| Leases Lease costs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | Year ended December 31, | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Operating lease cost | | $ | 160 | | $ | 153 | | $ | 149 | | | | | Short-term lease cost | | 54 | | 54 | | 39 | | | | Variable lease cost (1) | | 44 | | 41 | | 43 | | | | Amortization of finance right-of-use assets | 11 | | 11 | | 11 | | | | Total lease cost (2) | $ | 269 | | $ | 259 | | $ | 242 | | | |
(1)Mainly relates to leases of trucks for the Company's freight delivery service contracts. (2)Includes lease costs from Purchased services and material and Equipment rents in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Classification | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | Classification | As at December 31, | 2025 | | 2024 | | | | | | | | Lease right-of-use assets | | | | | | Finance leases | Properties | | $ | 368 | | $ | 381 | | | Operating leases | Operating lease right-of-use assets | | 440 | | 485 | | | Total lease right-of-use assets | | | $ | 808 | | $ | 866 | | | Lease liabilities | | | | | | Current | | | | | | Finance leases | Current portion of long-term debt | | $ | 4 | | $ | 1 | | | Operating leases | Accounts payable and other | | 108 | | 134 | | | Noncurrent | | | | | | Finance leases | Long-term debt | | 1 | | 6 | | | Operating leases | Operating lease liabilities | | 316 | | 343 | | | Total lease liabilities | | | $ | 429 | | $ | 484 | |
Terms and discount rates | | | | | | | | | | As at December 31, | 2025 | | 2024 | | Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) | | | | Finance leases | 1.7 | 2.7 | | Operating leases | 16.1 | 15.0 | Weighted-average discount rate (%) | | | | Finance leases | 4.09 | | 4.24 | | | Operating leases | 4.66 | | 4.50 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | Year ended December 31, | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | | | Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities ($) | | | | | | | Operating cash outflows from operating leases | | 153 | | 152 | | 148 | | | | | | | | | | | | Financing cash outflows from finance leases | | 2 | | 31 | | 2 | | | | Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities ($) | | | | | | | Operating lease | | 85 | | 234 | | 91 | | | | | Finance lease | | — | | — | | 30 | | | |
Lease liabilities maturities | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | Finance leases | Operating leases | | 2026 | | $ | 4 | | $ | 128 | | | 2027 | | 1 | | 99 | | | 2028 | | — | | 64 | | | 2029 | | — | | 33 | | | 2030 | | — | | 23 | | | 2031 & thereafter | | — | | 327 | | | Total lease payments | | 5 | | 674 | | | Less: Imputed interest | | — | | 250 | | | Present value of lease payments | | $ | 5 | | $ | 424 | |
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