Leases, Codification Topic 842

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2021

NOTE 4 — Leases

The Company has both lessee and lessor arrangements. The Company determines whether a contract is or contains a lease at the inception of the contract or at any subsequent modification. A contract will be deemed to be or contain a lease if the contract conveys the right to control and direct the use of identified property, plant, or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company generally must also have the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the property, plant, and equipment. Depending on the terms, leases are classified as either operating or finance leases if the Company is the lessee, or as operating, sales-type, or direct financing leases if the Company is the lessor. Certain of the Company’s lessee and lessor leases have renewal options to extend the leases for additional periods at the Company’s discretion.

Leases - Lessee

The Company leases certain facilities and certain equipment under non-cancelable finance and operating leases, which are recorded as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. Certain leases provide the Company with either a right of first refusal to acquire or an option to purchase a facility at fair value. Certain leases also contain escalation clauses and renewal option clauses calling for increased rents. Where a lease contains an escalation clause or a concession, such as a rent holiday or tenant improvement allowance, the Company includes these items in the determination of the right-of-use asset and the lease liabilities. The effects of these escalation clauses or concessions have been reflected in lease expense on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term and any variable lease payments subsequent to establishing the lease liability are expensed as incurred. The lease term commences on the date when the Company has the right to control the use of the leased property, which is typically before lease payments are due under the terms of the lease. Certain of the Company’s leases have renewal periods up to 40 years, exercisable at the Company’s option, and generally require the Company to pay property taxes, insurance and maintenance costs, in addition to the lease payments. At lease inception, the Company includes all renewals or option periods that are reasonably certain to exercise when determining the expected lease term, as failure to renew the lease would impose an economic penalty.

Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the expected lease term. To determine the present value of lease payments not yet paid, the Company estimates incremental borrowing rates based on the information available at lease commencement date, as rates are not implicitly stated in the Company’s leases.

Components of lease expense were as follows:


		Year Ended July 31,
(In thousands)		2021		2020
Operating lease expense		$	28,302	$	31,628
Finance lease expense:
	Amortization of right-of-use assets	612		882
	Interest on finance lease liabilities	65		189
Short-term lease expense		4,472		8,555
Variable lease expense		1,586		1,635
Total lease expense		$	35,037	$	42,889

Facilities rental expense for the year ended July 31, 2019 was $30.6 million under ASC 840, Operating Leases.

The components of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet are as follows (In thousands):


Lease Asset and Liabilities	Balance Sheet Classification (In thousands)	July 31, 2021		July 31, 2020
Operating lease right-of-use assets	Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	119,487	$	118,455
Finance lease right-of-use assets	Property and equipment, net	563		1,409
Total lease assets, net		$	120,050	$	119,864

Operating lease liabilities - current	Current portion of operating and finance lease liabilities	$	21,942	$	24,821
Finance lease liabilities - current	Current portion of operating and finance lease liabilities	530		751
Operating lease liabilities - non-current	Operating and finance lease liabilities, net of current portion	97,925		95,584
Finance lease liabilities - non-current	Operating and finance lease liabilities, net of current portion	36		566
Total lease liabilities		$	120,433	$	121,722

The weighted-average remaining lease terms and discount rates as of July 31, 2021 were as follows:


	Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term (In years)	Weighted-Average Discount Rate(1)
Operating leases	9.41	2.84	%
Finance leases	1.01	1.85	%

(1)The Company cannot determine the interest rate implicit in the Company’s leases. Therefore, the discount rate represents the Company’s incremental borrowing rate and is determined based on the risk-free rate, adjusted for the risk premium attributed to the Company’s corporate credit rating for a secured or collateralized instrument.

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases as of July 31, 2021 were as follows (In thousands):


		Year Ended July 31,
(In thousands)		2021		2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
	Operating cash flows related to operating leases	$	28,576	$	29,799
	Operating cash flows related to finance leases	65		187
	Financing cash flows related to finance leases	1,118		1,065
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities		41,770		42,860
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities		—		2,899

The annual maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities as of July 31, 2021 were as follows:


Fiscal year (In thousands)	Finance leases		Operating leases
2022	$	535	$	24,626
2023	24		20,818
2024	13		16,005
2025	—		13,833
2026	—		10,870
Thereafter	—		53,632
Total future lease commitments	$	572	$	139,784
Less: imputed interest	(6)		(19,917)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	566	$	119,867

Leases - Lessor

The Company’s lessor arrangements include certain facilities and various land locations, of which each qualifies as an operating lease. Certain leases also contain escalation clauses and renewal option clauses calling for increased rents. Where a lease contains an escalation clause or a concession, such as a rent holiday or tenant improvement allowance, the Company includes these items in the determination of the straight-line rental income. The effects of these escalation clauses or concessions have been reflected in lease payments receivable on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term and any variable lease income subsequent to establishing the receivable will be recognized as earned.

Future lease payments receivable under operating leases with terms greater than one year as of July 31, 2021 were as follows:


Fiscal year (In thousands)	Operating leases
2022	$	6,537
2023	5,423
2024	5,499
2025	5,468
2026	5,172
Thereafter	14,556
Total future lease payments receivable	$	42,655

The cost of the leased space was $55.5 million and $64.8 million as of July 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The accumulated depreciation associated with the leased assets was $1.9 million and $0.9 million as of July 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Both the leased assets and accumulated depreciation are included in Property and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheet. Rental income from these operating leases was $14.8 million and $6.2 million for the years ended July 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is included within Service revenues on the consolidated statements of income.