Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 9 - Leases

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Note 9 - Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements  
Lease Disclosure [Text Block]

9. LEASES

 

We primarily lease manufacturing and research facilities, administrative offices, land, tanks, railcars and equipment. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recognized on the balance sheets; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Our leases have remaining lives from two months to 33 years. Certain lease agreements include one or more options to renew, at our discretion, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term by approximately one year to 30 years or more. Renewal and termination options that we are reasonably certain to exercise have been included in the calculation of the lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. None of our lease agreements contain material residual value guarantees or material restrictions or covenants.

 

The components of operating lease expense, cash flows and supplemental noncash information from continuing operations were as follows (dollars in millions):

 

   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2022

 

Operating lease expense:

                       

Cost of goods sold

  $ 47     $ 40     $ 37  

Selling, general and administrative

    24       22       21  

Research and development

    7       7       6  

Total operating lease expense(1)

  $ 78     $ 69     $ 64  
                         

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

                       

Operating cash flows from operating leases

  $ 69     $ 64     $ 63  
                         

Supplemental noncash information:

                       

Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

  $ 86     $ 32     $ 24  

(1) Total operating lease expense includes short-term lease expense of approximately $2 million, $1 million and $1 million for the years ended  December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Total operating lease expense includes variable lease expense of approximately $3 million, $1 million and nil for the years ended  December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

The weighted-average lease term and discount rate for our operating leases from continuing operations were as follows:

 

   

Year ended December 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2022

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

    9       9       10  

Weighted-average discount rate

    3.8 %     3.8 %     3.7 %

 

The undiscounted future cash flows of operating lease liabilities from continuing operations as of December 31, 2024 were as follows (dollars in millions):

 

Year ending December 31,

       

2025

  $ 68  

2026

    63  

2027

    62  

2028

    59  

2029

    50  

Thereafter

    175  

Total lease payments

    477  

Less imputed interest

    (75 )

Total

  $ 402  

 

As of December 31, 2024, we have additional leases, primarily for leases of a manufacturing facility, railcars and tanks, that have not yet commenced of approximately $6 million. These leases will commence in 2025 with lease terms of up to 7 years.