Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Leases [Abstract]

Lease Expense Components

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
Lease cost	2023		2022		2021
Operating lease cost(1):
Fixed lease expense	$	556,844	$	552,194	$	547,923
Variable lease expense	135,990		127,621		125,981
Financing lease cost:
Amortization of leased assets	26,964		27,079		26,846
Interest on lease liabilities	11,724		12,776		13,988
Net lease cost	$	731,522	$	719,670	$	714,738

(1) Includes short-term lease expense and sublease income, which are immaterial.

Lease Other Information

Other information related to leases was as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
Lease term and discount rate	2023		2022		2021
Weighted average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases	7.6		8.2		8.3
Finance leases	8.5		9.4		10.5
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases	4.0	%	3.6	%	3.5	%
Finance leases	4.6	%	4.5	%	4.5	%

	Year ended December 31,
Other information	2023		2022		2021
Gains on sale leasebacks, net	$	3,387	$	28,005	$	17,137
Cash paid for amounts included in the  measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for operating leases	$	708,162	$	696,291	$	684,186
Operating cash flows for finance leases	$	19,246	$	20,103	$	21,343
Financing cash flows for finance leases	$	26,455	$	24,329	$	22,445
Net operating lease assets obtained in exchange  for new or modified operating lease liabilities	$	269,564	$	278,108	$	361,101

Schedule Of Minimum Lease Payments

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of December 31, 2023 are as follows: 

	Operating leases		Finance leases
2024	$	495,809	$	37,173
2025	507,616		40,859
2026	455,477		39,639
2027	388,869		38,410
2028	324,153		34,976
Thereafter	989,253		112,904
Total future minimum lease payments	3,161,177		303,961
Less portion representing interest	(436,389)		(48,470)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	2,724,788	$	255,491