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LEASES (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract] |
Components of Lease Expense Table | The components of lease expense were as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
Lease Cost |  | 2020 |  | 2019
|  | (amounts in thousands) |  |
Operating lease cost |  | $ | 12,146 |  |  | $ | 12,468 |
Variable lease cost |  | 2,767 |  |  | 2,052 |
Short-term lease cost |  | — |  |  | 98 |
Total lease cost |  | $ | 14,913 |  |  | $ | 14,618 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information | Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
Description |  | 2020 |  | 2019
|  | (amounts in thousands) |  |
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities |  |  |  |
Operating cash flows from operating leases |  | $ | 12,997 |  |  | $ | 13,109 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations |  |  |  |
Operating leases (1) |  | $ | 701 |  |  | $ | 307,618 |
(1)ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations in 2019 include transition liabilities upon implementation of the amended leasing guidance, as well as new leases entered into during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases | Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
Description |  | March 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
|  | (amounts in thousands) |  |
Operating Leases |  |  |  |
Operating leases right-of-use assets |  | $ | 248,501 |  |  | $ | 259,613 |
Operating lease liabilities (current) |  | $ | 34,539 |  |  | $ | 35,335 |
Operating lease liabilities (noncurrent) |  | 243,806 |  |  | 253,346 |
Total operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 278,345 |  |  | $ | 288,681 |
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term |  |  |
Operating leases | 8 years |  | 8 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate |  |  |
Operating leases | 4.9 | % |  | 4.9 | %
Aggregate Maturities of Lease Liabilities | The aggregate maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities as of March 31, 2020 are as follows:
| Lease Maturities
| Operating Leases
| (amounts in thousands)
Years ending December 31: |
Remainder of 2020 | $ | 36,204 |
2021 | 49,825 |
2022 | 44,131 |
2023 | 40,427 |
2024 | 37,152 |
Thereafter | 133,504 |
Total lease payments | $ | 341,243 |
Less: imputed interest | $ | (62,898) |
Total | $ | 278,345 |
The aggregate maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities as of December 31, 2019, were as follows:
| Lease Maturities
| Operating Leases
| (amounts in thousands)
Years ending December 31: |
2020 | $ | 49,298 |
2021 | 49,550 |
2022 | 44,250 |
2023 | 40,549 |
2024 | 37,284 |
Thereafter | 134,071 |
Total lease payments | $ | 355,002 |
Less: imputed interest | $ | (66,321) |
Total | $ | 288,681 |

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