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LEASES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
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LEASES

NOTE 9.LEASES

The Company leases certain buildings, vehicles, and equipment in order to reduce the risk associated with ownership and to maximize working capital utilization. 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 September 30, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company completed multiple sale-leaseback transactions where it sold 17 of its properties related to the Clark Pest Control acquisition for gross proceeds of $67.0 million and a pre-tax gain of $31.5 million. These leases are classified as operating leases with terms of 7 to 15 years.

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.

Three Months Ended September 30, 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

(in thousands, except Other Information)

Lease Classification

    

Financial Statement Classification

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

Short-term lease cost

 

Cost of services provided, Sales, general, and administrative expenses

$

51

$

20

$

176

$

153

Operating lease cost

 

Cost of services provided, Sales, general, and administrative expenses

 

23,472

 

21,514

 

69,497

 

63,538

Total lease expense

$

23,523

$

21,534

$

69,673

$

63,691

Other Information:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases

 

5.54 years

 

3.70 years

Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases

 

3.69

%

 

3.94

%

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

Operating cash flows for operating leases

$

68,614

$

62,928

Lease Commitments

Future minimum lease payments, including assumed exercise of renewal options as of September 30, 2021 were as follows:

(in thousands)

2021 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2021)

$

22,994

2022

79,411

2023

 

59,682

2024

 

35,874

2025

 

20,329

2026

 

13,495

Thereafter

 

52,667

Total Future Minimum Lease Payments

 

284,452

Less: Amount representing interest

 

30,387

Total future minimum lease payments, net of interest

$

254,065

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 $161.3 million for building leases and $123.2 million for vehicle leases. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had additional future obligations of $4.3 million for leases that had not yet commenced.