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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to             
Commission File Number: 1-9044 (Duke Realty Corporation) 0-20625 (Duke Realty Limited Partnership)
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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION
DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana (Duke Realty Corporation)
 
35-1740409 (Duke Realty Corporation)
Indiana (Duke Realty Limited Partnership)
 
35-1898425 (Duke Realty Limited Partnership)
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
600 East 96thStreet, Suite 100
Indianapolis, Indiana
 
46240
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (317) 808-6000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Duke Realty Corporation
Yes x
 No   o
 
Duke Realty Limited Partnership
Yes x
 No   o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Duke Realty Corporation
Yes x
No  o
 
Duke Realty Limited Partnership
Yes x
No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Duke Realty Corporation:
Large accelerated filer  x
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  o
Smaller reporting company  o
Emerging growth company  o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Duke Realty Limited Partnership:
Large accelerated filer  o
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  x
Smaller reporting company  o
Emerging growth company  o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):
Duke Realty Corporation
Yes  o 
No  x
 
Duke Realty Limited Partnership
Yes  o
No  x





Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Class
 
Outstanding Common Shares of Duke Realty Corporation at May 3, 2018
Common Stock 0.01 par value per share
 
357,030,140



EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report (the "Report") combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2018 of both Duke Realty Corporation and Duke Realty Limited Partnership. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to "Duke Realty Corporation" or the "General Partner" mean Duke Realty Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, and references to the "Partnership" mean Duke Realty Limited Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries. The terms the "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to the General Partner and the Partnership, collectively, and those entities owned or controlled by the General Partner and/or the Partnership.
Duke Realty Corporation is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") and is the sole general partner of the Partnership, owning 99.1% of the common partnership interests of the Partnership ("General Partner Units") as of March 31, 2018. The remaining 0.9% of the common partnership interests ("Limited Partner Units" and, together with the General Partner Units, the "Common Units") are owned by limited partners. As the sole general partner of the Partnership, the General Partner has full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the Partnership.
The General Partner and the Partnership are operated as one enterprise. The management of the General Partner consists of the same members as the management of the Partnership. As the sole general partner with control of the Partnership, the General Partner consolidates the Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and the General Partner does not have any significant assets other than its investment in the Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the General Partner and the Partnership are substantially the same.
We believe combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of the General Partner and the Partnership into this single report results in the following benefits:
enhances investors' understanding of the General Partner and the Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;
eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation of information since a substantial portion of the Company's disclosure applies to both the General Partner and the Partnership; and
creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.
 
We believe it is important to understand the few differences between the General Partner and the Partnership in the context of how we operate as an interrelated consolidated company. The General Partner's only material asset is its ownership of partnership interests in the Partnership. As a result, the General Partner does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the sole general partner of the Partnership and issuing public equity from time to time. The General Partner does not issue any indebtedness, but does guarantee some of the unsecured debt of the Partnership. The Partnership holds substantially all the assets of the business, directly or indirectly, and holds the ownership interests related to certain of the Company's investments. The Partnership conducts the operations of the business and has no publicly traded equity. Except for net proceeds from equity issuances by the General Partner, which are contributed to the Partnership in exchange for General Partner Units or Preferred Units, the Partnership generates the capital required by the business through its operations, its incurrence of indebtedness and the issuance of Limited Partner Units to third parties.
Noncontrolling interests, shareholders' equity and partners' capital are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of the General Partner and those of the Partnership. The noncontrolling interests in the Partnership's financial statements include the interests in consolidated investees not wholly owned by the Partnership. The noncontrolling interests in the General Partner's financial statements include the same noncontrolling interests at the Partnership level, as well as the common limited partnership interests in the Partnership, which are accounted for as partners' capital by the Partnership.
In order to highlight the differences between the General Partner and the Partnership, there are separate sections in this report, as applicable, that separately discuss the General Partner and the Partnership, including separate financial statements and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications. In the sections that combine disclosure of the General Partner and the Partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of the collective Company.




DUKE REALTY CORPORATION/DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
INDEX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Duke Realty Corporation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Duke Realty Limited Partnership:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Duke Realty Corporation and Duke Realty Limited Partnership:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Real estate investments:
 
 
 
Real estate assets
$
6,608,594

 
$
6,593,567

Construction in progress
441,484

 
401,407

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
121,576

 
126,487

Undeveloped land
259,842

 
226,987

 
7,431,496

 
7,348,448

Accumulated depreciation
(1,238,688
)
 
(1,193,905
)
Net real estate investments
6,192,808

 
6,154,543

 
 
 
 
Real estate investments and other assets held-for-sale
21,740

 
17,550

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
160,861

 
67,562

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,626 and $1,709
21,939

 
19,427

Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance of $6,104 and $5,254
97,266

 
93,005

Receivables on construction contracts, including retentions
16,692

 
13,480

Deferred leasing and other costs, net of accumulated amortization of $208,092 and $209,451
297,103

 
292,682

Restricted cash held in escrow for like-kind exchange
59,196

 
116,405

Notes receivable from property sales
386,789

 
426,657

Other escrow deposits and other assets
173,280

 
186,885

 
$
7,427,674

 
$
7,388,196

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Indebtedness:
 
 
 
Secured debt, net of deferred financing costs of $529 and $614
$
310,070

 
$
311,349

Unsecured debt, net of deferred financing costs of $20,000 and $20,500
2,111,386

 
2,111,542

Unsecured line of credit
75,000

 

 
2,496,456

 
2,422,891

 
 
 
 
Liabilities related to real estate investments held-for-sale
1,327

 
1,163

 
 
 
 
Construction payables and amounts due subcontractors, including retentions
53,339

 
54,545

Accrued real estate taxes
71,234

 
67,374

Accrued interest
27,166

 
17,911

Other liabilities
152,358

 
210,825

Tenant security deposits and prepaid rents
44,610

 
39,109

Total liabilities
2,846,490

 
2,813,818

Shareholders' equity:
 
 
 
Common shares ($0.01 par value); 600,000 shares authorized; 357,025 and 356,361 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
3,570

 
3,564

Additional paid-in capital
5,204,855

 
5,205,316

Distributions in excess of net income
(674,920
)
 
(676,036
)
Total shareholders' equity
4,533,505

 
4,532,844

Noncontrolling interests
47,679

 
41,534

Total equity
4,581,184

 
4,574,378

 
$
7,427,674

 
$
7,388,196

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

3


DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the three months ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
2018
 
2017
Revenues:
 
 
 
Rental and related revenue
$
193,456

 
$
171,676

General contractor and service fee revenue
41,101

 
9,399

 
234,557

 
181,075

Expenses:
 
 
 
Rental expenses
20,396

 
16,237

Real estate taxes
31,146

 
26,511

General contractor and other services expenses
40,409

 
7,624

Depreciation and amortization
77,529

 
62,023

 
169,480

 
112,395

Other operating activities:
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
8,287

 
4,749

Gain on sale of properties
44,886

 
37,046

Gain on land sales
2,949

 
1,505

Other operating expenses
(786
)
 
(738
)
Impairment charges

 
(859
)
General and administrative expenses
(21,023
)
 
(19,232
)
 
34,313

 
22,471

Operating income
99,390

 
91,151

Other income (expenses):
 
 
 
Interest and other income, net
4,463

 
533

Interest expense
(20,000
)
 
(24,162
)
Gain on debt extinguishment

 
25

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
83,853

 
67,547

Income tax expense
(10,329
)
 
(2,132
)
Income from continuing operations
73,524

 
65,415

Discontinued operations:
 
 
 
(Loss) income before gain on sales
(8
)
 
5,366

Gain on sale of depreciable properties
132

 

Income from discontinued operations
124

 
5,366

Net income
73,648

 
70,781

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(685
)
 
(581
)
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
72,963

 
$
70,200

Basic net income per common share:
 
 
 
Continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
$
0.20

 
$
0.18

Discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders

 
0.02

Total
$
0.20

 
$
0.20

Diluted net income per common share:
 
 
 
Continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
$
0.20

 
$
0.18

Discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders

 
0.02

Total
$
0.20

 
$
0.20

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
356,740

 
355,282

Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive securities
360,400

 
360,700

 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income:
 
 
 
Net income
$
73,648

 
$
70,781

Other comprehensive loss:
 
 
 
Amortization of interest contracts

 
(256
)
Comprehensive income
$
73,648

 
$
70,525

   
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

4


DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
2018
 
2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
73,648

 
$
70,781

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation of buildings and tenant improvements
63,944

 
66,172

Amortization of deferred leasing and other costs
13,585

 
15,385

Amortization of deferred financing costs
1,418

 
1,316

Straight-line rental income and expense, net
(6,288
)
 
(2,928
)
Impairment charges

 
859

Gain on debt extinguishment

 
(25
)
Gains on land and depreciated property sales
(47,967
)
 
(38,551
)
Third-party construction contracts, net
(367
)
 
714

Other accrued revenues and expenses, net
19,862

 
(3,733
)
Equity in earnings in excess of operating distributions received from unconsolidated joint ventures
(4,673
)
 
(282
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
113,162

 
109,708

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Development of real estate investments
(104,346
)
 
(112,727
)
Acquisition of real estate investments and related intangible assets
(22,801
)
 
(114,369
)
Acquisition of undeveloped land
(67,256
)
 
(50,436
)
Second generation tenant improvements, leasing costs and building improvements
(14,102
)
 
(10,431
)
Other deferred leasing costs
(9,798
)
 
(4,398
)
Other assets
39,183

 
(4,186
)
Proceeds from land and depreciated property sales, net
131,380

 
103,120

Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures
9,404

 
4,858

Capital contributions and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

 
(297
)
Net cash used for investing activities
(38,336
)
 
(188,866
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net
706

 
786

Payments on unsecured debt
(656
)
 
(616
)
Payments on secured indebtedness including principal amortization
(1,345
)
 
(17,539
)
Borrowings on line of credit, net
75,000

 
189,000

Distributions to common shareholders
(71,398
)
 
(67,554
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
(680
)
 
(640
)
Tax payments on stock-based compensation awards
(7,984
)
 
(8,848
)
Change in book cash overdrafts
(33,448
)
 
7,115

Deferred financing costs
(285
)
 
(7
)
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities
(40,090
)
 
101,697

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
34,736

 
22,539

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
193,627

 
57,038

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
228,363

 
$
79,577

 
 
 
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares
$

 
$
1,685

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


5


DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the three months ended March 31, 2018
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Common Shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Distributions
in Excess of
Net Income
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2017
 
$
3,564

 
$
5,205,316

 
$
(676,036
)
 
$
41,534

 
$
4,574,378

Net income
 

 

 
72,963

 
685

 
73,648

Issuance of common shares
 

 
706

 

 

 
706

Stock-based compensation plan activity
 
6

 
(1,167
)
 
(449
)
 
6,140

 
4,530

Distributions to common shareholders ($0.20 per share)
 

 

 
(71,398
)
 

 
(71,398
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 

 

 

 
(680
)
 
(680
)
Balance at March 31, 2018
 
$
3,570

 
$
5,204,855

 
$
(674,920
)
 
$
47,679

 
$
4,581,184

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



6


DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)

 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Real estate investments:
 
 
 
Real estate assets
$
6,608,594

 
$
6,593,567

     Construction in progress
441,484

 
401,407

     Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
121,576

 
126,487

     Undeveloped land
259,842

 
226,987

 
7,431,496

 
7,348,448

     Accumulated depreciation
(1,238,688
)
 
(1,193,905
)
              Net real estate investments
6,192,808

 
6,154,543

 
 
 
 
Real estate investments and other assets held-for-sale
21,740

 
17,550

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
160,861

 
67,562

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,626 and $1,709
21,939

 
19,427

Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance of $6,104 and $5,254
97,266

 
93,005

Receivables on construction contracts, including retentions
16,692

 
13,480

Deferred leasing and other costs, net of accumulated amortization of $208,092 and $209,451
297,103

 
292,682

Restricted cash held in escrow for like-kind exchange
59,196

 
116,405

Notes receivable from property sales
386,789

 
426,657

Other escrow deposits and other assets
173,280

 
186,885

 
$
7,427,674

 
$
7,388,196

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Indebtedness:
 
