Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

17. Leases

We lease certain locomotives, freight cars, and other property for use in our rail operations. We determine if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception. We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components and we have elected to not separate lease and non-lease components for all classes of underlying assets. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with initial terms in excess of 12 months are recorded as operating or financing leases in our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Operating leases are included in operating lease assets, accounts payable and other current liabilities, and operating lease liabilities on our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Finance leases are included in net properties, debt due within one year, and debt due after one year on our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

Operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use a collateralized incremental borrowing rate for all operating leases based on the information available at commencement date, including lease term, in determining the present value of future payments. The operating lease asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and reported in equipment and other rents and financing lease expense is recorded as depreciation and interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following are additional details related to our lease portfolio:

		Dec. 31,
Millions	Classification	2019
Assets
Operating leases	Operating lease assets	$	1,812
Finance leases	Net properties [a]		468
Total leased assets		$	2,280
Liabilities
Current
Operating	Accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	362
Finance	Debt due within one year		114
Noncurrent
Operating	Operating lease liabilities		1,471
Finance	Debt due after one year		491
Total lease liabilities		$	2,438

[a] Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $797 million as of December 31, 2019.

The lease cost components are classified as follows:

		Dec. 31,
Millions	Classification	2019
Operating lease cost [a]	Equipment and other rents	$	328
Finance lease cost
Amortization of leased assets	Depreciation		72
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense		34
Net lease cost		$	434

[a] Includes short-term lease costs of $1 million and variable lease costs of $8 million.

The following table presents aggregate lease maturities as of December 31, 2019:

Millions		Operating Leases		Finance Leases		Total
2020	$	366	$	143	$	509
2021		293		147		440
2022		258		130		388
2023		217		88		305
2024		208		75		283
After 2024		775		124		899
Total lease payments	$	2,117	$	707	$	2,824
Less: Interest		284		102		386
Present value of lease liabilities	$	1,833	$	605	$	2,438

The following table presents the weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate:

	Dec. 31,
	2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases		8.7
Finance leases		5.9
Weighted-average discount rate (%)
Operating leases		3.7
Finance leases		5.3

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The following table presents other information related to our operating and finance leases for the year ended December 31:

Millions	2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	350
Operating cash flows from finance leases		35
Financing cash flows from finance leases		112
Leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities		-
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities		64