Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

Leases

Lessor

Sealed Air has contractual obligations as a lessor with respect to free on loan equipment and leased equipment, both sales-type and operating. The consideration in a contract that contains both lease and non-lease components is allocated based on the standalone selling price.

Our contractual obligations for operating leases can include termination and renewal options. Our contractual obligations for sales-type leases tend to have fixed terms and can include purchase options. We utilize the reasonably certain threshold criteria in determining which options our customers will exercise.

All lease payments are primarily fixed in nature and therefore captured in the lease receivable. Our lease receivable balance at December 31, 2019 was:

(in millions)	Short-Term (12 months or less)		Long-Term		Total
Total lease receivable (Sales-type and Operating)	$	4.9	$	10.6	$	15.5

Lessee

Sealed Air has contractual obligations as a lessee with respect to warehouses, offices, and manufacturing facilities, IT equipment, automobiles, and material production equipment.

Under the leasing standard, ASC 842, leases that are more than one year in duration are capitalized and recorded on the balance sheet. Some of our leases, namely for automobiles and real estate, offer an option to extend the term of such leases. We utilize the reasonably certain threshold criteria in determining which options we will exercise. Furthermore, some of our lease payments are based on index rates with minimum annual increases. These represent fixed payments and are captured in the future minimum lease payments calculation.

In determining the discount rate to use in calculating the present value of lease payments, we estimate the rate of interest we would pay on a collateralized loan with the same payment terms as the lease by utilizing our bond yields traded in the secondary market to determine the estimated cost of funds for the particular tenor. We update our assumptions and discount rates on a quarterly basis.

The accounting standard update, ASU 2016-02, provides practical expedients for an entity’s transition and ongoing accounting. In terms of transition accounting, we elected the ‘package of practical expedients’, which permits us to not reassess under the new standard our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. We did not elect the use-of hindsight or the practical expedient pertaining to land easements; the latter not being applicable to us.

In terms of ongoing accounting, we have elected to use the short-term lease recognition exemption for all asset classes. This means, for those leases that qualify, we will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities, and this includes not recognizing ROU assets or lease liabilities for existing short-term leases of those assets. We have also elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all asset classes, meaning all consideration that is fixed, or in-substance fixed, will be captured as part of our lease components for balance sheet purposes. Furthermore, all variable payments included in lease agreements will be disclosed as variable lease expense when incurred. Generally, variable lease payments are based on usage and common area maintenance. These payments will be included as variable lease expense when recognized.

The following table details our lease obligations included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(in millions)	December 31, 2019
Other non-current assets:
Finance leases - ROU assets	$	54.8
Finance leases - Accumulated depreciation	(15.0		)
Operating lease right-of-use-assets:
Operating leases - ROU assets	118.8
Operating leases - Accumulated depreciation	(28.7		)
Total lease assets	$	129.9
Current portion of long-term debt:
Finance leases	$	(10.4	)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities:
Operating leases	(26.2		)
Long-term debt, less current portion:
Finance leases	(28.7		)
Long-term operating lease liabilities, less current portion:
Operating leases	(65.7		)
Total lease liabilities	$	(131.0	)

At December 31, 2019, estimated future minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable real and personal property leases were as follows:

(in millions)	Finance leases			Operating leases
2020	$	12.1		$	30.6
2021	10.5			24.0
2022	5.9			16.0
2023	3.2			11.2
2024	1.8			7.5
Thereafter	13.4			16.1
Total lease payments	46.9			105.4
Less: Interest	(7.8		)	(13.5		)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	39.1		$	91.9

At December 31, 2018, operating leases estimated future minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable real and personal property leases, prior to the adoption of ASC 842, were as follows:

(in millions)	Operating leases(1)
2019	$	28.5
2020	20.1
2021	14.7
2022	10.1
2023	6.9
Thereafter	17.0
Total lease payments	$	97.3

⁽¹⁾  Amounts as of December 31, 2018 are based on ASC 840, and were superseded with our adoption of ASC 842, Leases on January 1, 2019. Refer to Note 2, "Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Standards," of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our adoption of new accounting standards.

The following lease cost is included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations:

(in millions)	December 31, 2019
Lease cost(1)
Finance leases
Amortization of ROU assets	$	9.1
Interest on lease liabilities	2.1
Operating leases	32.9
Short-term lease cost	5.9
Variable lease cost	5.2
Total lease cost	$	55.2

⁽¹⁾  With the exception of Interest on lease liabilities, we record lease costs to Cost of Sales or Selling, general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, depending on the use of the leased asset. Interest on lease liabilities are recorded to Interest expense, net on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

(in millions)	December 31, 2019
Other information:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows - finance leases	$	5.1
Operating cash flows - operating leases	$	34.7
Financing cash flows - finance leases	$	9.3
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	$	21.3
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	34.7

Weighted average information:
Finance leases
Remaining lease term (in years)	6.4
Discount rate	4.9	%
Operating leases
Remaining lease term (in years)	4.9
Discount rate	5.2	%

Leases

Leases

Lessor

Sealed Air has contractual obligations as a lessor with respect to free on loan equipment and leased equipment, both sales-type and operating. The consideration in a contract that contains both lease and non-lease components is allocated based on the standalone selling price.