 
 
     Secured debt, net of deferred financing costs of $529 and $614
$
310,070

 
$
311,349

     Unsecured debt, net of deferred financing costs of $20,000 and $20,500
2,111,386

 
2,111,542

     Unsecured line of credit
75,000

 

 
2,496,456

 
2,422,891

 
 
 
 
Liabilities related to real estate investments held-for-sale
1,327

 
1,163

 
 
 
 
Construction payables and amounts due subcontractors, including retentions
53,339

 
54,545

Accrued real estate taxes
71,234

 
67,374

Accrued interest
27,166

 
17,911

Other liabilities
152,358

 
210,825

Tenant security deposits and prepaid rents
44,610

 
39,109

     Total liabilities
2,846,490

 
2,813,818

Partners' equity:
 
 
 
Common equity (357,025 and 356,361 General Partner Units issued and outstanding, respectively)
4,533,505

 
4,532,844

Limited Partners' common equity (3,402 and 3,283 Limited Partner Units issued and outstanding, respectively)
46,706

 
40,563

            Total partners' equity
4,580,211

 
4,573,407

Noncontrolling interests
973

 
971

     Total equity
4,581,184

 
4,574,378

 
$
7,427,674

 
$
7,388,196

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the three months ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
2018
 
2017
Revenues:
 
 
 
Rental and related revenue
$
193,456

 
$
171,676

General contractor and service fee revenue
41,101

 
9,399

 
234,557

 
181,075

Expenses:
 
 
 
Rental expenses
20,396

 
16,237

Real estate taxes
31,146

 
26,511

General contractor and other services expenses
40,409

 
7,624

Depreciation and amortization
77,529

 
62,023

 
169,480

 
112,395

Other operating activities:
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
8,287

 
4,749

Gain on sale of properties
44,886

 
37,046

Gain on land sales
2,949

 
1,505

Other operating expenses
(786
)
 
(738
)
Impairment charges

 
(859
)
General and administrative expenses
(21,023
)
 
(19,232
)
 
34,313

 
22,471

Operating income
99,390

 
91,151

Other income (expenses):
 
 
 
Interest and other income, net
4,463

 
533

Interest expense
(20,000
)
 
(24,162
)
Gain on debt extinguishment

 
25

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
83,853

 
67,547

Income tax expense
(10,329
)
 
(2,132
)
Income from continuing operations
73,524

 
65,415

Discontinued operations:
 
 
 
(Loss) income before gain on sales
(8
)
 
5,366

Gain on sale of depreciable properties
132

 

           Income from discontinued operations
124

 
5,366

Net income
73,648

 
70,781

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(2
)
 
71

Net income attributable to common unitholders
$
73,646

 
$
70,852

Basic net income per Common Unit:
 
 
 
Continuing operations attributable to common unitholders
$
0.20

 
$
0.18

Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders

 
0.02

Total
$
0.20

 
$
0.20

Diluted net income per Common Unit:
 
 
 
Continuing operations attributable to common unitholders
$
0.20

 
$
0.18

Discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders

 
0.02

Total
$
0.20

 
$
0.20

Weighted average number of Common Units outstanding
360,095

 
358,598

Weighted average number of Common Units and potential dilutive securities
360,400

 
360,700

 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income:
 
 
 
Net income
$
73,648

 
$
70,781

Other comprehensive loss:
 
 
 
Amortization of interest contracts

 
(256
)
Comprehensive income
$
73,648

 
$
70,525


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
2018
 
2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
73,648

 
$
70,781

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation of buildings and tenant improvements
63,944

 
66,172

Amortization of deferred leasing and other costs
13,585

 
15,385

Amortization of deferred financing costs
1,418

 
1,316

Straight-line rental income and expense, net
(6,288
)
 
(2,928
)
Impairment charges

 
859

Gain on debt extinguishment

 
(25
)
Gains on land and depreciated property sales
(47,967
)
 
(38,551
)
Third-party construction contracts, net
(367
)
 
714

Other accrued revenues and expenses, net
19,862

 
(3,733
)
Equity in earnings in excess of operating distributions received from unconsolidated joint ventures
(4,673
)
 
(282
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
113,162

 
109,708

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Development of real estate investments
(104,346
)
 
(112,727
)
Acquisition of real estate investments and related intangible assets
(22,801
)
 
(114,369
)
Acquisition of undeveloped land
(67,256
)
 
(50,436
)
Second generation tenant improvements, leasing costs and building improvements
(14,102
)
 
(10,431
)
Other deferred leasing costs
(9,798
)
 
(4,398
)
Other assets
39,183

 
(4,186
)
Proceeds from land and depreciated property sales, net
131,380

 
103,120

Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures
9,404

 
4,858

Capital contributions and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

 
(297
)
Net cash used for investing activities
(38,336
)
 
(188,866
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Contributions from the General Partner
706

 
786

Payments on unsecured debt
(656
)
 
(616
)
Payments on secured indebtedness including principal amortization
(1,345
)
 
(17,539
)
Borrowings on line of credit, net
75,000

 
189,000

Distributions to common unitholders
(72,078
)
 
(68,184
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 
(10
)
Tax payments on stock-based compensation awards
(7,984
)
 
(8,848
)
Change in book cash overdrafts
(33,448
)
 
7,115

Deferred financing costs
(285
)
 
(7
)
 Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities
(40,090
)
 
101,697

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
34,736

 
22,539

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
193,627

 
57,038

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
228,363

 
$
79,577

 
 
 
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Conversion of Limited Partner Units to common shares of the General Partner
$

 
$
1,685

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the three months ended March 31, 2018
(in thousands, except per unit data)
(Unaudited)
 
Common Unitholders
 
 
 
 
 
General
 
Limited
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Partner's
 
Partners'
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity
 
Common Equity
 
Partners' Equity
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
4,532,844

 
$
40,563

 
$
4,573,407

 
$
971

 
$
4,574,378

Net income
72,963

 
683

 
73,646

 
2

 
73,648

Capital contribution from the General Partner
706

 

 
706

 

 
706

Stock-based compensation plan activity
(1,610
)
 
6,140

 
4,530

 

 
4,530

Distributions to common unitholders ($0.20 per Common Unit)
(71,398
)
 
(680
)
 
(72,078
)
 

 
(72,078
)
Balance at March 31, 2018
$
4,533,505

 
$
46,706

 
$
4,580,211

 
$
973

 
$
4,581,184


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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DUKE REALTY CORPORATION AND DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
1.    General Basis of Presentation
The interim consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the General Partner and the Partnership. The 2017 year-end consolidated balance sheet data included in this Report was derived from the audited financial statements in the combined Annual Report on Form 10-K of the General Partner and the Partnership for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the "2017 Annual Report"), but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included herein and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the 2017 Annual Report.
The General Partner was formed in 1985, and we believe that it qualifies as a REIT under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Partnership was formed on October 4, 1993, when the General Partner contributed all of its properties and related assets and liabilities, together with the net proceeds from an offering of additional shares of its common stock, to the Partnership. Simultaneously, the Partnership completed the acquisition of Duke Associates, a full-service commercial real estate firm operating in the Midwest whose operations began in 1972.
The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership, owning approximately 99.1% of the Common Units at March 31, 2018. The remaining 0.9% of the Common Units are owned by limited partners. As the sole general partner of the Partnership, the General Partner has full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the Partnership. The General Partner and the Partnership are operated as one enterprise. The management of the General Partner consists of the same members as the management of the Partnership. As the sole general partner with control of the Partnership, the General Partner consolidates the Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and the General Partner does not have any significant assets other than its investment in the Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the General Partner and the Partnership are substantially the same.
Limited partners have the right to redeem their Limited Partner Units, subject to certain restrictions. Pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended (the "Partnership Agreement"), the General Partner is obligated to redeem the Limited Partner Units in shares of its common stock, unless it determines in its reasonable discretion that the issuance of shares of its common stock could cause it to fail to qualify as a REIT. Each Limited Partner Unit shall be redeemed for one share of the General Partner's common stock, or, in the event that the issuance of shares could cause the General Partner to fail to qualify as a REIT, cash equal to the fair market value of one share of the General Partner's common stock at the time of redemption, in each case, subject to certain adjustments described in the Partnership Agreement. The Limited Partner Units are not required, per the terms of the Partnership Agreement, to be redeemed in registered shares of the General Partner.
As of March 31, 2018, we owned and operated a portfolio primarily consisting of industrial properties and provided real estate services to third-party owners. Substantially all of our Rental Operations (see Note 9) are conducted through the Partnership. We conduct our Service Operations (see Note 9) through Duke Realty Services, LLC, Duke Realty Services Limited Partnership and Duke Construction Limited Partnership ("DCLP"), which are consolidated entities that are 100% owned by a combination of the General Partner and the Partnership. DCLP is owned through a taxable REIT subsidiary. The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries.  

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2.    New Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Revenue Recognition and De-recognition of Non-Financial Assets
On January 1, 2018, we concurrently adopted Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606") and ASC 610-20, Other Income: Gains and Losses from the De-recognition of Non-financial Assets ("ASC 610-20") using a modified retrospective ("cumulative effect") method of adoption. ASC 606 has superseded nearly all existing GAAP revenue recognition guidance, although its scope excludes lease contracts which represent our primary source of revenue. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it satisfies performance obligations, by transferring promised goods or services to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for fulfilling those performance obligations.
General Contractor and Service Fee Revenue
Beginning with the January 1, 2018 adoption date, general contractor and service fee revenues, as presented on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, are accounted for within the scope of ASC 606. General contractor and service fee revenues are comprised primarily of construction and development related revenues earned from third parties while acting in capacity of a developer, as a general contractor or a construction manager. There are other ancillary streams of revenue included in general contractor and service fee revenues (see Note 9), such as management fees earned from unconsolidated joint ventures, which are not significant. Opening and closing balances of construction receivables are presented separately on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Over billed construction receivables totaled $295,000 and $276,000 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. We generally do not have any contract assets associated with our construction arrangements.
Our construction arrangements are typically structured with only one performance obligation, which generally represents either an obligation to construct a new building or to construct fixtures in an existing building, and these single performance obligations are satisfied over time as construction progresses. We recognize revenue as we satisfy such performance obligations using the percentage of completion method, which is an input method allowed under ASC 606. Using this method, profits are recorded based on our estimates of the percentage of completion of individual contracts, commencing when the work performed under the contracts reaches a point where the final costs can be estimated with reasonable accuracy. The percentage of completion estimates are based on a comparison of the contract expenditures incurred to the estimated final costs. We believe the percentage of completion method is a faithful depiction of the transfer of goods and services as changes in job performance and estimated profitability, which result in revisions to costs and income and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined, have not historically been significant. We typically receive regular progress payments on the majority of our construction arrangements and such arrangements generally have an original duration of less than one year.
As the result of the relatively short duration of our construction arrangements, we have elected to apply the optional disclosure exemptions, included in ASC 606, related to our remaining performance obligations for our in-process construction projects, for which any future variable consideration is not material.
De-Recognition of Non-Financial Assets
ASC 610-20 provides guidance on how entities recognize sales, including partial sales, of non-financial assets (and in-substance non-financial assets) to non-customers. ASC 606 includes guidance governing the sale of non-financial assets with customers, while sales of non-financial assets to non-customers are governed by ASC 610-20. The only difference in the treatment of sales to customers and non-customers is the presentation in the Consolidated Statements of Operations (revenue and expense is reported when the sale is to a customer and net gain or loss is reported when the sale is to a non-customer). Based on the nature of our business, we have concluded that our property sales represent transactions with non-customers. In the typical course of our business, sales of non-financial assets represent only one performance obligation and are recognized when an enforceable contract is in place, collectability is ensured and control is transferred to the buyer.

