

 

( 133,644

)

 

 

( 24,825

)

Litigation settlement

 

 

 

 

 

( 88,150

)

Other

 

 

( 158

)

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

( 262,905

)

 

 

( 266,449

)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income

 

 

2,397

 

 

 

489

 

Interest expense

 

 

( 46,992

)

 

 

( 53,998

)

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

71,722

 

Gain on sales of real estate assets

 

 

140

 

 

 

228

 

Income tax provision

 

 

( 526

)

 

 

( 139

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

1,018

 

 

 

3,308

 

Total other income (expenses)

 

 

( 43,963

)

 

 

21,610

 

Net loss

 

 

( 139,294

)

 

 

( 46,809

)

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partnership

 

 

16,414

 

 

 

7,758

 

Other consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

207

 

 

 

75

 

Net loss attributable to the Company

 

 

( 122,673

)

 

 

( 38,976

)

Preferred dividends declared

 

 

 

 

 

( 11,223

)

Preferred dividends undeclared

 

 

( 11,223

)

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

 

$

( 133,896

)

 

$

( 50,199

)

Basic and diluted per share data attributable to common shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

 

$

( 0.75

)

 

$

( 0.29

)

Weighted-average common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding

 

 

179,133

 

 

 

173,252

 


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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
REVENUES:       
Minimum rents$150,836
 $164,444
 $468,195
 $502,289
Percentage rents3,000
 3,225
 7,127
 10,590
Other rents3,790
 3,866
 11,171
 13,747
Tenant reimbursements63,055
 69,489
 192,577
 212,951
Management, development and leasing fees2,718
 4,177
 8,747
 10,825
Other1,251
 6,520
 4,079
 19,362
Total revenues224,650
 251,721
 691,896
 769,764
        
OPERATING EXPENSES: 
  
    
Property operating31,295
 35,116
 96,250
 104,804
Depreciation and amortization71,732
 71,794
 225,461
 220,505
Real estate taxes21,573
 22,492
 62,343
 68,354
Maintenance and repairs11,254
 13,236
 36,322
 39,574
General and administrative13,568
 13,222
 45,402
 46,865
Loss on impairment24,935
 53,558
 71,401
 116,736
Other132
 5,576
 5,151
 20,313
Total operating expenses174,489
 214,994
 542,330
 617,151
Income from operations50,161
 36,727
 149,566
 152,613
Interest and other income (loss)(200) 451
 1,235
 1,062
Interest expense(53,913) (54,292) (165,179) (162,710)
Gain on extinguishment of debt6,452
 (6) 30,927
 
Loss on investment(354) 
 (6,197) 
Income tax benefit1,064
 2,386
 4,784
 2,974
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates4,706
 10,478
 16,404
 107,217
Income (loss) from continuing operations before gain on sales of real estate assets7,916
 (4,256) 31,540
 101,156
Gain on sales of real estate assets1,383
 4,926
 86,904
 14,503
Net income9,299
 670

118,444

115,659
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in: 
      
Operating Partnership81
 1,372
 (8,702) (12,056)
Other consolidated subsidiaries(415) (983) (25,266) 449
Net income attributable to the Company8,965
 1,059
 84,476
 104,052
Preferred dividends(11,223) (11,223) (33,669) (33,669)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$(2,258) $(10,164) $50,807
 $70,383
        
Basic and diluted per share data attributable to common shareholders:   
    
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$(0.01) $(0.06) $0.30
 $0.41
Weighted-average common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding171,096
 170,792
 171,060
 170,751
        
Dividends declared per common share$0.265
 $0.265
 $0.795
 $0.795

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.


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CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Loss

(In thousands)thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net loss

 

$

( 139,294

)

 

$

( 46,809

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

 

22

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

 

( 139,272

)

 

 

( 46,809

)

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Operating Partnership

 

 

16,412

 

 

 

7,758

 

    Other consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

207

 

 

 

75

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to the Company:

 

$

( 122,653

)

 

$

( 38,976

)

(Unaudited)

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Net income$9,299
 $670
 $118,444
 $115,659
        
Other comprehensive income:       
   Unrealized gain on hedging instruments
 
 
 877
   Reclassification of hedging effect on earnings
 
 
 (443)
Total other comprehensive income
 
 
 434
        
Comprehensive income9,299
 670
 118,444
 116,093
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in:       
  Operating Partnership81
 1,372
 (8,702) (12,119)
  Other consolidated subsidiaries(415) (983) (25,266) 449
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company$8,965
 $1,059
 $84,476
 $104,423

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.



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CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable

Noncontrolling

Interests

 

 

Preferred

Stock

 

 

Common

Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

 

 

Dividends

in

Excess of

Cumulative

Earnings

 

 

Total

Shareholders'

Equity

 

 

Noncontrolling

Interests

 

 

Total

Equity

 

Balance, January 1, 2019

 

$

3,575

 

 

$

25

 

 

$

1,727

 

 

$

1,968,280

 

 

$

( 1,005,895

)

 

$

964,137

 

 

$

68,028

 

 

$

1,032,165

 

Net loss

 

 

( 453

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 38,976

)

 

 

( 38,976

)

 

 

( 7,380

)

 

 

( 46,356

)

Dividends declared - common stock ($0.075 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 13,010

)

 

 

( 13,010

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 13,010

)

Dividends declared - preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 11,223

)

 

 

( 11,223

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 11,223

)

Issuance of 863,174 shares of common stock and restricted common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

708

 

 

 

 

 

 

717

 

 

 

 

 

 

717

 

Cancellation of 57,656 shares of restricted common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 1

)

 

 

( 133

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 134

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 134

)

Performance stock units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

 

 

 

313

 

Amortization of deferred compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,033

 

Adjustment for noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 2,356

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 2,356

)

 

 

1,318

 

 

 

( 1,038

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

( 1,143

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 4,450

)

 

 

( 4,450

)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

455

 

 

 

455

 

Balance, March 31, 2019

 

$

3,017

 

 

$

25

 

 

$

1,735

 

 

$

1,967,845

 

 

$

( 1,069,104

)

 

$

900,501

 

 

$

57,971

 

 

$

958,472

 

 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable

Noncontrolling

Interests

 

 

Preferred

Stock

 

 

Common

Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income

 

 

Dividends

in

Excess of

Cumulative

Earnings

 

 

Total

Shareholders'

Equity

 

 

Noncontrolling

Interests

 

 

Total

Equity

 

Balance, January 1, 2020

 

$

2,160

 

 

$

25

 

 

$

1,741

 

 

$

1,965,897

 

 

$

 

 

$

( 1,161,351

)

 

$

806,312

 

 

$

55,553

 

 

$

861,865

 

Net loss

 

 

( 1,158

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 122,673

)

 

 

( 122,673

)

 

 

( 15,463

)

 

 

( 138,136

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Conversion of 16,333,947 Operating Partnership common units into shares of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

163

 

 

 

20,888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,051

 

 

 

( 21,051

)

 

 

 

Issuance of 1,633,345 shares of common stock and restricted common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

537

 

 

 

 

 

 

537

 

Cancellation of 116,781 shares of restricted common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 1

)

 

 

( 96

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 97

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 97

)

Amortization of deferred compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

633

 

 

 

 

 

 

633

 

Performance stock units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

390

 

 

 

 

 

 

390

 

Adjustment for noncontrolling interests

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 10,341

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 10,341

)

 

 

10,281

 

 

 

( 60

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 731

)

 

 

( 731

)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

668

 

 

 

668

 

Balance, March 31, 2020

 

$

1,062

 

 

$

25

 

 

$

1,920

 

 

$

1,977,891

 

 

$

22

 

 

$

( 1,284,024

)

 

$

695,834

 

 

$

29,257

 

 

$

725,091

 

   Equity
   Shareholders' Equity    
 
Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Preferred
 Stock
 
Common
 Stock
 
Additional
 Paid-in
 Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 
Dividends in
Excess of
Cumulative
Earnings
 
Total
Shareholders'
Equity
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
 Equity
Balance, January 1, 2016$25,330
 $25
 $1,705
 $1,970,333
 $1,935
 $(689,028) $1,284,970
 $114,629
 $1,399,599
Net income (loss)(2,119) 
 
 
 
 104,052
 104,052
 13,726
 117,778
Other comprehensive income3
 
 
 
 371
 
 371
 60
 431
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (11,754) (11,754)
Dividends declared - common stock
 
 
 
 
 (135,780) (135,780) 
 (135,780)
Dividends declared - preferred stock
 
 
 
 
 (33,669) (33,669) 
 (33,669)
Issuances of 331,324 shares of common stock
and restricted common stock

 
 3
 429
 
 
 432
 
 432
Cancellation of 31,293 shares of restricted common stock
 
 
 (226) 
 
 (226) 
 (226)
Performance stock units
 
 
 775
 
 
 775
 
 775
Amortization of deferred compensation
 
 
 2,857
 
 
 2,857
 
 2,857
Adjustment for noncontrolling interests1,686
 
 
 (11,647) (2,306) 
 (13,953) 12,267
 (1,686)
Adjustment to record redeemable
    noncontrolling interests at redemption value
3,617
 
 
 (3,514) 
 
 (3,514) (103) (3,617)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11,240
 11,240
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(5,775) 
 
 
 
 
 
 (29,712) (29,712)
Balance, September 30, 2016$22,742
 $25
 $1,708
 $1,959,007
 $
 $(754,425) $1,206,315
 $110,353
 $1,316,668




CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
(Continued)
   Equity
   Shareholders' Equity    
 
Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Preferred
 Stock
 
Common
 Stock
 
Additional
 Paid-in
 Capital
 
Dividends in
Excess of
Cumulative
Earnings
 
Total
Shareholders'
Equity
 
Noncontrolling
 Interests
 
Total
 Equity
Balance, January 1, 2017$17,996
 $25
 $1,708
 $1,969,059
 $(742,078) $1,228,714
 $112,138
 $1,340,852
Net income481
 
 
 
 84,476
 84,476
 33,487
 117,963
Dividends declared - common stock
 
 
 
 (136,021) (136,021) 
 (136,021)
Dividends declared - preferred stock
 
 
 
 (33,669) (33,669) 
 (33,669)
Issuances of 342,008 shares of common stock
      and restricted common stock

 
 3
 471
 
 474
 
 474
Redemptions of Operating Partnership common units
 
 
 
 
 
 (593) (593)
Cancellation of 37,758 shares of restricted
      common stock

 
 
 (327) 
 (327) 
 (327)
Performance stock units
 
 
 1,115
 
 1,115
 
 1,115
Amortization of deferred compensation
 
 
 3,135
 
 3,135
 
 3,135
Adjustment for noncontrolling interests2,224
 
 
 (5,635) 
 (5,635) 3,413
 (2,222)
Adjustment to record redeemable
     noncontrolling interests at redemption value
(4,196) 
 
 3,629
 
 3,629
 566
 4,195
Deconsolidation of investment
 
 
 
 
 
 (2,232) (2,232)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 263
 263
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(3,429) 
 
 
 
 
 (48,477) (48,477)
Balance, September 30, 2017$13,076
 $25
 $1,711
 $1,971,447
 $(827,292) $1,145,891
 $98,565
 $1,244,456

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.

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CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

( 139,294

)

 

$

( 46,809

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

55,902

 

 

 

69,792

 

Net amortization of deferred financing costs, premiums on available-for-sale securities and debt premiums and discounts

 

 

1,990

 

 

 

2,304

 

Net amortization of intangible lease assets and liabilities

 

 

( 687

)

 

 

( 551

)

Gain on sales of real estate assets

 

 

( 140

)

 

 

( 228

)

Gain on insurance proceeds

 

 

( 511

)

 

 

( 690

)

Write-off of development projects

 

 

158

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

1,545

 

 

 

2,043

 

Loss on impairment

 

 

133,644

 

 

 

24,825

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

( 71,722

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

( 1,018

)

 

 

( 3,308

)

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

4,235

 

 

 

5,671

 

Change in estimate of uncollectable rental revenues

 

 

2,312

 

 

 

1,540

 

Change in deferred tax accounts

 

 

( 239

)

 

 

63

 

Changes in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant and other receivables

 

 

1,424

 

 

 

( 387

)

Other assets

 

 

( 3,746

)

 

 

( 3,826

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

( 16,847

)

 

 

76,771

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

38,728

 

 

 

55,488

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to real estate assets

 

 

( 22,760

)

 

 

( 26,429

)

Proceeds from sales of real estate assets

 

 

520

 

 

 

35,260

 

Purchase of available-for-sale securities

 

 

( 153,193

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from insurance

 

 

600

 

 

 

548

 

Payments received on mortgage and other notes receivable

 

 

503

 

 

 

266

 

Additional investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

( 2,679

)

 

 

( 566

)

Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

4,668

 

 

 

4,979

 

Changes in other assets

 

 

( 290

)

 

 

( 321

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

( 172,631

)

 

 

13,737

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from mortgage and other indebtedness

 

 

365,000

 

 

 

941,217

 

Principal payments on mortgage and other indebtedness

 

 

( 103,582

)

 

 

( 978,006

)

Additions to deferred financing costs

 

 

( 1,300

)

 

 

( 15,107

)

Proceeds from issuances of common stock

 

 

3

 

 

 

17

 

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

 

 

668

 

 

 

455

 

Payment of tax withholdings for restricted stock awards

 

 

( 87

)

 

 

( 132

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

( 731

)

 

 

( 5,593

)

Dividends paid to holders of preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

( 11,223

)

Dividends paid to common shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

( 12,949

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

259,971

 

 

 

( 81,321

)

NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH

 

 

126,068

 

 

 

( 12,096

)

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period

 

 

59,058

 

 

 

57,512

 

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period

 

$

185,126

 

 

$

45,416

 

Reconciliation from consolidated statements of cash flows to

   consolidated balance sheets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

159,117

 

 

$

21,055

 

Restricted cash (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

 

175

 

 

 

79

 

Mortgage escrows

 

 

25,834

 

 

 

24,282

 

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period

 

$

185,126

 

 

$

45,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

 

$

25,321

 

 

 

35,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Included in intangible lease assets and other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.


CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: 
  
Net income$118,444
 $115,659
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization225,461
 220,505
Net amortization of deferred financing costs, debt premiums and discounts2,904
 2,019
Net amortization of intangible lease assets and liabilities(1,235) (204)
Gain on sales of real estate assets(86,904) (14,503)
Loss on investment6,197
 
Write-off of development projects5,151
 44
Share-based compensation expense4,569
 4,011
Loss on impairment71,401
 116,736
Gain on extinguishment of debt(30,927) 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates(16,404) (107,217)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates16,361
 12,337
Provision for doubtful accounts3,353
 3,377
Change in deferred tax accounts2,911
 (1,780)
Changes in:   
Tenant and other receivables(4,893) (7,759)
Other assets(12,368) (10,028)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities32,929
 6,428
Net cash provided by operating activities336,950
 339,625
    
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: 
  
Additions to real estate assets(149,302) (165,091)
Acquisitions of real estate assets(79,799) 
(Additions) reductions to restricted cash1,261
 (10,020)
Proceeds from sales of real estate assets201,291
 125,606
Proceeds from disposal of investment9,000
 
Additions to mortgage and other notes receivable(4,118) (3,259)
Payments received on mortgage and other notes receivable3,443
 790
Additional investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates(17,199) (21,805)
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates15,743
 74,242
Changes in other assets(14,471) (4,786)
Net cash used in investing activities(34,151) (4,323)

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
(Continued)

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   
Proceeds from mortgage and other indebtedness$1,097,006
 $614,671
Principal payments on mortgage and other indebtedness(1,151,494) (755,579)
Additions to deferred financing costs(5,003) (1,169)
Prepayment fees on extinguishment of debt(8,871) 
Proceeds from issuances of common stock150
 131
Purchases of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership(593) (11,754)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests263
 11,085
Payment of tax withholdings for restricted stock awards(322) 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(51,925) (35,742)
Dividends paid to holders of preferred stock(33,669) (33,669)
Dividends paid to common shareholders(135,941) (135,700)
Net cash used in financing activities(290,399) (347,726)
    
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS12,400
 (12,424)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period18,951
 36,892
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$31,351
 $24,468
    
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: 
  
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized$150,816
 $150,512

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.



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CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except unit data)

(Unaudited)

ASSETS (1)

 

March 31,

2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Real estate assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

719,142

 

 

$

730,218

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

5,360,133

 

 

 

5,631,831

 

 

 

 

6,079,275

 

 

 

6,362,049

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

( 2,218,254

)

 

 

( 2,349,404

)

 

 

 

3,861,021

 

 

 

4,012,645

 

Developments in progress

 

 

31,009

 

 

 

49,351

 

Net investment in real estate assets

 

 

3,892,030

 

 

 

4,061,996

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

159,110

 

 

 

32,813

 

Available-for-sale securities - at fair value (amortized cost of $153,150 in 2020)

 

 

153,172

 

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant

 

 

72,157

 

 

 

75,252

 

Other

 

 

10,104

 

 

 

10,744

 

Mortgage and other notes receivable

 

 

2,928

 

 

 

4,662

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

300,327

 

 

 

307,885

 

Intangible lease assets and other assets

 

 

131,841

 

 

 

129,354

 

 

 

$

4,721,669

 

 

$

4,622,706

 

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE INTERESTS AND CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage and other indebtedness, net

 

$

3,789,692

 

 

$

3,527,015

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

205,541

 

 

 

231,377

 

Total liabilities (1)

 

 

3,995,233

 

 

 

3,758,392

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8 and Note 12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable common units

 

 

1,062

 

 

 

2,160

 

Partners' capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred units

 

 

565,212

 

 

 

565,212

 

Common units:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General partner

 

 

1,372

 

 

 

2,765

 

Limited partners

 

 

135,077

 

 

 

270,216

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

Total partners' capital

 

 

701,683

 

 

 

838,193

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

23,691

 

 

 

23,961

 

Total capital

 

 

725,374

 

 

 

862,154

 

 

 

$

4,721,669

 

 

$

4,622,706

 

(Unaudited)
ASSETS (1)
September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Real estate assets:   
Land$811,742
 $820,979
Buildings and improvements6,668,312
 6,942,452
 7,480,054
 7,763,431
Accumulated depreciation(2,411,560) (2,427,108)
 5,068,494
 5,336,323
Held for sale
 5,861
Developments in progress100,106
 178,355
Net investment in real estate assets5,168,600
 5,520,539
Cash and cash equivalents31,350
 18,943
Receivables: 
  
Tenant, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,075
and $1,910 in 2017 and 2016, respectively
86,947
 94,676
Other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $838
in 2017 and 2016
5,505
 6,179
Mortgage and other notes receivable19,279
 16,803
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates252,195
 267,405
Intangible lease assets and other assets180,241
 180,452
 $5,744,117
 $6,104,997
    
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE INTERESTS AND CAPITAL 
  
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net$4,216,178
 $4,465,294
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities270,117
 280,528
Total liabilities (1)
4,486,295
 4,745,822
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6 and Note 12)

 

 Redeemable common units  13,076
 17,996
Partners' capital: 
  
Preferred units565,212
 565,212
Common units:   
 General partner6,806
 7,781
 Limited partners662,102
 756,083
Total partners' capital1,234,120
 1,329,076
Noncontrolling interests10,626
 12,103
Total capital1,244,746
 1,341,179
 $5,744,117
 $6,104,997

(1)

(1)

As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, includes $652,439$367,622 of assets related to consolidated variable interest entities that can only be used to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities and $379,786$171,605 of liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Operating Partnership. See Note 57 ...


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.

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CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per unit data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenues

 

$

161,173

 

 

$

190,980

 

Management, development and leasing fees

 

 

2,092

 

 

 

2,523

 

Other

 

 

4,309

 

 

 

4,527

 

Total revenues

 

 

167,574

 

 

 

198,030

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating

 

 

( 25,709

)

 

 

( 28,980

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

( 55,902

)

 

 

( 69,792

)

Real estate taxes

 

 

( 18,448

)

 

 

( 19,919

)

Maintenance and repairs

 

 

( 11,208

)

 

 

( 12,776

)

General and administrative

 

 

( 17,836

)

 

 

( 22,007

)

Loss on impairment

 

 

( 133,644

)

 

 

( 24,825

)

Litigation settlement

 

 

 

 

 

( 88,150

)

Other

 

 

( 158

)

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

( 262,905

)

 

 

( 266,449

)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income

 

 

2,397

 

 

 

489

 

Interest expense

 

 

( 46,992

)

 

 

( 53,998

)

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

71,722

 

Gain on sales of real estate assets

 

 

140

 

 

 

228

 

Income tax provision

 

 

( 526

)

 

 

( 139

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

1,018

 

 

 

3,308

 

Total other income (expenses)

 

 

( 43,963

)

 

 

21,610

 

Net loss

 

 

( 139,294

)

 

 

( 46,809

)

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

207

 

 

 

75

 

Net loss attributable to the Operating Partnership

 

 

( 139,087

)

 

 

( 46,734

)

Distributions to preferred unitholders declared

 

 

 

 

 

( 11,223

)

Distributions to preferred unitholders undeclared

 

 

( 11,223

)

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common unitholders

 

$

( 150,310

)

 

$

( 57,957

)

Basic and diluted per unit data attributable to common unitholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common unitholders

 

$

( 0.75

)

 

$

( 0.29

)

Weighted-average common and potential dilutive common units outstanding

 

 

201,258

 

 

 

200,010

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements .

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CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(In thousands, except per unit data)

(Unaudited)


 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net loss

 

$

( 139,294

)

 

$

( 46,809

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

 

22

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

 

( 139,272

)

 

 

( 46,809

)

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

207

 

 

 

75

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to the Company:

 

$

( 139,065

)

 

$

( 46,734

)

CBL & Associates Limited Partnership
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per unit data)
(Unaudited)

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
REVENUES:       
Minimum rents$150,836
 $164,444
 $468,195
 $502,289
Percentage rents3,000
 3,225
 7,127
 10,590
Other rents3,790
 3,866
 11,171
 13,747
Tenant reimbursements63,055
 69,489
 192,577
 212,951
Management, development and leasing fees2,718
 4,177
 8,747
 10,825
Other1,251
 6,520
 4,079
 19,362
Total revenues224,650
 251,721
 691,896
 769,764
        
OPERATING EXPENSES: 
  
    
Property operating31,295
 35,116
 96,250
 104,804
Depreciation and amortization71,732
 71,794
 225,461
 220,505
Real estate taxes21,573
 22,492
 62,343
 68,354
Maintenance and repairs11,254
 13,236
 36,322
 39,574
General and administrative13,568
 13,222
 45,402
 46,865
Loss on impairment24,935
 53,558
 71,401
 116,736
Other132
 5,576
 5,151
 20,313
Total operating expenses174,489
 214,994
 542,330
 617,151
Income from operations50,161
 36,727
 149,566
 152,613
Interest and other income (loss)(200) 451
 1,235
 1,062
Interest expense(53,913) (54,292) (165,179) (162,710)
Gain on extinguishment of debt6,452
 (6) 30,927
 
Loss on investment(354) 
 (6,197) 
Income tax benefit1,064
 2,386
 4,784
 2,974
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates4,706
 10,478
 16,404
 107,217
Income (loss) from continuing operations before gain on sales of real estate assets7,916
 (4,256) 31,540
 101,156
Gain on sales of real estate assets1,383
 4,926
 86,904
 14,503
Net income9,299
 670

118,444

115,659
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(415) (983) (25,266) 449
Net income (loss) attributable to the Operating Partnership8,884
 (313) 93,178
 116,108
Distributions to preferred unitholders(11,223) (11,223) (33,669) (33,669)
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders$(2,339) $(11,536) $59,509
 $82,439
        
Basic and diluted per unit data attributable to common unitholders:   
    
Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders$(0.01) $(0.06) $0.30
 $0.41
Weighted-average common and potential dilutive common units outstanding199,321
 200,004
 199,325
 199,992
        
Distributions declared per common unit$0.273
 $0.273
 $0.819
 $0.819

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.


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CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Capital

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable

Common

Units

 

 

Preferred

Units

 

 

Common

Units

 

 

Preferred

Units

 

 

General

Partner

 

 

Limited

Partners

 

 

Total

Partner's

Capital

 

 

Noncontrolling

Interests

 

 

Total

Capital

 

Balance, January 1, 2019

$

3,575

 

 

 

25,050

 

 

 

199,415

 

 

$

565,212

 

 

$

4,628

 

 

$

450,507

 

 

$

1,020,347

 

 

$

12,111

 

 

$

1,032,458

 

Net loss

 

( 453

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,223

 

 

 

( 590

)

 

 

( 56,914

)

 

 

( 46,281

)

 

 

( 75

)

 

 

( 46,356

)

Issuances of common units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

717

 

 

 

717

 

 

 

 

 

 

717

 

Distributions declared - common units ($0.086 per unit)

 

( 1,143

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 151

)

 

 

( 15,897

)

 

 

( 16,048

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 16,048

)

Distributions declared - preferred units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 11,223

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 11,223

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 11,223

)

Cancellation of restricted common units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 58

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 133

)

 

 

( 133

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 133

)

Performance stock units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

309

 

 

 

312

 

 

 

 

 

 

312

 

Amortization of deferred compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

1,022

 

 

 

1,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,033

 

Allocation of partners' capital

 

1,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 34

)

 

 

( 1,004

)

 

 

( 1,038

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 1,038

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 1,412

)

 

 

( 1,412

)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

455

 

 

 

455

 

Balance, March 31, 2019

$

3,017

 

 

 

25,050

 

 

 

200,220

 

 

$

565,212

 

 

$

3,867

 

 

$

378,607

 

 

$

947,686

 

 

$

11,079

 

 

$

958,765

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable

Common

Units

 

 

Preferred

Units

 

 

Common

Units

 

 

Preferred

Units

 

 

General

Partner

 

 

Limited

Partners

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

Total Partner's

Capital

 

 

Noncontrolling

Interests

 

 

Total

Capital

 

Balance, January 1, 2020

 

$

2,160

 

 

 

25,050

 

 

 

200,189

 

 

$

565,212

 

 

$

2,765

 

 

$

270,216

 

 

$

 

 

$

838,193

 

 

$

23,961

 

 

$

862,154

 

Net loss

 

 

( 1,158

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 1,406

)

 

 

( 136,523

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 137,929

)

 

 

( 207

)

 

 

( 138,136

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Issuances of common units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

536

 

 

 

 

 

 

536

 

 

 

 

 

 

536

 

Cancellation of restricted common units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 116

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 97

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 97

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 97

)

Allocation of partners' capital

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 1

)

 

 

( 64

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 65

)

 

 

 

 

 

( 65

)

Amortization of deferred compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

615

 

 

 

 

 

 

633

 

 

 

 

 

 

633

 

Adjustment to record redeemable interests at redemption value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 8

)

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 731

)

 

 

( 731

)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

668

 

 

 

668

 

Performance stock units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

386

 

 

 

 

 

 

390

 

 

 

 

 

 

390

 

Balance, March 31, 2020

 

$

1,062

 

 

 

25,050

 

 

 

201,706

 

 

$

565,212

 

 

$

1,372

 

 

$

135,077

 

 

$

22

 

 

$

701,683

 

 

$

23,691

 

 

$

725,374

 


 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Net income$9,299
 $670
 $118,444
 $115,659
        
Other comprehensive income:       
   Unrealized gain on hedging instruments
 
 
 877
Reclassification of hedging effect on earnings
 
 
 (443)
Total other comprehensive income
 
 
 434
        
Comprehensive income9,299
 670
 118,444
 116,093
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(415) (983) (25,266) 449
Comprehensive income (loss) of the Operating Partnership$8,884
 $(313) $93,178
 $116,542

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.



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CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Capital

Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

( 139,294

)

 

$

( 46,809

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

55,902

 

 

 

69,792

 

Net amortization of deferred financing costs, premiums on available-for-sale securities and debt premiums and discounts

 

 

1,990

 

 

 

2,304

 

Net amortization of intangible lease assets and liabilities

 

 

( 687

)

 

 

( 551

)

Gain on sales of real estate assets

 

 

( 140

)

 

 

( 228

)

Gain on insurance proceeds

 

 

( 511

)

 

 

( 690

)

Write-off of development projects

 

 

158

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

1,545

 

 

 

2,043

 

Loss on impairment

 

 

133,644

 

 

 

24,825

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

( 71,722

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

( 1,018

)

 

 

( 3,308

)

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

4,235

 

 

 

5,671

 

Change in estimate of uncollectable rental revenues

 

 

2,312

 

 

 

1,540

 

Change in deferred tax accounts

 

 

( 239

)

 

 

63

 

Changes in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant and other receivables

 

 

1,424

 

 

 

( 387

)

Other assets

 

 

( 3,746

)

 

 

( 3,826

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

( 16,851

)

 

 

76,770

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

38,724

 

 

 

55,487

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to real estate assets

 

 

( 22,760

)

 

 

( 26,429

)

Proceeds from sales of real estate assets

 

 

520

 

 

 

35,260

 

Purchase of available-for-sale securities

 

 

( 153,193

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from insurance

 

 

600

 

 

 

548

 

Payments received on mortgage and other notes receivable

 

 

503

 

 

 

266

 

Additional investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

( 2,679

)

 

 

( 566

)

Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

4,668

 

 

 

4,979

 

Changes in other assets

 

 

( 290

)

 

 

( 321

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

( 172,631

)

 

 

13,737

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from mortgage and other indebtedness

 

 

365,000

 

 

 

941,217

 

Principal payments on mortgage and other indebtedness

 

 

( 103,582

)

 

 

( 978,006

)

Additions to deferred financing costs

 

 

( 1,300

)

 

 

( 15,107

)

Proceeds from issuances of common units

 

 

3

 

 

 

17

 

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

 

 

668

 

 

 

455

 

Payment of tax withholdings for restricted stock awards

 

 

( 87

)

 

 

( 132

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

( 731

)

 

 

( 2,554

)

Distributions to preferred unitholders

 

 

 

 

 

( 11,223

)

Distributions to common unitholders

 

 

 

 

 

( 15,988

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

259,971

 

 

 

( 81,321

)

NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH

 

 

126,064

 

 

 

( 12,097

)

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period

 

 

59,055

 

 

 

57,512

 

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period

 

$

185,119

 

 

$

45,415

 

Reconciliation from consolidated statements of cash flows to

   consolidated balance sheets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

159,110

 

 

$

21,054

 

Restricted cash (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

 

175

 

 

 

79

 

Mortgage escrows

 

 

25,834

 

 

 

24,282

 

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period

 

$

185,119

 

 

$

45,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

 

$

25,321

 

 

$

35,659

 

 (Unaudited)

(1)

Included in intangible lease assets and other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 Redeemable Interests Number of   Common Units        
 
Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Redeemable
Common
Units
 
Total
Redeemable
Interests
 
Preferred
Units
 
Common
Units
 
Preferred
Units
 
General
Partner
 
Limited
Partners
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Total Partners' Capital 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 Total Capital
Balance, January 1, 2016$5,586
 $19,744
 $25,330
 25,050
 199,748
 $565,212
 $8,435
 $822,383
 $(868) $1,395,162
 $4,876
 $1,400,038
Net income (loss)(2,763) 644
 (2,119) 
 
 33,669
 839
 80,956
 
 115,464
 2,314
 117,778
Other comprehensive income
 3
 3
 
 
 
 
 
 431
 431
 
 431
Distributions declared - common units
 (3,429) (3,429) 
 
 
 (1,600) (158,422) 
 (160,022) 
 (160,022)
Distributions declared - preferred units
 
 
 
 
 (33,669) 
 
 
 (33,669) 
 (33,669)
Issuances of common units
 
 
 
 331
 
 
 432
 
 432
 
 432
Redemption of common units
 
 
 
 (965) 
 
 (11,754) 
 (11,754) 
 (11,754)
Cancellation of restricted common stock
 
 
 
 (31) 
 
 (226) 
 (226) 
 (226)
Performance stock units
 
 
 
 
 
 8
 767
 
 775
 
 775
Amortization of deferred compensation
 
 
 
 
 
 29
 2,828
 
 2,857
 
 2,857
Allocation of partners' capital
 1,686
 1,686
 
 
 
 (148) (2,083) 437
 (1,794) 
 (1,794)
Adjustment to record redeemable
     interests at redemption value
2,729
 888
 3,617
 
 
 
 (37) (3,580) 
 (3,617) 
 (3,617)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11,240
 11,240
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(2,346) 
 (2,346) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (5,470) (5,470)
Balance, September 30, 2016$3,206
 $19,536
 $22,742
 25,050
 199,083
 $565,212
 $7,526
 $731,301
 $
 $1,304,039
 $12,960
 $1,316,999




CBL & Associates Limited Partnership
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Capital
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
(Continued)
   Number of   Common Units      
 
Redeemable
Common
Units
 
Preferred
Units
 
Common
Units
 
Preferred
Units
 
General
Partner
 
Limited
Partners
 
Total
Partners'
Capital
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 Total Capital
Balance, January 1, 2017$17,996
 25,050
 199,085
 $565,212
 $7,781
 $756,083
 $1,329,076
 $12,103
 $1,341,179
Net income481
 
 
 33,669
 607
 58,421
 92,697
 25,266
 117,963
Distributions declared - common units(3,429) 
 
 
 (1,600) (158,124) (159,724) 
 (159,724)
Distributions declared - preferred units
 
 
 (33,669) 
 
 (33,669) 
 (33,669)
Issuances of common units
 
 342
 
 
 474
 474
 
 474
Redemptions of common units
 
 (73) 
 
 (593) (593) 
 (593)
Cancellation of restricted common stock
 
 (38) 
 
 (327) (327) 
 (327)
Performance stock units
 
 
 
 11
 1,104
 1,115
 
 1,115
Amortization of deferred compensation
 
 
 
 32
 3,103
 3,135
 
 3,135
Allocation of partners' capital2,224
 
 
 
 (68) (2,191) (2,259) 
 (2,259)
Adjustment to record redeemable
interests at redemption value
(4,196) 
 
 
 43
 4,152
 4,195
 
 4,195
Deconsolidation of investment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (2,232) (2,232)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 263
 263
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (24,774) (24,774)
Balance, September 30, 2017$13,076
 25,050
 199,316
 $565,212
 $6,806
 $662,102
 $1,234,120
 $10,626
 $1,244,746

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.



CBL & Associates Limited Partnership
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: 
  
Net income$118,444
 $115,659
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization225,461
 220,505
Net amortization of deferred financing costs, debt premiums and discounts2,904
 2,019
Net amortization of intangible lease assets and liabilities(1,235) (204)
Gain on sales of real estate assets(86,904) (14,503)
Loss on investment6,197
 
Write-off of development projects5,151
 44
Share-based compensation expense4,569
 4,011
Loss on impairment71,401
 116,736
Gain on extinguishment of debt(30,927) 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates(16,404) (107,217)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates16,362
 12,366
Provision for doubtful accounts3,353
 3,377
Change in deferred tax accounts2,911
 (1,780)
Changes in: 
  
Tenant and other receivables(4,893) (7,710)
Other assets(12,368) (10,028)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities32,935
 6,349
Net cash provided by operating activities336,957
 339,624
    
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: 
  
Additions to real estate assets(149,302) (165,091)
Acquisition of real estate assets(79,799) 
(Additions) reductions to restricted cash1,261
 (10,020)
Proceeds from sales of real estate assets201,291
 125,606
Proceeds from disposal of investments9,000
 
Additions to mortgage and other notes receivable(4,118) (3,259)
Payments received on mortgage and other notes receivable3,443
 790
Additional investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates(17,199) (21,805)
Distributions in excess of equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates15,743
 74,242
Changes in other assets(14,471) (4,786)
Net cash used in investing activities(34,151) (4,323)

CBL & Associates Limited Partnership
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
(Continued)

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   
Proceeds from mortgage and other indebtedness$1,097,006
 $614,671
Principal payments on mortgage and other indebtedness(1,151,494) (755,579)
Additions to deferred financing costs(5,003) (1,169)
Prepayment fees on extinguishment of debt(8,871) 
Proceeds from issuances of common units150
 131
Redemptions of common units(593) (11,754)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests263
 11,085
Payment of tax withholdings for restricted stock awards(322) 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(28,203) (11,246)
Distributions to preferred unitholders(33,669) (33,669)
Distributions to common unitholders(159,663) (160,196)
Net cash used in financing activities(290,399) (347,726)
    
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS12,407
 (12,425)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period18,943
 36,887
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$31,350
 $24,462
    
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: 
  
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized$150,816
 $150,512

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.


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CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands, except per share and per unit data)


Note 1 – Organization and Basis of Presentation

Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to the "Company" mean CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries. References to the "Operating Partnership" mean CBL & Associates Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries.

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (“CBL”), a Delaware corporation, is a self-managed, self-administered, fully-integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that is engaged in the ownership, development, acquisition, leasing, management and operation of regional shopping malls, open-air and mixed-use centers, outlet centers, associated centers, community centers and office properties.  Its properties are located in 26 states, but are primarily in the southeastern and midwestern United States.

CBL conducts substantially all of its business through CBL & Associates Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), which is a variable interest entity ("VIE"). In accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 810, Consolidations, the Company is exempt from providing further disclosures related to the Operating Partnership's VIE classification. The Operating Partnership consolidates the financial statements of all entities in which it has a controlling financial interest or where it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE.  

As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, the Operating Partnership owned interests in the following properties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Other Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malls (1)

 

 

Associated

Centers

 

 

Community

Centers

 

 

Office

Buildings

and Other

 

 

Total

 

Consolidated Properties

 

 

53

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

4

 

(2)

 

78

 

Unconsolidated Properties (3)

 

 

10

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

20

 

Total

 

 

63

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

98

 

 
Malls (1)
 
Associated
Centers
 
Community
Centers
 
Office
Buildings
 Total
Consolidated properties60 20 4 5
(2) 
89
Unconsolidated properties (3)
8 3 5  16
Total68 23 9 5 105

(1)

(1)

Category consists of regional malls, open-air centers and outlet centers (including one mixed-use center).

(2)

(2)

Includes CBL's two2 corporate office buildings.

(3)

(3)

The Operating Partnership accounts for these investments using the equity method because one or more of the other partners have substantive participating rights.

