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Leases (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract] |
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related To Leases |
|  | June 30,
|  | 2019
Operating Leases |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | 157,843
Operating lease liabilities | $ | 161,512
Finance Leases |  |
Property and equipment, at cost |  | 12,377
Accumulated depreciation |  | (638)
Property and equipment, net | $ | 11,739
Loans payable and other financial liabilities | $ | 10,080
Summary Of Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term And Discount Rate |
Weighted average remaining lease term |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 9 | Years
Finance leases |  | 4 | Years
Weighted average discount rate (*) |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 10.6 | %
Finance leases |  | 27.5 | %
(*) Includes discount rates of leases in local currency and U.S dollar.
Components Of Lease Expense |
|  | June 30,
|  | 2019
Operating lease cost | $ | 13,874
Finance lease cost: |  |
Depreciation of property and equipment |  | 584
Interest on lease liabilities |  | 489
Total finance lease cost | $ | 1,073
Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related To Leases |
|  | Six months ended
|  | June 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 10,219
Financing cash flows from finance leases |  | 889
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: |  |
Operating leases | $ | 43,018
Finance leases |  | 3,355
Maturities Of Lease Liabilities |
Period Ending June 30, 2019 |  |  |  | Operating Leases |  |  | Finance Leases
One year or less |  |  | $ | 29,836 |  | $ | 4,716
One year to two years |  |  |  | 28,994 |  |  | 4,266
Two years to three years |  |  |  | 28,369 |  |  | 4,266
Three years to four years |  |  |  | 26,600 |  |  | 4,021
Four years to five years |  |  |  | 24,932 |  |  | 1,417
Thereafter |  |  |  | 114,372 |  |  | —
Total lease payments |  |  | $ | 253,103 |  | $ | 18,686
Less imputed interest |  |  |  | (91,591) |  |  | (8,606)
Total |  |  | $ | 161,512 |  | $ | 10,080

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