UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to
Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of September 2023
Commission File Number 001-35505
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BROOKFIELD PROPERTY PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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73 Front Street, 5th Floor, Hamilton, HM 12 Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ý Form 40-F ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
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The information contained in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 of this Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the registrant’s following registration statements on Form F-3: File No. 333-218503, 333-218504, 333-225158 and 333-225163; and the registrant’s following registration statements on Form S-8: File Nos. 333-196622, 333-203042 and 333-227082.
DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K
See the Exhibit List to this Form 6-K.
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.
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Date: | November 13, 2023 | BROOKFIELD PROPERTY PARTNERS L.P., |
| | by its general partner, Brookfield Property Partners Limited |
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| | By: | /s/ Jane Sheere |
| | Name: | Jane Sheere |
| | Title: | Secretary |
EXHIBIT LIST
99.1 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Results of Brookfield Property Partners L.P. as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
99.2 Unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Brookfield Property Partners L.P. as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
99.3 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Property Group LLC, a manager of Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
99.4 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield Property Group LLC, a manager of Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Results
INTRODUCTION
This management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) of Brookfield Property Partners L.P. (“BPY”, the “partnership”, or “we”) covers the financial position as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (the “Financial Statements”) and related notes as of September 30, 2023, included elsewhere in this report, and our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2022 on Form 20-F.
We disclose a number of financial measures in this MD&A that are calculated and presented using methodologies other than in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”). Non-IFRS measures used in this MD&A are reconciled to or calculated from the most comparable IFRS measure. We utilize these measures in managing our business, including for performance measurement, capital allocation and valuation purposes and believe that providing these performance measures on a supplemental basis to our IFRS results is helpful to investors in assessing our overall performance. These financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for similar financial measures calculated in accordance with IFRS. We caution readers that these non-IFRS financial measures may differ from the calculations disclosed by other businesses, and as a result, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by others. Reconciliations of these non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS, where applicable, are included within this MD&A on page 19. We also caution readers that this MD&A may contain forward-looking statements, see page 28 for our “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
This MD&A includes financial data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and includes material information up to November 13, 2023.
OBJECTIVES AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The partnership’s capital structure is comprised of five classes of partnership units: General partnership units (“GP Units”), limited partnership units (“LP Units”), Redeemable/Exchangeable Partnership units (“REUs”), special limited partnership units of the operating partnership (“Special LP Units”) and FV LTIP units of the operating partnership (“FV LTIP Units”). In addition, the partnership issued Class A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 1 in the first quarter of 2019, Class A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 2 in the third quarter of 2019 and Class A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 3 in the first quarter of 2020 (collectively, “Preferred Equity Units”). Holders of the GP Units, LP Units, REUs, Special LP Units and FV LTIP Units will be collectively referred to throughout this MD&A as “Unitholders”. The LP Units and REUs have the same economic attributes in all respects, except that the holders of REUs have the right to request that their units be redeemed for cash consideration. In the event that Brookfield Corporation (or the “Corporation”), as the holder of the REUs exercises this right, our partnership has the right, at its sole discretion, to satisfy the redemption request with its LP Units, rather than cash, on a one-for-one basis. As a result, the Corporation, as holder of REUs, participates in earnings and distributions on a per unit basis equivalent to the per unit participation of the LP Units of our partnership. However, given the redemption feature referenced above and the fact that they were issued by our subsidiary, we present the REUs as a component of non-controlling interests.
On December 9, 2022, the Corporation completed the distribution of 25% of its asset management business, through Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (the “Manager”), by way of a plan of arrangement (the “Manager Distribution”). In advance of the Manager Distribution, a reorganization took place within the Corporation whereby the partnership redeemed $1 billion of preferred units issued by a subsidiary of the partnership and acquired certain limited partnership (“LP”) interests in several real estate funds and other investment interests from an indirect subsidiary of the Corporation (“Manager Reorganization”) for net consideration of $2,475 million through the issuance of Class D junior preferred shares, Series 1 and 2 of a subsidiary of the partnership, Brookfield BPY Holdings Inc. (“CanHoldco Class D Junior Preferred Shares”), to the Corporation. The LP interests and other investment interests acquisitions, including related working capital balances acquired, were accounted for as a business acquisition under common control, as discussed in Note 2 of our December 31, 2022 Financial Statements, whereby the partnership records assets and liabilities recognized as a result of transfers of businesses or subsidiaries between entities under common control at carrying value. Differences between the consideration given or received and the carrying amount of the assets and liabilities transferred are recorded within ownership changes in equity. On January 1, 2023, a further LP interest in a real estate fund was acquired from an indirect subsidiary of the Corporation for consideration of $588 million through the issuance of a non-interest bearing note. The funding for this acquisition, along with the subsequent $530 million capital call came through the issuance of LP Units, Special LP Units and REUs to the Corporation. The Corporation retained an identical indirect economic interest in the Brookfield Strategic Real Estate Partners (“BSREP”) IV investment before and after the transaction.
Financial data has been prepared using accounting policies in accordance with IFRS, except as otherwise noted. Unless otherwise specified, all operating and other statistical information is presented as if we own 100% of each property in our portfolio, regardless of whether we own all of the interests in each property. We believe this is the most appropriate basis on which to evaluate the performance of properties in the portfolio relative to each other and others in the market.
All dollar references, unless otherwise stated, are in millions of U.S. Dollars. Canadian Dollars (“C$”), Australian Dollars (“A$”), British Pounds (“£”), Euros (“€”), Brazilian Reais (“R$”), Indian Rupees (“₨”), Chinese Yuan (“C¥”), South Korean Won (“₩”), United Arab Emirates Dirham (“AED”), Hong Kong Dollar (“HK$”), Swedish Krona (“SEK”) and Polish Zloty (“zł”) are identified where applicable.
Additional information is available on our website at bpy.brookfield.com, or on www.sedarplus.ca or www.sec.gov.
OVERVIEW OF THE BUSINESS
We are Brookfield Corporation’s primary vehicle to make investments across all strategies in real estate. Our goal is to be a leading global owner and operator of high-quality real estate.
Office
Our diversified Office portfolio consists of 74 million leasable square feet across 131 premier office assets in some of the world’s leading commercial markets such as New York, London, Dubai, Toronto, and Berlin. We target to earn core-plus total returns on this portfolio. Represented within this portfolio are an irreplaceable portfolio of 16 office and mixed-use complexes in global gateway cities (“Core”) including, Manhattan West in New York and Canary Wharf in London. The balance of our Office portfolio consists of assets with significant value-add through development and leasing activities (“Transitional and Development”) that are generally held for shorter time frames before being monetized for attractive returns. We focus on high-quality real estate assets in some of the best locations around the world because we have found that these outperform over very long periods of time and through economic cycles.
Retail
Our Retail portfolio consists of 109 million leasable square feet across 108 best-in-class malls and urban retail properties across the United States. We also target to earn core-plus total returns on this portfolio. Similar to our Office portfolio, within our Retail portfolio are 19 Core premier retail centers such as Ala Moana Center in Honolulu and Fashion Show in Las Vegas which collectively represent the majority of equity attributable to Unitholders in our Retail portfolio. Their stable and growing cash flows ensure that we can earn attractive compounding rates of return. The balance of our Retail portfolio consists of Transitional and Development retail assets with significant value-add through development and leasing activities that are generally held for shorter time frames before being monetized for attractive returns.
LP Investments
Our LP Investments portfolio includes our equity invested in Brookfield-sponsored real estate opportunity funds, which target high-quality assets with operational upside across various real estate sectors, including office, retail, multifamily, logistics, hospitality, mixed-use and other alternative real estate. We target to earn opportunistic returns on our LP Investments portfolio. These investments have a defined hold period and typically generate the majority of profits from gains recognized from realization events, including the sale of an asset or portfolio of assets, or exit of the entire investment. As such, capital invested in our LP Investments recycles over time, as existing funds return capital, and we reinvest these proceeds in future vintages of Brookfield-sponsored funds.
There have been no material changes to our investment strategy since December 31, 2022. For a more detailed description of our investment strategy, please refer to the section titled Item 4.B. “Business Overview” in our December 31, 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
We consider the following items to be important drivers of our current and anticipated financial performance:
•increases in occupancies by leasing vacant space and pre-leasing active developments;
•increases in rental rates through maintaining or enhancing the quality of our assets and as market conditions permit; and
•reductions in operating costs through achieving economies of scale and diligently managing contracts.
We also believe that key external performance drivers include the availability of the following:
•debt capital at a cost and on terms conducive to our goals;
•preferred equity capital at a reasonable cost;
•new property acquisitions and other investments that fit into our strategic plan; and
•opportunities to dispose of peak value or non-core assets.
In addition to monitoring, analyzing and reviewing earnings performance, we also review initiatives and market conditions that contribute to changes in the fair value of our investment properties. These fair value changes, combined with earnings, represent a total return on the equity attributable to Unitholders and form an important component in measuring how we have performed relative to our targets.
To measure our performance against these targets, as described above, and measure our operating performance, we focus on non-IFRS measures including net operating income (“NOI”), funds from operations (“FFO”), Company FFO (“CFFO”), and equity attributable to Unitholders. We define these non-GAAP measures on page 18.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS
REVIEW OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS
In this section, we review our financial position and consolidated performance as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. Further details on our results from operations and our financial positions are contained within the “Segment Performance” section beginning on page 9.
The following acquisitions and dispositions affected our consolidated results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. Unless stated otherwise, proceeds represent the selling price attributable to the properties:
Q3 2023
•We acquired eight logistic centers in the United States in the BSREP IV fund for $378 million.
•We sold twenty-three manufactured housing communities in the United States in the BSREP II fund for $389 million.
Q2 2023
•We sold partial interests, without loss of control, in two office assets in the United States for net proceeds of approximately $205 million.
•We sold partial interests, without loss of control, in three office assets in Canada for net proceeds of approximately C$405 million ($306 million).
•We acquired a multifamily asset in the United States in the BSREP IV fund for approximately $157 million.
Q1 2023
•We acquired five logistics assets in the United States in the BSREP IV fund for approximately $400 million.
•We acquired a 23% LP interest in the foreign investments owned by BSREP IV from an indirect subsidiary of the Corporation (“Acquisition of Foreign Investments”) for consideration of $588 million through the issuance of a non-interest bearing note. There was a subsequent $530 million capital call related to the BSREP IV U.S. and foreign investments. The consideration for the Acquisition of Foreign Investments and capital call was funded by the issuance of LP Units, Special LP Units and REUs to the Corporation.
Q4 2022
•The Corporation completed the distribution of 25% of its asset management business, through the Manager, by way of the Manager Distribution. In advance of the Manager Distribution, a reorganization took place within the Corporation wherein we redeemed $1 billion of preferred units issued by a BPY subsidiary and acquired certain LP interests in several real estate funds and other investment interests from an indirect subsidiary of the Corporation for net consideration of $2,475 million through the issuance of CanHoldco Class D Junior Preferred Shares, to the Corporation.
•We sold a portfolio of student housing assets in the United Kingdom in the BSREP II fund for approximately £3.4 billion ($4.0 billion).
•We sold three multifamily assets in the United States for approximately $192 million.
Q3 2022
•We sold two multifamily assets in the United States for approximately $231 million.
•We deconsolidated our investment in Brookfield Premier Real Estate Partners Australia (“BPREP-A”), as a result of the dilution of our interest. Prior to the transaction, our interest was consolidated and is now reflected as a financial asset.
Q2 2022
•We sold eleven multifamily assets in the United States in the BSREP II fund for approximately $469 million.
•One mall was conveyed to the lender in satisfaction of outstanding debt obligations of $361 million.
•We acquired our joint venture partner’s incremental interest in two properties, bringing our ownership in each of the malls to 100%. Prior to the acquisition of the two assets, our joint venture interest was accounted for under the equity method. These two assets are now consolidated.
•We sold an office asset in the United Kingdom for approximately £294 million ($360 million).
Q1 2022
•We sold a portfolio of triple net lease assets in the United States in the BSREP I fund for approximately $3.7 billion.
•We sold a portfolio of hotel assets in the United States in the BSREP II fund for approximately $1.5 billion.
For the purposes of the following comparison discussion between the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the above transactions are referred to as the investment activities.
Operating Results
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Commercial property revenue | $ | 1,488 | | $ | 1,182 | | $ | 4,390 | | $ | 3,622 | |
Hospitality revenue | 699 | | 407 | | 1,951 | | 1,120 | |
Investment and other revenue | 246 | | 167 | | 659 | | 811 | |
Total revenue | 2,433 | | 1,756 | | 7,000 | | 5,553 | |
Direct commercial property expense | 597 | | 471 | | 1,737 | | 1,393 | |
Direct hospitality expense | 532 | | 282 | | 1,565 | | 847 | |
Investment and other expense | 136 | | 32 | | 212 | | 303 | |
Interest expense | 1,222 | | 707 | | 3,563 | | 1,930 | |
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General and administrative expense | 339 | | 227 | | 1,023 | | 693 | |
Total expenses | 2,826 | | 1,719 | | 8,100 | | 5,166 | |
Fair value (losses) gains, net | (5) | | (387) | | (116) | | 906 | |
Share of earnings (losses) from equity accounted investments | 161 | | 527 | | (13) | | 1,326 | |
(Loss) income before income taxes | (237) | | 177 | | (1,229) | | 2,619 | |
Income tax expense (recovery) | 130 | | 173 | | (10) | | 403 | |
Net (loss) income | $ | (367) | | $ | 4 | | $ | (1,219) | | $ | 2,216 | |
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Net (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $(367) million compared to net income of $4 million for the same period in the prior year. The decrease is primarily attributable to an increase in interest expense resulting from higher interest rates and a decrease in the share of earnings from equity accounted investments of $366 million from lower fair value gains compared to prior year. Partially offsetting these decreases is an increase in commercial property revenue, net of related direct expenses of $162 million and hospitality revenue, net of related direct expenses of $36 million resulting from the reorganization of certain LP interests in connection with the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments.
Net (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $(1,219) million compared to net income of $2,216 million for the same period in prior year. The decrease is primarily attributable to an increase in interest expense resulting from higher interest rates and share of losses from equity accounted investments in the current period compared to share of earnings in the prior year contributed to a decrease of $1,339 million driven by fair value losses in the current period compared with fair value gains in the prior period as well as disposition activity and fair value losses in the current period of $116 million. Partially offsetting these decreases is an increase in commercial property revenue, net of related direct expenses of $464 million and hospitality revenue, net of related direct expenses of $88 million resulting from the reorganization of certain LP interests in connection with the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments as well as income tax recovery.
Commercial property revenue and direct commercial property expense
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, commercial property revenue increased by $306 million compared to the same period in the prior year due to revenue from the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments of $83 million and $26 million, respectively, partially offset by property dispositions in our LP Investments resulting in a decrease of $33 million compared to prior year.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, direct commercial property expense increased by $126 million compared to the same period in the prior year due to expenses from the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments of $150 million and $120 million, respectively, partially offset by property dispositions in our LP Investments. Margins in 2023 were 59.9%, a decrease of 0.3% compared to 2022.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, commercial property revenue increased by $768 million compared to the same period in the prior year due to revenue from the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments of $437 million and $347 million, respectively, partially offset by property dispositions in our LP Investments resulting in a decrease of $161 million compared to prior year.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, direct commercial property expense increased by $344 million compared to the same period in the prior year due to expenses from the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments of $226 million and $94 million, respectively, partially offset by property dispositions in our LP Investments. Margins in 2023 were 60.4%, a decrease of 1.1% compared to 2022.
Hospitality revenue and direct hospitality expense
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, hospitality revenue increased by $292 million compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was attributable to the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments which contributed $209 million and $53 million, respectively, as well as the continued recovery in the hospitality sector, as a result of increased occupancy and average daily rates compared to the same period in the prior year.
Direct hospitality expense increased to $532 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $282 million in the same period in the prior year. The increase was driven by additional expenses stemming from the reorganization of certain LP interests as a result of the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments of $177 million and $50 million, respectively.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, hospitality revenue increased by $831 million compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was attributable to the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments which contributed $622 million and $129 million, respectively, as well as the continued recovery in the hospitality sector. These increases were partially offset by disposition activity in our LP Investments portfolio which resulted in a decrease of $31 million compared to prior year.
Direct hospitality expense increased to $1,565 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $847 million in the same period in the prior year. The increase was driven by additional expenses stemming from the reorganization of certain LP interests as a result of the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments of $526 million and $137 million, respectively. These increases were partially offset by disposition activity in our LP Investments portfolio which resulted in a decrease of $24 million compared to the prior year.
Investment and other revenue, and investment and other expense
Investment and other revenue includes management fees, leasing fees, development fees, interest income and other non-rental revenue. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, investment and other revenue increased by $79 million, primarily due to incremental increase in revenue from the reorganization of certain LP interests as a result of the Manager Reorganization of $62 million.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, investment and other expense increased by $104 million primarily due expenses related to the disposition of multifamily develop-for-sale assets in the current period of $124 million compared to nil in the prior year, partially offset by lower development expenses in Australia.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, investment and other revenue decreased by $152 million, primarily due to a decrease of $192 million in our LP Investments segment resulting from the lower dispositions of multifamily develop-for-sale assets compared to the prior year, as well as a decrease of $118 million in our Office segment due to lower development fees in Australia partially offset by incremental revenue due to the reorganization of certain LP Interests as a result of the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments of $178 million and $11 million, respectively.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, investment and other expense decreased by $91 million primarily due to a decrease of $64 million in our Office segment due to lower development costs in Australia as well as a decrease of $27 million in our LP Investments segment resulting from the lower dispositions of multifamily develop-for-sale assets compared to the prior year.
Interest expense
Interest expense increased by $515 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, due to higher debt balances from the reorganization of certain LP interests as a result of the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments which contributed $170 million and $153 million, respectively, the rising interest rate environment in the current year and asset-level financings and corporate draws.
Interest expense increased by $1,633 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, due to higher debt balances from the reorganization of certain LP interests as a result of the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments which contributed $473 million and $526 million, respectively, the rising interest rate environment in the current year and asset-level financings and corporate draws, partially offset by disposition activity resulting in a reduction of $63 million.
General and administrative expense
General and administrative expense increased by $112 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase is attributable to the reorganization of certain LP interests as a result of the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments which contributed $78 million and $31 million, respectively, partially offset by disposition activity.
General and administrative expense increased by $330 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase is due to the reorganization of certain LP interests as a result of the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments which contributed $245 million and $98 million, respectively, partially offset by disposition activity.
Fair value (losses) gains, net
Fair value (losses) gains, net includes valuation gains (losses) on commercial properties and developments as well as mark-to-market adjustments on financial instruments and derivatives and foreign currency gains (losses) on disposal of assets denominated in foreign currencies. While we measure and record our commercial properties and developments using valuations prepared by management in accordance with our policy, external appraisals and market comparables, when available, are used to support our valuations.
We measure all investment properties at fair value, including those held within equity accounted investments. Valuations are prepared at a balance sheet date with changes to those values recognized as gains or losses in the income statement. Our valuations are generally prepared at the individual property level by internal investment professionals with the appropriate expertise in the respective industry, geography and asset type. We leverage their extensive expertise and experience in the valuation of properties accumulated through involvement in acquisitions and dispositions, negotiations with lenders and interactions with institutional private fund investors.
There have been no material changes to our valuation methodology since December 31, 2022. Refer to our 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F for further detail on the valuation methodology of our investment properties and hospitality properties.
Fair value losses, net for our Office segment were $390 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. These losses were driven by discount rate and capitalization rate expansion, partially offset by gains from updated cash flow assumptions. Fair value losses, net for our Office segment were $824 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. These losses were due to discount rate and capitalization rate expansion, as mentioned above, partially offset by gains from updated cashflow assumptions in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. Fair value losses, net for our Office segment were $120 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. These losses were driven by fair value losses in the U.S. related to lower market rent growth and higher rent concessions, partially offset by fair value gains driven by improved cash flow assumptions at assets in Toronto and in London.
Fair value gains, net for our Retail segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were $478 million and $475 million, respectively. These gains were primarily driven by fair value gains on our investment in a U.S. department store chain and updated cash flow assumptions at our malls, partially offset by updated market assumptions. Fair value gains, net for our Retail segment were $122 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. These gains were primarily driven by updated cash flow assumptions.
Fair value losses, net for our LP Investments segment were $90 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The fair value losses were primarily driven by updated leasing assumptions and updated valuation metrics at select office assets. These losses were partially offset by fair value gains in the current year from updated cashflows at a mixed-use portfolio in South Korea and from updated valuation metrics and leasing assumptions in select multifamily, logistics, and student housing assets. Fair value gains, net for our LP Investments segment were $208 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. These gains updated valuation metrics and leasing assumptions in select logistics, student housing and multifamily assets, as well as office assets located in Brazil. We also had gains recognized on a conditional acquisition of office assets in India in 2022, that closed in the current year. These gains were partially offset by fair value losses discussed above. Fair value gains, net for our LP Investments segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were $772 million primarily driven by fair value gains from a student housing portfolio we sold in Q4 2022, an office asset in the U.S., as well as capitalization rate compression in our U.S. manufactured housing portfolio.
Share of net earnings from equity accounted investments
Our most significant equity accounted investments are Canary Wharf in the U.K, Manhattan West in New York, Ala Moana Center in Hawaii, Fashion Show in Las Vegas, Grand Canal Shoppes in Las Vegas and our interest in a retail joint venture in Brazil.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we sold 99% of our interest in an office tower in Midtown New York for approximately of $101 million which is now reflected as a financial asset and 13% of our interest in Bryant Park Office Tower in New York for approximately $83 million.
Our share of net earnings from equity accounted investments for the three months ended September 30, 2023 were $161 million, which represents a decrease of $366 million, compared to the prior year. The decrease is primarily due to lower fair value gains accounted for under the equity method compared to the prior year and disposition activity in the current period. This decrease was partially offset by gains at recently completed developments accounted for under the equity method. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 share of net losses from equity accounted investments were $13 million, which represents a decrease of $1,339 million compared to the prior year. The decrease is primarily due to fair value losses as a result of updated market assumptions accounted for under the equity method and disposition activity in the current period. This decrease was partially offset by gains at recently completed development mentioned above.
Income tax expense
The decrease in income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year is primarily due to a decrease in pre-tax income, a change in the tax rate of certain subsidiaries, and an increase in the benefit recognized for deferred tax assets.
Statement of Financial Position and Key Metrics
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Investment properties | | |
Commercial properties | $ | 77,634 | | $ | 66,067 | |
Commercial developments | 4,656 | | 2,518 | |
Equity accounted investments | 19,566 | | 19,943 | |
Property, plant and equipment | 10,228 | | 9,401 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,556 | | 4,020 | |
Assets held for sale | 1,638 | | 576 | |
Total assets | 129,980 | | 112,516 | |
Debt obligations | 66,434 | | 58,562 | |
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale | 933 | | — | |
Total equity | 48,443 | | 41,737 | |
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As of September 30, 2023, we had $129,980 million in total assets, compared with $112,516 million at December 31, 2022. This $17,464 million increase was primarily due to the reorganization of certain LP interests as a result of the Acquisition of Foreign Investments
and other acquisition activity during the year, partially offset by current year distributions related to the sale of a student housing asset from the prior year and property dispositions and foreign currency translation.
