10-Q
UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2015
Commission File Number: 1-11749
Lennar Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 95-4337490 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
700 Northwest 107th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33172
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(305) 559-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES ý NO ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES ý NO ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer | ý | | Accelerated filer | ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ¨ NO ý
Common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2015:
Class A 179,042,166
Class B 31,303,195
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
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| August 31, | | November 30, |
| 2015 (1) | | 2014 (1) |
ASSETS | | | |
Lennar Homebuilding: | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 595,719 |
| | 885,729 |
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Restricted cash | 12,285 |
| | 9,849 |
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Receivables, net | 74,604 |
| | 93,444 |
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Inventories: | | | |
Finished homes and construction in progress | 4,006,800 |
| | 3,082,345 |
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Land and land under development | 4,887,244 |
| | 4,601,802 |
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Consolidated inventory not owned | 52,019 |
| | 52,453 |
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Total inventories | 8,946,063 |
| | 7,736,600 |
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Investments in unconsolidated entities | 640,908 |
| | 656,837 |
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Other assets | 608,186 |
| | 672,589 |
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| 10,877,765 |
| | 10,055,048 |
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Rialto | 1,501,440 |
| | 1,458,152 |
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Lennar Financial Services | 1,391,835 |
| | 1,177,053 |
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Lennar Multifamily | 398,335 |
| | 268,014 |
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Total assets | $ | 14,169,375 |
| | 12,958,267 |
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(1) | Under certain provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidations, (“ASC 810”) the Company is required to separately disclose on its condensed consolidated balance sheets the assets owned by consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which neither Lennar Corporation, or any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations. |
As of August 31, 2015, total assets include $670.3 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $14.5 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $1.4 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $164.0 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $52.0 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $35.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $22.1 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $369.9 million in Rialto assets and $10.1 million in Lennar Multifamily assets.
As of November 30, 2014, total assets include $929.1 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $11.7 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding restricted cash, $0.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $0.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $208.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $52.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $23.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $104.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $508.4 million in Rialto assets and $19.2 million in Lennar Multifamily assets.
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
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| August 31, | | November 30, |
| 2015 (2) | | 2014 (2) |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | | | |
Lennar Homebuilding: | | | |
Accounts payable | $ | 437,699 |
| | 412,558 |
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Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned | 44,449 |
| | 45,028 |
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Senior notes and other debts payable | 5,261,862 |
| | 4,690,213 |
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Other liabilities | 799,529 |
| | 863,236 |
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| 6,543,539 |
| | 6,011,035 |
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Rialto | 861,799 |
| | 747,044 |
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Lennar Financial Services | 1,031,237 |
| | 896,643 |
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Lennar Multifamily | 58,103 |
| | 52,243 |
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Total liabilities | 8,494,678 |
| | 7,706,965 |
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Stockholders’ equity: | | | |
Preferred stock | — |
| | — |
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Class A common stock of $0.10 par value; Authorized: August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014 - 300,000,000 shares; Issued: August 31, 2015 - 179,594,687 shares and November 30, 2014 - 174,241,570 shares | 17,960 |
| | 17,424 |
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Class B common stock of $0.10 par value; Authorized: August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014 - 90,000,000 shares; Issued: August 31, 2015 - 32,982,815 shares and November 30, 2014 - 32,982,815 shares | 3,298 |
| | 3,298 |
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Additional paid-in capital | 2,290,084 |
| | 2,239,574 |
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Retained earnings | 3,156,560 |
| | 2,660,034 |
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Treasury stock, at cost; August 31, 2015 - 808,221 shares of Class A common stock and 1,679,620 shares of Class B common stock; November 30, 2014 - 505,420 shares of Class A common stock and 1,679,620 shares of Class B common stock | (107,699 | ) | | (93,440 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (187 | ) | | 130 |
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Total stockholders’ equity | 5,360,016 |
| | 4,827,020 |
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Noncontrolling interests | 314,681 |
| | 424,282 |
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Total equity | 5,674,697 |
| | 5,251,302 |
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Total liabilities and equity | $ | 14,169,375 |
| | 12,958,267 |
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(2) | As of August 31, 2015, total liabilities include $82.9 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $5.3 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $44.4 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $15.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities, $13.3 million in Rialto liabilities and $4.0 million in Lennar Multifamily liabilities. |
As of November 30, 2014, total liabilities include $149.8 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $6.8 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $45.0 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $61.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, $14.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities and $21.5 million in Rialto liabilities.
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
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| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, | | August 31, |
| 2015 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
Revenues: | | | | | | | |
Lennar Homebuilding | $ | 2,232,318 |
| | 1,830,771 |
| | 5,789,788 |
| | 4,696,941 |
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Lennar Financial Services | 168,748 |
| | 128,379 |
| | 463,460 |
| | 316,347 |
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Rialto | 51,554 |
| | 40,848 |
| | 160,682 |
| | 142,196 |
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Lennar Multifamily | 39,078 |
| | 14,036 |
| | 114,511 |
| | 40,390 |
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Total revenues | 2,491,698 |
| | 2,014,034 |
| | 6,528,441 |
| | 5,195,874 |
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Costs and expenses: | | | | | | | |
Lennar Homebuilding | 1,913,283 |
| | 1,558,319 |
| | 5,003,940 |
| | 4,015,317 |
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Lennar Financial Services | 129,311 |
| | 101,235 |
| | 369,443 |
| | 266,445 |
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Rialto | 53,323 |
| | 47,644 |
| | 161,610 |
| | 174,824 |
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Lennar Multifamily | 47,072 |
| | 20,482 |
| | 136,293 |
| | 59,958 |
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Corporate general and administrative | 56,494 |
| | 43,072 |
| | 150,355 |
| | 119,501 |
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Total costs and expenses | 2,199,483 |
| | 1,770,752 |
| | 5,821,641 |
| | 4,636,045 |
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Lennar Homebuilding equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities | 13,300 |
| | (2,080 | ) | | 48,693 |
| | 3,304 |
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Lennar Homebuilding other income (expense), net | 4,189 |
| | (63 | ) | | 10,305 |
| | 5,088 |
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Other interest expense | (2,812 | ) | | (8,381 | ) | | (10,701 | ) | | (31,359 | ) |
Rialto equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities | 7,590 |
| | 19,973 |
| | 17,582 |
| | 43,266 |
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Rialto other income (expense), net | 1,172 |
| | (5,342 | ) | | 28 |
| | (2,976 | ) |
Lennar Multifamily equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities | 5,004 |
| | 14,946 |
| | 4,404 |
| | 14,689 |
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Earnings before income taxes | 320,658 |
| | 262,335 |
| | 777,111 |
| | 591,841 |
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Provision for income taxes | (95,621 | ) | | (88,895 | ) | | (250,573 | ) | | (215,819 | ) |
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests) | 225,037 |
| | 173,440 |
| | 526,538 |
| | 376,022 |
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Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1,725 |
| | (4,317 | ) | | 5,247 |
| | (17,571 | ) |
Net earnings attributable to Lennar | $ | 223,312 |
| | 177,757 |
| | 521,291 |
| | 393,593 |
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | | | | | | | |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale | (400 | ) | | 64 |
| | (317 | ) | | 64 |
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Other comprehensive income attributable to Lennar | $ | 222,912 |
| | 177,821 |
| | 520,974 |
| | 393,657 |
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Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | $ | 1,725 |
| | (4,317 | ) | | 5,247 |
| | (17,571 | ) |
Basic earnings per share | $ | 1.07 |
| | 0.87 |
| | 2.53 |
| | 1.92 |
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Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.96 |
| | 0.78 |
| | 2.25 |
| | 1.73 |
