Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Leases

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12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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(8) Leases

Tripadvisor’s lease contracts contain both lease and non-lease components which Tripadvisor combines as a single component under its accounting policy by asset class, except for office space leases and certain other leases, such as colocation data center leases, which it accounts separately for the lease and non-lease components. Additionally, for certain equipment leases that have similar characteristics, Tripadvisor applies a portfolio approach to effectively account for operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities.

Operating Leases

Tripadvisor leases office space in a number of countries around the world generally under non-cancelable lease agreements. Tripadvisor’s office space leases, exclusive of its Headquarters Lease, are operating leases. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date, or the date the lessor makes the leased asset available for use, based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term using Tripadvisor’s estimated incremental borrowing rate.

Tripadvisor’s office space operating leases expire at various dates with the latest maturity in June 2027. Certain leases include options to extend the lease term for up to 6 years and/or terminate the leases within 1 year, which Tripadvisor includes in the lease terms if it is reasonably certain to exercise these options.

Tripadvisor also establishes assets and liabilities at the present value of estimated future costs to return certain of its leased facilities to their original condition to satisfy any asset retirement obligations. Such assets are depreciated over the lease period into operating expense, and the recorded liabilities are accreted to the future value of the estimated restoration costs and are included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Tripadvisor’s asset retirement obligations were not material as of both December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Finance Lease

Tripadvisor leases approximately 280,000 square feet of office space for its corporate headquarters in Needham, Massachusetts (the “Headquarters Lease”). The Headquarters Lease has an expiration date of December 2030, with an option to extend the lease term for two consecutive terms of five years each. Tripadvisor’s Headquarters Lease was accounted for as a finance lease upon the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842 on January 1, 2019.

Finance lease ROU assets and finance lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date or the date the lessor makes the leased asset available for use. Finance lease ROU assets are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, and the carrying amount of the finance lease liabilities are (1) accreted to reflect interest using the incremental borrowing rate if the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, and (2) reduced to reflect lease payments made during the period. Amortization expense for finance lease ROU assets and interest accretion on finance lease liabilities are recorded to depreciation and interest expense, respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations.

The components of lease expense during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

Years ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

amounts in millions

Operating lease cost (1)

$

21

28

24

Finance lease cost:

Amortization of right-of-use assets (2)

$

10

10

9

Interest on lease liabilities (3)

4

4

4

Total finance lease cost

$

14

14

13

Sublease income on operating leases (1)

(5)

(3)

(3)

Total lease cost, net

$

30

39

34

(1) Operating lease costs, net of sublease income, are included in operating expense, including stock-based compensation in the consolidated statements of operations.
(2) Amount is included in depreciation expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
(3) Amount is included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:

December 31,

2021

2020

amounts in millions

Operating leases:

Operating lease right-of-use assets (1)

$

42

54

Current operating lease liabilities (2)

$

20

21

Operating lease liabilities (3)

29

46

Total operating lease liabilities

$

49

67

Finance Lease:

Finance lease right-of-use assets (4)

$

86

95

Current finance lease liabilities (2)

$

6

5

Finance lease liabilities (3)

65

71

Total finance lease liabilities

$

71

76

(1) Included in other assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization in the consolidated balance sheets.
(2) Included in accrued liabilities and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
(3) Included in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
(4) Included in property and equipment, net in the consolidated balance sheets.

Additional information related to leases is as follows for the periods presented:

Years ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

amounts in millions

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

Operating cash outflows from operating leases

$

25

26

26

Operating cash outflows from finance lease

$

3

4

4

Financing cash outflows from finance lease

$

6

6

5

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:

Operating leases

$

6

4

106

Finance lease

$

88

Years ended December 31,

2021

2020

Weighted-average remaining lease term

Operating leases

3.0 years

3.7 years

Finance lease

9.0 years

10.0 years

Weighted-average discount rate

Operating leases

3.71%

3.99%

Finance lease

4.49%

4.49%

Future lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of December 31, 2021 were as follows:

Operating Leases

Finance Lease

amounts in millions

2022

$

23

9

2023

15

9

2024

9

9

2025

3

10

2026

2

10

Thereafter

-

39

Total future lease payments

$

52

86

Less: imputed interest

(3)

(15)

Total

$

49

71

As of December 31, 2021, we did not have any additional operating or finance leases that have not yet commenced but that create significant rights and obligations.