Operating lease expense, which includes immaterial amounts of short-term leases, variable lease costs and sublease income, was as follows during fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	2019		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Operating lease expense	$	34,709	$	33,717	$	32,089

Additional activity related to Cadence’s leases during fiscal 2019 was as follows:



	2019

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$	34,961
ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations	38,090

ROU lease assets and lease liabilities for Cadence’s operating leases were recorded in the consolidated balance sheet as follows:



	As of
	December 28, 2019
	(In thousands)
Other assets	$	100,343

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	25,558
Other long-term liabilities	84,782
Total lease liabilities	$	110,340

Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)	5.1
Weighted average discount rate	4.5		%

Future lease payments included in the measurement of lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 28, 2019, for the following five fiscal years and thereafter were as follows:



	Operating
	Leases
	(In thousands)
2020	$	29,253
2021	29,185
2022	21,049
2023	15,474
2024	10,500
Thereafter	19,359
Total future lease payments	124,820
Less imputed interest	(14,480		)
Total	$	110,340

As of December 29, 2018, future minimum lease payments, as defined under the previous lease accounting guidance of ASC Topic 840, under non-cancelable operating leases for the following five fiscal years and thereafter were as follows:



	Operating
	Leases
	(In thousands)
2019	$	26,252
2020	23,130
2021	19,778
2022	14,243
2023	11,510
Thereafter	17,100
Total lease payments	$	112,013