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Leases
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2021
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases

NOTE 8: LEASES

The following table is a summary of the components of net lease cost for the period ended May 31 (in millions):

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Operating lease cost

 

$

2,848

 

 

$

2,668

 

 

Finance lease cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

 

23

 

 

 

18

 

 

     Interest on lease liabilities

 

 

17

 

 

 

12

 

 

Total finance lease cost

 

 

40

 

 

 

30

 

 

Short-term lease cost

 

 

387

 

 

 

197

 

 

Variable lease cost

 

 

1,318

 

 

 

1,160

 

 

Net lease cost

 

$

4,593

 

 

$

4,055

 

 

 

Lease expenses are primarily included in the “Rentals and landing fees” line item. Amounts related to embedded leases are included in the “Purchased transportation,” “Fuel” and “Other” line items in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the period ended May 31 is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Operating cash flows paid for operating leases

 

$

2,750

 

 

$

2,608

 

     Operating cash flows paid for interest portion of finance leases

 

 

16

 

 

 

14

 

     Financing cash flows paid for principal portion of finance leases

 

 

75

 

 

 

84

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

 

$

3,703

 

 

$

1,915

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities

 

$

126

 

 

$

484

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of May 31 is as follows (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Operating leases:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

$

15,383

 

 

$

13,917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

 

 

2,208

 

 

 

1,923

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

13,375

 

 

 

12,195

 

    Total operating lease liabilities

 

$

15,583

 

 

$

14,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance leases:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net property and equipment

 

$

504

 

 

$

480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

96

 

 

 

51

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

 

429

 

 

 

434

 

    Total finance lease liabilities

 

$

525

 

 

$

485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

9.9

 

 

 

9.9

 

Finance leases

 

 

30.1

 

 

 

32.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

2.94

%

 

 

3.19

%

Finance leases

 

 

3.43

%

 

 

3.58

%

 

 

We utilize certain aircraft, land, facilities, retail locations and equipment under finance and operating leases that expire at various dates through 2060. We leased 3% of our total aircraft fleet under operating leases as of May 31, 2021 and 5% as of May 31, 2020. 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.

A summary of future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating and finance leases with an initial or remaining term in excess of one year at May 31, 2021 is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Aircraft

and Related

Equipment

 

 

Facilities

and Other

 

 

Total

Operating

Leases

 

 

Finance Leases

 

 

Total Leases

 

2022

 

$

234

 

 

$

2,403

 

 

$

2,637

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

2,656

 

2023

 

 

198

 

 

 

2,255

 

 

 

2,453

 

 

 

106

 

 

 

2,559

 

2024

 

 

102

 

 

 

1,986

 

 

 

2,088

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

2,112

 

2025

 

 

69

 

 

 

1,739

 

 

 

1,808

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

1,832

 

2026

 

 

61

 

 

 

1,516

 

 

 

1,577

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

1,600

 

Thereafter

 

 

184

 

 

 

7,358

 

 

 

7,542

 

 

 

698

 

 

 

8,240

 

Total lease payments

 

 

848

 

 

 

17,257

 

 

 

18,105

 

 

 

894

 

 

 

18,999

 

Less imputed interest

 

 

(66

)

 

 

(2,456

)

 

 

(2,522

)

 

 

(369

)

 

 

(2,891

)

Present value of lease liability

 

$

782

 

 

$

14,801

 

 

$

15,583

 

 

$

525

 

 

$

16,108

 

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.

As of May 31, 2021, FedEx has entered into additional leases which have not yet commenced and are therefore not part of the right-of-use asset and liability. These leases are generally for build-to-suit facilities and have undiscounted future payments of approximately $2.5 billion and will commence when FedEx gains beneficial access to the leased asset. Commencement dates are expected to be from 2022 to 2023.

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.