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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract] |
Schedule of lease assets and liabilities | The table below presents the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in millions):
|  |  |  | As of December 31,
|  |  |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Assets |  | Classification on Balance Sheet |  |  |  |
Operating lease assets |  | Operating lease assets |  | $ | 804 |  |  | $ | 912 |
Finance lease assets |  | Property and equipment, net |  | 131 |  |  | 171 |
Total lease assets |  |  |  | $ | 935 |  |  | $ | 1,083 |
Liabilities |  | Classification on Balance Sheet |  |  |  |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  | Current operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 113 |  |  | $ | 128 |
Finance lease liabilities |  | Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations |  | 37 |  |  | 31 |
Long-term: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  | Long-term operating lease liabilities |  | 752 |  |  | 690 |
Finance lease liabilities |  | Long-term debt and finance lease obligations |  | 26 |  |  | 58 |
Total lease liabilities |  |  |  | $ | 928 |  |  | $ | 907 |
|  |  |  | As of December 31,
|  |  |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 9 |  | 11
Finance leases |  | 2 |  | 3
Weighted average discount rate |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 5.99 | % |  | 5.95 | %
Finance leases |  | 4.60 | % |  | 4.75 | %
Lease, cost | The table below presents certain information related to our lease costs during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 (in millions):
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Operating lease cost |  | $ | 160 |  |  | $ | 180 |  |  | $ | 185 |
Short-term lease cost |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Finance lease cost: |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of assets |  | 6 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 10 |
Interest on lease liabilities |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Variable lease cost |  | 282 |  |  | 391 |  |  | 379 |
Sublease income |  | (5) |  |  | (19) |  |  | (15) |
Total net lease cost |  | $ | 446 |  |  | $ | 566 |  |  | $ | 564 |
Schedule of leases, supplemental cash flows | The table below presents supplemental cash flow information related to leases during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 (in millions):
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating cash flows for operating leases |  | $ | 146 |  |  | $ | 136 |  |  | $ | 151 |
Operating cash flows for finance leases |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Financing cash flows for finance leases |  | 28 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 17 |
Lessee, operating lease, liability, maturity | The table below presents scheduled future minimum lease payments for operating and finance leases recorded on our consolidated balance sheets, as of December 31, 2020 (in millions):
|  | As of December 31, 2020
|  | Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
2021 |  | $ | 160 |  |  | $ | 40 |
2022 |  | 151 |  |  | 11 |
2023 |  | 141 |  |  | 11 |
2024 |  | 119 |  |  | 5 |
2025 |  | 82 |  |  | — |
Thereafter |  | 493 |  |  | — |
Total minimum lease payments |  | 1,146 |  |  | 67 |
Less: amount of lease payment representing interest |  | (281) |  |  | (4) |
Present value of future minimum lease payment |  | 865 |  |  | 63 |
Less: current obligations under leases |  | (113) |  |  | (37) |
Long-term lease obligations |  | $ | 752 |  |  | $ | 26 |

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