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Cash dividends per each Class A and Class B common share | $ | 0.04 |
| | 0.04 |
| | 0.12 |
| | 0.12 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
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| Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, |
| 2015 | | 2014 |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | |
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests) | $ | 526,538 |
| | 376,022 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities: | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 30,450 |
| | 27,161 |
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Amortization of discount/premium and accretion on debt, net | 15,107 |
| | 16,140 |
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Lennar Homebuilding equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities | (48,693 | ) | | (3,304 | ) |
Distributions of earnings from Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities | 26,332 |
| | 4,456 |
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Rialto equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities | (17,582 | ) | | (43,266 | ) |
Distributions of earnings from Rialto unconsolidated entities | 11,588 |
| | 354 |
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Lennar Multifamily equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities | (4,404 | ) | | (14,689 | ) |
Distributions of earnings from Lennar Multifamily unconsolidated entities | 5,423 |
| | 14,469 |
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Share-based compensation expense | 32,199 |
| | 28,590 |
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Excess tax benefits from share-based awards | (113 | ) | | (3,007 | ) |
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | (3,890 | ) | | 76,351 |
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Loss on retirement of convertible senior notes | 3,289 |
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Gain on retirement of Rialto notes payable | (83 | ) | | (4,135 | ) |
Gain on sale of operating properties and equipment | (5,945 | ) | | — |
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Unrealized and realized gains on Rialto real estate owned | (14,879 | ) | | (20,568 | ) |
Impairments of Rialto loans receivable and real estate owned | 16,225 |
| | 55,275 |
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Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs and other assets | 17,664 |
| | 8,049 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | |
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash | 21,405 |
| | (5,078 | ) |
Decrease in receivables | 44,145 |
| | 58,522 |
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Increase in inventories, excluding valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs | (1,284,106 | ) | | (1,334,703 | ) |
Increase in other assets | (40,747 | ) | | (38,649 | ) |
Increase in Rialto loans held-for-sale | (408,039 | ) | | (120,754 | ) |
Increase in Lennar Financial Services loans held-for-sale | (59,886 | ) | | (127,685 | ) |
Increase in accounts payable and other liabilities | 49,588 |
| | 151,948 |
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Net cash used in operating activities | (1,088,414 | ) | | (898,501 | ) |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | |
Increase in restricted cash related to LOCs | 717 |
| | 19,012 |
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Net additions of operating properties and equipment | (60,924 | ) | | (12,415 | ) |
Proceeds from the sale of operating properties and equipment | 73,732 |
| | — |
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Investments in and contributions to Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities | (50,592 | ) | | (74,292 | ) |
Distributions of capital from Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities | 35,262 |
| | 83,690 |
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Investments in and contributions to Rialto unconsolidated entities | (42,335 | ) | | (28,175 | ) |
Distributions of capital from Rialto unconsolidated entities | 12,123 |
| | 41,235 |
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Investments in and contributions to Lennar Multifamily unconsolidated entities | (23,812 | ) | | (25,072 | ) |
Distributions of capital from Lennar Multifamily unconsolidated entities | 32,792 |
| | 51,565 |
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Receipts of principal payments on Rialto loans receivable | 14,225 |
| | 20,827 |
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Proceeds from sales of Rialto real estate owned | 88,565 |
| | 168,946 |
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Purchase of investment carried at cost | (18,000 | ) | | — |
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Proceeds from sale of commercial mortgage-backed securities bond | — |
| | 9,171 |
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Purchases of commercial mortgage-backed securities bond | — |
| | (8,705 | ) |
Improvements to Rialto real estate owned | (6,055 | ) | | (9,924 | ) |
Purchases of Lennar Homebuilding investments available-for-sale | (28,093 | ) | | (21,274 | ) |
Proceeds from sales of Lennar Homebuilding investments available-for-sale | — |
| | 46,234 |
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Acquisition, net of cash acquired | — |
| | (5,489 | ) |
Originations of Rialto loans receivable | (22,545 | ) | | (7,000 | ) |
(Increase) decrease in Lennar Financial Services loans held-for-investment, net | (4,421 | ) | | 1,242 |
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Purchases of Lennar Financial Services investment securities | (33,702 | ) | | (19,025 | ) |
Proceeds from maturities of Lennar Financial Services investment securities | 17,382 |
| | 11,904 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $ | (15,681 | ) | | 242,455 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
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| Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, |
| 2015 | | 2014 |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Net borrowings under unsecured revolving credit facility | $ | 575,000 |
| | 70,000 |
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Net borrowings under Lennar Financial Services warehouse facilities | 113,761 |
| | 141,954 |
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Net borrowings (repayments) under Rialto warehouse repurchase facilities | 180,254 |
| | (4,596 | ) |
Proceeds from Lennar Homebuilding senior notes | 750,625 |
| | 500,500 |
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Proceeds from Rialto senior notes | — |
| | 104,525 |
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Debt issuance costs | (7,210 | ) | | (7,725 | ) |
Redemption of senior notes | (500,000 | ) | | — |
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Conversions and exchanges on convertible senior notes | (168,854 | ) | | — |
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Proceeds from Rialto structured notes | — |
| | 73,830 |
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Principal payments on Rialto notes payable including structured notes | (28,247 | ) | | (26,512 | ) |
Proceeds from other borrowings | 87,905 |
| | 33,103 |
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Principal payments on other borrowings | (232,925 | ) | | (241,339 | ) |
Exercise of land option contracts from an unconsolidated land investment venture | — |
| | (1,540 | ) |
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests | 1,475 |
| | 11,963 |
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Payments related to noncontrolling interests | (105,830 | ) | | (115,001 | ) |
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards | 113 |
| | 3,007 |
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Common stock: | | | |
Issuances | 9,406 |
| | 13,603 |
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Repurchases | (23,133 | ) | | (12,153 | ) |
Dividends | (24,765 | ) | | (24,565 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 627,575 |
| | 519,054 |
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (476,520 | ) | | (136,992 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,281,814 |
| | 970,505 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 805,294 |
| | 833,513 |
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Summary of cash and cash equivalents: | | | |
Lennar Homebuilding | $ | 595,719 |
| | 542,241 |
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Rialto | 106,731 |
| | 211,030 |
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Lennar Financial Services | 99,305 |
| | 78,361 |
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Lennar Multifamily | 3,539 |
| | 1,881 |
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| $ | 805,294 |
| | 833,513 |
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Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities: | | | |
Lennar Homebuilding and Lennar Multifamily: | | | |
Inventory acquired in satisfaction of other assets including investments available-for-sale | $ | 28,093 |
| | 4,774 |
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Inventory acquired in partner buyout | $ | 64,440 |
| | — |
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Non-cash sale of operating properties and equipment | $ | (59,397 | ) | | — |
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Purchases of inventories and other assets financed by sellers | $ | 46,521 |
| | 109,560 |
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Non-cash contributions to Lennar Multifamily unconsolidated entities | $ | 126,411 |
| | 72,552 |
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Rialto: | | | |
Real estate owned acquired in satisfaction/partial satisfaction of loans receivable | $ | 14,683 |
| | 51,545 |
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Non-cash acquisition of Servicer Provider | $ | — |
| | 8,317 |
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Lennar Financial Services: | | | |
Purchase of mortgage servicing rights financed by seller | $ | — |
| | 5,927 |
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Consolidation/deconsolidation of unconsolidated/consolidated entities, net: | | | |
Inventories | $ | — |
| | 155,021 |
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Operating properties and equipment and other assets | $ | (17,421 | ) | | (7,218 | ) |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | $ | 2,948 |
| | (30,647 | ) |
Other liabilities | $ | 1,220 |
| | — |
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Noncontrolling interests | $ | 13,253 |
| | (117,156 | ) |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Basis of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Lennar Corporation and all subsidiaries, partnerships and other entities in which Lennar Corporation has a controlling interest and VIEs (see Note 15) in which Lennar Corporation is deemed to be the primary beneficiary (the “Company”). The Company’s investments in both unconsolidated entities in which a significant, but less than controlling, interest is held and in VIEs in which the Company is not deemed to be the primary beneficiary, are accounted for by the equity method. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2014. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair presentation of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been made.
