Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, "Leases" (Topic 842) and all subsequent ASU's that modified Topic 842. For the Company, Topic 842 primarily affected the accounting treatment for operating lease agreements in which the Company is the lessee. The Company elected the modified retrospective transition option effective with the period of adoption, elected not to recast comparative periods presented when transitioning to the new leasing standard and adjustments, if required, are made at the beginning of the period through a cumulative-effect adjustment to opening retained earnings. The Company also elected practical expedients, which allowed the Company to forego a reassessment of (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (2) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and (3) the initial direct costs for any existing leases. The adoption of the new standard resulted in the Company recording a right-of-use asset and an operating lease liability of $44.9 million and $46.1 million, respectively, based on the present value of the expected remaining lease payments at January 1, 2019.

Also, on January 1, 2019, the Company had $5.9 million of net deferred gains associated with several sale and leaseback transactions executed prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-02. In accordance with the guidance, these net deferred gains were adjusted, net of tax, as a cumulative-effect adjustment to opening retained earnings.

All of the leases in which the Company is the lessee are classified as operating leases and are primarily comprised of real estate property for branches and administrative offices with terms extending through 2040.

The following table represents the consolidated statements of financial condition classification of the Company’s right-of use-assets and lease liabilities at December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

Classification

December 31, 2019

Lease Right-of-Use Assets:

Operating lease right-of-use assets

Other assets

41,754

Lease Liabilities:

Operating lease liabilities

Other liabilities

42,815

The calculated amount of the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities in the table above are impacted by the length of the lease term and the discount rate used to present value the minimum lease payments. The Company’s lease agreements often include one or more options to renew at the Company’s discretion. If at lease inception the Company considers the exercising of a renewal option to be reasonably certain, the Company will include the extended term in the calculation of the right-of-use asset and lease liability. Generally, the Company considers the first renewal option to be reasonably certain and includes it in the calculation of the right-of use asset and lease liability. Regarding the discount rate, Topic 842 requires the use of the rate implicit in the lease whenever this rate is readily determinable. As this rate is rarely determinable, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate at lease inception based upon the term of the lease. For operating leases existing prior to January 1, 2019, the rate for the remaining lease term as of January 1, 2019 was applied.

At December 31, 2019, the weighted-average remaining lease term and the weighted-average discount rate for the Company's operating leases were 9.5 years and 3.47%, respectively.

The following table represents lease costs and other lease information for the Company's operating leases. The variable lease cost primarily represents variable payments such as common area maintenance and utilities (in thousands):


	Year ended December 31, 2019
Lease Costs
Operating lease cost	$	8,433

Variable lease cost	2,765

Total Lease Cost	$	11,198


Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

Operating cash flows from operating leases						8,304

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company entered into one new lease obligation related to the T&L acquisition. The Company recorded a $1.9 million right-of-use asset for this lease obligation.

Future minimum payments for operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more as of December 31, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):


	Operating Leases
Years ended:
2020	$	8,316
2021	6,064
2022	5,263
2023	4,752
2024	4,346
Thereafter	22,195
Total future minimum lease payments			50,936
Amounts representing interest	8,121
Present value of net future minimum lease payments			$	42,815

At December 31, 2018, operating lease commitments under lessee arrangements were $8.0 million, $7.6 million, $5.4 million, $3.8 million and $3.4 million for 2019 through 2023, respectively, and $10.7 million in aggregate for all years thereafter.

Leases