At September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, the Operating Partnership had interestsan interest in two self-storage facilities that were under development (the "Construction Properties").

The Malls, All Other Properties ("Associated Centers, Community Centers, Office Buildings and Other") and the following properties under development:

Consolidated
Properties
Unconsolidated
Properties
Malls
Community
Centers
Development1
Expansions1
Redevelopments1
Construction Properties are collectively referred to as the “Properties” and individually as a “Property.”

CBL is the 100% owner of two2 qualified REIT subsidiaries, CBL Holdings I, Inc. and CBL Holdings II, Inc. At September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, CBL Holdings I, Inc., the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, owned a 1.0% general partner interest in the Operating Partnership and CBL Holdings II, Inc. owned an 84.8%94.2% limited partner interest for a combined interest held by CBL of 85.8%95.2%.

The noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership is held by CBL & Associates, Inc., its shareholders and affiliates and certain senior officers of the Company (collectively "CBL's Predecessor"), all of which contributed their interests in certain real estate properties and joint ventures to the Operating Partnership in exchange for a limited partner interest when the Operating Partnership was formed in November 1993, and by various third parties. In March 2020, the Company issued 16,333,947 shares of the Company’s common stock to CBL’s Predecessor in exchange for a like number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership pursuant to exchange notices received from CBL’s Predecessor.At September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, CBL’s Predecessor owned a 9.1%0.9% limited partner interest and third parties owned a 5.1%3.9% limited partner interest in the Operating Partnership.  CBL's Predecessor also owned 3.821.3 million shares of CBL’s common stock at September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, for a total combined effective interest of 11.0%11.5% in the Operating Partnership.


The Operating Partnership conducts the Company’s property management and development activities through its wholly owned subsidiary, CBL & Associates Management, Inc. (the “Management Company”), to comply with certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”).

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The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited; however, they have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring matters) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements for these interim periods have been included. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The results for the interim period ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for the full fiscal year.

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Note 2 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Guidance Adopted
In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting ("ASU 2016-09"). ASU 2016-09 identifies areas for simplification of accounting for share-based payment transactions. ASU 2016-09 allows an entity to make an accounting policy election to either (1) recognize forfeitures as they occur or (2)2019.

COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and likely will continue to estimatehave, repercussions across local, national and global economies and financial markets. COVID-19 has impacted all states where the Company’s tenants operate their businesses or where the Company’s properties are located and measures taken to prevent or remediate COVID-19, including “shelter-in place” or “stay-at-home” orders or other quarantine mandates issued by local, state or federal authorities, have had an adverse effect on its business and the businesses of its tenants. The full extent of the adverse impact on, among other things, the Company’s results of operations, liquidity (including its ability to access capital markets), the possibility of future impairments of long-lived assets or its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, its compliance with debt covenants, its ability to renew and re-lease its leased space, the outlook for the retail environment, potential bankruptcies or other store closings and its ability to develop, acquire, dispose or lease properties, is unknown and will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. The Company expects a material adverse impact on its revenues, results of operations, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2020. The situation is rapidly changing and additional impacts to the business may arise that the Company is not aware of currently.

Listing Criteria

On February 5, 2020, the Company received notice from the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") that its common stock is no longer in compliance with NYSE continued listing criteria set forth in Section 802.01C of the Listed Company Manual of the NYSE, which require listed companies to maintain an average closing share price of at least $1.00 over a period of 30 consecutive trading days. The Company has until October 14, 2020, inclusive of extensions of the cure period provided by the NYSE in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to regain compliance with the continued listing criteria. During this period, the Company expects its common stock to continue to trade on the NYSE, which will allow for flexibility in addressing this matter. On May 7, 2020, the Company’s shareholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio between 1-for-5 and 1-for-25, and a proportionate reduction in the number of awards expectedauthorized shares of common stock, to be forfeited. The Company elected to account for forfeitures of share-based payments as they occur. Asdetermined at the amountdiscretion of the retrospective adjustment was nominal, the Company elected not to record the change. See Note 13 for further information on the adoptionboard of this guidance. The guidance also requires that when an employer withholds shares upon the vesting of restricted sharesdirectors for the purpose of meeting tax withholding requirements, thatcomplying with NYSE Listing Standards, subject to the cash paid for withholding taxes is classified as a financing activity onboard of directors’ discretion to abandon this amendment. The Company’s board of directors has not yet taken action to effect the statement of cash flows.reverse stock split . The Company previously included these amounts within operating activities. For public companies, ASU 2016-09 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 including interim periods within that reporting periodintends to actively evaluate and was to be applied on a modified retrospective basis as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings asmonitor the price of its common stock between now and October 2020. A delisting of the dateCompany’s common stock from the NYSE could negatively impact it by, among other things, reducing the trading liquidity of, adoption. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 as of January 1, 2017 and it did not have a material impact onthe market price for, its condensed consolidated financial statementscommon stock.

Liquidity and related disclosures. The change in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of cash flows related to the prior-year periods is as follows:

  Three Months Ended
  March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
  2016
Net cash provided by operating activities (1)
 $85,777
 $128,384
 $125,464
 $128,954
Reclassification of cash payments for withheld shares 202
 87
 (69) 60
Net cash provided by operating activities (2)
 $85,979
 $128,471
 $125,395
 $129,014
         
Net cash used in financing activities (1)
 $(95,505) $(162,774) $(89,447) $(137,348)
Reclassification of cash payments for withheld shares (202) (87) 69
 (60)
Net cash used in financing activities  (2)
 $(95,707) $(162,861) $(89,378) $(137,408)
(1)Prior to adoption of ASU 2016-09.
(2)Subsequent to adoption of ASU 2016-09.
Going Concern Considerations

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-17, Interests Held Through Related Parties That Are under Common Control, ("ASU 2016-17") which amended the consolidation guidance in ASU 2015-02, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis ("ASU 2015-02"), to change how a reporting entity that is a single decision maker of a VIE should consider indirect interests in a VIE held through related parties that are under common control with the entity when determining whether it is the primary beneficiary of the VIE. ASU 2016-17 simplifies the analysis to require consideration of only an entity's proportionate indirect interest in a VIE held through a party under common control. For public companies, ASU 2016-17 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 including interim periods therein. The guidance was applied retrospectively to all periods in fiscal year 2016, which is the period in


which ASU 2015-02 was adopted by the Company. The Company adopted ASU 2016-17 as of January 1, 2017 and it did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Clarifying the Definition of a Business, ("ASU 2017-01"), which provides a more narrow definition of a business to be used in determining the accounting treatment of an acquisition. Under ASC 805, Business Combinations, the Company generally accounted for acquisitions of shopping center properties as acquisitions of a business. Under ASU 2017-01, more acquisitions are expected to be accounted for as acquisitions of assets. Transaction costs for asset acquisitions are capitalized while those related to business acquisitions are expensed. For public companies, ASU 2017-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods therein and is to be applied prospectively to any transactions occurring within the period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2017-01 as of January 1, 2017. The Company expects most of its future acquisitions of shopping center properties will be accounted for as acquisitions of assets in accordance with the guidance in ASU 2017-01.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-03, Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the September 22, 2016 and November 17, 2016 EITF Meetings, ("ASU 2017-03"), which providesaccounting guidance related to the disclosurepresentation of financial statements, when preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, management evaluates whether there are conditions or events that, when considered in the aggregate, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. In making its assessment, management considered the Company’s current financial condition and liquidity sources, including current funds available, forecasted future cash flows and conditional and unconditional obligations due over the next twelve months.  

The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants of its secured credit facility and the senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) as of March 31, 2020, with the exception of one covenant under the secured credit facility. At March 31, 2020, the Company was not in compliance with a covenant under the secured credit facility, which provides that the Company may not have more than $100,000 of cash on hand that constitutes borrowings on the secured line of credit. In March 2020, the Company drew $280,000 from the secured line of credit and anticipated promptly purchasing $180,000 of U.S. Treasury securities, which would leave $100,000 of cash on hand from such borrowings. However, due to market conditions, the Company was not able to purchase the U.S. Treasury securities promptly, which resulted in the Company violating this covenant. Violation of this covenant provides the lenders with the option to accelerate the maturity of the potential impactsenior secured credit facility. The administrative agent of the secured credit facility notified the Company that it was in default and that the adoptionadministrative agent and lenders reserve all rights and remedies under the secured credit facility. The lenders have not exercised their right to accelerate the maturity of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09"); ASU 2016-02, Leases ("ASU 2016-02")the secured credit facility. In March 2020, the Company used $154,228

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to purchase U.S. Treasury securities and ASU 2016-13, Measurementsubsequent to March 31, 2020 utilized an additional $ 26,366 to fund April debt service payments and operating expenses, which reduced the amount of Credit Lossescash on Financial Instruments ("ASU 2016-13") could havehand that constitutes borrowings on the Company's condensed consolidatedsecured line of credit to less than $ 100,000 . However, this did not cure the default per the terms of the senior secured credit facility. Management will pursue obtaining a waiver from the lenders. If management is not able to obtain a waiver directly, then management will seek to obtain a waiver as part of the alternatives it is exploring, as described below.

The Company has considered the projected impact of COVID-19 on its cash flows and its analysis of future compliance with the financial statements. ASU 2017-03 was effective upon issuancecovenants and has determined that it is probable it will fail to meet the minimum debt yield covenant under the senior secured credit facility during the third quarter of 2020, the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. The minimum debt yield covenant provides that the ratio of the adjusted net operating income, as defined, of the borrowing base properties that secure the senior secured credit facility to the total outstanding balance on the senior secured credit facility must be greater than 10.0%. Violation of this covenant provides the lenders with the option to accelerate the maturity of the senior secured credit facility. The Company could remain in compliance with the debt yield covenant if it (i) added additional unencumbered assets to the collateral pool, subject to lender approval, which is not to be unreasonably withheld, (ii) paid down the amount of debt outstanding with projected available cash or (iii) negotiated a waiver of the covenant with the lenders.

Management has incorporated this guidance withinengaged Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Moelis & Company LLC (the “Advisors”) to assist the Company in exploring several alternatives to reduce overall leverage and interest expense and to extend the maturity of its current disclosures.

Accounting Guidance Not Yet Effective
Revenue Recognition guidancedebt including (i) the senior secured credit facility, which includes a revolving facility with a balance of $675,925 and implementation update
In May 2014,term loan with a balance of $456,250 as of March 31, 2020, that matures in July 2023and (ii) the FASBNotes with balances of $450,000, $300,000, and $625,000, as of March 31, 2020, that mature in December 2023 , October 2024 and December 2026 , respectively, as well as the cumulative unpaid dividends on the Company’s preferred stock and the International Accounting Standards Board jointly issued ASU 2014-09.special common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. The objective of this converged standard isAdvisors recently commenced discussions with advisors to enable financial statement users to better understand and analyze revenue by replacing current transaction and industry-specific guidance with a more principles-based approach to revenue recognition. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. ASU 2014-09 applies to all contracts with customers except those that are within the scope of other guidance such as lease and insurance contracts. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Deferralcertain holders of the Effective Date, ("ASU 2015-14"Notes and the credit committee of the senior secured credit facility. Management may pursue a comprehensive solution that includes a potential exchange of debt with the holders of the Notes, addressing the preferred stock of the Company and the special common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership, amendments to the financial covenants under the senior secured credit facility and the Notes and other options that may result in the reorganization of the Company.

As described in Note 15 – Subsequent Events, the Company elected to not make the $11,813 interest payment due and payable on June 1, 2020, with respect to the Operating Partnership’s 5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) (the “Interest Payment”). Under the indenture governing the 2023 Notes, the Operating Partnership has a 30-day grace period to make the Interest Payment before the nonpayment is considered an event of default with respect to the 2023 Notes. Any event of default under the 2023 Notes for nonpayment of the Interest Payment would also be considered an event of default under the Operating Partnership’s senior secured credit facility, which allowscould lead to an additional one year deferralacceleration of ASU 2014-09. Asamounts due under the facility. Further, if the trustee for the 2023 Notes should exercise its right to accelerate the maturity of the full balance owed on the 2023 Notes as a result ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017of such an event of default, that would also constitute an event of default under the Operating Partnership’s 4.60% senior unsecured notes due 2024 and interim periods withinthe Operating Partnership’s 5.95% senior notes due 2026, which could lead to the acceleration of all amounts due under those years using one of two retrospective application methods. Early adoption would be permitted only for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those years. As the majority of the Company's revenue is derived from real estate lease contracts, the Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company expects to adopt the guidance using the modified retrospective approach, which requires a cumulative effect adjustment as of the date of the Company's adoption, which will be January 1, 2018.notes. The Company has elected to applyenter the guidance30-day grace period with respect to contractsthe Interest Payment in order to advance discussions with open performance obligations as of January 1, 2018.

its lenders and explore alternative strategies. The following updates, which are effective asCompany was notified by the administrative agent of the same date as ASU 2014-09 as deferred by ASU 2015-14, were issued bysenior secured credit facility that the FASBfailure to clarifymake the implementationInterest Payment constitutes a default under the senior secured credit facility and that, if not cured within the applicable 30-day grace period, it will be an event of default under the senior secured credit facility. The Company could prevent an event of default if it paid the Interest Payment prior to the expiration of the revenue guidance:
Issuance DateAccounting Standards Update
March 2016ASU 2016-08Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)
April 2016ASU 2016-10Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing
May 2016ASU 2016-11Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2014-16 Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting
May 2016ASU 2016-12Narrow Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients
December 2016ASU 2016-20Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers
September 2017ASU 2017-13Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to the Staff Announcement at the July 20, 2017 EITF Meeting and Rescission of Prior SEC Staff Announcements and Observer Comments
The Company's revenues largely consist of income earned from leasing, which approximated 97%30-day grace period or if it reached an alternative arrangement with the holders of the Company's revenues for2023 Notes.

Given the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Approximately 1%impact of the Company's other revenues are not inCOVID-19 pandemic on the scope of ASU 2014-09. Other revenue streams primarily include earnings from property management, leasingretail and development agreements with unconsolidated affiliates and third parties in addition to


marketing and other revenues. As partbroader markets, the ongoing weakness of the implementation process,credit markets and significant uncertainties associated with each of these matters, the Company completed an initial reviewbelieves that there is substantial doubt that it will continue to ascertain which contracts are in the scope of the revenue guidance noted above. For those contracts in scope, these were evaluated using the prescribed five-step method which included the identification of the contract and performance obligations, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction price to performance obligations and recognizing revenue. Based on its initial evaluation of contracts, the Company does not expect any material changes in the amount or timing of its revenues upon adoption of the guidance and expects to finalize the contract review in the next few months.
The Company has completed its initial assessment of revenues, believed to be in the scope of ASU 2014-09 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, which approximate the followingoperate as listed below:
Revenue stream% of Total Revenues
Management, development and leasing fees (1)
1%
Marketing revenues (2)
1%
Total estimated ASC 606 revenues as a percentage of total revenues2%
(1)Primarily represents fees earned for certain ancillary services performed under management and other contracts for third-party properties and joint ventures. Management fees generally represent a series of performance obligations for the same tasks performed over a period of time. Development and leasing fees are typically individual performance obligations.
(2)This revenue stream consists primarily of marketing services provided to tenants as well as other contracts with customers for various services and promotions.
Leasing guidance and implementation update
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02. The objective of ASU 2016-02 is to increase transparency and comparability by recognizing lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. Under ASU 2016-02, lessees will be required to recognize a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms greater than 12 months. The guidance applied by a lessor under ASU 2016-02 is substantially similar to existing GAAP. For public companies, ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periodsgoing concern within those years. Early adoption is permitted. Lessees and lessors are required to use a modified retrospective transition method for all leases existing at, or entered intoone year after the date of initial application. Accordingly, they would apply the new accounting model for the earliest year presented in the financial statements. A number of practical expedients may also be elected. The Company has done a preliminary assessment and continues to evaluate the potential impact the guidance may have on itsthese condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.  The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not reflect any adjustments related disclosuresto the recoverability of assets and satisfaction of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Accounting Guidance Adopted

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Description

Expected

Adoption Date &

Application

Method

Financial Statement Effect and Other Information

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

January 1, 2020 -

Modified Retrospective

The guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment model, which reflects credit events, with a current expected credit loss model, which recognizes an allowance for credit losses based on an entity’s estimate of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected.

The Company has determined that its available-for-sale debt securities, guarantees, mortgage and other notes receivable and receivables within the scope of ASC 606 fall under the scope of this standard.

The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosures.    

ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement

January 1, 2020 - Prospective

The guidance eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Entities will no longer be required to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy, but public companies will be required to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements.

The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

ASU 2018-15, Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract

January 1, 2020 -

Prospective

The guidance addresses diversity in practice in accounting for the costs of implementation activities in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. Under the guidance, the Company is to follow Subtopic 350-40 on internal-use software to determine which implementation costs to capitalize and which to expense.

The guidance also requires an entity to expense capitalized implementation costs over the term of the hosting arrangement and include that expense in the same line item as the fees associated with the service element of the arrangement.

The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted

Description

Financial Statement Effect and Other Information

ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform

On March 12, 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting , which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or other reference rates expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. This ASU is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company has not adopted any of the optional expedients or exceptions as of March 31, 2020, but will continue to evaluate the possible adoption of any such expedients or exceptions during the effective period as circumstances evolve.

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Lease Modification Q&A

In April 2020, the FASB issued a question-and-answer document (the “Lease Modification Q&A”) focused on the application of lease accounting guidance related to lease concessions provided as a result of COVID-19. Under existing lease guidance, the Company would have to determine, on a lease by lease basis, if a lease concession was the result of a new arrangement reached with the tenant (treated within the lease modification accounting framework) or if a lease concession was under the enforceable

rights and obligations within the existing lease agreement (precluded from applying the lease modification accounting framework). The Lease Modification Q&A clarifies that entities may elect to not evaluate whether lease-related relief that lessors provide to mitigate the economic effects of COVID-19 on lessees is a lease modification under Topic 842, Leases. Instead, an entity that elects not to evaluate whether a concession directly related to COVID-19 is a modification can then elect whether to apply the modification guidance (i.e. assume the relief was always contemplated by the contract or assume the relief was not contemplated by the contract). Both lessees and lessors may make this election. The Company is evaluating its election on a disaggregated basis, with such election applied consistently to leases with similar characteristics and similar circumstances. The future impact of the Lease Modification Q&A is dependent upon the extent of lease concessions granted to tenants as a result of COVID-19 in future periods and the elections made by the Company at the time of entering into such concessions. The Company is evaluating the impact that this update may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Carrying Value of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates its real estate assets and investment in unconsolidated affiliates for impairment indicators whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that recoverability of its investment in the asset is not reasonably assured. Furthermore, this evaluation is conducted no less frequently than quarterly, irrespective of changes in circumstances. The prolonged outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in sustained closure of the Company’s properties, as well as the cessation of the operations of certain of its tenants, which will adopt ASU 2016-02likely result in a reduction in the revenues and cash flows of many of its properties due to the adverse financial impacts on its tenants, as well as reductions in other sources of income generated by its properties. In addition to reduced revenues, the Company’s ability to obtain sufficient financing for such properties may be impaired as well as its ability to lease or re-lease properties as a result of worsening market and economic conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of March 31, 2020, the Company’s evaluation of impairment considered its estimate of cash flow declines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but its other assumptions, including estimated hold period, were generally unchanged given the highly uncertain environment. The worsening of estimated future cash flows due to a change in the Company’s plans, policies, or views of market and economic conditions as it relates to one or more of its properties adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic could result in the recognition of substantial impairment charges on its assets, which could adversely impact its financial results. For the period ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded $133,644 of impairment charges for 2 of its malls and 6 other properties had impairment indicators; however, based on the Company’s plans with respect to those properties and the economic environment as of January 1, 2019.March 31, 2020, 0 additional impairment charges were recorded.

Note 3 – Revenues

Revenues

The following table presents the Company's revenues disaggregated by revenue source:

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2020

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2019

 

Rental revenues (1)

 

$

161,173

 

 

$

190,980

 

Revenues from contracts with customers (ASC 606):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expense reimbursements (2)

 

 

2,389

 

 

 

2,143

 

Management, development and leasing fees (3)

 

 

2,092

 

 

 

2,523

 

Marketing revenues (4)

 

 

743

 

 

 

874

 

 

 

 

5,224

 

 

 

5,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other revenues

 

 

1,177

 

 

 

1,510

 

Total revenues (5)

 

$

167,574

 

 

$

198,030

 

(1)

Revenues from leases that commenced subsequent to December 31, 2018 are accounted for in accordance with ASC 842, Leases , whereas all leases existing prior to that date are accounted for in accordance with ASC 840.

As a lessor,

( 2 )

Includes $2,321 in the Malls segment and $68 in the All Other segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020, and includes $2,192 in the Malls segment and $( 49) in the All Other segment for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

( 3 )

Included in All Other segment.

( 4 )

Marketing revenues solely relate to the Malls segment for all periods presented. See description below.

( 5 )

Sales taxes are excluded from revenues.

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See Note 10for information on the Company's segments.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Expected credit losses

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company expects substantially all leases will continueindividually evaluated tenant receivables within the scope of ASC 606, of which a significant portion are short term. Based on this information and the quarterly analysis of the tenant receivables, the Company wrote off $220 that was deemed uncollectable related to be classified as operating leases under the new leasing guidance. Under the new guidance, certain common area maintenance ("CAM") recoveries must be accounted for as non-lease components under the new revenue guidance. The FASB clarified in June 2017 that entities, which do not adopt ASU 2016-02 concurrently with the new revenue recognition guidance, will only be required to evaluate CAM as a non-lease component for new leases executed after the effective date, which would be January 1, 2019this class of receivables for the Company. three months ended March 31, 2020.

Outstanding Performance Obligations

The Company is evaluating how the bifurcationhas outstanding performance obligations related to certain noncancellable contracts with customers for which it will receive fixed operating expense reimbursements for providing certain maintenance and other services as described above. As of CAM may affect the timing or recognition of certain lease revenues. Additionally,March 31, 2020, the Company expects to expense certain deferredrecognize these amounts as revenue over the following periods:

Performance obligation

 

Less than 5

years

 

 

5-20 years

 

 

Over 20

years

 

 

Total

 

Fixed operating expense reimbursements

 

$

23,908

 

 

$

48,366

 

 

$

45,869

 

 

$

118,143

 

The Company evaluates its performance obligations each period and makes adjustments to reflect any known additions or cancellations. Performance obligations related to variable consideration, which is based on sales, are constrained.

Note 4 – Leases

Lessor

The components of rental revenues are as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Fixed lease payments

 

$

137,394

 

 

$

159,278

 

Variable lease payments

 

 

23,779

 

 

 

31,702

 

Total rental revenues

 

$

161,173

 

 

$

190,980

 

Lessee

The Company has 8 ground leases and 1 office lease costs duein which it is a lessee. The maturities of these leases range from 2021 to 2089 and generally provide for renewal options ranging from five to ten years. We included the narrowed definitionrenewal options in our lease terms for purposes of indirect costs that may be capitalized. As a lessee,calculating our lease liability and ROU asset where we have plans to continue operating our assets under the current terms associated with each ground lease. The ground leases relate to properties where the Company has 11owns the buildings and improvements, but leases the underlying land. The lease payments on the majority of the ground leases are fixed, but in the instances where they are variable they are either based on the CPI index or a percentage of sales. The one office lease arrangements in which the Company is the lessee for land.subleased as of March 31, 2020. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, these ground leases have future contractual paymentsa weighted-average remaining lease term of approximately $15,199 with maturity dates ranging from January 2019 through July 2089.

Other Guidance
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13. 42.7 years and a weighted-average discount rate of 8.1%.

The objectivecomponents of ASU 2016-13 is to provide financial statement users with information about expected credit losses on financial assets and other commitments to extend credit by a reporting entity. The guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment model, which reflects credit events, with a current expected credit loss model, which recognizes an allowance for credit losses based on an entity's estimatelease expense are presented below:

 

 

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2020

 

 

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2019

 

Lease expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease expense

 

$

125

 

 

$

218

 

Variable lease expense

 

 

85

 

 

 

32

 

Total lease expense

 

$

210

 

 

$

250

 

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Table of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected. For public companies that are SEC filers, ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance is to be applied on a modified retrospective basis. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2016-13 as of January 1, 2020 and is evaluating the impact that this update may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.


In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-05, Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets ("ASU 2017-05"), which will apply to the partial sale or transfer of nonfinancial assets, including real estate assets, to unconsolidated joint ventures. ASU 2017-05 requires 100% of the gain or loss to be recognized for nonfinancial assets transferred to an unconsolidated joint venture and any noncontrolling interest received in such nonfinancial assets to be measured at fair value. ASU 2017-05 has the same effective date as ASU 2014-09, as deferred by ASU 2015-14, and is effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. ASU 2017-05 is to be applied using either a full or modified retrospective transition method. This adjustment will (1 ) mark investments in unconsolidated joint ventures to fair value as of the date of contribution to the unconsolidated joint ventures, and (2) recognize the remainder of the gain or loss associated with transferring the assets to the unconsolidated joint venture. The Company expects to adopt the guidance using the modified retrospective approach, which requires a cumulative effect adjustment as of the date of the Company's adoption, which will be January 1, 2018. The Company identified one unconsolidated affiliate, CBL/T-C, LLC, in which the Company recorded a partial sale of real estate assets in 2011 and is evaluating the impact that this update may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Note 35 – Fair Value Measurements

The Company has categorized its financial assets and financial liabilities that are recorded at fair value into a hierarchy in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure, ("ASC 820") based on whether the inputs to valuation techniques are observable or unobservable.  The fair value hierarchy contains three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value as follows:

Level 1 –

Inputs represent quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities as of the measurement date.

Level 2 –

Inputs, other than those included in Level 1, represent observable measurements for similar instruments in active markets, or identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and observable measurements or market data for instruments with substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3 –

Inputs represent unobservable measurements, supported by little, if any, market activity, and require considerable assumptions that are significant to the fair value of the asset or liability.  Market valuations must often be determined using discounted cash flow methodologies, pricing models or similar techniques based on the Company’s assumptions and best judgment.

The asset or liability's fair value within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Under ASC 820, fair value measurements are determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability in an orderly transaction at the measurement date and under current market conditions. Valuation techniques used maximize the use of observable


inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and consider assumptions such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions and risk of nonperformance.

Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are reasonable estimates of their fair values because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments.  Based on the interest rates for similar financial instruments, the carrying value of mortgage and other notes receivable is a reasonable estimate of fair value.  The estimated fair value of mortgage and other indebtedness was $4,250,556$2,661,981 and $4,737,077$2,970,246 at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.  The fair value was calculated using Level 2 inputs by discounting future cash flows for mortgage and other indebtedness using estimated market rates at which similar loans would be made currently.

During March 2020, the Company purchased U.S. Treasury securities that are scheduled to mature between April 2021 and June 2021. The carrying amountCompany has designated these securities as available-for-sale (“AFS”). The fair value of net mortgagethese securities was calculated based on quoted market prices in active markets and other indebtedness was $4,216,178are included in the Level 1 fair value hierarchy. The Company believes the market for U.S. Treasury securities is an actively traded market given the high level of daily trading volume. The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s AFS securities that were measured at fair value for the three months ended March 31, 2020:

AFS Security

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Allowance

for credit

losses (1)

 

 

Total unrealized gains/(losses)

 

 

Fair Value

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

$

153,150

 

 

$

 

 

$

22

 

 

$

153,172

 

(1)

U.S Treasury securities have a long history with no credit losses. Additionally, the Company notes that U.S Treasury securities are explicitly fully guaranteed by a sovereign entity that can print its own currency and that the sovereign entity’s currency is routinely held by central banks and other major financial institutions, is used in international commerce, and commonly viewed as a reserve currency, all of which qualitatively indicate that historical credit loss information should be minimally affected by current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Therefore, the Company did not record expected credit losses for its U.S Treasury securities for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

The Company adopted the ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Topic 326), on January 1, 2020. Under ASC Topic 326-30, the Company elected to exclude applicable accrued interest from both the fair value and $4,465,294 at September 30, 2017the amortized cost basis of the available-for-sale debt securities, and Decemberseparately present the accrued interest receivable balance within the Other Receivables line item of the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The accrued interest receivables balance totaled $1,082 as of March 31, 2016, respectively.    

2020. The Company elected not to measure an allowance for credit losses on accrued interest receivable as an allowance on possible uncollectable accrued interest receivable is recorded in a timely manner.

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Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company measures the fair value of certain long-lived assets on a nonrecurring basis, through quarterly impairment testing or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. The Company considers both quantitative and qualitative factors in its impairment analysis of long-lived assets. Significant quantitative factors include historical and forecasted information for each property such as net operating income ("NOI"), occupancy statistics and sales levels. Significant qualitative factors used include market conditions, age and condition of the property and tenant mix. Due to the significant unobservable estimates and assumptions used in the valuation of long-lived assets that experience impairment, the Company classifies such long-lived assets under Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Level 3 inputs primarily consist of sales and market data, independent valuations and discounted cash flow models as noted below.

models.

Long-lived Assets Measured at Fair Value in 2020

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company's assets that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and related impairment charges for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017:March 31, 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets

for Identical

Assets (Level 1)

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs (Level 2)

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs (Level 3)

 

 

Total Loss

on Impairment

 

2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-lived assets

 

$

114,300

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

114,300

 

 

$

133,644

 

   Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using  
 Total 
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Total
Loss on
Impairment
Long-lived assets$81,350
 $
 $
 $81,350
 $71,401
Long-lived Assets Measured at Fair Value in 2017

During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, the Company recognized impairments of real estate of $71,401 primarily$133,644 related to two malls, a parcel project near an outlet center and one outparcel. The properties were classified for segment reporting purposes as listed below (see section below for information on outparcels). See Note 9 for segment information.malls.

Impairment

Date

 

Property

 

Location

 

Segment

Classification

 

Loss on

Impairment

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

March

 

Burnsville Center (1)

 

Burnsville, MN

 

Malls

 

$

26,562

 

 

$

47,300

 

 

March

 

Monroeville Mall (2)

 

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Malls

 

 

107,082

 

 

 

67,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

133,644

 

 

$

114,300

 

 

Impairment
Date
 Property Location 
Segment
Classification
 
Loss on
Impairment
 
Fair
Value
 
March 
Vacant land (1)
 Woodstock, GA Malls $3,147
 $
(2) 
June 
Acadiana Mall (3)
 Lafayette, LA Malls 43,007
 67,300
 
June / September 
Prior period sales adjustments (4)
 Various Malls/Office Buildings 606
 
(2) 
September 
Hickory Point Mall (5)
 Forsyth, IL Malls 24,525
 14,050
 
        $71,285
 $81,350
 

(1)

(1)
The Company wrote down the book value of its interest in a consolidated joint venture that owned land adjacent to one of its outlet malls upon the divestiture of its interests in March 2017 to a fair value of $1,000. In conjunction with the divestiture and assignment of the Company's interests in this consolidated joint venture, the Company was relieved of its debt obligation by the joint venture partner. See Note 6 for more information.
(2)
The long-lived asset is not included in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2017 as the Company no longer has an interest in the property.

(3)

In accordance with the Company's quarterly impairment review process, the Company wrote down the book value of the mall to its estimated fair value of $67,300$47,300. The mall had experienced a decline of NOI due to store closures and rent reductions. These factors resulted in a reduction of the second quarter of 2017.expected hold period for this asset based on Management’s assessment that there was an increased likelihood that the loan secured by the mall may not be successfully restructured or refinanced. Management determined the fair value of AcadianaBurnsville Center using a discounted cash flow methodology. The discounted cash flow used assumptions including a holding period of ten years, with a sale at the end of the holding period, a capitalization rate of 14.5% and a discount rate of 15.5%.

(2)

In accordance with the Company's quarterly impairment process, the Company wrote down the book value of the mall to its estimated fair value of $67,000. The mall had experienced a decline of NOI due to store closures and rent reductions. Management determined the fair value of Monroeville Mall using a discounted cash flow methodology. The discounted cash flow used assumptions including a holding period of 10ten years,, with a sale at the end of the holding period, a capitalization rate of 15.50%14.0% and a discount rate of 15.75%14.5%. The mall has experienced declining tenant sales and cash flows as a result of the downturn of the economy in its market area and an anchor announced in the second quarter 2017 that it will close its store later in 2017. The loan secured by Acadiana Mall matured in April 2017. See Note 6 for more information. The revenues of Acadiana Mall accounted for approximately 1.9% of total consolidated revenues for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2017.

Long-lived Assets Measured at Fair Value in 2019

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company's assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and related impairment charges for the three months ended March 31, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets

for Identical

Assets (Level 1)

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs (Level 2)

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs (Level 3)

 

 

Total Loss

on Impairment

 

2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-lived assets

 

$

70,800

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

70,800

 

 

$

24,825

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized impairments of real estate of $25,054 related to two malls:

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Impairment

Date

 

Property

 

Location

 

Segment

Classification

 

Loss on

Impairment

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

March

 

Greenbrier Mall (1)

 

Chesapeake, VA

 

Malls

 

$

22,770

 

 

$

56,300

 

 

March

 

Honey Creek Mall (2)

 

Terre Haute, IN

 

Malls

 

 

2,284

 

 

 

14,500

 

 

January/March

 

Other adjustments (3)

 

Various

 

Malls

 

 

( 229

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

24,825

 

 

$

70,800

 

 

(1)

(4)Relates to true-ups of estimated expenses to actual expenses for properties sold in prior periods.
(5)

In accordance with the Company's quarterly impairment review process, the Company wrote down the book value of the mall to its estimated fair value of $14,050$56,300. The mall had experienced a decline in cash flows due to store closures and rent reductions. Additionally, one anchor was vacant as of the third quarterdate of 2017.impairment. These factors resulted in a reduction of the expected hold period for this asset based on Management’s assessment that there was an increased likelihood that the loan secured by the mall may not be successfully restructured or refinanced. Management determined the fair value of Hickory PointGreenbrier Mall using a discounted cash flow methodology. The discounted cash flow used assumptions including a holding period of 10ten years,, with a sale at the end of the holding period, a capitalization rate of 18.00%11.5% and a discount rate of 19.00%11.5%.

(2)

The Company adjusted the book value of the mall to the net sales price of $14,360 based on a signed contract with a third-party buyer, adjusted to reflect estimated disposition costs. The mall has experienced decreased occupancy and cash flows as a resultwas sold in April 2019. See Note 6for additional information.

( 3 )

Related to true-ups of the downturn of the economyestimated expenses to actual expenses for properties sold in its market area. The Company is in preliminary discussions with the lender to modify the loan secured by the mall due to the additional deterioration in its operating metrics. The revenues of Hickory Point Mall accounted for approximately 0.5% of total consolidated revenues for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2017.prior periods.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded an impairment of $116 related to the sale of one outparcel. Outparcels are classified

Note 6 – Dispositions and Held for segment reporting purposes in the All Other category. See Note 9 for segment information.

Note 4 – Acquisitions and Dispositions
Asset Acquisitions
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company acquired several Sears and Macy's stores, which include land, buildings and improvements, for future redevelopment at the related malls. These transactions are accounted for as asset acquisitions in accordance with ASU 2017-01.
In January 2017, the Company purchased five Sears department stores and two Sears Auto Centers for $72,765 in cash, which includes $265 of capitalized transaction costs. Sears will continue to operate the department stores under new ten-year leases for which the Company will receive an aggregate initial annual base rent of $5,075. Annual base rent will be reduced by 0.25% for the third through tenth years of the leases. Sears will be responsible for paying CAM charges, taxes, insurance and utilities under the terms of the leases. The Company has the right to terminate each Sears lease at any time (except November 15 through January 15), with six month's advance notice. With six month's advance notice, Sears has the right to terminate one lease after a four-year period and may terminate the four other leases after a two-year period. The leases on the Sears Auto Centers may be terminated by Sears after one year, with six months' advance notice.
The Company also acquired four Macy's stores in January 2017 for $7,034 in cash, which includes $34 of capitalized transaction costs. Three of these locations closed in March 2017. The Company entered into a lease with Macy's at the fourth store under which Macy's will continue to operate the store through March 2019 for annual base rent and fixed common area maintenance charges of $19 per year, subject to certain operating covenants. If Macy's ceases to operate at this location, the Company will be reimbursed for the pro rata portion of the amount paid for the operating covenant based on the remaining lease term.     
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the respective acquisition dates:
  Sears Stores Macy's Stores Total
Land $45,028
 $4,635
 $49,663
Building and improvements 14,814
 1,965
 16,779
Tenant improvements 4,234
 377
 4,611
Above-market leases 681
 
 681
In-place leases 8,364
 579
 8,943
Total assets 73,121
 7,556
 80,677
Below-market leases (356) (522) (878)
Net assets acquired $72,765
 $7,034
 $79,799

The intangible assets and liabilities acquired with the acquisition of the Sears and Macy's stores have weighted-average amortization periods as of the respective acquisition dates as follows (in years):
  Sears Stores Macy's Stores
Above-market leases 2.0 N/A
In-place leases 2.2 2.2
Below-market leases 5.4 2.2
Dispositions
Sale

The Company evaluates its disposals utilizing the guidance in ASU 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. .. Based on its analysis, the Company determined that the dispositions described below do not meet the criteria for classification as discontinued operations and are not considered to be significant disposals based on its quantitative and qualitative evaluation. Thus, the results of operations of the shopping center properties described below, as well as any related gaingains or impairment loss,losses, are included in net incomeloss for all periods presented, as applicable.

2017

2020 Dispositions

Net proceeds realized from the 2017 dispositions were used to reduce the outstanding balances on the Company's credit facilities. The following is a summary of the Company's 2017 dispositions by sale:
        Sales Price  
Sales Date Property Property Type Location Gross Net Gain
January 
One Oyster Point & Two Oyster Point (1)
 Office Building Newport News, VA $6,250
 $6,142
 $
April 
The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City (2)
 Mall Oklahoma City, OK 130,000
 55,368
 75,434
May 
College Square Mall & Foothills Mall  (3)
 Mall Morristown, TN / Maryville, TN 53,500
 50,566
 546
        $189,750
 $112,076
 $75,980
(1)

The Company recorded a loss on impairment of $3,844 in the third quarter of 2016 to write down the office buildings to their estimated fair value based upon a signed contract with the third party buyer, adjusted to reflect disposition costs.

