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Operating and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Assets

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Operating and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Assets
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Leases [Abstract]  
Operating and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Assets
NOTE 8. OPERATING AND FINANCE LEASE
RIGHT-OF-USE
ASSETS
Leases
We account for leases in accordance with ASC 842, “
Leases
” that requires lessees to recognize Right of Use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities calculated based on the present value of lease payments for all lease agreements with terms that are greater than twelve months. ASC 842 distinguishes leases as either a finance lease or an operating lease that affects how the leases are measured and presented in the statement of operations and statement of cash flows.
Leasing Transactions
Our leased assets include offices and studios, transmitter locations, antenna sites, towers, tower sites, and land. Our lease portfolio has terms remaining from less than
one-year
up to twenty years. Many of these leases contain options under which we can extend the term from five to twenty years, the exercise of which is at our sole discretion. Renewal options are excluded from our calculation of lease liabilities unless we are reasonably assured to exercise the renewal option. Our lease agreements do not contain residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. We lease certain properties from our principal stockholders or from trusts and partnerships created for the benefit of the principal stockholders and their families. These leases are designated as Related Party leases in the details provided. We are obligated to pay taxes, insurance and common area maintenance charges under a majority of our lease agreements.
Operating leases are reflected on our balance sheet within operating lease ROU assets and the related current and
non-current
operating lease liabilities. ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from lease agreement. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date, or the date on which the lessor makes the underlying asset available for use, based upon the present value of the lease payments over the respective lease term. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, subject to any changes in the lease or expectation regarding the lease terms. Variable lease costs, such as common area maintenance, property taxes and insurance, are expensed as incurred.
Due to the adverse economic impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic, we began negotiating with landlords in April 2020 to obtain rent concessions in order to improve short-term liquidity. We withheld portions of and/or delayed payments to landlords as we negotiated terms. Total payments withheld at June 30, 2020 were approximately $0.6 million and are included in current lease liabilities. Additional negotiations of payment terms are still in process.
 
In some instances, the renegotiations have led to agreements with landlords for rent abatements or rental deferrals. In accordance with the FASB’s recent Staff Q&A regarding rent concessions related to the effects of the
COVID-19
pandemic, we will not apply the lease modification guidance under ASC 842 to rent concessions that result in the total payments required under the modified contract that are substantially the same as or less than total payments required by the original contract. If other terms of the lease are changed or renegotiated in connection with the concession process, then the changes will be treated as a modification in accordance with ASC 842.
For qualifying rent abatement concessions, we recorded negative lease expense for abatement during the period of relief. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we recognized negative lease expense related to rent abatement concessions of $0.1 million. Additionally, we deferred cash payments of $0.3 million at June 30, 2020 that are included in short term and long-term operating lease liabilities as applicable based on repayment terms that range from August 2020 through December 2024.
Balance Sheet
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:
 
    
June 30, 2020
 
    
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Operating Leases
   Related Party      Other      Total  
Operating leases ROU assets
   $  7,449      $  44,450      $  51,899  
Operating lease liabilities (current)
   $ 1,026      $ 8,562      $ 9,588  
Operating lease liabilities
(non-current)
     6,680        44,676        51,356  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total operating lease liabilities
   $ 7,706      $ 53,238      $ 60,944  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term
  
Operating leases
     8.5 years  
Finance leases
     3.0 years  
Weighted Average Discount Rate
  
Operating leases
     7.74
Finance leases
     4.59
Lease Expense
The components of lease expense were as follows:
 
    
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
 
    
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amortization of finance lease ROU Assets
   $ 36  
Interest on finance lease liabilities
     4  
  
 
 
 
Finance lease expense
     40  
Operating lease expense
     7,402  
Variable lease expense
     400  
Short-term lease expense
     309  
  
 
 
 
Total lease expense
   $ 8,151  
  
 
 
 
Supplemental Cash Flow
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
 
    
Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020
 
    
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
  
Operating cash flows from operating leases
   $  7,354  
Operating cash flows from finance leases
     3  
Financing cash flows from finance leases
     35  
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
     2,080  
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities
     —    
 
Maturities
Future minimum lease payments under leases that had initial or remaining
non-cancelable
lease terms in excess of one year as of June 30, 2020, are as follows:
 
    
Related Parties
   
Other Operating
Leases
   
Total Operating
Leases
   
Finance
Leases
   
Total
 
    
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2021
   $ 1,617     $ 11,998     $ 13,615     $ 65     $ 13,680  
2022
     1,610       11,194       12,804       49       12,853  
2023
     1,470       10,107       11,577       39       11,616  
2024
     1,017       8,036       9,053       14       9,067  
2025
     1,021       6,149       7,170       2       7,172  
Thereafter
     4,582       28,477       33,059       0       33,059  
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Undiscounted Cash Flows
   $  11,317     $ 75,961     $ 87,278     $  169     $ 87,447  
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Less: imputed interest
     (3,611     (22,723     (26,334     (10     (26,344
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
  
$
7,706
 
 
$
53,238
 
 
$
60,944
 
 
$
159
 
 
$
61,103
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Reconciliation to lease liabilities:
 
       
Lease liabilities - current
   $ 1,026     $ 8,562     $ 9,588     $ 61     $ 9,649  
Lease liabilities - long-term
     6,680       44,676       51,356       98       51,454  
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Lease Liabilities
  
$
7,706
 
 
$
53,238
 
 
$
60,944
 
 
$
159
 
 
$
61,103