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Leases
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases [Text Block] 16. Leases

We lease certain locomotives, freight cars, and other property for use in our rail operations. We determine if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception. We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components and we have elected to not separate lease and non-lease components for all classes of underlying assets. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with initial terms in excess of 12 months are recorded as operating or financing leases in our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Operating leases are included in operating lease assets, accounts payable and other current liabilities, and operating lease liabilities on our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Finance leases are included in net properties, debt due within one year, and debt due after one year on our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

Operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use a collateralized incremental borrowing rate for all operating leases based on the information available at commencement date, including lease term, in determining the present value of future payments. The operating lease asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and reported in equipment and other rents and financing lease expense is recorded as depreciation and interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following are additional details related to our lease portfolio:

Mar. 31,

Dec. 31,

Millions

Classification

2020

2019

Assets

Operating leases

Operating lease assets

$

1,773 

$

1,812 

Finance leases

Net properties [a]

444 

468 

Total leased assets

$

2,217 

$

2,280 

Liabilities

Current

Operating

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

$

326 

$

362 

Finance

Debt due within one year

119 

114 

Noncurrent

Operating

Operating lease liabilities

1,339 

1,471 

Finance

Debt due after one year

433 

491 

Total lease liabilities

$

2,217 

$

2,438 

[a] Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $766 million and $797 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.


The lease cost components are classified as follows:

Millions,

for the Three Months Ended March 31,

Classification

2020

2019

Operating lease cost [a]

Equipment and other rents

$

69 

$

93 

Finance lease cost

Amortization of leased assets

Depreciation

17 

18 

Interest on lease liabilities

Interest expense

7 

9 

Net lease cost

$

93 

$

120 

[a] Includes short-term lease costs of $0.0 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively, and variable lease costs of $1.8 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

The following table presents aggregate lease maturities as of March 31, 2020:

Millions

Operating Leases

Finance Leases

Total

2020

$

147 

$

84 

$

231 

2021

302 

142 

444 

2022

267 

127 

394 

2023

226 

88 

314 

2024

216 

75 

291 

After 2024

777 

124 

901 

Total lease payments

$

1,935 

$

640 

$

2,575 

Less: Interest

270 

88 

358 

Present value of lease liabilities

$

1,665 

$

552 

$

2,217 

The following table presents the weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate:

Mar. 31,

2020

 Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)

Operating leases

8.3 

Finance leases

5.8 

 Weighted-average discount rate

Operating leases

3.7 

Finance leases

5.2 

The following table presents other information related to our operating and finance leases:

Millions,

for the Three Months Ended March 31,

2020

2019

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

Operating cash flows from operating leases

$

210 

215 

Operating cash flows from finance leases

13 

17 

Financing cash flows from finance leases

41 

58 

Leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities

-

-

Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities

45 

9