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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

Form 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

or

For the transition period from                 to                

Commission File Number:   1-10899

Kimco Realty Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

3333 New Hyde Park Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11042

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(516) 869-9000

(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.   Yes ☒   No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.)    Yes ☒   No ☐

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 12-b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12-b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of April 16, 2018, the registrant had 424,897,242 shares of common stock outstanding.

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1. Business and Organization

Kimco Realty Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company"), affiliates and related real estate joint ventures are engaged principally in the ownership, management, development and operation of open-air shopping centers, which are anchored generally by grocery stores, discount department stores, or drugstores. Additionally, the Company provides complementary services that capitalize on the Company’s established retail real estate expertise.

The Company elected status as a Real Estate Investment Trust (a “REIT”) for federal income tax purposes beginning in its taxable year ended December 31, 1991 and operates in a manner that enables the Company to maintain its status as a REIT.  As a REIT, with respect to each taxable year, the Company must distribute at least 90 percent of its taxable income (excluding capital gain) and does not pay federal income taxes on the amount distributed to its shareholders.  The Company is not generally subject to federal income taxes if it distributes 100 percent of its taxable income.  Most states, where the Company holds investments in real estate, conform to the federal rules recognizing REITs.  Certain subsidiaries have made a joint election with the Company to be treated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”), which permit the Company to engage in certain business activities which the REIT may not conduct directly.  A TRS is subject to federal and state income taxes on its income, and the Company includes, when applicable, a provision for taxes in its condensed consolidated financial statements.  The Company is subject to and also includes in its tax provision non-U.S. income taxes on certain investments located in jurisdictions outside the U.S. These investments are held by the Company at the REIT level and not in the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiaries. Accordingly, the Company does not expect a U.S. income tax impact associated with the repatriation of undistributed earnings from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation -

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company. The Company’s subsidiaries include subsidiaries which are wholly-owned or which the Company has a controlling interest, including where the Company has been determined to be a primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in accordance with the Consolidation guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The information presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is unaudited and reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to reflect a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “10-K”), as certain disclosures in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018, that would duplicate those included in the 10-K are not included in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Reclassifications -

Certain amounts in the prior period have been reclassified in order to conform with the current period’s presentation. The Company reclassified $8.3 million of costs related to property management and services of the Company’s operating properties from General and administrative to Operating and maintenance on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months end March 31, 2017. In addition, in conjunction with the adoption of Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 discussed below, the Company reclassified $58.1 million of Reimbursement income and $3.6 million of Other rental property income from Revenues from rental properties on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Subsequent Events -

The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Marketable Securities -

The Company classifies its marketable equity securities as available-for-sale in accordance with the FASB’s Investments-Debt and Equity Securities guidance. On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”). In accordance with the adoption of ASU 2016-01, the Company now recognizes changes in the fair value of equity investments with readily determinable fair values in net income. Previously, changes in fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale marketable securities were recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had aggregate unrealized losses related to its available-for-sale marketable securities of $1.1 million, which were included in AOCI on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In connection with the adoption of ASU 2016-01, the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment of $1.1 million to its beginning retained earnings as of January 1, 2018, which is reflected in Cumulative distributions in excess of net income on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity.

Revenue and Gain Recognition–

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), (“Topic 606”) using the modified retrospective method applying it to any open contracts as of January 1, 2018, for which the Company did not identify any open contracts. The Company also utilized the practical expedient for which the Company was not required to restate revenue from contracts that began and are completed within the same annual reporting period. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018, are presented under Topic 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under Revenue Recognition (Topic 605). The new guidance provides a unified model to determine how revenue is recognized. To determine the proper amount of revenue to be recognized, the Company performs the following steps: (i) identify the contract with the customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations within the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) a performance obligation is satisfied. As of March 31, 2018, the Company has no outstanding contract assets or contract liabilities. The adoption of this standard did not result in any material changes to the Company’s revenue recognition as compared to the previous guidance.

