Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Leasing Agreements

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Leasing Agreements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
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Lessor

As a lessor, substantially all of our revenues are earned from arrangements that are within the scope of ASC 842. We account for lease and non-lease components as a single component, which resulted in all of our revenues associated with leases being recorded as rental revenues in the consolidated statements of operations. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 we recorded a straight-line rent adjustment of $607,000, $2.2 million and $1.9 million, respectively, as an increase to rental revenues in our consolidated statements of operations to record revenues from executory costs on a straight-line basis. In addition, direct internal leasing costs are capitalized; however, indirect internal leasing costs are expensed. We only capitalize the portion of these types of costs incurred that are a direct result of an executed lease.

As of December 31, 2024, we were the lessor to over 2,500 stores in our 33 consolidated centers, under operating leases with initial terms that expire from 2025 to 2039, with certain agreements containing extension options. We also have certain agreements which require tenants to pay their portion of reimbursable expenses such as common area expenses, utilities, insurance and real estate taxes.

For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the components of rental revenues are as follows (in thousands):
2024 2023 2022
Rental revenues - fixed $ 397,090  $ 343,433  $ 319,219 
Rental revenues - variable (1)
100,426  95,456  102,200 
Rental revenues $ 497,516  $ 438,889  $ 421,419 
(1)Primarily includes rents based on a percentage of tenant sales volume and reimbursable expenses such as common area expenses, utilities, insurance and real estate taxes.

Future minimum lease receipts under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2024, excluding the effect of straight-line rent and variable rentals, are as follows (in thousands):
2025 $ 271,814 
2026 214,703 
2027 169,893 
2028 122,484 
2029 92,055 
Thereafter 248,193 
$ 1,119,142 

Lessee

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023 we have operating lease right-of-use assets $76.1 million and $77.4 million, respectively, and operating lease liabilities of $84.5 million, and $86.1 million, respectively.

Our non-cancelable operating leases, with terms in excess of one year, have terms, including certain extension options, that expire from 2028 to 2101. Certain extension options, which are reasonably certain at inception, are used in the calculation of our operating lease right-of-use assets based on the economic life of the asset. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less (short-term leases) are not recorded on the balance sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The majority of our operating lease expense is related to ground leases at the following centers: Myrtle Beach Hwy 17, Atlantic City, Sevierville, Riverhead, Foxwoods and Rehoboth Beach and the lease of our corporate office in Greensboro, North Carolina.
For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the components of lease costs are as follows (in thousands):
2024 2023 2022
Operating lease costs $ 5,490  $ 5,493  $ 5,495 
Short-term lease costs 890  1,221  1,330 
Variable lease costs (1)
708  738  948 
Total lease costs $ 7,088  $ 7,452  $ 7,773 
(1)Our variable lease costs relate to our ground leases where increases in payments are based on center financial performance.

The discount rate applied to measure each operating lease right-of-use asset and operating lease liability is based on our incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”). We consider the general economic environment and our credit rating and factor in various financing and asset specific adjustments to ensure the IBR is appropriate based on the intended use of the underlying lease. The lease term and discount rates are as follows:
2024
Weighted - average remaining lease term (years) 47.43
Weighted - average discount rate 5.0  %

Cash flow information related to leases for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was as follows (in thousands):
2024 2023 2022
Operating cash outflows related to operating leases $ 5,765  $ 5,709  $ 5,669 

Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2024 for the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
2025 $ 5,816 
2026 5,854 
2027 5,893 
2028 4,946 
2029 4,659 
Thereafter 199,707 
Total lease payments $ 226,875 
Less imputed interest 142,376 
Present value of lease liabilities $ 84,499