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, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Cash Flows From Operating Activities      
Net Income $ 32,394us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 152,341us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 434,110us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities (inclusive of amounts related to discontinued operations):      
Depreciation and amortization 117,594nct_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinuedOperations 30,973nct_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinuedOperations 7,451nct_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
Accretion of discount and other amortization (3,819)us-gaap_AccretionAmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsInvestments (30,621)us-gaap_AccretionAmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsInvestments (45,582)us-gaap_AccretionAmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsInvestments
Interest income on investments accrued to principal balance (20,386)nct_InterestIncomeOnInvestmentsAccruedToPrincipalBalance (26,148)nct_InterestIncomeOnInvestmentsAccruedToPrincipalBalance (22,398)nct_InterestIncomeOnInvestmentsAccruedToPrincipalBalance
Reversal of valuation allowance on loans (2,419)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses (25,035)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses (24,587)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses
Other-than-temporary impairment on securities   5,266us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet 18,923us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet
Change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights   (3,894)nct_GainLossesExcessMortgageServicingRights (9,023)nct_GainLossesExcessMortgageServicingRights
Change in fair value of investments in equity method investees   (19,170)nct_ChangeInFairValueOfInvestmentsInEquityMethodInvestees  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (1,500)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1    
Straight-lining of rental income (21,794)nct_StraightliningOfRentalIncome    
Equity in earnings from equity method investments, net of distributions (954)nct_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments1 (677)nct_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments1  
Gain on settlement of investments (net) (51,380)us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments (17,369)us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments (232,897)us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments
Unrealized gain on non-hedge derivatives and hedge ineffectiveness (17,565)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives (10,467)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives (2,547)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt 3,410us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt (4,565)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt (24,085)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Non-cash directors' compensation 321nct_CompensationNoncash 350nct_CompensationNoncash 280nct_CompensationNoncash
Change in:      
Restricted cash 1,464us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashForOperatingActivities 10,595us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashForOperatingActivities (3,829)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashForOperatingActivities
Receivables and other assets (314)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivableAndOtherOperatingAssets (19,077)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivableAndOtherOperatingAssets (1,702)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivableAndOtherOperatingAssets
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 5,328us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities 63,684us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities 3,220us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities 40,380us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 106,186us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 97,334us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash Flows From Investing Activities      
Principal repayments from investments 245,447nct_PrincipalRepaymentsFromInvestments 494,443nct_PrincipalRepaymentsFromInvestments 191,703nct_PrincipalRepaymentsFromInvestments
Restructuring of investments in media and golf, net of cash and cash equivalents assumed   (60,654)nct_RestructuringOfInvestments   
Purchase of real estate securities (404,638)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities (1,411,002)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities (989,709)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities
Purchase of real estate related and other loans   (382,771)us-gaap_PaymentsToPurchaseLoansHeldForSale (27,226)us-gaap_PaymentsToPurchaseLoansHeldForSale
Proceeds from sale of investments 798,580us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 46,536us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 127,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
Acquisition and additions to investments in real estate (315,454)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate (1,254,214)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate (185,982)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate
Funds reserved for future capital expenditures (3,424)nct_PaymentsFundsReservedForFutureCapitalExpenditures    
Acquisition of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights      (221,832)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireMortgageServicingRightsMSR
Return of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights   15,803nct_ReturnOfInvestmentsInExcessMortgageServicingRights 29,167nct_ReturnOfInvestmentsInExcessMortgageServicingRights
Deposits paid on investments, net of repayments (655)nct_DepositPaidInvestmentExcessMortgageServicingRights (505)nct_DepositPaidInvestmentExcessMortgageServicingRights (275)nct_DepositPaidInvestmentExcessMortgageServicingRights