The Company’s primary source of revenue are leases which fall under the scope of Leases (Topic 840). The revenues which will be impacted by the adoption of Topic 606 include fees for services performed at various unconsolidated joint ventures for which the Company is the manager. These fees primarily include property and asset management fees, leasing fees, development fees and property acquisition/disposition fees. Also affected by Topic 606 are gains on sales of properties, lease termination fees and tax increment financing (“TIF”) contracts. The Company elected to disaggregate its revenue streams into the following line items on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income: Revenues from rental properties, Reimbursement income, Other rental property income and Management and other fee income. The Company believes that these are the proper disaggregated categories as they are the best depiction of its revenue streams both qualitatively and quantitatively.

Revenues from rental properties

Revenues from rental properties are comprised of minimum base rent, percentage rent, lease termination fee income, amortization of above-market and below-market rent adjustments and straight-line rent adjustments. Base rental revenues from rental properties are recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases. Certain of these leases also provide for percentage rents based upon the level of sales achieved by the lessee.  These percentage rents are recognized once the required sales level is achieved.  Rental income may also include payments received in connection with lease termination agreements.  Lease termination fee income is recognized when the lessee provides consideration in order to terminate a lease agreement in place. The performance obligation of the Company is the termination of the lease agreement which occurs upon consideration received and execution of the termination agreement. Upon acquisition of real estate operating properties, the Company estimates the fair value of identified intangible assets and liabilities (including above-market and below-market leases, where applicable).  The capitalized above-market or below-market intangible is amortized to rental income over the estimated remaining term of the respective leases, which includes the expected renewal option period for below-market leases.

Reimbursement income

Leases typically provide for reimbursement to the Company of common area maintenance costs (“CAM”), real estate taxes and other operating expenses.  Operating expense reimbursements are recognized as earned. The lease component relating to CAM reimbursement revenue will be within the scope of Topic 606, upon the effective date of ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). See New Accounting Pronouncements below for further details.

Other rental property income

Other rental property income mainly consists of ancillary income and TIF income which totaled $5.6 million and $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Ancillary income is derived through various agreements relating to parking lots, clothing bins, temporary storage, vending machines, ATMs, trash bins and trash collections, fireworks sales, etc. The majority of the revenue derived from these sources are through lease agreements/arrangements and are recognized in accordance with the lease terms described in the lease. The Company has TIF agreements with certain municipalities and receives payments in accordance with the agreement. TIF reimbursement income is recognized on a cash-basis when received.

Management and other fee income

Property management fees, property acquisition and disposition fees, construction management fees, leasing fees and asset management fees all fall within the scope of Topic 606. These fees arise from contractual agreements with third parties or with entities in which the Company has a noncontrolling interest. Management and other fee income related to partially owned entities are recognized to the extent attributable to the unaffiliated interest. Property and asset management fee income is recognized as a single performance obligation (managing the property) comprised of a series of distinct services (maintaining property, handling issues with tenants, etc.). The Company believes that the overall service of property management is substantially the same each day and has the same pattern of performance over the term of the agreement. As a result, each day of service represents a performance obligation satisfied at that point in time. These fees are recognized at the end of each period for services performed during that period, primarily billed to the customer monthly and terms for payment are payment due upon receipt.

Leasing fee income is recognized as a single performance obligation primarily upon the rent commencement date. The Company believes the leasing services it provides are similar for each available space leased and none of the individual activities necessary to facilitate the execution of each lease are distinct. These fees are billed to the customer monthly and terms for payment are payment due upon receipt.

Property acquisition and disposition fees are recognized when the Company satisfies a performance obligation by acquiring a property or transferring control of a property. These fees are billed subsequent to the acquisition or sale of the property and payment is due upon receipt.

Construction management fees are recognized as a single performance obligation (managing the construction of the project) composed of a series of distinct services.  The Company believes that the overall service of construction management is substantially the same each day and has the same pattern of performance over the term of the agreement.  As a result, each day of service represents a performance obligation satisfied at that point in time.  These fees are based on the amount spent on the construction at the end of each period for services performed during that period, primarily billed to the customer monthly and terms for payment are payment due upon receipt. 

