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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
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, 2021 and 2020 (in millions):
|  |  |  | As of December 31,
|  |  |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Assets |  | Classification on Balance Sheet |  |  |  |
Operating lease assets |  | Operating lease assets |  | $ | 729 |  |  | $ | 804 |
Finance lease assets |  | Property and equipment, net |  | 3 |  |  | 131 |
Total lease assets |  |  |  | $ | 732 |  |  | $ | 935 |
Liabilities |  | Classification on Balance Sheet |  |  |  |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  | Current operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 113 |
Finance lease liabilities |  | Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations |  | 1 |  |  | 37 |
Long-term: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  | Long-term operating lease liabilities |  | 690 |  |  | 752 |
Finance lease liabilities |  | Long-term debt and finance lease obligations |  | 2 |  |  | 26 |
Total lease liabilities |  |  |  | $ | 799 |  |  | $ | 928 |
|  |  |  | As of December 31,
|  |  |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 9 |  | 9
Finance leases |  | 2 |  | 2
Weighted average discount rate |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 6.00 | % |  | 5.99 | %
Finance leases |  | 6.09 | % |  | 4.60 | %
Lease, cost | The table below presents certain information related to our lease costs during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 (in millions):
|  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Operating lease cost |  | $ | 165 |  |  | $ | 160 |  |  | $ | 180 |
Short-term lease cost |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
Finance lease cost: |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of assets |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | 9 |
Interest on lease liabilities |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Variable lease cost |  | 562 |  |  | 282 |  |  | 391 |
Sublease income |  | 10 |  |  | (5) |  |  | (19) |
Total net lease cost |  | $ | 739 |  |  | $ | 446 |  |  | $ | 566 |
Schedule of leases, supplemental cash flows | The table below presents supplemental cash flow information related to leases during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 (in millions):
|  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating cash flows for operating leases |  | $ | 160 |  |  | $ | 146 |  |  | $ | 136 |
Operating cash flows for finance leases |  | 3 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Financing cash flows for finance leases |  | 59 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 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, 2021 (in millions):
|  | As of December 31, 2021
|  | Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
2022 |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 1 |
2023 |  | 152 |  |  | 2 |
2024 |  | 130 |  |  | — |
2025 |  | 91 |  |  | — |
2026 |  | 73 |  |  | — |
Thereafter |  | 443 |  |  | — |
Total minimum lease payments |  | 1,040 |  |  | 3 |
Less: amount of lease payment representing interest |  | (244) |  |  | — |
Present value of future minimum lease payment |  | 796 |  |  | 3 |
Less: current obligations under leases |  | (106) |  |  | (1) |
Long-term lease obligations |  | $ | 690 |  |  | $ | 2 |
Lessee, finance 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, 2021 (in millions):
|  | As of December 31, 2021
|  | Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
2022 |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 1 |
2023 |  | 152 |  |  | 2 |
2024 |  | 130 |  |  | — |
2025 |  | 91 |  |  | — |
2026 |  | 73 |  |  | — |
Thereafter |  | 443 |  |  | — |
Total minimum lease payments |  | 1,040 |  |  | 3 |
Less: amount of lease payment representing interest |  | (244) |  |  | — |
Present value of future minimum lease payment |  | 796 |  |  | 3 |
Less: current obligations under leases |  | (106) |  |  | (1) |
Long-term lease obligations |  | $ | 690 |  |  | $ | 2 |

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