(2)
In conjunction with the sale of this 75/25 consolidated joint venture, three loans secured by the mall were retired. See Note 6 for more information. The Company's share of the gain from the sale was approximately $48,800. In accordance with the joint venture agreement, the joint venture partner received a priority return of $7,477 from the proceeds of the sale.
(3)
The Company recognized a gain of $1,994 in the second quarter of 2017 upon the sale of the malls. This gain was partially reduced in the third quarter of 2017 due to construction costs of $1,448 not previously considered.
The Company also realized a gain of $10,924 primarily$140 related to the sale of eight outparcelsan outparcel during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017.
The Company recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt for the properties listed below, which represented the amount by which the outstanding debt balance exceeded the net book value of the property as of the transfer date. See Note 6 for additional information.
The following is a summary of the Company's other 2017 dispositions:
Transfer
Date
 Property Property Type Location 
Balance of
Non-recourse
Debt
 
Gain on
Extinguishment
of Debt
January 
Midland Mall (1)
 Mall Midland. MI $31,953
 $3,760
June 
Chesterfield Mall (2)
 Mall Chesterfield, MO 140,000
 29,187
August 
Wausau Center (3)
 Mall Wausau, WI 17,689
 6,851
        $189,642
 $39,798
(1)
The mortgage lender completed the foreclosure process and received title to the mall in satisfaction of the non-recourse debt secured by the property. A loss on impairment of real estate of $4,681 was recorded in the first quarter of 2016 to write down the book value of the mall to its then estimated fair value. The Company also recorded $479 of aggregate non-cash default interest expense.

(2)
The mortgage lender completed the foreclosure process and received title to the mall in satisfaction of the non-recourse debt secured by the property. A loss on impairment of real estate of $99,969 was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2015 to write down the book value of the mall to its then estimated fair value. The Company also recorded $4,324 of aggregate non-cash default interest expense.
(3)
The mortgage lender completed the foreclosure process and received title to the mall in satisfaction of the non-recourse debt secured by the property. A loss on impairment of real estate of $10,738 was recorded in the second quarter of 2016 to write down the book value of the mall to its then estimated fair value. The Company also recorded $575 of aggregate non-cash default interest expense.
March 31, 2020.

Note 57 – Unconsolidated Affiliates and Noncontrolling Interests

Unconsolidated Affiliates

At September 30, 2017, the Company had investments in the following 17 entities, which are accounted for using the equity method of accounting:
Joint VentureProperty Name
Company's
Interest
Ambassador Infrastructure, LLCAmbassador Town Center - Infrastructure Improvements65.0%
Ambassador Town Center JV, LLCAmbassador Town Center65.0%
CBL/T-C, LLCCoolSprings Galleria, Oak Park Mall and West County Center50.0%
CBL-TRS Joint Venture, LLCFriendly Center and The Shops at Friendly Center50.0%
El Paso Outlet Outparcels, LLCThe Outlet Shoppes at El Paso (vacant land)50.0%
Fremaux Town Center JV, LLCFremaux Town Center - Phases I and II65.0%
G&I VIII CBL Triangle LLCTriangle Town Center and Triangle Town Commons10.0%
Governor’s Square IBGovernor’s Square Plaza50.0%
Governor’s Square CompanyGovernor’s Square47.5%
JG Gulf Coast Town Center LLCGulf Coast Town Center - Phase III50.0%
Kentucky Oaks Mall CompanyKentucky Oaks Mall50.0%
Mall of South Carolina L.P.Coastal Grand50.0%
Mall of South Carolina Outparcel L.P.Coastal Grand Crossing and vacant land50.0%
Port Orange I, LLCThe Pavilion at Port Orange - Phase I50.0%
Shoppes at Eagle Point, LLCThe Shoppes at Eagle Point50.0%
West Melbourne I, LLCHammock Landing - Phases I and II50.0%
York Town Center, LPYork Town Center50.0%

Although the Company had majority ownership of certain joint ventures during 20172020 and 2016,2019, it evaluated the investments and concluded that the other partners or owners in these joint ventures had substantive participating rights, such as approvals of:

the pro forma for the development and construction of the project and any material deviations or modifications thereto;

the pro forma for the development and construction of the project

the site plan and any material deviations or modifications thereto;

the site plan

the conceptual design of the project and the initial plans and specifications for the project and any material deviations or modifications thereto;

the conceptual design of the project and the initial plans and specifications for the project and any material deviations or modifications thereto;

any acquisition/construction loans or any permanent financings/refinancings;

any acquisition/construction loans or any permanent financings/refinancings;

the annual operating budgets and any material deviations or modifications thereto;

the annual operating budgets

the initial leasing plan and leasing parameters and any material deviations or modifications thereto; and

the initial leasing plan and leasing parameters and any material deviations or modifications thereto; and

any material acquisitions or dispositions with respect to the project.

any material acquisitions or dispositions with respect to the project.

As a result of the joint control over these joint ventures, the Company accounts for these investments using the equity method of accounting.


At March 31, 2020, the Company had investments in 28 entities, which are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The Company's ownership interest in these unconsolidated affiliates ranges from 20% to 65%. Of these entities, 17 are owned in 50/50 joint ventures.

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River Ridge Mall

Atlanta Outlet JV, LLC

In August 2017, the Company sold its 25% interest in River Ridge MallFebruary 2020, Atlanta Outlet JV, LLC, a 50/50 joint venture, closed on a new loan in the amount of $4,680, with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.5% and a maturity date of November 2023 .. Proceeds were used to retire the previous loan. The Operating Partnership and its joint venture partner for $9,000 in cash. In the second quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a $5,843 loss on investment related to the sale of its interest and recorded an additional $354 loss on investment upon the sale closing in August 2017. The Company's property management agreement with River Ridge Mall JV, LLC ended September 30, 2017.    

Shoppes at Eagle Point, LLC
The Company formed a 50/50 unconsolidated joint venture, Shoppes at Eagle Point, LLC, to develop, own and operate a community center development located in Cookeville, TN. In September 2017, the land was acquired and construction began, with completionhave each guaranteed 100% of the first phase expected in October 2018. The partners contributed aggregate initial equity of $1,031.loan. See Note 1612for more information on the construction loan secured by this development, which closed subsequent to September 30, 2017.
information.

Condensed Combined Financial Statements - Unconsolidated Affiliates

Condensed combined financial statement information of the unconsolidated affiliates is as follows:

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate assets

 

$

2,288,173

 

 

$

2,293,438

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

( 819,034

)

 

 

( 803,909

)

 

 

 

1,469,139

 

 

 

1,489,529

 

Developments in progress

 

 

70,039

 

 

 

46,503

 

Net investment in real estate assets

 

 

1,539,178

 

 

 

1,536,032

 

Other assets

 

 

141,501

 

 

 

154,427

 

Total assets

 

$

1,680,679

 

 

$

1,690,459

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage and other indebtedness, net

 

$

1,422,015

 

 

$

1,417,644

 

Other liabilities

 

 

32,675

 

 

 

41,007

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,454,690

 

 

 

1,458,651

 

OWNERS' EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

 

146,192

 

 

 

149,376

 

Other investors

 

 

79,797

 

 

 

82,432

 

Total owners' equity

 

 

225,989

 

 

 

231,808

 

Total liabilities and owners’ equity

 

$

1,680,679

 

 

$

1,690,459

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Total revenues

 

$

60,514

 

 

$

55,867

 

Net income (1)

 

$

5,043

 

 

$

6,010

 

ASSETSSeptember 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Investment in real estate assets$2,093,950
 $2,137,666
Accumulated depreciation(607,685) (564,612)
 1,486,265
 1,573,054
Developments in progress29,209
 9,210
Net investment in real estate assets1,515,474
 1,582,264
Other assets204,686
 223,347
    Total assets$1,720,160
 $1,805,611
    
LIABILITIES   
Mortgage and other indebtedness, net$1,251,994
 $1,266,046
Other liabilities46,538
 46,160
    Total liabilities1,298,532
 1,312,206
    
OWNERS' EQUITY   
The Company216,107
 228,313
Other investors205,521
 265,092
Total owners' equity421,628
 493,405
    Total liabilities and owners' equity$1,720,160
 $1,805,611

 Total for the Three Months
Ended September 30,
 2017 2016
Total revenues$57,395
 $59,104
Depreciation and amortization(20,151) (20,227)
Interest income356
 295
Interest expense(12,907) (14,281)
Operating expenses(17,431) (18,216)
Gain on extinguishment of debt
 (393)
Income from continuing operations before gain on sales of real estate assets7,262
 6,282
Gain on sales of real estate assets606
 16,854
Net income (1)
$7,868
 $23,136

(1)

(1)

The Company's pro rata share of net income is $4,706$1,018 and $10,478$3,308 for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016,2019, respectively.


 Total for the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 2017 2016
Total revenues$175,250
 $186,162
Depreciation and amortization(60,276) (63,085)
Interest income1,186
 963
Interest expense(38,891) (41,951)
Operating expenses(52,818) (56,621)
Gain on extinguishment of debt
 62,901
Income from continuing operations before gain on sales of real estate assets24,451
 88,369
Gain on sales of real estate assets529
 158,190
Net income (1)
$24,980
 $246,559
(1)
The Company's pro rata share of net income is $16,404 and $107,217 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
2017 Financing
The Company's unconsolidated affiliate had the following loan activity, in 2017:
Date Property Stated Interest
Rate
 Maturity Date 
Amount
Extended
August 
Ambassador Town Center - Infrastructure Improvements (1)
 LIBOR + 2.0% August 2020 $11,035
(1)
In August 2017, the loan was amended and modified to extend the maturity date. The loan requires annual principal payments of $430, $555 and $690 in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. The Operating Partnership has guaranteed 100% of the loan. See Note 12. The unconsolidated affiliate has an interest rate swap on the notional amount of the loan, amortizing to $9,360 over the term of the swap, to effectively fix the interest rate to 3.74%.
2017 Loan Repayment
The loan, secured by the related unconsolidated property, was retired in 2017:    
Date Property 
Interest
Rate at
Repayment Date
 
Scheduled
Maturity Date
 
Principal
Balance
Repaid (1)
July 
Gulf Coast Town Center - Phase III (1)
 3.13% July 2017 $4,118
(1)
The Company loaned the unconsolidated affiliate, JG Gulf Coast Town Center, LLC, the amount necessary to retire the loan and received a mortgage note receivable in return. See Note 8 for more information.
All

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests consist of the debt on the properties owned by the unconsolidated affiliates listed above is non-recourse, except for debt secured by Ambassador Infrastructure, Hammock Landing and The Pavilion at Port Orange. See Note 12 for a description of guarantees the Company has issued related to certain unconsolidated affiliates.following:

 

 

As of

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Noncontrolling interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partnership

 

$

5,566

 

 

$

31,592

 

Other consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

23,691

 

 

 

23,961

 

 

 

$

29,257

 

 

$

55,553

 

Redeemable Interests of the Operating Partnership
Redeemable common units of $13,076 and $17,996 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, include a partnership interest in the Operating Partnership for which the partnership agreement includes redemption provisions that may require the Operating Partnership to redeem the partnership interest for real property.
Noncontrolling Interests of the Operating Partnership
Noncontrolling interests include the aggregate noncontrolling ownership interest in the Operating Partnership's consolidated subsidiaries that is held by third parties and for which the related partnership agreements either do not include redemption provisions or are subject to redemption provisions that do not require classification outside of permanent equity. Total noncontrolling interests were $10,626 and $12,103, as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Noncontrolling Interests of the Company
The noncontrolling interests of the Company include the third party interests discussed above as well as the aggregate noncontrolling partnership interest in the Operating Partnership that is not owned by the Company and for which each of the noncontrolling limited partners has the right to exchange all or a portion of its partnership interests for shares of the Company’s common stock or, at the Company’s election, their cash equivalent. As of September 30, 2017, the Company's total noncontrolling interests of $98,565 consisted of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and in other consolidated subsidiaries of $87,939 and $10,626, respectively. The Company's total noncontrolling interests at December 31, 2016 of $112,138 consisted of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and in other consolidated subsidiaries of $100,035 and $12,103, respectively.
In September 2017, the Operating Partnership elected to pay $63 to one holder of 7,084 common units in the Operating Partnership upon the exercise of the holder's conversion rights.
In April 2017, the Operating Partnership elected to pay $59 to one holder of 6,424 common units in the Operating Partnership upon the exercise of the holder's conversion rights. In June 2017, the Operating Partnership elected to pay $471 to two holders of 59,480 common units in the Operating Partnership upon the exercise of their conversion rights.

Variable Interest Entities

In accordance with the guidance in ASU 2015-02, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis , and ASU 2016-17, as discussed in Note 2,Interests Held Through Related Parties That Are under Common Control, the Operating Partnership and certain of its subsidiaries are deemed to have the characteristics of a VIE primarily because the limited partners of these entities do not collectively possess substantive kick-out or participating rights. The Company adopted ASU 2015-02 as of January 1, 2016 and ASU 2016-17 was adopted as of January 1, 2017 on a modified retrospective basis. The adoption of ASU 2016-17 did not change any of the Company's consolidation conclusions made under ASU 2015-02 and did not change amounts within the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company consolidates the Operating Partnership, which is a VIE, for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. The Company, through the Operating Partnership, consolidates all VIEs for which it is the primary beneficiary. Generally, a VIE is a legal entity in which the equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or the equity investors lack sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. A limited partnership is considered a VIE when the majority of the limited partners unrelated to the general

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partner possess neither the right to remove the general partner without cause, nor certain rights to participate in the decisions that most significantly affect the financial results of the partnership. In determining whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the Company considers qualitative and quantitative factors, including, but not limited to: which activities most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and which party controls such activities; the amount and characteristics of the Company's investment; the obligation or likelihood for the Company or other investors to provide financial support; and the similarity with and significance to the Company's business activities and the business activities of the other investors.     

The table below lists

Consolidated VIEs

As of March 31, 2020, the Company'sCompany had investments in 12 consolidated VIEs as of September 30, 2017:

Consolidated VIEs:Property Name
Atlanta Outlet Outparcels, LLCThe Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta (vacant land)
Atlanta Outlet JV, LLCThe Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta
CBL Terrace LPThe Terrace
El Paso Outlet Center Holding, LLCThe Outlet Shoppes at El Paso
El Paso Outlet Center II, LLCThe Outlet Shoppes at El Paso - Phase II
Gettysburg Outlet Center Holding, LLCThe Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg
Gettysburg Outlet Center, LLCThe Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg (vacant land)
High Point Development LP IIOak Hollow - Barnes & Noble
Jarnigan Road LPCBL Center, CBL Center II, The Shoppes at Hamilton Place and Regal Cinema
Laredo Outlet JV, LLCThe Outlet Shoppes at Laredo
Lebcon AssociatesHamilton Place and outparcel, Hamilton Corner, Hamilton Place - Sears Parcel
Lebcon I, LtdHamilton Crossing and Hamilton Crossing - Expansion
Lee PartnersOne Park Place

Consolidated VIEs:Property Name
Louisville Outlet Outparcels, LLCThe Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass (vacant land)
Louisville Outlet Shoppes, LLCThe Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass
Madison Grandview Forum, LLCThe Forum at Grandview
The Promenade at D'IbervilleThe Promenade
Statesboro Crossing, LLCStatesboro Crossing
with ownership interests ranging from 50% to 92%.

Unconsolidated VIEs

The table below lists the Company's unconsolidated VIEs as of September 30, 2017:March 31, 2020:

Unconsolidated VIEs:

 

Investment in

Real Estate

Joint

Ventures

and

Partnerships

 

 

Maximum

Risk of Loss

 

Ambassador Infrastructure, LLC (1)

 

$

 

 

$

9,360

 

BI Development, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bullseye, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental 425 Fund LLC

 

 

7,231

 

 

 

7,231

 

EastGate Storage, LLC (1)

 

 

712

 

 

 

3,962

 

Hamilton Place Self Storage (1)

 

 

1,411

 

 

 

8,413

 

Parkdale Self Storage, LLC (1)

 

 

1,157

 

 

 

7,657

 

PHG-CBL Lexington, LLC

 

 

35

 

 

 

35

 

Self Storage at Mid Rivers, LLC (1)

 

 

683

 

 

 

3,677

 

Shoppes at Eagle Point, LLC (1)

 

 

16,579

 

 

 

29,319

 

Vision - CBL Hamilton Place, LLC

 

 

2,223

 

 

 

2,223

 

 

 

$

30,031

 

 

$

71,877

 

Unconsolidated VIEs: 
Investment in Real
Estate Joint
Ventures and
Partnerships
 
Maximum
Risk of Loss
Ambassador Infrastructure, LLC (1)
 $
 $11,035
Shoppes at Eagle Point, LLC (2)
 14,754
 14,754
G&I VIII CBL Triangle LLC 1,464
 1,464

(1)

(1)

The debt is guaranteed by the Operating Partnership at 100%.has guaranteed all or a portion of the debt of each of these VIEs. See Note 12for more information.

(2)
The Company formed a 50/50 joint venture, Shoppes at Eagle Point, LLC, to develop, own and operate The Shoppes at Eagle Point in Cookeville, TN. See more information above. The Company began construction in September 2017 and closed on a construction loan subsequent to September 30, 2017. See Note 16. The Company determined that the unconsolidated affiliate represents an interest in a VIE based upon the criteria noted above.
Variable Interest Entities - Reconsideration Events
Woodstock GA, Investments, LLC
In the first quarter of 2017, the Company divested its interests in the 75/25 consolidated joint venture and was relieved of its funding obligation related to the loan secured by the vacant land owned by the joint venture. See Note 3 and Note 6 for more information.
Foothills Mall Associates
The Company held a 95% interest in this consolidated joint venture, which represented an interest in a VIE. The property was sold in the second quarter of 2017. See Note 4 for more information.
Village at Orchard Hills, LLC
The joint venture completed the sale of its outparcels, distributed the cash in the second quarter of 2017 and no longer has any assets.

Note 68 – Mortgage and Other Indebtedness, Net

Debt of the Company

CBL has no indebtedness. Either the Operating Partnership or one of its consolidated subsidiaries, that it has a direct or indirect ownership interest in, is the borrower on all of the Company's debt. CBL is a limited guarantor of the 5.25%, 4.60%, and 5.95% senior unsecured notes (collectively, the(the "Notes"), issued by the Operating Partnership, as described below, for losses suffered solely by reason of fraud or willful misrepresentation by the Operating Partnership or its affiliates.

The Company also provides a similar limited guarantee of the Operating Partnership's obligations with respect to its unsecuredsecured credit facilitiesfacility and three unsecuredsecured term loansloan as of September 30, 2017.

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Debt of the Operating Partnership

Mortgage

Net mortgage and other indebtedness net consisted of the following:

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Interest

Rate (1)

 

 

Amount

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Interest

Rate (1)

 

Fixed-rate debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-recourse loans on operating Properties

 

$

1,236,179

 

 

 

5.19

%

 

$

1,330,561

 

 

 

5.27

%

Senior unsecured notes due 2023 (2)

 

 

448,016

 

 

 

5.25

%

 

 

447,894

 

 

 

5.25

%

Senior unsecured notes due 2024 (3)

 

 

299,962

 

 

 

4.60

%

 

 

299,960

 

 

 

4.60

%

Senior unsecured notes due 2026 (4)

 

 

617,692

 

 

 

5.95

%

 

 

617,473

 

 

 

5.95

%

Total fixed-rate debt

 

 

2,601,849

 

 

 

5.31

%

 

 

2,695,888

 

 

 

5.35

%

Variable-rate debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recourse loan on operating Property

 

 

41,500

 

 

 

4.23

%

 

 

41,950

 

 

 

4.34

%

Construction loan

 

 

29,400

 

 

 

4.42

%

 

 

29,400

 

 

 

4.60

%

Secured line of credit

 

 

675,925

 

 

 

3.83

%

 

 

310,925

 

 

 

3.94

%

Secured term loan

 

 

456,250

 

 

 

3.83

%

 

 

465,000

 

 

 

3.94

%

Total variable-rate debt

 

 

1,203,075

 

 

 

3.86

%

 

 

847,275

 

 

 

3.98

%

Total fixed-rate and variable-rate debt

 

 

3,804,924

 

 

 

4.85

%

 

 

3,543,163

 

 

 

5.02

%

Unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

( 15,232

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 16,148

)

 

 

 

 

Total mortgage and other indebtedness, net

 

$

3,789,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,527,015

 

 

 

 

 

 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
 Amount 
Weighted-
Average
Interest
Rate (1)
 Amount 
Weighted-
Average
Interest
Rate (1)
Fixed-rate debt: 
      
Non-recourse loans on operating properties 
$1,807,519
 5.34% $2,453,628
 5.55%
Senior unsecured notes due 2023 (2)
446,868
 5.25% 446,552
 5.25%
Senior unsecured notes due 2024 (3)
299,944
 4.60% 299,939
 4.60%
Senior unsecured notes due 2026 (4)
615,669
 5.95% 394,260
 5.95%
Total fixed-rate debt3,170,000
 5.37% 3,594,379
 5.48%
Variable-rate debt: 
    
  
Non-recourse term loans on operating properties10,868
 3.04% 19,055
 3.13%
Recourse term loans on operating properties89,612
 3.87% 24,428
 3.29%
Construction loan (5)

 —% 39,263
 3.12%
Unsecured lines of credit79,970
 2.43% 6,024
 1.82%
Unsecured term loans885,000
 2.69% 800,000
 2.04%
Total variable-rate debt1,065,450
 2.77% 888,770
 2.15%
Total fixed-rate and variable-rate debt4,235,450
 4.72% 4,483,149
 4.82%
Unamortized deferred financing costs(19,272)   (17,855)  
Total mortgage and other indebtedness, net$4,216,178
   $4,465,294
  

(1)

(1)

Weighted-average interest rate includes the effect of debt premiums and discounts, but excludes amortization of deferred financing costs.

(2)

(2)

The balance is net of an unamortized discount of $3,132$1,984 and $3,448$2,106 as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.

(3)

(3)

The balance is net of an unamortized discount of $56$38 and $61$40 as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.

(4)

(4)

The balance is net of an unamortized discount of $9,331$7,308 and $5,740$7,527 as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively. In September 2017, the Operating Partnership issued and sold an additional $225,000 of the series of 2026 Notes. See further information below.

(5)
The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo opened in April 2017 and the construction loan balance is included in recourse term loans on operating properties as of September 30, 2017.

Non-recourse term loans, recourse term loans, the secured line of credit and the secured term loan include loans that are secured by Properties owned by the Company that have a net carrying value of $2,422,116 at March 31, 2020.

Senior Unsecured Notes

Description

 

Issued (1)

 

Amount

 

 

Interest

Rate

 

 

Maturity

Date (2)

2023 Notes

 

November 2013

 

$

450,000

 

 

 

5.25

%

 

December 2023

2024 Notes

 

October 2014

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

4.60

%

 

October 2024

2026 Notes

 

December 2016 / September 2017

 

 

625,000

 

 

 

5.95

%

 

December 2026

Description 
Issued (1)
 Amount 
Interest Rate (2)
 
Maturity Date (3)
2026 Notes 
December 2016 / September 2017 (4)
 $625,000
 5.95% December 2026
2024 Notes October 2014 300,000
 4.60% October 2024
2023 Notes November 2013 450,000
 5.25% December 2023

(1)

(1)

Issued by the Operating Partnership. CBL is a limited guarantor of the Operating Partnership's obligations under the Notes as described above.

( 2 )

(2)Interest is payable semiannually in arrears. Interest was payable for the 2026 Notes, the 2024 Notes and the 2023 Notes

beginning June 15, 2017, April 15, 2015, and June 1, 2014, respectively. The interest rate for the 2024 Notes and the 2023 Notes is subject to an increase ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% from time to time if, on or after January 1, 2016 and prior to January 1, 2020, the ratio of secured debt to total assets of the Company, as defined, is greater than 40% but less than 45%. The required ratio of secured debt to total assets for the 2026 Notes is 40% or less. As of September 30, 2017, this ratio was 24% as shown below.
(3)

The Notes are redeemable at the Operating Partnership's election, in whole or in part from time to time, on not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days' notice to the holders of the Notes to be redeemed. The 2026 Notes, the 2024 Notes and the 2023 Notes may be redeemed prior to September 15, 2026, July 15, 2024, and September 1, 2023, respectively, for cash at a redemption price equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date and a make-whole premium calculated in accordance with the indenture. On or after the respective dates noted above, the Notes are redeemable for cash at a redemption price equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest. If redeemed prior to the respective dates noted above, each issuance of Notes is redeemable at the treasury rate plus 0.50%, 0.35% and 0.40% for the 2026 Notes, the 2024 Notes and the 2023 Notes, respectively.

(4)
On September 1, 2017, the Operating Partnership issued and sold an additional $225,000 of the 2026 Notes. The first interest payment with respect to the additional issuance will occur on December 15, 2017. After deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses, the net proceeds from the sale were approximately $218,913. The Operating Partnership used the net proceeds to reduce amounts outstanding under its unsecured credit facilities and for general business purposes.
Unsecured Lines of

See Note 15 – Subsequent Eventsfor information regarding the Company’s election to not make the interest payment related to the 2023 Notes that was due and payable on June 1, 2020.

Senior Secured Credit

The Company has three unsecured credit facilities that are used for retirement of secured loans, repayment of term loans, working capital, construction and acquisition purposes, as well as issuances of letters of credit.     
Each facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a spread of 0.875% to 1.55% based on the credit ratings for the Operating Partnership's senior unsecured long-term indebtedness. As of September 30, 2017, the Operating Partnership's interest rate based on the credit ratings of its unsecured long-term indebtedness of Baa3 from Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") and BBB- from Standard & Poor's ("S&P") and Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") is LIBOR plus 120 basis points. Additionally, the Company pays an annual facility fee that ranges from 0.125% to 0.300% of the total capacity of each facility based on the credit ratings described above. As of September 30, 2017, the annual facility fee was 0.25%. The three unsecured lines of credit had a weighted-average interest rate of 2.43% at September 30, 2017.
The following summarizes certain information about the Company's unsecured lines of credit as of September 30, 2017: 
  
 
Total
Capacity
 
 
Total
Outstanding
 
Maturity
Date
 
Extended
Maturity
Date
 
Wells Fargo - Facility A $500,000
 $
(1) 
 October 2019 October 2020
(2) 
First Tennessee 100,000
 36,034
(3) 
 October 2019 October 2020
(4) 
Wells Fargo - Facility B 500,000
 43,936
(5) 
 October 2020 
 
  $1,100,000
 $79,970
(6) 
     
(1)
There was $150 outstanding on this facility as of September 30, 2017 for letters of credit. Up to $30,000 of the capacity on this facility can be used for letters of credit.
(2)
The extension option is at the Company's election, subject to continued compliance with the terms of the facility, and has a one-time extension fee of 0.15% of the commitment amount of the credit facility.
(3)
Up to $20,000 of the capacity on this facility can be used for letters of credit.
(4)
The extension option on the facility is at the Company's election, subject to continued compliance with the terms of the facility, and has a one-time extension fee of 0.20% of the commitment amount of the credit facility.
(5)
Up to $30,000 of the capacity on this facility can be used for letters of credit.
(6)See debt covenant section below for limitation on excess capacity.
Unsecured Term Loans
Facility

The Company has a $350,000 unsecured$1,185,000 senior secured credit facility, which includes a revolving line of credit with a borrowing capacity of $685,000 and a term loan whichwith an outstanding balance of $456,250 at March 31, 2020. The facility matures in July 2023 and bears interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 1.35% based on the credit ratings for the Operating Partnership's senior unsecured long-term indebtedness. In July 2017, the Company exercised its option to extend the maturity date to October 2018.2.25%. The loan has a one-year extension option, subject to continued compliance with the terms of the loan agreement, for an outside maturity date of October 2019. At September 30, 2017, the outstanding borrowings of $350,000facility had an interest rate of 2.59%.


In July 2017, the Company closed on the modification and extension of its $400,000 unsecured term loan, with3.83% at March 31, 2020. The Operating Partnership is required to pay an increase in the principal balanceannual facility fee, to $490,000. The variable interest spread remains at LIBOR plus 1.50%be paid quarterly, which ranges from 0.25% to 0.35%, based on the unused capacity of the line of credit. The principal balance on the term loan will be reduced by $35,000 per year in quarterly installments. At March 31, 2020, the secured line of credit ratingshad an outstanding balance of $675,925. In March 2020, the Company drew $280,000 on its secured credit facility to increase liquidity and preserve financial flexibility in light of the uncertainty surrounding the impact of COVID-19.

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The secured credit facility is secured by 17 malls and 3 associated centers that are owned by 36 wholly owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership (collectively the “Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries own an additional 4 malls, 2 associated centers and 4 mortgage notes receivable that are not collateral for the secured credit facility. The properties that are collateral for the secured credit facility and the properties and mortgage notes receivable that are not collateral are collectively referred to as the “Guarantor Properties.” The terms of the Notes provide that, to the extent that any subsidiary of the Operating Partnership executes and delivers a guarantee to another debt facility, the Operating Partnership shall also cause the subsidiary to guarantee the Operating Partnership’s obligations under the Notes on a senior basis. In January 2019, the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries entered into a guarantee agreement with the issuer of the Notes to satisfy the guaranty requirement.

Each of the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries meet the criteria in Rule 3-10(f) of SEC Regulation S-X to provide condensed consolidating financial information as additional disclosure in the notes to the Operating Partnership's senior unsecured long-term indebtedness. In July 2018,consolidated financial statements or within Management’s Discussion and Analysis which accompanies the principal balance will be reduced to $300,000. The loan will mature in July 2020 and has two one-year extension options, the second of whichcondensed consolidated financial statements because each Combined Guarantor Subsidiary is at the lenders' discretion, for a July 2022 extended maturity date. At September 30, 2017, the outstanding borrowings of $490,000 had an interest rate of 2.74%.

In July 2017, the Company modified its $50,000 unsecured term loan to reduce the principal balance to $45,000 and change the interest rate to a variable rate of LIBOR plus 1.65%. The loan matures in June 2021 and has a one-year extension option at the Company's election, subject to continued compliance with the terms of the loan agreement, for an outside maturity date of June 2022. At September 30, 2017, the outstanding borrowings of $45,000 had a weighted-average interest rate of 2.89%.
Covenants and Restrictions
The agreements for the unsecured lines of credit, the Notes and unsecured term loans contain, among other restrictions, certain financial covenants including the maintenance of certain financial coverage ratios, minimum unencumbered asset and interest ratios, maximum secured indebtedness ratios, maximum total indebtedness ratios and limitations on cash flow distributions.  The Company believes that it was in compliance with all financial covenants and restrictions at September 30, 2017.
Unsecured Lines of Credit and Unsecured Term Loans
The following presents the Company's compliance with key covenant ratios, as defined, of the credit facilities and term loans as of September 30, 2017:
RatioRequiredActual
Debt to total asset value< 60%49%
Unsecured indebtedness to unencumbered asset value (1)
< 60%46%
(2)
Unencumbered NOI to unsecured interest expense> 1.75x3.3x
EBITDA to fixed charges (debt service)> 1.5x2.5x
(1)
The debt covenant was modified in the third quarter of 2017 to reduce the ratio from 62.5% to 60.0%. The definition of unencumbered asset value was also modified with respect to the assets that are included in the unencumbered asset pool.
(2)
The debt covenant limits the total amount of unsecured indebtedness the Company may have outstanding, which varies over time based on the ratio. Based on the Company’s outstanding unsecured indebtedness as of September 30, 2017, the total amount available to the Company to borrow on its lines of credit was $329,190 less than the total capacity of the lines of credit resulting in total availability of $690,840 as of September 30, 2017.
The agreements for the unsecured credit facilities and unsecured term loans described above contain default provisions customary for transactions of this nature (with applicable customary grace periods). Additionally, any default in the payment of any recourse indebtedness greater than or equal to $50,000 or any non-recourse indebtedness greater than $150,000 (for the Company's ownership share) of CBL,100% owned by the Operating Partnership, or anythe guaranty issued by each Combined Guarantor Subsidiary as defined, will constitute an eventis full and unconditional and the guaranty issued by each Combined Guarantor Subsidiary is joint and several. However, the Operating Partnership has elected to provide condensed combined financial statements and accompanying notes for the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries in lieu of default underincluding the agreements to the credit facilities. The credit facilities also restrict the Company's ability to enter into any transaction that could result in certain changes in its ownership or structure as described under the heading “Change of Control/Change in Management”condensed consolidating financial information in the agreementsnotes to its condensed consolidated financial statements. These condensed combined financial statements and notes are presented as an exhibit to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the credit facilities.
Senior Unsecured Notes
The following presents the Company's compliance with key covenant ratios, as defined,ease of the Notes as of September 30, 2017:
RatioRequiredActual
Total debt to total assets< 60%52%
Secured debt to total assets
< 45% (1)
24%
Total unencumbered assets to unsecured debt> 150%209%
Consolidated income available for debt service to annual debt service charge> 1.5x3.1x
(1)
On January 1, 2020 and thereafter, secured debt to total assets must be less than 40% for the 2023 Notes and the 2024 Notes. The required ratio of secured debt to total assets for the 2026 Notes is 40% or less.

reference.

Financial Covenants and Restrictions

The agreements for the Notes described aboveand senior secured credit facility contain default provisions customary for transactions of this nature (with applicable customary grace periods). Additionally, any default in the payment of any recourse indebtedness greater than or equal to $50,000 of the Operating Partnership will constitute an event of default under the Notes.

Other
SeveralNotes and the senior secured credit facility. Additionally, the senior secured credit facility contains a provision that any default on a payment of non-recourse indebtedness in excess of $150,000 is also a default of the Company’s properties are owned by special purpose entities, created assenior secured credit facility.

At March 31, 2020, the Company was not in compliance with a requirementcovenant under certain loan agreementsthe secured credit facility, which provides that are includedthe Company will not have more than $100,000 of cash on hand that constitutes borrowings on the secured line of credit. The Company has also determined that it is probable that it will fail to meet the minimum debt yield covenant under the senior secured credit facility in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. third quarter of 2020, the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. The sole business purposeminimum debt yield covenant provides that the ratio of the special purpose entities is to own and operate these properties. The real estate and other assets owned by these special purpose entities are restricted under the loan agreements in that they are not available to settle other debts of the Company. However, so long as the loans are not under an event of default,adjusted net operating income, as defined in the loan agreements,senior secured credit facility agreement, of the cash flows from these properties after payments of debt service, operating expenses and reserves, are available for distributionthat secure the senior secured credit facility to the Company.

total outstanding balance on the senior secured credit facility must be greater than 10.0%. Violation of each covenant provides the lenders with the option to accelerate the maturity of the secured credit facility.

See Liquidity and Going Concern Considerationsin Note 1 – Organization and Basis of Presentationand Note 15 – Subsequent Eventsfor additional information.

Mortgages on Operating Properties

2020 Loan Repayments

Date

 

Property

 

Interest

Rate at

Repayment Date

 

 

Scheduled

Maturity Date

 

Principal

Balance

Repaid (1)

 

February

 

Parkway Place

 

6.50%

 

 

July 2020

 

$

33,186

 

February

 

Valley View Mall

 

6.50%

 

 

July 2020

 

 

51,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

84,546

 

The Company repaid the following loans, secured by the related consolidated Properties, in 2017:
Date Property 
Interest
Rate at
Repayment Date
 
Scheduled
Maturity Date
 
Principal
Balance
Repaid (1)
January The Plaza at Fayette 5.67% April 2017 $37,146
January The Shoppes at St. Clair Square 5.67% April 2017 18,827
February Hamilton Corner 5.67% April 2017 14,227
March Layton Hills Mall 5.66% April 2017 89,526
April 
The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City (2)
 5.73% January 2022 53,386
April 
The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City - Phase II (2)
 3.53% April 2019 5,545
April 
The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City - Phase III (2)
 3.53% April 2019 2,704
September 
Hanes Mall (3)
 6.99% October 2018 144,325
September The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso 7.06% December 2017 61,561
        $427,247

(1)

(1)

The Company retired the loans with borrowings from its credit facilities unless otherwise noted.secured line of credit.

(2)
The loan was retired in conjunction with the sale of the property which secured the loan. See Note 4 for more information. The Company recorded an $8,500 loss on extinguishment of debt due to a prepayment fee on the early retirement.
(3)
The Company recorded a $371 loss on extinguishment of debt due to a prepayment fee on the early retirement.
The following is a summary

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Table of the Company's 2017 dispositions for which the title to the consolidated mall securing the related fixed-rate debt was transferred to the lender in satisfaction of the non-recourse debt:    



Contents

Scheduled Principal Payments

As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, the scheduled principal amortization and balloon payments on all of the Company’s consolidated mortgage and other indebtedness,debt, excluding extensions available at the Company’s option, on all mortgage and other indebtedness, including construction loans and the secured line of credit, are as follows: 

2020 (1)

 

$

118,560

 

2021

 

 

557,328

 

2022

 

 

465,455

 

2023

 

 

1,491,825

 

2024

 

 

341,398

 

2025

 

 

36,105

 

Thereafter

 

 

711,636

 

 

 

 

3,722,307

 

Net unamortized discounts and premium

 

 

( 9,330

)

Unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

( 15,232

)

Principal balance of loan secured by Lender Malls in default (2)

 

 

91,947

 

Total mortgage and other indebtedness, net

 

$

3,789,692

 

(1 )

Reflects payments for the fiscal period April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

( 2 )

Represents the aggregate principal balance as of March 31, 2020 of two non-recourse loans, secured by Greenbrier Mall and Hickory Point Mall, which were in default. The loans secured by Greenbrier Mall and Hickory Point Mall matured in December 2019.