Gains on sales of operating properties/change in control of interests

On January 1, 2018, the Company also adopted ASU 2017-05, Other Income–Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets (“Topic 610”) for gains and losses from the sale and/or transfer of real estate property. The Company adopted Topic 610 using the modified retrospective approach for all contracts effective January 1, 2018. Topic 610 provides that sales of nonfinancial assets, such as real estate, are to be recognized when control of the asset transfers to the buyer, which will occur when the buyer has the ability to direct the use of or obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from the asset. This generally occurs when the transaction closes and consideration is exchanged for control of the property.

In accordance with its election to apply the modified retrospective approach for all contracts, the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment of $8.1 million to its beginning retained earnings as of January 1, 2018, on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and an adjustment to Investments in and advances to real estate joint ventures on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had aggregate net deferred gains of $8.1 million relating to partial disposals of two operating real estate properties prior to the adoption of ASU 2017-05, of which $6.9 million was included in Investments in and advances to real estate joint ventures and $1.2 million was included in Other liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company had deferred these gains in accordance with prior guidance due to its continuing involvement in the entities which acquired the operating real estate properties.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company sold a portion of its investment in a consolidated operating property to its partner and amended the partnership agreement to provide for joint control of the entity. As a result of the amendment, the Company no longer consolidates the entity and recognized a gain on change in control of $6.8 million, in accordance with the adoption of ASU 2017-05 (See Footnote 3 to the Notes to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure regarding disposals), which is included in Gain on sale of operating properties/ change in controls of interests on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

New Accounting Pronouncements –

       The following table represents ASUs to the FASB’s ASC that, as of March 31, 2018, are not yet effective for the Company and for which the Company has not elected early adoption, where permitted:

The following ASUs to the FASB’s ASC have been adopted by the Company during the quarter ended March 31, 2018:

3. Operating Property Activities

Acquisitions and Dispositions –

During January 2018, the Company acquired a land parcel adjacent to an existing shopping center located in Ardmore, PA for a purchase price of $3.4 million.

The table below summarizes the Company’s disposition activity relating to consolidated operating properties and parcels, in separate transactions (dollars in millions):

In addition, during March 2018, the Company sold a portion of its investment in a consolidated operating property to its partner based on a gross fair value of $320.0 million, including $206.0 million of non-recourse mortgage debt, and amended the partnership agreement to provide for joint control of the entity. As a result of the amendment, the Company no longer consolidates the entity and as such, reduced noncontrolling interests by $43.8 million and recognized a gain on change in control of $6.8 million (which is recorded in Gain on sale of operating properties/change in control of interests on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income), in accordance with the adoption of ASU 2017-05 effective as of January 1, 2018 (See Footnote 2 to the Notes to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion). The Company now has an investment in this unconsolidated property of $62.4 million, included in Investments in and advances to real estate joint ventures on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s share of this investment is subject to change and is based upon a cash flow waterfall provision within the partnership agreement (54.8% as of the date of deconsolidation).

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company disposed of four land parcels, in separate transactions, for an aggregate sales price of $2.9 million, which resulted in an aggregate gain of $0.5 million, included in Other income, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

Impairments –

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recognized aggregate impairment charges of $7.6 million. These impairment charges consist of (i) $5.2 million related to adjustments to property carrying values for properties which the Company has marketed for sale as part of its active capital recycling program and as such has adjusted the anticipated hold periods for such properties and (ii) $2.4 million related to the sale of certain operating properties, as discussed above. The Company’s estimated fair values of these properties were primarily based upon estimated sales prices from signed contracts or letters of intent from third party offers. See Footnote 12 to the Notes to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for fair value disclosure.

4. Real Estate Under Development

The Company is engaged in various real estate development projects for long-term investment. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had in progress a total of four active real estate development projects and two additional projects held for future development.

The costs incurred to date for these real estate development projects are as follows (in thousands):

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company capitalized (i) interest of $3.0 million, (ii) real estate taxes, insurance and legal costs of $0.7 million and (iii) payroll of $0.4 million, in connection with these real estate development projects.

5. Investments in and Advances to Real Estate Joint Ventures

The Company and its subsidiaries have investments in and advances to various real estate joint ventures. These joint ventures are engaged primarily in the operation of shopping centers which are either owned or held under long-term operating leases. The Company and the joint venture partners have joint approval rights for major decisions, including those regarding property operations. As such, the Company holds noncontrolling interests in these joint ventures and accounts for them under the equity method of accounting.

