LEASE COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Leases [Abstract]

LEASE COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

21. LEASE COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company’s operating leases are primarily comprised of corporate office leases with remaining lease terms of approximately three years and seventeen years. The corporate office leases include options to extend for up to five years, however the extension terms were not included in the operating lease liability calculation. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The lease cost for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $3.3 million.

Supplemental information related to leases as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 was as follows:

Operating Leases	Classification	December 31, 2024
Assets	(dollars in thousands)
Operating lease right-of-use assets	Other assets	$	27,906
Liabilities
Operating lease liabilities (1)	Other liabilities	$	28,638
Lease term and discount rate
Weighted average remaining lease term		17.1 years
Weighted average discount rate (1)		7.0%
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$	4,107
(1) For the Company’s leases that do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at adoption date in determining the present value of lease payments.

The following table provides details related to maturities of lease liabilities:

	Maturity of Lease Liabilities
Years ended December 31,	(dollars in thousands)
2025	$	3,149
2026	261
2027	2,503
2028	3,854
Later years	55,872
Total lease payments	$	65,639
Less: imputed interest	37,001
Present value of lease liabilities	$	28,638

Contingencies

From time to time, the Company is involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. There were no material contingencies at December 31, 2024 and 2023.