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Finance Obligations | 12 Months Ended
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Finance Obligations | 13. Finance Obligation, as restated ​ The Company has sold future services to be performed associated with certain sale/leaseback transactions and recorded the balance as a finance obligation. The outstanding balance of this obligation at December 31, 2020 was $157.7 million, $24.7 million and $132.9 million of which was classified as short-term and long-term, respectively, on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The outstanding balance of this obligation at December 31, 2019 was $112.4 million, $16.8 million and $95.6 million of which was classified as short-term and long-term, respectively. The amount is amortized using the effective interest method. The fair value of this finance obligation approximated the carrying value as of December 31, 2020. ​ In prior periods, the Company entered into sale/leaseback transactions that were accounted for as financing transactions and reported as part of finance obligations. The outstanding balance of finance obligations related to sale/leaseback transactions at December 31, 2020 was $23.9 million, $8.0 million and $15.9 million of which was classified as short-term and long-term, respectively on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The outstanding balance of this obligation at December 31, 2019 was $31.7 million, $7.9 million and $23.8 million of which was classified as short-term and long-term, respectively on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The fair value of this finance obligation approximated the carrying value as of both December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. ​ Future minimum payments under finance obligations notes above as of December 31, 2020 were as follows (in thousands): ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Total
​ | ​ | Sale of Future | ​ | ​ | Sale/leaseback | Finance
​ | ​ | revenue - debt | ​ | ​ | financings | Obligations
2021 | $ | 41,670 | ​ | $ | 9,327 | ​ | $ | 50,997
2022 | ​ | 39,268 | ​ | ​ | 4,975 | ​ | ​ | 44,243
2023 | ​ | 39,268 | ​ | ​ | 3,149 | ​ | ​ | 42,417
2024 | ​ | 39,268 | ​ | ​ | 16,154 | ​ | ​ | 55,422
2025 and thereafter | ​ | 53,385 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 53,385
Total future minimum payments | ​ | 212,859 | ​ | ​ | 33,605 | ​ | ​ | 246,464
Less imputed interest | ​ | (55,158) | ​ | ​ | (9,753) | ​ | ​ | (64,911)
Total | $ | 157,701 | ​ | $ | 23,852 | ​ | $ | 181,553
​ Other information related to the above finance obligations are presented in the following table: ​
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​ | ​ | Year ended | ​ | ​ | Year ended
​ | ​ | December 31, 2020 | ​ | ​ | December 31, 2019
Cash payments (in thousands) | $ | 44,245 | ​ | $ | 76,244
Weighted average remaining term (years) | ​ | 5.0 | ​ | ​ | 5.3
Weighted average discount rate | ​ | 11.3% | ​ | ​ | 11.2%
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