The following table presents the changes in investment properties from December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023:
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Investment properties, beginning of period | $ | 66,067 | | $ | 2,518 | |
Acquisitions | 2,245 | | 683 | |
Capital expenditures | 594 | | 950 | |
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Dispositions(1) | (864) | | (44) | |
Fair value (losses) gains, net | (772) | | 26 | |
Foreign currency translation | (309) | | (24) | |
Transfer between commercial properties and commercial developments | 801 | | (801) | |
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Acquisition of Foreign Investments(2) | 11,286 | | 1,408 | |
Reclassifications to assets held for sale and other changes | (1,414) | | (60) | |
Investment properties, end of period | $ | 77,634 | | $ | 4,656 | |
(1)Property dispositions represent the carrying value on date of sale.
(2)See Note 28, Related Parties of our Q3 2023 financial statements for further information on the Acquisition of Foreign Investments.
Commercial properties are commercial, operating, rent-producing properties. Commercial properties increased from $66,067 million at the end of 2022 to $77,634 million at September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to the Acquisition of Foreign Investments and other acquisition activity and capital spend in the period, partially offset by the reclassification of assets to held for sale, property dispositions, fair value losses and the negative impact of foreign currency translation. Refer to Note 3, Investment Properties of our Q3 2023 Financial Statements for further information.
Commercial developments consist of commercial property development sites, density rights and related infrastructure. The total fair value of development land and infrastructure was $4,656 million at September 30, 2023, an increase of $2,138 million from the balance at December 31, 2022. The increase is primarily due to the Acquisition of Foreign Investments and other acquisition activity, in addition to capital spend in our Office and LP investments, partially offset by an office asset becoming operational in the current year. Refer to Note 3, Investment Properties of our Q3 2023 Financial Statements for further information.
The following table presents a roll-forward of changes in our equity accounted investments December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023:
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(US$ Millions) | Nine months ended Sep. 30, 2023 |
Equity accounted investments, beginning of period | $ | 19,943 | |
Additions | 195 | |
Disposals and return of capital distributions | (592) | |
Share of net (loss) earnings from equity accounted investments | 14 | |
Distributions received | (136) | |
Foreign currency translation | 26 | |
Reclassification (to)/from assets held for sale | 73 | |
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Acquisition of Foreign Investments(1) | 211 | |
Other comprehensive income and other | (168) | |
Equity accounted investments, end of period | $ | 19,566 | |
(1)See Note 28, Related Parties of our Q3 2023 financial statements for further information on the Acquisition of Foreign Investments.
Equity accounted investments decreased by $377 million since December 31, 2022 primarily due dispositions within our LP Investments and distributions received, partially offset by the Acquisition of Foreign Investments and share of net earnings from equity accounted investments. Refer to Note 4, Equity Accounted Investments of our Q3 2023 Financial Statements for further information.
The following table presents a roll-forward of changes in property, plant and equipment December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023:
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(US$ Millions) | Nine months ended Sep. 30, 2023 | |
Cost: | | |
Balance at the beginning of period | $ | 9,050 | | |
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Additions | 389 | | |
Disposals | (164) | | |
Foreign currency translation | (29) | | |
Acquisition of Foreign Investments(1) | 945 | | |
Other | (6) | | |
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Accumulated fair value changes: | | |
Balance at the beginning of period | 1,376 | | |
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Disposals | (38) | | |
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Foreign currency translation | (2) | | |
Other | (5) | | |
| 1,331 | | |
Accumulated depreciation: | | |
Balance at the beginning of period | (1,025) | | |
Depreciation | (308) | | |
Disposals | 35 | | |
Foreign currency translation | 3 | | |
Other | 7 | | |
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Total property, plant and equipment(2) | $ | 10,228 | | |
(1)See Note 28, Related Parties of our Q3 2023 financial statements for further information on the Acquisition of Foreign Investments.
(2)Includes right-of-use assets of $534 million (December 31, 2022 - $393 million).
Property, plant and equipment increased by $827 million since December 31, 2022, primarily due to the acquisition of certain LP interests as a result of the Acquisition of Foreign Investments and acquisitions within our LP Investments partially offset by depreciation, disposition activity and the negative impact of foreign currency translation. Property, plant and equipment primarily includes our hospitality assets which are revalued annually at December 31, using a depreciated replacement cost approach.
The following table presents a roll-forward of changes in assets held for sale December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023:
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(US$ Millions) | Nine months ended Sep. 30, 2023 | |
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 576 | | |
Reclassification to assets held for sale, net | 1,401 | | |
Disposals | (351) | | |
Fair value adjustments | (52) | | |
Foreign currency translation | 1 | | |
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Acquisition of Foreign Investments | 47 | | |
Other | 16 | | |
Balance, end of period | $ | 1,638 | | |
At September 30, 2023, assets held for sale included five malls in the U.S., four office assets in the U.S., one multifamily asset in Brazil, one office asset in Ireland, one multifamily asset in the U.S., and one logistics asset in the U.S as we intend to sell controlling interests in these assets to third parties in the next 12 months. Refer to Note 10, Held For Sale of our Q3 2023 Financial Statements for further information.
The components of changes in debt obligations, including changes related to cash flows from financing activities, are summarized in the table below:
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(US$ Millions) | Dec. 31, 2022 | Debt obligation issuance, net of repayments | | Debt from asset acquisitions | Assumed by purchaser | Amortization of deferred financing costs and (premium) discount | Foreign currency translation | Acquisition of Foreign Investments(1) | Other | Sep. 30, 2023 |
Debt obligations | $ | 58,562 | | (2,222) | | | 394 | | (88) | | 150 | | (190) | | 10,674 | | (76) | | $ | 67,204 | |
(1)See Note 28, Related Parties of our Q3 2023 financial statements for further information on the Acquisition of Foreign Investments.
Our debt obligations, excluding debt obligations associated with assets held for sale, increased to $66,434 million at September 30, 2023 from $58,562 million at December 31, 2022. The increase was driven by the Acquisition of Foreign Investments, partially offset by repayment of debt and the negative impact of foreign currency translation. In the current period we reclassified $770 million of debt related to held for sale to liabilities associated with assets held for sale. Refer to Note 11, Debt Obligations of our Q3 2023 Financial Statements for further information.
Total equity was $48,443 million at September 30, 2023, an increase of $6,706 million from the balance at December 31, 2022. The increase was primarily driven by equity issued as part of the Acquisition of Foreign Investments, which contributed $5,667 million, partially offset by the net loss, distributions and the impact of foreign currency translation during the period.
Interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties was $24,842 million at September 30, 2023, an increase of $6,758 million from the balance of $18,084 million at December 31, 2022 due to the Acquisition of Foreign Investments, partially offset by dispositions since the prior year and the negative impact of foreign currency translation.
The following table summarizes our key operating results:
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(US$ Millions, except per unit information) | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | |
Revenue | $ | 2,433 | | $ | 2,327 | | $ | 2,240 | | $ | 1,812 | | $ | 1,756 | | $ | 1,743 | | $ | 2,054 | | $ | 2,169 | | |
Direct operating costs | 1,129 | | 1,077 | | 1,096 | | 753 | | 753 | | 729 | | 758 | | 779 | | |
Net income (loss) | (367) | | (458) | | (394) | | (1,220) | | 4 | | 520 | | 1,692 | | 1,682 | | |
Net income (loss) attributable to Unitholders | (177) | | (531) | | (232) | | (1,196) | | (38) | | 400 | | 702 | | 620 | | |
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Revenue varies from quarter to quarter due to acquisitions and dispositions of commercial and other income producing assets, changes in occupancy levels, including mandated closures, as well as the impact of leasing activity at market net rents. In addition, revenue also fluctuates as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates and seasonality. Seasonality primarily affects our retail assets, wherein the fourth quarter exhibits stronger performance in conjunction with the holiday season. In addition, our North American hospitality assets generally have stronger performance in the winter and spring months compared to the summer and fall months, while our European hospitality assets exhibit the strongest performance during the summer months. Fluctuations in our net income are also impacted by the fair value of properties in the period to reflect changes in valuation metrics driven by market conditions or property cash flows.
SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
Our operations are organized into four operating segments which include Office, Retail, LP Investments and Corporate.
The following table presents FFO by segment:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Office | $ | (8) | | $ | 43 | | $ | 16 | | $ | 277 | |
Retail | 62 | | 107 | | 240 | | 463 | |
LP Investments | (44) | | 74 | | (74) | | 219 | |
Corporate | (175) | | (148) | | (554) | | (479) | |
FFO(1) | $ | (165) | | $ | 76 | | $ | (372) | | $ | 480 | |
(1)This is a non-IFRS measure our partnership uses to assess the performance of its operations as described in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section on page 18. An analysis of the measures and reconciliation to IFRS measures is included in the “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS measures” section on page 19.
The following table presents CFFO by segment:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Office(1) | $ | 4 | | $ | 58 | | $ | 50 | | $ | 311 | |
Retail(1) | 81 | | 121 | | 291 | | 459 | |
LP Investments(1) | (44) | | 41 | | (84) | | 195 | |
Corporate(1) | (174) | | (148) | | (541) | | (477) | |
CFFO(1) | $ | (133) | | $ | 72 | | $ | (284) | | $ | 488 | |
(1)This is a non-IFRS measure our partnership uses to assess the performance of its operations as described in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section on page 18. An analysis of the measures and reconciliation to IFRS measures is included in the “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS measures” section on page 19.
The following table presents equity attributable to Unitholders by segment as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Office(1) | $ | 12,418 | | $ | 13,491 | |
Retail(1) | 15,906 | | 15,230 | |
LP Investments(1) | 6,619 | | 5,816 | |
Corporate(1) | (12,041) | | (11,583) | |
Equity attributable to Unitholders(1) | $ | 22,902 | | $ | 22,954 | |
(1)This is a non-IFRS measure our partnership uses to assess the performance of its operations as described in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section on page 18. An analysis of the measures and reconciliation to IFRS measures is included in the “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS measures” section on page 19.
Office
Overview
Our diversified Office portfolio consists of 74 million leasable square feet across 131 premier office assets in some of the world’s leading commercial markets such as New York, London, Dubai, Toronto, and Berlin. We target to earn core-plus total returns on this portfolio. Represented within this portfolio are an irreplaceable Core portfolio of 16 premier office and mixed-use complexes in global gateway cities including, Manhattan West in New York and Canary Wharf in London. The balance of our Office portfolio consists of Transitional and Development assets with significant value-add through development and leasing activities that are generally held for shorter time frames before being monetized for attractive returns. We focus on high-quality real estate assets in some of the best locations around the world because we have found that these outperform over very long periods of time and through economic cycles.
Summary of Operating Results
The following table presents FFO, CFFO and net income in our Office segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
FFO | $ | (8) | | $ | 43 | | $ | 16 | | $ | 277 | |
CFFO | 4 | | 58 | | 50 | | 311 | |
Net (loss) income | (256) | | 65 | | (849) | | 765 | |
FFO from our Office segment was $(8) million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to $43 million in the same period in the prior year. This decrease was driven by higher interest expense due to increased interest rates on our variable debt obligations coupled with an increase in debt obligations as a result of financing activity in the U.S. and the U.K. as well as lower earnings from equity accounted investments primarily due to disposition activity.
FFO from our Office segment was $16 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to $277 million in the same period in the prior year. This decrease was attributable to the movements discussed above, coupled with reduced fee revenue in the U.S. and U.K and an increase general and administrative expenses.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, CFFO decreased by $54 million and $261 million, respectively, primarily attributable to the FFO movements discussed above.
Net income (loss) decreased by $321 million to $(256) million during the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022. The decrease is due to fair value losses resulting from discount rate and capitalization rate expansion in certain regions.
Net income (loss) decreased by $1,614 million to $(849) million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022. The decrease is a result of the movements discussed above, partially offset by lower income taxes.
Key Operating Metrics
The following table presents key operating metrics for our Office portfolio as at and for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Consolidated | Unconsolidated | |
(US$ Millions, except where noted) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | | |
Total portfolio(1): | | | | | | |
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Number of properties | 61 | | 62 | | 70 | | 71 | | | |
Leasable square feet (in thousands)(2) | 44,630 | | 45,932 | | 29,053 | | 29,879 | | | |
Occupancy | 83.5 | % | 84.4 | % | 88.2 | % | 90.6 | % | | |
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(1)Included in our total portfolio are 64 Core properties located in 16 premier office and mixed-use complexes in key global markets which total approximately 35 million leasable square feet and are 95.2% occupied compared with 93.0% in the prior year.
(2)Includes leasable office, retail and multifamily square footage at our properties.
NOI from our consolidated properties decreased to $245 million during the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year primarily due to lease expirations and the deconsolidation of our BPREP-A investments, partially offset by the positive impact of foreign currency translation.
NOI from our unconsolidated properties, which is presented on a proportionate basis, increased to $407 million during the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $107 million due to recovery at our mixed-use complex in London and lease commencements since the prior year partially offset by disposition activity.
The following table presents the changes in investment properties in the Office segment from December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023:
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(US$ Millions) | Commercial properties | Commercial developments |
Investment properties, beginning of period | $ | 22,129 | | $ | 1,355 | |
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Capital expenditures | 170 | | 211 | |
Property dispositions | (374) | | (29) | |
Fair value (losses) gains, net | (1,088) | | 10 | |
Foreign currency translation | (65) | | (8) | |
Transfer between commercial properties and commercial developments | 752 | | (752) | |
Reclassifications to assets held for sale | (794) | | (14) | |
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Investment properties, end of period | $ | 20,730 | | $ | 773 | |
Commercial properties totaled $20,730 million at September 30, 2023, compared to $22,129 million at December 31, 2022. The decrease was driven primarily by the reclassification of properties to assets held for sale, fair value losses during the period, disposition activity and the negative impact of foreign currency translation, partially offset by an asset becoming operational and incremental capital spend in the U.S.
Commercial developments decreased by $582 million from December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily the result of an asset becoming operational, partially offset by incremental capital expenditures.
The following table presents the changes in equity accounted investments in the Office segment from December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023:
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Equity accounted investments, beginning of period | $ | 8,547 | |
Additions | 38 | |
Disposals and return of capital distributions | (104) | |
Share of net earnings, including fair value gains | (100) | |
Distributions received | (76) | |
Foreign currency translation | 22 | |
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Other comprehensive income and Other | (28) | |
Equity accounted investments, end of period | $ | 8,299 | |
Equity accounted investments decreased by $248 million since December 31, 2022 to $8,299 million at September 30, 2023. The decrease was driven by a decrease in share of net earnings, disposition activity and distributions, partially offset by the positive impact of foreign currency translation and additions during the period.
Debt obligations decreased by $1,215 million since December 31, 2022 to $13,051 million at September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily driven by the repayment of debt as a result of disposition activity, partially offset by the positive impact of foreign currency translation.
Retail
Overview
Our Retail portfolio consists of 109 million leasable square feet across 108 best-in-class malls and urban retail properties across the United States. We also target to earn core-plus total returns on this portfolio. Similar to our Office portfolio, within our Retail portfolio are 19 Core premier retail centers such as Ala Moana Center in Honolulu and Fashion Show in Las Vegas which collectively represent the majority of equity attributable to Unitholders in our Retail portfolio. Their stable and growing cash flows ensure that we can earn attractive compounding rates of return. The balance of our Retail portfolio consists of Transitional and Development retail assets with significant value-add through development and leasing activities that are generally held for shorter time frames before being monetized for attractive returns.
Summary of Operating Results
The following table presents FFO, CFFO and net income in our Retail segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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FFO | $ | 62 | | $ | 107 | | $ | 240 | | $ | 463 | |
CFFO | 81 | | 121 | | 291 | | 459 | |
Net income | 519 | | 91 | | 660 | | 698 | |
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, FFO earned in our Retail segment was $62 million compared to $107 million for the same period in the prior year. The decrease is due to higher interest expense as a result of the rising interest rate environment and lower share of income from our equity accounted investments, partially offset by increased earnings as a result of the retail business’ continued recovery.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, FFO earned in our Retail segment was $240 million compared to $463 million for the same period in the prior year. The decrease is a result of the movements discussed above.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, CFFO decreased by $40 million and $168 million respectively, primarily attributable to the FFO movements discussed above.
Net income was $519 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to income of $91 million during the same period in the prior year primarily driven by fair value gains on our investment in a U.S. department store chain. Gains from updated cash flow assumptions on our malls were partially offset by updated market assumptions. In the prior year, we recorded fair value losses on these properties as a result of changes to cash flow and market assumptions.
Net income was $660 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to income of $698 million during the same period in the prior year. The variance is attributable to our share of net losses from equity accounted investments due to updated market assumptions at our equity accounted investments. This decrease was partially offset by fair value gains in the current year mentioned above.
Key Operating Metrics
The following table presents key operating metrics in our Retail portfolio as at and for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | | |
Total portfolio(1): | | | | | | |
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Number of malls and urban retail properties | 57 | | 58 | | 51 | | 53 | | | |
Leasable square feet (in thousands)(2) | 50,723 | | 51,678 | | 58,339 | | 59,843 | | | |
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Leased % | 93.3 | % | 93.3 | % | 96.6 | % | 96.1 | % | | |
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(1)Included in our total portfolio are 19 Core premier retail centers which total approximately 24 million leasable square feet and are 97.1% occupied compared with 96.6% in the prior year.
(2)Total Portfolio Leasable square feet represents total leasable area.
NOI from our consolidated properties was largely consistent. NOI remained unchanged at $236 million during the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $236 million in the same quarter in 2022.
NOI from our unconsolidated properties increased slightly to $179 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the same quarter in 2022, primarily due to prior year including higher NOI from two malls which are now consolidated from our incremental interest acquisitions from our joint venture partner in the prior year and increased operating expenses due to malls operating at full capacity, partially offset by increased overage and percentage rent in addition to higher occupancy.
The following table presents the changes in investment properties in the Retail segment from December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023:
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(US$ Millions) | Commercial properties | |
Investment properties, beginning of period | $ | 19,438 | | |
Property acquisitions | 85 | | |
Capital expenditures | 87 | | |
Property dispositions | (4) | | |
Fair value (losses), net | 63 | | |
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Transfer between commercial properties and commercial developments | 40 | | |
Reclassifications to assets held for sale | (139) | | |
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Investment properties, end of period | $ | 19,570 | | |
Commercial properties increased by $132 million to $19,570 million, primarily due to capital spend and an asset becoming operational, partially offset by the reclassification of an asset to held for sale.
The following table presents a roll-forward of our partnership’s equity accounted investments in the Retail segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:
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Equity accounted investments, beginning of year | $ | 9,674 | |
Additions | 56 | |
Disposals and return of capital | (112) | |
Share of net earnings from equity accounted investments | 172 | |
Distributions | (14) | |
Other | (171) | |
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Equity accounted investments, end of period | $ | 9,605 | |
Equity accounted investments decreased by $69 million to $9,605 million, primarily due to disposals, partially offset by share of net earnings from equity accounted investments and additions.
Debt obligations decreased by $47 million to $12,787 million, primarily due to paydowns of asset-level and term debt.
LP Investments
Overview
Our LP Investments portfolio includes our equity invested in Brookfield-sponsored real estate opportunity funds, which target high-quality assets with operational upside across various real estate sectors, including office, retail, multifamily, logistics, hospitality, triple net lease, student housing and manufactured housing. We target to earn opportunistic returns on our LP Investments portfolio.
The partnership has interests in the following Brookfield-sponsored real estate opportunity funds:
•An interest in a series of our opportunistic real estate funds which each target gross returns of 20%, including:
◦A 31% interest in BSREP I, which is in its 12th year, fully invested and is executing realizations.
◦A 26% interest in BSREP II, which is in its 9th year, fully invested and is executing realization.
◦A 7% interest in BSREP III, which is in its 6th year.
◦A 23% interest in BSREP IV, which is in its 3rd year.
•A blended 31% interest in two value-add multifamily fund targeting gross returns of 25%. These funds seek to invest in a geographically diverse portfolio of U.S. multifamily properties through acquisition and development.
•A blended 32% interest in a series of real estate debt fund which seek to invest in commercial real estate debt secured by properties in strategic locations.
While our economic interest in these funds are less than 50% in each case, we consolidate several of the portfolios, specifically BSREP I, BSREP II, and BSREP IV, held through the LP Investments as the Corporation’s oversight as general partner together with our exposure to variable returns of the investments through our LP interests provide us with control over the investments. We do not consolidate our interest in BSREP III as our 7% non-voting interest does not provide us with control over the investment and therefore is accounted for as a financial asset.
Summary of Operating Results
Our LP investments, unlike our Office and Retail portfolios, have a defined hold period and typically generate the majority of profits from realization events including the sale of an asset or portfolio of assets or the exit of the entire investment. The combination of gains from realization events and FFO earned during the hold period represent our earnings on capital invested in these funds and, once distributed by the Brookfield-sponsored real estate opportunity funds, provide liquidity to fund reinvestment.
The following table presents FFO, CFFO, and net income in our LP Investments segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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FFO | $ | (44) | | $ | 74 | | $ | (74) | | $ | 219 | |
CFFO | (44) | | 41 | | (84) | | 195 | |
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Net (loss) income | (383) | | (5) | | (422) | | 1,066 | |
FFO decreased by $118 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by the acquisition of certain LP interests as a result of the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments which reduced FFO by $35 million and $6 million, respectively, disposition activity and temporary borrowings on subscription facilities, partially offset by higher revenues as a result of these transactions.
FFO decreased by $293 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by the acquisition of certain LP interests as a result of the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments which reduced FFO by $107 million and $25 million, respectively, disposition activity and temporary borrowings on subscription facilities, partially offset by higher revenues as a result of these transactions.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, CFFO decreased by $85 million and $279 million due to the FFO movements discussed above.
Net (loss) income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 by $378 million for the reasons discussed above, as well as fair value losses in the current year primarily driven by updated leasing assumptions at select office assets. These losses were partially offset by fair value gains in the current year from updated cashflows at a mixed-use portfolio in South Korea and from updated valuation metrics and leasing assumptions in select multifamily, logistics, and student housing assets. In addition, lower net income in the current year was also the result of higher depreciation and amortization expense from hospitality assets acquired as a result of the reorganization of certain
LP interests in connection with the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments, lower share of net earnings from equity accounted investments from disposition activity, partially offset by lower income taxes as a result of lower taxable income.
Net (loss) income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 by $1,488 million for the reasons discussed above, as well as lower fair value gains in the current year, which were driven by updated valuation metrics and leasing assumptions in select logistics, student housing and multifamily assets, as well as office assets located in Brazil. We also had gains recognized on a conditional acquisition of office assets in India in 2022, that closed in the current year. In addition, lower net income in the current year was also the result of higher depreciation and amortization expense from hospitality assets acquired as a result of the reorganization of certain LP interests in connection with the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments, lower share of net earnings from equity accounted investments from disposition activity, partially offset by lower income taxes as a result of lower taxable income.
