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Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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Note 10 — Leases

Leases where Abbott is the Lessee

Abbott has entered into operating leases as the lessee for office space, manufacturing facilities, R&D laboratories, warehouses, vehicles and equipment. Finance leases are not significant. Abbott’s operating leases generally have remaining lease terms of 1 to 10 years. Some leases include options to extend beyond the original lease term, generally up to 10 years and some include options to terminate early. These options have been included in the determination of the lease liability when it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised.

For all of its asset classes, Abbott elected the practical expedient allowed under FASB ASC No. 842, “Leases” to account for each lease component (e.g., the right to use office space) and the associated non-lease components (e.g., maintenance services) as a single lease component. Abbott also elected the short-term lease accounting policy for all asset classes; therefore, Abbott is not recognizing a lease liability or right of use (ROU) asset for any lease that, at the commencement date, has a lease term of 12 months or less and does not include an option to purchase the underlying asset that Abbott is reasonably certain to exercise.

As Abbott’s leases typically do not provide an implicit rate, the interest rate used to determine the present value of the payments under each lease typically reflects Abbott’s incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the lease commencement date. Abbott’s incremental borrowing rates at January 1, 2019 were used for operating leases that commenced prior to January 1, 2019 when ASC No. 842 was adopted.

Note 10 — Leases (Continued)

The following table provides information related to Abbott’s operating leases:

(in millions, except weighted averages)

    

2021

    

2020

2019

Operating lease cost (a)

$

359

$

329

$

314

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

287

264

253

ROU assets arising from entering into new operating lease obligations

343

396

310

Weighted average remaining lease term at December 31 (in years)

8

8

8

Weighted average discount rate at December 31

2.7

%

3.2

%

3.9

%

(a)Includes short-term lease expense and variable lease costs, which were immaterial in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as of December 31, 2021 were as follows:

(in millions)

    

2022

$

272

2023

 

234

2024

 

178

2025

 

142

2026

 

118

Thereafter

 

407

Total future minimum lease payments – undiscounted

 

1,351

Less: imputed interest

 

(150)

Present value of lease liabilities

$

1,201

The following table summarizes the amounts and location of operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities:

(in millions)

    

December 31, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

    

Balance Sheet Caption

Operating Lease - ROU Asset

$

1,153

$

1,101

Deferred income taxes and other assets

Operating Lease Liability:

 

  

Current

$

245

$

241

Other accrued liabilities

Non-current

 

956

902

Post-employment obligations and other long-term liabilities

Total Liability

$

1,201

$

1,143

  

Note 10 — Leases (Continued)

Leases where Abbott is the Lessor

Certain assets, primarily diagnostics instruments, are leased to customers under contractual arrangements that typically include an operating or sales-type lease as well as performance obligations for reagents and other consumables. Sales-type leases are not significant. Contract terms vary by customer and may include options to terminate the contract or options to extend the contract. Where instruments are provided under operating lease arrangements, some portion or the entire lease revenue may be variable and subject to subsequent non-lease component (e.g., reagent) sales. The allocation of revenue between the lease and non-lease components is based on standalone selling prices. Operating lease revenue represented less than 3 percent of Abbott’s total net sales in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

Assets related to operating leases are reported within Net property and equipment on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The original cost and the net book value of such assets were $3.5 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2021 and $3.3 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2020.