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ASC 610-20 also requires the seller to recognize a full gain or loss in a partial sale of non-financial assets, to the extent control is not retained. Any noncontrolling interest retained by the seller would, accordingly, be measured at fair value. We have primarily disposed of property and land in all cash transactions with no contingencies and no future involvement in the operations, and therefore, the adoption of ASC 610-20 has not significantly impacted the recognition of property and land sales.
There was no cumulative adjustment recognized to beginning retained earnings as of January 1, 2018 as the result of adopting ASC 606 and ASC 610-20.
Restricted Cash
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash ("ASU 2016-18"). ASU 2016-18 requires entities to show the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. As a result, entities will no longer present transfers between cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2018, on a retrospective basis, and the adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Cash and cash equivalents
$
160,861

 
$
67,562

Restricted cash held in escrow for like-kind exchange
59,196

 
116,405

Restricted cash included in other escrow deposits and other assets
8,306

 
9,660

Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
$
228,363

 
$
193,627


Restricted cash held in escrow for like-kind exchange on the Consolidated Balance Sheets includes cash received from the property dispositions but restricted only for qualifying like-kind exchange transactions.
Statement of Cash Flows

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows ("ASU 2016-15"). ASU 2016-15 clarifies how entities should classify certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows and how the predominance principle should be applied when cash receipts and cash payments have aspects of more than one class of cash flows. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2018, on a retrospective basis, and the adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

New Accounting Pronouncement Not Yet Adopted
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases ("ASU 2016-02"), which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessees and lessors). ASU 2016-02 supersedes existing leasing standards.
For lessors, the accounting under ASU 2016-02 will remain largely unchanged from current GAAP; however ASU 2016-02 requires that lessors expense certain initial direct costs, which are capitalizable under existing leasing standards, as incurred. ASU 2016-02 also specifies that payments for certain lease-related services, which are often included in lease agreements, represent "non-lease" components that will become subject to the guidance in ASC 606, when ASU 2016-02 becomes effective. The FASB recently clarified that only new or modified leases subsequent to adoption of ASU 2016-02 will require different accounting for "non-lease" components under the guidance in ASC 606. Additionally, on March 28, 2018 the FASB tentatively approved amendments to ASU

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2016-02 (the "Approved Amendments"), which, if ultimately finalized as an amendment to ASU 2016-02, will allow lessors an optional election to not separate "non-lease" components from the related lease components. This election would be contingent upon certain conditions being met, including a requirement that separating the "non-lease" components would not result in a change in the timing and pattern of the revenue recognition.
ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase of the leased asset by the lessee. This classification will determine whether the lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of classification. ASU 2016-02 will impact the accounting and disclosure requirements for ground leases, and other operating leases, where we are the lessee.
ASU 2016-02 will be effective for us on January 1, 2019 under the modified retrospective approach, with early adoption permitted.
A set of practical expedients for implementation, which must be elected as a package and for all leases, may also be elected. These practical expedients include (i) relief from re-assessing whether an expired or existing contract meets the definition of a lease, (ii) relief from re-assessing the classification of expired or existing leases at the adoption date and (iii) allowing previously capitalized initial direct leasing costs to continue to be amortized. In addition to these practical expedients, the Approved Amendments also include an option that would allow lessors to use the effective date of ASU 2016-02 as the date of initial application, without restating comparative periods, and to recognize a cumulative effect adjustment as of the effective date. We are currently assessing the method of adoption and the impact that ASU 2016-02 will have on our consolidated financial statements but have tentatively concluded that we will apply the practical expedients as well as the optional relief provided by the Approved Amendments, should they be finalized.
3.    Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements that have been reclassified to conform to the 2018 consolidated financial statement presentation include the change in presentation for properties determined to be discontinued operations (see Note 10).
4.    Variable Interest Entities
Partnership
Due to the fact that the Limited Partners do not have kick out rights, or substantive participating rights, the Partnership is a variable interest entity ("VIE"). Because the General Partner holds majority ownership and exercises control over every aspect of the Partnership's operations, the General Partner has been determined as the primary beneficiary and, therefore, consolidates the Partnership.

The assets and liabilities of the General Partner and the Partnership are substantially the same, as the General Partner does not have any significant assets other than its investment in the Partnership. All of the Company's debt is an obligation of the Partnership.

Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

We have equity interests in unconsolidated joint ventures that primarily own and operate rental properties or hold land for development. We consolidate those joint ventures that are considered to be VIEs where we are the primary beneficiary. We analyze our investments in joint ventures to determine if the joint venture is considered a VIE and would require consolidation. We (i) evaluate the sufficiency of the total equity investment at risk, (ii) review the voting rights and decision-making authority of the equity investment holders as a group and whether there are

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limited partners (or similar owning entities) that lack substantive participating or kick out rights and (iii) establish whether or not activities within the venture are on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights in making this VIE determination.

To the extent that we own interests in a VIE and we (i) are the sole entity that has the power to direct the activities of the VIE and (ii) have the obligation or rights to absorb the VIE's losses or receive its benefits, then we would be determined to be the primary beneficiary and would consolidate the VIE. To the extent we own interests in a VIE, then at each reporting period, we re-assess our conclusions as to which, if any, party within the VIE is considered the primary beneficiary. Consolidated joint ventures that are VIEs are not significant in any period presented in these consolidated financial statements.

To the extent that our joint ventures do not qualify as VIEs, they are consolidated if we control them through majority ownership interests or if we are the managing entity (general partner or managing member) and the other partner does not have substantive participating rights. Control is further demonstrated by our ability to unilaterally make significant operating decisions, refinance debt and sell the assets of the joint venture without the consent of the non-managing entity and the inability of the non-managing entity to remove us from our role as the managing entity. Consolidated joint ventures that are not VIEs are not significant in any period presented in these consolidated financial statements.

There were no unconsolidated joint ventures, in which we have any recognized assets or liabilities or have retained any economic exposure to loss at March 31, 2018, that met the criteria to be considered VIEs. Our maximum loss exposure for guarantees of unconsolidated joint venture indebtedness, none of which relate to VIEs, totaled $102.9 million at March 31, 2018.

5.    Acquisitions and Dispositions

Acquisitions and dispositions for the periods presented were completed in accordance with our strategy to reposition our investment concentration among the product types and markets in which we operate and to increase our overall investments in quality industrial projects. With the exception of certain properties that have been sold or classified as held for sale, the results of operations for all acquired properties have been included in continuing operations within our consolidated financial statements since their respective dates of acquisition. Transaction costs related to asset acquisitions are capitalized and transaction costs related to business combinations and dispositions are expensed.

Acquisitions

We acquired two properties during the three months ended March 31, 2018. We determined that these two properties did not meet the definition of a business and, accordingly, we accounted for them as asset acquisitions as opposed to business combinations.

The following table summarizes amounts recognized for each major class of assets and liability (in thousands) for these acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2018:
Real estate assets
$
21,537

Lease related intangible assets
1,693

Total acquired assets
23,230

Below market lease liability
367

Fair value of acquired net assets
$
22,863


The leases in the acquired properties had a weighted average remaining life at acquisition of approximately 7.4 years.

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Fair Value Measurements
     
We determine the fair value of the individual components of real estate asset acquisitions primarily through calculating the "as-if vacant" value of a building, using an income approach, which relies significantly upon internally determined assumptions. We have determined that these estimates primarily rely upon level 3 inputs, which are unobservable inputs based on our own assumptions. The most significant assumptions used in calculating the "as-if vacant" value for acquisition activity during the three months ended March 31, 2018 are as follows: 
 
Low
High
Exit capitalization rate
4.50%
4.50%
Net rental rate per square foot
$9.12
$10.20

Capitalized acquisition costs were insignificant and the fair value of the two properties acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2018 was substantially the same as the cost of acquisition.
Dispositions
Dispositions of buildings and undeveloped land generated net cash proceeds of $131.4 million and $103.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The number of buildings sold, as well as their classification between continuing and discontinued operations, is disclosed in Note 10.

6.    Indebtedness
All debt is issued directly or indirectly by the Partnership. The General Partner does not have any indebtedness, but does guarantee some of the unsecured debt of the Partnership. The following table summarizes the book value and changes in the fair value of our debt (in thousands):
 
Book Value at 12/31/2017
 
Book Value at 3/31/2018
 
Fair Value at 12/31/2017
 
Issuances and
Assumptions
 
Payments/Payoffs
 
Adjustments
to Fair Value
 
Fair Value at 3/31/2018
Fixed rate secured debt
$
309,463

 
$
308,099

 
$
325,753

 
$

 
$
(1,345
)
 
$
(3,756
)
 
$
320,652

Variable rate secured debt
2,500

 
2,500

 
2,500

 

 

 

 
2,500

Unsecured debt
2,132,042

 
2,131,386

 
2,190,548

 

 
(656
)
 
(60,502
)
 
2,129,390

Unsecured line of credit

 
75,000

 

 
75,000

 

 

 
75,000

Total
$
2,444,005

 
$
2,516,985

 
$
2,518,801

 
$
75,000

 
$
(2,001
)
 
$
(64,258
)
 
$
2,527,542

Less: Deferred financing costs
21,114

 
20,529

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total indebtedness as reported on the consolidated balance sheets
$
2,422,891

 
$
2,496,456

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Secured Debt

Because our fixed rate secured debt is not actively traded in any marketplace, we utilized a discounted cash flow methodology to determine its fair value. Accordingly, we calculated fair value by applying an estimate of the current market rate to discount the debt's remaining contractual cash flows. Our estimate of a current market rate, which is the most significant input in the discounted cash flow calculation, is intended to replicate debt of similar maturity and loan-to-value relationship. The estimated rates ranged from 3.90% to 4.00%, depending on the attributes of the specific loans. The current market rates we utilized were internally estimated; therefore, we have concluded that our determination of fair value for our fixed rate secured debt was primarily based upon level 3 inputs.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we repaid one fixed rate secured loan, totaling $215,000, which had a stated interest rate of 5.55%.



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Unsecured Debt

At March 31, 2018, all of our unsecured debt bore interest at fixed rates and primarily consisted of unsecured notes that are publicly traded. We utilized broker estimates in estimating the fair value of our fixed rate unsecured debt. Our unsecured notes are thinly traded and, in certain cases, the broker estimates were not based upon comparable transactions. The broker estimates took into account any recent trades within the same series of our fixed rate unsecured debt, comparisons to recent trades of other series of our fixed rate unsecured debt, trades of fixed rate unsecured debt from companies with profiles similar to ours, as well as overall economic conditions. We reviewed these broker estimates for reasonableness and accuracy, considering whether the estimates were based upon market participant assumptions within the principal and most advantageous market and whether any other observable inputs would be more accurate indicators of fair value than the broker estimates. We concluded that the broker estimates were representative of fair value. We have determined that our estimation of the fair value of our fixed rate unsecured debt was primarily based upon level 3 inputs. The estimated trading values of our fixed rate unsecured debt, depending on the maturity and coupon rates, ranged from 95.00% to 122.00% of face value.
The indentures (and related supplemental indentures) governing our outstanding series of unsecured notes also require us to comply with financial ratios and other covenants regarding our operations. We were in compliance with all such financial covenants at March 31, 2018.

Unsecured Line of Credit
Our unsecured line of credit at March 31, 2018 is described as follows (in thousands):
Description
Borrowing
Capacity
 
Maturity Date
 
Outstanding Balance at March 31, 2018
Unsecured Line of Credit - Partnership
$
1,200,000

 
January 30, 2022
 
$
75,000



The Partnership's unsecured line of credit has an interest rate on borrowings of LIBOR plus 0.875% (equal to 2.75% for outstanding borrowings at March 31, 2018) and has a maturity date of January 30, 2022, with options to extend until January 30, 2023. Subject to certain conditions, the terms also include an option to increase the facility by up to an additional $800.0 million, for a total of up to $2.00 billion. This line of credit provides us with an option to obtain borrowings from financial institutions that participate in the line at rates that may be lower than the stated interest rate, subject to certain restrictions.
This line of credit contains financial covenants that require us to meet certain financial ratios and defined levels of performance, including those related to fixed charge coverage, unsecured interest expense coverage and debt-to-asset value (with asset value being defined in the Partnership's unsecured line of credit agreement). At March 31, 2018, we were in compliance with all financial covenants under this line of credit.
We utilize a discounted cash flow methodology in order to estimate the fair value of outstanding borrowings on our unsecured line of credit. To the extent that credit spreads have changed since the origination of the line of credit, the net present value of the difference between future contractual interest payments and future interest payments based on our estimate of a current market rate would represent the difference between the book value and the fair value. Our estimate of a current market rate is based upon the rate, considering current market conditions and our specific credit profile, at which we estimate we could obtain similar borrowings. As our credit spreads have not changed appreciably, we believe that the contractual interest rate and the current market rate on the line of credit are the same. The current market rate is internally estimated and therefore is primarily based upon a level 3 input.
      
