| Operating Leases |
15. Operating Leases The following tables summarize the Company’s lease cost, cash flows, and other supplemental information related to its operating leases.
The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | | | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | Lease cost(a): | | | | | | | | | | | | Operating lease cost | | | | | | $ | 90,121 | | | $ | 47,966 | | | $ | 29,878 | | | Short-term lease costs | | | | | | 1,058 | | | 730 | | | 587 | | | Variable lease cost | | | | | | 11,833 | | | 11,254 | | | 8,089 | | | Sublease income | | | | | | (2,391) | | | (2,482) | | | (3,400) | | | Total lease cost | | | | | | $ | 100,621 | | | $ | 57,468 | | | $ | 35,154 | | | Weighted-average remaining lease term | | | | | | 12.1 | | 5.9 | | 6.7 | | Weighted-average discount rate | | | | | | 5.62 | % | | 5.03 | % | | 5.09 | % | _________________(a)Office rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, was $90.0 million, $48.2 million and $29.7 million, respectively. Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows information related to leases were as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | | $ | 54,046 | | | $ | 42,272 | | | $ | 34,492 | | | Right-of-use assets obtained in the acquisition of Angelo Gordon | | — | | | — | | | 107,716 | | | Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | | 400,339 | | | 19,502 | | | 13,057 | | | Other non-cash changes in right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities | | (114) | | | (2,038) | | | (743) | |
The following table shows the undiscounted cash flows on an annual basis for operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | Year Due | | Lease Amount(a) | | 2026 | | $ | 6,020 | | | 2027 | | 85,898 | | | 2028 | | 88,345 | | | 2029 | | 85,749 | | | 2030 | | 80,286 | | | Thereafter | | 551,877 | | Total future undiscounted operating lease payments | | 898,175 | | | Less: imputed interest | | (293,582) | | Present value of operating lease liabilities | | $ | 604,593 | |
_________________ (a)Net of tenant improvement allowances
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