Contributions to equity method investees, net of distributions   (374,367)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments   
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 319,856us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (2,926,731)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (1,077,154)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Cash Flows From Financing Activities      
Repurchases of CDO bonds payable   (31,285)nct_PaymentsForRepurchasesOfCdoBondsPayable (35,748)nct_PaymentsForRepurchasesOfCdoBondsPayable
Borrowings under debt obligations 668,003us-gaap_ProceedsFromOtherDebt 3,271,588us-gaap_ProceedsFromOtherDebt 903,274us-gaap_ProceedsFromOtherDebt
Repayments of debt obligations (831,042)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherDebt (1,400,255)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherDebt (135,497)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherDebt
Margin deposits under repurchase agreements and derivatives (36,752)nct_MarginDepositsUnderRepurchaseAgreements (207,905)nct_MarginDepositsUnderRepurchaseAgreements (87,895)nct_MarginDepositsUnderRepurchaseAgreements
Return of margin deposits under repurchase agreements and derivatives 38,079nct_RepaymentsMarginDeposits 175,405nct_RepaymentsMarginDeposits 87,895nct_RepaymentsMarginDeposits
Issuance of common stock 198,702us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 1,264,769us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 435,821us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
Costs related to issuance of common stock (595)us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts (2,471)us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts (1,083)us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts
Contribution of cash upon spin-off (269,091)nct_ContributionOfCashUponSpinoff (181,582)nct_ContributionOfCashUponSpinoff   
Common stock dividends paid (145,299)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (165,989)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (104,196)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Preferred stock dividends paid (5,580)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock (5,580)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock (5,580)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
Payment of financing costs (4,592)us-gaap_PaymentOfFinancingAndStockIssuanceCosts (40,633)us-gaap_PaymentOfFinancingAndStockIssuanceCosts (2,385)us-gaap_PaymentOfFinancingAndStockIssuanceCosts
Purchase of derivative instruments      (244)us-gaap_PaymentsForDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities
Proceeds from settlement of derivative instruments (4,151)us-gaap_ProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities 217us-gaap_ProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities   
Restricted cash returned from refinancing activities   18,312us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRestrictedCashFinancingActivities   
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (392,318)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 2,694,591us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 1,054,362us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (32,082)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (125,954)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 74,542us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period 42,721us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 221,798us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 156,334us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and Cash Equivalents of Discontinued Operations, Beginning of Period 63,223us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashAndCashEquivalents 10,100us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashAndCashEquivalents (1,022)us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashAndCashEquivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period 73,862us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValueIncludingDiscontinuedOperations 105,944us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValueIncludingDiscontinuedOperations 231,898us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValueIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
Cash and Cash Equivalents of Continuing Operations, End of Period 73,727us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 42,721us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 221,798us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and Cash Equivalents of Discontinued Operations, End of Period 135us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashAndCashEquivalents 63,223us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashAndCashEquivalents 10,100us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashAndCashEquivalents
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information      
Cash paid during the period for interest expense 73,735us-gaap_InterestPaid 48,892us-gaap_InterestPaid 71,395us-gaap_InterestPaid
Cash paid during the period for income taxes 1,355us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet 899us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet  
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities      
Common stock dividends declared but not paid 7,971nct_CommonStockDividendsDeclaredButNotPaid 35,145nct_CommonStockDividendsDeclaredButNotPaid 37,954nct_CommonStockDividendsDeclaredButNotPaid
Preferred stock dividends declared but not paid 930nct_PreferredStockDividendsPayableAmount 930nct_PreferredStockDividendsPayableAmount 930nct_PreferredStockDividendsPayableAmount
Assumption of mortgage notes payable, at fair value   43,128us-gaap_NotesAssumed1   
Re-issuance of other bonds and notes payable to third parties upon deconsolidation of CDO      29,959nct_ReissuanceOfOtherBondsAndNotesPayableToThirdPartiesUponDeconsolidationOfCdo
Issuance of seller financing for acquisition of senior housing facilities   9,412us-gaap_OtherSignificantNoncashTransactionValueOfConsiderationGiven1   
Purchase price payable on investments in excess mortgage servicing rights      $ 59nct_PurchasePriceExcessMSRs