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UNITED STATES SECURITIES 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 May 31, 2012 Commission File Number: 1-11749 Lennar Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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.
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 June 30, 2012: Class A 158,014,450 Class B 31,303,195 Part I. Financial Information Item 1. Financial Statements Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except shares and per share amounts) (unaudited)
As of May 31, 2012, total assets include $2,136.9 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $17.1 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $1.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding restricted cash, $6.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $17.0 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $511.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $65.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $43.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $218.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $92.3 million in Rialto Investments cash and cash equivalents, $138.7 million in Rialto Investments defeasance cash to retire notes payable, $464.1 million in Rialto Investments loans receivable, net, $91.0 million in Rialto Investments real estate owned, held-for-sale, $460.4 million in Rialto Investments real estate owned, held-and-used, net, $0.6 million in Rialto Investments in unconsolidated entities and $8.1 million in Rialto Investments other assets. As of November 30, 2011, total assets include $2,317.4 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $19.6 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $5.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $0.1 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $538.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $71.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $43.4 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $219.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $80.0 million in Rialto Investments cash and cash equivalents, $219.4 million in Rialto Investments defeasance cash to retire notes payable, $565.6 million in Rialto Investments loans receivable, net, $115.4 million in Rialto Investments real estate owned, held-for-sale, $428.0 million in Rialto Investments real estate owned, held-and-used, net, $0.6 million in Rialto Investments in unconsolidated entities and $10.6 million in Rialto Investments other assets. See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 2 Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – (Continued) (In thousands, except shares and per share amounts) (unaudited)
As of November 30, 2011, total liabilities include $902.3 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which neither Lennar Corporation, nor any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations of which $12.7 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $43.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $175.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, $16.7 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities and $654.0 million in Rialto Investments notes payable and other liabilities. See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 3 Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited)
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 4 Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) (unaudited)
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 5 Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) (unaudited)
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 6 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, 2011. 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 six months ended May 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Reclassification Certain prior year amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2012 presentation. 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.
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 Investments 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, net, less the cost of homes sold and land sold, selling, general 7 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 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 mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of the Company’s homes and others. 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. 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 Investments (“Rialto”) segment include sourcing, underwriting, pricing, managing and ultimately monetizing real estate and real estate related assets, as well as providing similar services to others in markets across the country. Rialto’s operating earnings consists of revenues generated primarily from accretable 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, fees for sub-advisory services, other income (expense), net, consisting primarily of gains upon foreclosure of real estate owned (“REO”) and gains on sale of REO, and equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities, less the costs incurred by the segment for managing portfolios, REO expenses, due diligence expenses related to both completed and abandoned transactions, and other general 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 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. 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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9 Valuation adjustments and write-offs relating to the Company’s homebuilding operations were as follows:
10 During the six months ended May 31, 2012, the Company recorded lower valuation adjustments than during the six months ended May 31, 2011. Changes in market conditions and other specific developments may cause the Company to re-evaluate its strategy regarding certain assets that could result in further valuation adjustments and/or additional write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs due to abandonment of those options contracts.