2017 $134,159
2018 667,320
2019 329,846
2020 551,004
2021 498,168
Thereafter (1)
 2,067,125
  4,247,622
Unamortized premiums and discounts, net (12,172)
Unamortized deferred financing costs (19,272)
Total mortgage and other indebtedness, net $4,216,178

Of the $134,159$118,560 of scheduled principal maturitiespayments in 2017, $123,3012020, $64,233 relates to the maturing principal balance of one1 operating property loan and $10,858 represents scheduled principal amortization. The $123,301 loan secured by Acadiana Mall matured in April 2017. The Company is in discussions with the lender to modify the loan and extend its maturity date.

loan.

The Company’s mortgage and other indebtedness had a weighted-average maturity of 4.73.5 years as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 4.43.7 years as of December 31, 2016.

Interest Rate Hedging Instruments
The Company recorded derivative instruments in its consolidated balance sheets at fair value.  The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the derivative has been designated as a hedge and, if so, whether the hedge has met the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting.
The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives were to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements.  To accomplish these objectives, the Company primarily used interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy.  Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involved the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.  
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that was designated as, and that qualified as, cash flow hedges was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI/L") and then subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affected earnings.  Such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with variable-rate debt.
The Company's interest rate derivatives, that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, matured on April 1, 2016.  The following tables provide further information relating to the Company’s interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk in 2016: 
   
Gain
Recognized in OCI/L
(Effective Portion)
 Location of
Losses
Reclassified
from AOCI into
Earnings
(Effective 
Portion)
  
Loss Recognized in
Earnings (Effective
Portion)
 Location of
Gain
Recognized in
Earnings
(Ineffective
Portion)
 Gain Recognized
in Earnings
(Ineffective
Portion)
Hedging
Instrument
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016  2017 2016  2017 2016
Interest rate contracts $
 $434
 Interest
Expense
 $
 $(443) Interest
Expense
 $
 $

Note 7 – Comprehensive Income
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) of the Company
Comprehensive income (loss) of the Company includes all changes in redeemable noncontrolling interests and total equity during the period, except those resulting from investments by shareholders and partners, distributions to shareholders and partners and redemption valuation adjustments. OCI/L includes changes in unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate hedge agreements.
The Company did not have any changes in AOCI/L for the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2017. There were also no changes in AOCI/L for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
The changes in the components of AOCI for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 were as follows:
 Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
 The Company Noncontrolling
Interests
  
 Unrealized Gains (Losses) - Hedging Agreements Total
Beginning balance, January 1, 2016$433
 $1,935
 $(2,802) $(434)
OCI before reclassifications3
 814
 60
 877
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (1)
(436) (2,749) 2,742
 (443)
Net current year-to-date period OCI(433) (1,935) 2,802
 434
Ending balance, September 30, 2016$
 $
 $
 $
(1)
Reclassified $443 of interest on cash flow hedges to Interest Expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The cash flow hedges matured April 1, 2016.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) of the Operating Partnership
Comprehensive income (loss) of the Operating Partnership includes all changes in redeemable common units and partners' capital during the period, except those resulting from investments by unitholders, distributions to unitholders and redemption valuation adjustments. OCI/L includes changes in unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate hedge agreements.
The Operating Partnership did not have any changes in AOCI/L for the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2017. There were also no changes in AOCI/L for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
The changes in the components of AOCI/L for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 were as follows:
 Redeemable
Common
Units
 Partners'
Capital
  
 Unrealized Gains (Losses) - Hedging Agreements Total
Beginning balance, January 1, 2016$434
 $(868) $(434)
OCI before reclassifications3
 874
 877
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (1)
(437) (6) (443)
Net current quarterly period OCI/L(434) 868
 434
Ending balance, September 30, 2016$
 $
 $
(1)
Reclassified $443 of interest on cash flow hedges to Interest Expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The cash flow hedges matured April 1, 2016.
2019.

Note 89 – Mortgage and Other Notes Receivable

Each of the

The Company’s mortgage notesnote receivable is collateralized by either a first mortgage, a second mortgage, or by an assignment of 100% of the partnership interests that own the real estate assets.  Other notes receivable include amounts due from tenants or government-sponsored districts and unsecured notes received from third parties as whole or partial consideration for property or investments.  The Company believes that its mortgage and other notes receivable balance is collectable as of September 30, 2017.


Mortgage and other notes receivable consist of the following:

 

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2020

 

 

As of December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Maturity Date

 

Interest Rate

 

 

Balance

 

 

Interest Rate

 

Balance

 

Mortgages

 

Dec 2016

(1)

3.48%

 

 

$

1,100

 

 

4.28% - 9.50%

 

$

2,637

 

Other Notes Receivable

 

Sep 2021- Apr 2026

 

4.00% - 5.00%

 

 

 

1,828

 

 

4.00% - 5.00%

 

 

2,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,928

 

 

 

 

$

4,662

 

    As of September 30, 2017 As of December 31, 2016
  
Maturity
Date
 
Interest
Rate
 Balance 
Interest
Rate
 Balance
Mortgages:          
Columbia Place Outparcel Feb 2022 5.00% $307
 5.00% $321
Gulf Coast Town Center - Phase III (1)
 Jan 2018 5.00% 4,118
 —% 
The Landing at Arbor Place Outparcel (2)
 N/A —% 
 —% 
One Park Place May 2022 5.00% 1,044
 5.00% 1,194
Village Square Mar 2018 4.00% 1,608
 3.75% 1,644
Other (3)
 Dec 2016 - Jan 2047 6.25% - 9.50% 2,512
 3.27% - 9.50% 2,521
      9,589
   5,680
Other Notes Receivable:          
ERMC Sep 2021 4.00% 3,018
 4.00% 3,500
Horizon Group (4)
 N/A —% 
 7.00% 300
RED Development Inc. Oct 2023 5.00% 5,979
 5.00% 6,588
Southwest Theaters Apr 2026 5.00% 693
 5.00% 735
      9,690
   11,123
           
      $19,279
   $16,803

(1 )

(1)
In July 2017, the Company received

Includes a mortgage$1,100 note receivable in return for loaning $4,118 to an unconsolidated affiliate to retire the loan secured by phase three of Gulf Coast Town Center, which was scheduled to mature in July 2017. See Note 5. Payments due are interest-only through the maturity date.

(2)
In the second quarter of 2017, the Company received a $1,802 mortgage note receivable as partial consideration for the sale of an outparcel at an associated center. The note was paid off in August 2017.
(3)
The $1,100 note for Thewith D'Iberville Promenade, at D'IlbervilleLLC with a maturity date of December 2016, that is in default.
This is secured by the joint venture partner’s interest in the joint venture.

(4)In January 2017, the maturity date was extended to July 2017. The loan was paid off in May 2017.

Expected credit losses

As of March 31, 2020, the one mortgage note receivable is in default, but as noted above, the Company has a noncontrolling interest recorded related to the defaulting partner’s interest that serves as collateral on the note, and that amount is greater than the outstanding balance on the note. Based on this information, the Company did not record a credit loss for this class of receivables for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company assessed each of its three note receivables factoring in credit quality indicators such as collection experience and future expectations of performance to determine whether a credit loss should be recorded. Based on this information, the Company wrote off the $1,230 note receivable associated with amounts due from a government sponsored district at The Shoppes at St. Clair. The Company did not record any other credit losses for this class of receivables for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

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Note 910 – Segment Information

The Company measures performance and allocates resources according to property type, which is determined based on certain criteria such as type of tenants, capital requirements, economic risks, leasing terms, and short and long-term returns on capital. Rental income and tenant reimbursements from tenant leases provide the majority of revenues from all segments.

Information on the Company’s reportable segments is presented as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

 

Malls

 

 

All

Other (1)

 

 

Total

 

Revenues (2)

 

$

153,351

 

 

$

14,223

 

 

$

167,574

 

Property operating expenses (3)

 

 

( 52,098

)

 

 

( 3,267

)

 

 

( 55,365

)

Interest expense

 

 

( 18,147

)

 

 

( 28,845

)

 

 

( 46,992

)

Other expense

 

 

 

 

 

( 158

)

 

 

( 158

)

Gain (loss) on sales of real estate assets

 

 

( 25

)

 

 

165

 

 

 

140

 

Segment profit (loss)

 

$

83,081

 

 

$

( 17,882

)

 

 

65,199

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 55,902

)

General and administrative expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 17,836

)

Interest and other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,397

 

Loss on impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 133,644

)

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 526

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,018

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

( 139,294

)

Capital expenditures (4)

 

$

18,056

 

 

$

2,276

 

 

$

20,332

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

 

Malls

 

 

All

Other (1)

 

 

Total

 

Revenues (2)

 

$

183,864

 

 

$

14,166

 

 

$

198,030

 

Property operating expenses (3)

 

 

( 57,181

)

 

 

( 4,494

)

 

 

( 61,675

)

Interest expense

 

 

( 23,190

)

 

 

( 30,808

)

 

 

( 53,998

)

Gain on sales of real estate assets

 

 

 

 

 

228

 

 

 

228

 

Segment profit (loss)

 

$

103,493

 

 

$

( 20,908

)

 

 

82,585

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 69,792

)

General and administrative expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 22,007

)

Litigation settlement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 88,150

)

Interest and other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

489

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,722

 

Loss on impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 24,825

)

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 139

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,308

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

( 46,809

)

Capital expenditures (4)

 

$

28,024

 

 

$

115

 

 

$

28,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

Malls

 

 

All

Other (1)

 

 

Total

 

March 31, 2020

 

$

3,998,280

 

 

$

723,035

 

 

$

4,721,315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

$

4,180,515

 

 

$

441,831

 

 

$

4,622,346

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 Malls 
Associated
Centers
 
Community
Centers
 
All Other (1)
 Total
Revenues $205,020
 $9,720
 $4,023
 $5,887
 $224,650
Property operating expenses (2)
 (59,602) (2,643) (843) (1,034) (64,122)
Interest expense (28,922) (43) (89) (24,859) (53,913)
Other expense 
 
 
 (132) (132)
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate assets (1,994) 
 
 3,377
 1,383
Segment profit (loss) $114,502
 $7,034
 $3,091
 $(16,761) 107,866
Depreciation and amortization expense         (71,732)
General and administrative expense         (13,568)
Interest and other income (loss)         (200)
Gain on extinguishment of debt         6,452
Loss on impairment         (24,935)
Loss on investment         (354)
Income tax benefit         1,064
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates         4,706
Net income         $9,299
Capital expenditures (3)
 $47,246
 $594
 $331
 $110
 $48,281

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Malls 
Associated
Centers
 
Community
Centers
 
All Other (1)
 Total
Revenues $228,918
 $9,997
 $4,776
 $8,030
 $251,721
Property operating expenses (2)
 (68,189) (2,311) (1,149) 805
 (70,844)
Interest expense (35,915) (1,424) (858) (16,095) (54,292)
Other expense 
 
 
 (5,576) (5,576)
Gain on sales of real estate assets 273
 
 
 4,653
 4,926
Segment profit (loss) $125,087
 $6,262
 $2,769
 $(8,183) 125,935
Depreciation and amortization expense  
  
  
  
 (71,794)
General and administrative expense  
  
  
  
 (13,222)
Interest and other income  
  
  
  
 451
Gain on extinguishment of debt         (6)
Loss on impairment         (53,558)
Income tax benefit  
  
  
  
 2,386
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates         10,478
Net income  
  
  
  
 $670
Capital expenditures (3)
 $64,085
 $61
 $1,452
 $32,420
 $98,018

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 Malls 
Associated
Centers
 
Community
Centers
 
All Other (1)
 Total
Revenues $632,830
 $28,704
 $12,459
 $17,903
 $691,896
Property operating expenses (2)
 (182,926) (6,723) (2,394) (2,872) (194,915)
Interest expense (93,481) (1,269) (247) (70,182) (165,179)
Other expense 
 
 
 (5,151) (5,151)
Gain on sales of real estate assets 75,434
 
 
 11,470
 86,904
Segment profit (loss) $431,857
 $20,712
 $9,818
 $(48,832) 413,555
Depreciation and amortization expense  
  
  
  
 (225,461)
General and administrative expense  
  
  
  
 (45,402)
Interest and other income  
  
  
  
 1,235
Gain on extinguishment of debt         30,927
Loss on impairment         (71,401)
Loss on investment         (6,197)
Income tax benefit  
  
  
  
 4,784
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates         16,404
Net income  
  
  
  
 $118,444
Capital expenditures (3)
 $126,290
 $1,678
 $1,036
 $2,874
 $131,878

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Malls 
Associated
Centers
 
Community
Centers
 
All Other (1)
 Total
Revenues $700,407
 $30,096
 $14,747
 $24,514
 $769,764
Property operating expenses (2)
 (208,975) (7,010) (3,552) 6,805
 (212,732)
Interest expense (105,797) (4,557) (321) (52,035) (162,710)
Other expense 
 
 
 (20,313) (20,313)
Gain on sales of real estate assets 489
 478
 3,239
 10,297
 14,503
Segment profit (loss) $386,124
 $19,007
 $14,113
 $(30,732) 388,512
Depreciation and amortization expense  
  
  
  
 (220,505)
General and administrative expense  
  
  
  
 (46,865)
Interest and other income  
  
  
  
 1,062
Loss on impairment         (116,736)
Income tax benefit  
  
  
  
 2,974
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates         107,217
Net income  
  
  
  
 $115,659
Capital expenditures (3)
 $125,406
 $3,158
 $2,420
 $49,554
 $180,538

Total Assets Malls 
Associated
Centers
 
Community
Centers
 
All Other (1)
 Total
September 30, 2017 $5,086,855
 $243,840
 $235,680
 $177,381
 $5,743,756
           
December 31, 2016 $5,383,937
 $259,966
 $215,917
 $244,820
 $6,104,640
           

(1)

(1)

The All Other category includes associated centers, community centers, mortgage and other notes receivable, office buildings, self-storage facilities, corporate-level debt and the Management CompanyCompany.

(3)

(2)

Property operating expenses include property operating, real estate taxes and maintenance and repairs.

(4)

(3)Amounts include

Includes additions to and acquisitions of real estate assets and investments in unconsolidated affiliates.  Developments in progress are included in the All Other category.


Note 10 – Equity and Capital
At-The-Market Equity Program

Note 11 – Earnings per Share and Earnings per Unit

Earnings per Share of the Company

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS assumes the issuance of common stock for all potential dilutive common shares outstanding. The limited partners’ rights to convert their noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership into shares of common stock are not dilutive.

There were no0 potential dilutive common shares and there were no0 anti-dilutive shares for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016.
2019.

Earnings per Unit of the Operating Partnership

Basic earnings per unit (“EPU”) is computed by dividingusing the two-class method. The two-class method is required when either (i) participating securities or (ii) multiple classes of common stock exists. The Operating Partnership’s special common units, and common units issued upon the conversion or redemption of special common units, meet the definition of participating securities as these units have the contractual right and obligation to share in the Operating Partnership’s net income (loss) and distributions. Under this approach net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders is reduced by the amount of distributions made (declared) to all common unitholders and by the amount of distributions that are required to be made (declared and undeclared) to special common unitholders. Distributed and undistributed earnings is subsequently divided by the weighted-average number of common and special common units outstanding for the period.period to compute basic EPU for each unit. Undistributed losses are allocated 100 percent to common units, other than common units issued upon the conversion or redemption of special common units. The special common units, and common units issued upon the conversion or redemption of special common units, only participate in undistributed losses in the event of a liquidation. Diluted EPU is computed by considering either the two-class method or the if-converted method, whichever results in more dilution. The if-converted method assumes the issuance of common units for all potential dilutive special common units outstanding.

Due to the loss position (negative earnings) of the Operating Partnership for the three month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 all special common units, and common units issued upon the conversion or redemption of special common units, are antidilutive. The calculation of diluted EPU through the if-converted method would reduce the loss per share (as a result of an increase number of shares in the denominator) for the common units. Therefore in a loss position diluted EPU is equal to basic EPU. There were no0 potential dilutive common units and there were no0 anti-dilutive units other than the special common units, and common units issued upon the conversion or redemption of special common units, outstanding for the three month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

The following table presents basic and diluted EPU for common and special common units for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016.2019.

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(In thousands, except per unit data)

 

 

2020

 

 

 

2019

 

Net Loss Attributable to Common Unitholders

 

$

( 150,310

)

 

$

( 57,957

)

Distributions to Common Unitholders - Declared Only

 

 

 

 

 

( 14,594

)

Distributions to Special Common Unitholders - Declared and Undeclared

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common units issued on conversion of SCUs

 

 

 

 

 

( 178

)

S-SCUs

 

 

( 1,143

)

 

 

( 1,143

)

L-SCUs

 

 

( 433

)

 

 

( 433

)

K-SCUs

 

 

( 844

)

 

 

( 844

)

Total Undistributed Losses Available to Common and Special Common Unitholders

 

$

( 152,730

)

 

$

( 75,149

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributed Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common units issued on conversion of SCUs

 

 

 

 

$

178

 

S-SCUs

 

 

1,143

 

 

 

1,143

 

L-SCUs

 

 

433

 

 

 

433

 

K-SCUs

 

 

844

 

 

 

844

 

Common Units

 

 

 

 

 

14,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undistributed Losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common units issued on conversion of SCUs

 

$

 

 

$

 

S-SCUs

 

 

 

 

 

 

L-SCUs

 

 

 

 

 

 

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K-SCUs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Units

 

 

( 152,730

)

 

 

( 75,149

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common units issued on conversion of SCUs

 

 

2,300

 

 

 

2,373

 

S-SCUs

 

 

1,561

 

 

 

1,561

 

L-SCUs

 

 

572

 

 

 

572

 

K-SCUs

 

 

1,137

 

 

 

1,137

 

Common Units

 

 

195,688

 

 

 

194,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common units issued on conversion of SCUs

 

$

 

 

$

0.08

 

S-SCUs

 

 

0.73

 

 

 

0.73

 

L-SCUs

 

 

0.76

 

 

 

0.76

 

K-SCUs

 

 

0.74

 

 

 

0.74

 

Common Units

 

 

( 0.78

)

 

 

( 0.31

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Basic EPS

 

$

( 0.75

)

 

$

( 0.29

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common units issued on conversion of SCUs

 

$

 

 

$

0.08

 

S-SCUs

 

 

0.73

 

 

 

0.73

 

L-SCUs

 

 

0.76

 

 

 

0.76

 

K-SCUs

 

 

0.74

 

 

 

0.74

 

Common Units

 

 

( 0.78

)

 

 

( 0.31

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Diluted EPS

 

$

( 0.75

)

 

$

( 0.29

)

For additional information regarding the participation rights and minimum distributions relating to the common and special common units, see Note 9. Shareholders’ Equity and Partners’ Capital and Note 10. Redeemable Interests and Noncontrolling Interests of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Note 12 – Contingencies

Litigation

In April 2019, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and release with respect to the class action lawsuit filed on March 16, 2016 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida by Wave Lengths Hair Salons of Florida, Inc. d/b/a Salon Adrian. The settlement agreement stated that the Company had to set aside a common fund with a monetary and non-monetary value of $90,000 to be disbursed to class members in accordance with an agreed-upon formula that is based upon aggregate damages of $60,000. The Court granted final approval to the proposed settlement on August 22, 2019. Class members are comprised of past and current tenants at certain of the Company's shopping centers that it owns or formerly owned during the class period, which extended from January 1, 2011 through the date of preliminary court approval. Class members who are past tenants and made a claim pursuant to the Court's order will receive payment of their claims in cash. Class members who are current tenants will receive monthly credits against rents and future charges, beginning no earlier than January 1, 2020 and continuing for the following five years. Any amounts under the settlement allocated to tenants with outstanding amounts payable to the Company, including tenants which have declared bankruptcy or declare bankruptcy over the relevant period, will first be deducted from the amounts owed to the Company. All attorney’s fees and associated costs to be paid to class counsel (up to a maximum of $28,000), any incentive award to the class representative (up to a maximum of $50), and class administration costs (which are expected to not exceed $100), have or will be funded by the common fund, which has been approved by the Court. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the Company did not pay any dividends to holders of its common shares payable in the third and fourth quarters of 2019. The settlement agreement does not restrict the Company's ability to declare dividends payable in 2020 or in subsequent years. The Company recorded an accrued liability and corresponding litigation settlement expense of $88,150 in the three months ended March 31, 2019 related to the settlement agreement. The Company reduced the accrued liability by $26,396, a majority of which was related to past tenants that did not submit a claim pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement with the remainder relating to tenants that either opted out of the lawsuit or waived their rights to their respective settlement amounts. The Company also reduced the accrued liability by $23,050 related to attorney and administrative fees that were paid pursuant to the settlement agreement. The Company also received document requests in the third quarter of 2019, in the form of subpoenas, from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice regarding the Wave

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Lengths Hair Salons of Florida, Inc. litigation and other related matters. The Company is continuing to cooperate in these matters.

Securities Litigation

The Company and certain of its officers and directors were named as defendants in three putative securities class action lawsuits (collectively, the “Securities Class Action Litigation”), each filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s securities during a specified period of time. Those cases were consolidated on July 17, 2019, under the caption In re CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Securities Litigation , 1:19-cv-00149-JRG-CHS.

The complaints filed in the Securities Class Action Litigation allege violations of the securities laws, including, among other things, that the defendants made certain materially false and misleading statements and omissions regarding the Company’s contingent liabilities, business, operations, and prospects during the periods of time specified above. The plaintiffs seek compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees and costs, among other relief, but have not specified the amount of damages sought. The outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty.

Certain of the Company’s current and former directors and officers have been named as defendants in nine shareholder derivative lawsuits (collectively, the “Derivative Litigation”). On June 4, 2019, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint captioned Robert Garfield v. Stephen D. Lebovitz et al. , 1:19-cv-01038-LPS, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “ Garfield Derivative Action”), purportedly on behalf of the Company against certain of its officers and directors. On June 24, 2019, September 5, 2019 and September 25, 2019, respectively, other shareholders filed three additional putative derivative complaints, each in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, captioned as follows: Robert Cohen v. Stephen D. Lebovitz et al. , 1:19-cv-01185-LPS (the “ Cohen Derivative Action”); Travis Lore v. Stephen D. Lebovitz et al. , 1:19-cv-01665-LPS (the “ Lore Derivative Action”), and City of Gainesville Cons. Police Officers’ and Firefighters Retirement Plan v. Stephen D. Lebovitz et al. , 1:19-cv-01800 (the “ Gainesville Derivative Action”), each asserting substantially similar claims purportedly on behalf of the Company against similar defendants. The Court consolidated the Garfield Derivative Action and the Cohen Derivative Action on July 17, 2019, under the caption In re CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Derivative Litigation , 1:19-cv-01038-LPS (the " Consolidated Derivative Action"). On July 25, 2019, the Court stayed proceedings in the Consolidated Derivative Action pending resolution of an eventual motion to dismiss in the Securities Class Action Litigation. On October 14, 2019, the parties to the Gainesville Derivative Action and the Lore Derivative Action filed a joint stipulation and proposed order confirming that each of those cases is subject to the consolidation order previously entered by the Court in the Consolidated Derivative Action and that further proceedings in those cases are stayed pending resolution of an eventual motion to dismiss in the Securities Class Action Litigation. On July 22, 2019, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint captioned Shebitz v. Lebovitz et al. , 1:19-cv-00213, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (the “ Shebitz Derivative Action”); on January 10, 2020, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint captioned Chatman v. Lebovitz, et al., 2020-0011-JTL, in the Delaware Chancery Court (the “Chatman Derivative Action”); on February 12, 2020, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint captioned Kurup v. Lebovitz, et al., 2020-0070-JTL, in the Delaware Chancery Court (the “ Kurup Derivative Action”); on February 26, 2020, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint captioned Kemmer v. Lebovitz, et al., 1:20-cv-00052, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (the “ Kemmer Derivative Action”); and on April 14, 2020, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint captioned Hebig v. Lebovitz, et al., 1:19-cv-00149-JRG-CHS, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (the “ Hebig Derivative Action”), each asserting substantially similar claims purportedly on behalf of the Company against similar defendants. On October 7, 2019, the Court stayed the Shebitz Derivative Action, pending resolution of an eventual motion to dismiss in the related Securities Class Action Litigation; the Company expects the Chatman, Kurup, Kemmer, and Hebig Derivative Actions to be stayed as well.

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The complaints filed in the Derivative Litigation allege, among other things, breaches of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, waste of corporate assets, and violations of the federal securities laws. The factual allegations upon which these claims are based are similar to the factual allegations made in the Securities Class Action Litigation, described above. The complaints filed in the Derivative Litigation seek, among other things, unspecified damages and restitution for the Company from the individual defendants, the payment of costs and attorneys’ fees, and that the Company be directed to reform certain governance and internal procedures. The outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty.

The Company's insurance carriers have been placed on notice of these matters.

The Company is currently involved in certain other litigation that arises in the ordinary course of business, most of which is expected to be covered by liability insurance. Management makes assumptions and estimates concerning the likelihood and amount of any potential loss relating to these matters using the latest information available. The Company records a liability for litigation if an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of loss or range of loss can be reasonably estimated. If an unfavorable outcome is probable and a reasonable estimate of the loss is a range, the Company accrues the best estimate within the range. If no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount, the Company accrues the minimum amount within the range. If an unfavorable outcome is probable but the amount of the loss cannot be reasonably estimated, the Company discloses the nature of the litigation and indicates that an estimate of the loss or range of loss cannot be made. If an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible and the estimated loss is material, the Company discloses the nature and estimate of the possible loss of the litigation. Based on current expectations, such matters, both individually and in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the liquidity, results of operations, business or financial condition of the Company.

Environmental Contingencies

The Company evaluates potential loss contingencies related to environmental matters using the same criteria


described above related to litigation matters. Based on current information, an unfavorable outcome concerning such environmental matters, both individually and in the aggregate, is considered to be reasonably possible. However, the Company believes its maximum potential exposure to loss would not be material to its results of operations or financial condition. The Company has a master insurance policy that provides coverage through 2022 for certain environmental claims up to $10,000 per occurrence and up to $50,000 in the aggregate, subject to deductibles and certain exclusions. At certain locations, individual policies are in place.

Guarantees

The Operating Partnership may guarantee the debt of a joint venture primarily because it allows the joint venture to obtain funding at a lower cost than could be obtained otherwise. This results in a higher return for the joint venture on its investment, and a higher return on the Operating Partnership’sPartnership's investment in the joint venture. The Operating Partnership may receive a fee from the joint venture for providing the guaranty. Additionally, when the Operating Partnership issues a guaranty, the terms of the joint venture agreement typically provide that the Operating Partnership may receive indemnification from the joint venture partner or have the ability to increase its ownership interest. The guarantees expire upon repayment of the debt, unless noted otherwise.

The following table represents the Operating Partnership's guarantees of unconsolidated affiliates' debt as reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016:2019:

 

 

As of March 31, 2020

 

 

Obligation

recorded to reflect

guaranty

 

Unconsolidated Affiliate

 

Company's

Ownership

Interest

 

 

Outstanding

Balance

 

 

Percentage

Guaranteed

by the

Operating

Partnership

 

 

 

Maximum

Guaranteed

Amount

 

 

Debt

Maturity

Date (1)

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

West Melbourne I, LLC - Phase I

 

50%

 

 

$

39,612

 

 

50%

 

 

 

$

19,806

 

 

Feb-2021

(2)

 

$

198

 

 

$

199

 

West Melbourne I, LLC - Phase II

 

50%

 

 

 

15,557

 

 

50%

 

 

 

 

7,779

 

 

Feb-2021

(2)

 

 

78

 

 

 

78

 

Port Orange I, LLC

 

50%

 

 

 

53,792

 

 

50%

 

 

 

 

26,896

 

 

Feb-2021

(2)

 

 

269

 

 

 

270

 

Ambassador Infrastructure, LLC

 

65%

 

 

 

9,360

 

 

100%

 

 

 

 

9,360

 

 

Aug-2020

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

101

 

Shoppes at Eagle Point, LLC

 

50%

 

 

 

35,189

 

 

35%

 

(3)

 

 

12,740

 

 

Oct-2020

(4)

 

 

127

 

 

 

127

 

EastGate Storage, LLC

 

50%

 

 

 

6,377

 

 

50%

 

(5)

 

 

3,250

 

 

Dec-2022

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

33

 

Self Storage at Mid Rivers, LLC

 

50%

 

 

 

5,803

 

 

50%

 

(6)

 

 

2,994

 

 

Apr-2023

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

30

 

Parkdale Self Storage, LLC

 

50%

 

 

 

4,878

 

 

100%

 

(7)

 

 

6,500

 

 

Jul-2024

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

65

 

Hamilton Place Self Storage, LLC

 

54%

 

 

 

2,485

 

 

100%

 

(8)

 

 

7,002

 

 

Sep-2024

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

70

 

Atlanta Outlet JV, LLC

 

50%

 

 

 

4,680

 

 

100%

 

(9)

 

 

4,680

 

 

Nov-2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisville Outlet Shoppes, LLC

 

50%

 

 

 

9,182

 

 

100%

 

(10)

 

 

9,182

 

 

Jul-2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total guaranty liability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

971

 

 

$

973

 

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  As of September 30, 2017 Obligation recorded to
reflect guaranty
Unconsolidated
Affiliate
 Company's
Ownership
Interest
 Outstanding
Balance
 Percentage
Guaranteed
by the
Operating
Partnership
 Maximum
Guaranteed
Amount
 
Debt
Maturity
Date
(1)
 9/30/2017 12/31/2016
West Melbourne I, LLC - Phase I (2)
 50% $42,397
 20% $8,479
 Feb-2018
(3) 
 $86
 $86
West Melbourne I, LLC - Phase II (2)
 50% 16,377
 20% 3,275
 Feb-2018
(3) 
 33
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Port Orange I, LLC 50% 57,298
 20% 11,460
 Feb-2018
(3) 
 116
 116
Ambassador Infrastructure, LLC 65% 11,035
 100% 11,035
 Aug-2020
(4) 
 177
 177
      Total guaranty liability  $412
 $412

(1)

(1)

Excludes any extension options.

(2)

(2)The loan is secured by Hammock Landing - Phase I and Hammock Landing - Phase II, respectively.

These loans have 2 one-year extension options at the joint venture’s election.

(3)

The guaranty is for a fixed amount of $12,740 throughout the term of the loan, including any extensions.

(3)

(4)

The loan has a one-year1 two-year extension option, which is at the unconsolidated affiliate'sjoint venture's election, for an outside maturity date of February 2019.

October 2022.

(5)

The guaranty was reduced to 50% once construction was completed during the second quarter of 2019. The guaranty may be further reduced to 25% once certain debt and operational metrics are met.

(4)

(6)

The Company received a 1% fee for the guaranty when the loan was modifiedissued in April 2018. The guaranty was reduced to 50% once construction was completed during the second quarter of 2019. The guaranty may be further reduced to 25% once certain debt and extendedoperational metrics are met.

(7)

Parkdale Self Storage, LLC, a 50/50 joint venture, closed on a construction loan with a total borrowing capacity of up to $6,500 for the development of a climate controlled self-storage facility adjacent to Parkdale Mall in August 2017. See Note 5Beaumont, TX. The Operating Partnership has a joint and several guaranty with its 50/50 partner. Therefore, the maximum guarantee is 100% of the loan.

(8)

Hamilton Place Self Storage, LLC, a 54/46 joint venture, closed on a construction loan with a total borrowing capacity of up to $7,002 for further information.the development of a climate controlled self-storage facility adjacent to Hamilton Place in Chattanooga, TN. The Operating Partnership has guaranteed 100% of the construction loan, but it has a back-up guaranty with its joint venture partner for 50% of the construction loan.

(9)

In December 2019, the Company deconsolidated this entity.

(10)

In November 2019, the Company deconsolidated this entity.

The Company has guaranteed the lease performance of York Town Center, LP ("YTC"), an unconsolidated affiliate in which the Company owns a 50% interest, under the terms of an agreement with a third party that owns property as part of York Town Center. Under the terms of that agreement, YTC is obligated to cause performance of the third party’s obligations as landlord under its lease with its sole tenant, including, but not limited to, provisions such as co-tenancy and exclusivity requirements. Should YTC fail to cause performance, then the tenant under the third party landlord’s lease may pursue certain remedies ranging from rights to terminate its lease to receiving reductions in rent. The Company has guaranteed YTC’s performance under this agreement up to a maximum of $22,000, which decreases by $800 annually until the guaranteed amount is reduced to $10,000. The guaranty expires on December 31, 2020.  The maximum guaranteed obligation was $14,000$11,600 as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020.  The Company entered into an agreement with its joint venture partner under which the joint venture partner has agreed to reimburse the Company 50% of any amounts it is obligated to fund under the guaranty.  The Company did not include an obligation for this guaranty because it determined that the fair value of the guaranty was not material as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016.

2019.

Expected credit losses

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company evaluated each guarantee individually by looking at the debt service ratio, cash flow forecasts and the performance of each loan. The result of the analysis was that each loan is current and performing, and if applicable, none of the loans that are guaranteed by the Company are in violation of their debt covenants, each operating property has positive cash flows that are sufficient to cover debt service and forecasted cash flows for each operating property do not indicate that there is more than a remote probability that the Company will be required to perform under each guaranty. Historically, the Company has not had to perform on any of its guarantees of unconsolidated affiliates’ debt. Based on current and future conditions, the Company does not expect to have to perform, and therefore did not record a credit loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Performance Bonds

The Company has issued various bonds that it would have to satisfy in the event of non-performance. The total amount outstanding on these bonds was $21,372$6,384 and $21,446$13,660 at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.  


Note 13 – Share-Based Compensation

As of September 30, 2017, there was one share-based compensation plan under whichMarch 31, 2020, the Company has outstanding awards under the CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan ("the 2012 Plan"), which was approved by the Company's shareholders in May 2012. The 2012 Plan permits the Company to issue stock options and common stock to selected officers, employees and non-employee directors of the Company up to a total of 10,400,000 shares. As the primary operating subsidiary of the Company, the Operating Partnership participates in and bears the compensation expense associated with the Company's share-based compensation plans.

The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 effective January 1, 2017 as described in Note 2. In accordance with the provisions of ASU 2016-09, which are designed to simplify the accounting for share-based payments transactions, the Company elected to account for forfeitures of share-based payments as they occur rather than continuing to estimate them in advance. The Company elected not to record a cumulative effect adjustment as the impact of estimated forfeitures on the Company's cumulative share-based compensation expense recorded through December 31, 2016 was nominal.
plan.

Restricted Stock Awards

The Company may make restricted stock awards to independent directors, officers and its employees under the 2012 Plan. These awards are generally granted based on the performance of the Company and its employees. None of these awards have performance requirements other than a service condition of continued employment, unless otherwise provided. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

Share-based compensation expense related to the restricted stock awards was $812$1,144 and $886$1,713 for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016, respectively, and $3,175 and $2,834 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016,2019, respectively. Share-based compensation cost capitalized as part of real estate assets was $94$7 and $83$14 for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016, respectively, and $308 and $274 for the nine months ended September 2019, respectively.

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A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested restricted stock awards as of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, and changes during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, is presented below: 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Grant-Date

Fair Value

 

Nonvested at January 1, 2020

 

 

971,846

 

 

$

5.16

 

Granted

 

 

1,628,397

 

 

$

0.86

 

Vested

 

 

( 1,051,783

)

 

$

2.86

 

Forfeited

 

 

( 4,852

)

 

$

5.81

 

Nonvested at March 31, 2020

 

 

1,543,608

 

 

$

2.19

 

 Shares 
Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2017602,162
 $15.41
Granted326,424
 $10.75
Vested(247,729) $14.78
Forfeited(6,870) $13.04
Nonvested at September 30, 2017673,987
 $13.41

As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, there was $6,788$3,165 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards granted under the plans, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.72.6 years.

Long-Term Incentive Program

In 2015, the Company adopted a long-term incentive program ("LTIP") for its named executive officers, which consists of performance stock unit ("PSU") awards and annual restricted stock awards, that may be issued under the 2012 Plan. The number of shares related to the PSU awards that each named executive officer may receive upon the conclusion of a three-year performance period is determined based on the Company's achievement of specified levels of long-term total stockholder return ("TSR") performance relative to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") Retail Index, provided that at least a "Threshold" level must be attained for any shares to be earned.

Beginning with the 2018 PSUs, two-thirds of the quantitative portion of the award over the performance period is based on the achievement of TSR relative to the NAREIT Retail Index while the remaining one -third is based on the achievement of absolute TSR metrics for the Company. Beginning with the 2018 PSU grant, to maintain compliance with a 200,000 share annual equity grant limit (the “Section 162(m) Grant Limit”) that was included in the 2012 Plan to satisfy the “qualified performance-based compensation” exception to the deduction limits for certain executive compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, to the extent that a grant of PSUs could result in the issuance of a number of shares of common stock at the conclusion of the performance period that, when coupled with the number of shares of time-vesting restricted stock granted in the same year the PSUs were granted, would exceed such limit, any such excess will be converted to a cash bonus award with a value equivalent to the number of shares of common stock constituting such excess times the average of the high and low trading prices reported for CBL's common stock on the date such shares would otherwise have been issuable.

In conjunction with the February 2020 approval of the 2020 LTIP grants for the named executive officers, the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan was amended to remove the Section 162(m) Grant Limit, which no longer served its original purpose because the “qualified performance-based compensation” exception to the Section 162(m) deduction limits was repealed by the 2017 tax reform legislation. However, NYSE rules also include an annual equity grant limit which effectively limits the number of shares that can be subject to stock awards to any individual named executive officer, without additional shareholder approval, to one percent ( 1%) of the total number of outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “NYSE Annual Grant Limit”).  To maintain NYSE compliance following elimination of the Section 162(m) Grant Limit, the Company’s Compensation Committee revised PSU awards under the LTIP, beginning in 2020, to provide that if a grant of PSUs could result in the issuance of a number of shares to a named executive officer at the conclusion of the 3-year performance period that would exceed the NYSE Annual Grant Limit, when coupled with the number of shares subject to other stock awards (e.g., the time-vesting restricted stock component of the LTIP) issued in the same year that such PSUs were issued, any such excess will instead be converted to a cash bonus award, while remaining subject to vesting conditions as described below.

