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LEASES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Leases  
LEASES

NOTE 9. LEASES

The Company leases certain buildings, vehicles, and equipment in order to reduce the risk associated with ownership. The Company elected the practical expedient approach permitted under ASC 842 not to include short-term leases with a duration of 12 months or less on the balance sheet. As of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, all leases were classified as operating leases. Building leases generally carry terms of 5 to 15 years with annual rent escalations at fixed amounts per the lease. Vehicle leases generally carry a fixed term of one year with renewal options to extend the lease on a monthly basis resulting in lease terms up to 7 years depending on the class of vehicle. The exercise of renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion. It is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the renewal options on its vehicle leases. The measurement of right-of-use assets and liabilities for vehicle leases includes the fixed payments associated with such renewal periods. We separate lease and non-lease components of contracts. Our lease agreements do not contain any material variable payments, residual value guarantees, early termination penalties or restrictive covenants.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company completed a sale-leaseback transaction where it sold 16 of its properties related to the Clark Pest Control acquisition for gross proceeds of $62.1 million and a gain of $31.1 million. These leases are classified as operating leases with terms of 7 to 15 years.

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The Company uses the rate implicit in the lease when available; however, most of our leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Accordingly, we estimate our incremental borrowing rate based on information available at lease commencement.

 

(in thousands)                
        Three Months Ended March 31,  
Lease Classification   Financial Statement Classification   2021     2020  
Short-term lease cost   Cost of services provided, Sales, general, and administrative expenses   $ 60     $ 76  
Operating lease cost   Cost of services provided, Sales, general, and administrative expenses     22,634       20,717  
Total lease expense       $ 22,694     $ 20,793  
                     
Other Information                    
      Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases     5.66 years       3.84 years  
      Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases     3.85 %     3.93 %
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:                
       Operating cash flows for operating leases    $ 22,457     $ 20,477  

Lease Commitments

Future minimum lease payments, including assumed exercise of renewal options at March 31, 2021 were as follows:

(in thousands)   Operating
Leases
 
2021 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2021)   $ 64,099  
2022     70,231  
2023     50,144  
2024     27,083  
2025     14,908  
2026     10,803  
Thereafter     48,844  
Total Future Minimum Lease Payments     286,112  
Less: Amount representing interest     31,782  
Total future minimum lease payments, net of interest   $ 254,330  

Future commitments presented in the table above include lease payments in renewal periods for which it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the renewal option. Total future minimum lease payments for operating leases, including the amount representing interest, are comprised of $156.8 million for building leases and $129.3 million for vehicle leases. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had additional future obligations of $9.0 million for leases that had not yet commenced.

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