LEASES AND COMMITMENTS
The Company’s lease agreements primarily consist of real estate property, such as manufacturing facilities, warehouses and office buildings, in addition to personal property, such as vehicles, manufacturing and information technology equipment. The Company determines whether a contract is or contains a lease at contract inception. The majority of the Company's lease arrangements are comprised of fixed payments, and a limited number of these arrangements include a variable payment component based on certain index fluctuations. As of December 31, 2025, a significant portion of the Company’s leases were classified as operating leases.
Generally, the Company’s operating leases have renewal options that extend the lease terms, and some include options to terminate the agreement or purchase the leased asset. The amortizable life of these assets is the lesser of its useful life or the lease term, including renewal periods reasonably assured of being exercised at lease inception.
All leases with an initial term of 12 months or less without an option to extend or purchase the underlying asset that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise (short-term leases) are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The following table presents the lease assets and lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:
December 31,
(in millions)20252024
AssetsBalance Sheet Location
Operating leasesOther non-current assets$48 $54 
Finance leasesProperty, plant and equipment, net
Total lease assets$51 $56 
Liabilities
Current
Operating leases Other current liabilities$19 $17 
Finance leasesShort-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
Non-current
Operating leasesOther non-current liabilities31 39 
Finance leasesLong-term debt
Total lease liabilities$54 $58 
The following table presents lease obligations arising from obtaining leased assets for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
December 31,
(in millions)202520242023
Operating leases$$$12 
Finance leases— 
Total lease obligations$11 $$12 
The following table presents the maturity of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025:
(in millions)Operating leasesFinance leases
2026$20 $
202718 
2028
2029
2030— 
After 2030— 
Total (undiscounted) lease payments$54 $
Less: Imputed interest— 
Present value of lease liabilities$50 $
In the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded operating lease expense of $21 million, $20 million and $15 million, respectively.
In the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the operating cash flows for operating leases were $20 million.
In the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded short-term lease costs of $4 million, $5 million and $1 million, respectively.
Finance lease costs were immaterial for the periods presented.
ASC Topic 842 requires that the rate implicit in the lease be used if readily determinable. Generally, implicit rates are not readily determinable in the Company’s agreements, so the incremental borrowing rate is used instead for such lease arrangements. The incremental borrowing rates are determined using rates specific to the term of the lease, economic environments where lease activity is concentrated, value of lease portfolio, and assuming full collateralization of the loans. The following table presents the terms and discount rates:
December 31,
20252024
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases34
Finance leases45
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases3.9 %3.6 %
Finance leases6.2 %5.7 %

About Leases Disclosures

Lease disclosures under ASC 842 provide a comprehensive view of a company's leased asset portfolio, including the split between operating and finance leases, discount rates used to present-value future payments, and the maturity schedule of lease obligations. This section reveals a significant source of off-balance-sheet commitments that were largely hidden before the current standard.

Key signals: the weighted-average discount rate affects the size of recorded lease liabilities — a higher rate reduces the reported obligation, so compare the chosen rate against the company's incremental borrowing rate. The operating versus finance lease mix affects both EBITDA and operating income presentation. Watch the maturity table for concentration risk: large payment cliffs in specific years may create cash flow pressure. Variable lease payments excluded from the liability measurement represent real obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet. Compare total lease costs against prior-year operating lease expense to assess the true economic burden.