13. | Gain on Insurance Settlements |
On February 22, 2011, Christchurch, New Zealand experienced an earthquake that resulted in substantial damage to the Hotel Novotel Christchurch Cathedral Square and the Hotel ibis Christchurch. The ibis reopened in September 2012 and the Novotel reopened in August 2013; however, the historic portion of the Novotel, the Warners building, has been demolished and is not expected to be replaced. We believe the insurance coverage provided by our property manager will be able to cover to the majority of our insured claims for both property and business interruption. We recorded a loss of $3 million which represents the estimated deductible under our insurance policy in the second quarter of 2011.
We estimated that we incurred approximately $33 million of property damage, which amount represents the book value of the properties and equipment written off less any deductible, and the related repairs and clean-up costs incurred. Any gains resulting from insurance proceeds are not recognized until all contingencies are resolved. During 2012 and 2011, we recognized a gain of $9 million and $2 million, respectively, for the receipt of business interruption insurance proceeds. As of December 31, 2013 we have agreed upon settlement amounts with our primary insurer for all property and business interruption insurance, except for real property damage to the Warners building. While the primary insurer has recognized its liability with regard to the Warners building, there is no agreed settlement amount for real property damage to the Warners building as the ground lessor has filed suit to recover a portion of the insurance proceeds from the primary insurer for the hotel. While we can provide no assurance as to the timing of when this dispute will be settled, we believe that it is more likely than not that we will recover the full value of our insurance receivable. In addition, we have made a separate claim for reimbursement under our corporate policy, though we have not recorded any additional amounts of insurance receivable with regard to this claim. We have received $21 million of cash for property insurance and have an outstanding insurance receivable of $8 million which is included in other assets, representing the remaining claims for property damage.