LEASES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

The following table provides the components of lease expense included within the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019:



(In thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Operating lease expense	$	168,461
Variable lease expense	31,891

The following table provides the weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate for the Company's leases as of March 31, 2019. The weighted average discount rate is affected by the operating leases entered into by the iHM entities, which are Debtors in the Chapter 11 Cases.



	March 31, 2019
Operating lease weighted average remaining lease term (in years)	10.0
Operating lease weighted average discount rate	12.44	%

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity

As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s future maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows:



(In thousands)
2019	$	471,907
2020	550,241
2021	474,264
2022	387,920
2023	321,722
Thereafter	2,153,963
Total lease payments	$	4,360,017
Less: Effect of discounting	1,894,444
Total operating lease liability	$	2,465,573

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures

The following table provides supplemental cash flow information related to leases:



(In thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of operating lease liabilities	$	189,472
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets¹	$	2,565,084

¹Lease liabilities from obtaining right-of-use assets include transition liabilities upon adoption of ASC 842, as well as new leases entered into during the three months ended March 31, 2019.