Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the amended provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, “Leases,” using the modified retrospective approach, impacting the reporting and disclosures for operating leases. The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability representing the present value of future lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset over the lease term, as well as the disclosure of key information about operating leasing arrangements.

The Company has amended its accounting policy related to leases to comply with the new standard as follows. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception of the contract and assesses the appropriate classification as finance or operating. Operating leases with terms greater than one year are included in right-of-use lease assets and lease obligations on the Company’s balance sheets. The lease term includes payments to be made in optional or renewal periods only if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise an option to extend the lease or not to exercise an option to terminate the lease. Right-of-use assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term using the interest rate implicit in the contract, when available, or the Company’s incremental collateralized borrowing rate with similar terms. Agreements with both lease and non-lease components are accounted for separately, with only the lease component capitalized. The right-of-use asset is the amount of the lease liability adjusted for prepaid or accrued lease payments, remaining balance of any lease incentives received, unamortized initial direct costs, and impairment. Lease expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term through amortization of the right-of-use asset plus implicit interest accreted on the operating lease liability obligation, and is reflected in Net Occupancy Expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

Some of the Company’s leases contain variable components, such as annual changes to rent based on the consumer price index. Operating lease liabilities are not re-measured as a result of changes to variable components unless the lease must be re-measured for

some other reason such as a renewal that was not reasonably certain of being exercised. Changes to the variable components are treated as variable lease payments and recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments was incurred.

The standard provides several practical expedients available for use in transition. The Company elected to use the standard’s “package of practical expedients,” which allows the use of previous conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and the accounting treatment for initial direct costs. The Company also elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases with lease terms of one year or less; as such, the Company will not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet for such leases. The Company valued its lease obligation using incremental collateralized borrowing rates as of January 1, 2019 for the remaining term of each identified lease. At adoption, the Company recorded a right-of-use asset totaling $115.9 million and a liability for lease payment obligations totaling $130.7 million, offset by the elimination of $14.8 million of existing lease incentive and other deferred rent liabilities. Accounting for leases in accordance with Topic 842 has not had a material impact upon the Company’s consolidated results of operations, and is not expected to in future periods.

The Company has operating leases on a number of its branches, certain regional headquarters and other properties to limit its exposure to ownership risks such as fluctuations in real estate prices and obsolescence. The Company leases real estate with lease terms generally from five to 20 years, some of which have renewal options from one to 20 years. As these extension options are not generally considered reasonably certain of renewal, they are not included in the lease term. The Company is not a lessee in any contracts classified as finance leases.

(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019		Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for operating leases	$	3,870	$	7,880
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities	$	1,105	$	117,723

				June 30, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)				12.93
Weighted average discount rate				3.55	%

The following table sets forth the maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities and the present value discount at June 30, 2019.

(dollars in thousands)
2019	$	8,393
2020		15,779
2021		15,085
2022		14,889
2023		13,525
Thereafter		96,994
Total		164,665
Present value discount		(35,947	)
Lease liability	$	128,718

The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s lease expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

(in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019			Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Operating lease expense	$	4,244		$	8,497
Short-term lease expense		20			39
Variable lease expense		12			24
Sublease income		(60	)		(176	)
Total	$	4,216		$	8,384