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LEASES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Verso adopted ASC 842, Leases, on January 1, 2019. Verso leases certain office space, warehouses, vehicles and equipment under operating leases and certain equipment under finance leases. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less, including any renewal options which are not reasonably certain of exercise in 12 months or less, are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Verso recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight line basis over the lease term and expects payments in 2020 for these short-term leases to total $1 million. Certain assets include renewal terms that generally range from 1 month to 1 year. Certain warehouse leases include only a payment for space utilized, not based on an index or rate, and are therefore not used in the valuation of the right-of-use asset and lease obligations. The lease agreements do not include residual value guarantees and do not contain any restrictions or covenants.

The following table details right-of-use assets and associated obligations for operating and finance leases included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019.



		December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	Classification	2019
Assets:
Operating lease assets	Intangibles and other assets, net	$	14
Finance lease assets	Property, plant and equipment, net⁽¹⁾	7
Total leased assets		$	21
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Operating	Accrued and other liabilities	$	8
Finance	Current maturities of long-term debt and finance leases	2
Non-current liabilities:
Operating	Other long-term liabilities	6
Finance	Long-term debt and finance leases	5
Total lease liabilities		$	21

(1) Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization.

The following table details the costs associated with leasing transactions included on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019.



		Year Ended
(Dollars in millions)	Classification	December 31, 2019
Operating lease cost	Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$	11
Operating lease cost	Selling, general and administrative expenses	1
Variable lease cost	Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	8
Short term lease cost	Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	3
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of leased assets	Depreciation and amortization	1
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense	—
Net lease cost		$	24

The following table details the future lease payments associated with leases commenced as of December 31, 2019, including amounts for any renewal options that Verso has determined are reasonably certain to be exercised.



	Operating			Finance
(Dollars in millions)	Leases			Leases			Total
2020	$	8		$	2		$	10
2021	4			2			6
2022	2			2			4
2023	1			1			2
2024	—			1			1
Thereafter	—			—			—
Total lease payments	$	15		$	8		$	23
Imputed interest	(1		)	(1		)	(2		)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	14		$	7		$	21

The following assumptions were used to determine the right-of-use assets and obligations associated with Verso’s leases as of December 31, 2019. Verso uses its incremental borrowing rate to value the right-of-use asset and related obligations.



	December 31,
	2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases	2.2
Finance leases	4.4
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases	4.3	%
Finance leases	3.8	%

The following table provides additional cash flow details associated with leases included in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2019.



	Year Ended
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows related to operating leases	$	12
Operating cash flows related to finance leases	—
Financing cash flows related to finance leases	1

Rental expense for operating leases classified under ASC 840, Leases, for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018 was $10 million and $12 million, respectively. The following table represents the future minimum rental payments due under non-cancelable operating leases that had initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year, as of December 31, 2018. Amounts are based on ASC 840, Leases, that was superseded upon Verso’s adoption of ASC 842, Leases, on January 1, 2019 (see Note 2).



	December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2018
2019	$	6
2020	5
2021	2
2022	1
2023	—
Thereafter	—
Total	$	14

LEASES

The following table details right-of-use assets and associated obligations for operating and finance leases included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019.



		December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	Classification	2019
Assets:
Operating lease assets	Intangibles and other assets, net	$	14
Finance lease assets	Property, plant and equipment, net⁽¹⁾	7
Total leased assets		$	21
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Operating	Accrued and other liabilities	$	8
Finance	Current maturities of long-term debt and finance leases	2
Non-current liabilities:
Operating	Other long-term liabilities	6
Finance	Long-term debt and finance leases	5
Total lease liabilities		$	21

(1) Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization.

The following table details the costs associated with leasing transactions included on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019.



		Year Ended
(Dollars in millions)	Classification	December 31, 2019
Operating lease cost	Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$	11
Operating lease cost	Selling, general and administrative expenses	1
Variable lease cost	Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	8
Short term lease cost	Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	3
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of leased assets	Depreciation and amortization	1
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense	—
Net lease cost		$	24



	Operating			Finance
(Dollars in millions)	Leases			Leases			Total
2020	$	8		$	2		$	10
2021	4			2			6
2022	2			2			4
2023	1			1			2
2024	—			1			1
Thereafter	—			—			—
Total lease payments	$	15		$	8		$	23
Imputed interest	(1		)	(1		)	(2		)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	14		$	7		$	21



	December 31,
	2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases	2.2
Finance leases	4.4
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases	4.3	%
Finance leases	3.8	%

The following table provides additional cash flow details associated with leases included in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2019.



	Year Ended
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows related to operating leases	$	12
Operating cash flows related to finance leases	—
Financing cash flows related to finance leases	1



	December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2018
2019	$	6
2020	5
2021	2
2022	1
2023	—
Thereafter	—
Total	$	14