7.    Related Party Transactions
We provide property management, asset management, leasing, construction and other tenant-related services to unconsolidated joint ventures in which we have equity interests. We recorded the corresponding fees based on contractual terms that approximate market rates for these types of services and have eliminated our ownership

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percentage of these fees in the consolidated financial statements. The following table summarizes the fees earned from these joint ventures, prior to the elimination of our ownership percentage (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Management fees
$
442

 
$
811

Leasing fees
302

 
434

Construction and development fees
697

 
624


8.    Net Income per Common Share or Common Unit
Basic net income per common share or Common Unit is computed by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders, less dividends or distributions on share-based awards expected to vest (referred to as "participating securities" and primarily composed of unvested restricted stock units), by the weighted average number of common shares or Common Units outstanding for the period.
Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing the sum of net income attributable to common shareholders and the noncontrolling interest in earnings allocable to Limited Partner Units (to the extent the Limited Partner Units are dilutive), less dividends or distributions on participating securities that are anti-dilutive, by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and, to the extent they are dilutive, weighted average number of Limited Partner Units outstanding and any potential dilutive securities for the period. Diluted net income per Common Unit is computed by dividing the net income attributable to common unitholders, less dividends or distributions on participating securities that are anti-dilutive, by the sum of the weighted average number of Common Units outstanding and any potential dilutive securities for the period. The following table reconciles the components of basic and diluted net income per common share or Common Unit (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
General Partner
 
 
 
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
72,963

 
$
70,200

Less: dividends on participating securities
(437
)
 
(542
)
Basic net income attributable to common shareholders
72,526

 
69,658

Add back dividends on dilutive participating securities

 
305

Noncontrolling interest in earnings of common unitholders
683

 
652

Diluted net income attributable to common shareholders
$
73,209

 
$
70,615

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
356,740

 
355,282

Weighted average Limited Partner Units outstanding
3,355

 
3,316

Other potential dilutive shares
305

 
2,102

Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive securities
360,400

 
360,700

 
 
 
 
Partnership
 
 
 
Net income attributable to common unitholders
$
73,646

 
$
70,852

Less: distributions on participating securities
(437
)
 
(542
)
Basic net income attributable to common unitholders
$
73,209

 
$
70,310

Add back distributions on dilutive participating securities

 
305

Diluted net income attributable to common unitholders
$
73,209

 
$
70,615

Weighted average number of Common Units outstanding
360,095

 
358,598

Other potential dilutive units
305

 
2,102

Weighted average number of Common Units and potential dilutive securities
360,400

 
360,700


The following table summarizes the data that is excluded from the computation of net income per common share or Common Unit as a result of being anti-dilutive (in thousands): 

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Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
General Partner and Partnership
 
 
 
Other potential dilutive shares or units:
 
 
 
Anti-dilutive outstanding potential shares or units under fixed stock option and other stock-based compensation plans

 

Anti-dilutive outstanding participating securities
2,272

 
1,389


9.    Segment Reporting
Reportable Segments
During the year ended December 31, 2017, we completed the disposition of our medical office portfolio (the "Medical Office Portfolio Disposition"), which resulted in all of our in-service medical office properties being classified within discontinued operations with the exception of a property that did not meet the criteria for classification as held for sale at March 31, 2018. As a result of this transaction, beginning the second quarter of 2017, our medical office properties were no longer presented as a separate reportable segment, with substantially all such operating results being classified within discontinued operations. The remaining medical office property included in continuing operations no longer meets the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation, and is classified as part of our non-reportable Rental Operations. Properties that are not included in our reportable segments, because they do not by themselves meet the quantitative thresholds for separate presentation as a reportable segment, are generally referred to as non-reportable Rental Operations. Our non-reportable Rental Operations primarily include our remaining office properties and medical office property at March 31, 2018.

As of March 31, 2018, we had two reportable operating segments, the first consisting of the ownership and rental of industrial real estate investments. Our ongoing investments in new real estate investments are determined largely upon anticipated geographic trends in supply and demand for industrial buildings, as well as the real estate needs of our major tenants that operate on a national level. Our strategic initiatives and our allocation of resources have been historically based upon allocation among product types, which was consistent with our designation of reportable segments, and after having sold nearly all of our office and medical office properties we intend to increase our investment in industrial properties and treat them as a single operating and reportable segment. The operations of our industrial properties, as well as our non-reportable Rental Operations, are collectively referred to as "Rental Operations."

Our second reportable segment consists of various real estate services such as property management, asset management, maintenance, leasing, development, general contracting and construction management to third-party property owners and joint ventures, and is collectively referred to as "Service Operations." The Service Operations segment is identified as one single operating segment because the lowest level of financial results reviewed by our chief operating decision maker are the results for the Service Operations segment in total. Further, our reportable segments are managed separately because each segment requires different operating strategies and management expertise.

Revenues by Reportable Segment

The following table shows the revenues for each of the reportable segments, as well as a reconciliation to consolidated revenues (in thousands): 

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Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Revenues
 
 
 
 
Rental Operations:
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
189,315

 
$
156,882

Non-reportable Rental Operations
 
3,453

 
14,416

Service Operations
 
41,101

 
9,399

Total segment revenues
 
233,869

 
180,697

Other revenue
 
688

 
378

Consolidated revenue from continuing operations
 
234,557

 
181,075

Discontinued operations
 
5

 
46,239

Consolidated revenue
 
$
234,562

 
$
227,314



Supplemental Performance Measure

Property-level net operating income on a cash basis ("PNOI") is the non-GAAP supplemental performance measure that we use to evaluate the performance of, and to allocate resources among, the real estate investments in the reportable and operating segments that comprise our Rental Operations. PNOI for our Rental Operations segments is comprised of rental revenues from continuing operations less rental expenses and real estate taxes from continuing operations, along with certain other adjusting items (collectively referred to as "Rental Operations revenues and expenses excluded from PNOI," as shown in the following table). Additionally, we do not allocate interest expense, depreciation expense and certain other non-property specific revenues and expenses (collectively referred to as "Non-Segment Items," as shown in the following table) to our individual operating segments.

We evaluate the performance of our Service Operations reportable segment using net income or loss, as allocated to that segment ("Earnings from Service Operations").

The following table shows a reconciliation of our segment-level measures of profitability to consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes (in thousands and excluding discontinued operations): 

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Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
PNOI
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
133,388

 
$
114,680

Non-reportable Rental Operations
 
921

 
927

PNOI, excluding all sold properties
 
134,309

 
115,607

PNOI from sold properties included in continuing operations
 
1,606

 
2,905

PNOI, continuing operations
 
$
135,915

 
$
118,512

 
 
 
 
 
Earnings from Service Operations
 
692

 
1,775

 
 

 

Rental Operations revenues and expenses excluded from PNOI:
 
 
 
 
Straight-line rental income and expense, net
 
6,289

 
1,577

Revenues related to lease buyouts
 
23

 
9,785

Amortization of lease concessions and above and below market rents
 
545

 
(543
)
Intercompany rents and other adjusting items
 
14

 
180

Non-Segment Items:
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
 
8,287

 
4,749

Interest expense
 
(20,000
)
 
(24,162
)
Depreciation and amortization expense
 
(77,529
)
 
(62,023
)
Gain on sale of properties
 
44,886

 
37,046

Impairment charges
 

 
(859
)
Interest and other income, net
 
4,463

 
533

General and administrative expenses
 
(21,023
)
 
(19,232
)
Gain on land sales
 
2,949

 
1,505

Other operating expenses
 
(786
)
 
(738
)
Gain on extinguishment of debt
 

 
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Other non-segment revenues and expenses, net
 
(872
)
 
(583
)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
 
$
83,853

 
$
67,547

The most comparable GAAP measure to PNOI is income from continuing operations before income taxes. PNOI excludes expenses that materially impact our overall results of operations and, therefore, should not be considered as a substitute for income from continuing operations before income taxes or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, PNOI may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.
10.    Real Estate Assets, Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, excluding assets held for sale, consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Buildings and tenant improvements
$
4,668,740

 
$
4,642,832

Land and improvements
1,939,854

 
1,950,735

Real estate assets
$
6,608,594

 
$
6,593,567


Discontinued Operations
The following table illustrates the number of sold or held-for-sale properties included in, or excluded from, discontinued operations in this report:

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Held-for-Sale at March 31, 2018
 
Sold Year-to-Date in 2018
 
Sold in 2017
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total properties included in discontinued operations
 
 
81
 
81
Properties excluded from discontinued operations
2
 
6
 
17
 
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Total properties sold or classified as held-for-sale
2
 
6
 
98
 
106

    
For the properties that were classified in discontinued operations, we allocated interest expense to discontinued operations and have included such interest expense in computing income from discontinued operations. Interest expense allocable to discontinued operations was based upon an allocable share of our consolidated unsecured interest expense, as none of the properties included in discontinued operations were encumbered by secured debt. The allocation of unsecured interest expense to discontinued operations was based upon the gross book value of the unencumbered real estate assets included in discontinued operations as it related to the total gross book value of our unencumbered real estate assets. There were no additional properties classified as discontinued operations during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and, as such, no interest expense was allocated to discontinued operations during that period.
The following table illustrates the operational results of the buildings reflected in discontinued operations (in thousands):  
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Revenues
$
5

 
$
46,239

Operating expenses
(13
)
 
(14,996
)
Depreciation and amortization

 
(19,534
)
Operating (loss) income
(8
)
 
11,709

Interest expense

 
(6,343
)
(Loss) income before gain on sales
(8
)
 
5,366

Gain on sale of depreciable properties
132

 

Income from discontinued operations
$
124

 
$
5,366


There were no capital expenditures for properties within discontinued operations during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Capital expenditures on a cash basis for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were $12.6 million for properties within discontinued operations.
Allocation of Noncontrolling Interests - General Partner
The following table illustrates the General Partner's share of the income attributable to common shareholders from continuing operations and discontinued operations, reduced by the allocation of income between continuing and discontinued operations to the noncontrolling interests (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
$
72,840

 
$
64,884

Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders
123

 
5,316

Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
72,963

 
$
70,200


Allocation of Noncontrolling Interests - Partnership
Substantially all of the income from discontinued operations for all periods presented in the Partnership's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income is attributable to the common unitholders.

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Assets Held for Sale
At March 31, 2018, two in-service properties and ten acres of undeveloped land were classified as held for sale but did not meet the criteria to be classified within discontinued operations. The following table illustrates aggregate balance sheet information for all properties and land held for sale (in thousands):
 
Held-for-Sale Properties Included in Continuing Operations
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Land and improvements
$
9,055

 
$
8,157

Buildings and tenant improvements
15,283

 
10,505

Undeveloped land
706

 

Accumulated depreciation
(4,824
)
 
(2,553
)
Deferred leasing and other costs, net
862

 
862

Other assets
658

 
579

Total assets held for sale
$
21,740

 
$
17,550

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities related to assets held for sale
$
1,327

 
$
1,163


11.    Subsequent Events
Declaration of Dividends/Distributions
The General Partner's board of directors declared the following dividends/distributions at its regularly scheduled board meeting held on April 25, 2018:
Class of stock/units
Quarterly Amount per Share or Unit
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
Common - Quarterly
$0.20
 
May 16, 2018
 
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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is intended to help the reader understand our operations and our present business environment. Management's Discussion and Analysis is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained in Part I, Item I of this Report, and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in Part IV, Item 15 of our 2017 Annual Report.
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this Report, including, without limitation, those related to our future operations, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words "believe," "estimate," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "strategy," "continue," "seek," "may," "could" and similar expressions or statements regarding future periods are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements may contain such words.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any predictions of future results, performance or achievements that we express or imply in this Report or the information incorporated by reference into this Report. Some of the risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may affect future results include, among others:
Changes in general economic and business conditions, including the financial condition of our tenants and the value of our real estate assets;
The General Partner's continued qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
Heightened competition for tenants and potential decreases in property occupancy;
Potential changes in the financial markets and interest rates;
Volatility in the General Partner's stock price and trading volume;
Our continuing ability to raise funds on favorable terms, or at all;
Our ability to successfully identify, acquire, develop and/or manage properties on terms that are favorable to us;
Potential increases in real estate construction costs;
Our ability to successfully dispose of properties on terms that are favorable to us, including, without limitation, through one or more transactions that are consistent with our previously disclosed strategic plans;
Our ability to successfully integrate our acquired properties;
Our ability to retain our current credit ratings;
Inherent risks in the real estate business, including, but not limited to, tenant defaults, potential liability relating to environmental matters and liquidity of real estate investments; and
Other risks and uncertainties described herein, as well as those risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in our other reports and other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
Although we presently believe that the plans, expectations and anticipated results expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this Report are reasonable, all forward-looking statements are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change, as they involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including those beyond our control. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict the nature, or assess the potential impact, of each new factor on our business. Given these uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any of our forward-looking statements for events or circumstances that arise after the statement is made, except as otherwise may be required by law.

