LEASES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

The Company leases certain property, buildings and equipment. For leases with terms greater than 12 months, the Company records the related asset and obligation at the present value of lease payments. Many of the Company's leases include rental escalation clauses, renewal options, and/or termination options that are factored into our determination of lease payments when appropriate. The Company does not separate lease and non-lease components. The right-of-use assets are classified as noncurrent and included within the caption "Other noncurrent assets" on the consolidated balance sheets. The current portion of lease liabilities are classified under the caption "Other accrued liabilities," while the noncurrent portion of lease liabilities are classified under the caption "Other long-term liabilities" on the consolidated balance sheets.

Operating lease expense was $14 million and $29 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and $14 million and $28 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. New operating leases of $22 million and $24 million were added during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. Wabtec does not have material financing leases, short-term or variable leases or sublease income.

As most of the Company's leases do not provide a readily stated discount rate, the Company must estimate the rate to discount lease payments using its incremental borrowing rate. The Company has established discount rates by geographic region ranging from 1% to 9%.

Scheduled payments of lease liabilities are as follows:


In millions	Operating Leases
Remaining 2022	$	30
2023	54
2024	48
2025	42
2026	35
Thereafter	117
Total lease payments	326
Less: Present value discount	(25)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	301

The following table summarizes the remaining lease term and discount rate assumptions used to develop the present value of operating lease liabilities:


	June 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)	7.9		8.2
Weighted-average discount rate	2.3	%	2.3	%