Any such portion of the value of the 2018 PSUs, the 2019 PSUs or the 2020 PSUs earned payable as a cash bonus will be subject to the same vesting provisions as the issuance of common stock pursuant to the PSUs. In addition, to the extent any cash is to be paid, the cash will be paid first relative to the vesting schedule, ahead of the issuance of shares of common stock with respect to the balance of PSUs earned.

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Annual Restricted Stock Awards

Under the LTIP, annual restricted stock awards consist of shares of time-vested restricted stock awarded based on a qualitative evaluation of the performance of the Company and the named executive officer during the fiscal year. Annual restricted stock awards under the LTIP, which are included in the totals reflected in the preceding table, vest 20% on the date of grant with the remainder vesting in four4 equal annual installments.


Performance Stock Units

The Company granted the following PSUs in the first quarter

A summary of the respective yearsstatus of the Company’s PSU activity as follows:of March 31, 2020, and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2020, is presented below: 

 

 

PSUs

 

 

Weighted-Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2020

 

 

1,766,580

 

 

$

2.96

 

2020 PSUs granted (1)

 

 

3,408,083

 

 

$

0.84

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2020 (2)

 

 

5,174,663

 

 

$

1.56

 

(1)

Includes 211,375 shares classified as a liability due to the potential cash component described above.

( 2 )

NaN of the PSUs outstanding at March 31, 2020 were vested.

 PSUs granted 
Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
2015 PSUs138,680
 $15.52
2016 PSUs282,995
 $4.98
2017 PSUs277,376
 $6.86

Shares earned pursuant to the PSU awards vest 60% at the conclusion of the performance period while the remaining 40% of the PSU award vests 20% on each of the first two anniversaries thereafter.

Compensation cost is recognized on a tranche-by-tranche basis using the accelerated attribution method. The resulting expense, for awards classified as equity, is recorded regardless of whether any PSU awards are earned as long as the required service period is met.

The fair value of the potential cash component related to the 2020 PSUs is measured at each reporting period, using the same methodology as was used at the initial grant date, and classified as a liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020 with an adjustment to compensation expense. If the performance criterion is not satisfied at the end of the performance period for the 2020 PSUs, previously recognized compensation expense related to the liability-classified awards would be reversed as there would be no value at the settlement date.

Share-based compensation expense related to the PSUs was $386$478 and $258$426 for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016, respectively. Share-based compensation expense related to the PSUs was $1,115 and $774 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 20162019, respectively. Unrecognized compensation costs related to the PSUs was $2,548$4,678 as of September 30, 2017.

March 31, 2020, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 4.1 years.

The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation pricing model related to the 2017 PSUs and the 2016 PSUs:

 

 

2020 PSUs

 

 

2019 PSUs

 

 

2018 PSUs

 

Grant date

 

February 10, 2020

 

 

February 11, 2019

 

 

February 12, 2018

 

Fair value per share on valuation date (1)

 

$

0.84

 

 

$

4.74

 

 

$

4.76

 

Risk-free interest rate (2)

 

 

1.39

%

 

 

2.54

%

 

 

2.36

%

Expected share price volatility (3)

 

 

57.98

%

 

 

60.99

%

 

 

42.02

%

 2017 PSUs 2016 PSUs
Grant dateFebruary 7, 2017 February 10, 2016
Fair value per share on valuation date (1)
$6.86
 $4.98
Risk-free interest rate (2)
1.53% 0.92%
Expected share price volatility (3)
32.85% 30.95%

( 1)

(1)

The value of the PSU awards is estimated on the date of grant using a Monte Carlo Simulationsimulation model. The valuation consistedconsists of computing the fair value using CBL's simulated stock price as well as TSR over a three-yearthree-year performance period. The award is modeled as a contingent claim in that the expected return on the underlying shares is risk-free and the rate of discounting the payoff of the award is also risk-free. The weighted-average fair value per share related to the 20172020 PSUs classified as equity consists of 115,0822,131,245 shares at a fair value of $5.62$0.88 (which relate to relative TSR) and 1,065,463 shares at fair value of $0.75 per share and 162,294(which relate to absolute TSR). The weighted-average fair value per share related to the 2019 PSUs classified as equity consists of 357,800 shares at a fair value of $7.74$2.45 per share.

share (which relate to relative TSR) and 178,875 shares at a fair value of $2.29 per share (which relate to absolute TSR).

(2)

(2)

The risk-free interest rate was based on the yield curve on zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities in effect as of the valuation date.date, which is the respective grant date listed above.

( 3)

(3)

The computation of expected volatility was based on a blend of the historical volatility of CBL's shares of common stock based on annualized daily total continuous returns over a three-yearfive-year period for the 2020 PSUs and a three-year period for the 2019 and 2018 PSUs and implied volatility data based on the trailing month average of daily implied volatilities implied by stock call option contracts that were both closest to the terms shown and closest to the money.

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Note 14 – Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

The Company’s noncash investing and financing activities were as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Accrued dividends and distributions payable

 

$

 

 

$

17,191

 

Additions to real estate assets accrued but not yet paid

 

 

19,478

 

 

 

19,757

 

Transfer of real estate assets in settlement of mortgage

   debt obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Decrease in real estate assets

 

 

 

 

 

( 60,059

)

    Decrease in mortgage and other indebtedness

 

 

 

 

 

124,111

 

    Decrease in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

9,333

 

    Decrease in intangible lease and other assets

 

 

 

 

 

( 1,663

)

Conversion of Operating Partnership units to common

   stock

 

 

21,051

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in lease liabilities arising from right-of-use assets

 

 

( 200

)

 

 

4,024

 

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016
Accrued dividends and distributions payable$54,375
 $54,313
Additions to real estate assets accrued but not yet paid12,204
 16,495
Capital contribution of note receivable to joint venture
 5,280
Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest to joint venture
 155
Write-off of notes receivable
 1,846
Mortgage debt assumed by buyer of real estate assets
 38,237
Deconsolidation upon assignment of interests in joint venture: (1)
   
Decrease in real estate assets(9,131) 
Decrease in mortgage and other indebtedness2,466
 

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016
Decrease in operating assets and liabilities1,286
 
Decrease in noncontrolling interest and joint venture interest2,232
 
Transfer of real estate assets in settlement of mortgage debt obligation: (2)
   
Decrease in real estate assets(149,722) 
Decrease in mortgage and other indebtedness189,642
 
Decrease in operating assets and liabilities(122) 
Deconsolidation upon formation of joint venture:
 
Decrease in real estate assets
 (14,025)
Increase in investment in unconsolidated affiliate
 14,030
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 (5)
(1)
See Note 3 and Note 6 for further details.
(2)
See Note 4 and Note 6 for more information.
Note 15 – Income Taxes
The Company is qualified as a REIT under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. To maintain qualification as a REIT, the Company is required to distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to shareholders and meet certain other requirements.
As a REIT, the Company is generally not liable for federal corporate income taxes. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company will be subject to federal and state income taxes on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates and it may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent years. Even if the Company maintains its qualification as a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and to federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed income. State tax expense was $1,053 and $700 during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $2,882 and $2,724 during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The Company has also elected taxable REIT subsidiary status for some of its subsidiaries.  This enables the Company to receive income and provide services that would otherwise be impermissible for REITs. For these entities, deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. A valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is provided if the Company believes all or some portion of the deferred tax asset may not be realized. An increase or decrease in the valuation allowance resulting from changes in circumstances that may affect the realizability of the related deferred tax asset is included in income or expense, as applicable.
The Company recorded an income tax benefit as follows for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Current tax benefit$225
 $927
 $7,695
 $1,194
Deferred tax benefit (provision)839
 1,459
 (2,911) 1,780
Income tax benefit$1,064
 $2,386
 $4,784
 $2,974
The Company had a net deferred tax asset of $9,954 and $5,841 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The net deferred tax asset is included in intangible lease assets and other assets. These balances primarily consisted of operating expense accruals and differences between book and tax depreciation.  
The Company reports any income tax penalties attributable to its properties as property operating expenses and any corporate-related income tax penalties as general and administrative expenses in its condensed consolidated statements of operations.  In addition, any interest incurred on tax assessments is reported as interest expense.  The Company reported nominal interest and penalty amounts for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. 

Note 1615 – Subsequent Events

Subsequent to March 31, 2020, the United States continues to be severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and by the economic effects of government responses, such as “stay-at-home” orders and various restrictions on certain business activities, which have materially disrupted the economy. The Company has received rent relief requests from a majority of its tenants at its properties, most often in the form of rent deferral requests, as a result of COVID-19. The Company is evaluating each tenant rent relief request on an individual basis, considering a number of factors. Not all tenant requests will ultimately result in the Company granting any form of rent or other relief, nor does it plan to forgo its contractual rights under its lease agreements in connection with any such requests. While the Company is not able to estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic at this time, the pandemic could materially affect its future financial and operational results.

In October 2017,May 2020, the unconsolidated 50/50 joint venture, Shoppes at Eagle Point, LLC, closedlender notified the Company that the loan secured by EastGate Mall was in default because the April 2020 debt service payment was not made.

The Company elected to not make the $11,813 Interest Payment due and payable on a construction loan forJune 1, 2020, with respect to the development of The Shoppes at Eagle Point, a community center located in Cookeville, TN. TheOperating Partnership’s 5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2023. Under the indenture governing the 2023 Notes, the Operating Partnership has guaranteed 100%a 30-day grace period to make the Interest Payment before the nonpayment is considered an event of default with respect to the 2023 Notes. Any event of default under the 2023 Notes for nonpayment of the loan. The maximum amountInterest Payment would also be considered an event of default under the Operating Partnership’s senior secured credit facility, which could lead to an acceleration of amounts due under the facility. Further, if the trustee for the 2023 Notes should exercise its right to accelerate the maturity of the construction loan is $36,400,full balance owed on the 2023 Notes as a result of such an event of default, that would also constitute an event of default under the Operating Partnership’s 4.60% senior unsecured notes due 2024 and bears interest atthe Operating Partnership’s 5.95% senior notes due 2026, which could lead to the acceleration of all amounts due under those notes. The Company has elected to enter the 30-day grace period with respect to the Interest Payment in order to advance discussions with its lenders and explore alternative strategies. The Company was notified by the administrative agent of the senior secured credit facility that the failure to make the Interest Payment constitutes a variable ratedefault under the senior secured credit facility and that, if not cured within the applicable 30-day grace period, it will be an event of LIBOR plus 275 basis points. default under the senior secured credit facility. The loan hasCompany could prevent an initial maturity dateevent of October 2020 and has one two-year extension option available atdefault if it paid the joint venture's election.

Interest Payment prior to the expiration of the 30-day grace period or if it reached an alternative arrangement with the holders of the 2023 Notes ..

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The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes that are included in this Form 10-Q.  Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations have the same meanings as defined in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. In this discussion, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the Company or the Company and the Operating Partnership collectively, as the text requires.

Certain statements made in this section or elsewhere in this report may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact should be considered to be forward-looking statements. In many cases, these forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “projects,” “goals,” “objectives,” “targets,” “predicts,” “plans,” “seeks,” and variations of these words and similar expressions.  Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the factors discussed throughout this report.

Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and we can give no assurance that these expectations will be attained. It is possible that actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements due to a variety of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Currently, one of the most significant factors that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from our forward-looking statements is the potential adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, and federal, state, and/or local regulatory guidelines to control it, on our financial condition, operating results and cash flows, our tenants and their customers, the real estate market in which we operate, the global economy and the financial markets. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts us and our tenants will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, and potential changes in consumer behavior, among others. In addition to the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2016,2019, and in Part II, Item 1A of this report, such known risks and uncertainties, many of which may be influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, include, without limitation:

general industry, economic and business conditions;

general industry, economic and business conditions;

interest rate fluctuations;

interest rate fluctuations;

costs and availability of capital, including debt, and capital requirements;

costs and availability of real estate;

inability to consummate acquisition opportunities and other risks associated with acquisitions;

competition from other companies and retail formats;

changes in retail demand and rental rates in our markets;

shifts in customer demands including the impact of online shopping;

tenant bankruptcies or store closings;

changes in vacancy rates at our properties;

changes in operating expenses;

changes in applicable laws, rules and regulations;

sales of real property;

uncertainty and economic impact of pandemics, epidemics or other public health emergencies or fear of such events, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic;

cyber-attacks or acts of cyber-terrorism;

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changes in , or withdraw al of, the credit ratings of the Operating Partnership's senior unsecured long-term indebtedness;

costs and availability of real estate;

the ability to obtain suitable equity and/or debt financing and the continued availability of financing, in the amounts and on the terms necessary to support our future refinancing requirements and business; and

inability to consummate acquisition opportunities and other risks associated with acquisitions;

other risks referenced from time to time in filings with the SEC and those factors listed or incorporated by reference into this report.

competition from other companies and retail formats;
changes in retail demand and rental rates in our markets;
shifts in customer demands;
tenant bankruptcies or store closings;
changes in vacancy rates at our properties;
changes in operating expenses;
changes in applicable laws, rules and regulations;
sales of real property;
cyber-attacks or acts of cyber-terrorism;
changes in the credit ratings of the Operating Partnership's senior unsecured long-term indebtedness;
the ability to obtain suitable equity and/or debt financing and the continued availability of financing, in the amounts and on the terms necessary to support our future refinancing requirements and business; and
other risks referenced from time to time in filings with the SEC and those factors listed or incorporated by reference into this report

This list of risks and uncertainties is only a summary and is not intended to be exhaustive.  We disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking information. 


EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

We are a self-managed, self-administered, fully integrated REIT that is engaged in the ownership, development, acquisition, leasing, management and operation of regional shopping malls, open-air and mixed-use centers, outlet centers, associated centers, community centers, office and officeother properties. Our properties are located in 26 states, but are primarily inSee Note 1to the southeastern and midwestern United States.condensed consolidated financial statements for information on our property interests as of March 31, 2020. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

We conduct substantially

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization classified COVID-19 as a pandemic. Due to the extraordinary governmental actions taken to contain COVID-19, we are unable to predict the full extent of the pandemic’s impact on our results of operations for the remainder of 2020. As a result, we previously withdrew our full-year 2020 same-center NOI and FFO per share, as adjusted, guidance and underlying assumptions and do not plan to reinstate full-year 2020 guidance until there is further clarity on the impact of the pandemic.

In response to local and state mandated closures, our entire portfolio, except for a few properties, closed. Beginning in late April, certain government agencies have begun allowing the re-opening of certain properties with specified health and safety restrictions or solely for curbside service. As of May 25, 2020, all but three of our business throughmalls had re-opened including twelve properties that were offering curbside or exterior only service. The safety and health of our customers, employees and tenants remains a top priority. With each re-opening, we instituted a comprehensive re-opening plan that includes strict procedures and guidelines for our employees, tenants and property visitors based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and other health agency recommendations.

The majority of our tenants requested rent relief, either in the form of rent deferrals or abatements. We have placed a number of tenants in default for non-payment of rent. For the month of April, we received approximately 27% of billed cash rents. We estimate a collection rate for the month of May in the range of 25-30% based on preliminary cash receipts and conversations with retailers. We still anticipate a significant portion of April and May rents will be collected later in 2020 and into 2021 under agreed upon deferral plans and, to a lesser degree, certain rents may be abated. However, negotiations are ongoing, and it is premature to estimate a recovery rate at this time.

In addition, the negative impact of COVID-19 has resulted in certain retailers filing for bankruptcy. JCPenney recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced their plan to close approximately 30% of their owned and leased stores and pursue rent reductions for stores that would stay open. As of March 31, 2020, JCPenney had 47 stores in our portfolio comprising approximately $13.1 million in gross annual rent. Based on preliminary discussions with JCPenney, we anticipate up to eight owned or leased stores in our portfolio may close comprising $2.1 million of gross annual rent.  JCPenney has also requested significant rent abatement and reductions for their remaining stores. We are in early discussions with JCPenney and are unable to predict the outcome at this time.

We implemented a full financial COVID-19 response to improve liquidity and reduce costs. These significant actions included drawing $280 million on our secured line of credit, eliminating all non-essential expenditures, implementing a company-wide furlough and salary reduction program and delaying and suspending capital expenditures, including redevelopment investments. See the "Liquidity and Capital Resources"section for more information.

As discussed in “Note 1 – Organization and Basis of Presentation” to the condensed consolidated financial statements and in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” herein, we are in violation of a covenant under our secured credit facility and it is probable that we will fail to meet another covenant in the third quarter of 2020, the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that our condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.

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We have engaged Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Moelis & Company LLC (the “Advisors”) to assist us in exploring several alternatives to reduce overall leverage and interest expense and to extend the maturity of our debt including (i) the senior secured credit facility, which includes a revolving facility with a balance of $675 .9 million and term loan with a balance of $456 .3 million as of March 31, 2020, that matures in July 2023 and (ii) the Notes with balances of $450 .0 million , $300 .0 million , and $625 .0 million , as of March 31, 2020, that mature in December 2023, October 2024 and December 2026, respectively, as well as the cumulative unpaid dividends on our preferred stock and the special common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. The Advisors recently commenced discussions with advisors to certain holders of theN otes and the credit committee of the senior secured credit facility .We may pursue a comprehensive solution that includes a potential exchange of debt with the holders of the Notes, addressing our preferred stock and the special common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership, consolidatesamendments to the financial statementscovenants under the senior secured credit facility and the Notes and other options that may result in the reorganization of the Company.

We elected to not make the $11.8 million Interest Payment due and payable on June 1, 2020, with respect to the 5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”). Under the indenture governing the 2023 Notes, we have a 30-day grace period to make the Interest Payment before the nonpayment is considered an event of default with respect to the 2023 Notes. Any event of default under the 2023 Notes for nonpayment of the Interest Payment would also be considered an event of default under the senior secured credit facility, which could lead to an acceleration of amounts due under the facility. Further, if the trustee for the 2023 Notes should exercise its right to accelerate the maturity of the full balance owed on the 2023 Notes as a result of such an event of default, that would also constitute an event of default under the 4.60% senior unsecured notes due 2024 and the 5.95% senior notes due 2026, which could lead to the acceleration of all entitiesamounts due under those notes.  We have elected to enter the 30-day grace period with respect to the Interest Payment in which it hasorder to advance discussions with the lenders and explore alternative strategies.

Given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the retail and broader markets, the ongoing weakness of the credit markets and significant uncertainties associated with each of these matters, we believe that there is substantial doubt that we will continue to operate as a controllinggoing concern within one year after the date our condensed consolidated financial interest or where it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE.

As of September 30, 2017, we owned interests in the following properties:
 
Malls (1)
 
Associated
Centers
 
Community
Centers
 
Office
Buildings
 Total
Consolidated properties60 20 4 5
(2) 
 89
Unconsolidated properties (3)
8 3 5  16
Total68 23 9 5 105
(1)
Category consists of regional malls, open-air centers and outlet centers (including one mixed-use center).
(2)Includes our two corporate office buildings.
(3)We account for these investments using the equity method because one or more of the other partners have substantive participating rights.
At September 30, 2017, we had interests in the following properties under development:
Consolidated
Properties
Unconsolidated
Properties
Malls
Community
Centers
Development1
Expansions1
Redevelopments1
Net incomestatements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $9.3 millionMarch 31, 2020 are issued. See “Note 1 – Organization and $118.4Basis of Presentation” to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

We had a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020 of $139.3 million compared to $0.7 million and $115.7 million ina net loss for the prior-year period.three months ended March 31, 2019 of $46.8 million. We recorded a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017asMarch 31,2020 of $133.9 million compared to a net loss of $10.2 million in the prior-year period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, net income attributable to common shareholders was $50.8 million compared to $70.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

In order to maximize available cash flow for investing in our properties and debt reduction, our Board of Directors made the decision to reduce our common stock dividend in the fourth quarter of 2017 to an annualized rate of $0.80 per share from $1.06 per share. Based on our updated projections of taxable income, which have been impacted by dilution of properties sold in prior periods as well as the impact from the high level of tenant bankruptcies which occurred during the year, the common dividend is being re-set to a rate that will preserve an estimated $50 million of additional cash on an annual basis. We expect to use this enhanced liquidity to help in funding value-adding redevelopment activity and debt reduction.
Retailer bankruptcies and a difficult retail environment continue to impact our quarterly and year-to-date results. Flat consumer spending and the dilution from asset sales lowered revenues for the period but efficiencies in property operating costs partially offset these adverse variances. We are shifting our tenant mix in response to evolving market conditions, but this strategy takes time to execute and in the interim, the challenging environment for retailers is putting pressure on our operations. Year-to-date, only approximately 25% of new leasing has been executed with pure-apparel retailers as we execute our strategy to reinvent our malls into suburban town centers which bring more diverse products and services such as fitness, healthcare, beauty and culinary offerings to the market. Same-center NOI (see below) decreased 2.6% for the quarter and 1.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, primarily due to revenue declines driven by lower occupancy, rent concessions, lower renewal leasing spreads and flat tenant sales, which were partially offset by lower property operating and maintenance and repairs expense.
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders were $(0.01) and $0.30 per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $(0.06)March 31, 2019 of $50.2 million. Significant items that affected the comparability between the periods include litigation settlement expense of $88.2 million and $0.41 per share for the same periods in 2016. FFO per diluted share (see below) decreased to $0.52 and $1.63 for the three and nine months ended

September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $0.56 and $1.97 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. FFO was negatively impacted by approximately $0.10 per share of dilution from asset sales completed in the prior year and current year-to-date periods and the revenue declines noted above, although an increase in average annual base rents and operating cost efficiencies helped partially offset some of these unfavorable variances.
Third quarter results reflect the challenges we face as a result of the difficult retail climate. Retailer bankruptcies and store closings have been unusually high and it is having a short-term impact on our operating metrics as noted above. Occupancy for our total portfolio declined 40 basis points to 93.1% as of September 30, 2017 as compared to 93.5% in the prior-year period while occupancy for our same-center malls was down 120 basis points as compared to the same period in the prior year. However, compared to the prior quarter ended June 30, 2017, occupancy for same center malls increased 120 basis points in the current quarter as we progress in replacing underperforming tenants and negotiate lease terms with others to minimize store closings. For leases signed in the third quarter of 2017, leasing spreads for comparable space under 10,000 square feet declined approximately 13.7% on average for our stabilized malls, which included an increase of 0.3% in new lease spreads and a decrease of 16.1% in renewal lease spreads. Year-to-date, we experienced an overall decline of 4.0% in leasing spreads for our total portfolio. Average annual base rents per square foot for our same-center stabilized malls increased slightly to $32.69 as compared to $32.46 in the prior-year period. For the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2017, stabilized mall same-center sales decreased 1.8% to $373 per square foot as compared to $380 per square foot in the prior-year period. Comparing September 30, 2017 to the prior quarter ended June 30, 2017, sales were flat at $373 per square foot in both periods.
We recognized a $6.9 million gain on extinguishment of debt of $71.7 million in August 2017 upon the foreclosurethree months ended March 31, 2019 and loss on impairment that is $108.8 million higher in the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the prior year period. Additionally, the operating results of Wausau Centerour Properties declined further during the three months ended March 31, 2020 due to the ongoing challenges in settlementthe retail environment that resulted in store closures and rental reductions for tenants with high occupancy costs, including tenants that declared bankruptcy in 2019 and 2020. Also, the majority of the non-recourse debt that it secured. We also retired three operating property loans with an aggregate principal balance of $210.0 million, extended and modified two unsecured term loans and exercised an optionour portfolio closed during March due to extend our $350.0 million term loan to October 2018. We also issued and sold an additional $225.0 million principal amount of the series of 2026 Notes. The growth in our unencumbered pool and strong credit metrics well-position us with the financial flexibility to execute our business plan. We began construction on a new joint venture community center development, The Shoppes at Eagle Point, in September 2017 and are progressing in our plans for anchor redevelopmentsgovernment mandates related to the Sears and Macy's stores that were acquired earlier in the year.
impact of COVID-19.

Same-center NOI and FFO are non-GAAP measures. For a description of same-center NOI, a reconciliation from net income (loss) to same-center NOI, and an explanation of why we believe this is a useful performance measure, see Non-GAAP Measure - Same-center Net Operating Incomein Results of OperationsOperations.”.” For a description of FFO, a reconciliation from net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders to FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders, and an explanation of why we believe this is a useful performance measure, see "Non-GAAP Measure - Funds from Operations."

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Properties that were in operation for the entire year during 20162019 and the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 are referred to as the “Comparable Properties.”  Since January 1, 2016,2019, we have opened one community center developmentself-storage facility, deconsolidated three outlet centers and one outlet center development as follows: 

disposed of ten properties: 

Properties Opened

Property

Location

Date Opened

Mid Rivers Mall – CubeSmart Self-storage (1)

St. Peters, MO

January 2019

(1)

PropertyLocation
Date
Opened
New Developments:
Ambassador Town Center (1)
Lafayette, LAApril 2016
The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo (2)
Laredo, TXApril 2017
(1)Ambassador Town Center

This property is owned by a 65/3550/50 joint venture that is accounted for using the equity method of accounting and is included in equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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Deconsolidations

Property

Location

Date of Deconsolidation

(2)

The Outlet Shoppes at LaredoAtlanta (1)

Woodstock, GA

December 2019

The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso (1)

El Paso, TX

August 2019

The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass (1)

Simpsonville, KY

November 2019

(1)

This property is owned by a 65/35 joint venture whichthat is accounted for using the equity method of accounting and is included in equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations on a consolidated basis.operations.

Dispositions

Of these

Property

Location

Sales Date

850 Greenbrier Circle

Chesapeake, VA

July 2019

Acadiana Mall

Lafayette, LA

January 2019

Barnes & Noble parcel

High Point, NC

July 2019

Cary Towne Center

Cary, NC

January 2019

Courtyard by Marriott at Pearland Town Center

Pearland, TX

June 2019

Dick’s Sporting Goods at Hanes Mall

Winston-Salem, NC

September 2019

The Forum at Grandview

Madison, MS

July 2019

Honey Creek Mall

Terre Haute, IN

April 2019

Kroger at Foothills Plaza

Maryville, TN

July 2019

The Shoppes at Hickory Point

Forsyth, IL

April 2019

Non-core properties are defined as Excluded Malls - see definition that follows under " Operational Review. "

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

Revenues

 

 

Total for the

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparable

Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

Core

 

 

Non-core

 

 

Deconsolidation

 

 

Dispositions

 

 

Total Change

 

Rental revenues

 

$

161,173

 

 

$

190,980

 

 

$

(29,807

)

 

$

(11,288

)

 

$

(2,581

)

 

$

(10,497

)

 

$

(5,441

)

 

$

(29,807

)

Management, development and leasing fees

 

 

2,092

 

 

 

2,523

 

 

 

(431

)

 

 

(431

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(431

)

Other

 

 

4,309

 

 

 

4,527

 

 

 

(218

)

 

 

8

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

(216

)

 

 

(146

)

 

 

(218

)

Total revenues

 

$

167,574

 

 

$

198,030

 

 

$

(30,456

)

 

$

(11,711

)

 

$

(2,445

)

 

$

(10,713

)

 

$

(5,587

)

 

$

(30,456

)

Rental revenues from the Comparable Properties declined due to store closures, rent concessions for tenants with high occupancy cost levels and tenants that closed in 2019 due to bankruptcy.

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Operating Expenses

 

 

Total for the

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparable

Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

 

Core

 

 

Non-core

 

 

Deconsolidation

 

 

Dispositions

 

 

Total Change

 

Property operating

 

$

(25,709

)

 

$

(28,980

)

 

$

3,271

 

 

$

(661

)

 

$

77

 

 

$

2,423

 

 

$

1,432

 

 

$

3,271

 

Real estate taxes

 

 

(18,448

)

 

 

(19,919

)

 

 

1,471

 

 

 

(59

)

 

 

173

 

 

 

931

 

 

 

426

 

 

 

1,471

 

Maintenance and repairs

 

 

(11,208

)

 

 

(12,776

)

 

 

1,568

 

 

 

617

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

241

 

 

 

574

 

 

 

1,568

 

Property operating expenses

 

 

(55,365

)

 

 

(61,675

)

 

 

6,310

 

 

 

(103

)

 

 

386

 

 

 

3,595

 

 

 

2,432

 

 

 

6,310

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(55,902

)

 

 

(69,792

)

 

 

13,890

 

 

 

4,691

 

 

 

4,441

 

 

 

3,454

 

 

 

1,304

 

 

 

13,890

 

General and administrative

 

 

(17,836

)

 

 

(22,007

)

 

 

4,171

 

 

 

4,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,171

 

Loss on impairment

 

 

(133,644

)

 

 

(24,825

)

 

 

(108,819

)

 

 

(107,082

)

 

 

(3,792

)

 

 

 

 

 

2,055

 

 

 

(108,819

)

Litigation settlement

 

 

 

 

 

(88,150

)

 

 

88,150

 

 

 

88,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

88,150

 

Other

 

 

(158

)

 

 

 

 

 

(158

)

 

 

(158

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(158

)

Total operating expenses

 

$

(262,905

)

 

$

(266,449

)

 

$

3,544

 

 

$

(10,331

)

 

$

1,035

 

 

$

7,049

 

 

$

5,791

 

 

$

3,544

 

Property operating expenses at the Comparable Properties increased primarily due to maintenance and repairs related to events covered by insurance. Real estate tax expense declined as a number of the Comparable Properties experienced reductions in real estate taxes in their respective markets due to favorable revisions to property assessments. Maintenance and repairs expenses at the Comparable Properties decreased primarily due to lower snow removal costs.

The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo is included$9.1 million decrease in our operations on a consolidated basisdepreciation and is referred to as the "New Property." The transactionsamortization expense related to the New Property impactComparable Properties primarily relates to a decrease in write-offs of tenant improvements and intangible lease assets related to store closings in the comparison of results of operations forprior year period, as well as a lower basis in depreciable assets resulting from impairments recorded since the threeprior year period.

General and nine months ended September 30, 2017administrative expenses decreased primarily due to higher legal expenses in the prior year period related to the resultslitigation settlement and the new secured credit facility, as well as reductions in salary and stock compensation expenses.

In the first quarter of operations for2020, we recognized $133.6 million of loss on impairment of real estate to write down the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. book value of two malls. In the first quarter of 2019, we recognized $24.8 million of loss on impairment of real estate to write down the book value of two malls. See Note 45 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for information on 2017 acquisitions and dispositions.


Comparisonmore information.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we recognized $88.2 million of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017litigation settlement expense related to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

Revenues
Total revenuessettlement of a class action lawsuit.

Other Income and Expenses

Interest and other income increased $1.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the prior-year period primarily due to additional interest income received related to a mortgage note receivable that was retired in the current year.

Interest expense decreased $27.1$7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior-year period.  Rental revenues and tenant reimbursements declined by $20.3 million due to decreases of $15.3 million related to dispositions and $7.0 million attributable to the Comparable Properties, which was partially offset by an increase of $2.0 million attributable to the New Property. The $7.0 million decrease in revenues at the Comparable Properties was primarily due to a decrease of $6.1 million at our core properties and a $0.9 million decrease related to non-core properties and those in redevelopment. The decline in revenues at our core properties continues due to the challenging retail environment, including a decrease in base rents due to lower occupancy as a result of retailer bankruptcies, as well as lower tenant reimbursements in addition to straight-line rent write-offs due to lower rent from renewed leases.

Our cost recovery ratio for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was 98.3% compared with 98.1% for the prior-year period.
The decrease of $1.5 million in management, development and leasing fees was primarily attributable to decreases in management fees as a result of terminated contracts for two malls owned by third parties that were sold to new owners, which the Company had been managing, and two leasing agreements, which ended subsequent to June 30, 2016. Additionally, we received $0.5 million in development fees primarily related to a redevelopment project at CoolSprings Galleria in the prior-year period and $0.3 million in the prior-year period from financing fees related to the loan secured by Hamilton Place.
Other revenues decreased $5.3 million primarily due to the divestiture, in the fourth quarter of 2016, of our joint venture interest in the consolidated subsidiary that provided security and maintenance services to third parties.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses decreased $40.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to incurring $28.6 million less in losses on impairment of real estate during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and a decrease of $5.6 million related to the divestiture, in the fourth quarter of 2016, of our joint venture interest in the consolidated subsidiary that provided security and maintenance services to third parties, as well as a decrease of $6.7 million in property operating expenses, including real estate taxes and maintenance and repairs. The $6.7 million decrease was attributable to decreases of $7.2 million from dispositions, and $0.7 million related to the Comparable Properties, which was partially offset by an increase of $1.2 million related to the New Property.
The decrease in depreciation and amortization expense of $0.1 million primarily resulted from a decrease of $5.9 million related to dispositions, which was partially offset by increases of $4.8 million attributable to the Comparable Properties and $1.1 million related to the New Property. The $4.8 million increase related to the Comparable Properties includes an increase of $2.5 million in depreciation expense related to capital expenditures for renovations, redevelopments and deferred maintenance as well as $1.0 million of tenant improvement and in-place lease write-offs. The remaining increase is primarily due to amortization of tenant relationship assets related to several anchor redevelopment projects.
General and administrative expenses increased $0.3 million primarily due to an increase in payroll and related expenses, which was partially offset by a decrease in consulting and legal fees.
In the third quarter of 2017, we recognized impairment of real estate of $24.9 million which was primarily to write down the book value of a mall. See Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information. In the third quarter of 2016, we recognized an impairment of real estate of $53.6 million to write down the book value of three malls, one community center and three office buildings.
Other expenses decreased $5.4 million primarily due to the divestiture of our interest, in the fourth quarter of 2016, in our consolidated subsidiary that provided security and maintenance services to third parties.
Other Income and Expenses
Interest and other income decreased $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 compared to the prior-year period. The decrease was primarily due to adjustments related to insurance proceeds and litigation settlements.
Interest expense decreased $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior-year period. The $0.4a $5.7 million decrease consists of a decrease of $4.8 million related to dispositions, which was partially offset by increases of $3.6 million attributable to the Comparable Properties and $0.8 million related to the

New Property. The $3.6 million increase in property-level interest expense of the Comparable Properties was primarily due to increases of $7.2 million from the 2026 Notes,deconsolidation of which $400.0 million were issued inthree encumbered properties since the fourth quarter of 2016 and $225.0 million were issued in the third quarter of 2017, $1.9 million in default interest related to Acadiana Mall and $1.8 million related to the $490.0 million unsecured term loan that was increased and modified in July 2017. These increases were partially offset byprior period, as well as a $6.2 million decrease in interest expense related to property-level debt that was retired and a decrease of $1.1 million related to lower balances on our unsecured lines of credit.
secured term loan due to scheduled principal amortization and lower LIBOR in the current year.

During the three months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2019, we recorded a $6.5$71.7 million of gain on extinguishment of debt which primarily consisted of a $6.9 million gain, related to the conveyance of a malltwo malls. We transferred Acadiana Mall to the lender in satisfaction of the non-recourse debt secured by the property, whichproperty. We sold Cary Towne Center and used the net proceeds from the sale to satisfy a portion of the non-recourse loan that secured the property. The remaining principal balance was partially offset by a $0.4 million loss related to prepayment fees for the early retirement of debt. See Note 4 and Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.

During the three months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized a $0.4 million loss on investment related to the disposition of our 25% interest in an unconsolidated joint venture, which closed in the third quarter of 2017. See Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
forgiven.

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates decreased by $5.8$2.3 million during the third quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the prior-year period. The decrease is due to a $29.4 million gain related to the sale of an unconsolidated affiliate in the second quarter of 2016 as well as a gain of $29.2 million recognized in the second quarter of 2016 related to the foreclosure of Gulf Coast Town Center (owned in a 50/50 joint venture).

The income tax benefit of $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 relates to the Management Company, which is a taxable REIT subsidiary, and consists of a current tax benefit of $0.2 million and a deferred tax benefit of over $0.8 million.  During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we recorded an income tax benefit of $2.4 million, consisting of a current and deferred tax benefit of $0.9 million and $1.5 million, respectively.
In the third quarter of 2017, we recognized a $1.4 million gain on sales of real estate assets, primarily related to the sale of two outparcels. We recognized a $4.9 million gain on sales of real estate assets in the third quarter of 2016, which primarily related to the sale of six outparcels.
Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Revenues
Total revenues decreased $77.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior-year period.  Rental revenues and tenant reimbursements declined by $60.5 million due to decreases of $44.0 million related to dispositions and $20.9 million attributable to the Comparable Properties, which were partially offset by an increase of $4.4 million attributable to the New Property. The $20.9 million decrease in revenues at the Comparable Properties was primarily due to a decrease of $18.3 million at our core properties and a $2.6 million decrease related to non-core properties and those in redevelopment. Revenues were down throughout the portfolio due to lower sales and retailer bankruptcies, which drove decreases in rental revenues and tenant reimbursements.
Our cost recovery ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was 98.8% compared with 100.1% for the prior-year period.
The decrease of $2.1 million in in management, development and leasing fees was primarily attributable to decreases in management fees as a result of terminated contracts for three malls owned by third parties that were sold to new owners, which the Company had been managing, and two leasing agreements, which ended subsequent to the prior-year period. Additionally, we received $1.0 millionan increase in the prior-year period from financing feesamortization of our inside/outside basis difference related to the loans secured by two malls and two community centers. These decreasesthree properties that were partially offset by an increase in corporate sponsorship income.
Other revenues decreased $15.3 million primarily due todeconsolidated since the divestiture, in the fourth quarter of 2016, of our joint venture interest in the consolidated subsidiary that provided security and maintenance services to third parties.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses decreased $74.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to incurring $45.3 million less in losses on impairment of real estate during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $5.1 million in abandoned projects expenses, which were partially offset by a decrease of $20.3 million related to the divestiture, in the fourth quarter of 2016, of our joint venture interest in the consolidated subsidiary that provided security and maintenance services to third parties. Property operating expenses, including real estate taxes and maintenance and repairs, decreased $17.8 million primarily due to a $20.8 million decrease attributable to dispositions, which was partially offset by increases of $2.3 million attributable

to the New Property and $0.7 million related to the Comparable Properties. The $0.7 million increase at the Comparable Properties was primarily driven by an increase in real estate taxes.
The increase in depreciation and amortization expense of $5.0 million primarily resulted from increases of $19.2 million attributable to our core properties and $2.1 million from the New Property, which were partially offset by a decrease of $16.4 million related to dispositions. The $19.2 million increase includes $7.3 million of tenant improvement write-offs and $8.9 million of depreciation and amortization expense related to the acquired Sears and Macy's buildings.
General and administrative expenses decreased $1.5 million primarily due to a decrease in consulting and legal fees and an increase in capitalized overhead related to development projects. These decreases were partially offset by increases in information technology and payroll and related expenses.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized impairment of real estate of $71.4 million primarily to write down the book value of two malls, a parcel project near an outlet center and one outparcel. See Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information. In the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we recognized an impairment of real estate of $116.7 million to write down the book value of nine malls, an associated center, a community center, three office buildings and three outparcels.
Other expenses decreased $15.2 million due to a $20.3 million decrease from the divestiture of our interest, in the fourth quarter of 2016, in our consolidated subsidiary that provided security and maintenance services to third parties, which was partially offset by a $5.1 million increase in abandoned projects expense.
Other Income and Expenses
Interest and other income increased $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior-year period primarily due to $0.9 million received in the current year as an insurance reimbursement for nonrecurring professional fees expense (which represent one-time expenses that are not part of our normal operations) related to the SEC investigation that occurred in 2016. This increase was partially offset by a $0.7 million decrease in interest income.
Interest expense increased $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior-year period. The $2.5 million increase consists of increases of $7.2 million attributable to the Comparable Properties and $1.5 million related to the New Property, which were partially offset by a decrease of $6.2 million related to dispositions. The $7.2 million increase primarily consists of an increase of $20.0 million from the issuanceend of the 2026 Notes,prior year period.

