Variable Lease, Cost

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The components of lease expense were as follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
|   | (in millions) |
| Lease cost: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Finance lease cost: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Amortization of right-of-use assets | $ | 4  |  |  | $ | 5  |  |  | $ | 4  |  |
| Interest on lease liabilities | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |
| Total finance lease cost | 5  |  |  | 6  |  |  | 5  |  |
| Operating lease cost | 119  |  |  | 111  |  |  | 114  |  |
| Short-term lease cost | 13  |  |  | 13  |  |  | 13  |  |
| Variable lease cost | —  |  |  | —  |  |  | 1  |  |
| Sublease income (1) | (4) |  |  | (4) |  |  | —  |  |
| Total lease cost | $ | 133  |  |  | $ | 126  |  |  | $ | 133  |  |

(1)Sublease income excludes rental income from owned properties of $10 million, $10 million and $11 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which is included in other income, net.Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases was as follows:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  |  |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|   |  |  | (in millions) |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Operating cash flows for finance leases |  |  | $ | 1  |  |  | $ | 1  |  |  | $ | 1  |  |
| Operating cash flows for operating leases |  |  | 122  |  |  | 107  |  |  | 112  |  |
| Financing cash flows for finance leases |  |  | 4  |  |  | 4  |  |  | 3  |  |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Operating leases |  |  | $ | 74  |  |  | $ | 35  |  |  | $ | 86  |  |
| Finance leases |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 5  |  |

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