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Leases
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2018
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases
Leases
Annual minimum rental commitments for all leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable term of more than one year are shown below (in millions):
 
Finance lease
obligation
 
Capital
lease
 
Operating
lease1
2019
$
18

 
$
63

 
$
3,528

2020
18

 
63

 
3,304

2021
18

 
62

 
3,028

2022
18

 
58

 
2,762

2023
18

 
57

 
2,522

Later
216

 
864

 
17,592

Total minimum lease payments
$
306

 
$
1,167

 
$
32,736



1 
Includes $1.6 billion of minimum rental commitments on closed locations

The capital and finance lease amounts include $813 million of imputed interest. Total minimum lease payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of $331 million due in the future under non-cancelable subleases.

The Company continuously evaluates its real estate portfolio in conjunction with its capital needs. Historically, the Company has entered into several sale-leaseback transactions. In fiscal 2018, the Company did not record any proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions. In fiscal 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions of $444 million and $60 million, respectively.

In fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded charges of $129 million, $394 million and $127 million, respectively, for facilities that were closed or relocated. These charges are reported in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

The changes in liability for facility closings and related lease termination charges include the following (in millions):
 
 
2018
 
2017
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
718

 
$
466

Provision for present value of non-cancelable lease payments on closed facilities
 
52

 
344

Changes in assumptions
 
19

 
13

Accretion expense
 
58

 
37

Other - non cash1
 
338

 

Cash payments, net of sublease income
 
(221
)
 
(142
)
Balance at end of period
 
$
964

 
$
718



1 
Represents unfavorable lease liabilities from acquired Rite Aid stores.

The Company remains secondarily liable on 16 leases for which the maximum potential undiscounted future payments are $22 million at August 31, 2018. These lease option dates vary, with some lease terms extending up to 2039.

Rental expense, which includes common area maintenance, insurance and taxes, where appropriate, was as follows (in millions):
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Minimum rentals
 
$
3,447

 
$
3,259

 
$
3,355

Contingent rentals
 
68

 
59

 
60

Less: sublease rental income
 
(67
)
 
(55
)
 
(49
)
 
 
$
3,448

 
$
3,263

 
$
3,366