The Company has historically experienced, and expects to continue to experience, variability in quarterly results. The condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Rialto - Management Fee Revenue
The Rialto segment provides services to a variety of legal entities and investment vehicles such as funds, joint ventures, co-invests, and other private equity structures to manage their respective investments. As a result, Rialto earns and receives management fees, underwriting fees and due diligence fees. These fees related to the Rialto segment are included in Rialto revenues and are recorded over the period in which the services are performed, fees are determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Rialto receives investment management fees from investment vehicles based on 1) a percentage of committed capital during the commitment period and after the commitment period ends and 2) a percentage of invested capital less the portion of such invested capital utilized to acquire investments that have been sold (in whole or in part) or liquidated. Fees earned for underwriting and due diligence services are based on actual costs incurred. In certain situations, Rialto may earn additional fees when the return on assets managed exceeds contractually established thresholds. Such revenue is only booked when the contract terms are met, the contract is at, or near, completion and the amounts are known and collectability is reasonably assured. Since such revenue is recognized during the latter half of the life of the investment vehicle, after substantially all of the assets have been sold and investment gains and losses realized, the possibility of clawbacks is limited. In addition, Rialto may also receive tax distributions in order to cover income tax obligations resulting from allocations of taxable income due to Rialto's carried interests in the funds. These distributions are not subject to clawbacks and therefore are recorded as revenue when received.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reclassifications/Revisions
Certain prior year amounts in the supplemental financial information included in Note 18 were revised to conform with the Company’s current guarantor and non-guarantor structure. These revisions did not affect the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as they relate solely to transactions between Lennar Corporation and its subsidiaries and only impact the condensed consolidating supplemental financial statements. As such, the supplemental financial information included in Note 18 has been retrospectively adjusted for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2014 and as of November 30, 2014.
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(2) | Operating and Reporting Segments |
The Company’s operating segments are aggregated into reportable segments, based primarily upon similar economic characteristics, geography and product type. The Company’s reportable segments consist of:
(1) Homebuilding East
(2) Homebuilding Central
(3) Homebuilding West
(4) Homebuilding Southeast Florida
(5) Homebuilding Houston
(6) Lennar Financial Services
(7) Rialto
(8) Lennar Multifamily
Information about homebuilding activities in states which are not economically similar to other states in the same geographic area is grouped under “Homebuilding Other,” which is not considered a reportable segment.
Evaluation of segment performance is based primarily on operating earnings (loss) before income taxes. Operations of the Company’s homebuilding segments primarily include the construction and sale of single-family attached and detached homes, as well as the purchase, development and sale of residential land directly and through the Company’s unconsolidated entities. Operating earnings (loss) for the homebuilding segments consist of revenues generated from the sales of homes and land, equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities and other income (expense), net, less the cost of homes sold and land sold, selling, general and administrative expenses and other interest expense of the segment.
The Company’s reportable homebuilding segments and all other homebuilding operations not required to be reported separately have operations located in:
East: Florida(1), Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia
Central: Arizona, Colorado and Texas(2)
West: California and Nevada
Southeast Florida: Southeast Florida
Houston: Houston, Texas
Other: Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington
(1)Florida in the East reportable segment excludes Southeast Florida, which is its own reportable segment.
(2)Texas in the Central reportable segment excludes Houston, Texas, which is its own reportable segment.
Operations of the Lennar Financial Services segment include primarily mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of the Company’s homes and others. The Lennar Financial Services segment sells substantially all of the loans it originates within a short period in the secondary mortgage market, the majority of which are sold on a servicing released, non-recourse basis. After the loans are sold, the Company retains potential liability for possible claims by purchasers that it breached certain limited industry-standard representations and warranties in the loan sale agreements. Lennar Financial Services’ operating earnings consist of revenues generated primarily from mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services, less the cost of such services and certain selling, general and administrative expenses incurred by the segment. The Lennar Financial Services segment operates generally in the same states as the Company’s homebuilding operations as well as in other states.
Operations of the Rialto segment include raising, investing and managing third-party capital, originating and securitizing commercial mortgage loans, as well as investing its own capital in real estate related mortgage loans, properties and related securities. Rialto utilizes its vertically-integrated investment and operating platform to underwrite, diligence, acquire, manage, workout and add value to diverse portfolios of real estate loans, properties and securities, as well as providing strategic real estate capital. Rialto’s operating earnings consist of revenues generated primarily from gains from securitization transactions and interest income from the Rialto Mortgage Finance (“RMF”) business, interest income associated with portfolios of real estate loans acquired in partnership with the FDIC and other portfolios of real estate loans and assets acquired, asset management, due diligence and underwriting fees derived from the segment's investments in the real estate investment funds managed by the Rialto segment, fees for sub-advisory services, distributions with regard to partnership interests, other income (expense), net, consisting primarily of gains (losses) upon foreclosure of real estate owned (“REO”), gains on sale of REO, expenses related to owning and maintaining REO, impairments on REO and other expenses, and equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities, less the costs incurred by the segment for managing portfolios, costs related to RMF and other general and administrative expenses.
Operations of the Lennar Multifamily segment include revenues generated primarily from construction activities and management fees generated from joint ventures as well as revenues from the sales of land and equity in earnings (loss) from
unconsolidated entities, less expenses related to construction activities, the costs related to sales of land and general and administrative expenses.
Each reportable segment follows the same accounting policies described in Note 1 – “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2014 and Section 4 of Item 2 of this Form 10-Q, “Critical Accounting Policies.” Operational results of each segment are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred had the segment been an independent, stand-alone entity during the periods presented.
Financial information relating to the Company’s operations was as follows:
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| | | | | | |
(In thousands) | August 31, 2015 | | November 30, 2014 |
Assets: | | | |
Homebuilding East | $ | 2,511,295 |
| | 2,323,978 |
|
Homebuilding Central | 1,408,755 |
| | 1,233,991 |
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Homebuilding West | 4,001,381 |
| | 3,454,611 |
|
Homebuilding Southeast Florida | 754,072 |
| | 722,706 |
|
Homebuilding Houston | 504,082 |
| | 398,538 |
|
Homebuilding Other | 851,070 |
| | 880,912 |
|
Rialto | 1,501,440 |
| | 1,458,152 |
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Lennar Financial Services | 1,391,835 |
| | 1,177,053 |
|
Lennar Multifamily | 398,335 |
| | 268,014 |
|
Corporate and unallocated | 847,110 |
| | 1,040,312 |
|
Total assets | $ | 14,169,375 |
| | 12,958,267 |
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, | | August 31, |
(In thousands) | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
Revenues: | | | | | | | |
Homebuilding East | $ | 737,251 |
| | 570,698 |
| | 1,858,982 |
| | 1,497,954 |
|
Homebuilding Central | 322,242 |
| | 266,284 |
| | 835,259 |
| | 663,986 |
|
Homebuilding West | 639,593 |
| | 448,068 |
| | 1,649,727 |
| | 1,186,437 |
|
Homebuilding Southeast Florida | 175,933 |
| | 167,077 |
| | 503,120 |
| | 398,733 |
|
Homebuilding Houston | 204,948 |
| | 189,657 |
| | 525,852 |
| | 498,943 |
|
Homebuilding Other | 152,351 |
| | 188,987 |
| | 416,848 |
| | 450,888 |
|
Lennar Financial Services | 168,748 |
| | 128,379 |
| | 463,460 |
| | 316,347 |
|
Rialto | 51,554 |
| | 40,848 |
| | 160,682 |
| | 142,196 |
|
Lennar Multifamily | 39,078 |
| | 14,036 |
| | 114,511 |
| | 40,390 |
|
Total revenues (1) | $ | 2,491,698 |
| | 2,014,034 |
| | 6,528,441 |