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
Balance Sheets
As of May 31, 2012, the Company’s recorded investments in Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities were $566.6 million while the underlying equity in Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities partners’ net assets was $672.8 million, primarily as a result of the Company buying at a discount a partner's equity in a Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entity. As of November 30, 2011, the Company’s recorded investments in Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities were $545.8 million while the underlying equity in Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities partners’ net assets was $628.1 million, primarily as a result of the Company buying at a discount a partner's equity in a Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entity. In fiscal 2007, the Company sold a portfolio of land to a strategic land investment venture with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund II, L.P., an affiliate of Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., in which the Company has approximately a 20% ownership interest and 50% voting rights. Due to the Company’s continuing involvement, the transaction did not qualify as a sale by the Company under GAAP; thus, the inventory has remained on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet in consolidated inventory not owned. As of May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011, the portfolio of land (including land development costs) of $350.0 million and $372.0 million, respectively, is also reflected as inventory in the summarized condensed financial information related to Lennar Homebuilding’s unconsolidated entities. 11 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 summary of the Company’s net recourse exposure related to Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments was as follows:
During the six months ended May 31, 2012, the Company’s maximum recourse exposure related to indebtedness of Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities decreased by $37.2 million, as a result of $3.4 million paid by the Company primarily through capital contributions to unconsolidated entities and $33.8 million primarily related to the joint ventures selling assets and other transactions. As of May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011, the Company had no obligation guarantees accrued. The obligation guarantees, if any, are estimated based on current facts and circumstances and any unexpected changes may lead the Company to incur obligation guarantees in the future. The recourse debt exposure in the previous table represents the Company’s maximum recourse exposure to loss from guarantees and does not take into account the underlying value of the collateral or the other assets of the borrowers that are available to repay the debt or to reimburse the Company for any payments on its guarantees. The Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities that have recourse debt have a significant amount of assets and equity. The summarized balance sheets of Lennar Homebuilding’s unconsolidated entities with recourse debt were as follows:
In addition, 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. Some of the Company’s guarantees are repayment guarantees and some are 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. If the Company is required to make a payment under a maintenance guarantee to bring the value of the collateral above the specified percentage of the loan balance, 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 May 31, 2012, the Company does not have maintenance 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. During the three months ended May 31, 2012, there were other loan paydowns of $0.5 million. During the three months ended May 31, 2011, there were: (1) no payments under the Company’s maintenance guarantees and (2) other loan paydowns of $12.4 million, a portion of which related to amounts paid under the Company’s repayment guarantees. During both the three months ended May 31, 2012 and 2011, there were no payments under completion guarantees. 12 During the six months ended May 31, 2012, there were other loan paydowns of $3.9 million. During the six months ended May 31, 2011, there were: (1) payments of $1.7 million under the Company’s maintenance guarantees and (2) other loan paydowns of $13.0 million, a portion of which related to amounts paid under the Company’s repayment guarantees. During both the six months ended May 31, 2012 and 2011, there were no payments under completion guarantees. As of May 31, 2012, the fair values of the repayment guarantees and completion guarantees were not material. The Company believes that as of May 31, 2012, 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 total debt of the Lennar Homebuilding unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments was as follows:
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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 six months ended May 31, 2012 and 2011:
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Lennar for both the three and six months ended May 31, 2012 and 2011 was the same as net earnings attributable to Lennar. Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests for both the three and six months ended May 31, 2012 and 2011 was the same as net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests. The Company has a stock repurchase program which permits the purchase of up to 20 million shares of its outstanding common stock. During both the three and six months ended May 31, 2012 and 2011, there were no repurchases of common stock under the stock repurchase program. As of May 31, 2012, 6.2 million shares of common stock can be repurchased in the future under the program. During three months ended May 31, 2012, treasury stock had no change in Class A common shares. During the six months ended May 31, 2012, treasury stock decreased by 0.3 million Class A common shares due to activity related to the Company's equity compensation plan. 14
