Leases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we had operating lease costs of $75,820 and $72,471, respectively, and variable lease costs of $12,204 and $10,868, respectively. These operating lease costs are recorded in direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded a gain of $40 and $6, respectively, in gain on disposition of assets related to the amendment and termination of lease agreements. Cash payments of $106,014 and $102,082 were made reducing our operating lease liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in cash flows provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

We elected the short-term lease exemption which applies to certain of our vehicle agreements. This election allows the Company to not recognize lease right of use assets ("ROU assets") or lease liabilities for agreements with a term of twelve months or less. We recorded $1,738 and $1,380 in direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) for these agreements during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Our operating leases have a weighted-average remaining lease term of 12.3 years. The weighted-average discount rate of our operating leases is 4.5%. Also, during the periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we obtained $8,246 and $3,767, respectively, of leased assets in exchange for new operating lease liabilities, which includes liabilities obtained through acquisitions.

The following is a summary of the maturities of our operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2022:


2022	$	141,871
2023	189,079
2024	169,388
2025	144,150
2026	120,694
Thereafter	805,744
Total undiscounted operating lease payments	1,570,926
Less: Imputed interest	(397,248)
Total operating lease liabilities	$	1,173,678

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, $713 of amortization expense and $140 of interest expense relating to our financing lease liabilities were recorded in depreciation and amortization and interest expense, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, $713 of amortization expense and $150 of interest expense relating to our financing lease liabilities were recorded in depreciation and amortization and interest expense, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. Cash payments of $333 and $483 were made reducing our financing lease liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in cash flows used in financing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Our financing leases have a weighted-average remaining lease term of 5.7 years and a weighted-average discount rate of 3.1%.

Due to our election not to reassess conclusions about lease identification as part of the adoption of ASC 842, Leases, our transit agreements were accounted for as leases on January 1, 2019. As we enter into new or renew current transit agreements, those agreements do not meet the criteria of a lease under ASC 842, therefore they are no longer accounted for as a lease. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, non-lease variable transit payments were $17,278 and $4,376, respectively. These transit expenses are recorded in direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.