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Leases

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Leases
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases Leases

Lessor Arrangements

We lease real estate properties, comprised primarily of office properties and data center shells, to third parties. As of June 30, 2020, these leases, which may encompass all, or a portion of, a property, had remaining terms spanning from one month to 15 years and averaging approximately five years.

Our lease revenue is comprised of: fixed lease revenue, including contractual rent billings under leases recognized on a straight-line basis over lease terms and amortization of lease incentives and above- and below- market lease intangibles; and variable lease revenue, including tenant expense recoveries, lease termination revenue and other revenue from tenants that is not fixed under the lease. The table below sets forth our allocation of lease revenue recognized between fixed and variable lease revenue (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Lease revenue
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Fixed
 
$
103,993

 
$
104,193

 
$
208,102

 
$
208,837

Variable
 
28,154

 
27,222

 
55,057

 
53,481

 
 
$
132,147

 
$
131,415

 
$
263,159

 
$
262,318



Fixed contractual payments due under our property leases were as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31,
 
June 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
2020 (1)
 
$
203,627

 
$
388,310

2021
 
372,518

 
336,482

2022
 
335,187

 
299,356

2023
 
281,094

 
245,661

2024
 
231,731

 
195,246

Thereafter
 
634,608

 
474,741

 
 
$
2,058,765

 
$
1,939,796


(1) As of June 30, 2020, represents the six months ending December 31, 2020.

Lessee arrangements

As of June 30, 2020, our balance sheet included $71.5 million in right-of-use assets associated primarily with land leased from third parties underlying certain properties that we are operating or developing. The land leases have long durations with remaining terms ranging from 29 (excluding extension options) to 96 years, and included:

$37.8 million for land on which we are developing an office property in Washington, DC through our Stevens Investors, LLC joint venture, virtually all of the rent on which was previously paid. This lease has a 96-year remaining term, and we possess a bargain purchase option that we expect to exercise in 2021;
$10.2 million for land underlying operating office properties in Washington, DC under two leases with remaining terms of approximately 80 years;
$6.4 million for land underlying a parking garage in Baltimore, Maryland under a lease with a remaining term of 29 years and an option to renew for an additional 49 years that was included in the term used in determining the asset balance;
$6.6 million for land in a research park in College Park, Maryland under four leases through our M Square Associates, LLC joint venture, all of the rent on which was previously paid. These leases had remaining terms ranging from 63 to 74 years;
$8.1 million for land in a business park in Huntsville, Alabama under 11 leases through our LW Redstone Company, LLC joint venture, with remaining terms ranging from 43 to 50 years and options to renew for an additional 25 years that were not included in the term used in determining the asset balance; and
$2.3 million for other land underlying operating properties in our Fort Meade/BW Corridor sub-segment under two leases with remaining terms of approximately 48 years, all of the rent on which was previously paid.

Our property right-of-use assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
Leases
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
June 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Right-of-use assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating leases - Property
 
Property - operating right-of-use assets
 
$
31,009

 
$
27,864

Finance leases - Property
 
Property - finance right-of-use assets
 
40,441

 
40,458

Total right-of-use assets
 
 
 
$
71,450

 
$
68,322


Property lease liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
Leases
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
June 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Lease liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating leases - Property
 
Property - operating lease liabilities
 
$
20,796

 
$
17,317

Finance leases - Property
 
Other liabilities
 
688

 
702

Total lease liabilities
 
 
 
$
21,484

 
$
18,019



The table below sets forth the weighted average terms and discount rates of our property leases as of June 30, 2020:
Weighted average remaining lease term
 
 
Operating leases
 
65 years

Finance leases
 
< 1 year

Weighted average discount rate
 
 
Operating leases
 
7.22
%
Finance leases
 
3.62
%


The table below presents our total property lease cost (in thousands):
 
 
Statement of Operations Location
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Lease cost
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Operating lease cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property leases
 
Property operating expenses
 
$
445

 
$
413

 
$
876

 
$
826

Finance lease cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of property right-of-use assets
 
Property operating expenses
 
9

 
12

 
18

 
12

 
 
 
 
$
454

 
$
425

 
$
894

 
$
838


The table below presents the effect of property lease payments on our consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):
 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Supplemental cash flow information
 
