Leases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

LEASES

Lessor Information

Refer to Note 1 to these condensed consolidated financial statements for further information about the Company's revenue generating activities as a lessor. All of the Company's customer agreements are considered operating leases, and the Company currently does not have any sales-type or direct financing leases.

Lessee Information

As a lessee, the Company leases retail store and warehouse space for most of its Aaron's Business store-based operations, call center space and hubs for its Progressive Leasing segment, and management and information technology space for corporate functions under operating leases expiring at various times through 2033. To the extent that a leased retail store or warehouse space is vacated prior to the termination of the lease, the Company may sublease these spaces to third parties while maintaining its primary obligation as the intermediate lessor. The Company leases transportation vehicles under operating and finance leases, most of which generally expire during the next three years. The transportation leases generally include a residual value that is guaranteed to the lessor, which ensures that the vehicles will be returned to the lessor in reasonable working condition. The Company also leases various IT equipment such as printers and computers under operating leases, most of which generally expire during the next three years. For all of its leases in which the Company is a lessee, the Company has elected to include both the lease and non-lease components as a single component and account for it as a lease.

Finance lease costs are comprised of the amortization of right-of-use assets and interest on lease liabilities, which are recorded within operating expenses and interest expense, respectively, in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings. Operating lease costs are recorded on a straight-line basis within operating expenses or restructuring expenses, net (if the lease costs are related to the Company's restructuring programs as described in Note 8) in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings. The Company’s total lease expense is comprised of the following:



	Three Months Ended
(In Thousands)	March 31, 2019
Finance Lease Cost:
Amortization of Right-of-Use Assets	$	465
Interest on Lease Liabilities	114
Total Finance Lease Cost:	579

Operating Lease Cost:
Operating Lease Cost Classified within Operating Expenses¹	29,213
Operating Lease Cost Classified within Restructuring Expenses, Net	804
Sublease Receipts	(732		)
Total Operating Lease Cost:	29,285

Total Lease Cost	$	29,864

¹ Includes short-term and variable lease costs, which are not significant.

Additional information regarding the Company’s leasing activities as a lessee is as follows:



	Three Months Ended
(In Thousands)	March 31, 2019
Cash Paid for Amounts Included in Measurement of Lease Liabilities:
Operating Cash Flows for Finance Leases	$	113
Operating Cash Flows for Operating Leases	31,643
Financing Cash Flows for Finance Leases	574
Total Cash Paid for Amounts Included in Measurement of Lease Liabilities	32,330
Right-of-Use Assets Obtained in Exchange for New Finance Lease Liabilities	—
Right-of-Use Assets Obtained in Exchange for New Operating Lease Liabilities	$	6,587

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:



(In Thousands)	Balance Sheet Classification	March 31, 2019
Assets
Operating Lease Assets	Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets	$	370,282
Finance Lease Assets	Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	2,578
Total Lease Assets		$	372,860

Liabilities
Operating Lease Liabilities	Operating Lease Liabilities	$	406,559
Finance Lease Liabilities	Debt	4,590
Total Lease Liabilities		$	411,149

Most of the Company’s real estate leases contain renewal options for additional periods ranging from one to 20 years or provide for options to purchase the related property at predetermined purchase prices that do not represent bargain purchase options. The Company currently does not have any real estate leases in which it considers the renewal options to be reasonably certain of exercise, as the Company's historical experience indicates that renewal options are not reasonably certain to be exercised, as well as contractual renewal rental rates that are considered to be in line with market rental rates and lack of significant economic penalties or business disruptions incurred by not exercising any renewal options.

The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate for its leases, as the implicit rate in the lease is not readily determinable. Below is a summary of the weighted-average discount rate and weighted-average remaining lease term for the Company’s finance and operating leases:



	Weighted Average Discount Rate¹		Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (in years)
Finance Leases	6.0	%	2
Operating Leases	3.6	%	5

¹Upon adoption of ASC 842, discount rates for existing operating leases were established as of January 1, 2019.

Under the short-term lease exception provided within ASC 842, the Company does not record a lease liability or right-of-use asset for any leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less at commencement, including renewal options that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, and do not include purchase options. Below is a summary of undiscounted finance and operating lease liabilities that have initial terms in excess of one year as of March 31, 2019. The table also includes a reconciliation of the future undiscounted cash flows to the present value of the finance and operating lease liabilities included in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.



(In Thousands)	Operating Leases		Finance Leases		Total
2019	$	89,172	$	2,407	$	91,579
2020	104,166		2,028		106,194
2021	81,568		772		82,340
2022	61,345		74		61,419
2023	40,967		—		40,967
Thereafter	75,891		—		75,891
Total Undiscounted Cash Flows	453,109		5,281		458,390
Less: Interest	46,550		691		47,241
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	$	406,559	$	4,590	$	411,149

Leases