| | 5,195,874 |
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Operating earnings (loss): | | | | | | | |
Homebuilding East | $ | 109,845 |
| | 83,403 |
| | 262,675 |
| | 219,307 |
|
Homebuilding Central | 32,152 |
| | 21,531 |
| | 77,919 |
| | 56,265 |
|
Homebuilding West (2) | 114,499 |
| | 67,887 |
| | 299,324 |
| | 186,323 |
|
Homebuilding Southeast Florida | 37,210 |
| | 40,579 |
| | 102,479 |
| | 87,885 |
|
Homebuilding Houston | 26,665 |
| | 27,740 |
| | 66,418 |
| | 74,096 |
|
Homebuilding Other | 13,341 |
| | 20,788 |
| | 25,330 |
| | 34,781 |
|
Lennar Financial Services | 39,437 |
| | 27,144 |
| | 94,017 |
| | 49,902 |
|
Rialto | 6,993 |
| | 7,835 |
| | 16,682 |
| | 7,662 |
|
Lennar Multifamily | (2,990 | ) | | 8,500 |
| | (17,378 | ) | | (4,879 | ) |
Total operating earnings | 377,152 |
| | 305,407 |
| | 927,466 |
| | 711,342 |
|
Corporate general and administrative expenses | 56,494 |
| | 43,072 |
| | 150,355 |
| | 119,501 |
|
Earnings before income taxes | $ | 320,658 |
| | 262,335 |
| | 777,111 |
| | 591,841 |
|
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(1) | Total revenues were net of sales incentives of $130.6 million ($20,700 per home delivered) and $353.1 million ($21,300 per home delivered) for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015, respectively, compared to $111.0 million ($20,400 per home delivered) and $288.4 million ($20,600 per home delivered) for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2014, respectively. |
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(2) | For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015, operating earnings included $21.5 million and $64.5 million, respectively, of equity in earnings related to transactions by Heritage Fields El Toro, one of the Company's unconsolidated entities ("El Toro"). For the nine months ended August 31, 2015, operating earnings also included a $6.5 million gain on the sale of an operating property. |
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(3) | Lennar Homebuilding Investments in Unconsolidated Entities |
Summarized condensed financial information on a combined 100% basis related to Lennar Homebuilding’s unconsolidated entities that are accounted for by the equity method was as follows:
Statements of Operations |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, | | August 31, |
(In thousands) | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
Revenues | $ | 141,599 |
| | 39,021 |
| | 765,346 |
| | 214,826 |
|
Costs and expenses | 127,678 |
| | 35,401 |
| | 580,696 |
| | 246,138 |
|
Other income | 46,400 |
| | — |
| | 49,343 |
| | — |
|
Net earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entities (1) | $ | 60,321 |
| | 3,620 |
| | 233,993 |
| | (31,312 | ) |
Lennar Homebuilding equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities (2) | $ | 13,300 |
| | (2,080 | ) | | 48,693 |
| | 3,304 |
|
| |
(1) | For the nine months ended August 31, 2015, net earnings of unconsolidated entities included the sale of approximately 300 homesites to Lennar by El Toro for $139.6 million, that resulted in $49.3 million of gross profit of which the Company's portion was deferred. |
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(2) | For the three months ended August 31, 2015, Lennar Homebuilding equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities included $21.5 million of equity in earnings from El Toro due to a gain on debt extinguishment and the sale of homesites to a third party. For the nine months ended August 31, 2015, Lennar Homebuilding equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities included $64.5 million of equity in earnings from El Toro due to the sale of approximately 700 homesites and a commercial property to third parties and a gain on debt extinguishment. For the nine months ended August 31, 2014, Lennar Homebuilding equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities included $4.7 million of equity in earnings primarily as a result of third-party land sales by one unconsolidated entity. |
Balance Sheets |
| | | | | | |
(In thousands) | August 31, 2015 | | November 30, 2014 |
Assets: | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 272,101 |
| | 243,597 |
|
Inventories | 2,704,359 |
| | 2,889,267 |
|
Other assets | 146,621 |
| | 155,470 |
|
| $ | 3,123,081 |
| | 3,288,334 |
|
Liabilities and equity: | | | |
Accounts payable and other liabilities | $ | 281,388 |
| | 271,638 |
|
Debt | 436,973 |
| | 737,755 |
|
Equity | 2,404,720 |
| | 2,278,941 |
|
| $ | 3,123,081 |
| | 3,288,334 |
|
As of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, the Company’s recorded investments in Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities were $640.9 million and $656.8 million, respectively, while the underlying equity in Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities partners’ net assets as of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014 was $734.1 million and $722.6 million, respectively. The basis difference is primarily as a result of the Company buying an interest in a partner's equity in a Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entity at a discount to book value and contributing non-monetary assets to an unconsolidated entity with a higher fair value than book value. During the three months ended August 31, 2015, the Company bought out the partner of one of its unconsolidated entities for approximately $10 million of which $7 million was paid in cash and the remainder was financed with a short-term note. As a result, the Company's $70.1 million investment in the unconsolidated entity was reclassified primarily to inventory.
The Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments usually finance their activities with a combination of partner equity and debt financing. In some instances, the Company and its partners have guaranteed debt of certain unconsolidated entities.
The total debt of the Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments, including Lennar's maximum recourse exposure, were as follows: |
| | | | | | |
(Dollars in thousands) | August 31, 2015 | | November 30, 2014 |
Non-recourse bank debt and other debt (partner’s share of several recourse) | $ | 55,136 |
| | 56,573 |
|
Non-recourse land seller debt or other debt | 3,999 |
| | 4,022 |
|
Non-recourse debt with completion guarantees (1) | 98,192 |
| | 442,854 |
|
Non-recourse debt without completion guarantees | 257,246 |
| | 209,825 |
|
Non-recourse debt to the Company | 414,573 |
| | 713,274 |
|
The Company’s maximum recourse exposure | 22,400 |
| | 24,481 |
|
Total debt | $ | 436,973 |
| | 737,755 |
|
The Company’s maximum recourse exposure as a % of total JV debt | 5 | % | | 3 | % |
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(1) | The decrease in non-recourse debt with completion guarantees was primarily related to a debt paydown by El Toro as a result of land sales and debt extinguishment. |
In most instances in which the Company has guaranteed debt of a Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entity, the Company’s partners have also guaranteed that debt and are required to contribute their share of the guarantee payments. Historically, the Company has had repayment guarantees and/or maintenance guarantees. In a repayment guarantee, the Company and its venture partners guarantee repayment of a portion or all of the debt in the event of default before the lender would have to exercise its rights against the collateral. In the event of default, if the Company’s venture partner does not have adequate financial resources to meet its obligations under the reimbursement agreement, the Company may be liable for more than its proportionate share, up to its maximum recourse exposure, which is the full amount covered by the joint and several guarantee. The maintenance guarantees only apply if the value of the collateral (generally land and improvements) is less than a specified percentage of the loan balance. As of both August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, the Company did not have any maintenance or joint and several guarantees related to its Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities.
In connection with many of the loans to Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities, the Company and its joint venture partners (or entities related to them) have been required to give guarantees of completion to the lenders. Those completion guarantees may require that the guarantors complete the construction of the improvements for which the financing was obtained. If the construction is to be done in phases, the guarantee generally is limited to completing only the phases as to which construction has already commenced and for which loan proceeds were used.
If the Company is required to make a payment under any guarantee, the payment would constitute a capital contribution or loan to the Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entity and increase the Company’s investment in the unconsolidated entity and its share of any funds the unconsolidated entity distributes.
As of both August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, the fair values of the repayment guarantees and completion guarantees were not material. The Company believes that as of August 31, 2015, in the event it becomes legally obligated to perform under a guarantee of the obligation of a Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entity due to a triggering event under a guarantee, most of the time the collateral should be sufficient to repay at least a significant portion of the obligation or the Company and its partners would contribute additional capital into the venture. In certain instances, the Company has placed performance letters of credit and surety bonds with municipalities for its joint ventures (see Note 11).
