Lease Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

We lease certain office and storage facilities, rail cars and other equipment under long-term operating leases, most of which contain renewal options. At December 31, 2018, the minimum future rental commitments under operating leases having non-cancellable lease terms in excess of one year are as follows:



	(In thousands)
2019	$	104,362
2020	92,491
2021	84,581
2022	70,874
2023	61,063
Thereafter	88,206
Total	$	501,577

Rental expense charged to operations was $84.1 million, $95.7 million and $93.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.