Leases and Other Finance Obligations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

9. Leases and Other Finance Obligations

Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities consisted of the following as of December 31:


	2024		2023
	(in thousands)
Assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	$	594,301	$	502,184
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net (included in property, plant and equipment, net)		1,318		2,714
Total right-of-use assets	$	595,619	$	504,898
Liabilities
Current
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$	103,499	$	98,217
Current portion of finance lease liabilities (included in current maturities of long-term debt)		470		1,184
Noncurrent
Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities		525,213		434,081
Noncurrent portion of finance lease liabilities (included in long-term debt, net of current maturities)		608		1,113
Total lease liabilities	$	629,790	$	534,595

Total lease costs consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:



	2024		2023		2022
	(in thousands)
Operating lease costs (1)	$	143,878	$	144,243	$	144,755
Finance lease costs:
Amortization of finance lease right-of-use assets		1,120		2,089		1,876
Interest on finance lease liabilities		95		201		179
Variable lease costs		34,781		34,408		30,590
Total lease costs	$	179,874	$	180,941	$	177,400

(1) Includes short-term lease costs and sublease income which were not material for all periods presented.

Future maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2024, were as follows:


	Finance Leases			Operating Leases
	(in thousands)
2025	$	512		$	136,195
2026		257			127,053
2027		210			112,578
2028		130			100,534
2029		55			80,167
Thereafter		—			218,774
Total lease payments		1,164			775,301
Less: amount representing interest		(86	)		(146,589	)
Present value of lease liabilities		1,078			628,712
Less: current portion		(470	)		(103,499	)
Long-term lease liabilities, net of current portion	$	608		$	525,213

Weighted average lease terms and discount rates as of December 31 were as follows:


	2024			2023
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases		7.0			6.6
Finance leases		3.0			2.8
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases		6.0	%		6.0	%
Finance leases		5.7	%		6.1	%

The following table presents cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for the years ended December 31:


	2024		2023		2022
	(in thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	132,989	$	127,562	$	125,311
Operating cash flows from finance leases		95		201		179
Financing cash flows from finance leases		1,182		2,214		1,844

Our lease agreements do not impose any significant restrictions or covenants on us. As of December 31, 2024, we do not have any material leases that have been signed but have not yet commenced and are not reflected on our consolidated balance sheet. Leases with related parties are not significant as of and for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.

Other Finance Obligations

In addition to the operating and finance lease arrangements described above, the Company is party to 115 individual property lease agreements with a single lessor as of December 31, 2024. These lease agreements had initial terms ranging from nine to 15 years with renewal options in five-year increments providing for up to approximately 30-year total lease terms. A related agreement between the lessor and the Company gives the Company the right to acquire a limited number of the leased facilities at fair market value. These purchase rights represent a form of continuing involvement with these properties, which precluded sale-leaseback accounting. As a result, the Company treats all of the properties that it leases from this lessor as a financing arrangement.

We were deemed the owner of certain of our facilities during their construction period based on an evaluation made in accordance with the Leases topic of the Codification. Effectively, a sale and leaseback of these facilities occurred when construction was completed and the lease term began. These transactions did not qualify for sale-leaseback accounting. As a result, the Company treats the lease of these facilities as a financing arrangement.

As of December 31, 2024, other finance obligations consist of $190.3 million, with cash payments of $20.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. These other finance obligations are included on the consolidated balance sheets as part of long-term debt. The related assets are recorded as components of property, plant, and equipment on the consolidated balance sheets.

Future maturities for other finance obligations as of December 31, 2024, were as follows:


	(in thousands)
2025	$	16,272
2026		15,939
2027		15,874
2028		15,887
2029		15,907
Thereafter		103,127
Total	$	183,006