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 periodically based on the more-likely-than-not realization threshold criterion. In the assessment for a valuation allowance, appropriate consideration is given to all positive and negative evidence related to the realization of the deferred tax assets. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, actual earnings, forecasts of future earnings, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, the Company’s experience with loss carryforwards not expiring unused and tax planning alternatives. During the three months ended May 31, 2012, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that the majority of the valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets would be utilized. This conclusion was based on a detailed evaluation of all relevant evidence, both positive and negative, including such factors as nine consecutive quarters of earnings, the expectation of continued earnings and signs of recovery in the housing markets the Company operates in. Accordingly, the company reversed $403.0 million of its valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. After the reversal, the Company had a valuation allowance of $177.3 million against its deferred tax assets as of May 31, 2012. The Company's deferred tax assets, net, were $403.6 million at May 31, 2012 of which $408.5 million was included in Lennar Homebuilding's other assets on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets and $4.9 million was included in Lennar Financial Services segment's liabilities on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. The valuation allowance against the Company’s deferred tax assets was $576.9 million at November 30, 2011. In accordance with GAAP, when a change in a valuation allowance is recognized as a result of a change in judgment in an interim period, a portion of the valuation allowance to be reversed needs to be spread over remaining interim periods. Additionally, a valuation allowance remains on some of the Company's state net operating loss carryforwards that are not more likely than not to be utilized at this time due to an inability to carry back these losses in most states and short carryforward periods that exist in certain states. In future periods, the remaining allowance could be reduced if sufficient positive evidence is present indicating that it is more likely that not that a portion or all of the Company's remaining deferred tax assets will be realized. During the three and six months ended May 31, 2012, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $402.3 million and $403.8 million, respectively, primarily related to the reversal of the Company's valuation allowance. At May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011, the Company had $12.3 million and $36.7 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits. If the Company were to recognize its gross unrecognized tax benefits as of May 31, 2012, $5.5 million would affect the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company expects the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to decrease by $3.8 million within twelve months as a result of settlements with various taxing authorities. During the six months ended May 31, 2012, the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $24.4 million primarily as a result of the resolution of an IRS examination, which included a settlement for certain losses carried back to prior years and the settlement of certain tax accounting method items. The decrease in gross unrecognized tax benefits reduced the Company’s effective tax rate from (631.17%) to (632.73%). As a result of the partial reversal of the valuation allowance against the Company's deferred tax assets, the effective tax rate is not reflective of the Company's historical tax rate. At May 31, 2012, the Company had $20.7 million accrued for interest and penalties, of which $1.7 million and $2.0 million, respectively, was recorded during the three and six months ended May 31, 2012. During the three and six months ended May 31, 2012, the accrual for interest and penalties was reduced by $1.1 million and $1.3 million as a result of the payment of interest due to the settlement of an IRS examination and a state tax issue. At November 30, 2011, the Company had $20.0 million accrued for interest and penalties. The IRS is currently examining the Company’s federal income tax returns for fiscal years 2009 through 2011, and certain state taxing authorities are examining various fiscal years. The final outcome of these examinations is not yet determinable. The statute of limitations for the Company’s major tax jurisdictions remains open for examination for fiscal year 2005 and subsequent years. 15
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:
Options to purchase 0.1 million and 0.8 million shares, respectively, in total of Class A common stock were outstanding and anti-dilutive for the three months ended May 31, 2012 and 2011. Options to purchase 0.4 million and 1.2 million shares, respectively, in total of Class A and Class B common stock were outstanding and anti-dilutive for the six months ended May 31, 2012 and 2011. 16
The assets and liabilities related to the Lennar Financial Services segment were as follows:
At May 31, 2012, the Lennar Financial Services segment had a 364-day warehouse repurchase facility with a maximum aggregate commitment of $100 million and an additional uncommitted amount of $52 million that matures in February 2013, and another 364-day warehouse repurchase facility with a maximum aggregate commitment of $175 million that matures in July 2012. As of May 31, 2012, the maximum aggregate commitment and uncommitted amount under these facilities totaled $275 million and $52 million, respectively. Subsequent to May 31, 2012, the Lennar Financial Services segment entered into an additional 364-day warehouse repurchase facility with a maximum aggregate commitment of $75 million and an additional uncommitted amount of $75 million that matures in June 2013. The Lennar Financial Services segment uses these facilities to finance its lending activities until the mortgage loans are sold to investors and expects the facilities to be renewed or replaced with other facilities when they mature. Borrowings under the facilities were $263.5 million and $410.1 million, respectively, at May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011, and were collateralized by mortgage loans and receivables on loans sold to investors but not yet paid for with outstanding principal balances of $275.6 million and $431.6 million, respectively, at May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011. If the facilities are not renewed, 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 agreement. There has been an increased industry-wide effort by purchasers to defray their losses in an unfavorable economic environment 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 17 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 condensed consolidated balance sheets. The activity in the Company’s loan origination liabilities was as follows:
For Lennar Financial Services loans held-for-investment, net, a loan is deemed impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Interest income is not accrued or recognized on impaired loans unless payment is received. Impaired loans are written-off if and when the loan is no longer secured by collateral. The total unpaid principal balance of the impaired loans as of May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011 was $8.2 million and $8.8 million, respectively. At May 31, 2012, the recorded investment in the impaired loans with a valuation allowance was $3.2 million, net of an allowance of $5.0 million. At November 30, 2011, the recorded investment in the impaired loans with a valuation allowance was $3.7 million, net of an allowance of $5.1 million. The average recorded investment in impaired loans totaled $3.3 million and $3.5 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended May 31, 2012. The average recorded investment in impaired loans totaled $4.0 million and $4.2 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended May 31, 2011.
