LEASES (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

LEASES

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had entered into 119 noncancellable operating lease agreements for office space, parking, space for ATM locations and certain branch locations, several of which contain renewal options to extend lease terms for a period of 1 to 20 years. The Company has no material financing leases outstanding and no leases with residual value guarantees.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company did not have any material sub-lease agreements.

The Company's right-of-use asset related to operating leases totaled $54.1 million and $58.9 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and is recognized in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet within other assets.

When a decision is made to exit a leased location, the Company may incur certain termination costs and/or lease impairment charges, if applicable. Accordingly, the Company recognized $589,000, $4.4 million, and $2.3 million of such exit costs during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively, with the 2022 and 2021 costs recorded through merger and acquisition expense within the consolidated income statements in relation to the Meridian acquisition.

The following table provides information related to the Company's lease costs for the periods indicated:


	Years Ended December 31
	2023			2022			2021
	(Dollars in thousands)




Operating lease costs (1)	$	14,472		$	17,322		$	14,550
Short-term lease costs	28			72			23
Variable lease costs	—			—			—

Total lease costs	$	14,500		$	17,394		$	14,573

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases	5.61 years			5.46 years			5.72 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	2.98		%	2.43		%	1.97		%

(1) Operating lease costs for the periods presented are inclusive of lease exit costs noted above.

The following table sets forth the undiscounted cash flows of base rent related to operating leases outstanding at December 31, 2023 with payments scheduled over the next five years and thereafter, including a reconciliation to the operating lease liability recognized in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet in other liabilities:


	(Dollars in thousands)
2024	$	13,961
2025	13,050
2026	10,910
2027	8,243
2028	5,243
Thereafter	10,395
Total minimum lease payments	61,802
Less: amount representing interest	5,525
Present value of future minimum lease payments	$	56,277