The following table reflects the changes in equity attributable to both Lennar Corporation and the noncontrolling interests of its consolidated subsidiaries in which it has less than a 100% ownership interest for both the nine months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Stockholders’ Equity | | |
(In thousands) | Total Equity | | Class A Common Stock | | Class B Common Stock | | Additional Paid - in Capital | | Treasury Stock | | Accumulated Comprehensive Other Income (Loss) | | Retained Earnings | | Noncontrolling Interests |
Balance at November 30, 2014 | $ | 5,251,302 |
| | 17,424 |
| | 3,298 |
| | 2,239,574 |
| | (93,440 | ) | | 130 |
| | 2,660,034 |
| | 424,282 |
|
Net earnings (including net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests) | 526,538 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 521,291 |
| | 5,247 |
|
Employee stock and directors plans | (12,727 | ) | | 121 |
| | — |
| | 1,411 |
| | (14,259 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Conversions and exchanges of 2.75% convertible senior notes due 2020 | — |
| | 415 |
| | — |
| | (415 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Tax benefit from employee stock plans, vesting of restricted stock and conversions and exchanges of 2.75% convertible senior notes due 2020 | 17,419 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 17,419 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Amortization of restricted stock | 32,095 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 32,095 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Cash dividends | (24,765 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (24,765 | ) | | — |
|
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests | 1,475 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,475 |
|
Payments related to noncontrolling interests | (105,830 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (105,830 | ) |
Non-cash deconsolidations, net | (13,253 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (13,253 | ) |
Non-cash activity related to noncontrolling interests | 2,760 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,760 |
|
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | (317 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (317 | ) | | — |
| | — |
|
Balance at August 31, 2015 | $ | 5,674,697 |
| | 17,960 |
| | 3,298 |
| | 2,290,084 |
| | (107,699 | ) | | (187 | ) | | 3,156,560 |
| | 314,681 |
|
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Stockholders’ Equity | | |
(In thousands) | Total Equity | | Class A Common Stock | | Class B Common Stock | | Additional Paid - in Capital | | Treasury Stock | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | | Retained Earnings | | Noncontrolling Interests |
Balance at November 30, 2013 | $ | 4,627,470 |
| | 18,483 |
| | 3,298 |
| | 2,721,246 |
| | (628,019 | ) | | — |
| | 2,053,893 |
| | 458,569 |
|
Net earnings (including net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests) | 376,022 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 393,593 |
| | (17,571 | ) |
Employee stock and directors plans | 2,112 |
| | 114 |
| | — |
| | 1,336 |
| | 662 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Retirement of treasury stock | — |
| | (1,173 | ) | | — |
| | (541,019 | ) | | 542,192 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Tax benefit from employee stock plans, vesting of restricted stock and conversion of 2.00% convertible senior notes due 2020 in fiscal 2013 | 12,892 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 12,892 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Amortization of restricted stock | 28,482 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 28,482 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Cash dividends | (24,565 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (24,565 | ) | | — |
|
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests | 11,963 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 11,963 |
|
Payments related to noncontrolling interests | (115,001 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (115,001 | ) |
Non-cash consolidations, net | 118,272 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 118,272 |
|
Non-cash activity related to noncontrolling interests | 430 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 430 |
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax | 64 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 64 |
| | — |
| | — |
|
Balance at August 31, 2014 | $ | 5,038,141 |
| | 17,424 |
| | 3,298 |
| | 2,222,937 |
| | (85,165 | ) | | 64 |
| | 2,422,921 |
| | 456,662 |
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The Company has a stock repurchase program, which originally authorized the purchase of up to 20 million shares of its outstanding common stock. During both the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014, there were no share repurchases of common stock under the stock repurchase program. As of August 31, 2015, the remaining authorized shares that could be purchased under the stock repurchase program were 6.2 million shares of common stock.
During the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015, treasury stock increased by 0.5 million and 0.3 million shares of Class A common stock, respectively, due to activity related to the Company's equity compensation plan. During the three months ended August 31, 2014, treasury stock increased by 0.3 million shares of Class A common stock due to the activity related to the Company's equity compensation plan. During the nine months ended August 31, 2014, treasury stock decreased by 11.8 million shares of Class A common stock primarily due to the retirement of 11.7 million shares of Class A common stock authorized by the Company's Board of Directors.
The provision for income taxes related to pre-tax earnings and effective tax rate were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, | | August 31, |
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
Provision for income taxes | $ | (95,621 | ) | | (88,895 | ) | | (250,573 | ) | | (215,819 | ) |
Effective tax rate (1) | 29.98 | % | | 33.34 | % | | 32.46 | % | | 35.41 | % |
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(1) | For both the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015, the effective tax rate included a tax benefit for the domestic production activities deduction and energy tax credits, offset primarily by state income tax expense and interest accrued on uncertain tax positions. |
As of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, the Company's deferred tax assets, net included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets were $335.2 million and $313.8 million, respectively.
A reduction of the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance is required if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. Accordingly, the need to establish valuation allowances for deferred tax assets is assessed each reporting period by the Company based on the consideration of all available positive and negative evidence using a “more-likely-than-not” standard with respect to whether deferred tax assets will be realized. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, actual earnings, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, the Company’s experience with loss carryforwards not expiring unused and tax planning alternatives.
As of both August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, the net deferred tax assets included a valuation allowance of $8.0 million, primarily related to state net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards that are not more likely than not to be utilized due to an inability to carry back these losses in most states and short carryforward periods that exist in certain states.
At August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, the Company had federal tax effected NOL carryforwards totaling $1.9 million and $2.0 million, respectively, that may be carried forward up to 20 years to offset future taxable income and begin to expire in 2029. At August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, the Company had state tax effected NOL carryforwards totaling $88.4 million and $113.8 million, respectively, that may be carried forward from 5 to 20 years, depending on the tax jurisdiction, with losses expiring between 2015 and 2034.
At both August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, the Company had $7.3 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits. At August 31, 2015, the Company had $32.8 million accrued for interest and penalties, of which $1.4 million was recorded during the nine months ended August 31, 2015. During the nine months ended August 31, 2015, the accrual for interest and penalties was reduced by $0.1 million, primarily as a result of interest payments. At November 30, 2014, the Company had $31.5 million accrued for interest and penalties.
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company.
All outstanding nonvested shares that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents that participate in undistributed earnings with common stock are considered participating securities and are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The Company’s restricted common stock (“nonvested shares”) are considered participating securities.
Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, | | August 31, |
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
Numerator: | | | | | | | |
Net earnings attributable to Lennar | $ | 223,312 |
| | 177,757 |
| | 521,291 |
| | 393,593 |
|
Less: distributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares | 91 |
| | 109 |
| | 271 |
| | 305 |
|
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares | 2,313 |
| | 2,124 |
| | 5,431 |
| | 4,486 |
|
Numerator for basic earnings per share | 220,908 |
| | 175,524 |
| | 515,589 |
| | 388,802 |
|
Less: net amount attributable to noncontrolling interests in Rialto's Carried Interest Incentive Plan (1) | 1,044 |
| | — |
| | 2,842 |
| | — |
|
Plus: interest on 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2021 | 1,982 |
| | 1,982 |
| | 5,946 |
| | 5,946 |
|
Plus: undistributed earnings allocated to convertible shares | 2,313 |
| | 2,124 |
| | 5,430 |
| | 4,486 |
|
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to convertible shares | 2,093 |
| | 1,908 |
| | 4,870 |
| | 4,047 |
|
Numerator for diluted earnings per share | $ | 222,066 |
| | 177,722 |
| | 519,253 |
| | 395,187 |
|
Denominator: | | | | | | | |
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average common shares outstanding | 206,439 |
| | 202,354 |
| | 204,120 |
| | 202,103 |
|
Effect of dilutive securities: | | | | | | | |
Share-based payments | 7 |
| | 5 |
| | 9 |
| | 8 |
|
Convertible senior notes | 24,102 |
| | 25,869 |
| | 26,506 |
| | 25,846 |
|
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - weighted average common shares outstanding | 230,548 |
| | 228,228 |
| | 230,635 |
| | 227,957 |
|
Basic earnings per share | $ | 1.07 |
| | 0.87 |
| | 2.53 |
| | 1.92 |
|
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.96 |
| | 0.78 |
| | 2.25 |
| | 1.73 |
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(1) | During the three months ended August 31, 2015, Rialto adopted a Carried Interest Incentive Plan (“Plan”) which provides participants in the Plan specified percentages of distributions made to a Rialto subsidiary from funds or other investment vehicles managed by the Rialto subsidiary. Some Rialto employees may receive up to 40% of the distributions received by the Rialto subsidiary. The amounts presented above represent the difference between the advanced tax distributions received by Rialto's subsidiary and the amount Lennar, as the parent company, is assumed to own. |
For both the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014, there were no options to purchase shares of Class A common stock that were outstanding and anti-dilutive.
