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LEASE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract] |
Schedule of Right-of-Use Assets and Lease Liabilities | Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities included in our consolidated balance sheet were as follows:
|  | Balance Sheet Location |  | December 31, 2019
|  |  |  | (Thousands of Dollars)
Right-of-Use Assets: |  |  |  |
Operating |  | Other long-term assets, net |  | $ | 81,219 |
Finance |  | Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated amortization of $3,748 |  | $ | 74,953 |
Lease Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Operating: |  |  |  |
Current |  | Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 10,416 |
Noncurrent |  | Other long-term liabilities |  | 70,083 |
Total operating lease liabilities |  |  |  | $ | 80,499 |
Finance: |  |  |  |
Current |  | Short-term debt and current portion of finance leases |  | $ | 4,546 |
Noncurrent |  | Long-term debt, less current portion |  | 55,446 |
Total finance lease liabilities |  |  |  | $ | 59,992 |
Maturity Analysis of Lease Liabilities | As of December 31, 2019, maturities of our operating and finance lease liabilities were as follows:
|  | Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
|  | (Thousands of Dollars)
2020 |  | $ | 12,647 |  |  | $ | 6,702 |
2021 |  | 9,419 |  |  | 5,252 |
2022 |  | 8,717 |  |  | 4,582 |
2023 |  | 7,605 |  |  | 4,480 |
2024 |  | 6,739 |  |  | 4,067 |
Thereafter |  | 60,354 |  |  | 59,681 |
Total lease payments |  | $ | 105,481 |  |  | $ | 84,764 |
Less: Interest |  | 24,982 |  |  | 24,772 |
Present value of lease liabilities |  | $ | 80,499 |  |  | $ | 59,992 |
Lease Cost | Costs incurred for leases, including costs associated with discontinued operations, were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2019
|  | (Thousands of Dollars)
Operating lease cost |  | $ | 29,167 |
Finance lease cost: |  |
Amortization of right-of-use assets |  | 3,748 |
Interest expense on lease liability |  | 2,212 |
Short-term lease cost |  | 19,140 |
Variable lease cost |  | 6,990 |
Total lease cost |  | $ | 61,257 |
Additional Lease Information | The table below presents additional information regarding our leases:
|  | Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
|  | (Thousands of Dollars, Except Term and Rate Data)
For the year ended December 31, 2019: |  |  |  |
Cash outflows from operating activities |  | $ | 27,567 |  |  | $ | 2,027 |
Cash outflows from financing activities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,700 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities |  | $ | 2,153 |  |  | $ | 4,430 |
As of December 31, 2019: |  |  |  |
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) |  | 15 |  |  | 20 |
Weighted-average discount rate |  | 3.6 | % |  | 3.7 | %

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