Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities      
Revenues from real estate operations received $ 542,727 $ 530,280 $ 528,066
Construction contract and other service revenues received 78,470 94,677 33,579
Property operating expenses paid (202,660) (196,611) (197,647)
Construction contract and other service expenses paid (67,760) (96,789) (79,386)
General, administrative, leasing, business development and land carry costs paid (31,406) (29,347) (27,006)
Interest expense paid (61,471) (67,475) (72,460)
Lease incentives paid (11,925) (9,482) (7,679)
Sales-type lease costs paid (10,747) 0 0
Income taxes paid (4) 0 (21)
Other 3,200 3,305 3,036
Net cash provided by operating activities 238,424 228,558 180,482
Cash flows from investing activities      
Development and redevelopment of properties (344,401) (394,444) (159,994)
Tenant improvements on operating properties (28,754) (23,809) (35,098)
Other capital improvements on operating properties (32,756) (24,659) (24,223)
Proceeds from property dispositions      
Distribution from unconsolidated real estate joint venture following contribution of properties 0 201,499 0
Sale of properties 83,165 108,128 0
Proceeds from sale of investment in unconsolidated real estate joint venture 59,841 0 0
Non-operating distributions from unconsolidated real estate joint venture 3,695 22,426 1,942
Investing receivables funded (272) (11,180) (97)
Investing receivables payments received 8,000 0 4,455
Leasing costs paid (16,938) (16,825) (10,926)
Settlement of interest rate derivatives (53,130) 0 0
Other (4,242) 849 (8,977)
Net cash used in investing activities (325,792) (138,015) (232,918)
Proceeds from debt      
Revolving Credit Facility 664,000 409,000 381,000
Unsecured senior notes 395,264 0 0
Other debt proceeds 206,931 43,615 13,406
Repayments of debt      
Revolving Credit Facility (698,000) (445,000) (294,000)
Unsecured senior notes (300,000) 0 0
Scheduled principal amortization (4,125) (4,310) (4,240)
Other debt repayments (12,031) (77) (100,000)
Deferred financing costs paid (2,400) (448) (8,292)
Payments on finance lease liabilities (854) (223) (15,379)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares 0 46,415 202,065
Common share/unit dividends/distributions paid (123,367) (122,657) (114,286)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in COPLP (1,825) (2,166) (3,699)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in other consolidated entities (30) (5,890) (16)
Distributions paid to redeemable noncontrolling interests (14,357) (1,659) (1,382)
Redemption of preferred units (8,800) 0 0
Payments in connection with early extinguishment of debt (7,029) 0 0
Other (2,106) (963) (5,622)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 91,271 (84,363) 49,555
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash 3,903 6,180 (2,881)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash      
Beginning of year 18,130 11,950 14,831
End of year 22,033 18,130 11,950
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Net income 102,878 200,004 78,643
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and other amortization 140,031 138,903 139,063
Impairment losses 1,530 329 2,367
Amortization of deferred financing costs and net debt discounts 4,272 3,639 3,393
Increase in deferred rent receivable (2,168) (4,091) (4,621)
Gain on sales of real estate (30,209) (105,230) (2,340)
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated real estate joint venture (29,416) 0 0
Share-based compensation 6,503 6,714 6,376
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 7,306 0 258
Loss on interest rate derivatives 53,196 0 0
Other (7,855) (6,022) (2,991)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (6,377) (7,141) 5,673
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, net (7,626) (22,457) (987)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 6,554 20,369 (49,179)
(Decrease) increase in rents received in advance and security deposits (195) 3,541 4,827
Net cash provided by operating activities 238,424 228,558 180,482
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:      
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash 18,130 11,950 14,831
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:      
(Decrease) increase in accrued capital improvements, leasing and other investing activity costs (9,421) 35,913 6,570
Finance right-of-use asset contributed by noncontrolling interest in joint venture 0 2,570 0
Recognition of operating right-of-use assets and related lease liabilities 13,340 840 0
Non-cash changes from property dispositions:      
Contribution of properties to unconsolidated real estate joint venture 0 158,542 0
Investment in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures retained in disposition 11,474 34,506 0
Non-cash changes from recognition of property sale previously accounted for as financing arrangement:      
Decrease in assets held for sale, net 0 0 (42,226)
Decrease in deferred property sale 0 0 43,377
(Decrease) increase in fair value of derivatives applied to accumulated other comprehensive income and noncontrolling interests (35,728) (25,817) 2,915
Equity in other comprehensive income of an equity method investee 0 199 210
Decrease in noncontrolling interests and increase in shareholders’ equity in connection with the conversion of common units into common shares 211 1,586 27,413
Adjustments to noncontrolling interests resulting from changes in COPLP ownership (767) 167 2,466
