Right-Of-Use Lease Assets and Lease Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Right-Of-Use Lease Assets and Lease Liabilities

RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSETS AND LEASE LIABILITIES

The Company accounts for its leases in accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases, which requires recognition of most leases, including operating leases, with a term greater than 12 months on the balance sheet. At lease commencement, the lease contract is reviewed to determine whether the contract is a finance lease or an operating lease; a lease liability is recognized on a discounted basis, related to the Company’s obligation to make lease payments; and a right-of-use asset is also recognized related to the Company’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. The Company accounts for lease and non-lease components (such as taxes, insurance and common area maintenance costs) separately as such amounts are generally readily determinable under the lease contracts. Lease payments over the expected term are discounted using the Company’s Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advance rates for borrowings of similar term. If it is reasonably certain that a renewal or termination option will be exercised, the effects of such options are included in the determination of the expected lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Company’s leases are classified as operating leases with a term, including expected renewal or termination options, greater than one year, and are related to certain office facilities and office equipment. The following table presents information as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 related to the Company’s right-of-use lease assets, included in premises and equipment, and lease liabilities, included in accrued interest and other liabilities.


	September 30,			December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2023			2022
Right-of-use lease assets	$	62,357		$	46,845
Lease liabilities	63,697			47,850

Weighted average remaining lease term	7.89 years			6.69 years
Weighted average discount rate	3.39		%	2.41		%

Operating lease cost for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2023 was $4.2 million and $11.7 million, respectively, as compared to $3.6 million and $10.5 million for the same periods in 2022.