The above list of risks and uncertainties is only a summary of some of the most important factors and is not intended to be exhaustive. Additional information regarding risk factors that may affect us is included in our 2017

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Annual Report. The risk factors contained in our Annual Report are updated by us from time to time in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings that we make with the SEC. 
 
 
Business Overview
The General Partner and Partnership collectively specialize in the ownership, management and development of industrial real estate.
The General Partner is a self-administered and self-managed REIT that began operations in 1986 and is the sole general partner of the Partnership. The Partnership is a limited partnership formed in 1993, at which time all of the properties and related assets and liabilities of the General Partner, as well as proceeds from a secondary offering of the General Partner's common shares, were contributed to the Partnership. Simultaneously, the Partnership completed the acquisition of Duke Associates, a full-service commercial real estate firm operating in the Midwest whose operations began in 1972. We operate the General Partner and the Partnership as one enterprise, and therefore, our discussion and analysis refers to the General Partner and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Partnership, collectively. A more complete description of our business, and of management's philosophy and priorities, is included in our 2017 Annual Report.
At March 31, 2018, we:
Owned or jointly controlled 507 primarily industrial properties, of which 489 properties with 139.8 million square feet were in service and 18 properties with 9.6 million square feet were under development. The 489 in-service properties were comprised of 449 consolidated properties with 129.1 million square feet and 40 jointly controlled unconsolidated properties with 10.8 million square feet. The 18 properties under development consisted of 16 consolidated properties with 8.5 million square feet and two jointly controlled unconsolidated properties with 1.1 million square feet.
Owned directly, or through ownership interests in unconsolidated joint ventures (with acreage not adjusted for our percentage ownership interest), approximately 1,900 acres of land and controlled approximately 1,400 acres through purchase options.
Our overall strategy is to continue to increase our investment in quality industrial properties primarily through development, on both a speculative and build-to-suit basis, supplemented with acquisitions in higher barrier markets with the highest growth potential.

As of March 31, 2018, we had two reportable operating segments, the first consisting of the ownership and rental of industrial real estate investments. The operations of our industrial properties, as well as our non-reportable Rental Operations, are collectively referred to as "Rental Operations." Our second reportable segment consists of various real estate services such as property management, asset management, maintenance, leasing, development, general contracting and construction management to third-party property owners and joint ventures, and is collectively referred to as "Service Operations." Our reportable segments are managed separately because each segment requires different operating strategies and management expertise. Our Service Operations segment also includes our taxable REIT subsidiary, a legal entity through which certain of the segment's aforementioned operations are conducted.

Key Performance Indicators
Our operating results depend primarily upon rental income from our Rental Operations. The following discussion highlights the areas of Rental Operations that we consider critical drivers of future revenues.
Occupancy Analysis
Our ability to maintain high occupancy rates is a principal driver of maintaining and increasing rental revenue. The following table sets forth percent leased and average net effective rent information regarding our in-service portfolio of rental properties, including properties classified within both continuing and discontinued operations, at March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively:

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Total Square Feet
(in thousands)
 
Percent of
Total Square Feet
 
Percent Leased*
 
Average Annual Net Effective Rent**
Type
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Industrial
128,661

 
113,863

 
99.7
%
 
94.4
%
 
97.4
%
 
98.5
%
 
$4.48
 
$4.19
Non-reportable Rental Operations
399

 
6,796

 
0.3
%
 
5.6
%
 
58.9
%
 
89.8
%
 
$19.81
 
$23.40
Total Consolidated
129,060

 
120,659

 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
97.3
%
 
98.1
%
 
$4.51
 
$5.19
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
10,759

 
11,286

 
 
 
 
 
90.5
%
 
89.4
%
 
$4.22
 
$5.90
Total Including Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
139,819

 
131,945

 
 
 
 
 
96.7
%
 
97.4
%
 
 
 
 
 * Represents the percentage of total square feet leased based on executed leases and without regard to whether the leases have commenced.
**Average annual net effective rent represents average annual base rental payments per leased square foot, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, from space leased to tenants at the end of the most recent reporting period. This amount excludes additional amounts paid by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses.
The decreased occupancy within our industrial portfolio at March 31, 2018, compared to March 31, 2017, resulted from speculative developments being placed in service or acquired from third parties.
Vacancy Activity
The following table sets forth vacancy activity, shown in square feet, from our in-service rental properties included within both continuing and discontinued operations, at March 31, 2018 (in thousands):
 
Consolidated Properties
 
Unconsolidated Joint Venture Properties
 
Total Including Unconsolidated Joint Venture Properties
Vacant square feet at December 31, 2017
4,992

 
1,219

 
6,211

  Vacant space in completed developments
189

 

 
189

  Dispositions
(59
)
 

 
(59
)
  Expirations
1,985

 
64

 
2,049

  Early lease terminations
53

 

 
53

  Property structural changes/other
(10
)
 

 
(10
)
  Leasing of previously vacant space
(3,619
)
 
(258
)
 
(3,877
)
Vacant square feet at March 31, 2018
3,531

 
1,025

 
4,556

Total Leasing Activity
The initial leasing of development projects or vacant space in acquired properties is referred to as first generation lease activity. Our ability to maintain and improve occupancy rates and net effective rents primarily depends upon our continuing ability to re-lease expiring space. The leasing of such space that we have previously held under lease to a tenant is referred to as second generation lease activity. Second generation lease activity may be in the form of renewals of existing leases or new second generation leases of previously leased space. The total leasing activity for our consolidated and unconsolidated rental properties included within both continuing and discontinued operations, expressed in square feet of leases signed, is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
New Leasing Activity - First Generation Industrial
2,520

 
2,436
New Leasing Activity - Second Generation Industrial
2,633

 
1,096
Renewal Leasing Activity - Industrial
1,477

 
1,257
Non-reportable Rental Operations Leasing Activity

 
174
Total Consolidated Leasing Activity
6,630

 
4,963
Unconsolidated Joint Venture Leasing Activity
320

 
662
Total Including Unconsolidated Joint Venture Leasing Activity
6,950

 
5,625

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Second Generation Leases
The following table sets forth the estimated costs of tenant improvements and leasing commissions, on a per square foot basis, that we are obligated to fulfill under the second generation industrial leases signed for our rental properties included within both continuing and discontinued operations, during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
Square Feet of Leases
(in thousands)
 
Percent of Expiring Leases Renewed
 
Average Term in Years
 
Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost per Square Foot
 
Leasing Commissions per Square Foot
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated - New Second Generation
2,633

 
1,096

 
 
 
 
 
7.2

 
5.2
 
$1.66
 
$1.84
 
$1.92
 
$1.33
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - New Second Generation
128

 
54

 
 
 
 
 
10.8

 
14.6
 
$2.35
 
$1.37
 
$3.61
 
$2.62
Total - New Second Generation
2,761

 
1,150

 
 
 
 
 
7.3

 
5.6
 
$1.69
 
$1.82
 
$2.00
 
$1.39
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated - Renewal
1,477

 
1,257

 
69.1
%
 
85.6
%
 
4.6

 
4.7
 
$1.09
 
$0.71
 
$1.39
 
$1.21
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Renewal
62

 
156

 
49.1
%
 
74.1
%
 
6.4

 
3.7
 
$1.26
 
$0.21
 
$2.09
 
$0.85
Total - Renewal
1,539

 
1,413

 
68.0
%
 
84.1
%
 
4.6

 
4.6
 
$1.10
 
$0.65
 
$1.41
 
$1.17

Growth in average annual net effective rents for the consolidated new second generation and renewal leases, on a combined basis, was 25.6% and 22.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Growth in net effective rents for the unconsolidated new second generation and renewal leases, on a combined basis, was 25.9% and 31.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Lease Expirations
The table below reflects our consolidated in-service portfolio lease expiration schedule at March 31, 2018 (in thousands, except percentage data and number of leases):

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Total Consolidated Portfolio
 
Industrial
 
Non-reportable
Year of
Expiration
Square
Feet
 
Annual Rental
Revenue*
 
Number of Leases
 
Square
Feet
 
Annual Rental
Revenue*
 
Square
Feet
 
Annual Rental
Revenue*
Remainder of 2018
6,561

 
$
25,610

 
77
 
6,554

 
$
25,522

 
7

 
$
88

2019
11,504

 
47,035

 
136
 
11,492

 
46,886

 
12

 
149

2020
13,649

 
61,593

 
147
 
13,644

 
61,526

 
5

 
67

2021
12,728

 
56,878

 
131
 
12,669

 
56,383

 
59

 
495

2022
18,396

 
74,604

 
124
 
18,378

 
74,424

 
18

 
180

2023
10,130

 
49,471

 
103
 
10,120

 
49,331

 
10

 
140

2024
11,540

 
52,928

 
61
 
11,535

 
52,866

 
5

 
62

2025
10,181

 
45,689

 
52
 
10,181

 
45,689

 

 

2026
7,546

 
33,568

 
27
 
7,546

 
33,568

 

 

2027
6,538

 
28,404

 
19
 
6,538

 
28,404

 

 

2028 and Thereafter
16,755

 
90,108

 
52
 
16,636

 
86,622

 
119

 
3,486

Total Leased
125,528

 
$
565,888

 
929
 
125,293

 
$
561,221

 
235

 
$
4,667

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Portfolio Square Feet
129,060

 
 
 
 
 
128,661

 
 
 
399

 
 
Percent Leased
97.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
97.4
%
 
 
 
58.9
%
 
 
* Annualized rental revenue represents average annual base rental payments, on a straight-line basis for the term of each lease, from space leased to tenants at the end of the most recent reporting period. Annualized rental revenue excludes additional amounts paid by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses.
Building Acquisitions
Our decision process in determining whether or not to acquire a target property or portfolio of properties involves several factors, including expected rent growth, multiple yield metrics, property locations and expected demographic growth in each location, current occupancy of the target properties, tenant profile and remaining terms of the in-place leases in the target properties. We pursue both brokered and non-brokered acquisitions, and it is difficult to predict which markets may present acquisition opportunities that align with our strategy. Because of the numerous factors considered in our acquisition decisions, we do not establish specific target yields for future acquisitions.
We acquired two buildings during the three months ended March 31, 2018, and 28 buildings during the year ended December 31, 2017, one of which was sold as part of the Medical Office Portfolio Disposition. The following table summarizes the acquisition price, percent leased at time of acquisition and in-place yields, by product type, for these acquisitions (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
Year-to-Date 2018 Acquisitions
 
Full Year 2017 Acquisitions
Type
Acquisition Price*
 
In-Place Yield**
 
Percent Leased at Acquisition Date***
 
Acquisition Price*
 
In-Place Yield**
 
Percent Leased at Acquisition Date***
Industrial
$
22,863

 
4.4
%
 
100.0
%
 
$
980,339

 
2.5
%
 
68.5
%
Non-reportable Rental Operations

 

 

 
10,829

 
6.1
%
 
100.0
%
Total
$
22,863

 
4.4
%
 
100.0
%
 
$
991,168

 
2.5
%
 
68.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Includes fair value of real estate assets and net acquired lease-related intangible assets, including above or below market leases, but excludes other acquired working capital assets and liabilities.
** In-place yields of completed acquisitions are calculated as the current annualized net rental payments from space leased to tenants at the date of acquisition, divided by the acquisition price of the acquired real estate. Annualized net rental payments are comprised of base rental payments, excluding additional amounts payable by tenants as reimbursement for operating expenses, less current annualized operating expenses not recovered through tenant reimbursements.
*** Represents percentage of total square feet leased based on executed leases and without regard to whether the leases have commenced, at the date of acquisition.