Our contractual obligations for operating leases can include termination and renewal options. Our contractual obligations for sales-type leases tend to have fixed terms and can include purchase options. We utilize the reasonably certain threshold criteria in determining which options our customers will exercise.

All lease payments are primarily fixed in nature and therefore captured in the lease receivable. Our lease receivable balance at December 31, 2019 was:

(in millions)	Short-Term (12 months or less)		Long-Term		Total
Total lease receivable (Sales-type and Operating)	$	4.9	$	10.6	$	15.5

Lessee

Sealed Air has contractual obligations as a lessee with respect to warehouses, offices, and manufacturing facilities, IT equipment, automobiles, and material production equipment.

Under the leasing standard, ASC 842, leases that are more than one year in duration are capitalized and recorded on the balance sheet. Some of our leases, namely for automobiles and real estate, offer an option to extend the term of such leases. We utilize the reasonably certain threshold criteria in determining which options we will exercise. Furthermore, some of our lease payments are based on index rates with minimum annual increases. These represent fixed payments and are captured in the future minimum lease payments calculation.

In determining the discount rate to use in calculating the present value of lease payments, we estimate the rate of interest we would pay on a collateralized loan with the same payment terms as the lease by utilizing our bond yields traded in the secondary market to determine the estimated cost of funds for the particular tenor. We update our assumptions and discount rates on a quarterly basis.

The accounting standard update, ASU 2016-02, provides practical expedients for an entity’s transition and ongoing accounting. In terms of transition accounting, we elected the ‘package of practical expedients’, which permits us to not reassess under the new standard our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. We did not elect the use-of hindsight or the practical expedient pertaining to land easements; the latter not being applicable to us.

In terms of ongoing accounting, we have elected to use the short-term lease recognition exemption for all asset classes. This means, for those leases that qualify, we will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities, and this includes not recognizing ROU assets or lease liabilities for existing short-term leases of those assets. We have also elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all asset classes, meaning all consideration that is fixed, or in-substance fixed, will be captured as part of our lease components for balance sheet purposes. Furthermore, all variable payments included in lease agreements will be disclosed as variable lease expense when incurred. Generally, variable lease payments are based on usage and common area maintenance. These payments will be included as variable lease expense when recognized.

The following table details our lease obligations included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(in millions)	December 31, 2019
Other non-current assets:
Finance leases - ROU assets	$	54.8
Finance leases - Accumulated depreciation	(15.0		)
Operating lease right-of-use-assets:
Operating leases - ROU assets	118.8
Operating leases - Accumulated depreciation	(28.7		)
Total lease assets	$	129.9
Current portion of long-term debt:
Finance leases	$	(10.4	)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities:
Operating leases	(26.2		)
Long-term debt, less current portion:
Finance leases	(28.7		)
Long-term operating lease liabilities, less current portion:
Operating leases	(65.7		)
Total lease liabilities	$	(131.0	)

At December 31, 2019, estimated future minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable real and personal property leases were as follows:

(in millions)	Finance leases			Operating leases
2020	$	12.1		$	30.6
2021	10.5			24.0
2022	5.9			16.0
2023	3.2			11.2
2024	1.8			7.5
Thereafter	13.4			16.1
Total lease payments	46.9			105.4
Less: Interest	(7.8		)	(13.5		)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	39.1		$	91.9

At December 31, 2018, operating leases estimated future minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable real and personal property leases, prior to the adoption of ASC 842, were as follows:

(in millions)	Operating leases(1)
2019	$	28.5
2020	20.1
2021	14.7
2022	10.1
2023	6.9
Thereafter	17.0
Total lease payments	$	97.3

⁽¹⁾  Amounts as of December 31, 2018 are based on ASC 840, and were superseded with our adoption of ASC 842, Leases on January 1, 2019. Refer to Note 2, "Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Standards," of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our adoption of new accounting standards.

The following lease cost is included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations:

(in millions)	December 31, 2019
Lease cost(1)
Finance leases
Amortization of ROU assets	$	9.1
Interest on lease liabilities	2.1
Operating leases	32.9
Short-term lease cost	5.9
Variable lease cost	5.2
Total lease cost	$	55.2

⁽¹⁾  With the exception of Interest on lease liabilities, we record lease costs to Cost of Sales or Selling, general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, depending on the use of the leased asset. Interest on lease liabilities are recorded to Interest expense, net on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

(in millions)	December 31, 2019
Other information:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows - finance leases	$	5.1
Operating cash flows - operating leases	$	34.7
Financing cash flows - finance leases	$	9.3
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	$	21.3
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	34.7

Weighted average information:
Finance leases
Remaining lease term (in years)	6.4
Discount rate	4.9	%
Operating leases
Remaining lease term (in years)	4.9
Discount rate	5.2	%