2020
 
2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Operating cash flows for operating leases
 
$
541

 
$
550

Financing cash flows for financing leases
 
$
14

 
$
4



Payments on property leases were due as follows (in thousands):
 
 
As of June 30, 2020
 
As of December 31, 2019
Year Ending December 31,
 
 Operating leases
 
Finance leases
 
Total
 
 Operating leases
 
Finance leases
 
Total
2020 (1)
 
$
636

 
$
660

 
$
1,296

 
$
1,092

 
$
674

 
$
1,766

2021
 
1,328

 
14

 
1,342

 
1,138

 
14

 
1,152

2022
 
1,352

 
14

 
1,366

 
1,162

 
14

 
1,176

2023
 
1,358

 

 
1,358

 
1,167

 

 
1,167

2024
 
1,363

 

 
1,363

 
1,173

 

 
1,173

Thereafter
 
113,780

 

 
113,780

 
100,609

 

 
100,609

Total lease payments
 
119,817

 
688

 
120,505

 
106,341

 
702

 
107,043

Less: Amount representing interest
 
(99,021
)
 

 
(99,021
)
 
(89,024
)
 

 
(89,024
)
Lease liability
 
$
20,796

 
$
688

 
$
21,484

 
$
17,317

 
$
702

 
$
18,019


(1) As of June 30, 2020, represents the six months ending December 31, 2020.
Leases Leases

Lessor Arrangements

We lease real estate properties, comprised primarily of office properties and data center shells, to third parties. As of June 30, 2020, these leases, which may encompass all, or a portion of, a property, had remaining terms spanning from one month to 15 years and averaging approximately five years.

Our lease revenue is comprised of: fixed lease revenue, including contractual rent billings under leases recognized on a straight-line basis over lease terms and amortization of lease incentives and above- and below- market lease intangibles; and variable lease revenue, including tenant expense recoveries, lease termination revenue and other revenue from tenants that is not fixed under the lease. The table below sets forth our allocation of lease revenue recognized between fixed and variable lease revenue (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Lease revenue
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Fixed
 
$
103,993

 
$
104,193

 
$
208,102

 
$
208,837

Variable
 
28,154

 
27,222

 
55,057

 
53,481

 
 
$
132,147

 
$
131,415

 
$
263,159

 
$
262,318



Fixed contractual payments due under our property leases were as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31,
 
June 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
2020 (1)
 
$
203,627

 
$
388,310

2021
 
372,518

 
336,482

2022
 
335,187

 
299,356

2023
 
281,094

 
245,661

2024
 
231,731

 
195,246

Thereafter
 
634,608

 
474,741

 
 
$
2,058,765

 
$
1,939,796


(1) As of June 30, 2020, represents the six months ending December 31, 2020.

Lessee arrangements

As of June 30, 2020, our balance sheet included $71.5 million in right-of-use assets associated primarily with land leased from third parties underlying certain properties that we are operating or developing. The land leases have long durations with remaining terms ranging from 29 (excluding extension options) to 96 years, and included:

$37.8 million for land on which we are developing an office property in Washington, DC through our Stevens Investors, LLC joint venture, virtually all of the rent on which was previously paid. This lease has a 96-year remaining term, and we possess a bargain purchase option that we expect to exercise in 2021;
$10.2 million for land underlying operating office properties in Washington, DC under two leases with remaining terms of approximately 80 years;
$6.4 million for land underlying a parking garage in Baltimore, Maryland under a lease with a remaining term of 29 years and an option to renew for an additional 49 years that was included in the term used in determining the asset balance;
$6.6 million for land in a research park in College Park, Maryland under four leases through our M Square Associates, LLC joint venture, all of the rent on which was previously paid. These leases had remaining terms ranging from 63 to 74 years;
$8.1 million for land in a business park in Huntsville, Alabama under 11 leases through our LW Redstone Company, LLC joint venture, with remaining terms ranging from 43 to 50 years and options to renew for an additional 25 years that were not included in the term used in determining the asset balance; and
$2.3 million for other land underlying operating properties in our Fort Meade/BW Corridor sub-segment under two leases with remaining terms of approximately 48 years, all of the rent on which was previously paid.

