Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of cost capitalized
Payroll and related costs and interest costs capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Payroll and related costs capitalized
 
$
1,581

 
$
1,521

 
$
2,345

Interest costs capitalized
 
$
25

 
$
93

 
$
2,289


Schedule of depreciation expense
Depreciation expense related to rental property included in net income for each of the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Depreciation expense related to rental property
 
$
107,129

 
$
114,198

 
$
107,845



Schedule of Deferred Charges Deferred lease costs capitalized, including amounts paid to third-party brokers and internal leasing costs for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Deferred lease costs capitalized- payroll and related costs
 
$
679

 
$
6,007

 
$
6,098

Total deferred lease costs capitalized
 
$
5,142

 
$
6,703

 
$
6,584


Tax Treatment of Common Dividends Per Share for Federal Tax Purposes Dividends per share for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were taxable as follows:
Common dividends per share:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Ordinary income
 
$
1.3261

 
$
1.3919

 
$
1.1660

Capital gain
 

 
0.0006

 

Return of capital
 
0.0889

 

 
0.1865

 
 
$
1.4150

 
$
1.3925

 
$
1.3525


GAAP Reconciliation of Net Income to Taxable Income
The following reconciles net income available to the Company's shareholders to taxable income available to common shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Net income available to the Company's shareholders
 
$
87,855

 
$
43,655

 
$
68,002

Book/tax difference on:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
51,602

 
58,208

 
10,685

Sale of assets and interests in unconsolidated entities
 
(41,138
)
 
(3,243
)
 
(8,718
)
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures
 
1,447

 
18,444

 
15,662

Share-based payment compensation
 
8,246

 
6,269

 
221

Other differences
 
8,948

 
(630
)
 
(1,089
)
Taxable income available to common shareholders
 
$
116,960

 
$
122,703

 
$
84,763


Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures
Interest paid, net of interest capitalized was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Interest paid, net of interest capitalized
 
$
57,237

 
$
60,529

 
$
56,730



Information related to non-cash assets and liabilities recorded as a result of the adoption of ASC 842 in 2019 was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
2019
Non-Cash operating lease right-of-use assets exchanged for operating lease liabilities
 
$
87,679

Non-Cash operating lease liabilities exchanged for operating right-of-use assets
 
$
92,354


Expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Costs relating to construction included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
$
17,619

 
$
15,772

 
$
32,060