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Table of which $400.0 million were issued in the fourth quarter of 2016 and $225.0 million were issued in the third quarter of 2017, and $1.9 million of default interest related to Acadiana Mall, which was partially offset by a decrease of $15.8 million related to property-level debt that was retired.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized a $6.2 million loss on investment related to the disposition of our 25% interest in an unconsolidated joint venture, which closed in the third quarter of 2017. See Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates decreased by $90.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior-year period. The decrease is primarily due to a gain of $29.3 related to the foreclosure of Gulf Coast Town Center (owned in a 50/50 joint venture) million and $62.4 million from the sale of three unconsolidated affiliates in 2016.
The income tax benefit of $4.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 relates to the Management Company, which is a taxable REIT subsidiary, and consists of a current tax benefit of $7.7 million and a deferred tax provision of $2.9 million.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we recorded an income tax benefit of $3.0 million, consisting of a current and deferred tax benefit of $1.2 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized an $86.9 million gain on sales of real estate assets, primarily related to the sale of an outlet center and eight outparcels. We recognized a $14.5 million gain on sales of real estate assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, which consisted primarily of $12.3 million related to the sale of a community center and eight outparcels and $2.2 million related to a parking deck project.

Non-GAAP Measure

Same-center Net Operating Income

NOI is a supplemental non-GAAP measure of the operating performance of our shopping centers and other properties. We define NOI as property operating revenues (rental revenues tenant reimbursements and other income) less property operating expenses (property operating, real estate taxes and maintenance and repairs).

We compute NOI based on the Operating Partnership's pro rata share of both consolidated and unconsolidated properties. We believe that presenting NOI and same-center NOI (described below) based on our Operating Partnership’s pro rata share of both consolidated and unconsolidated properties is useful since we conduct substantially all of our business through our Operating Partnership and, therefore, it reflects the performance of the properties in absolute terms regardless of the ratio of ownership interests of our common shareholders and the noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership. Our definition of NOI may be different than that used by other companies, and accordingly, our calculation of NOI may not be comparable to that of other companies.

Since NOI includes only those revenues and expenses related to the operations of our shopping center properties, we believe that same-center NOI provides a measure that reflects trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, sales at the malls and operating costs and the impact of those trends on our results of operations. Our calculation of same-center NOI excludes lease termination income, straight-line rent adjustments, and amortization of above and below market lease intangibles and write-offs of landlord inducement assets in order to enhance the comparability of results from one period to another.

We include a property in our same-center pool when we have owned all or a portion of the property since January 1 of the preceding calendar year and it has been in operation for both the entire preceding calendar year and current year-to-date period. New Propertiesproperties are excluded from same-center NOI until they meet thisthese criteria. Properties excluded from the same-center pool that would otherwise meet thisthese criteria are properties which are being repositioned or properties where we are considering alternatives for repositioning, where we intend to renegotiate the terms of the debt secured by the related property or return the property to the lender and those in which we own a noncontrolling interest of 25% or less. Properties that we are currently repositioning are Cary TowneBurnsville Center, andEastGate Mall, Hickory Point Mall, Greenbrier Mall and Park Plaza were classified as Lender Malls at September 30, 2017. We own a noncontrolling interest of 10% in Triangle Town Center at September 30, 2017.

March 31, 2020.

Due to the exclusions noted above, same-center NOI should only be used as a supplemental measure of our performance and not as an alternative to GAAP operating income (loss) or net income (loss). A reconciliation of our same-center NOI to net incomeloss for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 20162019 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net loss

 

$

(139,294

)

 

$

(46,809

)

Adjustments: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

68,489

 

 

 

78,301

 

Interest expense

 

 

54,086

 

 

 

58,802

 

Abandoned projects expense

 

 

158

 

 

 

 

Gain on sales of real estate assets

 

 

(140

)

 

 

(858

)

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

(71,722

)

Loss on impairment

 

 

133,644

 

 

 

24,825

 

Litigation settlement

 

 

 

 

 

88,150

 

Income tax provision

 

 

526

 

 

 

139

 

Lease termination fees

 

 

(220

)

 

 

(1,017

)

Straight-line rent and above- and below-market rent

 

 

(1,795

)

 

 

(1,045

)

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

   in other consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

207

 

 

 

75

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

17,836

 

 

 

22,007

 

Management fees and non-property level revenues

 

 

(4,177

)

 

 

(2,666

)

Operating Partnership's share of property NOI

 

 

129,320

 

 

 

148,182

 

Non-comparable NOI

 

 

(5,665

)

 

 

(12,720

)

Total same-center NOI

 

$

123,655

 

 

$

135,462

 

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Net income$9,299
 $670
 $118,444
 $115,659
Adjustments: (1)
       
Depreciation and amortization79,195
 80,313
 247,203
 242,910
Interest expense58,573
 58,632
 178,834
 177,371
Abandoned projects expense132
 11
 5,151
 44
Gain on sales of real estate assets(1,610) (12,944) (60,454) (107,843)
Loss on investment354
 
 6,197
 
Gain on extinguishment of debt(6,452) 6
 (33,902) 
Loss on impairment24,935
 53,558
 71,401
 116,736
Income tax benefit(1,064) (2,386) (4,784) (2,974)
Lease termination fees(879) (857) (1,990) (2,202)
Straight-line rent and above- and below-market lease amortization(637) (464) (3,685) (4,006)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in other consolidated subsidiaries(415) (983) (25,266) 449
General and administrative expenses13,568
 13,222
 45,402
 46,865
Management fees and non-property level revenues(2,762) (1,379) (10,312) (12,429)
Operating Partnership's share of property NOI172,237
 187,399
 532,239
 570,580
Non-comparable NOI(4,513) (15,169) (22,766) (52,998)
Total same-center NOI$167,724
 $172,230
 $509,473
 $517,582

(1)

(1)

Adjustments are based on our Operating Partnership's pro rata ownership share, including our share of unconsolidated affiliates and excluding noncontrolling interests' share of consolidated properties.


Same-center NOI decreased 2.6%8.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period. The $4.5$11.8 million decrease for the three month periodmonths ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 compared to the same period in 20162019

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primarily consisted of a $4.2$1 2. 1  million decrease in revenues and an increase of $0.4offset by a $ 0.3 million decline in operating expenses. The $0.4 Rental revenues declined $1 3. 6million increase in operating expenses on a same-center basis wasduring the quarter primarily due to an increasethe impact of $2.1 million in real estate taxes, which was partially offset by a decrease of $1.0 million in maintenance and repairs expense and $0.7 million in property operating expense.

The 1.6% decrease in same-center NOI for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the prior-year period includes a $10.6 million decrease in revenues, primarily due to an $11.2 million decrease in revenues from rent revenues and tenant reimbursements, which was partially offset by an increase of $0.7 million in other revenue. Operating expenses on a same-center basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 decreased $2.4 million primarily due to decreases of $3.6 million in maintenance and repairs expense and $1.2 million in property operating expenses, which were partially offset by an increase of $2.5 million in real estate taxes.
The decline in revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was impacted by a decrease of 1.2% in occupancy in our same-center mall portfolio. Tenant bankruptciesstore closures and rent concessions contributed to the revenue declines. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of 0.7%for tenants with high occupancy cost levels, including tenants that declared bankruptcy in average annual base rents for our same-center stabilized malls as of September 30, 2017 as compared to the prior-year period.
2019 .

Operational Review

The shopping center business is, to some extent, seasonal in nature with tenants typically achieving the highest levels of sales during the fourth quarter due to the holiday season, which generally results in higher percentage rents in the fourth quarter. Additionally, the malls earn most of their rents from short-term tenants during the holiday period. Thus, occupancy levels and revenue production are generally the highest in the fourth quarter of each year. Results of operations realized in any one quarter may not be indicative of the results likely to be experienced over the course of the fiscal year.

In response to local and state mandated closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our entire portfolio, except for a few properties, closed. Beginning in late April, certain government agencies have begun allowing the re-opening of certain properties with specified health and safety restrictions or solely for curbside service. As of May 25, 2020, all but three of our malls have re-opened including twelve properties that are offering curbside or exterior only service.

The majority of our tenants requested rent relief, either in the form of rent deferrals or abatements. We have placed a number of tenants in default for non-payment of rent. For the month of April, we received approximately 27% of billed cash rents. We estimate a collection rate for the month of May in the range of 25-30% based on preliminary cash receipts and conversations with retailers. We still anticipate a significant portion of April and May rents will be collected later in 2020 and into 2021 under agreed upon deferral plans and, to a lesser degree, certain rents may be abated. However, negotiations are ongoing, and it is premature to estimate a recovery rate at this time.

We classify our regional malls into three categories:

(1)

Stabilized Malls – Malls that have completed their initial lease-up and have been open for more than three complete calendar years.

(2)

Non-stabilized Malls - Malls that are in their initial lease-up phase. After three complete calendar years of operation, they are reclassified on January 1 of the fourth calendar year to the stabilized mall category. The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo and The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass werewas classified as a non-stabilized mallsmall as of September 30, 2017. The Outlet Shoppes of the BluegrassMarch 31, 2020 and 2019. The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta wereLaredo will be classified as non-stabilized malls as of September 30, 2016.

a stabilized mall starting January 1, 2021.

(3)

Excluded Malls - We exclude malls from our core portfolio if they fall in one of the following categories, for which operational metrics are excluded:

a.

Lender Malls - Malls for which we are working or intend to work with the lender on a restructure of the terms of the loan secured by the property or convey the secured property to the lender. As of September 30, 2017, we had no malls in this category as the foreclosure of WausauBurnsville Center, was complete in August 2017. As of September 30, 2016, ChesterfieldEastGate Mall, MidlandHickory Point Mall, Greenbrier Mall and WausauPark Plaza were classified as Lender Malls as of March 31, 2020, and Greenbrier Mall, Hickory Point Mall and Triangle Town Center were classified as Lender Malls. The foreclosuresMalls as of Midland Mall and Chesterfield Mall were complete in the first quarter and second quarter of 2017, respectively.March 31, 2019. Lender Malls are excluded from our same-center pool as decisions made while in discussions with the lender may lead to metrics that do not provide relevant information related to the condition of these properties or they may be under cash management agreements with the respective servicers.

properties.

b.

Repositioning Malls - Malls that are currently being repositioned or where we have determined that the current format of the mall no longer represents the best use of the mall and we are in the process of evaluating alternative strategies for the mall. This may include major redevelopment or an alternative retail or non-retail format, or after evaluating alternative strategies for the mall, we may determine that the mall no longer meets our criteria for long-term investment. The steps taken to reposition these malls, such as signing tenants to short-term leases, which are not included in occupancy percentages, or leasing to regional or local tenants, which typically do not report sales, may lead to metrics which do not provide relevant information related to the condition of these malls. Therefore, traditional performance measures, such as occupancy percentages and leasing metrics, exclude Repositioning Malls. Cary Towne Center and Hickory Point MallThere were no malls classified as Repositioning Malls as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2016.

March 31, 2019.


c.
Minority Interest Malls - Malls in which we have a 25% or less ownership interest. As of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, Triangle Town Center was classified as a Minority Interest Mall. The Company divested its interests in River Ridge Mall in August 2017. Triangle Town Place was also classified as a Minority Interest property as of September 30, 2016 until its sale in the fourth quarter of 2016.

We derive the majority of our total revenues from the mall properties. The sources of our total revenues by property type were as follows: 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Malls

 

 

91.5

%

 

 

92.8

%

Other Properties

 

 

8.5

%

 

 

7.2

%

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016
Malls91.5% 91.0%
Associated centers4.1% 3.9%
Community centers1.8% 1.9%
Mortgages, office buildings and other2.6% 3.2%

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Mall Store Sales

Mall store sales include reporting mall tenants of 10,000 square feet or less for stabilized malls and exclude license agreements, which are retail contracts that are temporary or short-term in nature and generally last more than three months but less than twelve months. The following is a comparison of our same-center sales per square foot:

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

February 29, 2020

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

February 28, 2019

 

 

% Change

 

Stabilized mall same-center sales per square foot

 

$

392

 

 

$

380

 

 

 

3

%

Same-center sales per square foot for mall tenantsthe twelve-months ended February 29, 2020, increased 3% to $392 per square foot compared with the prior-year period ended February 28, 2019. The majority of 10,000stores in our portfolio closed during the month of March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a decline in reported same-center sales per square feet or less:

 Twelve Months Ended September 30,  
 2017 2016 % Change
Stabilized mall same-center sales per square foot$373 $380 (1.8)%
foot for the month of 45% compared with the prior year month.

Occupancy

Our portfolio occupancy is summarized in the following table (1):  

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Total portfolio

 

 

89.5

%

 

 

91.3

%

Malls:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Mall portfolio

 

 

87.8

%

 

 

89.4

%

Same-center Malls

 

 

87.8

%

 

 

89.8

%

Stabilized Malls

 

 

88.0

%

 

 

89.7

%

Non-stabilized Malls (2)

 

 

80.0

%

 

 

76.4

%

Other Properties:

 

 

94.7

%

 

 

97.3

%

Associated centers

 

 

93.2

%

 

 

96.9

%

Community centers

 

 

95.8

%

 

 

97.6

%

 As of September 30,
 2017 2016
Total portfolio93.1% 93.5%
Total mall portfolio91.6% 92.6%
Same-center malls91.8% 93.0%
Stabilized malls91.7% 92.5%
Non-stabilized malls (2)
87.9% 93.6%
Associated centers98.2% 96.1%
Community centers98.2% 97.5%

(1)

(1)

As noted above, excluded properties are not included in occupancy metrics. Occupancy for malls represents percentage of mall store gross leasable area occupied under 20,000 square feet. Occupancy for other properties represents percentage of gross leasable area occupied.

(2)

(2)

Represents occupancy for The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo and The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and occupancy for The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass and The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta as of September 30, 2016.

2019.

Mall occupancy was negatively impacted 190 basis points or 367,000-square-feet by tenant bankruptcy closures as of the third quarter of 2017 as compared to the prior-year period.

Leasing

The following is a summary of the total square feet of leases signed in the three and nine month periodsthree-month period ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the respective prior-year periods:March 31, 2020:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Operating portfolio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New leases

 

 

278,366

 

 

 

271,813

 

Renewal leases

 

 

632,760

 

 

 

692,127

 

Development portfolio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New leases

 

 

7,929

 

 

 

149,737

 

Total leased

 

 

919,055

 

 

 

1,113,677

 

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Operating portfolio:       
New leases178,332
 334,006
 916,442
 1,155,870
Renewal leases678,304
 429,350
 1,765,682
 1,863,460
Development portfolio:       
New leases131,744
 28,701
 258,746
 538,769
Total leased988,380
 792,057
 2,940,870
 3,558,099

Average annual base rents per square foot are based on contractual rents in effect as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016,2019, including the impact of any rent concessions. Average annual base rents per square foot for comparable small shop space of less than 10,000 square feet were as follows for each property type (1)type: 

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March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Malls (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same-center Stabilized Malls

 

$

31.82

 

 

$

32.52

 

Stabilized Malls

 

 

31.91

 

 

 

32.45

 

Non-stabilized Malls (2)

 

 

24.89

 

 

 

25.21

 

Other Properties (3):

 

 

15.74

 

 

 

15.34

 

Associated centers

 

 

14.26

 

 

 

13.80

 

Community centers

 

 

17.02

 

 

 

16.82

 

Office buildings

 

 

19.13

 

 

 

17.32

 

 As of September 30,
 2017 2016
Same-center stabilized malls$32.69
 $32.46
Stabilized malls32.83
 32.18
Non-stabilized malls (2)
26.25
 26.48
Associated centers13.85
 13.91
Community centers15.65
 15.28
Office buildings19.12
 20.01

(1)

(1)As noted above, excluded

Excluded properties are not included inincluded.

(2)

Represents average annual base rent. rents for The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo as of March 31, 2020 and 2019.

( 3 )

Average base rents for associated centers, community centers and office buildings include all leased space, regardless of size.

(2)
Represents average annual base rents for The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo and The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass as of September 30, 2017 and average annual base rents for The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass and The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta as of September 30, 2016.

Results from new and renewal leasing of comparable small shop space of less than 10,000 square feet during the three and nine month periodsperiod ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 for spaces that were previously occupied, based on the contractual terms of the related leases inclusive of the impact of any rent concessions, are as follows: 

Property Type

 

Square

Feet

 

 

Prior Gross

Rent PSF

 

 

New Initial

Gross Rent

PSF

 

 

% Change

Initial

 

 

New Average

Gross Rent

PSF (1)

 

 

% Change

Average

 

All Property Types (2)

 

 

460,524

 

 

$

27.98

 

 

$

25.54

 

 

 

(8.7

)%

 

$

25.90

 

 

 

(7.4

)%

Stabilized Malls

 

 

444,724

 

 

 

27.75

 

 

 

25.36

 

 

 

(8.6

)%

 

 

25.71

 

 

 

(7.4

)%

New leases

 

 

49,204

 

 

 

22.47

 

 

 

28.17

 

 

 

25.4

%

 

 

29.55

 

 

 

31.5

%

Renewal leases

 

 

395,520

 

 

 

28.41

 

 

 

25.01

 

 

 

(12.0

)%

 

 

25.23

 

 

 

(11.2

)%

Property Type Square
Feet
 
Prior
Gross
Rent PSF
 
New
Initial
Gross
Rent PSF
 % Change
Initial
 
New
Average
Gross
Rent PSF
 (1)
 % Change
Average
Quarter:            
All Property Types (2)
 529,055
 $40.50
 $34.46
 (14.9)% $35.00
 (13.6)%
Stabilized malls 493,779
 41.92
 35.66
 (14.9)% 36.19
 (13.7)%
  New leases 60,159
 51.65
 49.79
 (3.6)% 51.78
 0.3 %
  Renewal leases 433,620
 40.58
 33.70
 (17.0)% 34.03
 (16.1)%
             
Year-to-Date:            
All Property Types (2)
 1,590,088
 $41.45
 $38.96
 (6.0)% $39.81
 (4.0)%
Stabilized malls 1,485,284
 42.55
 39.95
 (6.1)% 40.80
 (4.1)%
  New leases 306,343
 42.78
 45.27
 5.8 % 47.23
 10.4 %
  Renewal leases 1,178,941
 42.49
 38.56
 (9.2)% 39.13
 (7.9)%

(1)

(1)

Average gross rent does not incorporate allowable future increases for recoverable common area expenses.

(2)

(2)

Includes stabilized malls, associated centers, community centers and office buildings.


Spreads on new leases were relatively flat. Excluding one unusually negative lease, spreads on new leases would have increased approximately 4%. Renewal leasing activity was negatively impacted by the restructuring of higher occupancy cost leases with certain apparel retailers.

New and renewal leasing activity of comparable small shop space of less than 10,000 square feet for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 based on the lease commencement date is as follows:

 

 

Number

of

Leases

 

 

Square

Feet

 

 

Term

(in

years)

 

 

Initial

Rent

PSF

 

 

Average

Rent

PSF

 

 

Expiring

Rent

PSF

 

 

Initial Rent

Spread

 

 

Average Rent

Spread

 

Commencement 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New

 

 

65

 

 

 

228,800

 

 

 

7.53

 

 

$

29.03

 

 

$

30.57

 

 

$

24.34

 

 

$

4.69

 

 

 

19.3

%

 

$

6.23

 

 

 

25.6

%

Renewal

 

 

290

 

 

 

937,250

 

 

 

2.69

 

 

 

27.91

 

 

 

28.15

 

 

 

32.07

 

 

 

(4.16

)

 

 

(13.0

)%

 

 

(3.92

)

 

 

(12.2

)%

Commencement 2020 Total

 

 

355

 

 

 

1,166,050

 

 

 

3.57

 

 

 

28.13

 

 

 

28.62

 

 

 

30.55

 

 

 

(2.42

)

 

 

(7.9

)%

 

 

(1.93

)

 

 

(6.3

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commencement 2021:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New

 

 

1

 

 

 

794

 

 

 

7.42

 

 

 

211.58

 

 

 

215.38

 

 

 

211.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.80

 

 

 

1.8

%

Renewal

 

 

38

 

 

 

124,456

 

 

 

3.34

 

 

 

38.30

 

 

 

38.93

 

 

 

37.63

 

 

 

0.67

 

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

1.30

 

 

 

3.5

%

Commencement 2021 Total

 

 

39

 

 

 

125,250

 

 

 

3.44

 

 

 

39.40

 

 

 

40.05

 

 

 

38.74

 

 

 

0.66

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

1.31

 

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total 2020/2021

 

 

394

 

 

 

1,291,300

 

 

 

3.56

 

 

$

29.22

 

 

$

29.73

 

 

$

31.34

 

 

$

(2.12

)

 

 

(6.8

)%

 

$

(1.61

)

 

 

(5.1

)%

 
Number
of
Leases
 
Square
Feet
 
Term
(in years)
 
Initial
Rent
PSF
 
Average
Rent
PSF
 
Expiring
Rent
PSF
 
Initial Rent
Spread
 
 Average Rent
Spread
Commencement 2017:                   
New156
 420,187
 7.85
 $44.56
 $47.54
 $40.30
 $4.26
 10.6 % $7.24
 18.0 %
Renewal457
 1,245,753
 3.47
 39.01
 39.60
 41.29
 (2.28) (5.5)% (1.69) (4.1)%
Commencement 2017 Total613
 1,665,940
 4.58
 $40.41
 $41.61
 $41.04
 $(0.63) (1.5)% $0.57
 1.4 %
                    
Commencement 2018:                   
New12
 39,198
 8.48
 $53.17
 $55.04
 $48.05
 $5.12
 10.7 % $6.99
 14.5 %
Renewal111
 350,183
 3.63
 34.75
 35.34
 39.12
 (4.37) (11.2)% (3.78) (9.7)%
Commencement 2018 Total123
 389,381
 4.10
 $36.60
 $37.32
 $40.02
 $(3.42) (8.5)% $(2.70) (6.7)%
                    
Total 2017/2018736
 2,055,321
 4.50
 $39.69
 $40.79
 $40.85
 $(1.16) (2.8)% $(0.06) (0.1)%

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES    

As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, we had approximately $80.0$675.9 million outstanding on our three unsecuredsecured credit facilitiesfacility leaving approximately $690.8$4.3 million of availability, based on the termsafter considering outstanding letters of the credit facilities. of $4.8 million, as well as unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $159.1 million. Our total pro rata share of debt at March 31, 2020 was $4.5 billion.

In the third quarter of 2017,February 2020, we retired threeutilized our secured credit facility to pay off two loans with an aggregate principal balance of $210.0 million. These loans were secured by two consolidated properties, HanesParkway Place and Valley View Mall andtotaling $84.5 million. Also, we closed on a new loan secured by The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso,Atlanta – Phase II in the amount of $4.7 million, with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.5% and an unconsolidated property, Gulf Coast Town Center - Phase III. Our consolidated unencumbered properties generated approximately 56.9%a maturity date of total consolidated NOINovember 2023. Proceeds were used to retire the $4.4 million existing loan. In March 2020, we drew $280.0 million on our secured line of credit to increase liquidity and preserve financial flexibility in light of the uncertainty surrounding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We purchased $154.2 million, including accrued interest, of U.S. Treasury securities with a portion of the borrowings on our secured line of credit.

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, w e implemented comprehensive programs to halt all non-essential expenditures, to reduce operating and overhead expenses and to reduce, defer or suspend capital expenditures, including redevelopment investments. These programs include a temporary 50% reduction to the compensation of our Chairman of the Board, our CEO and our President as well as independent director fees, a temporary 20% reduction to the compensation of our other named executive officers, salary reductions to all staff, a broad-based furlough program and 2020 capital expenditure reductions or deferrals estimated in the range of $60.0 million to $80.0 million. While we have paused several major projects, we are pursuing capital lite solutions for backfilling our remaining available anchors, including joint venture partnerships, favorable lease structures and third-party arrangements – all of which benefit our portfolio while preserving capital. Additionally, we were able to achieve debt service payment deferrals for a portion of our secured loans. Securitized lenders in general have shown minimal flexibility in amending loan payments.

We have addressed nearly all of our major debt maturities for 2020 and are in discussions with existing lenders for certain 2021 secured loan maturities. We have no significant unsecured debt maturities until December 2023. We are being proactive to determine the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (excluding dispositionsbest strategies for addressing these future maturities and Excluded Malls).

Insignificantly reducing leverage.

See the third quartersection below titled Senior Unsecured Notesfor a discussion regarding the violation of 2017, we extendeda covenant under our secured credit facility and modifiedthe projected probable violation of another covenant under our secured credit facility within the next twelve months.

We have engaged Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Moelis & Company LLC (the “Advisors”) to assist us in exploring several alternatives to reduce overall leverage and interest expense and to extend the maturity of our debt including (i) the senior secured credit facility, which includes a revolving facility with a balance of $675.9 million and term loan with a balance of $456.3 million as of March 31, 2020, that matures in July 2023 and (ii) the Notes with balances of $450.0 million, $300.0 million, and $50.0$625.0 million, unsecured term loanas of March 31, 2020, that mature in December 2023, October 2024 and exercised an option to extend our $350.0 million term loan to October 2018. We also modified our three unsecured credit facilities and $350.0 million unsecured term loan to modify a debt covenant for consistency with the modification of our $400.0 million unsecured term loan. We also issued and sold an additional $225.0 million of series ofDecember 2026, Notes. See Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for details.

We reduced our common dividend in the fourth quarter of 2017 to an annualized rate of $0.80 per share from $1.06 per share. Based on our updated projections of taxable income, which have been impacted by dilution of properties sold in prior periodsrespectively, as well as the impact fromcumulative unpaid dividends on our preferred stock and the high levelspecial common units of tenant bankruptcies which occurred during the year, the common dividend is being re-set to a rate that will preserve an estimated $50 million of additional cash on an annual basis. We expect to use this enhanced liquidity to help in funding value-adding redevelopment activity and debt reduction.
We sold our remaining 25%limited partnership interest in River Ridge Mall JV, LLCthe Operating Partnership. The Advisors recently commenced discussions with advisors to certain holders of the Notes and the credit committee of the senior secured credit facility. We may pursue a comprehensive solution that includes a potential exchange of debt with the holders of the Notes, addressing our preferred stock and the special common units of limited partnership interest in August 2017 to our joint venture partner for $9.0 million in cash and recorded a $6.2 million loss on investment relatedthe Operating Partnership, amendments to the disposition.
financial covenants under the senior secured credit facility and the Notes and other options that may result in the reorganization of the Company.

We elected to not make the $11.8 million Interest Payment due and payable on June 1, 2020, with respect to the 5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”). Under the indenture governing the 2023 Notes, we have a 30-day grace period to make the Interest Payment before the nonpayment is considered an event of default with respect to the 2023 Notes. Any event of default under the 2023 Notes for nonpayment of the Interest Payment would also be considered an event of default under the senior secured credit facility, which could lead to an acceleration of amounts due under the facility. Further, if the trustee for the 2023 Notes should exercise its right to accelerate the maturity of the full balance owed on the 2023 Notes as a result of such an event of default, that would also constitute an event of default under the 4.60% senior unsecured notes due 2024 and the 5.95% senior notes due 2026, which could lead to the acceleration of all amounts due under those notes.  We have elected to enter the 30-day grace period with respect to the Interest Payment in order to advance discussions with the lenders and explore alternative strategies.

We derive athe majority of our revenues from leases with retail tenants, which have historically been the primary source for funding short-term liquidity and capital needs such as operating expenses, debt service, tenant construction allowances, recurring capital expenditures, dividends and distributions. We believe that the combination of cash flows generated from our operations, combined with cash on hand and our debt and equity sources and the availability under our credit facilities and proceeds from dispositionsinvestment in U.S. Treasury securities will, for the foreseeable future, provide adequate liquidity to meet our cash needs.  In addition to these factors, we have options available to us to generate additional liquidity, including but not limited to, debt and equity offerings, joint venture investments issuances of noncontrolling interests in our Operating Partnership, and decreasing expenditures related to tenant construction allowances and other capital expenditures. We also generate revenues from sales of peripheral land at our properties and from sales of real estate assets when it is determined that we can realize an optimal value for the assets.


Cash Flows - Operating, Investing and Financing Activities

The Company had $31.4

There was $185.1 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of March 31, 2020, an increase of $126.0 million from December 31, 2019. Of this amount, $159.1 million was unrestricted cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2017, an increaseMarch 31, 2020. Also, at March 31, 2020, we had $153.2 million in U.S. Treasuries that are scheduled to mature between April 2021 and June 2021.

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Our net cash flows are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

38,728

 

 

$

55,488

 

 

$

(16,760

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

(172,631

)

 

 

13,737

 

 

 

(186,368

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

259,971

 

 

 

(81,321

)

 

 

341,292

 

Net cash flows

 

$

126,068

 

 

$

(12,096

)

 

$

138,164

 

 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  
 2017 2016 Change
Net cash provided by operating activities$336,950
 $339,625
 $(2,675)
Net cash used in investing activities(34,151) (4,323) (29,828)
Net cash used in financing activities(290,399) (347,726) 57,327
Net cash flows$12,400
 $(12,424) $24,824

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities decreased $2.7$16.8 million primarily due to the impact of lowera decline in rental revenues related to store closures and rent concessions for tenants with high occupancy oncost levels, including tenants that closed in 2019 and 2020 due to bankruptcy, as well as a decline in rental revenues partially offsetrelated to dispositions.

Cash Provided by reductions in operating expenses, and the operating cash flows of the properties that were disposed of in 2016.

Cash Used in(Used in) Investing Activities
Cash flows

Net cash used in investing activities increased $29.8 million as comparedfor 2020 was primarily related to the prior-year period. In 2016,purchase of $153.2 million of U.S. Treasury securities using a portion of the $280.0 million that we reinvesteddrew on our secured line of credit. We also expended $22.8 million on additions to real estate assets, primarily related to redevelopment projects. Net cash provided by investing activities in both our consolidated and unconsolidated properties through capital expenditures for developments and redevelopments, in additionthe prior year period related to tenant improvements and ongoing deferred maintenance. This investment was mostly offset by$35.3 million of proceeds from the dispositiondispositions of consolidated and unconsolidated properties. In 2017, we continued to reinvest in our portfolio through developments and redevelopments, including the acquisition of Macy’s and Sears locations at several malls. The increase in cash outflows due to the acquisition of the Macy’s and Sears locationsproperties, which was partially offset by slightly higher proceeds from sales$26.4 million of additions to real estate assetsassets.

Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

The net cash inflow for 2020 is primarily due to the $280.0 million draw on our secured credit facility in 2017.

Cash Usedorder to increase liquidity and preserve financial flexibility in Financing Activities
Cash flows used in financing activities decreased $57.3 millionlight of the uncertainty surrounding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, there were no common or preferred stock dividends paid for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $12.9 million in dividends paid to holders of common stock and $11.2 million in dividends paid to holders of preferred stock for the prior-year period. In 2017, proceeds from sales of consolidated and unconsolidated real estate assets were used to fund the acquisition of the Macy’s and Sears' locations. In 2016, a greater amount of proceeds from sales of properties were used to reduce the outstanding balances on our lines of credit, resulting in higher cash used for financing activities.
three months ended March 31, 2019.

Debt

Debt of the Company

CBL has no indebtedness. Either the Operating Partnership or one of its consolidated subsidiaries, that it has a direct or indirect ownership interest in, is the borrower on all of our debt. CBL is a limited guarantor of the Notes, as described in Note 68to the condensed consolidated financial statements, for losses suffered solely by reason of fraud or willful misrepresentation by the Operating Partnership or its affiliates. We also provide a similar limited guarantee of the Operating Partnership's obligations with respect to our unsecuredsecured credit facilities and three unsecured term loansfacility as of September 30, 2017.

March 31, 2020.

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Debt of the Operating Partnership

The following tables summarize debt based on our pro rata ownership share, including our pro rata share of unconsolidated affiliates and excluding noncontrolling investors’ share of consolidated properties, because we believe this provides investors and lenders a clearer understanding of our total debt obligations and liquidity (in thousands):

March 31, 2020:

 

Consolidated

 

 

Noncontrolling

Interests

 

 

Unconsolidated

Affiliates

 

 

Total

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Interest

Rate (1)

 

Fixed-rate debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-recourse loans on operating Properties (2)

 

$

1,236,179

 

 

$

(30,505

)

 

$

619,946

 

 

$

1,825,620

 

 

 

4.80

%

Recourse loans on operating Properties (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,360

 

 

 

9,360

 

 

 

3.74

%

Senior unsecured notes due 2023 (4)

 

 

448,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

448,016

 

 

 

5.25

%

Senior unsecured notes due 2024 (5)

 

 

299,962

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

299,962

 

 

 

4.60

%

Senior unsecured notes due 2026 (6)

 

 

617,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

617,692

 

 

 

5.95

%

Total fixed-rate debt

 

 

2,601,849

 

 

 

(30,505

)

 

 

629,306

 

 

 

3,200,650

 

 

 

5.06

%

Variable-rate debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recourse loans on operating Properties

 

 

41,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,936

 

 

 

110,436

 

 

 

4.02

%

Construction loans

 

 

29,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,000

 

 

 

72,400

 

 

 

4.20

%

Secured line of credit

 

 

675,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

675,925

 

 

 

3.83

%

Secured term loan

 

 

456,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

456,250

 

 

 

3.83

%

Total variable-rate debt

 

 

1,203,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

111,936

 

 

 

1,315,011

 

 

 

3.87

%

Total fixed-rate and variable-rate debt

 

 

3,804,924

 

 

 

(30,505

)

 

 

741,242

 

 

 

4,515,661

 

 

 

4.72

%

Unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

(15,232

)

 

 

304

 

 

 

(2,774

)

 

 

(17,702

)

 

 

 

 

Total mortgage and other indebtedness, net

 

$

3,789,692

 

 

$

(30,201

)

 

$

738,468

 

 

$

4,497,959

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2019:

 

Consolidated

 

 

Noncontrolling

Interests

 

 

Unconsolidated

Affiliates

 

 

Total

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Interest

Rate  (1)

 

Fixed-rate debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-recourse loans on operating Properties (2)

 

$

1,330,561

 

 

$

(30,658

)

 

$

623,193

 

 

$

1,923,096

 

 

 

4.88

%

Recourse loans on operating Properties (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,050

 

 

 

10,050

 

 

 

3.74

%

Senior unsecured notes due 2023 (4)

 

 

447,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

447,894

 

 

 

5.25

%

Senior unsecured notes due 2024 (5)

 

 

299,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

299,960

 

 

 

4.60

%

Senior unsecured notes due 2026 (6)

 

 

617,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

617,473

 

 

 

5.95

%

Total fixed-rate debt

 

 

2,695,888

 

 

 

(30,658

)

 

 

633,243

 

 

 

3,298,473

 

 

 

5.10

%

Variable-rate debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recourse loans on operating Properties

 

 

41,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,046

 

 

 

110,996

 

 

 

4.13

%

Construction loans

 

 

29,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,362

 

 

 

64,762

 

 

 

4.45

%

Secured line of credit

 

 

310,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

310,925

 

 

 

3.94

%

Secured term loan

 

 

465,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

465,000

 

 

 

3.94

%

Total variable-rate debt

 

 

847,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

104,408

 

 

 

951,683

 

 

 

4.00

%

Total fixed-rate and variable-rate debt

 

 

3,543,163

 

 

 

(30,658

)

 

 

737,651

 

 

 

4,250,156

 

 

 

4.86

%

Unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

(16,148

)

 

 

318

 

 

 

(2,851

)

 

 

(18,681

)

 

 

 

 

Total mortgage and other indebtedness, net

 

$

3,527,015

 

 

$

(30,340

)

 

$

734,800

 

 

$

4,231,475

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2017 Consolidated Noncontrolling
Interests
 Unconsolidated
Affiliates
 Total 
Weighted-
Average
Interest
Rate
(1)
Fixed-rate debt:          
  Non-recourse loans on operating
properties (2)
 $1,807,519
 $(77,494) $524,099
 $2,254,124
 5.06%
 Recourse term loans on operating properties (3)
 
 
 11,035
 11,035
 3.74%
  Senior unsecured notes due 2023 (4)
 446,868
 
 
 446,868
 5.25%
  Senior unsecured notes due 2024 (5)
 299,944
 
 
 299,944
 4.60%

September 30, 2017 Consolidated Noncontrolling
Interests
 Unconsolidated
Affiliates
 Total 
Weighted-
Average
Interest
Rate
(1)
  Senior unsecured notes due 2026 (6)
 615,669
 
 
 615,669
 5.95%
Total fixed-rate debt 3,170,000
 (77,494) 535,134
 3,627,640
 5.19%
Variable-rate debt:  
  
  
  
  
   Non-recourse term loan on operating property 10,868
 (5,434) 
 5,434
 3.04%
   Recourse term loans on operating properties (7)
 89,612
 
 58,692
 148,304
 3.62%
  Unsecured lines of credit 79,970
 
 
 79,970
 2.43%
  Unsecured term loans 885,000
 
 
 885,000
 2.69%
Total variable-rate debt 1,065,450
 (5,434) 58,692
 1,118,708
 2.79%
Total fixed-rate and variable-rate debt 4,235,450
 (82,928) 593,826
 4,746,348
 4.63%
  Unamortized deferred financing costs (19,272) 719
 (2,357) (20,910)  
Total mortgage and other indebtedness, net $4,216,178
 $(82,209) $591,469
 $4,725,438
  
December 31, 2016 Consolidated Noncontrolling
Interests
 Unconsolidated
Affiliates
 Total 
Weighted-
Average
Interest
Rate
(1)
Fixed-rate debt:  
  
  
  
  
  Non-recourse loans on operating properties $2,453,628
 $(109,162) $530,062
 $2,874,528
 5.29%
  Senior unsecured notes due 2023 (4)
 446,552
 
 
 446,552
 5.25%
  Senior unsecured notes due 2024 (5)
 299,939
 
 
 299,939
 4.60%
  Senior unsecured notes due 2026 (6)
 394,260
 
 
 394,260
 5.95%
Total fixed-rate debt 3,594,379
 (109,162) 530,062
 4,015,279
 5.30%
Variable-rate debt:  
  
  
  
  
 Non-recourse term loans on operating properties 19,055
 (7,504) 2,226
 13,777
 3.18%
 Recourse term loans on operating properties 24,428
 
 71,037
 95,465
 2.80%
  Construction loan (7)
 39,263
 
 
 39,263
 3.12%
  Unsecured lines of credit 6,024
 
 
 6,024
 1.82%
  Unsecured term loans 800,000
 
 
 800,000
 2.04%
Total variable-rate debt 888,770
 (7,504) 73,263
 954,529
 2.18%
Total fixed-rate and variable-rate debt 4,483,149
 (116,666) 603,325
 4,969,808
 4.70%
  Unamortized deferred financing costs (17,855) 945
 (2,806) (19,716)  
Total mortgage and other indebtedness, net $4,465,294
 $(115,721) $600,519
 $4,950,092
  

(1)

(1)

Weighted-average interest rate includes the effect of debt premiums (discounts),and discounts but excludes amortization of deferred financing costs.

