Operating Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]

Our portfolio of leases primarily consists of real estate office space, manufacturing and warehousing facilities, land and equipment. Certain leases contain escalation clauses and renewal or purchase options, and generally our leases have no residual value guarantees or material covenants. We exclude leases with a term of one year or less from our balance sheet, and do not separate non-lease components from our real estate leases.

Rent expense under operating leases was $294 million, $317 million and $354 million in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. Variable lease costs were insignificant in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, operating lease right of use assets in Other assets were $1.1 billion and $1.0 billion, operating lease liabilities in Accrued liabilities were $204 million and $209 million and non-current operating lease liabilities in Other liabilities were $1.0 billion and $969 million. Operating lease right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations were $328 million and $222 million in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Our undiscounted future lease obligations related to operating leases having initial terms in excess of one year are $243 million, $226 million, $198 million, $163 million, $135 million and $409 million for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 and thereafter, with imputed interest of $159 million as of December 31, 2021. The weighted average discount rate was 3.5% and 4.0% and the weighted-average remaining lease term was 7.1 years and 7.4 years at December 31, 2021 and 2020. Payments for operating leases included in Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities were $301 million, $309 million and $337 million in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. Lease agreements that have not yet commenced were $215 million at December 31, 2021.

Equipment on Operating Leases

Equipment on operating leases primarily consists of leases to retail customers of GM Financial.


	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Equipment on operating leases	$	47,423	$	50,000
Less: accumulated depreciation	(9,494)		(10,181)
Equipment on operating leases, net	$	37,929	$	39,819

At December 31, 2021, the estimated residual value of our leased assets at the end of the lease term was $29.1 billion.

Depreciation expense related to Equipment on operating leases, net was $6.1 billion, $7.2 billion and $7.3 billion in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

The following table summarizes lease payments due to GM Financial on leases to retail customers:


	Years Ending December 31,
	2022		2023		2024		2025		2026		Thereafter		Total
Lease receipts under operating leases	$	5,551	$	3,415	$	1,147	$	103	$	—	$	—	$	10,216