The assets and liabilities related to the Rialto segment were as follows:
Rialto’s operating earnings were as follows:
18 interests of $3.2 million and ($1.2) million, respectively. Operating earnings for the three and six months ended May 31, 2011 include net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests of $12.9 million and $24.8 million, respectively. 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. The LLCs hold performing and non-performing loans formerly owned by 22 failed financial institutions and when the Rialto segment acquired its interests in the LLCs, the two portfolios consisted of approximately 5,500 distressed residential and commercial real estate loans (“FDIC Portfolios”). The FDIC retained 60% equity interests in the LLCs and provided $626.9 million of financing with 0% interest, which is non-recourse to the Company and the LLCs. As of May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011, the notes payable balance was $470.0 million and $626.9 million, respectively; however, $138.7 million and $219.4 million, respectively, of cash collections on loans in excess of expenses were deposited in a defeasance account, established for the repayment of the notes payable, under the agreement with the FDIC. The funds in the defeasance account are being and will be used to retire the notes payable upon their maturity. During the six months ended May 31, 2012, the LLCs retired $156.9 million principal amount of the notes payable under the agreement with the FDIC through the defeasance account. The LLCs met the accounting definition of VIEs and since the Company was determined to be the primary beneficiary, the Company consolidated the LLCs. At May 31, 2012, these consolidated LLCs had total combined assets and liabilities of $1.3 billion and $0.5 billion, respectively. At November 30, 2011, these consolidated LLCs had total combined assets and liabilities of $1.4 billion and $0.7 billion, 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. During the six months ended May 31, 2012, the Company retired $13 million principal amount of the 5-year senior unsecured note. The following table displays the loans receivable by aggregate collateral type:
With regard to loans accounted for under ASC 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, (“ASC 310-30”), the Rialto segment estimated the cash flows, at acquisition, it expected to collect on the FDIC Portfolios and Bank Portfolios. In accordance with ASC 310-30, the difference between the contractually required payments and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition is referred to as the nonaccretable difference. This difference is 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 is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized in interest income over the remaining life of the loans using the effective yield method. The Rialto segment periodically evaluates its estimate of cash flows expected to be collected on its FDIC Portfolios and Bank Portfolios. These evaluations require the continued use of key assumptions and estimates, similar to those used in the initial estimate of fair value of the loans to allocate purchase price. Subsequent changes in the estimated cash flows expected to be collected may result in changes in the accretable yield and nonaccretable difference or reclassifications from nonaccretable yield to accretable yield. Increases in the cash flows expected to be collected will generally result in an increase in interest income over the remaining life of the loan or pool of loans. Decreases in expected cash flows due to further credit deterioration will generally result in an impairment charge recognized as a provision for loan losses, resulting in an increase to the allowance for loan losses. 19 The outstanding balance and carrying value of loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 was as follows:
The activity in the accretable yield for the FDIC Portfolios and Bank Portfolios during the six months ended May 31, 2012 and 2011were as follows:
Additions primarily represent reclasses from nonaccretable yield to accretable yield on the portfolios. Deletions represent disposal of loans, which includes foreclosure of underlying collateral and result in the removal of the loans from the accretable yield portfolios. When forecasted principal and interest cannot be reasonably estimated at the loan acquisition date, management classifies the loan as nonaccrual and accounts for these assets in accordance with ASC 310-10, Receivables (“ASC 310-10”). 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. As of May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011, the Company had an allowance for loan losses against the nonaccrual loans of $0.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively. The following tables represent nonaccrual loans in the FDIC Portfolios and Bank Portfolios accounted for under ASC 310-10 aggregated by collateral type: May 31, 2012
