Note 11 - Leasing
The Company enters into operating and finance leases for manufacturing facilities, warehouses, sales offices, information technology equipment, plant equipment, vehicles and certain other equipment.
Lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Operating lease expense | $ | 41.7 | | $ | 32.7 | | $ | 33.5 | |
| Amortization of right-of-use assets on finance leases | 2.8 | | 3.0 | | 2.2 | |
| Total lease expense | $ | 44.5 | | $ | 35.7 | | $ | 35.7 | |
Cash flows from operating and financing leases for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | | | |
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 46.3 | | $ | 35.7 | | $ | 33.6 | |
| Financing cash flows from finance leases | 2.8 | | 2.8 | | 2.1 | |
The following tables present the impact of leasing on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
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| Operating Leases | 2025 | 2024 |
| Lease assets: | | |
| Operating lease assets | $ | 152.9 | | $ | 130.6 | |
| Lease liabilities: | | |
| Short-term operating lease liabilities | $ | 33.1 | | $ | 32.0 | |
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 100.8 | | 84.0 | |
| Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 133.9 | | $ | 116.0 | |
Short-term operating lease liabilities at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are included in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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| Finance Leases | 2025 | 2024 |
| Lease assets: | | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 7.2 | | $ | 8.4 | |
| Lease liabilities: | | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | $ | 2.6 | | $ | 2.7 | |
| Long-term debt | 4.9 | | 6.1 | |
| Total finance lease liabilities | $ | 7.5 | | $ | 8.8 | |
Note 11 - Leasing (continued)
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases at December 31, 2025 were as follows:
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| Operating Leases | Finance Leases |
| Year Ending December 31, | | |
| 2026 | $ | 39.3 | | $ | 2.9 | |
| 2027 | 32.8 | | 2.1 | |
| 2028 | 26.4 | | 1.2 | |
| 2029 | 20.7 | | 0.9 | |
| 2030 | 12.8 | | 0.4 | |
| Thereafter | 25.3 | | 0.6 | |
| Total future minimum lease payments | $ | 157.3 | | $ | 8.1 | |
| Less: imputed interest | (23.4) | | (0.6) | |
| Total | $ | 133.9 | | $ | 7.5 | |
The following tables present lease assets added for the periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
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| 2025 | 2024 |
| Lease assets added in the period: | | |
| Operating leases | $ | 41.3 | | $ | 36.0 | |
| Finance leases | 1.5 | | 3.9 | |
The following tables present other information related to leases at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
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| 2025 | 2024 |
| Weighted-average remaining lease term: | | |
| Operating leases | 5.6 years | 4.6 years |
| Finance leases | 4.0 years | 4.3 years |
| Weighted-average discount rate: | | |
| Operating leases | 4.73 | % | 4.65 | % |
| Finance leases | 4.70 | % | 4.87 | % |