Leases
12 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2021
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases
NOTE 4 | LEASES

The Company leases all of its store locations and its corporate headquarters, which also includes its distribution center, under operating leases. The store leases typically had initial terms of 5 to 10 years however, most of the leases that are coming to the end of their lease lives are being renegotiated with shorter terms. The current lease term for the corporate headquarters expires in 2026, with one optional five-year extension period. The Company also leases certain equipment and other assets under operating leases, typically with initial terms of 3 to 5 years. The lease term includes the initial contractual term as well as any options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less (short-term leases) are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company does not currently have any material short-term leases. The Company is generally obligated for the cost of property taxes, insurance and other landlord costs, including common area maintenance charges, relating to its leases. If these charges are fixed, they are combined with lease payments in determining the lease liability; however, if such charges are not fixed, they are considered variable lease costs and are expensed as incurred. The variable payments are not included in the measurement of the lease liability or asset. The Company’s finance leases are immaterial. The Company did not make any amendments to its lease modification policies as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Certain lease agreements include rental payments based on a percentage of retail sales over contractual levels and others include rental payments adjusted periodically for inflation. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

As a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company did not initially make its store rent payments for certain stores in the first and second quarter of 2020. The Company established an accrual for rent payments that were not made and has continued to recognize accrued rent expense. As a result of negotiations with certain landlords, the Company has since made rent payments for certain stores and some landlords have agreed to abate certain rent payments. The appropriate adjustments were made to accrued rent. Accrued rent is within accrued
expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Accrued minimum rent as of January 30, 2021 and February 1, 2020, was $56.3 million and $3.2 million, respectively.

The following table is a summary of the Company’s components of net lease cost, which is included in cost of goods sold, buying and occupancy costs, in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income:

20202019
(in thousands)
Operating lease costs$272,896 $280,166 
Variable and short-term lease costs60,925 65,535 
Total lease costs$333,821 $345,701 
 
Total lease costs for 2018 were $356.8 million.

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:

20202019
(in thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for operating leases
$197,824 $279,092 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities$44,433 $39,851 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:
20202019
Operating leases:
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)5.15.7
Weighted average discount rate5.4 %4.8 %

The Company’s lease agreements do not provide an implicit rate, so the Company uses an estimated incremental borrowing rate, which is derived from third-party information available at the lease commencement date, in determining the present value of lease payments. The rate used is for a secured borrowing of a similar term as the lease.
The following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for each of the first five years and total of the remaining years to the operating lease liabilities recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 30, 2021:
January 30, 2021
(in thousands)
2021$229,299 
2022228,188 
2023200,719 
2024154,197 
2025115,812 
Thereafter132,843 
Total minimum lease payments1,061,058 
Less: amount of lease payments representing interest134,668 
Present value of future minimum lease payments926,390 
Less: current obligations under leases203,441 
Long-term lease obligations$722,949 

Annual store rent consists of a fixed minimum amount and/or contingent rent based on a percentage of sales exceeding a stipulated amount.
Leases
NOTE 4 | LEASES

The Company leases all of its store locations and its corporate headquarters, which also includes its distribution center, under operating leases. The store leases typically had initial terms of 5 to 10 years however, most of the leases that are coming to the end of their lease lives are being renegotiated with shorter terms. The current lease term for the corporate headquarters expires in 2026, with one optional five-year extension period. The Company also leases certain equipment and other assets under operating leases, typically with initial terms of 3 to 5 years. The lease term includes the initial contractual term as well as any options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less (short-term leases) are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company does not currently have any material short-term leases. The Company is generally obligated for the cost of property taxes, insurance and other landlord costs, including common area maintenance charges, relating to its leases. If these charges are fixed, they are combined with lease payments in determining the lease liability; however, if such charges are not fixed, they are considered variable lease costs and are expensed as incurred. The variable payments are not included in the measurement of the lease liability or asset. The Company’s finance leases are immaterial. The Company did not make any amendments to its lease modification policies as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Certain lease agreements include rental payments based on a percentage of retail sales over contractual levels and others include rental payments adjusted periodically for inflation. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

As a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company did not initially make its store rent payments for certain stores in the first and second quarter of 2020. The Company established an accrual for rent payments that were not made and has continued to recognize accrued rent expense. As a result of negotiations with certain landlords, the Company has since made rent payments for certain stores and some landlords have agreed to abate certain rent payments. The appropriate adjustments were made to accrued rent. Accrued rent is within accrued
expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Accrued minimum rent as of January 30, 2021 and February 1, 2020, was $56.3 million and $3.2 million, respectively.

The following table is a summary of the Company’s components of net lease cost, which is included in cost of goods sold, buying and occupancy costs, in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income:

20202019
(in thousands)
Operating lease costs$272,896 $280,166 
Variable and short-term lease costs60,925 65,535 
Total lease costs$333,821 $345,701 
 
Total lease costs for 2018 were $356.8 million.

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:

20202019
(in thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for operating leases
$197,824 $279,092 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities$44,433 $39,851 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:
20202019
Operating leases:
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)5.15.7
Weighted average discount rate5.4 %4.8 %

The Company’s lease agreements do not provide an implicit rate, so the Company uses an estimated incremental borrowing rate, which is derived from third-party information available at the lease commencement date, in determining the present value of lease payments. The rate used is for a secured borrowing of a similar term as the lease.
The following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for each of the first five years and total of the remaining years to the operating lease liabilities recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 30, 2021:
January 30, 2021
(in thousands)
2021$229,299 
2022228,188 
2023200,719 
2024154,197 
2025115,812 
Thereafter132,843 
Total minimum lease payments1,061,058 
Less: amount of lease payments representing interest134,668 
Present value of future minimum lease payments926,390 
Less: current obligations under leases203,441 
Long-term lease obligations$722,949 

Annual store rent consists of a fixed minimum amount and/or contingent rent based on a percentage of sales exceeding a stipulated amount.