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Building Dispositions
We regularly work to identify, consider and pursue opportunities to dispose of properties on an opportunistic basis and on a basis that is generally consistent with our strategic plans.
We sold six consolidated buildings during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 98 consolidated buildings, including 85 properties sold as part of the Medical Office Portfolio Disposition, during the year ended December 31, 2017. The following table summarizes the sales prices, in-place yields and percent leased, by product type, of these buildings (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
Year-to-Date 2018 Dispositions
 
Full Year 2017 Dispositions
Type
Sales Price
 
In-Place Yield*
 
Percent Occupied**
 
Sales Price
 
In-Place Yield*
 
Percent Occupied**
Industrial
$
15,750

 
5.0
%
 
87.7
%
 
$
45,192

 
7.0
%
 
92.6
%
Non-reportable Rental Operations
114,327

 
4.8
%
 
96.1
%
 
2,938,572

 
4.8
%
 
93.9
%
Total
$
130,077

 
5.1
%
 
94.0
%
 
$
2,983,764

 
4.8
%
 
93.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*   In-place yields of completed dispositions are calculated as annualized net operating income from space leased to tenants at the date of sale on a lease-up basis, including full rent from all executed leases, even if currently in a free rent period, divided by the sales price. Annualized net operating income is comprised of base rental payments, excluding reimbursement of operating expenses, less current annualized operating expenses not recovered through tenant reimbursements.
** Represents percentage of total square feet leased based on executed leases and without regard to whether the leases have commenced, at the date of sale.
Development
At March 31, 2018, we had 9.6 million square feet of property under development with total estimated costs upon completion of $834.9 million compared to 11.0 million square feet with total estimated costs upon completion of $894.8 million at March 31, 2017. The square footage and estimated costs include both consolidated properties and unconsolidated joint venture development activity at 100%.
The following table summarizes our properties under development at March 31, 2018 (in thousands, except percentage data): 
Ownership Type
Square
Feet
 
Percent
Leased
 
Total
Estimated
Project Costs
 
Total
Incurred
to Date
 
Amount
Remaining
to be Spent
Consolidated properties
8,477
 
52
%
 
$
780,825

 
$
422,239

 
$
358,586

Unconsolidated joint venture properties
1,108
 
100
%
 
54,096

 
41,206

 
12,890

Total
9,585
 
57
%
 
$
834,921

 
$
463,445

 
$
371,476

Results of Operations
A summary of our operating results and property statistics is as follows (in thousands, except number of properties and per share or Common Unit data):

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Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Rental and related revenue from continuing operations
 
$
193,456

 
$
171,676

General contractor and service fee revenue
 
41,101

 
9,399

Operating income
 
99,390

 
91,151

General Partner
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to common shareholders
 
$
72,963

 
$
70,200

Weighted average common shares outstanding
 
356,740

 
355,282

Weighted average common shares and potential dilutive securities
 
360,400

 
360,700

Partnership
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to common unitholders
 
$
73,646

 
$
70,852

Weighted average Common Units outstanding
 
360,095

 
358,598

Weighted average Common Units and potential dilutive securities
 
360,400

 
360,700

General Partner and Partnership
 
 
 
 
Basic income per common share or Common Unit:
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
 
$
0.20

 
$
0.18

Discontinued operations
 
$

 
$
0.02

Diluted income per common share or Common Unit:
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
 
$
0.20

 
$
0.18

Discontinued operations
 
$

 
$
0.02

Number of in-service consolidated properties at end of period:
 
 
 
 
        Continuing operations
 
449

 
415

        Discontinued operations
 

 
81

In-service consolidated square footage at end of period
 
129,060

 
120,659

Number of in-service joint venture properties at end of period
 
40

 
42

In-service joint venture square footage at end of period
 
10,759

 
11,286

Supplemental Performance Measures
In addition to net income computed in accordance with GAAP, we assess and measure the overall operating results of the General Partner and the Partnership using certain non-GAAP supplemental performance measures, which include (i) Funds From Operations ("FFO"), (ii) PNOI and (iii) Same-Property Net Operating Income - Cash Basis ("SPNOI").
These non-GAAP metrics are commonly used by industry analysts and investors as supplemental operating performance measures of REITs and are viewed by management to be useful indicators of operating performance. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry analysts and investors have considered presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. Management believes that the use of FFO, PNOI and SPNOI, combined with net income (which remains the primary measure of performance), improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and makes comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful.
The most comparable GAAP measure to FFO is net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders, while the most comparable GAAP measure to PNOI and SPNOI is income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes.
FFO, PNOI and SPNOI each exclude expenses that materially impact our overall results of operations and, therefore, should not be considered as a substitute for net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders, income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, or any other measures derived

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in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, these metrics may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.
Funds From Operations
The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") created FFO as a non-GAAP supplemental measure of REIT operating performance. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, represents GAAP net income (loss), excluding gains or losses from sales of previously depreciated real estate assets, impairment charges related to depreciable real estate assets, taxes associated with sales of previously depreciated real estate assets plus certain non-cash items such as real estate asset depreciation and amortization, and after similar adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We calculate FFO in accordance with the definition that was adopted by the Board of Governors of NAREIT.
Management believes that the use of FFO as a performance measure enables investors and analysts to readily identify the operating results of the long-term assets that form the core of a REIT's activity and assists them in comparing these operating results between periods or between different companies that use the NAREIT definition of FFO.
The following table shows a reconciliation of net income attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders to the calculation of FFO attributable to common shareholders or common unitholders (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Net income attributable to common shareholders of the General Partner
$
72,963

 
$
70,200

Add back: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership
683

 
652

Net income attributable to common unitholders of the Partnership
73,646

 
70,852

Adjustments:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
77,529

 
81,557

Company share of joint venture depreciation, amortization and other adjustments
2,161

 
2,495

Impairment charges - depreciable property

 
859

Gain on depreciable property sales - wholly owned
(45,018
)
 
(37,046
)
Income tax expense triggered by depreciable property sales
10,329

 

Gains on depreciable property sales - share of unconsolidated joint ventures
(6,217
)
 
(1,798
)
FFO attributable to common unitholders of the Partnership
$
112,430

 
$
116,919

Additional General Partner Adjustments:
 
 
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests - common limited partnership interests in the Partnership
(683
)
 
(652
)
        Noncontrolling interest share of adjustments
(361
)
 
(427
)
FFO attributable to common shareholders of the General Partner
$
111,386

 
$
115,840

Property-Level Net Operating Income - Cash Basis
PNOI is comprised of rental revenues from continuing operations less rental expenses and real estate taxes from continuing operations, along with certain other adjusting items. As a performance metric that consists of only the cash-based revenues and expenses directly related to ongoing real estate rental operations, PNOI is narrower in scope than FFO.
PNOI, as we calculate it, may not be directly comparable to similarly titled, but differently calculated, measures for other REITs. We believe that PNOI is another useful supplemental performance measure, as it is an input in many REIT valuation models and it provides a means by which to evaluate the performance of the properties within our Rental Operations segments.

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The major factors influencing PNOI are occupancy levels, acquisitions and sales, development properties that achieve stabilized operations, rental rate increases or decreases, and the recoverability of operating expenses.
Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report shows a calculation of our PNOI for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 and provides a reconciliation of PNOI for our Rental Operations segments to income from continuing operations before income taxes.
Same Property Net Operating Income - Cash Basis
We also evaluate the performance of our properties, including our share of properties we jointly control, on a "same property" basis, using a metric referred to as SPNOI. We view SPNOI as a useful supplemental performance measure because it improves comparability between periods by eliminating the effects of changes in the composition of our portfolio.
On an individual property basis, SPNOI is generally computed in a consistent manner as PNOI which also excludes income from lease buyouts.
Effective January 1, 2018, we define our "same property" population once a year at the beginning of the current calendar year and include buildings that were stabilized (the term "stabilized" means properties that have reached 90% leased or that have been in-service for at least one year since development completion or acquisition) as of January 1 of the prior calendar year. The "same property" pool is also adjusted to remove properties that were sold subsequent to the beginning of the current calendar year. As such, the "same property" population for the period ended March 31, 2018 includes all properties that we owned or jointly controlled at January 1, 2018, which had both been owned or jointly controlled and had reached stabilization by January 1, 2017, and have not been sold.
A reconciliation of income from continuing operations before income taxes to SPNOI is presented as follows (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
Percent
 
 
2018
 
2017
Change
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
 
$
83,853

 
$
67,547


  Share of SPNOI from unconsolidated joint ventures
 
4,008

 
3,954

 
  PNOI excluded from the "same property" population
 
(19,579
)
 
(4,762
)
 
  Earnings from Service Operations
 
(692
)
 
(1,775
)
 
  Rental Operations revenues and expenses excluded from PNOI
 
(8,477
)
 
(13,904
)
 
  Non-Segment Items
 
59,625

 
63,739

 
SPNOI
 
$
118,738

 
$
114,799

3.4
%
The composition of the line items titled "Rental Operations revenues and expenses excluded from PNOI" and "Non-Segment Items" from the table above are shown in greater detail in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report.

We believe that the factors that impact SPNOI are generally the same as those that impact PNOI. The following table details the number of properties, square feet, average occupancy and cash rental rates for the properties included in SPNOI for the respective periods:

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Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Number of properties
 
425
 
425
Square feet (in thousands) (1)
 
113,230
 
113,230
Average commencement occupancy percentage (2)
 
97.9%
 
97.6%
Average rental rate - cash basis (3)
 
$4.27
 
$4.16
(1) Includes the total square feet of the consolidated properties that are in the "same property" population as well as 4.5 million square feet of space for unconsolidated joint ventures, which represents our ratable share of the 9.1 million total square feet of space for buildings owned by unconsolidated joint ventures that are in the "same property" population.
(2) Commencement occupancy represents the percentage of total square feet where the leases have commenced.
(3) Represents the average annualized contractual rent per square foot for tenants in occupancy in properties in the "same property" population. Cash rent does not include the tenant's obligation to pay property operating expenses and real estate taxes. If a tenant was within a free rent period, its rent would equal zero for purposes of this metric.
Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 to Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Rental and Related Revenue
The following table sets forth rental and related revenue from continuing and discontinued operations (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Rental and related revenue:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
189,315

 
$
156,882

Non-reportable Rental Operations and non-segment revenues
4,141

 
14,794

Total rental and related revenue from continuing operations
$
193,456

 
$
171,676

Rental and related revenue from discontinued operations
5

 
46,239

Total rental and related revenue from continuing and discontinued operations
$
193,461

 
$
217,915

The primary reasons for the increase in rental and related revenue from continuing operations were:
We acquired 29 properties and placed 25 developments in service from January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018, which provided incremental revenues from continuing operations of $24.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017.
Increased rental rates within our "same property" portfolio also contributed to the increase to rental and related revenue from continuing operations.
The sale of 19 in-service properties since January 1, 2017, which did not meet the criteria to be classified within discontinued operations, resulted in a decrease of $11.8 million to rental and related revenue from continuing operations in the three months ended March 31, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017, which partially offset the aforementioned increases to rental and related revenue from continuing operations.
Rental and related revenue from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 decreased compared to the same period in 2017 as the result of the properties classified within discontinued operations being sold throughout 2017.
Rental Expenses and Real Estate Taxes
The following table sets forth rental expenses and real estate taxes from continuing and discontinued operations (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Rental expenses:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
18,694

 
$
14,805

Non-reportable Rental Operations and non-segment expenses
1,702

 
1,432

Total rental expenses from continuing operations
$
20,396

 
$
16,237

Rental expenses from discontinued operations
(4
)
 
9,034

Total rental expenses from continuing and discontinued operations
$
20,392

 
$
25,271

Real estate taxes:
 
 
 
Industrial
$
30,418

 
$
25,388

Non-reportable Rental Operations and non-segment expenses
728

 
1,123

Total real estate tax expense from continuing operations
$
31,146

 
$
26,511

Real estate tax expense from discontinued operations
17

 
5,962

Total real estate tax expense from continuing and discontinued operations
$
31,163

 
$
32,473


Rental expenses from continuing operations increased by $4.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017. The increase to rental expenses was primarily the result of acquisitions and developments placed in service from January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018, partially offset by the sale of properties included in continuing operations.

