Leases

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

6. Leases

The Company leases office space in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Australia. This space is primarily used for office and administrative purposes by the Company’s employees in performing professional services. These leases are classified as operating leases and expire between years 2023 through 2034. The Company’s finance leases are immaterial.

Lease costs are recognized in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations over the lease term on a straight-line basis. Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the term of the related lease or the estimated useful life of the asset.

Some of the Company’s leases include options to extend or renew the leases through 2044. The renewal and extension options are not included in the lease term as the Company is not reasonably certain that it will exercise its option.

From time to time, the Company enters into sublease arrangements with unrelated third parties. These leases are classified as operating leases and expire between years 2023 through 2032. Sublease income is recognized over the lease term on a straight-line basis. Currently, the Company subleases office space in North America and Europe.

As of June 30, 2023, the Company entered into four operating leases for which the commencement date has not yet occurred primarily because of the premises being prepared for occupancy by the landlord. Accordingly, these four leases represent an obligation of the Company that is not reflected within the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2023. The aggregate future liability related to these leases is approximately $6.2 million.

The discount rate used for leases accounted for under the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842 is the Company’s collateralized credit adjusted borrowing rate.

The following table presents lease costs and other quantitative information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Lease Cost:	(dollars in thousands)
Operating lease cost	$	18,950	$	20,947	$	38,528	$	34,963
Variable lease cost	5,657		4,044		10,218		9,204
Sublease rental income	(2,564)		(4,216)		(5,616)		(7,492)
Total lease cost	$	22,043	$	20,775	$	43,130	$	36,675
Additional information:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for operating leases
Operating cash flows	$	21,925	$	24,352	$	44,272	$	47,133

Right-of-use lease assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities and other non-cash adjustments	$	4,401	$	8,527	$	6,536	$	22,689

As of June 30, 2023, the weighted average remaining lease term (in years) and weighted average discount rate were 6.1 and 4.6%, respectively.

Operating lease expense is included in Office and general expenses in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company’s lease expense for leases with a term of 12 months or less is immaterial.

In each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recorded a charge of $9.2 million to reduce the carrying value of two of its right-of-use lease assets and related leasehold improvements. The right-of-use lease assets related to agencies within the Integrated Agencies Network.

In the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded a charge of $0.3 million, to reduce the carrying value of one of its right-of-use lease assets. The right-of-use lease asset related to an agency within the Media Network.

With regard to the aforementioned impairments, the Company evaluated the facts and circumstances related to the use of the assets which indicated that they may not be recoverable. Using estimated sublease income to develop expected future cash flows, it was determined that the fair value of the assets were less than their carrying value. The impairment charges are included in Impairment and other losses within the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following table presents minimum future rental payments under the Company’s leases as of June 30, 2023 and their reconciliation to the corresponding lease liabilities:


	Maturity Analysis
	(dollars in thousands)
Remaining 2023	$	47,657
2024	79,186
2025	61,160
2026	45,716
2027	41,230
Thereafter	120,594
Total	395,543
Less: Present value discount	(55,161)
Lease liability	$	340,382