Corporate
Certain amounts are allocated to our corporate segment as those activities should not be used to evaluate our other segments’ operating performance.
Summary of Operating Results
The following table presents FFO, CFFO and net (loss) in our corporate segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
FFO | $ | (175) | | $ | (148) | | $ | (554) | | $ | (479) | |
CFFO | (174) | | (148) | | (541) | | (477) | |
Net loss | (247) | | (147) | | (608) | | (313) | |
FFO was a loss of $175 million (2022 - loss of $148 million) and $554 million (2022 - loss of $479 million) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Corporate FFO includes interest expense and general and administrative expense.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, investment and other revenue increased by $68 million and $177 million, respectively, due to higher fee revenue of $59 million and $165 million, respectively, resulting from the reorganization of certain Corporate interests as a result of the Manager Reorganization.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, interest expense totaled $96 million (2022 - $73 million), which reflects $25 million (2022 - $25 million) of interest expense on capital securities and $71 million (2022 - $48 million) of interest expense on our credit facilities and corporate bonds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, interest expense totaled $292 million (2022 - $212 million), which reflects $76 million (2022 - $74 million) of interest expense on capital securities and $216 million (2022 - $138 million) of interest expense on our credit facilities and corporate bonds.
Another component of FFO is general and administrative expense. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, general and administrative expense consisted of $49 million of management fees and equity enhancement fees (2022 - $56 million) and $88 million (2022 - $10 million) of other corporate costs. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, general and administrative expense consisted of $148 million of management fees and equity enhancement fees (2022 - $171 million) and $257 million (2022 - $36 million) of other corporate costs. The management fee is calculated at an annualized rate of 1.05% of the sum of the following amounts, as of the last day of the immediately preceding quarter: (1) the equity attributable to unitholders for our Office, Retail and the Corporate segments; and (ii) the carrying value of the Canholdco Class B Common Shares.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we also recorded income tax recovery of $79 million and $114 million, respectively (2022 - income tax of $4 million and $29 million), primarily due to a decrease in pre-tax income and a change in the tax rate of certain subsidiaries.
As of September 30, 2023, the carrying value of the Canholdco Class B Common Shares was $1,567 million (December 31, 2022 - $1,759 million).
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We attempt to maintain a level of liquidity to ensure we are able to participate in investment opportunities as they arise and to better withstand sudden adverse changes in economic circumstances. Our primary sources of liquidity include cash, undrawn committed credit facilities, construction facilities, cash flow from operating activities and access to public and private providers of capital. In addition, we structure our affairs to facilitate monetization of longer-duration assets through financings and co-investor participations.
The principal sources of our operating cash flow are from our consolidated properties as well as properties in joint venture arrangements. These sources generate a relatively consistent stream of cash flow that provides us with resources to pay operating expenses, debt service and dividends to holders of our preferred units. Cash is used in investing activities to fund acquisitions, development or redevelopment projects and recurring and nonrecurring capital expenditures. These balances may fluctuate as a result of timing differences relating to financing and investing activities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, our operating cash flow was $(665) million,
cash flow from investing activities was $(1,803) million and cash flow from financing activities was $1,011 million. The consolidated cash balance at September 30, 2023 was $2,556 million.
We finance our assets principally at the operating company level with asset-specific debt that generally has long maturities, few restrictive covenants and with recourse only to the asset. We endeavor to maintain prudent levels of debt and strive to ladder our principal repayments over a number of years.
The following table summarizes our secured debt obligations on investment properties by contractual maturity over the next five years and thereafter:
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(US$ Millions) | | | | |
Sep. 30, 2023 | Office | Retail | LP Investments | Total |
2023(1) | $ | 1,230 | | $ | 1,348 | | $ | 3,012 | | $ | 5,590 | |
2024(1) | 5,656 | | 2,919 | | 11,885 | | 20,460 | |
2025 | 1,225 | | 2,115 | | 3,073 | | 6,413 | |
2026 | 2,402 | | 709 | | 997 | | 4,108 | |
2027 | 719 | | 987 | | 2,587 | | 4,293 | |
2028 and thereafter | 1,535 | | 1,222 | | 4,531 | | 7,288 | |
Deferred financing costs | (60) | | (30) | | (141) | | (231) | |
Secured debt obligations | $ | 12,707 | | $ | 9,270 | | $ | 25,944 | | $ | 47,921 | |
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(1)The figures above do not consider available extension options. For the debt obligations maturing in the remainder of 2023 and 2024, total debt obligations with extension options total $12,693 million.
We generally believe that we will be able to either extend the maturity date, repay, or refinance the majority of the debt that is scheduled to mature in 2023-2024, however, approximately 3% of our debt obligations represent non-recourse mortgages where we have suspended contractual payments. We are currently engaging in modification or restructuring discussions with the respective creditors. These negotiations may, under certain circumstances, result in certain properties securing these loans being transferred to the lenders.
For further discussion on our liquidity and capital resources, refer to our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2022 on Form 20-F.
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The financial results of our business are impacted by the performance of our properties and various external factors influencing the specific sectors and geographic locations in which we operate, including: macro-economic factors such as economic growth, changes in currency, inflation and interest rates (including recent significant increases in market interest rates); regulatory requirements and initiatives; and litigation and claims that arise in the normal course of business.
There have been no material changes to risk factors facing our business, including tenant credit risk, lease rollover risk and other risks, since December 31, 2022. For a more detailed description of the risk factors facing our business, please refer to the section entitled Item 3.D. “Key Information - Risk Factors” in our December 31, 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RISKS
We and our operating entities use derivative and non-derivative instruments to manage financial risks, including interest rate, commodity, equity price and foreign exchange risks. The use of derivative contracts is governed by documented risk management policies and approved limits. We do not use derivatives for speculative purposes. We and our operating entities use the following derivative instruments to manage these risks:
•foreign currency forward contracts to hedge exposures to Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar, British Pound, Euro, Chinese Yuan, Brazilian Real, Indian Rupee and South Korean Won denominated investments in foreign subsidiaries and foreign currency denominated financial assets;
•interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk associated with planned refinancings and existing variable rate debt;
•interest rate caps to hedge interest rate risk on certain variable rate debt; and
•cross-currency swaps to manage interest rate and foreign currency exchange rates on existing variable rate debt.
We are progressing through our transition plan to address the impact and effect required changes as a result of amendments to the contractual terms of Interbank Offered Rates (“IBOR”) referenced floating-rate borrowings, interest rate swaps, interest rate caps, and to update hedge designations. Sterling Overnight Index Average (“SONIA”) replaced £ London Interbank Offered Rate (“£ LIBOR”), and one week and two month US$ LIBOR were discontinued effective December 31, 2021. Euro Short-term Rate (“€STR”) was published as an alternative to Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”) during 2021, though EURIBOR remains available for Euro lending. It is currently expected that Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (“CORRA”) will replace Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR”) from June 2024. The partnership has addressed the impact and effected the changes required as a result of amendments to the contractual terms of £ LIBOR and US$ LIBOR referenced floating-rate borrowings, interest rate swaps, interest rate caps, and to update hedge designations. The partnership is finalizing the changes required as a result of amendments to the contractual terms of CORRA referenced floating-rate borrowings, interest
rate swaps, interest rate caps, and to update hedge designations. The adoption did not have a significant impact on the partnership’s financial reporting.
There have been no other material changes to our financial risk exposure or risk management activities since December 31, 2022. Please refer to Note 32, Financial Instruments in our December 31, 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F for a detailed description of our financial risk exposure and risk management activities, and refer to Note 27, Financial Instruments of our Q3 2023 Financial Statements for further information on derivative financial instruments as at September 30, 2023.
RELATED PARTIES
In the normal course of operations, the partnership enters into transactions with related parties. These transactions are recognized in the consolidated financial statements. These transactions have been measured at exchange value and are recognized in the consolidated financial statements. The immediate parent of the partnership is Brookfield Property Partners Limited. The ultimate parent of the partnership is Brookfield Corporation. Other related parties of the partnership include Brookfield Corporation’s subsidiaries and operating entities, certain joint ventures and associates accounted for under the equity method, as well as officers of such entities and their spouses.
On December 9, 2022, the Corporation completed the distribution of 25% of its asset management business, by way of the Manager Distribution. In advance of the Manager Distribution, a Manager Reorganization took place for net consideration of $2,475 million through the issuance of CanHoldco Class D Junior Preferred Shares, to the Corporation. The LP interests and other investment interests acquisitions from an indirect subsidiary of the Corporation, including related working capital balances acquired, were accounted for as a business acquisition under common control, as discussed in Note 2 to the partnership’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, whereby we record assets and liabilities recognized as a result of transfers of businesses or subsidiaries between entities under common control at carrying value. Differences between the consideration given or received and the carrying amount of the assets and liabilities transferred are recorded within ownership changes in equity.
On January 1, 2023, we acquired a 23% LP interest in the foreign investments owned by BSREP IV from an indirect subsidiary of the Corporation for consideration of $588 million through the issuance of a non-interest bearing note. In February 2023, there was a $530 million capital call in respect to BSREP IV U.S. and foreign investments. We repaid the non-interest bearing note and funded the capital call through the issuance of LP Units, Special LP Units and REUs to the Corporation. The Corporation retained an identical indirect economic interest in the BSREP IV investment before and after the transaction.
In May 2023, there was a $507 million capital call in respect to BSREP IV investments. We funded the capital call through the issuance of LP Units, Special LP Units and REUs to the Corporation.
In June 2023, we sold partial interests in six Office assets to Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd (“BNRE”), which include partial interests in three assets in the U.S. for net proceeds of approximately $306 million and three assets in Canada for net proceeds of approximately C$405 million ($306 million).
In August 2023, in a series of related transactions we issued $1.6 billion of mandatory convertible non-voting preferred shares which are now held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNRE. Upon conversion, it is expected that BNRE will assume a partial interest in our LP interest in BSREP IV. We will continue to consolidate its LP interest in BSREP IV until conversion, as our contractual rights and exposure to variable returns to BSREP IV and its underlying investments remains unchanged. We received $1.6 billion in notes receivable as consideration in these transactions. In September 2023, there was a $263 million capital call in respect to BSREP IV investments which was funded by the partial paydown of the note receivable.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES, ESTIMATES, AND JUDGEMENTS
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of our financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The result of our ongoing evaluation of these estimates forms the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions.
For further reference on accounting policies and critical judgments and estimates, see our accounting policies contained in Note 2 to the December 31, 2022 consolidated financial statements and Note 2, Summary of Material Accounting Policy Information of the Q3 2023 Financial Statements.
TREND INFORMATION
We seek to increase the cash flows from our office and retail property activities through continued leasing activity as described below. In particular, we are operating below our historical office occupancy levels, which provides the opportunity to expand cash flows through higher occupancy. There remains some uncertainty in the near-term surrounding leasing trends, market rates, and the ability to exit investments in the partnership’s expected timeframe, which the partnership will continue to monitor and mitigate. In addition, we expect to face a meaningful amount of lease rollover in 2023 and 2024, which may restrain FFO growth from this part of our portfolio in the near future. Our belief as to the opportunities for our partnership to increase its occupancy levels, lease rates and cash flows is based on assumptions about our business and markets that management deems to be reasonable in the circumstances. There can be no assurance as to
growth in occupancy levels, lease rates or cash flows. There also remains some uncertainty in the rising interest rate environment, which we will continue to monitor and mitigate its impact on borrowing costs and our ability to refinance existing debt. See “Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements and Use of Non-IFRS Measures”.
We believe our global scale and best-in-class operating platforms provide us with a unique competitive advantage as we are able to efficiently allocate capital around the world toward those sectors and geographies where we see the greatest returns. We actively recycle assets on our balance sheet as they mature and reinvest the proceeds into higher yielding investment strategies, further enhancing returns. In addition, due to the scale of our stabilized portfolio and flexibility of our balance sheet, our business model is self-funding and does not require us to access capital markets to fund our continued growth.
Given the small amount of new office and retail development that occurred over the last decade, we see an opportunity to advance our development inventory in the near term in response to demand we are seeing in our major markets. In addition, we continue to reposition and redevelop existing retail properties, in particular, a number of the highest performing shopping centers in the United States.
A number of our assets are interest rate sensitive: increases in long-term interest rates will, absent all else, increase the partnership’s interest rate expense, impacting profitability, and decrease the value of these assets by reducing the present value of the cash flows expected to be produced by the asset. An increase in interest rates could decrease the amount buyers may be willing to pay for our properties, thereby reducing the market value of our properties and limiting our ability to sell properties or to obtain mortgage financing secured by our properties. Further, increased interest rates may effectively increase the cost of properties that we acquire to the extent that we utilize leverage for those acquisitions and may result in a reduction in the acquisition price to the extent we reduce the amount we offer to pay for properties to a price that sellers may not accept. Although we attempt to manage interest rate risk, there can be no assurance that we will hedge such exposure effectively or at all in the future. Accordingly, increases in interest rates above that which we anticipate based upon historical trends would adversely affect our cash flows.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
There have been no changes made in our internal control over financial reporting that have occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES
To measure our operating performance, we focus on NOI, FFO, CFFO, net income attributable to Unitholders, and equity attributable to Unitholders. Some of these performance metrics do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and therefore may differ from similar metrics used by other companies.
•NOI: revenues from our commercial properties operations less direct commercial property expenses before the impact of depreciation and amortization (“Commercial property NOI”) and revenues from our hospitality operations less direct hospitality expenses before the impact of depreciation and amortization (“Hospitality NOI”).
•FFO: net income, prior to fair value gains, net, depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and income taxes less non-controlling interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties therein. When determining FFO, we include our proportionate share of the FFO of unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures and associates, as well as gains (or losses) related to properties developed for sale.
•Company FFO: FFO before the impact of depreciation and amortization of non-real estate assets, transaction costs, gains (losses) associated with non-investment properties, imputed interest on equity accounted investments and the partnership’s share of BSREP III FFO. The partnership accounts for its investment in BSREP III as a financial asset and the income (loss) of the fund is not presented in the partnership’s results. Distributions from BSREP III, recorded as dividend income under IFRS, are removed from investment and other income for Company FFO presentation as these are dependent on realization events such as dispositions instead of the underlying operating performance of the investments within BSREP III.
•Net income attributable to Unitholders: net income attributable to holders of GP Units, LP Units, REUs, Special LP Units and FV LTIP Units.
•Equity attributable to Unitholders: equity attributable to holders of GP Units, LP Units, REUs, Special LP Units and FV LTIP Units.
NOI is a key indicator of our ability to impact the operating performance of our properties. We seek to grow NOI through pro-active management and leasing of our properties. Because NOI excludes depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year-over-year, reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates and rental rates. We reconcile NOI to net income on page 19.
We also consider FFO an important measure of our operating performance. FFO is a widely recognized measure that is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of real estate entities, particularly those that own and operate income producing properties. Our definition of FFO includes all of the adjustments that are outlined in the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) definition of FFO, including the exclusion of gains (or losses) from the sale of investment properties, the add back of any depreciation and amortization related to real estate assets and the adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships
and joint ventures. In addition to the adjustments prescribed by NAREIT, we also make adjustments to exclude any unrealized fair value gains (or losses) that arise as a result of reporting under IFRS, and income taxes that arise as certain of our subsidiaries are structured as corporations as opposed to real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). These additional adjustments result in an FFO measure that is similar to that which would result if our partnership was organized as a REIT that determined net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), which is the type of organization on which the NAREIT definition is premised. Our FFO measure will differ from other organizations applying the NAREIT definition to the extent of certain differences between the IFRS and U.S. GAAP reporting frameworks, principally related to the timing of revenue recognition from lease terminations and sale of properties. Because FFO excludes fair value gains (losses), including equity accounted fair value gains (losses), realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment properties, depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and income taxes, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year-over-year, reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and interest costs, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income. We do not use FFO as a measure of cash flow generated from operating activities. We reconcile FFO to net income on page 20 as we believe net income is the most comparable measure.
In addition, we consider Company FFO a useful measure for securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of our partnership’s performance. Company FFO, similar to FFO discussed above, provides a performance measure that reflects the impact on operations of trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and interest costs. In addition, the adjustments to Company FFO relative to FFO allow the partnership insight into these trends for the real estate operations, by adjusting for non-real estate components. We reconcile net income to Company FFO on page 20.
Net income attributable to Unitholders and Equity attributable to Unitholders are used by the partnership to evaluate the performance of the partnership as a whole as each of the Unitholders participates in the economics of the partnership equally.
Reconciliation of Non-IFRS measures
As described in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section on page 18, our partnership uses non-IFRS measures to assess the performance of its operations. An analysis of the measures and reconciliation to IFRS measures is included below.
The following table reconciles net (loss) income to NOI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Net (loss) income | $ | (367) | | $ | 4 | | $ | (1,219) | | $ | 2,216 | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 130 | | 173 | | (10) | | 403 | |
Investment and other revenue | (246) | | (167) | | (659) | | (811) | |
Interest expense | 1,222 | | 707 | | 3,563 | | 1,930 | |
Depreciation and amortization expense(1) | 113 | | 68 | | 329 | | 218 | |
Investment and other expense | 136 | | 32 | | 212 | | 303 | |
General and administrative expense | 339 | | 227 | | 1,023 | | 693 | |
Fair value losses (gains), net | 5 | | 387 | | 116 | | (906) | |
Share of net (earnings) loss from equity accounted investments | (161) | | (527) | | 13 | | (1,326) | |
Total NOI(1) | $ | 1,171 | | $ | 904 | | $ | 3,368 | | $ | 2,720 | |
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Commercial property revenue | $ | 1,488 | | $ | 1,182 | | $ | 4,390 | | $ | 3,622 | |
Direct commercial property expense | (597) | | (471) | | (1,737) | | (1,393) | |
Add: Depreciation and amortization expense in direct commercial property expense(1) | 13 | | 7 | | 38 | | 22 | |
Commercial property NOI(1) | 904 | | 718 | | 2,691 | | 2,251 | |
Hospitality revenue | 699 | | 407 | | 1,951 | | 1,120 | |
Direct hospitality expense | (532) | | (282) | | (1,565) | | (847) | |
Add: Depreciation and amortization expense in direct hospitality expense(1) | 100 | | 61 | | 291 | | 196 | |
Hospitality NOI(1) | 267 | | 186 | | 677 | | 469 | |
Total NOI(1) | $ | 1,171 | | $ | 904 | | $ | 3,368 | | $ | 2,720 | |
(1)As described in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section on page 18, commercial property NOI and hospitality NOI excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense, respectively.
The following table reconciles net (loss) income to FFO and Company FFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Net (loss) income | $ | (367) | | $ | 4 | | $ | (1,219) | | $ | 2,216 | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Fair value losses (gains), net | 5 | | 387 | | 116 | | (906) | |
Share of equity accounted fair value (gains) losses, net | (52) | | (401) | | 371 | | (770) | |
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets(1) | 81 | | 45 | | 240 | | 143 | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 130 | | 173 | | (10) | | 403 | |
Non-controlling interests in above items | 38 | | (132) | | 130 | | (606) | |
FFO | $ | (165) | | $ | 76 | | $ | (372) | | $ | 480 | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization of non-real-estate assets, net(1)(2) | 13 | | 15 | | 44 | | 43 | |
Transaction costs, net(2) | 26 | | 21 | | 69 | | 5 | |
(Gains)/losses associated with non-investment properties, net(2) | (4) | | — | | (4) | | — | |
Imputed interest(3) | 6 | | 3 | | 15 | | 12 | |
BSREP III (earnings) loss(4) | (9) | | (43) | | (36) | | (52) | |
Company FFO | $ | (133) | | $ | 72 | | $ | (284) | | $ | 488 | |
(1)Depreciation and amortization are included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense on the income statement.
(2)Presented net of non-controlling interests.
(3)Represents imputed interest associated with financing the partnership’s share of commercial developments accounted for under the equity method.
(4)BSREP III is accounted for as a financial asset which results in FFO being recognized in line with distributions received. As such, the BSREP III earnings adjustment picks up our proportionate share of the Company FFO.
Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures – Office
The following table reconciles net income to Office NOI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Net (loss) income | $ | (256) | | $ | 65 | | $ | (849) | | $ | 765 | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Income tax (benefit) expense | (14) | | 136 | | (101) | | 174 | |
Investment and other revenue | (30) | | (78) | | (123) | | (241) | |
Interest expense | 223 | | 197 | | 654 | | 515 | |
Depreciation and amortization included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense(2) | 3 | | 3 | | 9 | | 9 | |
Investment and other expense | 12 | | 32 | | 35 | | 99 | |
General and administrative expense | 56 | | 61 | | 188 | | 185 | |
Fair value losses (gains), net | 390 | | 208 | | 824 | | 120 | |
Share of net losses (earnings) from equity accounted investments | (139) | | (361) | | 100 | | (831) | |
Total NOI - Office(1) | $ | 245 | | $ | 263 | | $ | 737 | | $ | 795 | |
(1)As described in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section on page 18, Commercial property NOI and Hospitality NOI excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense, respectively.
(2)Depreciation and amortization are included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense on the income statement.
The key components of NOI in our Office segment are presented below:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Commercial property revenue | $ | 451 | | $ | 462 | | $ | 1,344 | | $ | 1,397 | |
Hospitality revenue(1) | 6 | | 5 | | 20 | | 15 | |
Direct commercial property expense | (209) | | (202) | | (617) | | (610) | |
Direct hospitality expense(1) | (6) | | $ | (5) | | (19) | | (16) | |
Add: Depreciation and amortization included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense(2) | 3 | | $ | 3 | | 9 | | 9 | |
Total NOI - Office(2) | $ | 245 | | $ | 263 | | $ | 737 | | $ | 795 | |
(1)Hospitality revenue and direct hospitality expense within our Office segment primarily consists of revenue and expenses incurred at a hotel adjacent to the Allen Center in Houston.
(2)As described in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section on page 18, commercial property NOI and hospitality NOI excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense, respectively.
The following table reconciles Office net income to FFO and CFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Net (loss) income | $ | (256) | | $ | 65 | | $ | (849) | | $ | 765 | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Fair value losses, net | 390 | | 208 | | 824 | | 120 | |
Share of equity accounted fair value (gains) losses, net | (95) | | (322) | | 238 | | (638) | |
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets(1) | 1 | | 1 | | 3 | | 3 | |
Income tax (benefit) expense | (14) | | 136 | | (101) | | 174 | |
Non-controlling interests in above items | (34) | | (45) | | (99) | | (147) | |
FFO | $ | (8) | | $ | 43 | | $ | 16 | | $ | 277 | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization of non-real-estate assets, net(1)(2) | 1 | | 5 | | 10 | | 12 | |
Transaction costs, net(1) | 6 | | 7 | | 11 | | 10 | |
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Imputed interest(3) | 5 | | 3 | | 13 | | 12 | |
Company FFO | $ | 4 | | $ | 58 | | $ | 50 | | $ | 311 | |
(1)Depreciation and amortization are included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense on the income statement.