Real estate tax expense from continuing operations increased by $4.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017. The increase to real estate tax expense was mainly the result of acquisitions and developments placed in service from January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 and increases in real estate taxes on our existing base of properties. These increases to real estate tax expense were partially offset by the impact of property sales that did not meet the criteria to be classified within discontinued operations.

The decreases in both rental expenses and real estate tax expense from discontinued operations are the result of the properties classified within discontinued operations being sold throughout 2017.

Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense from continuing operations increased from $62.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 to $77.5 million for the same period in 2018 primarily as the result of the properties acquired and the developments placed in service since January 1, 2017. The impact of acquired properties and developments placed in service was partially offset by property dispositions that did not meet the criteria to be classified within discontinued operations.
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures represents our ownership share of net income from investments in unconsolidated joint ventures that generally own and operate rental properties. Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures increased from $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 to $8.3 million for the same period in 2018. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we recognized $6.2 million of equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures related to our share of the gain on sale of four joint venture buildings. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recognized $1.8 million of equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures related to our share of the gain on sale of one joint venture building.
Gain on Sale of Properties - Continuing Operations
The $44.9 million recognized as gain on sale of properties in continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is the result of the sale of six properties that did not meet the criteria for inclusion in discontinued operations.

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The $37.0 million recognized as gain on sale of properties in continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was the result of the sale of seven properties that did not meet the criteria for inclusion in discontinued operations.

General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist of two components. The first component includes general corporate expenses, and the second component represents the indirect operating costs not allocated to, or absorbed by, either development, leasing and operation of our wholly owned properties or our Service Operations. Such indirect operating costs are primarily comprised of employee compensation, including related costs such as benefits and wage-related taxes, but also include other ancillary costs such as travel and information technology support. Total indirect operating costs, prior to any allocation or absorption, and general corporate expenses are collectively referred to as our overall pool of overhead costs.
Those indirect costs not allocated to or absorbed by these operations are charged to general and administrative expenses. We regularly review our total overhead cost structure relative to our leasing, development and construction volume and adjust the level of total overhead, generally through changes in our level of staffing in various functional departments, as necessary, in order to control overall general and administrative expense.
General and administrative expenses increased from $19.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 to $21.0 million for the same period in 2018. The following table sets forth the factors that led to the increased general and administrative expenses (in millions):
General and administrative expenses - three-month period ended March 31, 2017
$
19.2

Increase to overall pool of overhead costs
1.7

Decreased absorption of costs by wholly owned leasing and development activities (1)
0.7

Increased allocation of costs to Service Operations and Rental Operations (2)
(0.6
)
General and administrative expenses - three-month period ended March 31, 2018
$
21.0

(1) We capitalized $8.2 million and $4.7 million of our total overhead costs to leasing and development, respectively, for consolidated properties during the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to capitalizing $5.3 million and $8.3 million of such costs, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Combined overhead costs capitalized to leasing and development totaled 30.4% and 33.3% of our overall pool of overhead costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(2) The increase in allocation of costs to Service Operations and Rental Operations resulted from a higher volume of third party construction projects performed for certain of our unconsolidated joint ventures during the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Interest Expense
Interest expense allocable to continuing operations decreased from $24.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 to $20.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The decrease to interest expense from continuing operations was primarily due to interest savings from repaying outstanding debt with the proceeds from the Medical Office Portfolio Disposition, and refinancing higher rate senior unsecured notes during 2017.
We capitalized $8.1 million and $4.2 million of interest costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Discontinued Operations
The property-specific components of earnings that are classified as discontinued operations include rental revenues, rental expenses, real estate taxes, allocated interest expense and depreciation expense, as well as the net gain or loss on the disposition of the properties and related income tax expenses.
We had no buildings classified as discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and had 81 consolidated properties classified as discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The amounts classified in discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were comprised of true-up activity related to 2017 property sales that were classified as discontinued operations. 

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These 81 consolidated properties were all medical office properties that were sold in 2017. As a result, we classified income before gain on sales of $5.4 million within discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources of Liquidity

We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements over the next 12 months, including maturities of indebtedness, payments of dividends and distributions and the capital expenditures needed to maintain our current real estate assets, primarily through working capital, net cash provided by operating activities and proceeds received from real estate dispositions. We had $75.0 million of outstanding borrowings on the Partnership's $1.20 billion unsecured line of credit, had $160.9 million of cash on hand and held $59.2 million of restricted cash for future like-kind exchange transactions at March 31, 2018.

In addition to our existing sources of liquidity, we expect to meet long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled mortgage and unsecured debt maturities, property acquisitions, financing of development activities and other capital improvements, through multiple sources of capital including operating cash flow, proceeds from property dispositions and through accessing the public debt and equity markets. At March 31, 2018, we also held $365.0 million of notes receivable from the various entities that purchased our medical office properties in 2017, which are scheduled to mature at various points through January 2020.

Rental Operations

Cash flows from Rental Operations is our primary source of liquidity and provides a stable source of cash flow to fund operational expenses. We believe that this cash-based revenue stream is substantially aligned with revenue recognition (except for items such as periodic straight-line rental income accruals and amortization of above or below market rents) as cash receipts from the leasing of rental properties are generally received in advance of, or a short time following, the actual revenue recognition.

We are subject to a number of risks related to general economic conditions, including reduced occupancy, tenant defaults and bankruptcies and potential reduction in rental rates upon renewal or re-letting of properties, any of which would result in reduced cash flow from operations.

Unsecured Debt and Equity Securities

We use the Partnership's unsecured line of credit (which is guaranteed by the General Partner) as a temporary source of capital to fund development activities, acquire additional rental properties and provide working capital.

The Partnership has issued debt securities pursuant to certain indentures and related supplemental indentures, which also require us to comply with financial ratios and other covenants regarding our operations. We were in compliance with all such covenants, as well as applicable covenants under our unsecured line of credit, at March 31, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, we had on file with the SEC an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the offer and sale, from time to time, of an indeterminate amount of debt and equity securities (including guarantees of the Partnership's debt securities by the General Partner). This automatic shelf registration statement was renewed on April 30, 2018. Equity securities are offered and sold by the General Partner, and the net proceeds of such offerings are contributed to the Partnership in exchange for additional General Partner Units or Preferred Units. From time to time, we expect to issue additional securities under this automatic shelf registration statement to fund the repayment of long-term debt upon maturity and for other general corporate purposes.

The General Partner has an at the market ("ATM") equity program that allows it to issue new common shares from time to time, with an aggregate offering price of up to $200.0 million. During the three months ended March 31,

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2018, the General Partner did not issue any common shares pursuant to its ATM equity program. As of March 31, 2018, the ATM equity program still had $108.1 million worth of new common shares available to issue.

Sale of Real Estate Assets
We regularly work to identify, consider and pursue opportunities to dispose of non-strategic properties on an opportunistic basis and on a basis that is generally consistent with our strategic plans. Our ability to dispose of such properties on favorable terms, or at all, is dependent upon a number of factors including the availability of credit to potential buyers to purchase properties at prices that we consider acceptable. Although we believe that we have demonstrated our ability to generate significant liquidity through the disposition of non-strategic properties, potential future adverse changes to general market and economic conditions could negatively impact our further ability to dispose of such properties.
Sales of land and depreciable properties provided $131.4 million in net proceeds during the three months ended March 31, 2018.
Transactions with Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Transactions with unconsolidated joint ventures also provide a source of liquidity. From time to time we will sell properties to unconsolidated joint ventures, while retaining a continuing interest in that entity, and receive proceeds commensurate to those interests that we do not own. Additionally, unconsolidated joint ventures will from time to time obtain debt financing or sell properties and will then distribute to us, and our joint venture partners, all or a portion of the proceeds from such transactions. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, our share of sale and capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures totaled $9.4 million.
Uses of Liquidity
Our principal uses of liquidity include the following:
property investment;
leasing/capital costs;
dividends and distributions to shareholders and unitholders;
long-term debt maturities;
opportunistic repurchases of outstanding debt; and
other contractual obligations.
Property Investment
Our overall strategy is to continue to increase our investment in quality industrial properties, primarily through development, on both a speculative and build-to-suit basis, supplemented with acquisitions in higher barrier markets with the highest growth potential. Pursuant to this strategy, we evaluate development and acquisition opportunities based upon our market outlook, including general economic conditions, supply and long-term growth potential. Our ability to make future property investments is dependent upon identifying suitable acquisition and development opportunities, and our continued access to our longer-term sources of liquidity, including issuances of debt or equity securities as well as generating cash flow by disposing of selected properties.
  
Leasing/Capital Costs
Tenant improvements and lease-related costs pertaining to our initial leasing of newly completed space, or vacant space in acquired properties, are referred to as first generation expenditures. Such first generation expenditures for tenant improvements are included within "development of real estate investments" in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, while such expenditures for lease-related costs are included within "other deferred leasing costs."
Cash expenditures related to the construction of a building's shell, as well as the associated site improvements, are also included within "development of real estate investments" in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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Tenant improvements and leasing costs to renew or re-let rental space that we previously leased to tenants for new second generation leases are referred to as second generation expenditures. Building improvements that are not specific to any tenant but serve to improve integral components of our real estate properties are also second generation expenditures. One of the principal uses of our liquidity is to fund the second generation leasing/capital expenditures of our real estate investments.
The following table summarizes our second generation capital expenditures by type of expenditure, as well as capital expenditures for the development of real estate investments and for other deferred leasing costs (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Second generation tenant improvements
$
3,602

 
$
3,694

Second generation leasing costs
10,278

 
5,650

Building improvements
222

 
1,087

Total second generation capital expenditures
$
14,102

 
$
10,431

Development of real estate investments
$
104,346

 
$
112,727

Other deferred leasing costs
$
9,798

 
$
4,398

The capital expenditures in the table above include the capitalization of internal overhead costs. We capitalized $8.2 million and $5.3 million of overhead costs related to leasing activities, including both first and second generation leases, during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. We capitalized $4.7 million and $8.3 million of overhead costs related to development activities, including both development and tenant improvement projects on first and second generation space, during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Combined overhead costs capitalized to leasing and development totaled 30.4% and 33.3% of our overall pool of overhead costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Further discussion of the capitalization of overhead costs can be found herein, in the quarter-to-quarter comparison of general and administrative expenses of this Item 2 as well as in the Critical Accounting Policies section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2017 Annual Report.

In addition to the capitalization of overhead costs, the totals for development of real estate assets in the table above include the capitalization of $8.1 million and $4.2 million of interest costs during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
The following table summarizes our second generation capital expenditures (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Industrial
$
14,044

 
$
9,401

Non-reportable Rental Operations
58

 
1,030

Total
$
14,102

 
$
10,431


Both our first and second generation expenditures vary significantly between leases on a per square foot basis, dependent upon several factors including the product type, the nature of a tenant's operations, the specific physical characteristics of each individual property and the market in which the property is located.

