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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Option Activity
The summary of stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2025 is presented below:
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
WRL Omnibus Plan
Outstanding as of January 1, 20256,700 $68.25 
Granted16,241 $81.55 
Exercised(6,700)$68.25 
Outstanding as of December 31, 202516,241 $81.55 4.3$629,826 
Fully vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 202516,241 $81.55 4.3$629,826 
Exercisable as of December 31, 2025— 
WML Share Option Plan
Outstanding as of January 1, 202541,559,400 $1.40 
Granted4,856,000 $0.84 
Forfeited or expired(1,014,400)$1.99 
Outstanding as of December 31, 202545,401,000 $1.32 6.1$807,371 
Fully vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 202545,401,000 $1.32 6.1$807,371 
Exercisable as of December 31, 202529,821,800 $1.61 4.8$463,932 

The following is provided for stock options under the Company's stock-based compensation plans (in thousands, except weighted average grant date fair value):
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
WRL Omnibus Plan(1)
Weighted average grant date fair value$23.09 $— $— 
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised$306 $832 $1,475 
Cash received from the exercise of stock options$457 $1,017 $1,965 
WML Share Option Plan(2)
Weighted average grant date fair value$0.26 $0.25 $0.25 
(1)As of December 31, 2025, there was $0.1 million in unamortized compensation expense related to stock options.
(2)As of December 31, 2025, there was $3.8 million of unamortized compensation expense related to stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.46 years.
Valuation Assumptions
The fair value of stock options granted under the WRL Omnibus Plan was estimated on the date of grant using the following weighted average assumption:

Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
Expected dividend yield1.2 %— %— %
Expected volatility39.3 %— %— %
Risk-free interest rate3.7 %— %— %
Expected term (years)3.0— — 

The fair value of stock options granted under WML's Share Option Plan was estimated on the date of grant using the following weighted average assumptions:
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
Expected dividend yield5.4 %5.4 %5.7 %
Expected volatility51.9 %54.2 %53.8 %
Risk-free interest rate2.6 %3.1 %3.6 %
Expected term (years)6.56.56.5
The fair value of PSUs granted under the WRL Omnibus Plan was estimated on the date of grant using the following weighted average assumptions:
Year Ended December 31,
20252024
Expected volatility40 %45 %
Risk-free interest rate4.3 %4.1 %
Nonvested and Performance Nonvested Share Activity
The summary of nonvested and performance nonvested share activity under the Company's stock-based compensation plans for the year ended December 31, 2025 is presented below:
Shares
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
WRL Omnibus Plan
Nonvested as of January 1, 2025
1,018,971 $95.52 
Granted1,248,597 $83.53 
Vested(707,772)$112.43 
Forfeited(47,110)$86.68 
Nonvested as of December 31, 2025
1,512,685 $88.49 
WML Share Award Plan
Nonvested as of January 1, 2025
24,522,449 $0.89 
Granted9,913,368 $0.74 
Vested(9,267,546)$0.82 
Forfeited(1,460,940)$0.87 
Nonvested as of December 31, 2025
23,707,331 $0.86 
Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Plans
The following is provided for the share awards under the Company's stock-based compensation plans (in thousands, except weighted average grant date fair value):
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
WRL Omnibus Plan
Weighted average grant date fair value$83.53 $93.12 $94.13 
Fair value of shares vested$55,636 $49,544 $56,689 
WML Share Award Plan
Weighted average grant date fair value$0.74 $0.90 $1.08 
Fair value of shares vested$6,736 $4,422 $3,941 
Schedule of Performance Shares Activity The summary of PSU activity during the year ended December 31, 2025 is provided below:
Units
(at target)
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Nonvested as of January 1, 2025
50,795 $115.94 
Granted33,283 $71.70 
Vested— $— 
Forfeited— $— 
Nonvested as of December 31, 2025
84,078 $98.43 
Share-Based Compensation Allocated Costs
The total compensation cost for stock-based compensation plans was recorded as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
Casino$10,778 $3,065 $2,163 
Rooms6,663 1,028 800 
Food and beverage17,689 2,197 1,636 
Entertainment, retail and other2,362 1,108 8,230 
General and administrative54,435 51,631 51,686 
Total stock-based compensation expense91,927 59,029 64,515 
Total stock-based compensation capitalized5,589 5,242 5,268 
Total stock-based compensation costs$97,516 $64,271 $69,783