(2)Presented net of non-controlling interests.
(3)Represents imputed interest associated with financing the partnership’s share of commercial developments accounted for under the equity method.
The following table reconciles Office share of net earnings from equity accounted investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Unconsolidated properties NOI | $ | 137 | | $ | 107 | | $ | 407 | | $ | 349 | |
Unconsolidated properties fair value (losses) gains, net | 95 | | 322 | | (238) | | 638 | |
Other(1) | (93) | | (68) | | (269) | | (156) | |
Share of net (losses) earnings from equity accounted investments | $ | 139 | | $ | 361 | | $ | (100) | | $ | 831 | |
(1)Other primarily includes the partnership’s share of interest expense, general and administrative expense and investment and other income/expense from unconsolidated investments.
Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures – Retail
The following table reconciles net income to Retail NOI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Net income | $ | 519 | | $ | 91 | | $ | 660 | | $ | 698 | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Income tax expense | 7 | | 45 | | 33 | | 58 | |
Investment and other revenue | (33) | | (37) | | (100) | | (119) | |
Interest expense | 207 | | 175 | | 601 | | 470 | |
Depreciation and amortization expense(2) | 4 | | 5 | | 13 | | 15 | |
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General and administrative expense | 57 | | 51 | | 171 | | 159 | |
Fair value losses (gains), net | (478) | | 28 | | (475) | | (122) | |
Share of net (earnings) losses from equity accounted investments | (47) | | (122) | | (172) | | (437) | |
Total NOI - Retail(1) | $ | 236 | | $ | 236 | | $ | 731 | | $ | 722 | |
(1) As described in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section on page 18, commercial property NOI and hospitality NOI excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense, respectively.
(2) Depreciation and amortization are included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense on the income statement.
The key components of NOI in our Retail segment are presented below:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Commercial property revenue | $ | 343 | | $ | 344 | | $ | 1,037 | | $ | 1,021 | |
Direct commercial property expense | (111) | | (113) | | (319) | | (314) | |
Add: Depreciation and amortization included in direct commercial property expense(1) | 4 | | 5 | | 13 | | 15 | |
Total NOI - Retail(1) | $ | 236 | | $ | 236 | | $ | 731 | | $ | 722 | |
(1)As described in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section on page 18, commercial property NOI and hospitality NOI excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense, respectively.
The following table reconciles Retail net income to FFO and CFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Net income | $ | 519 | | $ | 91 | | $ | 660 | | $ | 698 | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Share of equity accounted fair value losses (gains), net | 21 | | (45) | | 38 | | (130) | |
Fair value (gains) losses, net | (478) | | 28 | | (475) | | (122) | |
Income tax expense | 7 | | 45 | | 33 | | 58 | |
Non-controlling interests in above items | (7) | | (12) | | (16) | | (41) | |
FFO | $ | 62 | | $ | 107 | | $ | 240 | | $ | 463 | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization of non-real-estate assets, net(1)(2) | 4 | | 5 | | 12 | | 14 | |
Transaction costs, net(2) | 19 | | 9 | | 43 | | (18) | |
(Gains)/losses associated with non-investment properties, net(2) | (4) | | — | | (4) | | — | |
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Company FFO | $ | 81 | | $ | 121 | | $ | 291 | | $ | 459 | |
(1) Depreciation and amortization are included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense on the income statement.
(2)Presented net of non-controlling interests.
The following table reconciles Retail share of net earnings from equity accounted investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Unconsolidated properties NOI | $ | 179 | | $ | 174 | | $ | 543 | | $ | 540 | |
Unconsolidated properties fair value (losses) gains, net and income tax expense | (21) | | 45 | | (38) | | 130 | |
Other(1) | (111) | | (97) | | (333) | | (233) | |
Share of net earnings from equity accounted investments | $ | 47 | | $ | 122 | | $ | 172 | | $ | 437 | |
(1)Other primarily includes the partnership’s share of interest expense, general and administrative expense and investment and other income/expense from unconsolidated investments.
Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures - LP Investments
The following table reconciles net income (loss) to LP Investments NOI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Net (loss) income | $ | (383) | | $ | (5) | | $ | (422) | | $ | 1,066 | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 58 | | (12) | | (56) | | 142 | |
Investment and other revenue | (114) | | (51) | | (256) | | (448) | |
Interest expense | 696 | | 262 | | 2,016 | | 733 | |
Depreciation and amortization expense(2) | 104 | | 60 | | 304 | | 194 | |
Investment and other expense | 124 | | — | | 177 | | 204 | |
General and administrative expense | 89 | | 49 | | 259 | | 142 | |
Fair value losses (gains), net | 90 | | 146 | | (208) | | (772) | |
Share of net losses (earnings) from equity accounted investments | 25 | | (44) | | 85 | | (58) | |
Total NOI(1) | $ | 689 | | $ | 405 | | $ | 1,899 | | $ | 1,203 | |
(1)As described in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section on page 18, commercial property NOI and hospitality NOI excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense, respectively.
(2)Depreciation and amortization are included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense on the income statement.
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Commercial property revenue | $ | 694 | | $ | 376 | | $ | 2,009 | | $ | 1,204 | |
Hospitality revenue | 693 | | 402 | | 1,931 | | 1,105 | |
Direct commercial property expense | (276) | | (156) | | (799) | | (469) | |
Direct hospitality expense | (526) | | (277) | | (1,546) | | (831) | |
Add: Depreciation and amortization included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense(1) | 104 | | 60 | | 304 | | 194 | |
Total NOI(1) | $ | 689 | | $ | 405 | | $ | 1,899 | | $ | 1,203 | |
(1)As described in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section on page 18, commercial property NOI and hospitality NOI excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense, respectively.
The following table reconciles LP Investments net income to FFO and CFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Net (loss) income | $ | (383) | | $ | (5) | | $ | (422) | | $ | 1,066 | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Fair value losses (gains), net | 90 | | 146 | | (208) | | (772) | |
Share of equity accounted fair value losses (gains), net | 22 | | (34) | | 95 | | (2) | |
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets(1) | 80 | | 44 | | 237 | | 140 | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 58 | | (12) | | (56) | | 142 | |
Non-controlling interests in above items | 89 | | (65) | | 280 | | (355) | |
FFO | $ | (44) | | $ | 74 | | $ | (74) | | $ | 219 | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization of non-real-estate assets, net(1)(2) | 8 | | 5 | | 19 | | 17 | |
Transaction costs, net(2) | 1 | | 5 | | 5 | | 11 | |
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Imputed interest(3) | 1 | | — | | 2 | | — | |
BSREP III earnings(3) | (10) | | (43) | | (36) | | (52) | |
CFFO | $ | (44) | | $ | 41 | | $ | (84) | | $ | 195 | |
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(1)Depreciation and amortization are included in direct commercial property expense and direct hospitality expense on the income statement.
(2)Presented net of non-controlling interests.
(3)BSREP III is accounted for as a financial asset which results in FFO being recognized in line with distributions received. As such, the BSREP III earnings adjustment picks up our proportionate share of the Company FFO.
Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures – Corporate
The following table reconciles Corporate net loss to net loss attributable to Unitholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Net loss | $ | (247) | | $ | (147) | | $ | (608) | | $ | (313) | |
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests | 18 | | (18) | | (43) | | 87 | |
Net loss attributable to Unitholders | $ | (265) | | $ | (129) | | $ | (565) | | $ | (400) | |
The following table reconciles Corporate net loss to FFO and CFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Net loss | $ | (247) | | $ | (147) | | $ | (608) | | $ | (313) | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Fair value losses (gains), net | 3 | | 5 | | (25) | | (132) | |
Income tax (benefit) expense | 79 | | 4 | | 114 | | 29 | |
Non-controlling interests in above items | (10) | | (10) | | (35) | | (63) | |
FFO | $ | (175) | | $ | (148) | | $ | (554) | | $ | (479) | |
Add (deduct): | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization of non-real-estate assets, net(1) | 1 | | — | | 3 | | — | |
Transaction costs, net(1) | — | | — | | 10 | | 2 | |
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CFFO | $ | (174) | | $ | (148) | | $ | (541) | | $ | (477) | |
(1)Presented net of non-controlling interests.
SUBSIDIARY PUBLIC ISSUERS
Brookfield Property Split Corp. (“BOP Split Corp.”) was incorporated for the purpose of being an issuer of preferred shares and owning a portion of the partnership’s investment in Brookfield Office Properties Inc. (“BOPI”) common shares. Pursuant to the terms of a Plan of Arrangement, holders of outstanding BPO Class AAA Preferred Shares Series G, H, J and K, which were convertible into BPO common shares, were able to exchange their shares for BOP Split Senior Preferred Shares, subject to certain conditions. The BOP Split Senior Preferred shares are listed on the TSX and began trading on June 11, 2014. All shares issued by BOP Split are retractable by the holders at any time for cash.
In connection with an internal restructuring completed in July 2016, the partnership and certain of its related entities agreed to guarantee all of BPO’s Class AAA Preferred Shares and all of BPO’s debt securities issued pursuant to BPO’s indenture dated December 8, 2009.
In April 2018, the partnership formed two subsidiaries, Brookfield Property Finance ULC and Brookfield Property Preferred Equity Inc. to act as issuers of debt and preferred securities, respectively. The partnership and certain of its related entities have agreed to guarantee securities issued by these entities.
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(US$ Millions) For the three months ended Sep. 30, 2023 | Brookfield Property Partners L.P. | BOP Split Corp. | BOPI | Brookfield Property Preferred Equity Inc. | Brookfield Property Finance ULC | Brookfield Property Preferred L.P. | Holding entities(2) | Additional holding entities and eliminations(3) | Consolidating adjustments(4) | Brookfield Property Partners L.P consolidated |
Revenue | $ | — | | $ | 9 | | $ | 27 | | $ | — | | $ | 28 | | $ | 56 | | $ | 120 | | $ | 151 | | $ | 2,042 | | $ | 2,433 | |
Net income attributable to unitholders(1) | (63) | | (159) | | (294) | | — | | 49 | | 45 | | (177) | | 141 | | 281 | | (177) | |
For the three months ended Sep. 30, 2022 | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue | $ | — | | $ | 8 | | $ | 55 | | $ | — | | $ | 25 | | $ | 52 | | $ | 156 | | $ | 84 | | $ | 1,376 | | $ | 1,756 | |
Net income attributable to unitholders(1) | (13) | | 36 | | (263) | | — | | 138 | | 41 | | (36) | | 70 | | (11) | | (38) | |
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(US$ Millions) For the nine months ended Sep. 30, 2023 | Brookfield Property Partners L.P. | BOP Split Corp. | BOPI | Brookfield Property Preferred Equity Inc. | Brookfield Property Finance ULC | Brookfield Property Preferred L.P. | Holding entities(2) | Additional holding entities and eliminations(3) | Consolidating adjustments(4) | Brookfield Property Partners L.P consolidated |
Revenue | $ | — | | $ | 19 | | $ | 49 | | $ | — | | $ | 88 | | $ | 164 | | $ | 369 | | $ | 519 | | $ | 5,792 | | $ | 7,000 | |
Net income attributable to unitholders(1) | (337) | | (603) | | (626) | | — | | 7 | | 132 | | (940) | | 492 | | 935 | | (940) | |
For the nine months ended Sep. 30, 2022 | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue | $ | — | | $ | 20 | | $ | 72 | | $ | — | | $ | 76 | | $ | 150 | | $ | 480 | | $ | 275 | | $ | 4,480 | | $ | 5,553 | |
Net income attributable to unitholders(1) | 382 | | 431 | | (99) | | — | | 177 | | 118 | | 1,066 | | 306 | | (1,317) | | 1,064 | |
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(1)Includes net income attributable to LP Units, GP Units, REUs, Special LP Units and FV LTIP Units.
(2)Includes the operating partnership, Brookfield BPY Holdings Inc., Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings II Inc., BPY Bermuda Holdings Limited, and BPY Bermuda Holdings II Limited.
(3)Includes BPY Bermuda Holdings IV Limited, BPY Bermuda Holdings V Limited and BPY Bermuda Holdings VI Limited, which serve as guarantors for BPO but not BOP Split, net of intercompany balances and transactions with other holding entities.
(4)Includes elimination of intercompany transactions and balances necessary to present the partnership on a consolidated basis.
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(US$ Millions) As of Sep. 30, 2023 | Brookfield Property Partners L.P. | BOP Split Corp. | BOPI | Brookfield Property Preferred Equity Inc. | Brookfield Property Finance ULC | Brookfield Property Preferred L.P. | Holding entities(2) | Additional holding entities and eliminations(3) | Consolidating adjustments(4) | Brookfield Property Partners L.P consolidated |
Current assets | $ | — | | $ | 426 | | $ | 165 | | $ | — | | $ | 2,339 | | $ | 2,952 | | $ | 4,085 | | $ | 1,102 | | $ | (3,827) | | $ | 7,242 | |
Non-current assets | 8,933 | | 6,850 | | 11,459 | | — | | 6 | | — | | 32,989 | | 2,241 | | 58,622 | | 121,100 | |
Assets held for sale | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 1,638 | | 1,638 | |
Current liabilities | — | | 1,458 | | 2,510 | | — | | 626 | | — | | 7,358 | | 652 | | 19,963 | | 32,567 | |
Non-current liabilities | — | | 15 | | 1,585 | | — | | 1,562 | | 659 | | 5,393 | | 276 | | 38,547 | | 48,037 | |
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 933 | | 933 | |
Preferred equity | 699 | | 3,728 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 722 | | — | | (4,450) | | 699 | |
Equity attributable to interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | — | | — | | 2,106 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 22,736 | | 24,842 | |
Equity attributable to unitholders(1) | $ | 8,234 | | $ | 2,075 | | $ | 5,423 | | $ | — | | $ | 157 | | $ | 2,293 | | $ | 23,601 | | $ | 2,415 | | $ | (21,296) | | $ | 22,902 | |
(1)Includes net income attributable to LP Units, GP Units, REUs, Special LP Units and FV LTIP Units..
(2)Includes the operating partnership, Brookfield BPY Holdings Inc., Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings II Inc., BPY Bermuda Holdings Limited, and BPY Bermuda Holdings II Limited.
(3)Includes BPY Bermuda Holdings IV Limited, BPY Bermuda Holdings V Limited and BPY Bermuda Holdings VI Limited, which serve as guarantors for BPO but not BOP Split, net of intercompany balances and transactions with other holding entities.
(4)Includes elimination of intercompany transactions and balances necessary to present the partnership on a consolidated basis.
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(US$ Millions) As of Dec. 31, 2022 | Brookfield Property Partners L.P. | BOP Split Corp. | BOPI | Brookfield Property Preferred Equity Inc. | Brookfield Property Finance ULC | Brookfield Property Preferred L.P. | Holding entities(2) | Additional holding entities and eliminations(3) | Consolidating adjustments(4) | Brookfield Property Partners L.P consolidated |
Current assets | $ | — | | $ | 442 | | $ | 1,058 | | $ | — | | $ | 2,146 | | $ | 2,952 | | $ | 5,792 | | $ | 191 | | $ | (6,071) | | $ | 6,510 | |
Non-current assets | 8,946 | | 7,368 | | 16,205 | | — | | 190 | | — | | 31,158 | | 2,352 | | 39,211 | | 105,430 | |
Assets held for sale | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 576 | | 576 | |
Current liabilities | — | | 2,606 | | 3,372 | | — | | 721 | | — | | 6,969 | | 1,230 | | 9,283 | | 24,181 | |
Non-current liabilities | — | | 15 | | 1,977 | | — | | 1,475 | | 659 | | 5,603 | | 202 | | 36,667 | | 46,598 | |
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
Preferred equity | 699 | | 3,430 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 722 | | — | | (4,152) | | 699 | |
Equity attributable to interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | — | | — | | 2,284 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 15,800 | | 18,084 | |
Equity attributable to unitholders(1) | $ | 8,247 | | $ | 1,759 | | $ | 9,630 | | $ | — | | $ | 140 | | $ | 2,293 | | $ | 23,656 | | $ | 1,111 | | $ | (23,882) | | $ | 22,954 | |
(1)Includes net income attributable to LP Units, GP Units, REUs, Special LP Units and FV LTIP Units..
(2)Includes the operating partnership, Brookfield BPY Holdings Inc., Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings II Inc., BPY Bermuda Holdings Limited, and BPY Bermuda Holdings II Limited.
(3)Includes BPY Bermuda Holdings IV Limited, BPY Bermuda Holdings V Limited and BPY Bermuda Holdings VI Limited, which serve as guarantors for BPO but not BOP Split, net of intercompany balances and transactions with other holding entities.
(4)Includes elimination of intercompany transactions and balances necessary to present the partnership on a consolidated basis.
NEW LP PREFERRED UNITS GUARANTEE
Brookfield Property Preferred L.P. (“ New LP”) was created in order to issue BPY preferred units with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit (“New LP Preferred Units”). The payment obligations of New LP to the holders of the New LP Preferred Units, including accrued and unpaid distributions, are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the partnership, the Operating Partnership and several Holding Entities (Brookfield BPY Holdings Inc. (“CanHoldco”), Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings II Inc., BPY Bermuda Holdings Limited, BPY Bermuda Holdings II Limited, BPY Bermuda Holdings IV Limited, BPY Bermuda Holdings V Limited and BPY Bermuda Holdings VI Limited). The guarantee of each guarantor ranks senior to all subordinate guarantor obligations.
Pursuant to Rule 13-01 of the SEC’s Regulation S-X, the following tables provides combined summarized financial information of New LP and New LP guarantor entities:
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(US$ Millions) For the nine months ended Sep. 30, 2023 | | | | | Combined Guarantor entities |
Revenue | | | | | $ | 2 | |
Revenue - from related parties | | | | | 5 | |
Revenue - from non-guarantor subsidiaries | | | | | 291 | |
Dividend income - from non-guarantor subsidiaries | | | | | 573 | |
Operating profit | | | | | 551 | |
Net income | | | | | 1,814 | |
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(US$ Millions) For the year ended Dec. 31, 2022 | | | | | Combined Guarantor entities |
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Revenue - from non-guarantor subsidiaries | | | | | $ | 450 | |
Dividend income - from non-guarantor subsidiaries | | | | | 827 | |
Operating profit | | | | | 804 | |
Net income | | | | | 943 | |
Total revenue of the partnership and its controlled subsidiaries for the nine months ended Sep. 30, 2023 was $7,000 million.
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(US$ Millions) As at Sep. 30, 2023 | | | | | Combined Guarantor entities |
Current assets | | | | | $ | 56 | |
Current assets - due from related parties | | | | | 1,310 | |
Current assets - due from non-guarantor subsidiaries | | | | | 6,137 | |
Long-term assets | | | | | 87 | |
Long-term assets - due from related parties | | | | | 73 | |
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Current liabilities | | | | | 384 | |
Current liabilities - due to related parties | | | | | 266 | |
Current liabilities - due to non-guarantor subsidiaries | | | | | 6,724 | |
Long-term liabilities | | | | | 2,818 | |
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Long-term liabilities - due to non-guarantor subsidiaries | | | | | 1,704 | |
Preferred equity and capital securities | | | | | 2,320 | |
Non-controlling interests | | | | | 4,176 | |
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(US$ Millions) As at Dec. 31, 2022 | | | | | Combined Guarantor entities | |
Current assets | | | | | $ | 77 | | |
Current assets - due from related parties | | | | | 2 | |
Current assets - due from non-guarantor subsidiaries | | | | | 8,084 | |
Long-term assets | | | | | 3 | |
Long-term assets - due from related parties | | | | | 58 | |
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Current liabilities | | | | | 282 | |
Current liabilities - due to related parties | | | | | 27 | |
Current liabilities - due to non-guarantor subsidiaries | | | | | 7,115 | |
Long-term liabilities | | | | | 2,970 | |
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Long-term liabilities - due to non-guarantor subsidiaries | | | | | 1,704 | |
Preferred equity and capital securities | | | | | 2,304 | |
Non-controlling interests | | | | | 4,252 | |
Total assets of the partnership and its controlled subsidiaries for the period ended Sep. 30, 2023 were $129,980 million (Dec. 31, 2022 - $112,516 million).
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND USE OF NON-IFRS MEASURES
This MD&A, particularly “Objectives and Financial Highlights – Overview of the Business” and “Additional Information – Trend Information”, contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws and regulations. Forward-looking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, include statements regarding our operations, business, financial condition, expected financial results, performance, prospects, opportunities, priorities, targets, goals, ongoing objectives, strategies and outlook, as well as the outlook for North American and international economies for the current fiscal year and subsequent periods, and include words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “believes”, “estimates”, “seeks”, “intends”, “targets”, “projects”, “forecasts”, “likely”, or negative versions thereof and other similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “would” and “could”.
Although we believe that our anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: risks incidental to the ownership and operation of real estate properties including local real estate conditions; the impact or unanticipated impact of general economic, political and market factors in the countries in which we do business; the ability to enter into new leases or renew leases on favorable terms; business competition; dependence on tenants’ financial condition; the use of debt to finance our business; the behavior of financial markets, including fluctuations in interest and foreign exchange rates; uncertainties of real estate development or redevelopment; global equity and capital markets and the availability of equity and debt financing and refinancing within these markets; risks relating to our insurance coverage; the possible impact of international conflicts and other developments including terrorist acts; potential environmental liabilities; changes in tax laws and other tax related risks; dependence on management personnel; illiquidity of investments; the ability to complete and effectively integrate acquisitions into existing operations and the ability to attain expected benefits therefrom; operational and reputational risks; catastrophic events, such as earthquakes, hurricanes or pandemics/epidemics; and other risks and factors detailed from time to time in our documents filed with the securities regulators in Canada and the United States, as applicable.
We caution that the foregoing list of important factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on our forward-looking statements or information, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether written or oral, that may be as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Corporate Information
CORPORATE PROFILE
Brookfield Property Partners is Brookfield Corporation’s primary vehicle to make investments across all strategies in real estate. Our goal is to be a leading global owner and operator of high-quality real estate. Further information is available at bpy.brookfield.com.
Brookfield Property Partners is a subsidiary of Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN; TSX: BN). More information is available at www.brookfield.com.
BROOKFIELD PROPERTY PARTNERS
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Tel: (441) 294-3309
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UNITHOLDERS INQUIRIES
Brookfield Property Partners welcomes inquiries from Unitholders, media representatives and other interested parties. Questions relating to investor relations or media inquiries can be directed to Rachel Nappi, Investor Relations at 855-212-8243 or via email at bpy.enquiries@brookfield.com. Unitholder questions relating to distributions, address changes and unit certificates should be directed to the partnership’s transfer agent, AST Trust Company, as listed below.
