NOTE Q - LEASES

The Company leases facilities, offices, and equipment. The Company evaluates whether a contractual arrangement that provides it with control over the use of an asset is a lease. The ROU asset and related operating lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the term of the lease. The implicit rate of our lease arrangements is not readily determinable nor is it disclosed by our lessors; therefore, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the lease commencement date to discount the lease payments. The Company classifies a lease as operating or finance using the classification criteria set forth in ASC Topic 842. Some of our leases are non-cancellable and may include renewal or termination options. Renewal or termination options that are reasonably certain to be exercised are included in the determination of the term of a lease.

The Company’s lease agreements typically do not contain any significant residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants, and may include variable lease payments related to escalation clauses based on consumer price index rates, as well as maintenance and other services. Variable lease payments that depend on an index or rate are included in the determination of ROU asset and lease liabilities using the index or rate at the lease commencement date, whereas variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or rate are recorded as lease expense in the period incurred.  Lease expense is recognized over the term of the lease on a straight-line basis unless another systematic basis is more representative of the pattern in which the Company expects to consume the asset’s future economic benefits.

ROU assets are evaluated for impairment in a manner consistent with the treatment of other long-lived assets. The Company made an accounting policy election to not recognize lease assets or liabilities for leases with a term of 12 months or less.

The components of lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands):

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Expense charged to operations under the operating lease agreements for prior years were as follows (in thousands):

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Our operating leases expire at various dates through 2032. Maturities of our operating lease payments as of December 31, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):

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Maturities of our operating lease payments as of December 31, 2022, are as follows (in thousands):

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Our weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average discount rate are as follows:

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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases were as follows (in thousands):

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