The Company leases certain retail store and supply chain center locations, vehicles, equipment and its corporate headquarters with expiration dates through 2045. Rent expense totaled $21.0 million and $63.2 million in the third quarter and three fiscal quarters of 2024, respectively. Rent expense totaled $19.7 million and $58.8 million in the third quarter and three fiscal quarters of 2023, respectively. Rent expense includes operating lease cost, as well as expense for non-lease components including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance for the Company’s real estate leases. Rent expense also includes the variable rate per mile driven and fixed maintenance charges for the Company’s supply chain center tractors and trailers and expense for short-term rentals. Rent expense for certain short-term supply chain center tractor and trailer rentals was $1.5 million and $5.4 million in the third quarter and three fiscal quarters of 2024, respectively. Rent expense for certain short-term supply chain center tractor and trailer rentals was $1.4 million and $4.1 million in the third quarter and three fiscal quarters of 2023, respectively. Variable rent expense and rent expense for other short-term leases were immaterial in each of the third quarter and three fiscal quarters of 2024 and 2023.

The components of operating and finance lease cost for the third quarter and three fiscal quarters of 2024 and the third quarter and three fiscal quarters of 2023 were as follows:


	Fiscal Quarter Ended				Three Fiscal Quarters Ended
	September 8,		September 10,		September 8,		September 10,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Operating lease cost	$	11,545	$	11,058	$	34,260	$	32,734
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets		1,303		1,282		3,949		3,794
Interest on lease liabilities		943		1,010		2,900		3,008
Total finance lease cost	$	2,246	$	2,292	$	6,849	$	6,802

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the three fiscal quarters of 2024 and the three fiscal quarters of 2023 was as follows:


	Three Fiscal Quarters Ended
	September 8,		September 10,
	2024		2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	33,693	$	31,889
Operating cash flows from finance leases		2,900		3,008
Financing cash flows from finance leases		3,014		2,724
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of financing obligation from sale leaseback:
Operating cash flows from sale leaseback		896		—
Financing cash flows from sale leaseback		58		—
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases		40,800		17,405
Finance leases		1,442		3,452

As of September 8, 2024, the Company had additional leases for certain supply chain real estate and certain supply chain vehicles that had not yet commenced with estimated future minimum rental commitments of $162.2 million. These leases are expected to commence in 2024 and 2025 with lease terms of up to 20 years. These undiscounted amounts will be included in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at the respective commencement dates.

The Company has guaranteed lease payments related to certain franchisees’ lease arrangements. The maximum amount of potential future payments under these guarantees was $14.2 million and $18.5 million as of September 8, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company does not believe these arrangements have or are likely to have a material effect on its results of operations, financial condition, revenues, expenses or liquidity.