AST TRUST COMPANY (Canada)
By mail: P.O. Box 4229
Station A
Toronto, Ontario, M5W 0G1
Tel: (416) 682-3860; (800) 387-0825
Fax: (888) 249-6189
E-mail: inquiries@astfinancial.com
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Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)
As at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unaudited | | | As at |
(US$ Millions) | Note | | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Assets | | | | |
Non-current assets | | | | |
Investment properties | 3 | | $ | 82,290 | | $ | 68,585 | |
Equity accounted investments | 4 | | 19,566 | | 19,943 | |
Property, plant and equipment | 5 | | 10,228 | | 9,401 | |
Goodwill | 6 | | 1,390 | | 946 | |
Intangible assets | 7 | | 1,019 | | 966 | |
Other non-current assets | 8 | | 6,062 | | 5,217 | |
Loans and notes receivable | | | 545 | | 372 | |
Total non-current assets | | | 121,100 | | 105,430 | |
Current assets | | | | |
Loans and notes receivable | | | 1,668 | | 314 | |
Accounts receivable and other | 9 | | 3,018 | | 2,176 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | 2,556 | | 4,020 | |
Total current assets | | | 7,242 | | 6,510 | |
Assets held for sale | 10 | | 1,638 | | 576 | |
Total assets | | | 129,980 | | $ | 112,516 | |
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Liabilities and equity | | | | |
Non-current liabilities | | | | |
Debt obligations | 11 | | 39,347 | | $ | 38,858 | |
Capital securities | 12 | | 2,653 | | 2,233 | |
Other non-current liabilities | 14 | | 2,220 | | 2,443 | |
Deferred tax liabilities | | | 3,817 | | 3,064 | |
Total non-current liabilities | | | 48,037 | | 46,598 | |
Current liabilities | | | | |
Debt obligations | 11 | | 27,087 | | 19,704 | |
Capital securities | 12 | | 238 | | 600 | |
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 15 | | 5,242 | | 3,877 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 32,567 | | 24,181 | |
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale | 10 | | 933 | | — | |
Total liabilities | | | 81,537 | | 70,779 | |
Equity | | | | |
Limited partners | 16 | | 8,208 | | 8,217 | |
General partner | 16 | | 4 | | 4 | |
Preferred equity | 16 | | 699 | | 699 | |
Non-controlling interests attributable to: | | | | |
Redeemable/exchangeable and special limited partnership units | 16, 17 | | 14,671 | | 14,688 | |
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FV LTIP units of the Operating Partnership | 16, 17 | | 19 | | 45 | |
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Interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | 17 | | 24,842 | | 18,084 | |
Total equity | | | 48,443 | | 41,737 | |
Total liabilities and equity | | | $ | 129,980 | | $ | 112,516 | |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unaudited | | Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions, except per unit amounts) | Note | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Commercial property revenue | 18 | $ | 1,488 | | $ | 1,182 | | $ | 4,390 | | $ | 3,622 | |
Hospitality revenue | 19 | 699 | | 407 | | 1,951 | | 1,120 | |
Investment and other revenue | 20 | 246 | | 167 | | 659 | | 811 | |
Total revenue | | 2,433 | | 1,756 | | 7,000 | | 5,553 | |
Direct commercial property expense | 21 | 597 | | 471 | | 1,737 | | 1,393 | |
Direct hospitality expense | 22 | 532 | | 282 | | 1,565 | | 847 | |
Investment and other expense | | 136 | | 32 | | 212 | | 303 | |
Interest expense | | 1,222 | | 707 | | 3,563 | | 1,930 | |
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General and administrative expense | 23 | 339 | | 227 | | 1,023 | | 693 | |
Total expenses | | 2,826 | | 1,719 | | 8,100 | | 5,166 | |
Fair value (losses) gains, net | 24 | (5) | | (387) | | (116) | | 906 | |
Share of net (loss) earnings from equity accounted investments | 4 | 161 | | 527 | | (13) | | 1,326 | |
(Loss) income before income taxes | | (237) | | 177 | | (1,229) | | 2,619 | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 13 | 130 | | 173 | | (10) | | 403 | |
Net (loss) income | | $ | (367) | | $ | 4 | | $ | (1,219) | | $ | 2,216 | |
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Net (loss) income attributable to: | | | | | |
Limited partners | | $ | (63) | | $ | (14) | | $ | (337) | | $ | 381 | |
General partner | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
Non-controlling interests attributable to: | | | | | |
Redeemable/exchangeable and special limited partnership units | | (113) | | (24) | | (601) | | 681 | |
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FV LTIP units of the Operating Partnership | | (1) | | — | | (2) | | 2 | |
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Interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | | (190) | | 42 | | (279) | | 1,152 | |
Total | | $ | (367) | | $ | 4 | | $ | (1,219) | | $ | 2,216 | |
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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unaudited | | Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | Note | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Net (loss) income | | $ | (367) | | $ | 4 | | $ | (1,219) | | $ | 2,216 | |
Other comprehensive (loss) income | 25 | | | | |
Items that may be reclassified to net (loss) income: | | | | | |
Foreign currency translation | | (266) | | (323) | | (80) | | (838) | |
Cash flow hedges | | (26) | | (19) | | 205 | | 47 | |
Equity accounted investments | | (31) | | 55 | | (27) | | 128 | |
Items that will not be reclassified to net (loss) income: | | | | | |
Securities - fair value through other comprehensive loss ("FVTOCI") | | (1) | | (1) | | (16) | | (21) | |
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Remeasurement of defined benefit obligations | | — | | — | | (2) | | 1 | |
Revaluation (deficit) surplus | | — | | (8) | | 2 | | (8) | |
Total other comprehensive (loss) income | | (324) | | (296) | | 82 | | (691) | |
Total comprehensive (loss) income | | $ | (691) | | $ | (292) | | $ | (1,137) | | $ | 1,525 | |
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Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to: | | | | | |
Limited partners | | | | | |
Net (loss) income | | $ | (63) | | $ | (14) | | $ | (337) | | $ | 381 | |
Other comprehensive (loss) income | | (91) | | (116) | | 18 | | (211) | |
| | (154) | | (130) | | (319) | | 170 | |
Non-controlling interests | | | | | |
Redeemable/exchangeable and special limited partnership units | | | | | |
Net (loss) income | | (113) | | (24) | | (601) | | 681 | |
Other comprehensive (loss) income | | (162) | | (206) | | 33 | | (376) | |
| | (275) | | (230) | | (568) | | 305 | |
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FV LTIP units of the Operating Partnership | | | | | |
Net (loss) income | | (1) | | — | | (2) | | 2 | |
Other comprehensive (loss) | | — | | — | | — | | (1) | |
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Interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | | | | | |
Net (loss) income | | (190) | | 42 | | (279) | | 1,152 | |
Other comprehensive (loss) income | | (71) | | 26 | | 31 | | (103) | |
| | (261) | | 68 | | (248) | | 1,049 | |
Total comprehensive (loss) income | | $ | (691) | | $ | (292) | | $ | (1,137) | | $ | 1,525 | |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Limited partners | | General partner | | Preferred Equity | | | | | | Non-controlling interests | |
Unaudited (US$ Millions) | Capital | Retained earnings | Ownership Changes | Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | Total limited partners equity | | Capital | Retained earnings | Ownership Changes | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total general partner equity | | Total preferred equity | | | | | | Redeemable / exchangeable and special limited partnership units | | | | | | FV LTIP units of the Operating Partnership | | Interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | Total equity |
Balance as at Dec. 31, 2022 | $ | 5,861 | | $ | (67) | | $ | 2,526 | | $ | (103) | | $ | 8,217 | | | $ | 4 | | $ | 2 | | $ | (1) | | $ | (1) | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 699 | | | | | | | $ | 14,688 | | | | | | | $ | 45 | | | $ | 18,084 | | $ | 41,737 | |
Net (loss) | — | | (337) | | — | | — | | (337) | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | (601) | | | | | | | (2) | | | (279) | | (1,219) | |
Other comprehensive income | — | | — | | — | | 18 | | 18 | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | 33 | | | | | | | — | | | 31 | | 82 | |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | — | | (337) | | — | | 18 | | (319) | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | (568) | | | | | | | (2) | | | (248) | | (1,137) | |
Distributions | — | | (329) | | — | | — | | (329) | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | (588) | | | | | | | (2) | | | (3,147) | | (4,066) | |
Preferred distributions | — | | (12) | | — | | — | | (12) | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | (21) | | | | | | | — | | | — | | (33) | |
Issuance (repurchase) of interests in operating subsidiaries | 603 | | 28 | | 17 | | — | | 648 | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | 1,155 | | | | | | | (14) | | | 10,153 | | 11,942 | |
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Change in relative interests of non-controlling interests | — | | — | | 3 | | — | | 3 | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | (8) | | | — | | — | |
Balance as at Sep. 30, 2023 | $ | 6,464 | | $ | (717) | | $ | 2,546 | | $ | (85) | | $ | 8,208 | | | $ | 4 | | $ | 2 | | $ | (1) | | $ | (1) | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 699 | | | | | | | $ | 14,671 | | | | | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | 24,842 | | $ | 48,443 | |
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Balance as at Dec. 31, 2021 | $ | 5,861 | | $ | 457 | | $ | 2,598 | | $ | (111) | | $ | 8,805 | | | $ | 4 | | $ | 2 | | $ | (1) | | $ | (1) | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 699 | | | | | | | $ | 15,736 | | | | | | | $ | 55 | | | $ | 19,706 | | $ | 45,005 | |
Net income | — | | 381 | | — | | — | | 381 | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | 681 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1,152 | | 2,216 | |
Other comprehensive (loss) | — | | — | | — | | (211) | | (211) | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | (376) | | | | | | | (1) | | | (103) | | (691) | |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | — | | 381 | | — | | (211) | | 170 | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | 305 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1,049 | | 1,525 | |
Distributions | — | | (314) | | — | | — | | (314) | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | (561) | | | | | | | (2) | | | (3,023) | | (3,900) | |
Preferred distributions | — | | (12) | | — | | — | | (12) | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | (21) | | | | | | | — | | | — | | (33) | |
Issuance (repurchase) of interest in operating subsidiaries | — | | (29) | | 4 | | — | | (25) | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | (44) | | | | | | | 9 | | | (971) | | (1,031) | |
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Change in relative interest of non-controlling interests | — | | — | | 6 | | — | | 6 | | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | | — | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | (17) | | | — | | — | |
Balance as at Sep. 30, 2022 | $ | 5,861 | | $ | 483 | | $ | 2,608 | | $ | (322) | | $ | 8,630 | | | $ | 4 | | $ | 2 | | $ | (1) | | $ | (1) | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 699 | | | | | | | $ | 15,426 | | | | | | | $ | 46 | | | $ | 16,761 | | $ | 41,566 | |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unaudited | | | Nine Months Ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | Note | | 2023 | 2022 |
Operating activities | | | | |
Net (loss) income | | | $ | (1,219) | | $ | 2,216 | |
Share of equity accounted earnings (losses), net of distributions | | | 122 | | (1,091) | |
Fair value losses (gains), net | 24 | | 116 | | (906) | |
Deferred income (benefit) tax expense | 13 | | (82) | | 269 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 21,22 | | 329 | | 218 | |
Working capital and other | | | 69 | | (565) | |
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Financing activities | | | | |
Debt obligations, issuance | | | 12,907 | | 7,756 | |
Debt obligations, repayments | | | (15,129) | | (8,228) | |
Capital securities issued | | | 275 | | 57 | |
Capital securities redeemed | | | (11) | | — | |
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Non-controlling interests, issued | | | 5,913 | | 495 | |
Non-controlling interests, purchased | | | (51) | | (695) | |
Settlement of deferred consideration | | | (438) | | — | |
Repayment of lease liabilities | | | (19) | | (18) | |
Issuances to limited partnership unitholders | | | 603 | | — | |
Issuances to redeemable/exchangeable and special limited partnership unitholders | | | 1,077 | | — | |
FV LTIP Units, repurchased | | | (15) | | (2) | |
Distributions to non-controlling interests in operating subsidiaries | | | (3,149) | | (2,973) | |
Preferred distributions | | | (33) | | (33) | |
Distributions to limited partnership unitholders | | | (329) | | (314) | |
Distributions to redeemable/exchangeable and special limited partnership unitholders | | | (588) | | (561) | |
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Distributions to holders of FV LTIP units of the Operating Partnership | | | (2) | | (2) | |
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Investing activities | | | | |
Acquisitions | | | | |
Investment properties | | | (3,946) | | (1,097) | |
Property, plant and equipment | | | (383) | | (153) | |
Equity accounted investments | | | (209) | | (59) | |
Financial assets and other | | | (837) | | (576) | |
Cash acquired in Acquisition of Foreign Investments | | | 914 | | — | |
Acquisition of subsidiaries | | | 27 | | 26 | |
Dispositions | | | | |
Investment properties | | | 1,007 | | 1,463 | |
Property, plant and equipment | | | 209 | | 58 | |
Equity accounted investments | | | 800 | | 920 | |
Financial assets and other | | | 653 | | 1,221 | |
Disposition of subsidiaries | | | (5) | | 1,937 | |
Cash impact of deconsolidation | | | — | | (23) | |
Restricted cash and deposits | | | (33) | | 5 | |
| | | (1,803) | | 3,722 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents during the period | | | (1,457) | | (655) | |
Net change in cash classified within assets held for sale | | | — | | 158 | |
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents held in foreign currencies | | | (7) | | (84) | |
Balance, beginning of period | | | 4,020 | | 2,576 | |
Balance, end of period | | | $ | 2,556 | | $ | 1,995 | |
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Supplemental cash flow information | | | | |
Cash paid for: | | | | |
Income taxes, net of refunds received | | | $ | 122 | | $ | 93 | |
Interest (excluding dividends on capital securities) | | | $ | 3,459 | | $ | 1,727 | |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF THE BUSINESS
Brookfield Property Partners L.P. (“BPY” or the “partnership”) was formed as a limited partnership under the laws of Bermuda, pursuant to a limited partnership agreement dated January 3, 2013, as amended and restated on August 8, 2013. BPY is a subsidiary of Brookfield Corporation, formerly known as Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“BN,” the “Corporation,” or the “parent company”) and is the primary entity through which the parent company and its affiliates own, operate, and invest in commercial and other income producing property on a global basis.
The partnership’s sole direct investment is a 36% managing general partnership units (“GP Units” or “GP”) interest in Brookfield Property L.P. (the “operating partnership”). The GP Units provide the partnership with the power to direct the relevant activities of the operating partnership.
The partnership’s 6.5% Preferred Units, Series 1, 6.375% Preferred Units, Series 2, 5.75% Preferred Units, Series 3, and Brookfield Property Preferred L.P.’s (“New LP”) 6.25% Preferred Units, Series 1 are traded on the Nasdaq under the symbols “BPYPP”, “BPYPO”, “BPYPN”, and “BPYPM”, respectively. The New LP 6.25% Preferred Units, Series 1 are also traded on the TSX under the symbol “BPYP.PR.A”.
The registered head office and principal place of business of the partnership is 73 Front Street, 5th Floor, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION
a)Statement of compliance
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the partnership and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34, Interim Financial Reporting, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the IASB, have been omitted or condensed.
These condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors of the partnership on November 13, 2023.
b)Basis of presentation
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared using the same accounting policies and methods as those used in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, except as disclosed below. Consequently, the information included in these interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the partnership’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022. Effective January 1, 2023, the partnership adopted the Disclosure of Accounting Policies (amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2). The amendments to IAS 1 require that the partnership disclose its material accounting policies instead of its significant accounting policies. As a result of the adoption of these amendments, there were no adjustments to the presentation or amounts recognized in the interim financial statements.
Effective January 1, 2023, the partnership adopted International Tax Reform - Pillar Two Model Rules (amendments to IAS 12). The amendments to IAS 12 consist of a mandatory temporary exception to the accounting for deferred taxes arising from the jurisdictional implementation of the Pillar Two model rule, as well as disclosure requirements applicable to annual reporting periods. The partnership operates in countries which have enacted new legislation to implement the global minimum top-up tax. The partnership has applied a temporary mandatory relief from recognizing and disclosing information related to the top-up tax and will account for it as a current tax when it is incurred. The newly enacted legislation is effective from January 1, 2024 and there is no current tax impact for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The global minimum top-up tax is not anticipated to have a significant impact on the financial position of the partnership.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB. The results reported in these interim condensed consolidated financial statements should not necessarily be regarded as indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and have been presented in U.S. Dollars rounded to the nearest million unless otherwise indicated.
c)Critical judgements and estimates in applying accounting policies
The preparation of the partnership’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with IAS 34 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates and assumptions. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the partnership’s accounting policies. The accounting policies and critical estimates and assumptions have been set out in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the partnership’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
d)Future accounting policies
The partnership is currently assessing the impact of Amendments to IAS 1 – Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current. The amendments to IAS 1 affect only the presentation of liabilities as current or non-current in the consolidated balance sheets and not the amount or timing of recognition of any asset, liability, income or expense. The amendments clarify that the classification of liabilities as current or non-current is based on rights that are in existence at the end of the reporting period, specify that classification is unaffected by expectations about
whether the partnership will exercise its right to defer settlement of a liability, explain that rights are in existence if an entity complies with any covenants with which it is required to comply on or before the end of the reporting period, explain that the requirement to comply with any covenants after the reporting period is not considered in the classification as current or non-current, and introduces a definition of ‘settlement’ to make clear that settlement refers to the transfer to the counterparty of cash, equity instruments, other assets or services. The amendments also add disclosure requirements for liabilities classified as non-current when the right to defer settlement of those liabilities is subject to compliance with covenants within twelve months after the reporting period. The disclosures consist of information on the nature of the covenants, when they are required to be complied with, the carrying amount of related liabilities and any facts and circumstances that indicate possible difficulties in complying with the covenants. The amendments are applied retrospectively for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024, with early application permitted. The partnership is in the process of determining the impact of the amendments on its consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3. INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
The following table presents a roll forward of the partnership’s investment property balances, all of which are considered Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022:
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| Nine months ended Sep. 30, 2023 | Year ended December 31, 2022 |
(US$ Millions) | Commercial properties | Commercial developments | Total | Commercial properties | Commercial developments | Total |
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 66,067 | | $ | 2,518 | | $ | 68,585 | | $ | 62,313 | | $ | 2,300 | | $ | 64,613 | |
Changes resulting from: | | | | | | |
Property acquisitions | 2,245 | | 683 | | 2,928 | | 760 | | — | | 760 | |
Capital expenditures | 594 | | 950 | | 1,544 | | 870 | | 428 | | 1,298 | |
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Property dispositions(1) | (864) | | (44) | | (908) | | (307) | | (1) | | (308) | |
Fair value (losses) gains, net | (772) | | 26 | | (746) | | (1,122) | | 64 | | (1,058) | |
Foreign currency translation | (309) | | (24) | | (333) | | (1,528) | | (149) | | (1,677) | |
Transfer between commercial properties and commercial developments | 801 | | (801) | | — | | 387 | | (387) | | — | |
Impact of deconsolidation due to loss of control (2) | — | | — | | — | | (575) | | — | | (575) | |
Manager Reorganization(3) | — | | — | | — | | 6,321 | | 758 | | 7,079 | |
Acquisition of Foreign Investments(3) | 11,286 | | 1,408 | | 12,694 | | — | | — | | — | |
Reclassifications to assets held for sale and other changes | (1,414) | | (60) | | (1,474) | | (1,052) | | (495) | | (1,547) | |
Balance, end of period(4) | $ | 77,634 | | $ | 4,656 | | $ | 82,290 | | $ | 66,067 | | $ | 2,518 | | $ | 68,585 | |
(1)Property dispositions represent the fair value on date of sale.
(2)The partnership deconsolidated its investment in a subsidiary as a result of the dilution of its interest. Prior to the transaction, the partnership's interest was consolidated and is now reflected as a financial asset.
(3)See Note 28, Related Parties for further information on the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments.
(4)Includes right-of-use commercial properties and commercial developments of $1,015 million and $129 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022 - $1,045 million and $127 million). Current lease liabilities of $41 million (December 31, 2022 - $122 million) have been included in accounts payable and other liabilities and non-current lease liabilities of $884 million (December 31, 2022 - $810 million) have been included in other non-current liabilities.
The partnership determines the fair value of each commercial property based upon, among other things, rental income from current leases and assumptions about rental income from future leases reflecting market conditions at the applicable balance sheet dates, less future cash outflows in respect of such leases. Investment property valuations are generally completed by undertaking one of two accepted income approach methods, which include either: i) discounting the expected future cash flows, generally over a term of 10 years including a terminal value based on the application of a capitalization rate to estimated year 11 cash flows; or ii) undertaking a direct capitalization approach whereby a capitalization rate is applied to estimated current year cash flows. Where there has been a recent market transaction for a specific property, such as an acquisition or sale of a partial interest, the partnership values the property on that basis. In determining the appropriateness of the methodology applied, the partnership considers the relative uncertainty of the timing and amount of expected cash flows and the impact such uncertainty would have in arriving at a reliable estimate of fair value. The partnership prepares these valuations considering asset and market specific factors, as well as observable transactions for similar assets. The determination of fair value requires the use of estimates, which are internally determined and compared with market data, third-party reports and research as well as observable conditions.
Except for the impacts of interest rates and inflation, there are currently no known trends, events or uncertainties that the partnership reasonably believes could have a sufficiently pervasive impact across the partnership’s businesses to materially affect the methodologies or assumptions utilized to determine the estimated fair values reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements. Discount rates and capitalization rates are inherently uncertain and may be impacted by, among other things, movements in interest rates in the geographies and markets in which the assets are located. Changes in estimates of discount and capitalization rates across different geographies and markets are often independent of each other and not necessarily in the same direction or of the same magnitude. Further, impacts to the partnership’s fair values of commercial properties from changes in discount or capitalization rates and cash flows are usually inversely correlated. Decreases (increases) in the discount rate or capitalization rate result in increases (decreases) of fair value. Such decreases (increases) may be mitigated by decreases (increases) in cash flows included in the valuation analysis, as circumstances that typically give rise to increased interest rates (e.g., strong economic growth, inflation) usually give rise to increased cash flows at the asset level. Refer to the table below for further information on valuation methods used by the partnership for its asset classes.
Commercial developments are also measured using a discounted cash flow model, net of costs to complete, as of the balance sheet date. Development sites in the planning phases are measured using comparable market values for similar assets.
In accordance with its policy, the partnership generally measures and records its commercial properties and developments using valuations prepared by management. However, for certain subsidiaries, the partnership relies on quarterly valuations prepared by external valuation professionals. Management compares the external valuations to the partnership’s internal valuations to review the work performed by the external valuation professionals. Additionally, a number of properties are externally appraised each year and the results of those appraisals are compared to the partnership’s internally prepared values.