Our property right-of-use assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
Leases
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
June 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Right-of-use assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating leases - Property
 
Property - operating right-of-use assets
 
$
31,009

 
$
27,864

Finance leases - Property
 
Property - finance right-of-use assets
 
40,441

 
40,458

Total right-of-use assets
 
 
 
$
71,450

 
$
68,322


Property lease liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
Leases
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
June 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Lease liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating leases - Property
 
Property - operating lease liabilities
 
$
20,796

 
$
17,317

Finance leases - Property
 
Other liabilities
 
688

 
702

Total lease liabilities
 
 
 
$
21,484

 
$
18,019



The table below sets forth the weighted average terms and discount rates of our property leases as of June 30, 2020:
Weighted average remaining lease term
 
 
Operating leases
 
65 years

Finance leases
 
< 1 year

Weighted average discount rate
 
 
Operating leases
 
7.22
%
Finance leases
 
3.62
%


The table below presents our total property lease cost (in thousands):
 
 
Statement of Operations Location
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Lease cost
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Operating lease cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property leases
 
Property operating expenses
 
$
445

 
$
413

 
$
876

 
$
826

Finance lease cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of property right-of-use assets
 
Property operating expenses
 
9

 
12

 
18

 
12

 
 
 
 
$
454

 
$
425

 
$
894

 
$
838


The table below presents the effect of property lease payments on our consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):
 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Supplemental cash flow information
 
2020
 
2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Operating cash flows for operating leases
 
$
541

 
$
550

Financing cash flows for financing leases
 
$
14

 
$
4



Payments on property leases were due as follows (in thousands):
 
 
As of June 30, 2020
 
As of December 31, 2019
Year Ending December 31,
 
 Operating leases
 
Finance leases
 
Total
 
 Operating leases
 
Finance leases
 
Total
2020 (1)
 
$
636

 
$
660

 
$
1,296

 
$
1,092

 
$
674

 
$
1,766

2021
 
1,328

 
14

 
1,342

 
1,138

 
14

 
1,152

2022
 
1,352

 
14

 
1,366

 
1,162

 
14

 
1,176

2023
 
1,358

 

 
1,358

 
1,167

 

 
1,167

2024
 
1,363

 

 
1,363

 
1,173

 

 
1,173

Thereafter
 
113,780

 

 
113,780

 
100,609

 

 
100,609

Total lease payments
 
119,817

 
688

 
120,505

 
106,341

 
702

 
107,043

Less: Amount representing interest
 
(99,021
)
 

 
(99,021
)
 
(89,024
)
 

 
(89,024
)
Lease liability
 
$
20,796

 
$
688

 
$
21,484

 
$
17,317

 
$
702

 
$
18,019


(1) As of June 30, 2020, represents the six months ending December 31, 2020.
Leases Leases

Lessor Arrangements

We lease real estate properties, comprised primarily of office properties and data center shells, to third parties. As of June 30, 2020, these leases, which may encompass all, or a portion of, a property, had remaining terms spanning from one month to 15 years and averaging approximately five years.

Our lease revenue is comprised of: fixed lease revenue, including contractual rent billings under leases recognized on a straight-line basis over lease terms and amortization of lease incentives and above- and below- market lease intangibles; and variable lease revenue, including tenant expense recoveries, lease termination revenue and other revenue from tenants that is not fixed under the lease. The table below sets forth our allocation of lease revenue recognized between fixed and variable lease revenue (in thousands):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Lease revenue
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Fixed
 
$
103,993

 
$
104,193

 
$
208,102

 
$
208,837

Variable
 
28,154

 
27,222

 
55,057

 
53,481

 
 
$
132,147

 
$
131,415

 
$
263,159

 
$
262,318



Fixed contractual payments due under our property leases were as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31,
 
June 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
2020 (1)
 
$
203,627

 
$
388,310

2021
 
372,518

 
336,482

2022
 
335,187

 
299,356

2023
 
281,094

 
245,661

2024
 
231,731

 
195,246

Thereafter
 
634,608

 
474,741

 
 
$
2,058,765

 
$
1,939,796


(1) As of June 30, 2020, represents the six months ending December 31, 2020.

