Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

The majority of the Company’s facilities are leased under non-cancellable operating leases ranging in terms from five years to 15 years and which contain renewal options of five years to ten years at the fair rental value at the time of renewal. The Company’s leases are generally subject to periodic consumer price index increases or contain fixed escalation clauses. The Company also leases certain facilities and equipment under capital leases.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating and capital leases are as follows:



	Operating leases		Capital leases
2019	$	483,488	$	36,754
2020	462,154		41,044
2021	432,950		34,026
2022	395,462		33,690
2023	349,649		33,845
Thereafter	1,589,949		194,611
	$	3,713,652	373,970
Less portion representing interest			(91,233		)
Total capital lease obligations, including current portion			$	282,737

Rent expense under all operating leases for 2018, 2017, and 2016 was $596,117, $530,748 and $478,531, respectively. Rent expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease for leases that contain fixed escalation clauses or include abatement provisions. Leasehold improvement incentives are deferred and amortized to rent expense over the term of the lease. The net book value of property and equipment under capital leases was $235,194 and $257,772 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Capital lease obligations are included in long-term debt. See Note 14 to these consolidated financial statements.