Valuation Metrics
The key valuation metrics for the partnership’s consolidated commercial properties are set forth in the following tables below on a weighted-average basis:
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Consolidated properties | Primary valuation method | Discount rate | Terminal capitalization rate | Investment horizon (years) | Discount rate | Terminal capitalization rate | Investment horizon (years) |
Office | Discounted cash flow | 7.0 | % | 5.5 | % | 11 | 6.8 | % | 5.4 | % | 11 |
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Retail | Discounted cash flow | 7.2 | % | 5.2 | % | 10 | 7.2 | % | 5.3 | % | 10 |
LP Investments(1)(2) | Discounted cash flow | 8.1 | % | 5.8 | % | 9 | 9.1 | % | 6.3 | % | 8 |
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(1) The valuation method used to value multifamily and manufactured housing properties is the direct capitalization method. At September 30, 2023, the overall implied capitalization rate used for properties using the direct capitalization method was 4.4% (December 31, 2022 - 4.3%).
(2)The weighted average valuation metrics at September 30, 2023 include assets acquired as part of the Acquisition of Foreign Investments. See Note 28, Related Parties for further information.
Fair Value Measurement
The following table presents the partnership’s investment properties measured at fair value in the condensed consolidated financial statements and the level of the inputs used to determine those fair values in the context of the hierarchy as defined in Note 2(i) in the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Commercial properties | Commercial developments | Level 1 | Level 2 | Commercial properties | Commercial developments |
Office | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 20,730 | | $ | 773 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 22,129 | | $ | 1,355 | |
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Retail | — | | — | | 19,570 | | 69 | | — | | — | | 19,438 | | 106 | |
LP Investments | — | | — | | 37,334 | | 3,814 | | — | | — | | 24,500 | | 1,057 | |
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Total | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 77,634 | | $ | 4,656 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 66,067 | | $ | 2,518 | |
Fair Value Sensitivity
The following table presents a sensitivity analysis to the impact of a 25 basis point movement of the discount rate and terminal capitalization or overall implied capitalization rate on fair values of the partnership’s commercial properties as of September 30, 2023, for properties valued using the discounted cash flow or direct capitalization method, respectively:
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(US$ Millions) | Impact of +25bps DR | Impact of +25bps TCR | Impact of +25bps DR and +25bps TCR or +25bps ICR |
Office | $ | 448 | | $ | 658 | | $ | 1,087 | |
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Retail | 389 | | 647 | | 1,021 | |
LP Investments(1) | 700 | | 1,384 | | 2,028 | |
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Total | $ | 1,537 | | $ | 2,689 | | $ | 4,136 | |
(1) The valuation method used to value multifamily and manufactured housing properties is the direct capitalization method. The rates presented as the discount rate relate to the overall implied capitalization rate. The terminal capitalization rate are not applicable. The impact of the sensitivity analysis on the discount rate includes properties valued using the discounted cash flow method as well as properties valued using an overall implied capitalization rate under the direct capitalization method.
NOTE 4. EQUITY ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS
The partnership has investments in joint arrangements that are joint ventures, and also has investments in associates. Joint ventures hold individual commercial properties, hotels, and portfolios of commercial properties and developments that the partnership owns together with co-owners where decisions relating to the relevant activities of the joint venture require the unanimous consent of the co-owners. The partnership’s investments in joint ventures and associates, which have been accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting, are as follows:
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(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Joint Ventures | 15% - 75% | 15% - 68% | $ | 19,256 | | $ | 19,404 | |
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Total | | | $ | 19,566 | | $ | 19,943 | |
The following table presents the change in the balance of the partnership’s equity accounted investments as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Equity accounted investments, beginning of period | $ | 19,943 | | $ | 20,807 | |
Additions | 195 | | 100 | |
Disposals and return of capital distributions | (592) | | (967) | |
Share of net earnings from equity accounted investments | 14 | | 826 | |
Distributions received | (136) | | (263) | |
Foreign currency translation | 26 | | (578) | |
Reclassification from (to) assets held for sale | 73 | | (276) | |
Impact of deconsolidation(1) | — | | (706) | |
Manager Reorganization(2) | — | | 1,061 | |
Acquisition of Foreign Investments(2) | 211 | | — | |
Other comprehensive income and other | (168) | | (61) | |
Equity accounted investments, end of period | $ | 19,566 | | $ | 19,943 | |
(1)The prior year includes the impact of deconsolidation of assets that were accounted for under the equity method which are now accounted for as financial assets.
(2)See Note 28, Related Parties for further information on the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments.
The key valuation metrics for the partnership’s commercial properties held within the partnership’s equity accounted investments are set forth in the table below on a weighted-average basis:
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Equity accounted investments | Primary valuation method | Discount rate | Terminal capitalization rate | Investment horizon (yrs) | Discount rate | Terminal capitalization rate | Investment horizon (yrs) |
Office | Discounted cash flow | 6.9 | % | 5.1 | % | 11 | 6.4 | % | 4.9 | % | 11 |
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LP Investments(1) | Discounted cash flow | 7.7 | % | 5.9 | % | 10 | 7.8 | % | 5.5 | % | 10 |
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Summarized financial information in respect of the partnership’s equity accounted investments is presented below:
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(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Non-current assets | $ | 73,287 | | $ | 76,352 | |
Current assets | 3,580 | | 3,822 | |
Total assets | 76,867 | | 80,174 | |
Non-current liabilities | 26,223 | | 30,777 | |
Current liabilities | 10,140 | | 6,888 | |
Total liabilities | 36,363 | | 37,665 | |
Net assets | 40,504 | | 42,509 | |
Partnership’s share of net assets | $ | 19,566 | | $ | 19,943 | |
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(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Revenue | $ | 1,479 | | $ | 1,203 | | $ | 4,119 | | $ | 3,612 | |
Expenses | 1,289 | | 900 | | 3,456 | | 2,575 | |
(Loss) income from equity accounted investments(1) | (14) | | 22 | | (5) | | 55 | |
Income before fair value gains, net | 176 | | 325 | | 658 | | 1,092 | |
Fair value gains (losses), net | 140 | | 675 | | (897) | | 1,565 | |
Net income (loss) | 316 | | 1,000 | | (239) | | 2,657 | |
Partnership’s share of net earnings | $ | 161 | | $ | 527 | | $ | (13) | | $ | 1,326 | |
(1)Share of net earnings from equity accounted investments recorded by the partnership’s joint ventures and associates.
NOTE 5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant, and equipment primarily consists of hospitality assets including Center Parcs in the United Kingdom and Ireland and Hospitality Investors Trust and Watermark Lodging in the United States.
The following table presents the useful lives of each hospitality asset by class:
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Building and building improvements | 2 to 50+ |
Land improvements | 15 |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 1 to 20 |
The following table presents the change to the components of the partnership’s hospitality assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and for the year ended December 31, 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Cost: | | |
Balance at the beginning of period | $ | 9,050 | | $ | 5,723 | |
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Additions | 389 | | 203 | |
Disposals | (164) | | (47) | |
Foreign currency translation | (29) | | (363) | |
Manager Reorganization(1) | — | | 3,298 | |
Acquisition of Foreign Investments(1) | 945 | | — | |
Impact of deconsolidation due to loss of control and other(2) | (6) | | 236 | |
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Accumulated fair value changes: | | |
Balance at the beginning of period | 1,376 | | 763 | |
Revaluation gains, net | — | | 727 | |
Impact of deconsolidation due to loss of control and other(2) | (5) | | 29 | |
Disposals | (38) | | (1) | |
Provision for impairment | — | | (93) | |
Foreign currency translation | (2) | | (49) | |
| 1,331 | | 1,376 | |
Accumulated depreciation: | | |
Balance at the beginning of period | (1,025) | | (863) | |
Depreciation | (308) | | (279) | |
Disposals | 35 | | 44 | |
Foreign currency translation | 3 | | 76 | |
Impact of deconsolidation due to loss of control and other(2) | 7 | | (3) | |
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Total property, plant and equipment(3) | $ | 10,228 | | $ | 9,401 | |
(1)See Note 28, Related Parties for further information on the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments.
(2)The prior year reflects the reclassification of a mixed-use asset out of assets held for sale, and the reclassification of a student housing asset to held for sale.
(3)Includes right-of-use assets of $534 million (December 31, 2022 - $393 million).
NOTE 6. GOODWILL
Goodwill of $1,390 million at September 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022 - $946 million) is primarily attributable to Center Parcs of $735 million (December 31, 2022 - $728 million), Alstria of $396 million (December 31, 2022 - n/a) and IFC Seoul of $194 million (December 31, 2022 - $207 million). The partnership performs a goodwill impairment test annually unless there are indicators of impairment identified during the year. The partnership did not identify any impairment indicators as of September 30, 2023 and for the year ended December 31, 2022.
NOTE 7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The partnership’s intangible assets are presented on a cost basis, net of accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These intangible assets primarily represent the trademark assets related to Center Parcs.
The trademark assets of Center Parcs had a carrying amount of $867 million as of September 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022 - $859 million). They have been determined to have an indefinite useful life as the partnership has the legal right to operate these trademarks exclusively in certain territories in perpetuity. The business model of Center Parcs is not subject to technological obsolescence or commercial innovations in any material way.
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Trademarks | Indefinite |
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Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and intangible assets not yet available for use are tested for impairment at least annually and whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their respective useful lives as listed above. Amortization expense is recorded as part of depreciation and amortization of non-real estate assets expense. The partnership did not identify any impairment indicators as of September 30, 2023 and for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The following table presents the components of the partnership’s intangible assets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Cost | $ | 1,094 | | $ | 1,017 | |
Accumulated amortization | (75) | | (51) | |
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Total intangible assets | $ | 1,019 | | $ | 966 | |
The following table presents a roll forward of the partnership’s intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 966 | | $ | 964 | |
Acquisitions | 7 | | 5 | |
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Amortization | (20) | | (8) | |
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Manager Reorganization(1) | — | | 108 | |
Acquisition of Foreign Investments(1) | 60 | | — | |
Foreign currency translation | 8 | | (103) | |
Other | (2) | | — | |
Balance, end of period | $ | 1,019 | | $ | 966 | |
(1)See Note 28, Related Parties for further information on the Manager Reorganization and Acquisition of Foreign Investments.
NOTE 8. OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
The components of other non-current assets are as follows: | | | | | | | | |
(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Securities - FVTPL | $ | 3,224 | | $ | 2,523 | |
Derivative assets | 351 | | 170 | |
Securities - FVTOCI | 65 | | 69 | |
Restricted cash | 566 | | 584 | |
Inventory | 1,641 | | 1,267 | |
Accounts receivables - non-current | 50 | | 464 | |
Other | 165 | | 140 | |
Total other non-current assets | $ | 6,062 | | $ | 5,217 | |
Securities - FVTPL
Securities - FVTPL includes the partnership’s investment in the Brookfield Strategic Real Estate Partners (“BSREP”) III fund, with a carrying value of the financial asset at September 30, 2023 of $1,377 million (December 31, 2022 - $1,183 million). It also includes the partnership’s investment in a U.S. department store chain with a carrying value of the financial asset at September 30, 2023 of $551 million.
NOTE 9. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER
The components of accounts receivable and other are as follows:
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(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Derivative assets | $ | 373 | | $ | 124 | |
Accounts receivable - net of expected credit loss of $67 million (December 31, 2022 - $63 million) | 1,253 | | 787 | |
Restricted cash | 336 | | 342 | |
Prepaid expenses | 269 | | 405 | |
Inventory | 274 | | 176 | |
Other current assets | 513 | | 342 | |
Total accounts receivable and other | $ | 3,018 | | $ | 2,176 | |
NOTE 10. HELD FOR SALE
Non-current assets and groups of assets and liabilities which comprise disposal groups are presented as assets held for sale where the asset or disposal group is available for immediate sale in its present condition, and the sale is highly probable.
The following is a summary of the assets and liabilities that were classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022: | | | | | | | | |
(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Investment properties | $ | 1,593 | | $ | 300 | |
Equity accounted investments | — | | 276 | |
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Accounts receivable and other assets | 45 | | — | |
Assets held for sale | 1,638 | | 576 | |
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The following table presents the change to the components of the assets held for sale for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022:
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Balance, beginning of period | $ | 576 | | $ | 10,510 | |
Reclassification to assets held for sale, net | 1,401 | | 1,208 | |
Disposals | (351) | | (11,110) | |
Fair value adjustments | (52) | | 261 | |
Foreign currency translation | 1 | | (290) | |
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Acquisition of Foreign Investments(1) | 47 | | — | |
Other | 16 | | (3) | |
Balance, end of period | $ | 1,638 | | $ | 576 | |
(1)See Note 28, Related Parties for further information on the Acquisition of Foreign Investments.
At December 31, 2022, assets held for sale included three malls in the U.S., two hospitality assets in the U.S., and one office asset in the U.S.
In the first quarter of 2023, the partnership sold two hospitality assets in the U.S. and one mall in the U.S for net proceeds of approximately $228 million.
In the second quarter of 2023, the partnership sold one hospitality asset in the U.S., one mall in the U.S., one office asset in Australia and one office asset in Germany for net proceeds of approximately $55 million.
In the third quarter of 2023, the partnership sold six office assets in Belgium, one office asset in the U.S. and one hospitality asset in the U.S for net proceeds of approximately $26 million.
At September 30, 2023, assets held for sale included five malls in the U.S., four office assets in the U.S., one office asset in Ireland, one multifamily asset in Brazil, one multifamily asset in the U.S., and one logistics asset in the U.S as the partnership intends to sell controlling interests in these assets to third parties in the next 12 months.
NOTE 11. DEBT OBLIGATIONS
The partnership’s debt obligations include the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(US$ Millions) | Weighted-average rate | Debt balance | Weighted-average rate | Debt balance |
Unsecured facilities: | | | | |
Brookfield Property Partners’ credit facilities | 7.33 | % | $ | 3,032 | | 6.19 | % | $ | 3,090 | |
Brookfield Property Partners’ corporate bonds | 4.67 | % | 1,841 | | 4.12 | % | 1,847 | |
Brookfield Property Retail Holding LLC term debt | 7.92 | % | 1,492 | | 6.90 | % | 1,514 | |
Brookfield Property Retail Holding LLC senior secured notes | 5.20 | % | 1,695 | | 5.20 | % | 1,695 | |
Brookfield Property Retail Holding LLC corporate facility | 8.17 | % | 413 | | 7.17 | % | 320 | |
Brookfield Property Retail Holding LLC junior subordinated notes | 7.04 | % | 199 | | 5.86 | % | 192 | |
Subsidiary borrowings | 7.00 | % | 44 | | 7.10 | % | 458 | |
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Funds subscription credit facilities(1) | 7.29 | % | 2,265 | | 6.19 | % | 4,177 | |
Fixed rate | 4.29 | % | 28,177 | | 4.47 | % | 16,155 | |
Variable rate | 8.09 | % | 28,373 | | 6.99 | % | 29,416 | |
Deferred financing costs | | (327) | | | (302) | |
Total debt obligations | | $ | 67,204 | | | $ | 58,562 | |
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Current | | 27,087 | | | 19,704 | |
Non-current | | 39,347 | | | 38,858 | |
Debt associated with assets held for sale | | 770 | | | — | |
Total debt obligations | | $ | 67,204 | | | $ | 58,562 | |
(1)Funds subscription credit facilities are secured by co-investors’ capital commitments.
The partnership generally believes that it will be able to either extend the maturity date, repay, or refinance the debt that is scheduled to mature in 2023-2024; however, approximately 3% of its debt obligations represent non-recourse mortgages where the partnership has suspended contractual payment. The partnership is currently engaging in modification or restructuring discussions with the respective creditors. These negotiations may, under certain circumstances, result in certain properties securing these loans being transferred to the lenders.
Debt obligations include foreign currency denominated debt in the functional currencies of the borrowing subsidiaries. Debt obligations by currency are as follows:
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(Millions) | U.S. Dollars | | Local currency | U.S. Dollars | | Local currency |
U.S. Dollars | $ | 42,566 | | $ | 42,566 | | $ | 44,049 | | $ | 44,049 | |
Euros | 7,350 | | € | 6,952 | | 96 | | € | 90 | |
British Pounds | 5,905 | | £ | 4,841 | | 5,079 | | £ | 4,203 | |
Canadian Dollars | 3,831 | | C$ | 5,201 | | 4,027 | | C$ | 5,455 | |
Brazilian Reais | 2,152 | | R$ | 10,779 | | 554 | | R$ | 2,888 | |
Indian Rupee | 2,218 | | Rs | 184,794 | | 1,777 | | Rs | 146,860 | |
South Korean Won | 1,692 | | ₩ | 2,280,000 | | 1,808 | | ₩ | 2,280,000 | |
Australian Dollars | 1,207 | | A$ | 1,876 | | 1,300 | | A$ | 1,908 | |
Chinese Yuan | 478 | | C¥ | 3,485 | | 174 | | C¥ | 1,204 | |
Hong Kong Dollar | 93 | | HK$ | 725 | | — | | HK$ | — | |
Swedish Krona | 36 | | SEK | 393 | | — | | SEK | — | |
Polish Zloty | 3 | | zł | 14 | | — | | zł | — | |
Deferred financing costs | (327) | | | | (302) | | | |
Total debt obligations | $ | 67,204 | | | | $ | 58,562 | | | |
The components of changes in debt obligations, including changes related to cash flows from financing activities, are summarized in the table below:
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(US$ Millions) | Dec. 31, 2022 | Debt obligation issuance, net of repayments | | Debt from asset acquisitions | Assumed by purchaser | Amortization of deferred financing costs and (premium) discount | Foreign currency translation | Acquisition of Foreign Investments(1) | Other | Sep. 30, 2023 |
Debt obligations | $ | 58,562 | | (2,222) | | | 394 | | (88) | | 150 | | (190) | | 10,674 | | (76) | | $ | 67,204 | |
(1)See Note 28, Related Parties for further information on the Acquisition of Foreign Investments.
NOTE 12. CAPITAL SECURITIES
The partnership has the following capital securities outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Shares outstanding | Cumulative dividend rate | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Operating Partnership Class A Preferred Equity Units: | | | | |
Series 2 | 24,000,000 | 6.50 | % | $ | 584 | | $ | 575 | |
Series 3 | 24,000,000 | 6.75 | % | 562 | | 556 | |
New LP Preferred Units(1) | 19,273,654 | 6.25 | % | 474 | | 474 | |
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Brookfield Property Split Corp. (“BOP Split”) Senior Preferred Shares: | | | |
Series 1 | 733,072 | 5.25 | % | 18 | | 21 | |
Series 2 | 429,316 | 5.75 | % | 8 | | 10 | |
Series 3 | 447,653 | 5.00 | % | 8 | | 12 | |
Series 4 | 434,821 | 5.20 | % | 8 | | 10 | |
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Rouse Properties L.P. (“Rouse”) Series A Preferred Shares | 5,600,000 | | 5.00 | % | 144 | | 142 | |
Subsidiary Preferred Shares and Capital - alstria office Prime Portfolio GmbH & Co. KG (“Alstria Office Prime”) | 19,472,214 | n/a(2) | 129 | | — | |
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust (“India REIT”) | 246,305,005 | | n/a(3) | 733 | | 456 | |
| | | | |
Capital Securities – Fund Subsidiaries | | | 223 | | 577 | |
Total capital securities | | | $ | 2,891 | | $ | 2,833 | |
| | | | |
Current | | | 238 | | 600 | |
Non-current | | | 2,653 | | 2,233 | |
Total capital securities | | | $ | 2,891 | | $ | 2,833 | |
(1)New LP Preferred Units shares outstanding is presented net of intracompany shares held by the Operating Partnership.
(2)The dividend rate pertaining to Alstria Office Prime is declared annually and is neither fixed or mandatory.
(3)The dividend rate pertaining to India REIT is equal to a minimum of 90% of net distributable cash flows.
New LP Preferred Units includes $474 million (December 31, 2022 - $474 million) of preferred equity interests issued in connection with the privatization of the partnership which have been classified as a liability, rather than as a non-controlling interest, due to the fact that the holders of such interests can demand cash payment upon maturity of July 26, 2081, for the liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit and any accumulated unpaid dividends.
Cumulative preferred dividends on the BOP Split Senior Preferred Shares are payable quarterly, as and when declared by BOP Split. On October 31, 2023, BOP Split declared quarterly dividends payable for the BOP Split Senior Preferred Shares.
Capital securities also includes $144 million at September 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022 - $142 million) of preferred equity interests held by a third party investor in Rouse which have been classified as a liability, rather than as a non-controlling interest, due to the fact that the interests are mandatorily redeemable on or after November 12, 2025 for a set price per unit plus any accrued but unpaid distributions; distributions are capped and accrue regardless of available cash generated.
Capital securities also includes $129 million at September 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022 - n/a) which represents the equity from minority shareholders who are other limited partners in the subsidiary Alstria Office Prime. The equity of these limited partners is classified as a liability under IAS 32, rather than as non-controlling interest, due to each limited partner being contractually entitled to a severance payment equivalent to the NAV per share of the Alstria Office Prime, on their date of resignation.
Capital securities also includes $733 million at September 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022 - $456 million) of preferred equity interests held by third party investors in the India REIT, which have been classified as a liability, rather than as a non-controlling interest, due to the fact that India REIT has a contractual obligation to make distributions to unitholders every six months at an amount no less than 90% of net distributable cash flows.
Capital Securities – Fund Subsidiaries includes $194 million at September 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022 - $545 million) of equity interests in Brookfield DTLA Holdings LLC (“DTLA”) held by co-investors in DTLA which have been classified as a liability, rather than as non-controlling interest, as holders of these interests can cause DTLA to redeem their interests in the fund for cash equivalent to the fair value of the interests on October 15, 2023, and on every fifth anniversary thereafter. Capital Securities – Fund Subsidiaries are measured at FVTPL.
Capital Securities – Fund Subsidiaries also includes $29 million at September 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022 - $32 million) which represents the equity interests held by the partnership’s co-investor in the Brookfield D.C. Office Partners LLC (“D.C. Venture”) which have been classified as a liability, rather than as non-controlling interest, due to the fact that on October 31, 2025, and on every second anniversary thereafter, the holders of these interests can redeem their interests in the D.C. Venture for cash equivalent to the fair value of the interests.
At September 30, 2023, capital securities includes $24 million (December 31, 2022 - $33 million) repayable in Canadian Dollars of C$33 million (December 31, 2022 - C$45 million).
Reconciliation of cash flows from financing activities from capital securities is shown in the table below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Non-cash changes in capital securities | |
(US$ Millions) | Dec. 31, 2022 | Capital securities issued | Capital securities redeemed | Fair value changes | Foreign currency translation and other | Acquisition of Foreign Investments | Sep. 30, 2023 |
Capital securities | $ | 2,833 | | $ | 275 | | (11) | | (349) | | 13 | | 130 | | $ | 2,891 | |
NOTE 13. INCOME TAXES
The partnership is a flow-through entity for tax purposes and as such is not subject to Bermudian taxation. However, income taxes are recognized for the amount of taxes payable by the primary holding subsidiaries of the partnership (“Holding Entities”), any direct or indirect corporate subsidiaries of the Holding Entities and for the impact of deferred tax assets and liabilities related to such entities.
The components of income tax expense include the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Current income tax | $ | 12 | | $ | 58 | | $ | 72 | | $ | 134 | |
Deferred income tax | 118 | | 115 | | (82) | | 269 | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 130 | | $ | 173 | | $ | (10) | | $ | 403 | |
The decrease in income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the prior year is primarily due to a decrease in pre-tax income, a change in the tax rate of certain subsidiaries, and an increase in the benefit recognized for deferred tax assets.
