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Leases
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases

NOTE 7: LEASES

We utilize certain aircraft, land, facilities, retail locations and equipment under capital and operating leases that expire at various dates through 2051. We leased 6% of our total aircraft fleet under operating leases as of May 31, 2019 and 7% as of May 31, 2018. A portion of our supplemental aircraft are leased by us under agreements that provide for cancellation upon 30 days’ notice. Our leased facilities include national, regional and metropolitan sorting facilities, retail facilities and administrative buildings.

Rent expense under operating leases for the years ended May 31 was as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Minimum rentals

 

$

2,875

 

 

$

2,913

 

 

$

2,814

 

Contingent rentals(1)

 

 

222

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

178

 

 

 

$

3,097

 

 

$

3,107

 

 

$

2,992

 

(1)

Contingent rentals are based on equipment usage.

A summary of future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases with an initial or remaining term in excess of one year at May 31, 2019 is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Operating Leases

 

 

 

Aircraft

and Related

Equipment

 

 

Facilities

and Other

 

 

Total

Operating

Leases

 

2020

 

$

288

 

 

$

2,209

 

 

$

2,497

 

2021

 

 

230

 

 

 

2,033

 

 

 

2,263

 

2022

 

 

212

 

 

 

1,816

 

 

 

2,028

 

2023

 

 

154

 

 

 

1,625

 

 

 

1,779

 

2024

 

 

58

 

 

 

1,428

 

 

 

1,486

 

Thereafter

 

 

85

 

 

 

7,977

 

 

 

8,062

 

Total

 

$

1,027

 

 

$

17,088

 

 

$

18,115

 

Property and equipment recorded under capital leases and future minimum lease payments under capital leases are immaterial. The weighted-average remaining lease term of all operating leases outstanding at May 31, 2019 was approximately six years. While certain of our lease agreements contain covenants governing the use of the leased assets or require us to maintain certain levels of insurance, none of our lease agreements include material financial covenants or limitations.

FedEx Express makes payments under certain leveraged operating leases that are sufficient to pay principal and interest on certain pass-through certificates. The pass-through certificates are not direct obligations of, or guaranteed by, FedEx or FedEx Express.

We are the lessee under certain operating leases covering a portion of our leased aircraft in which the lessors are trusts established specifically to purchase, finance and lease these aircraft to us. These leasing entities are variable interest entities. We are not the primary beneficiary of the leasing entities, as the lease terms are at market at the inception of the lease and do not include a residual value guarantee, fixed-price purchase option or similar feature that obligates us to absorb decreases in value or entitles us to participate in increases in the value of the aircraft. Therefore, we are not required to consolidate any of these entities as the primary beneficiary. Our maximum exposure under these leases is included in the summary of future minimum lease payments.