Increase in redeemable noncontrolling interests and decrease in equity to carry redeemable noncontrolling interests at fair value 6,607 1,749 1,837
Corporate Office Properties, L.P      
Cash flows from operating activities      
Revenues from real estate operations received 542,727 530,280 528,066
Construction contract and other service revenues received 78,470 94,677 33,579
Property operating expenses paid (202,660) (196,611) (197,647)
Construction contract and other service expenses paid (67,760) (96,789) (79,386)
General, administrative, leasing, business development and land carry costs paid (31,406) (29,347) (27,006)
Interest expense paid (61,471) (67,475) (72,460)
Lease incentives paid (11,925) (9,482) (7,679)
Sales-type lease costs paid (10,747) 0 0
Income taxes paid 4 0 21
Other 3,200 3,305 3,036
Net cash provided by operating activities 238,424 228,558 180,482
Cash flows from investing activities      
Development and redevelopment of properties (344,401) (394,444) (159,994)
Tenant improvements on operating properties (28,754) (23,809) (35,098)
Other capital improvements on operating properties (32,756) (24,659) (24,223)
Proceeds from property dispositions      
Distribution from unconsolidated real estate joint venture following contribution of properties 0 201,499 0
Sale of properties 83,165 108,128 0
Proceeds from sale of investment in unconsolidated real estate joint venture 59,841 0 0
Non-operating distributions from unconsolidated real estate joint venture 3,695 22,426 1,942
Investing receivables funded (272) (11,180) (97)
Investing receivables payments received 8,000 0 4,455
Leasing costs paid (16,938) (16,825) (10,926)
Settlement of interest rate derivatives (53,130) 0 0
Other (4,242) 849 (8,977)
Net cash used in investing activities (325,792) (138,015) (232,918)
Proceeds from debt      
Revolving Credit Facility 664,000 409,000 381,000
Unsecured senior notes 395,264 0 0
Other debt proceeds 206,931 43,615 13,406
Repayments of debt      
Revolving Credit Facility (698,000) (445,000) (294,000)
Unsecured senior notes (300,000) 0 0
Scheduled principal amortization (4,125) (4,310) (4,240)
Other debt repayments (12,031) (77) (100,000)
Deferred financing costs paid (2,400) (448) (8,292)
Payments on finance lease liabilities (854) (223) (15,379)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares 0 46,415 202,065
Common share/unit dividends/distributions paid (124,815) (124,171) (117,325)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in other consolidated entities (30) (5,890) (16)
Distributions paid to redeemable noncontrolling interests (14,357) (1,659) (1,382)
Redemption of preferred units (8,800) 0 0
Payments in connection with early extinguishment of debt (7,029) 0 0
Other (2,483) (1,615) (6,282)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 91,271 (84,363) 49,555
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash 3,903 6,180 (2,881)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash      
Beginning of year 18,130 11,950 14,831
End of year 22,033 18,130 11,950
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Net income 102,878 200,004 78,643
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and other amortization 140,031 138,903 139,063
Impairment losses 1,530 329 2,367
Amortization of deferred financing costs and net debt discounts 4,272 3,639 3,393
Increase in deferred rent receivable (2,168) (4,091) (4,621)
Gain on sales of real estate (30,209) (105,230) (2,340)
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated real estate joint venture (29,416) 0 0
Share-based compensation 6,503 6,714 6,376
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 7,306 0 258
Loss on interest rate derivatives 53,196 0 0
Other (7,855) (6,022) (2,991)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (6,377) (7,141) 5,673
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, net (7,659) (23,255) (1,735)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 6,587 21,167 (48,431)
(Decrease) increase in rents received in advance and security deposits (195) 3,541 4,827
Net cash provided by operating activities 238,424 228,558 180,482
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:      
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash 18,130 11,950 11,950
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:      
(Decrease) increase in accrued capital improvements, leasing and other investing activity costs (9,421) 35,913 6,570
Finance right-of-use asset contributed by noncontrolling interest in joint venture 0 2,570 0
Recognition of operating right-of-use assets and related lease liabilities 13,340 840 0
Non-cash changes from property dispositions:      
Contribution of properties to unconsolidated real estate joint venture 0 (158,542) 0
Investment in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures retained in disposition 11,474 34,506 0
Non-cash changes from recognition of property sale previously accounted for as financing arrangement:      
Decrease in assets held for sale, net 0 0 (42,226)
Decrease in deferred property sale 0 0 43,377
(Decrease) increase in fair value of derivatives applied to accumulated other comprehensive income and noncontrolling interests (35,728) (25,817) 2,915
Equity in other comprehensive income of an equity method investee 0 199 210
Increase in redeemable noncontrolling interests and decrease in equity to carry redeemable noncontrolling interests at fair value $ 6,607 $ 1,749 $ 1,837