NOTE 14. OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
The components of other non-current liabilities are as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 718 | | $ | 824 | |
Lease liabilities(1) | 1,128 | | 1,049 | |
Derivative liabilities | 335 | | 371 | |
Deferred revenue | 18 | | 21 | |
Provisions | 19 | | 7 | |
Loans and notes payables | 2 | | 171 | |
Total other non-current liabilities | $ | 2,220 | | $ | 2,443 | |
(1)For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, interest expense relating to total lease liabilities (see Note 15, Accounts Payable And Other Liabilities for the current portion) was $22 million and $63 million, respectively (2022 - $15 million and $44 million).
NOTE 15. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER LIABILITIES
The components of accounts payable and other liabilities are as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 3,297 | | $ | 2,852 | |
Loans and notes payable | 779 | | 226 | |
Deferred revenue | 513 | | 436 | |
Derivative liabilities | 580 | | 167 | |
Lease liabilities(1) | 51 | | 163 | |
Other liabilities | 22 | | 33 | |
Total accounts payable and other liabilities | $ | 5,242 | | $ | 3,877 | |
(1)See Note 14, Other Non-Current Liabilities, for further information on the interest expense related to these liabilities.
NOTE 16. EQUITY
The partnership’s capital structure is comprised of five classes of partnership units: GP Units, LP Units, Redeemable/Exchangeable Partnership Units (“REUs”), special limited partnership units of the operating partnership (“Special LP Units”) and FV LTIP units of the operating partnership (“FV LTIP Units”). In addition, the partnership issued Class A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 1 in the first quarter of 2019, Class A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 2 in the third quarter of 2019 and Class A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 3 in the first quarter of 2020 (“Preferred Equity Units”).
a)General and limited partnership equity
GP Units entitle the holder to the right to govern the financial and operating policies of the partnership. The GP Units are entitled to a 1% general partnership interest.
LP Units entitle the holder to their proportionate share of distributions. Each LP Unit entitles the holder thereof to one vote for the purposes of any approval at a meeting of limited partners, provided that holders of the REUs that are exchanged for LP Units will only be entitled to a maximum number of votes in respect of the REUs equal to 49% of the total voting power of all outstanding units.
General Partnership Units
There were 138,875 GP Units outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Limited Partnership Units
There were 321,046,797 and 298,985,982 LP Units outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
b)Units of the operating partnership held by Brookfield Corporation
Redeemable/Exchangeable Partnership Units
There were 567,854,792 and 529,473,303 REUs outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Special Limited Partnership Units
Brookfield Property Special L.P. is entitled to receive equity enhancement distributions and incentive distributions from the operating partnership as a result of its ownership of the Special LP Units.
There were 5,797,155 and 4,759,997 Special LP Units outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
c)FV LTIP Units
The operating partnership issued FV LTIP Units under the Brookfield Property L.P. FV LTIP Unit Plan to certain participants. Each FV LTIP unit will vest over a period of five years and is redeemable for cash payment. There were 782,533 and 1,571,709 FV LTIP Units outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
d) Preferred Equity Units
The partnership’s preferred equity consists of 7,360,000 Class A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 1 at $25.00 per unit at a coupon rate of 6.5%, 10,000,000 Class A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 2 at $25.00 per unit at a coupon rate of 6.375% and 11,500,000 Class A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, Series 3 at $25.00 per unit at a coupon rate of 5.75%. At September 30, 2023, preferred equity units had a total carrying value of $699 million (December 31, 2022 - $699 million).
e) Distributions
Distributions made to each class of partnership units, including units of subsidiaries that were exchangeable into LP Units, are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions, except per unit information) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
| | | | |
Limited Partners | $ | 112 | | $ | 105 | | $ | 329 | | $ | 314 | |
Holders of: | | | | |
REUs | 198 | | 185 | | 582 | | 556 | |
Special LP Units | 3 | | 2 | | 6 | | 5 | |
| | | | |
FV LTIP Units | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | | 2 | |
| | | | |
Total | $ | 314 | | $ | 293 | | $ | 919 | | $ | 877 | |
Per unit(1) | $ | 0.35 | | $ | 0.35 | | $ | 1.05 | | $ | 1.05 | |
(1)Per unit outstanding on the distribution record date.
NOTE 17. NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS
Non-controlling interests consisted of the following:
| | | | | | | | |
(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
REUs and Special LP Units(1) | $ | 14,671 | | $ | 14,688 | |
| | |
FV LTIP Units(1) | 19 | | 45 | |
| | |
Interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties: | | |
Preferred shares held by Brookfield Corporation(2) | 2,619 | | 2,490 | |
Preferred equity of subsidiaries | 4,360 | | 2,772 | |
Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries and properties | 17,863 | | 12,822 | |
Total interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | 24,842 | | 18,084 | |
Total non-controlling interests | $ | 39,532 | | $ | 32,817 | |
(1)Each unit within these classes of non-controlling interest has economic terms substantially equivalent to those of an LP Unit. As such, income attributed to each unit or share of non-controlling interest is equivalent to that allocated to an LP Unit. The proportion of interests held by holders of the REUs changes as a result of issuances, repurchases and exchanges. Consequently, the partnership adjusted the relative carrying amounts of the interests held by limited partners and non-controlling interests based on their relative share of the equivalent LP Units. The difference between the adjusted value and the previous carrying amounts was attributed to current LP Units as ownership changes in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(2)See Note 28, Related Parties, for further information on the Manager Reorganization.
Non-controlling interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties consist of the following:
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| | Proportion of economic interests held by non-controlling interests | | |
(US$ Millions) | Jurisdiction of formation | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
BPO(1) | Canada | — | % | — | % | $ | 3,127 | | $ | 2,835 | |
Corporate Holding Entities(2) | Bermuda/Canada | — | % | — | % | 6,558 | | 5,033 | |
U.S. Retail(3) | United States | — | % | — | % | 1,292 | | 1,280 | |
U.S. Manufactured Housing(4) | United States | 76 | % | 76 | % | 1,283 | | 1,191 | |
U.K. Student Housing(4) | Bermuda | 75 | % | 75 | % | 1,598 | | 1,594 | |
Korea Mixed-use(4) | South Korea | 78 | % | 78 | % | 989 | | 936 | |
U.K. Short Stay(4) | United Kingdom | 73 | % | 73 | % | 443 | | 756 | |
U.S. Hospitality(4) | United States | 77 | % | 77 | % | 641 | | 724 | |
U.S. Logistics | United States | 77 | % | 77 | % | 1,150 | | 434 | |
Other | Various | 33% - 99% | 33% - 99% | 7,761 | | 3,301 | |
Total | | | | $ | 24,842 | | $ | 18,084 | |
(1)Includes non-controlling interests in BPO subsidiaries which vary from 1% - 100%.
(2)Includes non-controlling interests in various corporate entities of the partnership which vary from 1% - 100%.
(3)Includes non-controlling interests in BPYU subsidiaries.
(4)Includes non-controlling interests representing interests held by other investors in Brookfield-sponsored real estate funds and holding entities through which the partnership participates in such funds. Also includes non-controlling interests in underlying operating entities owned by these funds.
NOTE 18. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY REVENUE
The components of commercial property revenue are as follows:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Base rent | $ | 1,020 | | $ | 795 | | $ | 2,974 | | $ | 2,375 | |
Straight-line rent | (1) | | (2) | | 10 | | 5 | |
Lease termination | 3 | | 12 | | 24 | | 24 | |
Other lease income(1) | 158 | | 163 | | 528 | | 485 | |
Other revenue from tenants(2) | 308 | | 214 | | 854 | | 733 | |
Total commercial property revenue | $ | 1,488 | | $ | 1,182 | | $ | 4,390 | | $ | 3,622 | |
(1)Other lease income includes parking revenue and recovery of property tax and insurance expenses from tenants.
(2)Consists of recovery of certain operating expenses from tenants which are accounted for in accordance with IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
NOTE 19. HOSPITALITY REVENUE
The components of hospitality revenue are as follows:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Room, food and beverage | $ | 605 | | $ | 351 | | $ | 1,690 | | $ | 964 | |
Gaming and other leisure activities | 61 | | 48 | | 163 | | 130 | |
Other hospitality revenue | 33 | | 8 | | 98 | | 26 | |
Total hospitality revenue | $ | 699 | | $ | 407 | | $ | 1,951 | | $ | 1,120 | |
NOTE 20. INVESTMENT AND OTHER REVENUE
The components of investment and other revenue are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Investment income | $ | 91 | | $ | 44 | | $ | 182 | | $ | 472 | |
Fee revenue | 113 | | 74 | | 324 | | 210 | |
Dividend income | 3 | | 47 | | 31 | | 80 | |
Interest income and other | 39 | | 2 | | 122 | | 49 | |
| | | | |
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Total investment and other revenue | $ | 246 | | $ | 167 | | $ | 659 | | $ | 811 | |
NOTE 21. DIRECT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY EXPENSE
The components of direct commercial property expense are as follows:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Property maintenance | $ | 236 | | $ | 178 | | $ | 645 | | $ | 530 | |
Real estate taxes | 153 | | 140 | | 493 | | 427 | |
Employee compensation and benefits | 48 | | 37 | | 141 | | 110 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 13 | | 7 | | 38 | | 22 | |
Lease expense(1) | 5 | | 3 | | 14 | | 9 | |
Other | 142 | | 106 | | 406 | | 295 | |
Total direct commercial property expense | $ | 597 | | $ | 471 | | $ | 1,737 | | $ | 1,393 | |
(1)Represents the operating expenses relating to variable lease payments not included in the measurement of the lease liability.
NOTE 22. DIRECT HOSPITALITY EXPENSE
The components of direct hospitality expense are as follows:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Employee compensation and benefits | $ | 147 | | $ | 59 | | $ | 432 | | $ | 170 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 100 | | 61 | | 291 | | 196 | |
Cost of food, beverage, and retail goods sold | 89 | | 64 | | 254 | | 179 | |
Maintenance and utilities | 40 | | 24 | | 121 | | 77 | |
Marketing and advertising | 22 | | 5 | | 68 | | 19 | |
Other | 134 | | 69 | | 399 | | 206 | |
Total direct hospitality expense | $ | 532 | | $ | 282 | | $ | 1,565 | | $ | 847 | |
NOTE 23. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
The components of general and administrative expense are as follows:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Employee compensation and benefits | $ | 163 | | $ | 90 | | $ | 481 | | $ | 271 | |
Management fees | 72 | | 70 | | 225 | | 212 | |
Professional fees | 37 | | 21 | | 115 | | 67 | |
Facilities and technology | 16 | | 13 | | 42 | | 33 | |
Transaction costs | 16 | | 9 | | 44 | | 24 | |
Other | 35 | | 24 | | 116 | | 86 | |
Total general and administrative expense | $ | 339 | | $ | 227 | | $ | 1,023 | | $ | 693 | |
NOTE 24. FAIR VALUE (LOSSES) GAINS, NET
The components of fair value gains (losses), net, are as follows:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Commercial properties | $ | (642) | | $ | (619) | | $ | (772) | | $ | 496 | |
Commercial developments | 86 | | (79) | | 26 | | 25 | |
Incentive fees(1) | (11) | | (2) | | (22) | | (38) | |
Financial instruments and other | 562 | | 313 | | 652 | | 423 | |
Total fair values (losses) gains, net | $ | (5) | | $ | (387) | | $ | (116) | | $ | 906 | |
(1)Represents incentive fees the partnership is obligated to pay to the general partner of the partnership’s various fund investments.
NOTE 25. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
Other comprehensive (loss) income consists of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Items that may be reclassified to net income: | | | | |
Foreign currency translation | | | | |
Net unrealized foreign currency translation (losses) in respect of foreign operations | $ | (484) | | $ | (953) | | $ | (98) | | $ | (2,057) | |
Reclassification of realized foreign currency translation gains to net income on dispositions of foreign operations | — | | — | | — | | 17 | |
Gains on hedges of net investments in foreign operations | 218 | | 630 | | 18 | | 1,202 | |
| | | | |
| (266) | | (323) | | (80) | | (838) | |
Cash flow hedges | | | | |
(Losses) gains on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, net of income taxes for the three and nine months ended Sep. 30, 2023 of $(3) million and $(32) million (2022 – $1 million and $(6) million) | (26) | | (19) | | 205 | | 47 | |
| (26) | | (19) | | 205 | | 47 | |
Equity accounted investments | | | | |
Share of unrealized foreign currency translation losses in respect of foreign operations | (1) | | (1) | | — | | (3) | |
| | | | |
(Losses) gains on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges | (30) | | 56 | | (27) | | 131 | |
| (31) | | 55 | | (27) | | 128 | |
Items that will not be reclassified to net income: | | | | |
Unrealized losses on securities - FVTOCI, net of income taxes for the three and nine months ended Sep. 30, 2023 of nil (2022 – nil and $(1) million) | (1) | | (1) | | (16) | | (21) | |
| | | | |
Net remeasurement (losses) gains on defined benefit obligations | — | | — | | (2) | | 1 | |
Revaluation surplus (deficit), net of income taxes for the three and nine months ended Sep. 30, 2023 of nil and $(1) million (2022 – nil and nil) | — | | (8) | | 2 | | (8) | |
| (1) | | (9) | | (16) | | (28) | |
Total other comprehensive (loss) income | $ | (324) | | $ | (296) | | $ | 82 | | $ | (691) | |
NOTE 26. OBLIGATIONS, GUARANTEES, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER
In the normal course of operations, the partnership and its consolidated entities execute agreements that provide for indemnification and guarantees to third parties in transactions such as dispositions, acquisitions, sales of assets and sales of services.
Certain of the partnership’s operating subsidiaries have also agreed to indemnify their directors and certain of their officers and employees. The nature of substantially all of the indemnification undertakings prevent the partnership from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount that it could be required to pay third parties as the agreements do not specify a maximum amount and the amounts are dependent upon the outcome of future contingent events, the nature and likelihood of which cannot be determined at this time. Historically, neither the partnership nor its consolidated subsidiaries have made significant payments under such indemnification agreements.
The partnership and its operating subsidiaries may be contingently liable with respect to litigation and claims that arise from time to time in the normal course of business or otherwise.
During 2013, the Corporation announced the final close on the first BSREP fund, a global private fund focused on making opportunistic investments in commercial property. The partnership, as lead investor, committed approximately $1.3 billion to the fund. As of September 30, 2023, there remained approximately $141 million of uncontributed capital commitments.
In April 2016, the Corporation announced the final close on the second BSREP fund to which the partnership had committed $2.3 billion as lead investor. As of September 30, 2023, there remained approximately $575 million of uncontributed capital commitments.
In November 2017, the Corporation announced the final close on the fifth Brookfield Real Estate Finance Fund (“BREF”) to which the partnership had committed $400 million. As of September 30, 2023, there remained approximately $161 million of uncontributed capital commitments.
In September 2018, the Corporation announced the final close on the third Brookfield Fairfield U.S. Multifamily Value Add Fund to which the partnership had committed $300 million. As of September 30, 2023, there remained approximately $120 million of uncontributed capital commitments.
In January 2019, the Corporation announced the final close on the third BSREP fund to which the partnership had committed $1.0 billion. As of September 30, 2023, there remained approximately $181 million of uncontributed capital commitments.
In December 2022, the Corporation announced the final close on the fourth BSREP fund to which the partnership had committed $3.5 billion. As of September 30, 2023, there remained approximately $1.5 billion of uncontributed capital commitments. Refer to Note 28, Related Parties for further information.
In October of 2020, the Corporation announced the final close on the Brookfield European Real Estate Partnership fund to which the partnership has committed €100 million ($106 million). As of September 30, 2023, there remained approximately nil of uncontributed capital commitments.
The partnership maintains insurance on its properties in amounts and with deductibles that it believes are in line with what owners of similar properties carry. The partnership maintains all risk property insurance and rental value coverage (including coverage for the perils of flood, earthquake and named windstorm). The partnership does not conduct its operations, other than those of equity accounted investments, through entities that are not fully or proportionately consolidated in these financial statements, and has not guaranteed or otherwise contractually committed to support any material financial obligations not reflected in these financial statements.
NOTE 27. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
a)Derivatives and hedging activities
The partnership and its operating entities use derivative and non-derivative instruments to manage financial risks, including interest rate, commodity, equity price and foreign exchange risks. The use of derivative contracts is governed by documented risk management policies and approved limits. The partnership does not use derivatives for speculative purposes. The partnership and its operating entities use the following derivative instruments to manage these risks:
•foreign currency forward contracts to hedge exposures to Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar, British Pound, Euro, Chinese Yuan, Brazilian Real, Indian Rupee and South Korean Won denominated net investments in foreign subsidiaries and foreign currency denominated financial assets;
•interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk associated with planned refinancings and existing variable rate debt;
•interest rate caps to hedge interest rate risk on certain variable rate debt; and
•cross-currency swaps to manage interest rate and foreign currency exchange rates on existing variable rate debt.
There have been no material changes to the partnership’s financial risk exposure or risk management activities since December 31, 2022. Please refer to Note 31, Financial Instruments in the December 31, 2022 annual report on Form 20-F for a detailed description of the partnership’s financial risk exposure and risk management activities.
Interest Rate Hedging
The following table provides the partnership’s outstanding derivatives that are designated as cash flow hedges of variability in interest rates associated with forecasted fixed rate financings and existing variable rate debt as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Hedging item | Notional | Rates | Maturity dates | Fair value |
Sep. 30, 2023 | Interest rate caps of US$ LIBOR debt | $ | 651 | | 2.4% - 5.4% | Apr 2024 - May. 2024 | $ | 4 | |
| Interest rate caps of US$ SOFR debt | 7,257 | | 1.0% - 6.0% | Oct. 2023 - Mar. 2025 | 107 | |
| Interest rate swaps of US$ SOFR debt | 8,860 | | 3.3% - 4.5% | Aug. 2024 - Mar. 2027 | 191 | |
| Interest rate caps of £ SONIA debt | 1,319 | | 1.0% - 7.0% | Oct. 2023 - Mar. 2025 | 38 | |
| Interest rate swaps of £ SONIA debt | 1,072 | | 2.0% - 5.2% | Jan. 2024 - Jan. 2025 | 21 | |
| Interest rate caps of € EURIBOR debt | 554 | | 3.5% - 4.0% | Jul. 2025 - Apr. 2030 | 10 | |
| Interest rate caps of €STR debt | 375 | | 1.9% | Oct. 2023 - Oct. 2024 | 9 | |
| Interest rate swaps of € EURIBOR debt | 867 | | 1.8% - 4.0% | Sep. 2027 - Apr. 2030 | 37 | |
| Interest rate caps of C$ LIBOR debt | 177 | | 4.0% | Oct. 2024 | 3 | |
| Interest rate swaps of AUD BBSW/BBSY debt | 257 | | 4.1% | Sep. 2024 | 1 | |
| Other interest rate derivatives | 20 | | 0.4% - 6.6% | Dec. 2027 | — | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Interest rate caps of US$ LIBOR debt | $ | 2,042 | | 2.5% - 5.0% | May 2023 - Apr. 2027 | $ | 20 | |
| Interest rate caps of US$ SOFR debt | 3,989 | | 1.0% - 6.0% | Aug. 2023 - Nov. 2024 | 74 | |
| Interest rate swaps of US$ SOFR debt | 2,500 | | 3.7% | Dec. 2027 | 3 | |
| Interest rate caps of £ SONIA debt | 1,024 | | 1.0% - 2.5% | Jul. 2024 - Mar. 2025 | 41 | |
| Interest rate swaps of £ SONIA debt | 804 | | 2.7% | Jan. 2023 - Jul. 2024 | 20 | |
| Interest rate caps of € EURIBOR debt | 96 | | 1.3% | Apr. 2023 | — | |
| Interest rate caps of C$ LIBOR debt | 177 | | 4.0% | Oct. 2024 | 2 | |
| Interest rate swaps of AUD BBSW/BBSY debt | 132 | | 5.3% - 5.8% | Apr. 2024 | — | |
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the amount of hedge ineffectiveness recorded in earnings in connection with the partnership’s interest rate hedging activities was nil (2022 - nil).
Foreign Currency Hedging
The following table provides the partnership’s outstanding derivatives that are designated as net investments of foreign subsidiaries or foreign currency cash flow hedges as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Hedging item | | Notional | Rates | Maturity dates | Fair value |
Sep. 30, 2023 | Net investment hedges | € | $ | 2,193 | | €0.89/$ - €0.98/$ | Nov. 2023 - Dec. 2025 | $ | (186) | |
| Net investment hedges | £ | 1,588 | | £0.79/$ - £0.93/$ | Oct. 2023 - Jul. 2024 | (244) | |
| Net investment hedges | A$ | 74 | | A$0.63/$ - A$0.72/$ | Dec. 2023 | (6) | |
| Net investment hedges | C¥ | — | | C¥6.59/$ - C¥6.77/$ | Mar. 2025 | (2) | |
| Net investment hedges | R$ | 7,364 | | R$5.00/$ - R$7.37/$ | Dec. 2023 - Dec. 2024 | (109) | |
| Net investment hedges | ₩ | 820,473 | | ₩1,214.55/$ - ₩1,410.00/$ | Jun. 2024 - Jan. 2025 | 3 | |
| Net investment hedges | Rs | 69,827 | | Rs81.82/$ - Rs89.84/$ | Nov. 2023 - Sep. 2024 | (15) | |
| Net investment hedges | HKD | 709 | | HKD7.75/$ - HKD7.84/$ | Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2026 | — | |
| Net investment hedges | £ | 375 | | £0.86/€ | Jul. 2024 | (5) | |
| Net investment hedges | C$ | 67 | | C$1.28/$ - C$1.34/$ | Oct. 2024 - Jan. 2025 | 1 | |
| Net investment hedges | CNH | 3,836 | | CNH6.54/$ - CNH7.02/$ | Jun. 2024 - Jan. 2026 | 7 | |
| Net investment hedges | SEK | 1,836 | | SEK10.15/$ - SEK11.01/$ | Dec. 2023 - Mar. 2026 | 4 | |
| Cross currency swaps of C$ LIBOR debt | C$ | 2,500 | | C$1.25/$ - C$1.34/$ | Mar. 2024 - Feb. 2028 | (69) | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Net investment hedges | € | $ | 105 | | €0.91/$ - €1.02/$ | Feb. 2023 - Dec. 2025 | $ | (7) | |
| Net investment hedges | £ | 1,319 | | £0.76/$ - £0.93/$ | Jan. 2023 - Jul. 2023 | $ | (243) | |
| Net investment hedges | A$ | — | | A$1.49/$ - A$1.55/$ | May 2023 | (1) | |
| Net investment hedges | C¥ | 2,703 | | C¥6.59/$ - C¥6.99/$ | Jun. 2023 - Mar. 2025 | (9) | |
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| Net investment hedges | R$ | 908 | | R$6.24/$ - R$7.00/$ | May 2023 - Dec. 2024 | (22) | |
| Net investment hedges | ₩ | 820,473 | | ₩1,283.60/$ - ₩1,410.00/$ | Jan. 2023 - Nov. 2024 | (42) | |
| Net investment hedges | Rs | 84,251 | | Rs79.40/$ - Rs89.84/$ | Mar. 2023 - Jul. 2024 | (5) | |
| Net investment hedges | £ | 374 | | £0.86/€ | Jul. 2023 | (16) | |
| Cross currency swaps of C$ LIBOR debt | C$ | 2,500 | | C$1.25/$ - C$1.38/$ | Jul. 2023 - Jan. 2027 | (45) | |
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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the amount of hedge ineffectiveness recorded in earnings in connection with the partnership’s foreign currency hedging activities was not significant.
