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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract] |
Assets and Liabilities | Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 was as follows:
Leases | Classification | 2022 | 2021
Assets: |  |  |
Operating | Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | $ | 389,565 |  | $ | 384,344 |
Finance | Buildings, Furniture, equipment and software, net | 41,049 |  | 39,756 |
Total leased assets |  | $ | 430,614 |  | $ | 424,100 |
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current |  |  |
Operating | Current portion of operating leases | 38,994 |  | 38,149 |
Finance | Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases | 6,173 |  | 5,258 |
Non-current |  |  |
Operating | Long-term operating leases, less current portion | 376,898 |  | 377,104 |
Finance | Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion | 42,013 |  | 39,866 |
Total lease liabilities |  | $ | 464,078 |  | $ | 460,377 |
Lease Term and Discount Rate |  | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
Weighted average remaining lease terms |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 9.4 years | 9.4 years | 9.9 years
Finance leases |  | 14.6 years | 14.9 years | 14.5 years
Weighted average discount rate |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 9.40 | % | 8.90 | % | 9.20 | %
Finance leases |  | 9.90 | % | 9.60 | % | 9.50 | %
Lease, Cost | The components of lease cost for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Lease Cost | Classification | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
Operating lease cost | Direct costs | $ | 58,701 |  | $ | 70,256 |  | $ | 68,488 |
Finance lease cost |  |  |  |
Amortization of leased assets | Direct costs | 6,821 |  | 6,732 |  | 4,484 |
Interest on leased assets | Interest expense | 3,990 |  | 4,092 |  | 2,750 |
Short-term lease costs | Direct costs | 1,055 |  | 73 |  | 1,121 |
Variable lease costs | Direct costs | 9,806 |  | 5,575 |  | (877) |
Sublease income | Revenues | (425) |  | (187) |  | (890) |
Total lease cost |  | $ | 79,948 |  | $ | 86,541 |  | $ | 75,076 |
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
Other Information | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities |  |  |
Operating cash flows used for operating leases | $ | 56,540 |  | $ | 75,164 |  | $ | 69,881 |
Operating cash flows used for finance leases | $ | 3,990 |  | $ | 4,107 |  | $ | 2,750 |
Financing cash flows used for finance leases | $ | 5,136 |  | $ | 4,874 |  | $ | 2,736 |
Leased assets obtained for new finance lease liabilities | $ | 5,226 |  | $ | 1,997 |  | $ | 27,757 |
Leased assets obtained for new operating lease liabilities | $ | 12,677 |  | $ | 7,674 |  | $ | 13,565 |
Maturities of Lease Liabilities | As of December 31, 2022, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
Maturity of Lease Liability | Operating Leases | Finance Leases
Year 1 | $ | 83,560 |  | $ | 10,623 |
Year 2 | 80,458 |  | 8,125 |
Year 3 | 79,659 |  | 6,649 |
Year 4 | 79,319 |  | 4,847 |
Year 5 | 68,779 |  | 3,878 |
Thereafter | 251,258 |  | 80,402 |
Total lease payments | $ | 643,033 |  | $ | 114,524 |
Less: interest and inflation | (227,141) |  | (66,338) |
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 415,892 |  | $ | 48,186 |
Maturities of Lease Liabilities | As of December 31, 2022, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
Maturity of Lease Liability | Operating Leases | Finance Leases
Year 1 | $ | 83,560 |  | $ | 10,623 |
Year 2 | 80,458 |  | 8,125 |
Year 3 | 79,659 |  | 6,649 |
Year 4 | 79,319 |  | 4,847 |
Year 5 | 68,779 |  | 3,878 |
Thereafter | 251,258 |  | 80,402 |
Total lease payments | $ | 643,033 |  | $ | 114,524 |
Less: interest and inflation | (227,141) |  | (66,338) |
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 415,892 |  | $ | 48,186 |

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