NOTE 18 – LEASES

In all leases, whether we are the lessor or lessee, we define lease term as the non-cancellable term of the lease plus any renewals covered by renewal options that are reasonably certain of exercise based on our assessment of economic factors relevant to the lessee. The non-cancellable term of the lease commences on the date the lessor makes the underlying property in the lease available to the lessee, irrespective of when lease payments begin under the contract.

As Lessee

We have operating leases for certain cinemas and corporate offices, and finance leases for certain equipment assets. Our leases have remaining lease terms of 1 to 20 years, with certain leases having options to extend to up to a further 20 years.

Contracts are analyzed in accordance with the criteria set out in ASC 842 to determine if there is a lease present. For contracts that contain an operating lease, we account for the lease component and the non-lease component together as a single component. For contracts that contain a finance lease we account for the lease component and the non-lease component separately in accordance with ASC 842.

In leases where we are the lessee, we recognize a right of use asset and lease liability at lease commencement, which is measured by discounting lease payments using an incremental borrowing rate applicable to the relevant country and lease term of the lease as the discount rate. Subsequent amortization of the right of use asset and accretion of the lease liability for an operating lease is recognized as a single lease cost, on a straight-line basis, over the term of the lease. Lease term includes option periods where we determine that we are reasonably certain to be exercising those options. A finance lease right-of-use asset is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the useful life of the leased asset or the lease term. Interest on each finance lease liability is determined as the amount that results in a constant periodic discount rate on the remaining balance of the liability. Property taxes and other non-lease costs are accounted for on an accrual basis.

Lease payments for our cinema operating leases consist of fixed base rent, and for certain leases, variable lease payments consisting of contracted percentages of revenue, changes in the relevant CPI, and/or other contracted financial metrics.

The components of lease expense are as follows:


	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019
Lease cost
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	165
Interest on lease liabilities		13
Operating lease cost		31,675
Variable lease cost		1,489
Total lease cost	$	33,342

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:


	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019
Cash flows relating to lease cost
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for finance leases	$	174
Operating cash flows for operating leases		31,220
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities		—
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities		18,091

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:


	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019
Operating leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	229,879
Operating lease liabilities - current portion		20,379
Operating lease liabilities - non-current portion		223,164
Total operating lease liabilities	$	243,543
Finance leases
Property plant and equipment, gross		370
Accumulated depreciation		(165)
Property plant and equipment, net	$	205
Other current liabilities		93
Other long-term liabilities		116
Total finance lease liabilities	$	209

Other information
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases		3
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases		11
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases		5.13%
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases		4.86%

The Maturities of our leases were as follows:


(Dollars in thousands)	Operating leases		Finance leases
2020	$	31,777	$	101
2021		32,243		53
2022		32,232		43
2023		31,481		28
2024		29,628		—
Thereafter		162,122		—
Total lease payments	$	319,483	$	225
Less imputed interest		(75,940)		(16)
Total	$	243,543	$	209

As of December 31, 2019, we have additional operating leases, primarily for cinemas, that have not yet commenced of approximately $28.8 million. It is anticipated that these operating leases will commence between fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2022 with lease terms of 15 to 20 years.

As Lessor

We have entered into various leases as a lessor for our owned real estate properties. These leases vary in length between 1 and 20 years, with certain leases containing options to extend at the behest of the applicable tenants. Lease components consist of fixed base rent, and for certain leases, variable lease payments consisting of contracted percentages of revenue, changes in the relevant CPI, and/or other contracted financial metrics. None of our leases grant any right to the tenant to purchase the underlying asset.

We recognize lease payments for operating leases as property revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease incentive payments we make to lessees are amortized as a reduction in property revenue over the lease term.

Lease income relating to operating lease payments was as follows:


	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018
Components of lease income
Lease payments	$	9,074	$	9,494
Variable lease payments		1,087		979
Total lease income	$	10,161	$	10,473

The book value of underlying assets under operating leases from owned assets was as follows:


	December 31,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018
Building and improvements
Gross balance	$	67,766	$	67,887
Accumulated depreciation		(20,220)		(17,709)
Net Book Value	$	47,546	$	50,178

The Maturity of our leases were as follows:


(Dollars in thousands)	Operating leases
2020	$	7,562
2021		7,118
2022		6,324
2023		5,509
2024		4,524
Thereafter		6,141
Total	$	37,178