Other Derivatives
The following table presents details of the partnership’s other derivatives, not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, that have been entered into to manage financial risks as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Derivative type | Notional |
Rates | Maturity dates | Fair value |
Sep. 30, 2023 | Interest rate caps | $ | 19,800 | | 0.3% - 9.9% | Oct. 2023 - Apr. 2026 | $ | (37) | |
| Interest rate swaps on forecasted fixed rate debt | 75 | | 5.3% | Jun. 2028 - Jun. 2030 | (21) | |
| Interest rate swaps of US$ debt | 710 | | 0.4% - 7.1% | Feb. 2024 - Dec. 2028 | 26 | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Interest rate caps | $ | 7,622 | | 2.0% - 6.0% | Jan. 2023 - Nov. 2032 | $ | 30 | |
| Interest rate swaps on forecasted fixed rate debt | 335 | | 3.6% - 5.3% | Jun. 2023 | (21) | |
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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the partnership recognized fair value gains, net of nil (2022 - nil), related to the settlement of certain forward starting interest rate swaps that have not been designated as hedges.
b)Measurement and classification of financial instruments
Classification and Measurement
The following table outlines the classification and measurement basis, and related fair value for disclosures, of the financial assets and liabilities in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements:
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| | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
(US$ Millions) | Classification and measurement basis | Carrying value | Fair value | Carrying value | Fair value |
Financial assets | | | | | |
Loans and notes receivable | Amortized cost | $ | 2,213 | | $ | 2,213 | | $ | 686 | | $ | 686 | |
Other non-current assets | | | | | |
Securities - FVTPL | FVTPL | 3,224 | | 3,224 | | 2,523 | | 2,523 | |
Derivative assets | FVTPL | 351 | | 351 | | 170 | | 170 | |
Accounts receivable | Amortized cost | 50 | | 50 | | 464 | | 464 | |
Securities - FVTOCI | FVTOCI | 65 | | 65 | | 69 | | 69 | |
Restricted cash | Amortized cost | 566 | | 566 | | 584 | | 584 | |
Current assets | | | | | |
Securities - FVTOCI | FVTOCI | 21 | | 21 | | 36 | | 36 | |
Derivative assets | FVTPL | 373 | | 373 | | 124 | | 124 | |
Accounts receivable(1) | Amortized cost | 1,253 | | 1,253 | | 787 | | 787 | |
Restricted cash | Amortized cost | 336 | | 336 | | 342 | | 342 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | Amortized cost | 2,556 | | 2,556 | | 4,020 | | 4,020 | |
Total financial assets | | $ | 11,008 | | $ | 11,008 | | $ | 9,805 | | $ | 9,805 | |
Financial liabilities | | | | | |
Debt obligations(2) | Amortized cost | 67,204 | | 66,701 | | 58,562 | | 57,790 | |
Capital securities | Amortized cost | 2,668 | | 2,668 | | 2,256 | | 2,256 | |
Capital securities - fund subsidiaries | FVTPL | 223 | | 223 | | 577 | | 577 | |
Other non-current liabilities | | | | | |
Loan payable | FVTPL | 2 | | 2 | | 171 | | 171 | |
Accounts payable | Amortized cost | 718 | | 718 | | 824 | | 824 | |
Derivative liabilities | FVTPL | 335 | | 335 | | 371 | | 371 | |
Accounts payable and other liabilities | | | | | |
Accounts payable and other(3) | Amortized cost | 3,297 | | 3,297 | | 2,852 | | 2,852 | |
Loans and notes payable | Amortized cost | 779 | | 779 | | 226 | | 226 | |
Derivative liabilities | FVTPL | 580 | | 580 | | 167 | | 167 | |
Total financial liabilities | | $ | 75,806 | | $ | 75,303 | | $ | 66,006 | | $ | 65,234 | |
(1)Includes other receivables associated with assets classified as held for sale on the condensed consolidated balance sheet in the amount of $45 million and nil as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(2)Includes debt obligations associated with assets classified as held for sale on the condensed consolidated balance sheet in the amount of $770 million and nil as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(3)Includes accounts payable and other liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale on the condensed consolidated balance sheet in the amount of $163 million and nil as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Fair Value Hierarchy
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., an exit price). Fair value measurement establishes a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Quoted market prices (unadjusted) in active markets represent a Level 1 valuation. When quoted market prices in active markets are not available, the partnership maximizes the use of observable inputs within valuation models. When all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, the valuation is classified as Level 2.
Valuations that require the significant use of unobservable inputs are considered Level 3, which reflect the partnership’s market assumptions and are noted below. This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available.
The following table outlines financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the consolidated financial statements and the level of the inputs used to determine those fair values in the context of the hierarchy as defined above:
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| Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
(US$ Millions) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Financial assets | | | | | | | | |
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Securities - FVTPL | — | | 903 | | 2,321 | | 3,224 | | 10 | | 305 | | 2,208 | | 2,523 | |
Securities - FVTOCI | 21 | | — | | 65 | | 86 | | 36 | | — | | 69 | | 105 | |
Derivative assets | — | | 724 | | — | | 724 | | — | | 294 | | — | | 294 | |
Total financial assets | $ | 21 | | $ | 1,627 | | $ | 2,386 | | $ | 4,034 | | $ | 46 | | $ | 599 | | $ | 2,277 | | $ | 2,922 | |
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Financial liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Capital securities - fund subsidiaries | — | | — | | 223 | | 223 | | — | | — | | 577 | | 577 | |
Derivative liabilities | — | | 915 | | — | | 915 | | — | | 538 | | — | | 538 | |
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Total financial liabilities | $ | — | | $ | 915 | | $ | 223 | | $ | 1,138 | | $ | — | | $ | 538 | | $ | 577 | | $ | 1,115 | |
For the year ended December 31, 2022, the partnership transferred its preferred shares in an operating company from Level 3 to Level 1, as the operating company underwent an initial public offering. The carrying value of the investment at September 30, 2023 is $21 million (December 31, 2022 - $36 million).
The following table presents the change in the balance of financial assets and financial liabilities accounted for at fair value categorized as Level 3 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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| Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
(US$ Millions) | Financial assets | Financial liabilities | Financial assets | Financial liabilities |
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 2,277 | | $ | 577 | | $ | 2,060 | | $ | 859 | |
Acquisitions | | 218 | | | — | | | 353 | | | — | |
Dispositions | | (33) | | | — | | | (222) | | | — | |
Fair value gains (losses), net and OCI | | (98) | | | (372) | | | 86 | | | (292) | |
Acquisition of Foreign Investments | | 22 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other | | — | | | 18 | | | — | | | 10 | |
Balance, end of period | $ | 2,386 | | $ | 223 | | $ | 2,277 | | $ | 577 | |
NOTE 28. RELATED PARTIES
In the normal course of operations, the partnership enters into transactions with related parties. These transactions have been measured at exchange value and are recognized in the consolidated financial statements. The immediate parent of the partnership is Brookfield Property Partners Limited. The ultimate parent of the partnership is Brookfield Corporation. Other related parties of the partnership include the Corporation’s subsidiaries and operating entities, certain joint ventures and associates accounted for under the equity method, as well as officers of such entities and their spouses.
The partnership has a management agreement with its service providers, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Corporation. Pursuant to a Master Services Agreement, the partnership pays a base management fee (“base management fee”), to the service providers. The management fee is calculated at an annualized rate of 1.05% of the sum of the following amounts, as of the last day of the immediately preceding quarter: (1) the equity attributable to unitholders for our Office, Retail and the Corporate segments; and (ii) the carrying value non-voting common equity of a BPY subsidiary (“Canholdco Class B Common Shares”). The amount of the equity enhancement distribution is reduced by the amount by which the base management fee is greater than $50 million per annum, plus annual inflation adjustments. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the partnership paid a base management fee of $49 million and $148 million (2022 - $56 million and $171 million), respectively.
In connection with the issuance of preferred equity units of the operating partnership to a third party in the fourth quarter of 2014, the Corporation contingently agreed to acquire the seven-year and ten-year tranches of preferred equity units from the holder for the initial issuance price plus accrued and unpaid distributions and to exchange such units for preferred equity units with terms and conditions substantially similar to the twelve-year tranche to the extent that the market price of the LP Units is less than 80% of the exchange price at maturity. On December 30, 2021, the Corporation acquired the seven-year tranche of preferred equity units from the holder and exchanged such units for REUs. The seven-year tranche of preferred equity units were subsequently canceled.
The following table summarizes transactions with related parties:
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(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Balances outstanding with related parties: | | |
Net (payables)/receivables within equity accounted investments | $ | (38) | | $ | (110) | |
Loans and notes receivable | 169 | | 273 | |
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Deposit payable to Brookfield Corporation(1) | (200) | | — | |
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Property-specific debt obligations | (2,345) | | (2,429) | |
Loans and notes payable and other liabilities | (1,188) | | (721) | |
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Preferred shares held by Brookfield Corporation | (2,619) | | (2,490) | |
Brookfield Corporation interest in Canholdco | (1,567) | | (1,759) | |
Preferred shares held by Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. (”BNRE”) | (1,600) | | — | |
Receivable from Brookfield Corporation | 1,305 | | — | |
(1)As of September 30, 2023, a $200 million on-demand deposit was payable to Brookfield Corporation, provided for in the deposit agreement between the partnership and Brookfield Corporation.
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Transactions with related parties: | | | | |
Commercial property revenue(1) | $ | 14 | | $ | 15 | | $ | 43 | | $ | 39 | |
Management fee income | 47 | | 30 | | 118 | | 63 | |
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Interest expense on debt obligations | 24 | | 3 | | 65 | | 11 | |
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General and administrative expense(2) | 83 | | 78 | | 264 | | 240 | |
Construction costs(3) | 12 | | 13 | | 47 | | 49 | |
Return of capital distributions on Brookfield Corporation’s interest in Canholdco | — | | — | | — | | 118 | |
Distributions on Brookfield Corporation’s interest in Canholdco | 7 | | 28 | | 43 | | 85 | |
Capital calls, net funded by BNRE(4) | 5 | | — | | 58 | | — | |
Incentive fees | 11 | | 2 | | 22 | | 38 | |
(1)Amounts received from the Corporation and its subsidiaries for the rental of office premises.
(2)Includes amounts paid to the Corporation and its subsidiaries for management fees, management fees associated with the partnership’s investments in private funds, and administrative services.
(3)Includes amounts paid to the Corporation and its subsidiaries for construction costs of development properties.
(4)BNRE, which is accounted for under the equity method by the Corporation, has an additional commitment in BSREP IV.
On December 9, 2022, the Corporation completed the distribution of 25% of its asset management business. In advance of the Manager Distribution, a reorganization took place within the Corporation whereby the partnership redeemed $1 billion of preferred units issued by a subsidiary of the partnership and acquired certain LP interests in several real estate funds and other investment interests from an indirect subsidiary of the Corporation (“Manager Reorganization”) for net consideration of $2,475 million through the issuance of Class D junior preferred shares, Series 1 and 2 of a subsidiary of the partnership, Brookfield BPY Holdings Inc. (“CanHoldco Class D Junior Preferred Shares”), to the Corporation. The LP interests and other investment interests acquisitions, including related working capital balances acquired, were accounted for as a business acquisition under common control, as discussed in Note 2 to the partnership’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, whereby the partnership records assets and liabilities recognized as a result of transfers of businesses or subsidiaries between entities under common control at carrying value. Differences between the consideration given or received and the carrying amount of the assets and liabilities transferred are recorded within ownership changes in equity.
On January 1, 2023, the partnership acquired a 23% LP interest in the foreign investments owned by BSREP IV from an indirect subsidiary of the Corporation (“Acquisition of Foreign Investments”) for consideration of $588 million through the issuance of a non-interest bearing note. In February 2023, there was a $530 million capital call in respect to BSREP IV U.S. and foreign investments. The partnership repaid the non-interest bearing note and funded the capital call through the issuance of LP Units, Special LP Units and REUs to the Corporation. The Corporation retained an identical indirect economic interest in the BSREP IV investment before and after the transaction.
In May 2023, there was a $507 million capital call in respect to BSREP IV investments. The partnership funded the capital call through the issuance of LP Units, Special LP Units and REUs to the Corporation.
In June 2023, the partnership sold partial interests in six Office assets to BNRE, including partial interest in three assets in the U.S. for net proceeds of approximately $306 million and three assets in Canada for net proceeds of approximately C$405 million ($306 million).
In August 2023, in a series of related transactions the partnership issued $1.6 billion of mandatory convertible non-voting preferred shares which are now held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNRE. Upon conversion, it is expected that BNRE will assume a partial interest in the partnership’s LP interest in BSREP IV. The partnership will continue to consolidate its LP interest in BSREP IV until conversion, as its contractual rights and exposure to variable returns to BSREP IV and its underlying investments remains unchanged. The partnership received $1.6 billion in notes receivable as consideration in these transactions. In September 2023, there was a $263 million capital call in respect to BSREP IV investments which was funded by the partial paydown of the note receivable.
NOTE 29. SEGMENT INFORMATION
a)Operating segments
IFRS 8, Operating Segments, requires operating segments to be determined based on internal reports that are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for the purpose of allocating resources to the segment and to assessing its performance. The partnership’s operating segments are organized into four reportable segments: i) Office (formerly Core Office), ii) Retail (formerly Core Retail), iii) LP Investments and iv) Corporate. This is consistent with how the partnership presents financial information to the CODM. These segments are independently and regularly reviewed and managed by the Chief Executive Officer, who is considered the CODM.
b)Basis of measurement
The CODM measures and evaluates the performance of the partnership’s operating segments based on funds from operations (“FFO”).
The partnership defines FFO as net income, prior to fair value gains, net, depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and income taxes less non-controlling interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties share of these items. When determining FFO, the partnership also includes its proportionate share of the FFO of unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures and associates.
c)Reportable segment measures
The following summaries present certain financial information regarding the partnership’s operating segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Total revenue | FFO |
Three months ended Sep. 30, | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Office | $ | 487 | | $ | 545 | | $ | (8) | | $ | 43 | |
Retail | 376 | | 381 | | 62 | | 107 | |
LP Investments | 1,501 | | 829 | | (44) | | 74 | |
Corporate | 69 | | 1 | | (175) | | (148) | |
Total | $ | 2,433 | | $ | 1,756 | | $ | (165) | | $ | 76 | |
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(US$ Millions) | Total revenue | FFO |
Nine months ended Sep. 30, | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Office | $ | 1,487 | | $ | 1,653 | | $ | 16 | | $ | 277 | |
Retail | 1,137 | | 1,140 | | 240 | | 463 | |
LP Investments | 4,196 | | 2,757 | | (74) | | 219 | |
Corporate | 180 | | 3 | | (554) | | (479) | |
Total | $ | 7,000 | | $ | 5,553 | | $ | (372) | | $ | 480 | |
The following summaries present the detail of total revenue from the partnership’s operating segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Lease revenue | Other revenue from tenants | Hospitality revenue | Investment and other revenue | Total revenue |
Three months ended Sep. 30, 2023 |
Office | $ | 332 | | $ | 119 | | $ | 6 | | $ | 30 | | $ | 487 | |
Retail | 276 | | 67 | | — | | 33 | | 376 | |
LP Investments | 572 | | 122 | | 693 | | 114 | | 1,501 | |
Corporate | — | | — | | — | | 69 | | 69 | |
Total | $ | 1,180 | | $ | 308 | | $ | 699 | | $ | 246 | | $ | 2,433 | |
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(US$ Millions) | Lease revenue | Other revenue from tenants | Hospitality revenue | Investment and other revenue | Total revenue |
Three months ended Sep. 30, 2022 |
Office | $ | 378 | | $ | 84 | | $ | 5 | | $ | 78 | | $ | 545 | |
Retail | 278 | | 66 | | — | | 37 | | 381 | |
LP Investments | 312 | | 64 | | 402 | | 51 | | 829 | |
Corporate | — | | — | | — | | 1 | | 1 | |
Total | $ | 968 | | $ | 214 | | $ | 407 | | $ | 167 | | $ | 1,756 | |
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(US$ Millions) | Lease revenue | Other revenue from tenants | Hospitality revenue | Investment and other revenue | Total revenue |
Nine months ended Sep. 30, 2023 |
Office | $ | 997 | | $ | 347 | | $ | 20 | | $ | 123 | | $ | 1,487 | |
Retail | 836 | | 201 | | — | | 100 | | 1,137 | |
LP Investments | 1,703 | | 306 | | 1,931 | | 256 | | 4,196 | |
Corporate | — | | — | | — | | 180 | | 180 | |
Total | $ | 3,536 | | $ | 854 | | $ | 1,951 | | $ | 659 | | $ | 7,000 | |
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(US$ Millions) | Lease revenue | Other revenue from tenants | Hospitality revenue | Investment and other revenue | Total revenue |
Nine months ended Sep. 30, 2022 |
Office | $ | 1,047 | | $ | 350 | | $ | 15 | | $ | 241 | | $ | 1,653 | |
Retail | 825 | | 196 | | — | | 119 | | 1,140 | |
LP Investments | 1,017 | | 187 | | 1,105 | | 448 | | 2,757 | |
Corporate | — | | — | | — | | 3 | | 3 | |
Total | $ | 2,889 | | $ | 733 | | $ | 1,120 | | $ | 811 | | $ | 5,553 | |
The following summaries present share of net earnings from equity accounted investments and interest expense from the partnership’s operating segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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(US$ Millions) | Share of net earnings from equity accounted investments | Interest expense |
Three months ended Sep. 30, | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Office | $ | 139 | | $ | 361 | | $ | (223) | | $ | (197) | |
Retail | 47 | | 122 | | (207) | | (175) | |
LP Investments | (25) | | 44 | | (696) | | (262) | |
Corporate | — | | — | | (96) | | (73) | |
Total | $ | 161 | | $ | 527 | | $ | (1,222) | | $ | (707) | |
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(US$ Millions) | Share of net earnings from equity accounted investments | Interest expense |
Nine months ended Sep. 30, | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
Office | $ | (100) | | $ | 831 | | $ | (654) | | $ | (515) | |
Retail | 172 | | 437 | | (601) | | (470) | |
LP Investments | (85) | | 58 | | (2,016) | | (733) | |
Corporate | — | | — | | (292) | | (212) | |
Total | $ | (13) | | $ | 1,326 | | $ | (3,563) | | $ | (1,930) | |
The following summary presents information about certain consolidated balance sheet items of the partnership, on a segmented basis, as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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Total assets |
Total liabilities | Equity accounted investments |
(US$ Millions) | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Office | $ | 32,368 | | $ | 34,039 | | $ | 16,675 | | $ | 17,581 | | $ | 8,299 | | $ | 8,547 | |
Retail | 30,979 | | 30,363 | | 13,781 | | 13,850 | | 9,605 | | 9,674 | |
LP Investments | 64,514 | | 47,458 | | 43,487 | | 32,146 | | 1,662 | | 1,722 | |
Corporate | 2,119 | | 656 | | 7,594 | | 7,202 | | — | | — | |
Total | $ | 129,980 | | $ | 112,516 | | $ | 81,537 | | $ | 70,779 | | $ | 19,566 | | $ | 19,943 | |
The following summary presents a reconciliation of FFO to net (loss) income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
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| Three months ended Sep. 30, | Nine months ended Sep. 30, |
(US$ Millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
FFO(1) | $ | (165) | | $ | 76 | | $ | (372) | | $ | 480 | |
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets | (81) | | (45) | | (240) | | (143) | |
Fair value (loss) gains, net | (5) | | (387) | | (116) | | 906 | |
Share of equity accounted (loss) income - non-FFO | 52 | | 401 | | (371) | | 770 | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | (130) | | (173) | | 10 | | (403) | |
Non-controlling interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties – non-FFO | 152 | | 90 | | 149 | | (546) | |
Net (loss) income attributable to unitholders(2) | (177) | | (38) | | (940) | | 1,064 | |
Non-controlling interests of others in operating subsidiaries and properties | (190) | | 42 | | (279) | | 1,152 | |
Net (loss) income | $ | (367) | | $ | 4 | | $ | (1,219) | | $ | 2,216 | |
(1)FFO represents interests attributable to GP Units, LP Units, REUs, Special LP Units and FV LTIP Units. The interests attributable to REUs, Special LP Units and FV LTIP Units are presented as non-controlling interests in the consolidated income statements.
(2)Includes net income attributable to GP Units, LP Units, Exchange LP Units, Redeemable/Exchangeable Partnership Units, Special LP Units, FV LTIP Units and BPYU Units. The interests attributable to Exchange LP Units, Redeemable/Exchangeable Partnership Units, Special LP Units, FV LTIP Units and BPYU Units are presented as non-controlling interests in the consolidated income statements.
Exhibit 99.3
FORM 52-109F2
CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS – FULL CERTIFICATE
I, Brian W. Kingston, Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Property Group LLC, a manager of Brookfield Property Partners L.P., certify the following:
1. Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Brookfield Property Partners L.P. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended September 30, 2023.
2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.
3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.
4. Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (“DC&P”) and internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.
5. Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings
(a)designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that
i.material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and
ii.information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and
(b)designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.
5.1 Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is Internal Control – Integrated Framework published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).
5.2 ICFR – material weakness relating to design: N/A
5.3 Limitation on scope of design: N/A
6. Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on July 1, 2023 and ended on September 30, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.
Date: November 13, 2023
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/s/ Brian W. Kingston | |
Brian W. Kingston | |
Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Property Group LLC, | |
a manager of the issuer | |
Exhibit 99.4
FORM 52-109F2
CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS – FULL CERTIFICATE
I, Bryan K. Davis, Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield Property Group LLC, a manager of Brookfield Property Partners L.P., certify the following:
1. Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Brookfield Property Partners L.P. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended September 30, 2023.
2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.
3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.
4. Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (“DC&P”) and internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.
5. Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings
(a)designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that
i.material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and
ii.information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and
(b)designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.
5.1 Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is Internal Control – Integrated Framework published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).
5.2 ICFR – material weakness relating to design: N/A
5.3 Limitation on scope of design: N/A
6. Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on July 1, 2023 and ended on September 30, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.
Date: November 13, 2023
| | | | | |
/s/ Bryan K. Davis | |
Bryan K. Davis | |
Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield Property Group LLC, | |
a manager of the issuer | |
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