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(7) | Lennar Financial Services Segment |
The assets and liabilities related to the Lennar Financial Services segment were as follows: |
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(In thousands) | August 31, 2015 | | November 30, 2014 |
Assets: | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 99,305 |
| | 90,010 |
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Restricted cash | 11,427 |
| | 8,609 |
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Receivables, net (1) | 268,639 |
| | 150,858 |
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Loans held-for-sale (2) | 798,103 |
| | 738,396 |
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Loans held-for-investment, net | 30,495 |
| | 26,894 |
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Investments held-to-maturity | 34,393 |
| | 45,038 |
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Investments available-for-sale (3) | 42,701 |
| | 16,799 |
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Goodwill | 38,854 |
| | 38,854 |
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Other (4) | 67,918 |
| | 61,595 |
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| $ | 1,391,835 |
| | 1,177,053 |
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Liabilities: | | | |
Notes and other debts payable | $ | 817,904 |
| | 704,143 |
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Other (5) | 213,333 |
| | 192,500 |
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| $ | 1,031,237 |
| | 896,643 |
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(1) | Receivables, net primarily related to loans sold to investors for which the Company had not yet been paid as of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively. |
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(2) | Loans held-for-sale related to unsold loans carried at fair value. |
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(3) | Investments available-for-sale are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). As of August 31, 2015, investments available-for-sale were in a cumulative unrealized loss, net of tax, of $0.2 million. During the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015, the Company recorded other comprehensive losses, net of tax, of $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively. |
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(4) | As of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, other assets included mortgage loan commitments carried at fair value of $18.5 million and $12.7 million, respectively, and mortgage servicing rights carried at fair value of $16.4 million and $17.4 million, respectively. |
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(5) | Other liabilities included $66.5 million and $69.3 million as of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively, of certain of the Company’s self-insurance reserves related to general liability and workers’ compensation. Other liabilities also included forward contracts carried at fair value of $3.3 million and $7.6 million as of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively. |
At August 31, 2015, the Lennar Financial Services segment warehouse facilities were as follows: |
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(In thousands) | Maximum Aggregate Commitment |
364-day warehouse repurchase facility that matures March 2016 (1) | $ | 300,000 |
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364-day warehouse repurchase facility that matures August 2016 (2) | 600,000 |
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364-day warehouse repurchase facility that matures August 2016 | 300,000 |
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| $ | 1,200,000 |
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(1) | Maximum aggregate commitment includes a $100 million accordion feature that is available 10 days prior to the end of each fiscal quarter through 20 days after each fiscal quarter end. |
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(2) | In accordance with the amended warehouse repurchase facility agreement, the maximum aggregate commitment will be decreased to $400 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. |
The Lennar Financial Services segment uses these facilities to finance its lending activities until the mortgage loans are sold to investors and the proceeds are collected. The facilities are expected to be renewed or replaced with other facilities when they mature. Borrowings under the facilities and their prior year predecessors were $817.9 million and $698.4 million at August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively, and were collateralized by mortgage loans and receivables on loans sold to investors but not yet paid for with outstanding principal balances of $853.3 million and $732.1 million at August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively. If the facilities are not renewed or replaced, the borrowings under the lines of credit will be paid off by selling the mortgage loans held-for-sale to investors and by collecting on receivables on loans sold but not yet paid. Without the facilities, the Lennar Financial Services segment would have to use cash from operations and other funding sources to finance its lending activities.
Substantially, all of the loans the Lennar Financial Services segment originates are sold within a short period in the secondary mortgage market on a servicing released, non-recourse basis. After the loans are sold, the Company retains potential
liability for possible claims by purchasers that it breached certain limited industry-standard representations and warranties in the loan sale agreements. Over the last several years there has been an increased industry-wide effort by purchasers to defray their losses by purporting to have found inaccuracies related to sellers’ representations and warranties in particular loan sale agreements. The Company’s mortgage operations have established reserves for possible losses associated with mortgage loans previously originated and sold to investors. The Company establishes reserves for such possible losses based upon, among other things, an analysis of repurchase requests received, an estimate of potential repurchase claims not yet received and actual past repurchases and losses through the disposition of affected loans, as well as previous settlements. While the Company believes that it has adequately reserved for known losses and projected repurchase requests, given the volatility in the mortgage industry and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, if either actual repurchases or the losses incurred resolving those repurchases exceed the Company’s expectations, additional recourse expense may be incurred. Loan origination liabilities are included in Lennar Financial Services’ liabilities in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. The activity in the Company’s loan origination liabilities was as follows: |
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| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, | | August 31, |
(In thousands) | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
Loan origination liabilities, beginning of period | $ | 13,660 |
| | 9,774 |
| | 11,818 |
| | 9,311 |
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Provision for losses (1) | 1,147 |
| | 918 |
| | 3,174 |
| | 1,660 |
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Payments/settlements | — |
| | (83 | ) | | (185 | ) | | (362 | ) |
Loan origination liabilities, end of period | $ | 14,807 |
| | 10,609 |
| | 14,807 |
| | 10,609 |
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(1) | Provision for losses included adjustments to pre-existing provisions for losses from changes in estimates for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015. |
The assets and liabilities related to the Rialto segment were as follows: |
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(In thousands) | August 31, 2015 | | November 30, 2014 |
Assets: | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 106,731 |
| | 303,889 |
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Restricted cash (1) | 19,599 |
| | 46,975 |
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Receivables, net (2) | — |
| | 153,773 |
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Loans held-for-sale (3) | 510,133 |
| | 113,596 |
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Loans receivable, net | 123,544 |
| | 137,124 |
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Real estate owned - held-for-sale | 185,738 |
| | 190,535 |
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Real estate owned - held-and-used, net | 195,866 |
| | 255,795 |
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Investments in unconsolidated entities | 211,906 |
| | 175,700 |
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Investments held-to-maturity | 18,328 |
| | 17,290 |
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Other (4) | 129,595 |
| | 63,475 |
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| $ | 1,501,440 |
| | 1,458,152 |
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Liabilities: | | | |
Notes and other debts payable (5) | $ | 774,244 |
| | 623,246 |
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Other (6) | 87,555 |
| | 123,798 |
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| $ | 861,799 |
| | 747,044 |
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(1) | Restricted cash primarily consists of cash held in escrow by the Company's loan servicer provider on behalf of customers and lenders and is disbursed in accordance with agreements between the transacting parties. |
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(2) | Receivables, net primarily relate to loans sold but not settled as of November 30, 2014. |
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(3) | Loans held-for-sale relate to unsold loans originated by RMF carried at fair value. |
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(4) | Other assets included credit default swaps carried at fair value of $10.0 million and $1.7 million as of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively, and interest rate swaps and swap futures carried at fair value of $0.3 million as of August 31, 2015. |
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(5) | Notes and other debts payable included $351.6 million and $351.9 million related to the 7.00% Senior Notes due 2018 (“7.00% Senior Notes”) as of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively, $321.5 million and $141.3 million related to the RMF warehouse repurchase financing agreements as of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively, and $31.4 million and $58.0 million related to the notes issued through a structured note offering as of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively. |
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(6) | Other liabilities included interest rate swaps and swap futures carried at fair value of $5.7 million and $1.4 million as of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively, and credit default swaps carried at fair value of $2.7 million and $0.8 million as of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively. |
Rialto’s operating earnings were as follows: |
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| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, | | August 31, |
(In thousands) | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
Revenues | $ | 51,554 |
| | 40,848 |
| | 160,682 |
| | 142,196 |
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Costs and expenses (1) | 53,323 |
| | 47,644 |
| | 161,610 |
| | 174,824 |
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Rialto equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities | 7,590 |
| | 19,973 |
| | 17,582 |
| | 43,266 |
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Rialto other income (expense), net | 1,172 |
| | (5,342 | ) | | 28 |
| | (2,976 | ) |
Operating earnings (2) | $ | 6,993 |
| | 7,835 |
| | 16,682 |
| | 7,662 |
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(1) | Costs and expenses included loan impairments of $4.5 million and $7.3 million for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015, respectively, and $4.2 million and $44.7 million for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2014, respectively, primarily associated with the segment's FDIC loans portfolio (before noncontrolling interests). |
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(2) | Operating earnings for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015 included net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of $2.0 million and $4.5 million, respectively. Operating earnings for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2014 included net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of $4.5 million and $20.7 million, respectively. |
The following is a detail of Rialto other income (expense), net: |
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| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, | | August 31, |
(In thousands) | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
Realized gains on REO sales, net | $ | 6,178 |
| | 4,106 |
| | 13,852 |
| | 27,849 |
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Unrealized losses on transfer of loans receivable to REO and impairments, net | (3,124 | ) | | (7,165 | ) | | (7,892 | ) | | (17,816 | ) |
REO and other expenses | (14,714 | ) | | (13,027 | ) | | (43,123 | ) | | (43,977 | ) |
Rental and other income | 12,832 |
| | 10,744 |
| | 37,191 |
| | 30,968 |
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Rialto other income (expense), net | $ | 1,172 |
| | (5,342 | ) | | 28 |
| | (2,976 | ) |
Loans Receivable
In February 2010, the Rialto segment acquired indirectly 40% managing member equity interests in two limited liability companies (“LLCs”), in partnership with the FDIC (“FDIC Portfolios”), which retained 60% equity interests in the LLCs, for approximately $243 million (net of transaction costs and a $22 million working capital reserve). If the LLCs exceed expectations and meet certain internal rate of return and distribution thresholds, the Company’s equity interest in the LLCs could be reduced from 40% down to 30%, with a corresponding increase to the FDIC’s equity interest from 60% up to 70%. As these thresholds have not been met, distributions continue being shared 60%/40% with the FDIC. During the nine months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014, the LLCs distributed $121.5 million and $146.7 million, respectively, of which $72.9 million and $88.0 million, respectively, was distributed to the FDIC and $48.6 million and $57.6 million, respectively, was distributed to Rialto, the parent company.
