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Lease Commitments
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
Lease Commitments

Note 20 — Lease Commitments

Lessor

Equipment on operating leases is reported net of accumulated depreciation of $93.4 million, $68.0 million and $48.6 million as of August 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Depreciation expense was $36.0 million, $26.0 million and $22.0 million for the years ended August 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 respectively. In addition, certain railcar equipment leased-in by the Company on operating leases is subleased to customers under non-cancelable operating leases with lease terms ranging from one to ten years. Operating lease rental revenues included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended August 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was $121.1 million, $91.9 million and $66.8 million respectively, which included $19.9 million, $19.3 million, and $18.1 million respectively, of revenue as a result of daily, monthly or car hire utilization arrangements.

Aggregate minimum future amounts receivable under all non-cancelable operating leases and subleases as of August 31, 2024, will mature as follows:

(In millions)

 

 

 

2025

 

$

102.9

 

2026

 

 

93.3

 

2027

 

 

83.4

 

2028

 

 

65.5

 

2029

 

 

48.5

 

Thereafter

 

 

112.7

 

 

$

506.3

 

 

 

 

 

Lessee

The Company leases railcars, real estate, and certain equipment under operating and, to a lesser extent, finance lease arrangements. As of and for the years ended August 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, finance leases were not a material component of the Company's lease portfolio. The Company’s real estate and equipment leases have remaining lease terms ranging from less than one year to 74 years, with some including options to extend up to 7 years. The Company recognizes a lease liability and corresponding ROU asset based on the present value of lease payments. To determine the present value of lease payments, as most of its leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate is used to discount the lease payments based on information available at the lease commencement date. The Company gives consideration to its recent debt issuances as well as publicly available data for instruments with similar characteristics when estimating its incremental borrowing rate.

The components of operating lease costs were as follows:

 

 

For the Year Ended August 31,

 

(In millions)

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Operating lease expense

 

$

17.3

 

 

$

13.6

 

 

$

10.7

 

Short-term lease expense

 

 

7.9

 

 

 

9.3

 

 

 

6.0

 

Total

 

$

25.2

 

 

$

22.9

 

 

$

16.7

 

 

Aggregate minimum future amounts payable under operating leases having initial or remaining non-cancelable terms as of August 31, 2024 will mature as follows:

(In millions)

 

 

 

2025

 

$

14.6

 

2026

 

 

13.5

 

2027

 

 

10.7

 

2028

 

 

9.8

 

2029

 

 

8.0

 

Thereafter

 

 

16.3

 

Total lease payments

 

$

72.9

 

Less: Imputed interest

 

 

(6.9

)

Total lease obligations

 

$

66.0

 

 

 

 

 

The table below presents additional information related to the Company’s operating leases as of August 31, 2024:

Weighted average remaining lease term

 

10.77 years

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

 

2.8

%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases were as follows:

(In millions)

 

For the Year Ended
August 31, 2024

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

17.1

 

ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

 

$

8.6