LEASES:

CONSOL Energy uses various leased facilities and equipment in its operations. Future minimum lease payments under capital and operating leases, together with the present value of the net minimum capital lease payments, at December 31, 2018 are as follows:



	Capital		Operating
	Leases		Leases
Year Ended December 31,
2019	$	18,590	$	23,803
2020	20,150		22,260
2021	6,471		21,473
2022	59		11,680
2023	38		4,843
Thereafter	—		16,952
Total minimum lease payments	$	45,308	$	101,011
Less amount representing interest (3.76% – 6.00%)	2,760
Present value of minimum lease payments	42,548
Less amount due in one year	16,858
Total Long-Term Capital Lease Obligation	$	25,690

Rental expense under operating leases was $48,052, $77,879, and $87,903 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

At December 31, 2018, certain of the above capital leases for mining equipment are subleased to a third-party. The following represents the minimum payments including interest for those capital subleases:



2019		2020		2021		2022		2033		Thereafter		Total
$	3,699	$	3,699	$	2,157	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	9,555

CONSOL Energy leases certain owned mining equipment to a third-party under operating leases. The owned equipment included in gross property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation at December 31, 2018 was $10,097 and $10,097, respectively. The owned equipment included in gross property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation at December 31, 2017 was $16,672 and $13,337, respectively.

At December 31, 2018, scheduled minimum rental payments for operating leases related to this equipment were as follows:



2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		Thereafter		Total
$	1,701	$	627	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2,328