The LLCs met the accounting definition of VIEs and since the Company was determined to be the primary beneficiary, the Company consolidated the LLCs. The Company was determined to be the primary beneficiary because it has the power to direct activities of the LLCs that most significantly impact the LLCs' performance through Rialto's management and servicer contracts. At August 31, 2015, these consolidated LLCs had total combined assets and liabilities of $369.9 million and $13.3 million, respectively. At November 30, 2014, these consolidated LLCs had total combined assets and liabilities of $508.4 million and $21.5 million, respectively.
In September 2010, the Rialto segment acquired approximately 400 distressed residential and commercial real estate loans (“Bank Portfolios”) and over 300 REO properties from three financial institutions. The Company paid $310 million for the distressed real estate and real estate related assets of which $124 million was financed through a 5-year senior unsecured note provided by one of the selling institutions that was extended. The remaining balance is due in equal installments in December 2015 and December 2016. As of both August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, the outstanding amount related to the 5-year unsecured note was $60.6 million.
In May 2014, the Rialto segment issued $73.8 million principal amount of notes through a structured note offering (the “Structured Notes”) collateralized by certain assets originally acquired in the Bank Portfolios transaction at a price of 100%, with an annual coupon rate of 2.85%. Proceeds from the offering, after payment of expenses and hold backs for a cash reserve, were $69.1 million. In November 2014, the Rialto segment issued an additional $20.8 million of the Structured Notes at a price of 99.5%, with an annual coupon rate of 5.0%. Proceeds from the offering, after payment of expenses, were $20.7 million. The estimated final payment date of the Structured Notes is December 15, 2015. As of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, the outstanding amount related to Rialto's structured note offering was $31.4 million and $58.0 million, respectively.
The loans receivable in the FDIC and Bank Portfolios consist of loans acquired at a discount. Based on the nature of these loans, the portfolios are managed by assessing the risks related to the likelihood of collection of payments from borrowers and guarantors, as well as monitoring the value of the underlying collateral. As of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014 management classified all loans receivable within the FDIC Portfolios and Bank Portfolios as nonaccrual loans as forecasted principal and interest cannot be reasonably estimated and accounted for these assets in accordance with ASC 310-10, Receivables (“ASC 310-10”). Prior to the fourth quarter of 2014, Rialto accounted for the majority of its loans receivable under ASC 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, (“ASC 310-30”).
When a loan is classified as nonaccrual, any subsequent cash receipt is accounted for using the cost recovery method. In accordance with ASC 310-10, a loan is considered impaired when based on current information and events it is probable that all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected. Although these loans met the definition of ASC 310-10, these loans were not considered impaired relative to the Company’s recorded investment at the time of acquisition since they were acquired at a substantial discount to their unpaid principal balance. A provision for loan losses is recognized when the recorded investment in the loan is in excess of its fair value. The fair value of the loan is determined by using either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral less estimated costs to sell.
The following table represents loans receivable, net by type:
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(In thousands) | August 31, 2015 | | November 30, 2014 |
Accrual loans (1) | $ | 29,654 |
| | 7,019 |
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Nonaccrual loans: FDIC and Bank Portfolios | 93,890 |
| | 130,105 |
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Loans receivable, net | $ | 123,544 |
| | 137,124 |
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(1) | As of August 31, 2015 accrual loans included loans originated of which $11.2 million relates to a convertible land loan that matures in July 2016 and $18.4 million relates to floating rate commercial property loans that mature between September 2015 and July 2018. |
The following tables represent nonaccrual loans in the FDIC Portfolios and Bank Portfolios accounted for under ASC 310-10 aggregated by collateral type:
August 31, 2015 |
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| | | Recorded Investment | | |
(In thousands) | Unpaid Principal Balance | | With Allowance | | Without Allowance | | Total Recorded Investment |
Land | $ | 154,573 |
| | 62,312 |
| | 2,771 |
| | 65,083 |
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Single family homes | 46,913 |
| | 11,178 |
| | 2,876 |
| | 14,054 |
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Commercial properties | 16,561 |
| | 2,590 |
| | 1,102 |
| | 3,692 |
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Other | 58,013 |
| | — |
| | 11,061 |
| | 11,061 |
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Loans receivable | $ | 276,060 |
| | 76,080 |
| | 17,810 |
| | 93,890 |
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November 30, 2014 |
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| | | Recorded Investment | | |
(In thousands) | Unpaid Principal Balance | | With Allowance | | Without Allowance | | Total Recorded Investment |
Land | $ | 228,245 |
| | 85,912 |
| | 3,691 |
| | 89,603 |
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Single family homes | 66,183 |
| | 18,096 |
| | 2,306 |
| | 20,402 |
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Commercial properties | 34,048 |
| | 3,368 |
| | 3,918 |
| | 7,286 |
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Other | 64,284 |
| | 5 |
| | 12,809 |
| | 12,814 |
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Loans receivable | $ | 392,760 |
| | 107,381 |
| | 22,724 |
| | 130,105 |
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The average recorded investment in impaired loans was approximately $112 million and $6 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
In order to assess the risk associated with each risk category, the Rialto segment evaluates the forecasted cash flows and the value of the underlying collateral securing loans receivable on a quarterly basis or when an event occurs that suggests a decline in the collateral’s fair value.
With regard to accrual loans that were accounted under ASC 310-30 prior to the fourth quarter of 2014, Rialto estimated the cash flows, at acquisition, it expected to collect on the FDIC Portfolios and Bank Portfolios and the difference between the contractually required payments and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition was referred to as the nonaccretable
difference. This difference was neither accreted into income nor recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The excess of cash flows expected to be collected over the cost of the loans acquired was referred to as the accretable yield and was recognized in interest income over the remaining life of the loans using the effective yield method. During the fourth quarter of 2014, in an effort to better reflect the performance of the FDIC and Bank Portfolios, Rialto changed from recording accretable yield income on a loan pool basis to recording income on a cost recovery basis per loan as the timing and amount of expected cash flows on the remaining loan portfolios could no longer be reasonably estimated.
For the nine months ended August 31, 2015, there was no activity in the accretable yield for the FDIC and Bank Portfolios as all the remaining accreting loans were classified as nonaccrual loans during the fourth quarter of 2014, as explained above. For the nine months ended August 31, 2014 the activity in the accretable yield was as follows:
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| Nine Months Ended |
(In thousands) | August 31, 2014 |
Accretable yield, beginning of period | $ | 73,144 |
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Additions | 8,785 |
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Deletions | (25,621 | ) |
Accretions | (25,693 | ) |
Accretable yield, end of period | $ | 30,615 |
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Additions primarily represented reclasses from nonaccretable yield to accretable yield on the portfolios. Deletions represented loan impairments, net of recoveries, and disposal of loans, which included foreclosure of underlying collateral and resulted in the removal of the loans from the accretable yield portfolios.