The table below presents joint venture investments for which the Company held an ownership interest at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in millions, except number of properties):

* Representing 118 property interests and 24.1 million square feet of GLA, as of March 31, 2018, and 118 property interests and 23.5 million square feet of GLA, as of December 31, 2017.

The table below presents the Company’s share of net income for the above investments which is included in Equity in income of joint ventures, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (in millions):

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, certain of the Company’s real estate joint ventures disposed of two operating properties, in separate transactions, for an aggregate sales price of $17.1 million. These transactions resulted in an aggregate gain to the Company of $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, certain of the Company’s real estate joint ventures disposed of five operating properties, in separate transactions, for an aggregate sales price of $47.7 million. These transactions resulted in an aggregate net gain to the Company of $0.9 million, before income taxes, for the three months ended March 31, 2017. In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company acquired a controlling interest in two operating properties from certain joint ventures, in separate transactions, for a gross purchase price of $15.4 million.

The table below presents debt balances within the Company’s unconsolidated joint venture investments for which the Company held noncontrolling ownership interests at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in millions):

* Includes extension options

6. Other Real Estate Investments

Preferred Equity Capital -

The Company previously provided capital to owners and developers of real estate properties through its Preferred Equity Program. The Company’s maximum exposure to losses associated with its preferred equity investments is primarily limited to its net investment. As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s net investment under the Preferred Equity Program was $188.2 million relating to 319 properties, including 306 net leased properties.  During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recognized income of $10.0 million from its preferred equity investments, including $4.7 million in profit participation earned from two capital transactions. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company earned $3.8 million from its preferred equity investments. These amounts are included in Equity in income of other real estate investments, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

7. Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”)

Included within the Company’s consolidated operating properties at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, are 22 and 24 consolidated entities that are VIEs, respectively, for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. These entities have been established to own and operate real estate property. The Company’s involvement with these entities is through its majority ownership and management of the properties. The entities were deemed VIEs primarily because the unrelated investors do not have substantive kick-out rights to remove the general or managing partner by a vote of a simple majority or less and they do not have substantive participating rights. The Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of these VIEs as a result of its controlling financial interest. At March 31, 2018, total assets of these VIEs were $889.6 million and total liabilities were $71.7 million. At December 31, 2017, total assets of these VIEs were $1.2 billion and total liabilities were $383.5 million.

The majority of the operations of these VIEs are funded with cash flows generated from the properties. The Company has not provided financial support to any of these VIEs that it was not previously contractually required to provide, which consists primarily of funding any capital expenditures, including tenant improvements, which are deemed necessary to continue to operate the entity and any operating cash shortfalls that the entity may experience.

Additionally, included within the Company’s real estate development projects at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, are two and three consolidated entities that are VIEs, respectively, for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. These entities have been established to develop real estate properties to hold as long-term investments. The Company’s involvement with these entities is through its majority ownership and management of the properties. These entities were deemed VIEs primarily based on the fact that the equity investments at risk are not sufficient to permit the entities to finance their activities without additional financial support. The initial equity contributed to these entities was not sufficient to fully finance the real estate construction as development costs are funded by the partners throughout the construction period. The Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of these VIEs as a result of its controlling financial interest. At March 31, 2018, total assets of these real estate development VIEs were $296.2 million and total liabilities were $42.9 million. At December 31, 2017, total assets of these real estate development VIEs were $307.9 million and total liabilities were $34.2 million.

Substantially all the projected development costs to be funded for these two real estate development projects, aggregating $106.0 million, will be funded with capital contributions from the Company, when contractually obligated. The Company has not provided financial support to these VIEs that it was not previously contractually required to provide.

