LEASES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

NOTE O: LEASES

The Company has operating leases for certain offices and certain equipment. These leases have remaining terms that range from less than one year to 15 years. Options to extend the leases range from a single extension option of one year to multiple extension options for up to 40 years. Certain agreements include an option to terminate the lease within one year.

The components of lease expense are as follows:

(000’s omitted)	2019
Operating lease cost	$	8,724
Variable lease cost		18
Short-term lease cost ⁽¹⁾		240
Total lease cost	$	8,982

(1)	Short-term lease cost includes the cost of leases with terms of twelve months or less, excluding leases with terms of one month or less.

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:

(000’s omitted)	2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows for operating leases	$	7,938

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases		14,145

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:

(000’s omitted, except lease term and discount rate)	2019
Operating leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	39,895

Operating lease liabilities		40,913

Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases	6.6 years

Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases		2.95	%

Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2019 are as follows:

(000’s omitted)	Operating Leases
2020	$	9,396
2021		7,952
2022		6,664
2023		5,695
2024		4,565
Thereafter		11,150
Total lease payments		45,422
Less imputed interest		(4,509	)
Total	$	40,913

Included in the Company’s operating leases are related party leases where BPAS APS and OneGroup, subsidiaries of the Company, lease office space from 706 North Clinton, LLC. (“706 North Clinton”), an entity the Company holds a 50% membership interest in through its subsidiary OPFC II. As of December 31, 2019, the operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities associated with these related party leases total $4.9 million and $4.9 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for the Company’s related party leases are 10.0 years and 3.67%, respectively. The maturities of the Company’s related party lease liabilities as of December 31, 2019 are as follows:

(000’s omitted)	706 North Clinton, LLC
2020	$	591
2021		591
2022		591
2023		591
2024		591
Thereafter		2,946
Total lease payments		5,901
Less imputed interest		(964	)
Total	$	4,937

As of December 31, 2019, the Company has one additional operating lease for office space that has not yet commenced with a lease term of 5 years. The Company anticipates that the operating lease will commence during the second quarter of 2020. Upon commencement, lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities of approximately $0.6 million will be recorded in the consolidated statements of condition.

Rental expense included in operating expenses amounted to $9.0 million and $7.3 million in 2018 and 2017, respectively. The future minimum rental commitments as of December 31, 2018 for all non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:

2019	$	8,452
2020		7,262
2021		5,673
2022		4,411
2023		2,621
Thereafter		10,390
Total	$	38,809