Accrual — Loans in which forecasted cash flows under the loan agreement, as it might be modified from time to time, can be reasonably estimated at the date of acquisition. The risk associated with loans in this category relates to the possible default by the borrower with respect to principal and interest payments and the possible decline in value of the underlying collateral and thus, both could cause a decline in the forecasted cash flows used to determine accretable yield income (under ASC 310-30) and the recognition of an impairment through an allowance for loan losses but can be reversed if conditions improve. For the nine months ended August 31, 2015, there was no activity in the Company's allowance related to accrual loans. For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2014, the activity in the Company's allowance rollforward related to accrual loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 was as follows: |
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| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
(In thousands) | August 31, 2014 |
Allowance on accrual loans, beginning of period | $ | 55,658 |
| | 18,952 |
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Provision for loan losses, net of recoveries | 4,089 |
| | 44,577 |
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Charge-offs | (6,482 | ) | | (10,264 | ) |
Allowance on accrual loans, end of period | $ | 53,265 |
| | 53,265 |
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Nonaccrual — Loans in which forecasted principal and interest could not be reasonably estimated. The risk of nonaccrual loans relates to a decline in the value of the collateral securing the outstanding obligation and the recognition of an impairment through an allowance for loan losses if the recorded investment in the loan exceeds its fair value. The activity in the Company's allowance rollforward related to nonaccrual loans was as follows:
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| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, | | August 31, |
(In thousands) | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
Allowance on nonaccrual loans, beginning of period | $ | 40,593 |
| | 286 |
| | 58,326 |
| | 1,213 |
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Provision for loan losses, net of recoveries | 4,497 |
| | 68 |
| | 7,306 |
| | 162 |
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Charge-offs | (6,707 | ) | | (68 | ) | | (27,249 | ) | | (1,089 | ) |
Allowance on nonaccrual loans, end of period | $ | 38,383 |
| | 286 |
| | 38,383 |
| | 286 |
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Real Estate Owned
The acquisition of properties acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets as REO held-and-used, net and REO held-for-sale. When a property is determined to be held-and-used, net, the asset is recorded at fair value and depreciated over its useful life using the straight line method. When certain criteria set forth in ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, are met, the property is classified as held-for-sale. When a real estate asset is classified as held-for-sale, the property is recorded at the lower of its cost basis or fair value less estimated costs to sell. The fair value of REO held-for-sale is determined in part by placing reliance on third-party appraisals of the properties and/or internally prepared analyses of recent offers or prices on comparable properties in the proximate vicinity.
The following tables represent the activity in REO: |
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| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, | | August 31, |
(In thousands) | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
REO - held-for-sale, beginning of period | $ | 195,386 |
| | 192,829 |
| | 190,535 |
| | 197,851 |
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Improvements | 1,023 |
| | 1,994 |
| | 4,318 |
| | 4,717 |
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Sales | (26,575 | ) | | (52,431 | ) | | (74,713 | ) | | (141,097 | ) |
Impairments and unrealized losses | (3,127 | ) | | (6,087 | ) | | (7,499 | ) | | (8,910 | ) |
Transfers from held-and-used, net (1) | 19,031 |
| | 58,034 |
| | 73,097 |
| | 141,778 |
|
REO - held-for-sale, end of period | $ | 185,738 |
| | 194,339 |
| | 185,738 |
| | 194,339 |
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| Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| August 31, | | August 31, |
(In thousands) | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2014 |
REO - held-and-used, net, beginning of period | $ | 213,748 |
| | 379,069 |
| | 255,795 |
| | 428,989 |
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Additions | 1,367 |
| | 14,530 |
| | 15,710 |
| | 48,657 |
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Improvements | 309 |
| | 1,736 |
| | 1,737 |
| | 5,207 |
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Impairments | (7 | ) | | (1,333 | ) | | (1,420 | ) | | (2,836 | ) |
Depreciation | (520 | ) | | (496 | ) | | (1,895 | ) | | (2,767 | ) |
Transfers to held-for-sale (1) | (19,031 | ) | | (58,034 | ) | | (73,097 | ) | | (141,778 | ) |
Other | — |
| | — |
| | (964 | ) | | — |
|
REO - held-and-used, net, end of period | $ | 195,866 |
| | 335,472 |
| | 195,866 |
| | 335,472 |
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(1) | During the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014, the Rialto segment transferred certain properties from REO held-and-used, net to REO held-for-sale as a result of changes in the disposition strategy of the real estate assets. |
For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2015, the Company recorded net losses of $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, from acquisitions of REO through foreclosure. For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2014, the Company recorded net losses of $0.2 million and $7.3 million, respectively, from acquisitions of REO through foreclosure.
Rialto Mortgage Finance ("RMF")
During the nine months ended August 31, 2015, RMF originated loans with a total principal balance of $2.0 billion and sold $1.6 billion of loans into eight separate securitizations. During the nine months ended August 31, 2014, RMF originated loans with a total principal balance of $1.1 billion and sold $983.6 million of loans into five separate securitizations. As of November 30, 2014, $147.2 million of the originated loans were sold into a securitization trust but not settled and thus were included as receivables, net.
At August 31, 2015, RMF warehouse facilities were as follows: |
| | | |
(In thousands) | Maximum Aggregate Commitment |
364-day warehouse repurchase facility that matures October 2015 (1) | $ | 400,000 |
|
364-day warehouse repurchase facility that matures March 2016 | 250,000 |
|
364-day warehouse repurchase facility that matures August 2016 | 250,000 |
|
Warehouse repurchase facility that matures August 2018 (2) | 100,000 |
|
Totals | $ | 1,000,000 |
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(1) | The facility is expected to be renewed when it matures. |
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(2) | In August 2015, Rialto entered into a separate repurchase facility to finance the origination of floating rate accrual loans. Loans financed under this new facility will be held as accrual loans within loans receivable, net. |
Borrowings under the facilities that finance RMF's loan origination and securitization activities were $321.5 million and $141.3 million as of August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively and were collateralized by commercial mortgage loans. These warehouse repurchase facilities are non-recourse to the Company.
In November 2013, the Rialto segment issued $250 million aggregate principal amount of the 7.00% Senior Notes, at a price of 100% in a private placement. Proceeds from the offering, after payment of expenses, were approximately $245 million. Rialto used a majority of the net proceeds of the sale of the 7.00% Senior Notes as working capital for RMF and used $100 million to repay sums that had been advanced to RMF from Lennar to enable it to begin originating and securitizing commercial mortgage loans. In March 2014, the Rialto segment issued an additional $100 million of the 7.00% Senior Notes, at a price of 102.25% of their face value in a private placement. Proceeds from the offering, after payment of expenses, were approximately $102 million. Rialto used the net proceeds of the offering to provide additional working capital for RMF, and to make investments in the funds that Rialto manages, as well as for general corporate purposes. Interest on the 7.00% Senior Notes is due semi-annually. At August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014, the carrying amount of the 7.00% Senior Notes was $351.6 million and $351.9 million, respectively. Under the indenture, Rialto is subject to certain covenants limiting, among other things, Rialto’s ability to incur indebtedness, to make investments, to make distributions to or enter into transactions with Lennar or to create liens, subject to certain exceptions and qualifications. Rialto also has quarterly and annual reporting requirements, similar to an SEC registrant, to holders of the 7.00% Senior Notes. The Company believes Rialto was in compliance with its debt covenants at August 31, 2015.
Investments
All of Rialto's investments in funds have the attributes of an investment company in accordance with ASC 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies, as amended by ASU 2013-08, Financial Services - Investment Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements, the attributes of which are different from the attributes that would cause a company to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940. As a result, the assets and liabilities of Rialto's funds investment are recorded at fair value with increases/decreases in fair value recorded in their respective statements of operations and the Company’s share is recorded in Rialto equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities in the Company's statement of operations.
The following table reflects Rialto's investments in funds that invest in and manage real estate related assets and other investments:
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(Dollars in thousands) | Inception Year | | Equity Commitments | | Equity Commitments Called | | Commitment to fund by the Company | | Funds contributed by the Company | | Investment |
Rialto Real Estate Fund, LP | 2010 | | $ | 700,006 |
| | $ | 700,006 |
| | $ | 75,000 |
| | $ | 75,000 |
| | $ | 68,525 |
| | 71,831 |
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Rialto Real Estate Fund II, LP | 2012 | | 1,305,000 |
| | 1,150,000 |
| | 100,000 |
| | 88,123 |
| | 95,195 |
| | 67,652 |
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Rialto Mezzanine Partners Fund, LP | 2013 | | 300,000 |
| | 275,883 |
| | 33,799 |
| | 30,982 |
| | 30,431 |
| | 20,226 |
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Other investments | | | | | | | | | | | 17,755 |
| | 15,991 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | $ | 211,906 |
| | 175,700 |
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Rialto's share of earnings from unconsolidated entities was as follows:
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| August 31, | | August 31, |
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