(2)

(2)
The

An unconsolidated affiliate has an interest rate swap on a notional amount outstanding of $46,344$43,305 as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and $43,623 as of December 31, 2019 related to a variable-rate loan on Ambassador Town Center to effectively fix the interest rate on this loan to a fixed-rate of 3.22%.

(3)

(3)

The unconsolidated affiliate has an interest rate swap on a notional amount outstanding of $11,035$9,360 as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and $10,050 as of December 31, 2019 related to a variable-rate loan on Ambassador Town Center - Infrastructure Improvements to effectively fix the interest rate on this loan to a fixed-rate of 3.74%. See Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for information on this loan, which closed in August 2017.


(4)

(4)

The balance is net of an unamortized discount of $3,132$1,984 and $3,448$2,106 as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.

(5)

(5)

The balance is net of an unamortized discount of $56$38 and $61$40 as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.    

(6)

(6)

The balance is net of an unamortized discount of $9,331$7,308 and $5,740$7,527 as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively. In September 2017, we issued and sold an additional $225,000 of the series of 2026 Notes. See Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.

(7)
The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo opened in April 2017, and the construction loan balance is included in recourse term loans on operating properties as of September 30, 2017.
We are in discussions with the lender to modify and extend the $123.3 million loan secured by Acadiana Mall, which matured in April 2017.

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The weighted-average remaining term of our total share of consolidated and unconsolidated debt was 4.93. 7  years and 5.43.9 years at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,201 9 , respectively. The weighted-average remaining term of our pro rata share of fixed-rate debt was 5.6 years3. 9 and 3.84. 1 years at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,201 9 , respectively.

As of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, our pro rata share of consolidated and unconsolidated variable-rate debt represented 23.6%29.2% and 19.3%22.5%, respectively, of our total pro rata share of debt. As

See Note 7to the condensed consolidated financial statements for information concerning activity related to unconsolidated affiliates.

Credit Ratings

The credit ratings of September 30, 2017, our share of consolidated and unconsolidated variable-rate debt represented 15.9% of our total market capitalization (see Equity below)the Operating Partnership's unsecured long-term indebtedness were as compared to 12.1%follows as of DecemberMarch 31, 2016. 2020:

Rating Agency

Rating

Outlook

Fitch

CCC+ (1)

Negative

Moody's

B2

Negative

S&P

B

Negative

(1 )   In May 2020, Fitch affirmed and withdrew its credit rating.

Senior Unsecured Notes

The increase is primarilyfollowing presents the Company's compliance with key covenant ratios, as defined, of the Notes and the senior secured credit facility as of March 31, 2020:

Debt Covenant Compliance Ratios (1)

Required

Actual

Total debt to total assets

< 60%

55

%

Secured debt to total assets

< 40%

36

%

Total unencumbered assets to unsecured debt

> 150%

198

%

Consolidated income available for debt service to

   annual debt service charge

> 1.5x

2.7

x

Minimum debt yield on outstanding balance (2)

> 10%

12

%

(1 )

The debt covenant compliance ratios for the secured line of credit, the secured term loan and the senior unsecured notes are defined and computed on the same basis.

(2)    The minimum debt yield on outstanding balance debt covenant compliance ratio only applies to the secured credit facility.

At March 31, 2020, we were not in compliance with a covenant under the secured credit facility, which provides that we may not have more than $100.0 million of cash on hand that constitutes borrowings on our secured line of credit. In March 2020, we drew $280.0 million from the secured line of credit and anticipated immediately purchasing $180.0 million of U.S. Treasury securities, which would leave $100.0 million of cash on hand from such borrowings. However, due to market conditions, we were not able to purchase the declineU.S. Treasury securities immediately, which resulted in us violating this covenant. Violation of this covenant provides the lenders with the option to accelerate the maturity of the senior secured credit facility. The administrative agent of the secured credit facility notified us that we were in default and that the administrative agent and lenders reserve all rights and remedies under the secured credit facility. The lenders have not exercised their right to accelerate the maturity of the secured credit facility. In March 2020, we used $154.2 million to purchase U.S. Treasury securities and subsequent to March 31, 2020 utilized an additional $26.4 million to fund April debt service payments and operating expenses, which reduced the amount of cash on hand that constitutes borrowings on the secured line of credit to less than $100.0 million. However, this did not cure the default per the terms of the senior secured credit facility. We will pursue obtaining a waiver from the lenders. If we are not able to obtain a waiver directly, then we will seek to obtain a waiver as part of the alternatives we are exploring, as previously described above under Liquidity and Capital Resources ..

We considered the projected impact of COVID-19 on our stock price from $11.50 at December 30, 2016cash flows and our analysis of future compliance with the financial covenants and determined that it is probable we will fail to $8.39 at September 29, 2017.

meet the minimum debt yield covenant under the senior secured credit facility during the third quarter of 2020, the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. The minimum debt yield covenant provides that the ratio of the adjusted net operating income, as defined, of the borrowing base properties that secure the senior secured credit facility to the total outstanding balance on the senior secured credit facility must be greater than 10.0%. Violation of this covenant provides the lenders with the option to accelerate the maturity of the senior secured credit facility. We could remain in compliance with the debt yield covenant if we (i) added additional unencumbered assets to the collateral pool, subject to lender approval, which is not to be unreasonably withheld, (ii) paid down the amount of debt outstanding with projected available cash or (iii) negotiated a waiver of the covenant with the lenders.

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Given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the retail and broader markets, the ongoing weakness of the credit markets and significant uncertainties associated with each of these matters, we believe that there is substantial doubt that we will continue to operate as a going concern within one year after the date our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are issued. See Note 61 – Organization and Basis of Presentationto the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information concerning the amount and terms of our outstanding indebtedness and compliance with applicable covenants and restrictions as of September 30, 2017..

Unencumbered Consolidated Portfolio Statistics

(Dollars in thousands, except sales per square foot data)

 

 

Sales Per Square

Foot for the Twelve Months

Ended (1) (2)

 

 

Occupancy (2)

 

 

% of Consolidated

Unencumbered

NOI for

the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/29/20

 

 

2/28/19

 

 

3/31/20

 

 

3/31/19

 

 

3/31/20

 

 

(3

)

Unencumbered consolidated Properties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Malls

 

$

393

 

 

$

365

 

 

 

87.9

%

 

 

85.3

%

 

 

19.3

%

 

(4

)

Tier 2 Malls

 

 

341

 

 

 

334

 

 

 

82.9

%

 

 

87.7

%

 

 

33.7

%

 

 

 

Tier 3 Malls

 

 

282

 

 

 

276

 

 

 

84.3

%

 

 

87.7

%

 

 

25.7

%

 

 

 

Total Malls

 

 

327

 

 

 

317

 

 

 

84.4

%

 

 

87.3

%

 

 

78.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Associated Centers

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

91.5

%

 

 

96.7

%

 

 

15.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Community Centers

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

98.2

%

 

 

99.0

%

 

 

4.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Office Buildings & Other

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

86.7

%

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Unencumbered Consolidated Portfolio

 

$

327

 

 

$

317

 

 

 

87.3

%

 

 

90.6

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

Mortgages on Operating Properties
Loan Refinancings
Date Property 
Consolidated/
Unconsolidated
Property
Stated
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
Date
 
Amount
Extended (1)
March 
Statesboro Crossing (1)
 ConsolidatedLIBOR + 1.8% June 2018 $10,930
August 
Ambassador Town Center - Infrastructure Improvements (2)
 UnconsolidatedLIBOR + 2.0% August 2020 11,035

(1)

(1)The Company exercised its option to extend the maturity date of the loan in the first quarter of 2017.
(2)
In August 2017, the loan was amended and modified to extend the maturity date. The loan requires annual principal payments of $430, $555 and $690 in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. The Operating Partnership has guaranteed 100% of the loan. See Note 12 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for information on the Operating Partnership's guaranty. The joint venture has an interest rate swap on the notional amount of the loan, amortizing to $9,360 over the term of the swap, to effectively fix the interest rate to 3.74%.
Loan Financing
Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the unconsolidated 50/50 joint venture, Shoppes at Eagle Point, LLC, closed on a construction loan for the development of The Shoppes at Eagle Point, a community center located in Cookeville, TN. See Note 16 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Loan Repayments
We repaid the following loans, secured by the related properties, in 2017 (in thousands):
Date Property 
Consolidated/
Unconsolidated
Property
Interest
Rate at
Repayment
Date
 
Scheduled
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Balance
Repaid (1)
January The Plaza at Fayette Consolidated5.67% April 2017 $37,146
January The Shoppes at St. Clair Square Consolidated5.67% April 2017 18,827
February Hamilton Corner Consolidated5.67% April 2017 14,227
March Layton Hills Mall Consolidated5.66% April 2017 89,526
April 
The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City (2)
 Consolidated5.73% January 2022 53,386
April 
The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City -
  Phase II (2)
 Consolidated3.53% April 2019 5,545
April 
The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City -
  Phase III (2)
 Consolidated3.53% April 2019 2,704
July 
Gulf Coast Town Center - Phase III (3)
 Unconsolidated3.13% July 2017 4,118
September 
Hanes Mall (4)
 Consolidated6.99% October 2018 144,325
September The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso Consolidated7.06% December 2017 61,561
         $431,365
(1)We retired the loans with borrowings from our credit facilities unless otherwise noted.
(2)
The loan was retired in conjunction with the sale of the property which secured the loan. See Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for more information. We recorded an $8,500 loss on extinguishment of debt due to a prepayment fee on the early retirement.
(3)
We loaned the unconsolidated affiliate, JG Gulf Coast Town Center, LLC, the amount necessary to retire the loan and received a mortgage note receivable in return. See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.
(4)
We recorded a $371 loss on extinguishment of debt due to a prepayment fee on the early retirement.

Other
The following is a summary of our 2017 dispositions for which the title to the consolidated mall securing the related fixed-rate debt was transferred to the lender in satisfaction of the non-recourse debt (in thousands):    
Date Property 
Interest
Rate at
Repayment
Date
 
Scheduled
Maturity
Date
 
Balance of
Non-recourse
Debt
 
Gain on
Extinguishment
of Debt
January Midland Mall 6.10% August 2016 $31,953
 $3,760
June Chesterfield Mall 5.74% September 2016 140,000
 29,187
August Wausau Center 5.85% April 2021 17,689
 6,851
        $189,642
 $39,798

Other
In conjunction with the divestiture of our interests in a consolidated joint venture, we were relieved of our funding obligation related to the loan secured by vacant land owned by the joint venture, which had a principal balance of $2.5 million upon the disposition of our interests in the first quarter of 2017.

Unencumbered Portfolio Statistics
   
Sales Per Square
Foot for the Twelve
Months Ended (1) (2)
 
Occupancy (2)
 
% of
Consolidated
Unencumbered
NOI for the
Nine Months
Ended
9/30/17
(3)
 09/30/17 09/30/16 09/30/17 09/30/16 
Unencumbered consolidated properties:          
Tier 1 Malls $402
 $417
 93.5% 92.6% 33.1%
Tier 2 Malls 326
 337
 91.8% 93.2% 50.1%
Tier 3 Malls 261
 267
 87.2% 86.9% 5.7%
Total Malls $345
 $357
 92.0% 92.5% 88.9%
            
Total Associated Centers N/A
 N/A
 97.9% 96.3% 6.7%
            
Total Community Centers N/A
 N/A
 98.9% 98.9% 3.2%
            
Total Office Buildings and Other N/A
 N/A
 94.2% 95.3% 1.2%
            
Total Unencumbered Consolidated Portfolio $345
 $357
 93.5% 93.6% 100.0%
(1)

Represents same-center sales per square foot for mall tenants 10,000 square feet or less for stabilized malls.

(2)

(2)

Operating metrics are included for unencumbered operating properties and do not include sales or occupancy of unencumbered outparcels.parcels.

(3)

(3)

Our consolidated unencumbered properties generated approximately 56.9%33.6% of total consolidated NOI of $478,614,568$103,029,448 (which excludes NOI related to dispositions) for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017.

March 31, 2020.

Equity
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017,

(4)

NOI is derived from unencumbered portions of Tier One properties that are otherwise secured by a loan. The unencumbered portions include outparcels, anchors and former anchors that have been redeveloped.

Equity

In 2019, we paidsuspended all future dividends of $169.6 million to holders of CBL'son our common stock and preferred stock, as well as $51.9 million in distributions to theall noncontrolling interest investors in our Operating Partnership. The dividend arrearage created by our board of directors’ decision to suspend the dividends that continue to accrue on our outstanding preferred stock currently makes us ineligible to use the abbreviated, and less costly, SEC Form S-3 registration statement to register our securities for sale.  This means we will be required to use a registration statement on Form S-1 to register additional securities for sale with the SEC, which we expect to hinder our ability to act quickly in relation to, and raise our costs incurred in, future capital raising activities.  This preferred dividend arrearage (and the Operating Partnership’s related arrearage in distributions to its preferred units of limited partnership underlying our outstanding preferred shares) also will require that we not resume any payment of dividends on our common stock unless full cumulative dividends accrued with respect to our preferred stock (and such underlying preferred units) for all past quarters and the then-current quarter are first declared and paid in cash, or declared with a sum sufficient for the payment thereof having been set apart for such payment in cash. In addition, for so long as this distribution suspension results in the existence of a distribution shortfall (as described in the Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership) with respect to any of the S-SCUs, the L-SCUs or the K-SCUs (an “SCU Distribution Shortfall”), we (i) may not cause the Operating Partnership to resume distributions to holders of its outstanding common units of limited partnership until all holders of SCUs have received distributions sufficient to satisfy the SCU Distribution Shortfall for all prior quarters and other consolidated subsidiaries. Thethe then-current quarter (which effectively also prevents the resumption of common stock dividends, since our common stock dividends are funded by distributions the Company receives on the underlying common units it holds in the Operating Partnership) and (ii) may not elect to settle any exchange requested by a holder of common units of the Operating Partnership paid distributionsin cash, and may only settle any such exchange through the issuance of $33.7 million and $159.6 million onshares of common stock or other units of the preferredOperating Partnership ranking junior to any such units and common units, respectively, as well as distributionsto which a distribution shortfall exists. Our board of $28.2 milliondirectors has prospectively approved that, to the noncontrolling interests in other consolidated subsidiaries.

On August 24, 2017, we announced a third quarter 2017extent any partners exercise any or all of their exchange rights while the existence of the SCU Distribution Shortfall requires an exchange to be settled through the issuance of shares of common stock dividendor other units of $0.265 per share payablethe Operating Partnership, the consideration paid shall be in cashthe form of shares of common stock. We will review taxable income on a regular basis and take measures, if necessary, to ensure that was paid on October 16, 2017. On June 2, 2017, we announcedmeet the minimum distribution requirements to maintain our status as a second quarter 2017 common stock dividendREIT.

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See Listing Criteriain cash that was paid on July 17, 2017. On February 24, 2017,Note 1to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding a notice we announced a first quarter 2017 common stock dividend of $0.265 per share payable in cash that was paid on April 17, 2017. Future dividends payable will be determined byreceived from the NYSE regarding our Board of Directors based upon circumstances at the time of declaration. As noted above, the common stock dividend is being re-set to an annualized rate of $0.80 per share effectivenon-compliance with the fourth quarter 2017 dividend. Our dividend payout ratio was 54.6%NYSE Listing Standards and 54.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

our plans to address this non-compliance.

As a publicly traded company, and as a subsidiary of a publicly traded company, we previously have access toaccessed capital through both the public equity and debt markets. We currently have a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 on file with the SEC authorizingthat previously authorized us to publicly issue unspecified amounts of senior and/or subordinated debt securities, shares of preferred stock (or depositary shares representing fractional interests therein), shares of common stock, warrants or rights to purchase any of the foregoing securities, and units consisting of two or more of these classes or series of securities and limited guarantees of debt securities issued by the Operating Partnership. Pursuant to theThis shelf registration statement also authorized the Operating Partnership is also authorized to publicly issue unsubordinated debt securities. There isThis shelf registration statement was due to expire in July 2021. However, as a result of both (i) the fact that the Company no limitlonger qualifies as a well-known seasoned issuer under SEC rules and (ii) our loss of eligibility to the offering price or numberuse Form S-3 to register offers and sales of securities thatas described above, we may issue underare unable to use this shelf registration statement.


At-The-Market Equity Program
On March 1, 2013,

Additionally, while we entered into Sales Agreements with a number of sales agents to sell shares of CBL'shad previously suspended quarterly dividend payments on our common stock having an aggregate offering priceduring 2019, a very small amount of upmonthly “cash option” investments in shares have continued pursuant to $300.0 million,the terms of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”). Due in part to impacts on the Company’s operations and staffing resulting from timeongoing efforts to time through an ATM program. In accordanceaddress the COVID-19 pandemic, we inadvertently failed to suspend the operation of these “cash option” investments during the months of March, April and May 2020, after we lost the ability to use the Form S-3 registration statement for the DRIP, effective with the Sales Agreements, we will setfiling of our Annual Report on Form 10-K in March, due to the parameters fordividend arrearage with respect to our preferred stock. We have now fully suspended the salesoperation of shares,our DRIP, including the numbercash option feature but, as a result of shares to bethis oversight, we issued the time period during which sales are to be made and any minimum price below which sales may not be made. The Sales Agreements provide that the sales agents will be entitled to compensation for their services at a mutually agreed commission rate not to exceed 2.0%total of the gross proceeds from the sales of shares sold through the ATM program. For each share of common stock issued by CBL, the Operating Partnership issues a corresponding number of common units of limited partnership interest to CBL in exchange for the contribution of the proceeds from the stock issuance. We include only share issuances that have settled in the calculation of shares outstanding at the end of each period.

We have not sold any shares under the ATM program since 2013. Since the commencement of the ATM program, CBL has issued 8,419,2986,134 shares of common stock at a weighted-average sales pricethat were not registered under the Securities Act of $25.12 per share,1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) for aggregate consideration of $1,346.94 prior to such suspension. The purchasers of these shares, issued pursuant to our DRIP when we were not eligible to issue shares on Form S-3, could bring claims against us for rescission and approximately $88.5 million remains available that may be soldother damages under this programfederal or state securities laws.

Market Capitalization

Our total-market capitalization as of September 30, 2017. Actual future sales under this program, if any, will depend on a variety of factors including but not limited to market conditions, the trading price of CBL's common stock and our capital needs. We have no obligation to sell the remaining shares available under the ATM program.

Debt-To-Total Market Capitalization
Our strategy is to maintain a conservative debt-to-total-market capitalization ratio in order to enhance our access to the broadest range of capital markets, both public and private. Based on our share of total consolidated and unconsolidated debt and the market value of equity, our debt-to-total-market capitalization (debt plus market value of equity) ratio was 67.4% at September 30, 2017, compared to 62.3% at September 30, 2016. The increase in the debt-to-total-market capitalization ratio is primarily due to a decrease in CBL's stock price to $8.39 at September 29, 2017 from $12.14 at September 30, 2016.
Our debt-to-total-market capitalization ratio at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 was computed as follows (in thousands, except stock prices): 

 

 

Shares

Outstanding

 

 

Stock

Price (1)

 

Common stock and operating partnership units

 

 

201,706

 

 

$

0.20

 

7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

 

1,815

 

 

 

250.00

 

6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

 

690

 

 

 

250.00

 

 Shares
Outstanding
 
Stock Price (1)
 Value
Common stock and operating partnership units199,316
 $8.39
 $1,672,261
7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock1,815
 250.00
 453,750
6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock690
 250.00
 172,500
Total market equity 
  
 2,298,511
Company’s share of total debt 
  
 4,746,348
Total market capitalization 
  
 $7,044,859
Debt-to-total-market capitalization ratio 
  
 67.4%

(1)

(1)

Stock price for common stock and Operating Partnership units equals the closing price of CBL's common stock on September 29, 2017.March 31, 2020. The stock prices for the preferred stock represent the liquidation preference of each respective series of preferred stock.

Capital Expenditures

Deferred maintenance expenditures are generally included in the determination of CAM expense that is billed to tenants as common area maintenance expense, and mostin accordance with their lease agreements. These expenditures are generally recovered over a 5 to 15-year period. Renovation expenditures are primarily for remodeling and upgrades of malls, of which a portion is recovered from tenants over a 5 to 15-year period.  We recover these costs through fixed amounts with annual increases or pro rata cost reimbursements based on the tenant’s occupied space.

The following table, which excludes expenditures for developments, redevelopments and expansions, summarizes these capital expenditures, including our share of unconsolidated affiliates' capital expenditures, for the three and nine month periodsthree-month period ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 compared to the same periodsperiod in 20162019 (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Tenant allowances (1)

 

$

7,223

 

 

$

2,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred maintenance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parking area and parking area lighting

 

 

254

 

 

 

88

 

Roof repairs and replacements

 

 

151

 

 

 

62

 

Other capital expenditures

 

 

3,090

 

 

 

3,586

 

Total deferred maintenance

 

 

3,495

 

 

 

3,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized overhead

 

 

631

 

 

 

947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

 

726

 

 

 

563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

 

$

12,075

 

 

$

7,500

 

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Tenant allowances (1)
$9,658
 $17,811
 $29,774
 $50,707
        
Renovations5,190
 6,390
 9,255
 11,011
        
Deferred maintenance:       
  Parking lot and parking lot lighting4,060
 9,171
 8,321
 11,936
  Roof repairs and replacements1,544
 2,178
 4,607
 3,221
  Other capital expenditures5,616
 1,464
 15,833
 7,292
Total deferred maintenance11,220
 12,813
 28,761
 22,449
        
Capitalized overhead1,370
 1,103
 5,661
 4,051
        
Capitalized interest452
 616
 1,676
 1,612
        
Total capital expenditures$27,890
 $38,733
 $75,127
 $89,830

(1)

(1)

Tenant allowances primarily relate to new leases. Tenant allowances related to renewal leases were not material for the periods presented.

Our total investment in renovations that are scheduled for 2017 is projected to be $10.2 million, which includes exterior and floor renovations, as well as other eco-friendly green renovations.

Annual capital expenditures budgets are prepared for each of our properties that are intended to provide for all necessary recurring and non-recurring capital expenditures. As noted above, in response to the impact from COVID-19 we have deferred or suspended capital expenditures, including redevelopment expenditures, in the range of $60.0 million to $80.0 million. We believe that property operating cash flows, which include reimbursements from tenants for certain expenses, and readily available cash on hand will provide the necessary funding for these expenditures.

Developments, Expansions and Expansions

Redevelopments

The following tables summarize our development, expansion and redevelopment projects as of September 30, 2017.

Properties OpenedMarch 31, 2020.

Redevelopments Completed During the NineThree Months Ended September 30, 2017

March 31, 2020

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL's Share of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Location

 

CBL

Ownership

Interest

 

 

Total

Project

Square Feet

 

 

Total

Cost (1)

 

 

Cost to

Date (2)

 

 

2020

Cost

 

 

Opening

Date

 

Initial

Unleveraged

Yield

 

Mall Redevelopments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dakota Square Mall - Herbergers Redevelopment (Ross/shops)

 

Minot, ND

 

 

100

%

 

 

30,096

 

 

$

6,410

 

 

$

4,537

 

 

$

188

 

 

Jan-20

 

 

7.2

%

Hamilton Place - Sears Redevelopment (Cheesecake Factory/Dicks Sporting Goods/Dave & Buster's/Office) (3)

 

Chattanooga, TN

 

 

100

%

 

 

195,166

 

 

 

38,715

 

 

 

27,394

 

 

 

1,539

 

 

Mar-20

 

 

7.8

%

Mall del Norte - Forever 21 Redevelopment (Main Event)

 

Laredo, TX

 

 

100

%

 

 

81,242

 

 

 

10,514

 

 

 

6,599

 

 

 

941

 

 

Sep-19/Feb-20

 

 

9.3

%

The Promenade - (Five Below/Carter's)

 

D'Iberville, MS

 

 

100

%

 

 

14,007

 

 

 

2,832

 

 

 

2,241

 

 

 

230

 

 

Feb-20/Apr-20

 

 

11.4

%

Total Redevelopments Completed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

320,511

 

 

$

58,471

 

 

$

40,771

 

 

$

2,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Total Cost is presented net of reimbursements to be received.

(2)

Cost to Date does not reflect reimbursements until they are received.

        CBL's Share of    
Property Location CBL
Ownership
Interest
 Total
Project
Square
Feet
 
Total
Cost
(1)
 
Cost to
Date
(2)
 
Opening
Date
 Initial
Unleveraged
Yield
Outlet Center:              
The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo Laredo, TX 65% 357,755
 $69,936
 $68,968
 April-17 9.6%
               
Mall Expansions:              
  Kirkwood Mall - Lucky 13 (Lucky's Pub) Bismarck, ND 100% 6,500
 3,200
 3,109
 Sep-17 7.6%
  Mayfaire Town Center - Phase I Wilmington, NC 100% 67,766
 19,073
 15,112
 Feb-17 8.4%
      74,266
 22,273
 18,221
    
               
Mall Redevelopments:              
College Square - Partial Belk Redevelopment
(Planet Fitness) (3)
 Morristown, TN 100% 20,000
 1,549
 1,434
 Mar-17 9.9%
Dakota Square Mall - Partial Miracle Mart
Redevelopment (T.J. Maxx)
 Minot, ND 100% 20,755
 1,929
 1,584
 May-17 12.3%
Hickory Point Mall Redevelopment (T.J. Maxx/
Shops)
 Forsyth, IL 100% 50,030
 4,070
 2,592
 Sep-17 8.9%
Pearland Town Center - Sports Authority
Redevelopment (Dick's Sporting Goods)
 Pearland, TX 100% 48,582
 7,069
 6,325
 April-17 12.2%
South County Center - DXL St. Louis, MO 100% 6,792
 1,266
 1,137
 June-17 21.1%
Stroud Mall - Beauty Academy Stroudsburg, PA 100% 10,494
 2,167
 1,932
 June-17 6.6%
Turtle Creek Mall - Ulta Beauty Hattiesburg, MS 100% 20,782
 3,050
 1,763
 April-17 6.7%
York Galleria - Partial JCP Redevelopment
(Gold's Gym/Shops)
 York, PA 100% 40,832
 5,370
 3,849
 July-17 12.4%
York Galleria - Partial JCP Redevelopment
(H&M/Shops)
 York, PA 100% 42,672
 5,582
 4,377
 April-17 7.8%
      260,939
 32,052
 24,993
    
               
Associated Center Redevelopment:              
The Landing at Arbor Place - Ollie's Atlanta (Douglasville), GA 100% 28,446
 1,946
 1,813
 Aug-17 8.6%
               
Total Properties Opened     721,406
 $126,207
 $113,995
    
               
(1) Total Cost is presented net of reimbursements to be received.      
(2) Cost to Date does not reflect reimbursements until they are received.      
(3) This property was sold in May 2017.      

(3)

The return reflected represents a pro forma incremental return as Total Cost excludes the cost related to the acquisition of the Sears building in 2017.

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Properties Under DevelopmentD evelopment at September 30, 2017

March 31, 2020

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL's Share of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Location

 

CBL

Ownership

Interest

 

 

Total

Project

Square Feet

 

 

Total

Cost (1)

 

 

Cost to

Date (2)

 

 

2020

Cost

 

 

Expected

Opening

Date(3)

 

Initial

Unleveraged

Yield

 

Outparcel Developments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fremaux Town Center - Old Navy

 

Slidell, LA

 

 

90

%

 

 

12,467

 

 

$

1,919

 

 

$

1,549

 

 

$

95

 

 

Q2 '20

 

 

9.2

%

Hamilton Place - Self Storage (4) (5)

 

Chattanooga, TN

 

 

60

%

 

 

68,875

 

 

 

5,824

 

 

 

2,668

 

 

 

1,549

 

 

Q2 '20

 

 

8.7

%

Hamilton Place Development - Aloft Hotel (4)

 

Chattanooga, TN

 

 

50

%

 

 

89,674

 

 

 

12,000

 

 

 

2,672

 

 

 

2,029

 

 

Q2 '21

 

 

9.2

%

Mayfaire Town Center - First Watch

 

Wilmington, NC

 

 

100

%

 

 

6,300

 

 

 

2,267

 

 

 

1,169

 

 

 

803

 

 

Q3 '20

 

 

10.1

%

Parkdale Mall - Self Storage (4) (5)

 

Beaumont, TX

 

 

50

%

 

 

69,341

 

 

 

4,435

 

 

 

3,437

 

 

 

933

 

 

Q2 '20

 

 

10.2

%

Pearland Town Center - HCA Offices

 

Pearland, TX

 

 

100

%

 

 

48,416

 

 

 

14,186

 

 

 

1,434

 

 

 

577

 

 

Q1 '21

 

 

11.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

295,073

 

 

 

40,631

 

 

 

12,929

 

 

 

5,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mall Redevelopments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CherryVale Mall - Sears Redevelopment (Tilt)

 

Rockford, IL

 

 

100

%

 

 

114,118

 

 

 

3,508

 

 

 

2,953

 

 

 

51

 

 

Q2 '20

 

 

8.3

%

Coastal Grand - Dick's Sporting Goods/Golf Galaxy/Flip N' Fly

 

Myrtle Beach, SC

 

 

50

%

 

 

132,727

 

 

 

7,071

 

 

 

2,865

 

 

 

1,800

 

 

Q3 '20

 

 

11.6

%

Cross Creek - Sears Redevelopment (Dave & Buster's/restaurants) (6)

 

Fayetteville, NC

 

 

100

%

 

 

65,746

 

 

 

17,538

 

 

 

4,671

 

 

 

2,018

 

 

Q3 '21

 

 

10.3

%

Westmoreland Mall - JC Penney Redevelopment (Chipotle)

 

Greensburg, PA

 

 

100

%

 

 

2,300

 

 

 

1,017

 

 

 

502

 

 

 

257

 

 

Q3 '20

 

 

9.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

314,891

 

 

 

29,134

 

 

 

10,991

 

 

 

4,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Properties Under

   Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

609,964

 

 

$

69,765

 

 

$

23,920

 

 

$

10,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Total Cost is presented net of reimbursements to be received.

(2)

Cost to Date does not reflect reimbursements until they are received.

        CBL's Share of    
Property Location CBL
Ownership
Interest
 Total
Project
Square
Feet
 
Total
Cost
(1)
 
Cost to
Date
(2)
 Expected
Opening
Date
 Initial
Unleveraged
Yield
Community Center:              
The Shoppes at Eagle Point (3)
 Cookeville, TN 50% 233,489
 $22,413
 $6,963
 Fall-18 8.2%
               
Mall Expansion:              
  Parkdale Mall - Restaurant Addition Beaumont, TX 100% 4,700
 1,481
 912
 Fall-17 9.2%
               
Mall Redevelopments:              
East Towne Mall - Flix Brewhouse Madison, WI 100% 40,795
 9,874
 2,147
 Spring-18 8.5%
East Towne Mall - Lucky 13 Madison, WI 100% 7,758
 3,014
 1,513
 Winter-17 6.5%
      48,553
 12,888
 3,660
    
               
Total Properties Under Development     286,742
 $36,782
 $11,535
    
               
(1) Total Cost is presented net of reimbursements to be received.      
(2) Cost to Date does not reflect reimbursements until they are received.      
(3) We will fund 100% of the required equity contribution. The remainder of the project will be funded through a construction loan with a total borrowing capacity of $36,400, which closed subsequent to September 30, 2017.

(3)

As a result of government mandated construction halts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, opening dates may change from what is currently reflected.

We began construction on The Shoppes at Eagle Point in September 2017. The development will be anchored by Publix, Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ross, PetSmart and Ulta Beauty as well as a collection of shops and restaurants including Panera Bread, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Five Guys Burgers & Fries and AT&T. The project is 87% leased or committed.

( 4 )

Yield is based on expected yield once project stabilizes.

We are working on plans for the three Macy's locations which were purchased in January 2017 as well as the five Sears' stores which we gained control of in a sales-leaseback transaction. We will soon be announcing an entertainment user to replace the former Macy's at Jefferson Mall. Leases are executed or out for signature for three tenants to replace the Macy's at Parkdale Mall that closed earlier this year.

( 5 )

Total cost includes an allocated value for the Company’s land contribution.

We anticipate additional anchor developments will commence construction in early 2018 as we finalize leases and construction plans. Planned redevelopments will feature a variety of uses such as entertainment, food and beverage, health and wellness, hotels, multi-family, and grocery stores among others. Many of these non-retail uses will be structured as joint ventures, ground leases or land sales, which will reduce required capital.

( 6 )

The return reflected represents a pro forma incremental return as Total Cost excludes the cost related to the acquisition of the Sears building in 2017.

Except for the projects presented above, we do not have any other material capital commitments as of September 30, 2017.    
Acquisitions and Dispositions
See Note 4 and Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a description of our acquisition and disposition activity related to consolidated and unconsolidated affiliates.    
Loss on Investment
In August 2017, the Company sold its 25% interest in River Ridge Mall JV, LLC to its joint venture partner for $9.0 million in cash. We recorded a $6.2 million loss on investment related to the disposition. Our property management agreement with River Ridge Mall JV, LLC ended September 30, 2017. See Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.    
Impairment of Real Estate Assets
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recorded a loss on impairment of $71.4 million which primarily relates to two malls, a parcel project near an outlet mall and one outparcel. See Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.
Gain on Sales of Real Estate Assets
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized an $86.9 million gain on sales of real estate assets, primarily related to the sale of a mall, an outlet center and eight outparcels. See Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Unconsolidated Affiliates

We have ownership interests in 1728 unconsolidated affiliates as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 that are described in Note 57to the condensed consolidated financial statements. The unconsolidated affiliates are accounted for using the equity method of accounting and are reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as “Investmentsinvestments in Unconsolidated Affiliates.”  unconsolidated affiliates.  

The following are circumstances when we may consider entering into a joint venture with a third party:

Third parties may approach us with opportunities in which they have obtained land and performed some pre-development activities, but they may not have sufficient access to the capital resources or the development and leasing expertise to bring the project to fruition. We enter into such arrangements when we determine such a project is viable and we can achieve a satisfactory return on our investment. We typically earn development fees from the joint venture and provide management and leasing services to the property for a fee once the property is placed in operation.

Third parties may approach us with opportunities in which they have obtained land and performed some pre-development activities, but they may not have sufficient access to the capital resources or the development and leasing expertise to bring the project to fruition. We enter into such arrangements when we determine such a project is viable and we can achieve a satisfactory return on our investment. We typically earn development fees from the joint venture and provide management and leasing services to the property for a fee once the property is placed in operation.
We determine that we may have the opportunity to capitalize on the value we have created in a property by selling an interest in the property to a third party. This provides us with an additional source

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We determine that we may have the opportunity to capitalize on the value we have created in a property by selling an interest in the property to a third party. This provides us with an additional source of capital that can be used to develop or acquire additional real estate assets that we believe will provide greater potential forgrowth. When we retain an interest in an asset rather than selling a 100% interest, it is typically because this allows us to continue to manage the property, which provides us the ability to earn fees for management, leasing, development and financing services provided to the joint venture.

Guarantees

We may guarantee the debt of a joint venture primarily because it allows the joint venture to obtain funding at a lower cost than could be obtained otherwise. This results in a higher return for the joint venture on its investment, and a higher return on our investment in the joint venture. We may receive a fee from the joint venture for providing the guaranty. Additionally, when we issue a guaranty, the terms of the joint venture agreement typically provide that we may receive indemnification from the joint venture or have the ability to increase our ownership interest.