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The average recorded investment in impaired loans totaled approximately $67 million and $197 million, respectively, for the six months ended May 31, 2012 and 2011. The loans receivable 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. The following are the risk categories for the loans receivable 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 and the recognition of an impairment through an allowance for loan losses. Nonaccrual — Loans in which forecasted principal and interest could not be reasonably estimated at the date of acquisition. Although the Company believes the recorded investment balance will ultimately be realized, 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 the fair value of the collateral less estimated cost to sell. As of May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011, the Company had an allowance on these loans of $0.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively. During the three months ended May 31, 2012, the Company recorded $1.4 million of provision for loan losses offset by charge-offs of $1.3 million upon foreclosure of the loans. During the six months ended May 31, 2012, the Company recorded $2.3 million of provision for loan losses offset by charge-offs of $2.9 million upon foreclosure of the loans. Accrual and nonaccrual loans receivable by risk categories were as follows: May 31, 2012
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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 suggest a 21 decline in the collateral’s fair value. 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 are 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. Upon the acquisition of REO through loan foreclosure, gains and losses are recorded in Rialto Investments other income (expense), net. The amount by which the recorded investment in the loan is less than the REO’s fair value (net of estimated cost to sell if held-for-sale), is recorded as an unrealized gain upon foreclosure. The amount by which the recorded investment in the loan is greater than the REO’s fair value (net of estimated cost to sell if held-for-sale) is generally recorded as a provision for loan losses. At times, the Company may foreclose on a loan from an accrual loan pool in which the removal of the loan does not cause an overall decrease in the expected cash flows of the loan pool, and as such, no provision for loan losses is required to be recorded. However, the amount by which the recorded investment in the loan is greater than the REO’s fair value (net of estimated cost to sell if held-for-sale) is recorded as an unrealized loss upon foreclosure. The following tables present the activity in REO:
For both the three and six months ended May 31, 2012, the Company recorded $8.4 million of gains from sales of REO. For the three months ended May 31, 2011, there were no gains from sales of REO and for six months ended May 31, 2011 the Company recorded $0.3 million of gains from sales of REO. For the three and six months ended May 31, 2012, the Company recorded gains (losses) of ($2.1) million and $3.7 million, respectively, from acquisitions of REO through foreclosure. For the three and six months ended May 31, 2011, the Company recorded $17.9 million and $35.0 million, respectively, of gains from acquisitions of REO through foreclosure. These gains (losses) are recorded in Rialto Investments other income (expense), net. 22 Investments In 2010, the Rialto segment invested in approximately $43 million of non-investment grade commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) for $19.4 million, representing a 55% discount to par value. The CMBS have a stated and assumed final distribution date of November 2020 and a stated maturity date of October 2057. The Rialto segment reviews changes in estimated cash flows periodically, to determine if other-than-temporary impairment has occurred on its investment securities. Based on the Rialto segment’s assessment, no impairment charges were recorded during both the three and six months ended May 31, 2012 and 2011. During the six months ended May 31, 2011, the Rialto segment sold a portion of its CMBS for $11.1 million, resulting in a gain on sale of CMBS of $4.7 million. The carrying value of the investment securities at May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011, was $14.5 million and $14.1 million, respectively. The Rialto segment classified these securities as held-to-maturity based on its intent and ability to hold the securities until maturity. In addition to the acquisition and management of the FDIC Portfolios and Bank Portfolios, an affiliate in the Rialto segment is a sub-advisor to the AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AB”) fund formed under the Federal government’s Public-Private Investment Program (“PPIP”) to purchase real estate related securities from banks and other financial institutions. The sub-advisor receives management fees for sub-advisory services. The Company committed to invest $75 million, of which the remaining outstanding commitment as of May 31, 2012 was $5.6 million, of the total equity commitments of approximately $1.2 billion made by private investors in this fund, and the U.S. Treasury has committed to a matching amount of approximately $1.2 billion of equity in the fund, as well as agreed to extend up to approximately $2.3 billion of debt financing. During both the three and six months ended May 31, 2012, the Company contributed $1.9 million. As of May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011, the carrying value of the Company’s investment in the AB PPIP fund was $76.7 million and $65.2 million, respectively. In 2010, the Rialto segment completed its first closing of a real estate investment fund (the “Fund”) with initial equity commitments of approximately $300 million (including $75 million committed by the Company, of which the remaining outstanding commitment as of May 31, 2012 was $23.7 million). The Fund was determined to have the attributes of an investment company in accordance with ASC 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies, the attributes of which are diffe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||