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Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases

13. Leases

 

The following table presents components of lease cost included in general and administration expense on the consolidated statements of income:

 

(in millions)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Lease cost(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost(2)

 

$

147

 

 

$

141

 

Variable lease cost(3)

 

 

40

 

 

 

39

 

Total lease cost

 

$

187

 

 

$

180

 

 

(1)

Rent expense and certain office equipment expense under lease agreements amounted to $135 million in 2018.

(2)

Amounts include short-term leases, which are immaterial for both 2020 and 2019.

(3)

Amounts include operating lease payments, which may be adjusted based on usage, changes in an index or market rate, as well as common area maintenance charges and other variable costs not included in the measurement of ROU assets and operating lease liabilities.

 

The following table presents operating leases included on the consolidated statement of financial condition:

(in millions)

Statement of

Financial Condition

Classification

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Statement of Financial Condition information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease ROU assets

Other assets

$

649

 

 

$

669

 

Operating lease liabilities

Other liabilities

$

755

 

 

$

776

 

 

Supplemental information related to operating leases is summarized below:

 

(in millions)

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities

$

154

 

 

$

142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental noncash information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROU assets in exchange for operating lease liabilities

   in connection with the adoption of ASU 2016-02, "Leases"

$

 

 

$

661

 

ROU assets in exchange for operating lease liabilities

$

93

 

 

$

117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Lease term and discount rate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term

 

8

 

years

 

9

 

years

Weighted-average discount rate

 

3

 

%

 

3

 

%

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

Maturity of operating lease liabilities at December 31, 2020

 

Amount (1)

 

2021

 

$

162

 

2022

 

 

159

 

2023

 

 

107

 

2024

 

 

74

 

2025

 

 

58

 

Thereafter

 

 

305

 

Total lease payments

 

$

865

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

110

 

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

755

 

(1)

Amount excludes $1.4 billion of legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced.

In May 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with 50 HYMC Owner LLC, for the lease of approximately 847,000 square feet of office space located at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, New York. The term of the lease includes 20 years of cash rental payments expected to begin in May 2023, with the option to renew for a specified term. The lease requires annual base rental payments of approximately $51 million per year during the first five years of the lease term, increasing every five years to $58 million, $66 million and $74 million per year (or approximately $1.2 billion in base rent over a 20-year period). In November 2019, the Company exercised its initial expansion option with respect to two additional floors aggregating approximately 122,000 square feet of office space. The additional space requires approximately $185 million in base rent over the 20-year period.