The following table represents

See Note 12to the condensed consolidated statements for information related to our guarantees of unconsolidated affiliates' debt as reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

  As of September 30, 2017 Obligation recorded to
reflect guaranty
Unconsolidated
Affiliate
 Company's
Ownership
Interest
 Outstanding
Balance
 Percentage
Guaranteed
by the
Operating
Partnership
 Maximum
Guaranteed
Amount
 
Debt
Maturity
Date
(1)
 9/30/2017 12/31/2016
West Melbourne I, LLC -
Phase I
(2)
 50% $42,397
 20% $8,479
 Feb-2018
(3) 
 $86
 $86
West Melbourne I, LLC -
Phase II
(2)
 50% 16,377
 20% 3,275
 Feb-2018
(3) 
 33
 33
Port Orange I, LLC 50% 57,298
 20% 11,460
 Feb-2018
(3) 
 116
 116
Ambassador Infrastructure, LLC 65% 11,035
 100% 11,035
 Aug-2020
(4) 
 177
 177
      Total guaranty liability  $412
 $412
(1)Excludes any extension options.
(2)The loan is secured by Hammock Landing - Phase I and Hammock Landing - Phase II, respectively.
(3)
The loan has a one-year extension option, which is at the unconsolidated affiliate's election, for an outside maturity date of February 2019.
(4)
The loan was modified and extended in August 2017. See Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.
We have guaranteed the lease performance of YTC, an unconsolidated affiliate in which we own a 50% interest, under the terms of an agreement with a third party that owns property as part of York Town Center. Under the terms of that agreement, YTC is obligated to cause performance of the third party’s obligations as landlord under its lease with its sole tenant, including, but not limited to, provisions such as co-tenancy and exclusivity requirements. Should YTC fail to cause performance, then the tenant under the third party landlord’s lease may pursue certain remedies ranging from rights to terminate its lease to receiving reductions in rent. We have guaranteed YTC’s performance under this agreement up to a maximum of $22.0 million, which decreases by $0.8 million annually until the guaranteed amount is reduced to $10.0 million. The guaranty expires on December 31, 2020.  The maximum guaranteed obligation was $14.0 million as of September 30, 2017.  We entered into an agreement with our joint venture partner under which the joint venture partner has agreed to reimburse us 50% of any amounts we are obligated to fund under the guaranty.  We did not include an obligation for this guaranty because we determined that the fair value of the guaranty was not material as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.        
2019.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the financial statements and disclosures. Some of these estimates and assumptions require application of difficult, subjective, and/or complex judgment about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and that may change in subsequent periods. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 20162019 contains a discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results


of Operations section. There have been no material changes to these policies and estimates during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. Our significant accounting policies are disclosed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2016.
2019.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2to the condensed consolidated financial statements for information on recently issued accounting pronouncements.

Impact of Inflation and Deflation

Deflation can result in a decline in general price levels, often caused by a decrease in the supply of money or credit.  The predominant effects of deflation are high unemployment, credit contraction and weakened consumer demand.  Restricted lending practices could impact our ability to obtain financings or refinancings for our properties and our tenants’ ability to obtain credit.  Decreases in consumer demand can have a direct impact on our tenants and the rents we receive.

During inflationary periods, substantially all of our tenant leases contain provisions designed to mitigate the impact of inflation.  These provisions include clauses enabling us to receive percentage rent based on tenants' gross sales, which generally increase as prices rise, and/or escalation clauses, which generally increase rental rates during the terms of the leases.  In addition, many of the leases are for terms of less than 10 years, which may provide us the opportunity to replace existing leases with new leases at higher base and/or percentage rent if rents of the existing leases are below the then existing market rate.  Most of the leases require the tenants to pay a fixed amount, subject to annual increases, for their share of operating expenses, including common area maintenance,CAM, real estate taxes, insurance and certain capital expenditures, which reduces our exposure to increases in costs and operating expenses resulting from inflation.

Non-GAAP Measure

Funds from Operations

FFO is a widely used non-GAAP measure of the operating performance of real estate companies that supplements net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP. NAREIT defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding gains or losses on sales of depreciable operating properties and impairment losses of depreciable properties, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures and noncontrolling interests. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships, joint ventures and noncontrolling interests are calculated on the same basis. We define FFO as defined above by NAREIT less dividends on preferred stock of the Company or distributions on preferred units of the Operating Partnership, as applicable. Our method of calculating FFO may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

We believe that FFO provides an additional indicator of the operating performance of our properties without giving effect to real estate depreciation and amortization, which assumes the value of real estate assets declines predictably over time. Since values of well-maintained real estate assets have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, we believe that FFO, which excludes historical cost depreciation and amortization, enhances investors’ understanding of our operating performance. The use of FFO as an indicator of financial performance is influenced not only by the operations of our properties and interest rates, but also by our capital structure.

We present both FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders and FFO allocable to common shareholders, as we believe that both are useful performance measures.  We believe FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders is a useful performance measure since we conduct substantially all of our business through our Operating Partnership and, therefore, it reflects the performance of the properties in absolute terms regardless of the ratio of ownership interests of our common shareholders and the noncontrolling interest in our Operating Partnership.  We believe FFO allocable to common shareholders is a useful performance measure because it is the performance measure that is most directly comparable to net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders.

In our reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders to FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders that is presented below, we make an adjustment to add back noncontrolling interest in income (loss) of our Operating Partnership in order to arrive at FFO of the Operating Partnership common unitholders.  We then apply a percentage to FFO of the Operating Partnership common unitholders to arrive at FFO allocable to common shareholders. The percentage is computed by taking the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period and dividing it by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares and the weighted-average number of Operating Partnership units held by noncontrolling interests during the period.     


FFO does not represent cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP, is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund all cash flow needs and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) for purposes of evaluating our operating performance.

performance or to cash flow as a measure of liquidity.

The Company believes that it is important to identify the impact of certain significant items on its FFO measures for a reader to have a complete understanding of the Company’s results of operations. Therefore, the Company has also presented adjusted FFO measures excluding these significant items from the applicable periods. Please refer to the reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders to FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders below for a description of these adjustments.

FFO of the Operating Partnership decreased 7.4%increased 15.7% to $102.9$50.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 as compared to $111.1 million for the prior-year period, and decreased 17.3% to $325.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $393.7$44.0 million for the prior-year period. Excluding the adjustments noted below, FFO of the Operating Partnership, as adjusted, decreased 14.1%14.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 to $98.7$51.6 million compared to $114.9$60.5 million for the same period in 2016, and decreased 12.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to $301.4 million compared to $344.7 million for the same period in 2016.2019. The decrease in FFO, as adjusted, was primarily driven by lower property-level NOI and dilution from asset sales in the prior year and the current year-to-date period and $5.1 millionsales.

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The reconciliation of net income (loss)loss attributable to common shareholders to FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$(2,258) $(10,164) $50,807
 $70,383
Noncontrolling interest in income (loss) of Operating Partnership(81) (1,372) 8,702
 12,056
Depreciation and amortization expense of:       
Consolidated properties71,732
 71,794
 225,461
 220,505
Unconsolidated affiliates9,633
 10,756
 28,533
 29,090
   Non-real estate assets(934) (838) (2,590) (2,397)
Noncontrolling interests' share of depreciation and amortization(2,170) (2,237) (6,791) (6,685)
Loss on impairment, net of taxes24,935
 51,812
 70,185
 114,990
(Gain) loss on depreciable property, net of taxes and noncontrolling interests' share1,995
 (8,685) (48,761) (44,206)
FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders102,852
 111,066
 325,546
 393,736
Litigation expenses (1)
17
 601
 69
 2,308
Nonrecurring professional fees expense (reimbursement) (1)

 662
 (919) 1,781
Loss on investment (2)
354
 
 6,197
 
Equity in (earnings) losses from disposals of unconsolidated affiliates (3)

 1,145
 
 (54,485)
Non-cash default interest expense (4)
1,904
 1,374
 4,398
 1,374
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net of noncontrolling interests' share (5)
(6,452) 6
 (33,902) 
FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders, as adjusted$98,675
 $114,854
 $301,389
 $344,714
        
FFO per diluted share$0.52
 $0.56
 $1.63
 $1.97
        
FFO, as adjusted, per diluted share$0.50
 $0.57
 $1.51
 $1.72
        
Weighted-average common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding with Operating Partnership units fully converted199,321
 200,004
 199,325
 199,992
        
(1) Litigation expense and nonrecurring professional fees expense are included in General and Administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Nonrecurring professional fees reimbursement is included in Interest and Other Income (Loss) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

 

$

(133,896

)

 

$

(50,199

)

Noncontrolling interest in income (loss) of Operating Partnership

 

 

(16,414

)

 

 

(7,758

)

Depreciation and amortization expense of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Properties

 

 

55,902

 

 

 

69,792

 

Unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

13,510

 

 

 

10,666

 

Non-real estate assets

 

 

(917

)

 

 

(897

)

Noncontrolling interests' share of depreciation and amortization

 

 

(923

)

 

 

(2,157

)

Loss on impairment

 

 

133,644

 

 

 

24,825

 

(Gain) loss on depreciable property

 

 

25

 

 

 

(242

)

FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders

 

 

50,931

 

 

 

44,030

 

Litigation settlement, net of taxes (1)

 

 

 

 

 

87,667

 

Non-cash default interest expense (2)

 

 

690

 

 

 

542

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt (3)

 

 

 

 

 

(71,722

)

FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common

   unitholders, as adjusted

 

$

51,621

 

 

$

60,517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO per diluted share

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO, as adjusted, per diluted share

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.30

 

(1)

(2) The three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017 represents a loss on investment related to the write down of our 25% interest in River Ridge Mall JV, LLC based on the contract price to sell such interest to the joint venture partner. The sale closed in August 2017.
(3)

The three months ended September 30, 2016 includes $1,145March 31, 2019 is comprised of equity in losses from the disposalsaccrued maximum expense of unconsolidated affiliates. The nine months ended September 30, 2016 also includes $26,363$88.2 million related to the saleproposed settlement of our 50% interest in Triangle Town Center and $29,267 related to the foreclosure of the loan secured by Gulf Coast Town Center. These amounts are included in Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.a class action lawsuit.

(4)

(2)

The three months ended March 31, 2020 includes default interest expense related to Greenbrier Mall and nineHickory Point Mall. The three months ended September 30, 2017 includesMarch 31, 2019 include default interest expense related to Acadiana Mall and WausauCary Towne Center. The nine months ended September 30, 2017 also includes default interest expense related to Chesterfield Mall and Midland Mall. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 includes default interest expense related to Chesterfield Mall, Midland Mall and Wausau Center.

(5)

(3)

The three months ended September 30, 2017 primarily represents a $6,851 gain on extinguishment of debt related to the non-recourse loan secured by Wausau Center, which was conveyed to the lender in the third quarter of 2017, which was partially offset by a loss on extinguishment of debt related to a prepayment fee of $371 related to the early retirement of a mortgage loan. Additionally, the nine months ended September 30, 2017 alsoMarch 31, 2019 includes a gain on extinguishment of debt related to the non-recourse loan secured by ChesterfieldAcadiana Mall, which was conveyed to the lender in the secondfirst quarter of 2017, a loss on extinguishment of debt related to a prepayment fee on the early retirement of the loans secured by The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City, which was sold in the second quarter of 2017,2019, and a gain on extinguishment of debt related to the non-recourse loan secured by Midland Mall,Cary Towne Center, which was conveyed to the lendersold in the first quarter of 2017.2019.

The reconciliation of diluted EPS to FFO per diluted share is as follows (in thousands):

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Diluted EPS attributable to common shareholders$(0.01) $(0.06) $0.30
 $0.41
Eliminate amounts per share excluded from FFO:       
Depreciation and amortization expense, including amounts from consolidated properties, unconsolidated affiliates, non-real estate assets and excluding amounts allocated to noncontrolling interests0.40
 0.40
 1.23
 1.21
Loss on impairment, net of taxes0.13
 0.26
 0.35
 0.57
Gain on depreciable property, net of taxes and noncontrolling interests' share
 (0.04) (0.25) (0.22)
FFO per diluted share$0.52
 $0.56
 $1.63
 $1.97
follows:

The reconciliations of FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders to FFO allocable to common shareholders, including and excluding the adjustments noted above, are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Diluted EPS attributable to common shareholders

 

$

(0.75

)

 

$

(0.29

)

Eliminate amounts per share excluded from FFO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense, including

   amounts from consolidated Properties,

   unconsolidated affiliates, non-real estate

   assets and excluding amounts allocated to

   noncontrolling interests

 

 

0.34

 

 

 

0.39

 

Loss on impairment

 

 

0.66

 

 

 

0.12

 

FFO per diluted share

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.22

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

FFO of the Operating Partnership

 

$

50,931

 

 

$

44,030

 

Percentage allocable to common shareholders (1)

 

 

89.01

%

 

 

86.62

%

FFO allocable to common shareholders

 

$

45,334

 

 

$

38,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common

   unitholders, as adjusted

 

$

51,621

 

 

$

60,517

 

Percentage allocable to common shareholders (1)

 

 

89.01

%

 

 

86.62

%

FFO allocable to common shareholders, as adjusted

 

$

45,948

 

 

$

52,420

 

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders$102,852
 111,066
 $325,546
 393,736
Percentage allocable to common shareholders (1)
85.84% 85.39% 85.82% 85.38%
FFO allocable to common shareholders$88,288
 $94,839
 $279,384
 $336,172
        
FFO allocable to Operating Partnership common unitholders, as adjusted$98,675
 $114,854
 $301,389
 $344,714
Percentage allocable to common shareholders (1)
85.84% 85.39% 85.82% 85.38%
FFO allocable to common shareholders, as adjusted$84,703
 $98,074
 $258,652
 $294,317

(1)

(1)

Represents the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period divided by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares and the weighted-average number of Operating Partnership units held by noncontrolling interestsoutstanding during the period.

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ITEM 3:    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to various market risk exposures, including interest rate risk. The following discussion regarding our risk management activities includes forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties.  Estimates of future performance and economic conditions are reflected assuming certain changes in interest rates.  Caution should be used in evaluating our overall market risk from the information presented below, as


actual results may differ.  We employ various derivative programs to manage certain portions of our market risk associated with interest rates.  See Note 6 of the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussions of the qualitative aspects of market risk, including derivative financial instrument activity.

Interest Rate Risk

Based on our proportionate share of consolidated and unconsolidated variable-rate debt at September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, a 0.5% increase or decrease in interest rates on variable-rate debt would decrease or increase annual cash flows by approximately $5.6$6.6 million and $5.6 million, respectively, and increase or decrease annual interest expense, after the effect of capitalized interest, by approximately $5.5 million and $5.5 million, respectively.

$6.5 million.

Based on our proportionate share of total consolidated and unconsolidated debt at September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, a 0.5% increase in interest rates would decrease the fair value of debt by approximately $56.1$29.0 million, while a 0.5% decrease in interest rates would increase the fair value of debt by approximately $109.2$34.1 million. 

ITEM 4:    Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and with the participation of our management, of the


effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's and the Operating Partnership's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company's and the Operating Partnership's disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information that the Company and the Operating Partnership are required to disclose in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and to ensure that information we are required to disclose is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company's or the Operating Partnership's internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1:    Legal Proceedings

We

Litigation

In April 2019, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and release with respect to the class action lawsuit filed on March 16, 2016 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida by Wave Lengths Hair Salons of Florida, Inc. d/b/a Salon Adrian. The settlement agreement stated that the Company had to set aside a common fund with a monetary and non-monetary value of $90.0 million to be disbursed to class members in accordance with an agreed-upon formula that is based upon aggregate damages of $60.0 million. The Court granted final approval to the proposed settlement on August 22, 2019. Class members are comprised of past and current tenants at certain of the Company's shopping centers that it owns or formerly owned during the class period, which extended from January 1, 2011 through the date of preliminary court approval. Class members who are past tenants and made a claim pursuant to the Court's order will receive payment of their claims in cash. Class members who are current tenants will receive monthly credits against rents and future charges, beginning no earlier than January 1, 2020 and continuing for the following five years. Any amounts under the settlement allocated to tenants with outstanding amounts payable to the Company, including tenants which have declared bankruptcy or declare bankruptcy over the relevant period, will first be deducted from the amounts owed to the Company. All attorney’s fees and associated costs to be paid to class counsel (up to a maximum of $28.0 million), any incentive award to the class representative (up to a maximum of $50,000), and class administration costs (which are expected to not exceed $100,000), have or will be funded by the common fund, which has been approved by the Court. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the Company did not pay any dividends to holders of its common shares payable in the third and fourth quarters of 2019. The settlement agreement does not restrict the Company's ability to declare dividends payable in 2020 or in subsequent years. The Company recorded an accrued liability and corresponding litigation settlement expense of $88.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 related to the settlement agreement. The Company reduced the accrued liability by $26.4 million, a majority of which was related to past tenants that did not submit a claim pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement with the remainder relating to tenants that either opted out of the lawsuit or waived their rights to their respective settlement amounts. The Company also reduced the accrued liability by $23.1 million related to attorney and administrative fees that were paid pursuant to the settlement agreement. The Company also received document requests in the third quarter of 2019, in the form of subpoenas, from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice regarding the Wave Lengths Hair Salons of Florida, Inc. litigation and other related matters. The Company is continuing to cooperate in these matters.

Securities Litigation

The Company and certain of its officers and directors were named as defendants in three putative securities class action lawsuits (collectively, the “Securities Class Action Litigation”), each filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s securities during a specified period of time. Those cases were consolidated on July 17, 2019, under the caption In re CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Securities Litigation , 1:19-cv-00149-JRG-CHS.

The complaints filed in the Securities Class Action Litigation allege violations of the securities laws, including, among other things, that the defendants made certain materially false and misleading statements and omissions regarding the Company’s contingent liabilities, business, operations, and prospects during the periods of time specified above. The plaintiffs seek compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees and costs, among other relief, but have not specified the amount of damages sought. The outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty.

Certain of the Company’s current and former directors and officers have been named as defendants in nine shareholder derivative lawsuits (collectively, the “Derivative Litigation”). On June 4, 2019, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint captioned Robert Garfield v. Stephen D. Lebovitz et al. , 1:19-cv-01038-LPS, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “ Garfield Derivative Action”), purportedly on behalf of the Company against certain of its officers and directors. On June 24, 2019, September 5, 2019 and September 25, 2019, respectively, other shareholders filed three additional putative derivative complaints, each in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, captioned as follows: Robert Cohen v. Stephen D. Lebovitz et al. , 1:19-cv-01185-LPS (the “ Cohen Derivative Action”); Travis Lore v. Stephen D. Lebovitz et al. , 1:19-cv-01665-LPS (the “ Lore Derivative Action”), and City of Gainesville Cons. Police Officers’ and Firefighters Retirement Plan v. Stephen D. Lebovitz et al. , 1:19-cv-01800 (the “ Gainesville Derivative Action”), each asserting substantially similar claims purportedly on behalf of the Company against similar defendants. The Court consolidated the Garfield Derivative Action and the Cohen Derivative Action on July 17, 2019, under the caption In re CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. Derivative Litigation , 1:19-cv-01038-LPS (the " Consolidated Derivative Action"). On July 25, 2019, the Court stayed proceedings in the Consolidated Derivative Action pending resolution of an eventual motion to dismiss in the Securities Class Action Litigation. On October 14, 2019, the parties to the Gainesville Derivative Action and the Lore Derivative Action filed a joint stipulation and proposed order confirming that each of those cases is subject to the consolidation order previously entered by the Court in the Consolidated Derivative Action and that

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further proceedings in those cases are stayed pending resolution of an eventual motion to dismiss in the Securities Class Action Litigation. On July 22, 2019, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint captioned Shebitz v. Lebovitz et al., 1:19-cv-00213, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (the “ShebitzDerivative Action”); on January 10, 2020, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint captioned Chatman v. Lebovitz, et al.,2020-0011-JTL, in the Delaware Chancery Court (the “Chatman Derivative Action”); on February 12, 2020, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint captioned Kurup v. Lebovitz, et al.,2020-0070-JTL, in the Delaware Chancery Court (the “KurupDerivative Action”); on February 26, 2020, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint captioned Kemmer v. Lebovitz, et al.,1:20-cv-00052, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (the “KemmerDerivative Action”) ; and on April 14, 2020, a shareholder filed a putative derivative complaint captioned Hebig v. Lebovitz, et al.,1:19-cv-00149-JRG-CHS , in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (the “HebigDerivative Action”) , each asserting substantially similar claims purportedly on behalf of the Company against similar defendants. On October 7, 2019, the Court stayed the ShebitzDerivative Action, pending resolution of an eventual motion to dismiss in the related Securities Class Action Litigation; the Company expects the Chatman, Kurup, Kemmer , and HebigDerivative Actions to be stayed as well .

The complaints filed in the Derivative Litigation allege, among other things, breaches of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, waste of corporate assets, and violations of the federal securities laws. The factual allegations upon which these claims are based are similar to the factual allegations made in the Securities Class Action Litigation, described above. The complaints filed in the Derivative Litigation seek, among other things, unspecified damages and restitution for the Company from the individual defendants, the payment of costs and attorneys’ fees, and that the Company be directed to reform certain governance and internal procedures. The outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty.

The Company's insurance carriers have been placed on notice of these matters.

The Company is currently involved in certain other litigation that arises in the ordinary course of business, most of which is expected to be covered by liability insurance. Management makes assumptions and estimates concerning the likelihood and amount of any potential loss relating to these matters using the latest information available. The Company records a liability for litigation if an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of loss or range of loss can be reasonably estimated. If an unfavorable outcome is probable and a reasonable estimate of the loss is a range, the Company accrues the best estimate within the range. If no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount, the Company accrues the minimum amount within the range. If an unfavorable outcome is probable but the amount of the loss cannot be reasonably estimated, the Company discloses the nature of the litigation and indicates that an estimate of the loss or range of loss cannot be made. If an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible and the estimated loss is material, the Company discloses the nature and estimate of the possible loss of the litigation. Based on current expectations, such matters, both individually and in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on ourthe liquidity, results of operations, business or financial condition.     

condition of the Company.

ITEM 1A.    Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risks that could materially affect our business, financial condition or results of operations that are discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item1AItem 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2019. The risk factor set forth below updates, and should be read together with, such risk factors. Moreover, risk factors set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2016. There2019 could be heightened as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The current pandemic of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19 has, and could continue to, materially and adversely impact or disrupt our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance, as could any future outbreak of another highly infectious or contagious disease.

Since being reported in December 2019, COVID-19 has spread globally, including to every state in the United States. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and may continue to have, repercussions across regional and global economies and financial markets. The outbreak of COVID-19 in many countries, including the United States, has significantly adversely impacted global economic activity and has contributed to significant volatility and negative pressure in financial markets. The global impact of the outbreak has been rapidly evolving and, as cases of COVID-19 have continued to be identified in additional countries, many - including the United States - have reacted by instituting quarantines, mandating business and school closures and restricting travel.

Certain states and cities, including where we own properties and where our corporate headquarters is located, have also reacted by instituting quarantines, restrictions on travel, “shelter-in-place” rules, restrictions on types of business that

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may continue to operate, and/or restrictions on the types of construction projects that may continue. The Company cannot predict if additional states and cities will implement similar restrictions or when restrictions currently in place will be lifted . As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic is negatively impacting almost every industry directly or indirectly, including the retail industr y in which the Company and our tenants operate.

A majority of our tenants have announced temporary closures or other limits on the operations of their stores and requested rent deferral or rent abatement during this pandemic or have failed to pay rent. In addition, state, local or industry-initiated efforts, such as tenant rent freezes, or governmental or court-imposed delays in the processing of landlord initiated commercial eviction and collection actions in various jurisdictions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, may also affect our ability to collect rent or enforce remedies for the failure to pay rent. We believe our tenants do not have a contractual right to cease paying rent due to government-mandated closures and we intend to enforce our rights under our lease agreements. However, COVID-19 and the related governmental orders present fairly novel situations for which the ultimate legal outcome cannot be assured, and it is possible future governmental action could impact our rights under the lease agreements. The extent of tenant requests and actions, and the resulting impact to the Company’s results of operations and cash flows, is uncertain and cannot be predicted.

In addition, in response to an executive order issued by state and local authorities, most of our employees based at our headquarters are currently working remotely. The effects of the executive order, including an extended period of remote work arrangements, could strain our business continuity plans, introduce operational risk, including but not limited to cybersecurity risks, and impair our ability to manage our business. 

The COVID-19 pandemic, or a future pandemic, could also have further material and adverse effects on our ability to successfully operate and on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows due to, among other factors:

a complete or partial closure of, or other operational issues at, one or more of our properties resulting from government or tenant action;

the reduced economic activity severely impacts our tenants' businesses, financial condition and liquidity and may cause one or more of our tenants to be unable to meet their obligations to us in full, or at all, or to otherwise seek modifications of such obligations;

the reduced economic activity, as well as any lasting reduction in consumer activity at brick-and-mortar commercial establishments due to changed habits in response to the prolonged existence and threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, could result in a prolonged recession and could negatively impact consumer discretionary spending;

difficulty accessing debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all, impacts to our credit ratings, and a severe disruption and instability in the global financial markets or deteriorations in credit and financing conditions may affect our access to capital necessary to fund business operations or address maturing liabilities on a timely basis and our tenants' ability to fund their business operations and meet their obligations to us;

permitting, inspections and reviews by jurisdictional planning commissions and authorities is also likely to be delayed or postponed which could materially impact the timeline and budgets for completing redevelopments;

projects in our redevelopment pipeline may not be pursued or may be completed later or with higher costs than anticipated, potentially causing a loss that exceeds our investment in the project;

the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could negatively impact our future compliance with financial covenants of our credit facility, indentures and other recourse and non-recourse debt agreements and result in a default and potentially an acceleration of indebtedness, which non-compliance could negatively impact our ability to make additional borrowings under our revolving credit facility and pay dividends;

any impairment in value of our tangible assets and intangible lease assets that could be recorded as a result of weaker economic conditions;  

a deterioration in our or our tenants' ability to operate in affected areas or delays in the supply of products or services to us or our tenants from vendors that are needed for our or our tenants' efficient operations could adversely affect our operations and those of our tenants;

the ability to renew leases or re-lease vacant spaces on favorable terms, or at all; and

the potential negative impact on the health of our personnel, particularly if a significant number of them are impacted, could result in a deterioration in our ability to ensure business continuity during this disruption.

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our operations and those of our tenants will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. Additional closures by our tenants of their stores and early terminations by our tenants of their leases could further reduce our cash flows, which could impact our ability to resume paying dividends to our stockholders at any point in the future.

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The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the full adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. T he COVID-19 pandemic presents material uncertainty and risk with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance .

We have determined that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

In evaluating whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued, our management considered our current financial condition and liquidity sources, including current funds available, forecasted future cash flows and conditional and unconditional obligations due over the next twelve months.

At March 31, 2020, we were not in compliance with a covenant under our senior secured credit facility, which provides that we may not have more than $100.0 million of cash on hand that constitutes borrowings on our secured line of credit. Violation of this covenant provides the lenders with the option to accelerate the maturity of the senior secured credit facility. The administrative agent of the secured credit facility notified us that we were in default and that the administrative agent and lenders reserve all rights and remedies under the secured credit facility. The lenders have not exercised their right to accelerate the maturity of the secured credit facility. We will pursue obtaining a waiver from the lenders.

We also considered the projected impact of COVID-19 on our cash flows and our analysis of future compliance with the financial covenants and determined that it is probable we will fail to meet the minimum debt yield covenant under the senior secured credit facility during the third quarter of 2020, the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. The minimum debt yield covenant provides that the ratio of the adjusted net operating income, as defined, of the borrowing base properties that secure the senior secured credit facility to the total outstanding balance on the senior secured credit facility must be greater than 10.0%. Violation of this covenant provides the lenders with the option to accelerate the maturity of the senior secured credit facility. We could remain in compliance with the debt yield covenant if we (i) added additional unencumbered assets to the collateral pool, subject to lender approval, which is not to be unreasonably withheld, (ii) paid down the amount of debt outstanding with projected available cash or (iii) negotiated a waiver of the covenant with the lenders.

We have engaged advisors to assist us in exploring several alternatives to reduce overall leverage and interest expense and to extend the maturity of our debt including (i) the senior secured credit facility, which includes a revolving facility with a balance of $675.9 million and term loan with a balance of $456.3 million as of March 31, 2020, that matures in July 2023 and (ii) the Notes with balances of $450.0 million, $300.0 million, and $625.0 million, as of March 31, 2020, that mature in December 2023, October 2024 and December 2026, respectively, as well as the cumulative unpaid dividends on our preferred stock and the special common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. The advisors recently commenced discussions with advisors to certain holders of the Notes and the credit committee of the senior secured credit facility. We may pursue a comprehensive solution that includes a potential exchange of debt with the holders of the Notes, addressing our preferred stock and the special common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership, amendments to the financial covenants under the senior secured credit facility and the Notes and other options that may result in the reorganization of the Company.

We elected to not make the $11.8 million Interest Payment due and payable on June 1, 2020, with respect to the 5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”). Under the indenture governing the 2023 Notes, we have a 30-day grace period to make the Interest Payment before the nonpayment is considered an event of default with respect to the 2023 Notes. Any event of default under the 2023 Notes for nonpayment of the Interest Payment would also be considered an event of default under the senior secured credit facility, which could lead to an acceleration of amounts due under the facility. Further, if the trustee for the 2023 Notes should exercise its right to accelerate the maturity of the full balance owed on the 2023 Notes as a result of such an event of default, that would also constitute an event of default under the 4.60% senior unsecured notes due 2024 and the 5.95% senior notes due 2026, which could lead to the acceleration of all amounts due under those notes.  We have elected to enter the 30-day grace period with respect to the Interest Payment in order to advance discussions with the lenders and explore alternative strategies. We could prevent an event of default if we paid the Interest Payment prior to the expiration of the 30-day grace period or if we reached an alternative arrangement with the holders of the 2023 Notes.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not reflect any adjustments related to the recoverability of assets and satisfaction of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the retail and broader markets, the ongoing weakness of the credit markets and significant uncertainties associated with each of these matters, we believe that there is substantial doubt that we will continue to operate as a going concern within one year after the date our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are issued.

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O ur common stock could be delisted from the NYSE if we fail to meet applicable continued listing requirements, which could have materially adverse effects on our business.

On February 5, 2020, we received notice from the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") that our common stock is no material changeslonger in compliance with NYSE continued listing criteria set forth in Section 802.01C of the Listed Company Manual of the NYSE, which require listed companies to suchrisk factors sincemaintain an average closing share price of at least $1.00 over a period of 30 consecutive trading days. We have until October 14, 2020, inclusive of extensions of the filingcure period provided by the NYSE in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to regain compliance with the continued listing criteria. During this period, we expect our common stock to continue to trade on the NYSE, subject to the additional considerations discussed below, which will allow for flexibility in addressing this matter. On May 7, 2020, our shareholders voted to approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio between 1-for-5 and 1-for-25, and a proportionate reduction in the number of authorized shares of common stock, to be determined at the discretion of the board of directors for the purpose of complying with NYSE Listing Standards, subject to the board of directors’ discretion to abandon this amendment. Our board of directors has not yet taken action to effect the reverse stock split. We intend to actively evaluate and monitor the price of our Annual Report.common stock between now and October 2020.

Our common stock could also be delisted if (i) our average market capitalization over a consecutive 30 trading-day period is less than $15 million, or (ii ) our commo n stoc k trade s a t a n “abnormall y lowprice .. I n eithe r case , our commo n stoc k woul d b e suspende d fro m tradin g o n th e NYSE immediately , an d th e NYS E woul d begi n th e proces s t o delis t ourcommo n stock , subjec t t o ourrigh t t o appea l unde r NYS E rules .. I f thi s wer e to occur , ther e i s n o assuranc e tha t an y appea l we undertak e i n thes e o r othe r circumstance s woul d b e successful , no r i s ther e an y assuranc e tha t we will continue to comply with the other NYSE continued listing standards. However, effective on March 20, 2020, the SEC granted the NYSE temporary relief until June 30, 2020 regarding the $15 million 30 trading day average minimum market cap threshold standard.

The threat of delisting and/or a delisting of our common stock could have adverse effects by, among other things:

Reducing the liquidity and market price of our common stock;

reducing the number of investors willing to hold or acquire our common stock, thereby further restricting our ability to obtain equity financing;

causing an event of default or noncompliance under certain of our debt facilities and other agreements; and

reducing our ability to retain, attract and motivate our directors, officers and employees.

As a result of the cumulative, unpaid dividends on our preferred stock we are no longer eligible to register the offer and sale of securities on SEC Form S-3, which will impair our capital raising activities and could result in the Company being required to repurchase a limited number of shares sold under our DRIP.

We are no longer eligible to use SEC Form S-3 to register offers and sales of our securities under the Securities Act, as a result of the existing dividend arrearage on our preferred stock, which will continue to accumulate following our board of directors’ decision in December 2019 to suspend such dividends. Historically, we have relied on shelf registration statements on Form S-3 for our public capital raising transactions, and also to register the offer and sale of shares of common stock under our DRIP. Our inability to use Form S-3 may harm our ability to raise capital in the future, as we will be required to use a registration statement on Form S-1 to register securities with the SEC, which may be expected to hinder our ability to act quickly in raising capital to take advantage of market conditions and to increase our cost of raising capital.  Further, we inadvertently failed to suspend small monthly “cash option” investments in common stock under our DRIP during the months of March, April and May 2020, and as a result of this oversight, we issued a total of 6,134 shares of common stock that were not registered under the Securities Act for aggregate consideration of $1,346.94. The purchasers of these shares, issued pursuant to our DRIP when we were not eligible to issue shares on Form S-3, could bring claims against us for rescission and other damages under federal or state securities laws

ITEM 2:    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Period

 

Total

Number

of Shares

Purchased (1)

 

 

Average

Price Paid

per Share (2)

 

 

Total Number of

Shares Purchased as

Part of a Publicly

Announced Plan

 

 

Approximate Dollar

Value of Shares that

May Yet Be Purchased

Under the Plan

 

Jan. 1–31, 2020

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

Feb. 1–29, 2020

 

 

111,929

 

 

 

0.78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mar. 1–31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

111,929

 

 

$

0.78

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

Period 
Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)
 
Average
Price Paid
per
Share (2)
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of a
Publicly
Announced
Plan
 
Approximate
Dollar Value
of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plan
July 1–31, 2017 2,850
  $8.38
  
  $
 
August 1–31, 2017       
  
 
September 1–30, 2017 
  
  
  
 
Total 2,850
  $8.38
  
  $
 

(1)

(1)

Represents shares surrendered to the Company by employees to satisfy federal and state income tax requirements related to the vesting of shares of restricted stock.

(2)

(2)

Represents the market value of the common stock on the vesting date for the shares of restricted stock, which was used to determine the number of shares required to be surrendered to satisfy income tax withholding requirements.

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Cash Option Investments Under DRIP Plan

While we had previously suspended quarterly dividend payments on our common stock during 2019, a very small amount of monthly “cash option” investments in shares have continued pursuant to the terms of the Company’s DRIP. Due in part to impacts on the Company’s operations and staffing resulting from ongoing efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic, we inadvertently failed to suspend the operation of these “cash option” investments during the months of March, April and May 2020, after we lost the ability to use the Form S-3 registration statement for the DRIP due to the existing dividend arrearage with respect to our preferred stock. We have now fully suspended the operation of our DRIP, including the cash option feature but, as a result of this oversight, we issued a total of 6,134 shares of common stock that were not registered under the Securities Act for aggregate consideration of $1,346.94 prior to such suspension. The purchasers of these shares, issued pursuant to our DRIP when we were not eligible to issue shares on Form S-3, could bring claims against us for rescission and other damages under federal or state securities laws.

Operating Partnership Units

During September 2017, the Operating Partnership elected to pay $0.1 million in cash to a holder of 7,084 common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership upon the exercise of the holder's conversion rights.

There is no established public trading market for the Operating Partnership’s common units and they are not registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Each limited partner in the Operating Partnership has the right to exchange all or a portion of its common units for shares of the Company’s common stock, or at the Company’s election, their cash equivalent.

In March 2020, the Company issued 16,333,947 shares of the Company’s common stock in response to exchange notices received covering a like number of common units of limited partnership in the Operating Partnership. The Company believes that the issuance of these shares was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act because it did not involve a public offering or sale. No underwriters, brokers or finders were involved in these transactions.

ITEM 3:    Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None. 

Dividends on the Series D and the Series E preferred stock are cumulative and therefore will continue to accrue at an annual rate of $18.4375 per share and $16.5625 per share, respectively. As of March 31, 2020, the cumulative amount of unpaid dividends on the preferred stock totaled $22.4 million.

Distributions on the Series K, L and S special common units are cumulative and therefore will continue to accrue at an annual rate of $2.96875 per unit, $3.0288 per unit and $2.92875 per unit, respectively. As of March 31, 2020, the cumulative amount of unpaid distributions on the special common units totaled $4.8 million.

ITEM 4:    Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable. 

ITEM 5:    Other Information

None.

ITEM 6:    Exhibits

INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit

Number

Description

10.2.6

 Exhibit
 Number
Description
*

*

*


99.1

Condensed Combined Financial Statements of The Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries of CBL & Associates Limited Partnership

 Exhibit
 Number

101.INS

Description
101.INS

XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. (Filed herewith.)

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema DocumentDocument. (Filed herewith.)

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase DocumentDocument. (Filed herewith.)

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase DocumentDocument. (Filed herewith.)

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase DocumentDocument. (Filed herewith.)

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase DocumentDocument. (Filed herewith.)

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.*). (Filed herewith.)

*

(1)Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated

Commission File No. 1-12494 and filed on September 1, 2017. *333-182515-01.

(2)Incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A, dated July 28, 2017 and filed on August 29, 2017. *
* Commission File No. 1-12494 and 333-182515-01

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SIGNATURES




Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

/s/ Farzana Khaleel

Farzana Khaleel

Executive Vice President -

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

CBL & ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By: CBL HOLDINGS I, INC., its general partner

/s/ Farzana Khaleel

Farzana Khaleel

Executive Vice President -

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

Farzana Khaleel
Executive Vice President -
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)



CBL & ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By: CBL HOLDINGS I, INC., its general partner

/s/ Farzana Khaleel

Farzana Khaleel
Executive Vice President -
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)










Date: November 8, 2017

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