Lessee arrangements

As of June 30, 2020, our balance sheet included $71.5 million in right-of-use assets associated primarily with land leased from third parties underlying certain properties that we are operating or developing. The land leases have long durations with remaining terms ranging from 29 (excluding extension options) to 96 years, and included:

$37.8 million for land on which we are developing an office property in Washington, DC through our Stevens Investors, LLC joint venture, virtually all of the rent on which was previously paid. This lease has a 96-year remaining term, and we possess a bargain purchase option that we expect to exercise in 2021;
$10.2 million for land underlying operating office properties in Washington, DC under two leases with remaining terms of approximately 80 years;
$6.4 million for land underlying a parking garage in Baltimore, Maryland under a lease with a remaining term of 29 years and an option to renew for an additional 49 years that was included in the term used in determining the asset balance;
$6.6 million for land in a research park in College Park, Maryland under four leases through our M Square Associates, LLC joint venture, all of the rent on which was previously paid. These leases had remaining terms ranging from 63 to 74 years;
$8.1 million for land in a business park in Huntsville, Alabama under 11 leases through our LW Redstone Company, LLC joint venture, with remaining terms ranging from 43 to 50 years and options to renew for an additional 25 years that were not included in the term used in determining the asset balance; and
$2.3 million for other land underlying operating properties in our Fort Meade/BW Corridor sub-segment under two leases with remaining terms of approximately 48 years, all of the rent on which was previously paid.

Our property right-of-use assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
Leases
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
June 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Right-of-use assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating leases - Property
 
Property - operating right-of-use assets
 
$
31,009

 
$
27,864

Finance leases - Property
 
Property - finance right-of-use assets
 
40,441

 
40,458

Total right-of-use assets
 
 
 
$
71,450

 
$
68,322


Property lease liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
Leases
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
June 30, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Lease liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating leases - Property
 
Property - operating lease liabilities
 
$
20,796

 
$
17,317

Finance leases - Property
 
Other liabilities
 
688

 
702

Total lease liabilities
 
 
 
$
21,484

 
$
18,019



The table below sets forth the weighted average terms and discount rates of our property leases as of June 30, 2020:
Weighted average remaining lease term
 
 
Operating leases
 
65 years

Finance leases
 
< 1 year

Weighted average discount rate
 
 
Operating leases
 
7.22
%
Finance leases
 
3.62
%


The table below presents our total property lease cost (in thousands):
 
 
Statement of Operations Location
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Lease cost
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Operating lease cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property leases
 
Property operating expenses
 
$
445

 
$
413

 
$
876

 
$
826

Finance lease cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of property right-of-use assets
 
Property operating expenses
 
9

 
12

 
18

 
12

 
 
 
 
$
454

 
$
425

 
$
894

 
$
838


The table below presents the effect of property lease payments on our consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):
 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
Supplemental cash flow information
 
2020
 
2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Operating cash flows for operating leases
 
$
541

 
$
550

Financing cash flows for financing leases
 
$
14

 
$
4



Payments on property leases were due as follows (in thousands):
 
 
As of June 30, 2020
 
As of December 31, 2019
Year Ending December 31,
 
 Operating leases
 
Finance leases
 
Total
 
 Operating leases
 
Finance leases
 
Total
2020 (1)
 
$
636

 
$
660

 
$
1,296

 
$
1,092

 
$
674

 
$
1,766

2021
 
1,328

 
14

 
1,342

 
1,138

 
14

 
1,152

2022
 
1,352

 
14

 
1,366

 
1,162

 
14

 
1,176

2023
 
1,358

 

 
1,358

 
1,167

 

 
1,167

2024
 
1,363

 

 
1,363

 
1,173

 

 
1,173

Thereafter
 
113,780

 

 
113,780

 
100,609

 

 
100,609

Total lease payments
 
119,817

 
688

 
120,505

 
106,341

 
702

 
107,043

Less: Amount representing interest
 
(99,021
)
 

 
(99,021
)
 
(89,024
)
 

 
(89,024
)
Lease liability
 
$
20,796

 
$
688

 
$
21,484

 
$
17,317

 
$
702

 
$
18,019


(1) As of June 30, 2020, represents the six months ending December 31, 2020.