All liabilities of these consolidated VIEs are non-recourse to the Company (“VIE Liabilities”). The assets of the unencumbered VIEs are not restricted for use to settle only the obligations of these VIEs. The remaining VIE assets are encumbered by third party non-recourse mortgage debt. The assets associated with these encumbered VIEs (“Restricted Assets”) are collateral under the respective mortgages and are therefore restricted and can only be used to settle the corresponding liabilities of the VIE. The table below summarizes the consolidated VIEs and the classification of the Restricted Assets and VIE Liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (dollars in millions):

8. Mortgages and Other Financing Receivables

The Company has various mortgages and other financing receivables which consist of loans acquired and loans originated by the Company. The Company reviews payment status to identify performing versus non-performing loans. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had a total of 11 loans aggregating $21.4 million, of which all were identified as performing loans.

9. Marketable Securities

Effective January 1, 2018, in accordance with the adoption of ASU 2016-01, the Company now recognizes changes in the fair value of equity investments with readily determinable fair values in net income. In addition, the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment of $1.1 million to its beginning retained earnings as of January 1, 2018, which is reflected in Cumulative distributions in excess of net income on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, to reclassify unrealized losses previously reported in AOCI for available-for-sale marketable securities. Also, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recognized a net loss on changes in fair value of its available-for-sale marketable securities of $1.5 million in Other income, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

10. Mortgages Payable

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company (i) deconsolidated $206.0 million of individual non-recourse mortgage debt relating to an operating property for which the Company no longer has a controlling interest in and (ii) repaid $161.9 million of maturing mortgage debt (including fair market value adjustments of $0.4 million) that encumbered two operating properties.

Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company disposed of an encumbered property through foreclosure. The transaction resulted in a net decrease in mortgage debt of $12.4. In addition, the Company recognized a gain on forgiveness of debt of $4.3 million and relief of accrued interest of $3.4 million, both of which are included in Other income, net in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

11. Noncontrolling Interests

      Noncontrolling interests represent the portion of equity that the Company does not own in entities it consolidates as a result of having a controlling interest or determined that the Company was the primary beneficiary of a VIE in accordance with the provisions of the FASB’s Consolidation guidance.  The Company accounts and reports for noncontrolling interests in accordance with the Consolidation guidance and the Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity guidance issued by the FASB. The Company identifies its noncontrolling interests separately within the equity section on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the Company and to the noncontrolling interests are presented separately on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.  During the three months ended March 31, 2018, there were various transactions that had an impact on noncontrolling interest. See Footnotes 3 and 5 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding specific transactions.

In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company acquired its partners’ interest in three consolidated entities, in two separate transactions, for an aggregate purchase price of $3.4 million. These transactions resulted in a net decrease in Noncontrolling interest of $4.6 million and a corresponding net increase in Paid-in capital of $1.2 million on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. There are no remaining partners in two of these consolidated entities.

      Included within noncontrolling interests are units that were determined to be contingently redeemable that are classified as Redeemable noncontrolling interests and presented in the mezzanine section between Total liabilities and Stockholder’s equity on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

12. Fair Value Measurements

All financial instruments of the Company are reflected in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at amounts which, in management’s estimation, based upon an interpretation of available market information and valuation methodologies, reasonably approximate their fair values except those listed below, for which fair values are disclosed. The valuation method used to estimate fair value for fixed-rate and variable-rate debt is based on discounted cash flow analyses, with assumptions that include credit spreads, market yield curves, trading activity, loan amounts and debt maturities. The fair values for marketable securities are based on published values, securities dealers’ estimated market values or comparable market sales. Such fair value estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would be realized upon disposition.

As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, the FASB’s Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).

The following are financial instruments for which the Company’s estimate of fair value differs from the carrying amounts (in thousands):

The Company has certain financial instruments that must be measured under the FASB’s Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures guidance, including available for sale securities. The Company currently does not have non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

The tables below present the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of  March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall (in thousands):

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, are as follows (in thousands): 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized impairment charges related to adjustments to property carrying values of $7.6 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The Company’s estimated fair values of these properties were primarily based upon estimated sales prices from signed contracts or letters of intent from third party offers for which the Company does not have access to the unobservable inputs used to determine these estimated fair values. Based on these inputs, the Company determined that its valuation of these investments was classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. (See Footnote 3 to the Notes to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion regarding impairment charges).

13. Preferred Stock and Common Stock

The Company’s outstanding Preferred Stock is detailed below: