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Variable Interest Entities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Variable Interest Entities

12. Variable Interest Entities

Consolidated Operating Properties

Kimco OP is considered a VIE, and the Parent Company, which consolidates it, is the primary beneficiary. Substantially all of the Parent Company's assets and liabilities are the assets and liabilities of Kimco OP. In addition, included within the Company’s operating properties at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, are various consolidated entities, that are VIEs for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. These entities have been established to own and operate real estate property. The Company’s involvement with these entities is through its majority ownership and management of the properties. The entities were deemed VIEs primarily because the unrelated investors do not have substantive kick-out rights to remove the general or managing partner by a vote of a simple majority or less, and they do not have substantive participating rights. The Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of these VIEs as a result of its controlling financial interest. At March 31, 2026, total assets of these VIEs were $1.1 billion and total liabilities were $67.6 million. At December 31, 2025, total assets of these VIEs were $1.7 billion and total liabilities were $153.0 million.

The majority of the operations of these VIEs are funded with cash flows generated from the properties. The Company has not provided financial support to any of these VIEs that it was not previously contractually required to provide, which consists primarily of funding any capital expenditures, including tenant improvements, which are deemed necessary to continue to operate the entity and any operating cash shortfalls that the entity may experience.

Additionally, included within the Company’s real estate at March 31, 2026, is a consolidated development project, which is a VIE for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. This entity was primarily established to develop a real estate property to hold as a long-term investment. The Company’s involvement with this entity is through its majority ownership of the property. This entity is deemed a VIE as the equity investment at risk was not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional financial support. The initial equity contributed to this entity was not sufficient to fully finance the real estate construction, as development costs will be funded by construction loan financing and the partners over the construction period. The Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of this VIE as a result of its controlling financial interest. At March 31, 2026, total assets of this real estate development VIE were $35.7 million, and there were no outstanding liabilities.

All liabilities of these consolidated VIEs are non-recourse to the Company (“VIE Liabilities”). The assets of the unencumbered VIEs are not restricted for use to settle only the obligations of these VIEs. The remaining VIE assets are encumbered by third-party non-recourse mortgage debt. The assets associated with these encumbered VIEs (“Restricted Assets”) are collateral under the respective mortgages and are therefore restricted and can only be used to settle the corresponding liabilities of the VIE. The table below summarizes the consolidated VIEs and the classification of the Restricted Assets and VIE Liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2026

 

 

As of December 31, 2025

 

Number of unencumbered VIEs

 

 

22

 

 

 

23

 

Number of encumbered VIEs

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

Total number of consolidated VIEs

 

 

24

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate, net

 

$

81.0

 

 

$

347.8

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

4.6

 

Accounts and other receivables, net

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

3.9

 

Other assets

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

1.9

 

Total Restricted Assets

 

$

84.6

 

 

$

358.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIE Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgages payable, net

 

$

17.2

 

 

$

83.6

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

10.5

 

 

 

9.8

 

Intangible liabilities, net

 

 

31.1

 

 

 

44.2

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

1.7

 

Other liabilities

 

 

7.1

 

 

 

13.7

 

Total VIE Liabilities

 

$

67.6

 

 

$

153.0

 

 

Unconsolidated Redevelopment Investment

Included in the Company’s preferred equity investments at March 31, 2026, is an unconsolidated development project which is a VIE for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. This preferred equity investment was primarily established to develop real estate property for long-term investment and is deemed a VIE primarily because the equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional financial support. The initial equity contributed to this entity was not sufficient to fully finance the real estate construction as development costs are funded by construction loan financing and the partners over the construction period. The Company determined that it was not the primary beneficiary of this VIE based on the fact that the Company has shared control of this entity along with the entity’s partners and therefore does not have a controlling financial interest.

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s investment in this VIE was $40.4 million and $39.8 million, respectively, which is included in Other investments on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with this VIE is the Company’s carrying value in this investment. The Company has not provided financial support to this VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide. All future costs of development will be funded with construction loan financing or capital contributions from the Company and the outside partner in accordance with their respective ownership percentages if necessary.