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Leases
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases

NOTE 9 Leases

Substantially all of the Company's operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities represent real estate leases for office space used to conduct the Company's business that expire on various dates through 2041. Leases generally contain renewal options and escalation clauses based upon increases in the lessors’ operating expenses and other charges. The Company anticipates that most of these leases will be renewed or replaced upon expiration, although not necessarily for the same amount of space.

The Company assesses at the inception of a contract, if it contains a lease. This assessment is based on: (i) whether the contract involves the use of a distinct identified asset; (ii) whether the Company obtains the right to substantially all the economic benefit from the use of the asset throughout the period; and (iii) whether the Company has the right to direct the use of the asset.

The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which is primarily composed of the initial lease liability, plus any initial direct costs incurred, less any lease incentives received. The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the minimum lease payments through the term of the lease. Minimum lease payments are discounted to present value using the incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date, which approximates the rate of interest the Company expects to pay on a secured borrowing in an amount equal to the lease payments for the underlying asset under similar terms and economic conditions. The Company has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases that have a total term of twelve months or less. The effect of short-term leases on the Company's right-of-use asset and lease liability would not be significant.

The balances and classification of operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is as follows:

 

(in millions)

 

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

Operating lease assets

 

$

197

 

 

$

199

 

Total assets

 

 

 

197

 

 

 

199

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current operating lease liabilities

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

45

 

 

 

45

 

Non-current operating lease liabilities

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

178

 

 

 

179

 

Total liabilities

 

 

$

223

 

 

$

224

 

As of March 31, 2024, the Company has entered into future lease agreements expected to commence later in 2024 consisting of undiscounted lease liabilities of $1 million.

Lease expense for operating leases consists of the lease payments, inclusive of lease incentives, plus any initial direct costs, and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Included in lease expense are any variable lease payments incurred in the period that were not included in the initial lease liability. Variable lease cost is lease payments that are based on an index or similar rate. They are initially measured using the index or rate in effect at lease commencement and are based on the minimum payments stated in the lease. Additional

payments based on the change in an index or rate, or payments based on a change in the Company's portion of the operating expenses, including real estate taxes and insurance, are recorded as a period expense when incurred.

The components of lease cost for operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were:

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

(in millions)

2024

 

 

2023

 

Operating leases:

 

 

 

 

 

Lease cost

$

14

 

 

$

14

 

Variable lease cost

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Total lease cost net

$

15

 

 

$

15

 

 

The weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate for operating leases as of March 31, 2024 were:

 

Weighted average remaining lease term in years

 

 

6.00

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

 

3.55

%

Maturities of the operating lease liabilities by fiscal year at March 31, 2024 for the Company's operating leases are as follows:

 

(in millions)

 

Operating leases

 

2024 (Remainder)

 

$

38

 

2025

 

 

51

 

2026

 

 

41

 

2027

 

 

34

 

2028

 

 

26

 

Thereafter

 

 

58

 

Total undiscounted lease payments

 

 

248

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

25

 

Present value of lease payments

 

$

223

 

Supplemental cash flow information for operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

(in millions)

2024

 

 

2023

 

Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

$

15

 

 

$

15

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating liabilities

$

11

 

 

$

4