Dividend and Distribution Requirements
The General Partner is required to meet the distribution requirements of the Code in order to maintain its REIT status. We paid regular dividends or distributions of $0.20 per common share or Common Unit in the first quarter of

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2018, and the General Partner's board of directors declared dividends or distributions of $0.20 per common share or Common Unit for the second quarter of 2018.
We expect to continue to distribute at least an amount equal to our taxable earnings, to meet the requirements to maintain the General Partner's REIT status, and additional amounts as determined by the General Partner's board of directors. Distributions are declared at the discretion of the General Partner's board of directors and are subject to actual cash available for distribution, our financial condition, capital requirements and such other factors as the General Partner's board of directors deems relevant.
Debt Maturities
Debt outstanding at March 31, 2018 had a face value totaling $2.52 billion with a weighted average interest rate of 4.28% and maturities at various dates through 2028. Of this total amount, we had $2.13 billion of unsecured debt, $310.4 million of secured debt and $75.0 million of outstanding borrowings on our unsecured line of credit at March 31, 2018. Scheduled principal amortization, maturities and early repayments of such debt totaled $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.
The following table is a summary of the scheduled future amortization and maturities of our indebtedness at March 31, 2018 (in thousands, except percentage data):
 
 
Future Repayments
 
 
Year
Scheduled
Amortization
 
Maturities
 
Total
 
Weighted Average Interest Rate of
Future Repayments
Remainder of 2018
$
5,768

 
$

 
$
5,768

 
6.17
%
2019
6,935

 
268,438

 
275,373

 
7.61
%
2020
5,381

 

 
5,381

 
5.82
%
2021
3,416

 
259,047

 
262,463

 
3.99
%
2022
3,611

 
600,000

 
603,611

 
4.20
%
2023
3,817

 
325,000

 
328,817

 
3.52
%
2024
4,036

 
300,000

 
304,036

 
3.92
%
2025
3,938

 

 
3,938

 
5.60
%
2026
2,029

 
375,000

 
377,029

 
3.37
%
2027
358

 
300,000

 
300,358

 
3.40
%
2028

 
50,000

 
50,000

 
7.29
%
Thereafter

 

 

 
N/A

 
$
39,289

 
$
2,477,485

 
$
2,516,774

 
4.28
%

The Partnership’s unsecured line of credit is reflected in the table above as maturing in January 2023, based on the ability to exercise the two six-month extension options from its stated maturity date of January 2022 (see Note 6). We anticipate generating capital to fund our debt maturities by using undistributed cash generated from our Rental Operations and property dispositions and by raising additional capital from future debt or equity transactions.

Repayments of Outstanding Debt

To the extent that it supports our overall capital strategy, we may purchase or redeem some of our outstanding unsecured notes prior to their stated maturities.

Contractual Obligations

Aside from repayments of long-term debt, there have been no other material changes in our outstanding commitments since December 31, 2017, as previously discussed in our 2017 Annual Report.



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Historical Cash Flows
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $228.4 million and $79.6 million at March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The following table highlights significant changes in net cash associated with our operating, investing and financing activities (in millions): 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
General Partner
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
113.2

 
$
109.7

Net cash used for investing activities
$
(38.3
)
 
$
(188.9
)
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities
$
(40.1
)
 
$
101.7

 
 
 
 
Partnership
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
113.2

 
$
109.7

Net cash used for investing activities
$
(38.3
)
 
$
(188.9
)
 Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities
$
(40.1
)
 
$
101.7


Operating Activities

Cash flows from operating activities provide the cash necessary to meet normal operational requirements of our Rental Operations and Service Operations activities. The receipt of rental income from Rental Operations continues to be our primary source of operating cash flows. The increase to cash flow provided by operating activities, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017, was due to increasing our investment in industrial properties and lower cash paid for interest, as the result of the significant debt repayments and refinancings that took place throughout 2017, partially offset by the impact of the disposal of our medical office properties during 2017.

Investing Activities

Highlights of significant cash sources and uses are as follows:
During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we paid cash of $22.8 million and $67.3 million, respectively, for real estate and undeveloped land acquisitions, compared to $114.4 million and $50.4 million for real estate and undeveloped land acquisitions in the same period in 2017.
Real estate development costs were $104.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $112.7 million for the same period in 2017.
Sales of land and depreciated properties provided $131.4 million in net proceeds for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $103.1 million for the same period in 2017.
The increased cash inflows reflected in the Other Assets line of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was the result of receiving repayments of $39.8 million on two seller-financed mortgages. There were no such repayments in 2017.
Second generation tenant improvements, leasing costs and building improvements totaled $14.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $10.4 million for the same period in 2017.
For the three months ended March 31, 2018, we received $9.4 million in capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures, primarily related to the sale of four properties within two of our joint ventures, compared to $4.9 million during the same period in 2017.
Financing Activities
The following items highlight significant capital transactions:
During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Partnership repaid one secured loan for $215,000. The Partnership repaid two secured loans for $15.9 million during the same period in 2017.

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For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Partnership increased net borrowings on the Partnership's unsecured line of credit by $75.0 million, compared to an increase of $189.0 million of net borrowings for the same period in 2017.
We paid regular cash dividends or distributions totaling $71.4 million and $67.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Changes in book cash overdrafts are classified as financing activities within our consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Book cash overdrafts were $2.9 million and $20.6 million at March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements - Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
We analyze our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures to determine if they meet the criteria for classification as a VIE and would require consolidation. We (i) evaluate the sufficiency of the total equity at risk, (ii) review the voting rights and decision-making authority of the equity investment holders as a group and whether there are limited partners (or similar owning entities) that lack substantive participating or kick out rights and (iii) establish whether or not activities within the venture are on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights in making this VIE determination. To the extent that we (i) are the sole entity that has the power to direct the activities of the VIE and (ii) have the obligation or rights to absorb the VIE's losses or receive its benefits, then we would be determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE and would consolidate it. At the end of each reporting period, we re-assess our conclusions as to which, if any, party within the VIE is considered the primary beneficiary. To the extent that our joint ventures do not qualify as VIEs, we further assess each joint venture partner's substantive participating rights to determine if the venture should be consolidated. There were no unconsolidated joint ventures that met the criteria to be a VIE at March 31, 2018.
We have equity interests in unconsolidated partnerships and limited liability companies that primarily own and operate rental properties and hold land for development. These unconsolidated joint ventures are primarily engaged in the operation and development of industrial real estate properties. These investments provide us with increased market share and tenant and property diversification. The equity method of accounting is used for these investments in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over operating and financial policies. As a result, the assets and liabilities of these entities are not included on our balance sheet. Our investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures represented approximately 2% of our total assets at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Total assets of our unconsolidated joint ventures were $523.9 million and $556.2 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The combined revenues of our unconsolidated joint ventures totaled $15.1 million and $21.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
We have guaranteed the repayment of certain secured and unsecured loans of our unconsolidated joint ventures. The outstanding balances on the guaranteed portion of these loans totaled $102.9 million at March 31, 2018.
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of our line of credit and our long-term borrowings. Our interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve our objectives, we borrow primarily at fixed rates. We do not enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes.
Our interest rate risk is monitored using a variety of techniques. The table below presents the principal amounts (in thousands) of the expected annual maturities, weighted average interest rates for the average debt outstanding in the specified period, fair values (in thousands) and other terms required to evaluate the expected cash flows and sensitivity to interest rate changes.

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Remainder of 2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
Thereafter
 
Face Value
 
Fair Value
Fixed rate
secured debt
$
3,438

 
$
272,215

 
$
3,583

 
$
12,163

 
$
3,311

 
$
13,178

 
$
307,888

 
$
320,652

Weighted average
interest rate
6.50
%
 
7.63
%
 
5.98
%
 
5.73
%
 
6.06
%
 
6.07
%
 
7.44
%
 
 
Variable rate
secured debt
$
300

 
$
300

 
$
300

 
$
300

 
$
300

 
$
1,000

 
$
2,500

 
$
2,500

Weighted average
interest rate
1.67
%
 
1.67
%
 
1.67
%
 
1.67
%
 
1.67
%
 
1.67
%
 
1.67
%
 
 
Fixed rate
unsecured debt
$
2,030

 
$
2,858

 
$
1,498

 
$
250,000

 
$
600,000

 
$
1,275,000

 
$
2,131,386

 
$
2,129,390

Weighted average
interest rate
6.26
%
 
6.26
%
 
6.26
%
 
3.91
%
 
4.20
%
 
3.72
%
 
3.88
%
 
 
Variable rate unsecured
line of credit*
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
75,000

 
$
75,000

 
$
75,000

Rate at March 31, 2018
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
2.75
%
 
2.75
%
 
 
*The Partnership’s unsecured line of credit is reflected in the table above as maturing in January 2023, based on the ability to exercise the two six-month extension options from its stated maturity date of January 2022 (see Note 6).
As the above table incorporates only those exposures that existed at March 31, 2018, it does not consider those exposures or positions that could arise after that date. As a result, the ultimate impact of interest rate fluctuations will depend on future exposures that arise and our hedging strategies at that time. Interest expense on our unsecured line of credit, to the extent we have outstanding borrowings, will be affected by fluctuations in the LIBOR indices as well as changes in our credit rating. The interest rate at such point in the future as we may renew, extend or replace our unsecured line of credit will be heavily dependent upon the state of the credit environment.




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Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
Controls and Procedures (General Partner)
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures are further designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Controls and Procedures (Partnership)

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures are further designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon the foregoing, the General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II - Other Information
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are parties to a variety of legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of our businesses. While these matters generally are covered by insurance, there is no assurance that our insurance will cover any particular proceeding or claim. We are not subject to any material pending legal proceedings other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. We presently believe that all of the proceedings to which we were subject as of March 31, 2018, taken as a whole, will not have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, business, financial condition or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the information set forth in this Report, you also should carefully review and consider the information contained in our other reports and periodic filings that we make with the SEC, including, without limitation the information contained under the caption "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 2017 Annual Report. The risks and uncertainties described in our 2017 Annual Report are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we presently deem to be immaterial, also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. There have not been any material changes to the risk factors that we face since our 2017 Annual Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None
(b) Use of Proceeds
None
(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
From time to time, we repurchase our securities under a repurchase program that initially was approved by the General Partner's board of directors and publicly announced in October 2001 (the "Repurchase Program").
On January 31, 2018, the General Partner's board of directors adopted a resolution that amended and restated the Repurchase Program and delegated authority to management to repurchase a maximum of $100.0 million of the General Partner's common shares, $500.0 million of the Partnership's debt securities and $500.0 million of the General Partner's preferred shares, subject to the prior notification of the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the board of directors of planned repurchases within these limits. We did not repurchase any equity securities through the Repurchase Program during the three months ended March 31, 2018.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

During the period covered by this Report, we did not default under the terms of any of our material indebtedness.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable. 
Item 5. Other Information

During the period covered by this Report, there was no information required to be disclosed by us in a Current Report on Form 8-K that was not so reported, nor were there any material changes to the procedures by which our security holders may recommend nominees to the General Partner's board of directors.

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Item 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits
 
 
 
3.1

 
 
 
 
3.2

 

 
 
 
3.3

 
 
 
 
3.4 (i)

 
 
 
 
3.4 (ii)

 
 
 
 
3.4 (iii)

 
 
 
 
3.4 (iv)

 
 
 
 
3.4 (v)

 
 
 
 
11.1

 
Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings.***
 
 
 
12.1

 
 
 
 
12.2

 
 
 
 
31.1

 
 
 
 
31.2

 
 
 
 
31.3

 
 
 
 
31.4

 
 
 
 
32.1

 
 
 
 
32.2

 
 
 
 
32.3

 
 
 
 
32.4

 
 
 
 
101.Def

 
Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.Pre

 
Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.Lab

 
Labels Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.Cal

 
Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.Sch

 
Schema Document
 
 
 
101.Ins

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

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#
Represents management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
 
 
*
Filed herewith.
**
The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1, 32.2, 32.3 and 32.4 accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are "furnished" to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed "filed" by the General Partner or the Partnership, respectively, for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
***
Data required by Financial Accounting Standards Board Auditing Standards Codification No. 260 is provided in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
DUKE REALTY CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
/s/ James B. Connor
 
 
James B. Connor
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
/s/ Mark A. Denien
 
 
Mark A. Denien
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
DUKE REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
 
By: DUKE REALTY CORPORATION, its general partner
 
 
 
 
/s/ James B. Connor
 
 
James B. Connor
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner
 
 
 
 
/s/ Mark A. Denien
 
 
Mark A. Denien
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
May 4, 2018
 
 
 
 


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