As of January 31, 2020, the Company’s primary leasing activities were real estate leases for most of its retail store locations and certain of its distribution facilities. Many of the Company’s store locations are subject to build-to-suit arrangements with landlords which typically carry a primary lease term of up to 15 years. The Company does not control build-to-suit properties during the construction period. Store locations not subject to build-to-suit arrangements are typically shorter-term leases. Certain of the Company’s leased store locations have variable payments based upon actual costs of common area maintenance, real estate taxes and property and liability insurance. In addition, some of the Company’s leased store locations have provisions for variable payments based upon a specified percentage of defined sales volume. The Company’s lease agreements generally do not contain material restrictive covenants.

Most of the Company’s leases include one or more options to renew and extend the lease term. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion. Generally, a renewal option is not deemed to be reasonably certain to be exercised until such option is legally executed. The Company’s leases do not include purchase options or residual value guarantees on the leased property. The depreciable life of leasehold improvements is limited by the expected lease term.

All of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases and the associated assets and liabilities are presented as separate captions in the consolidated balance sheet. At January 31, 2020, the weighted-average remaining lease term for the Company’s leases is 10.1 years, and the weighted average discount rate is 4.2%. For 2019, operating lease cost of $1.27 billion and variable lease cost of $0.23 billion were reflected as selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of income. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities of $1.28 billion was reflected in cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows for 2019.

The scheduled maturity of the Company’s operating lease liabilities is as follows:

a)	Excludes approximately $0.6 billion of legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed which have not yet commenced.

Rent expense under all operating leases prior to the adoption of new lease accounting guidance in 2019 is as follows:


(In thousands)		2018	2017
Minimum rentals	$	1,154,429	$	1,075,984
Contingent rentals		4,656		5,532
	$	1,159,085	$	1,081,516