Operating lease, right-of-use asset, real estate assets, percent

  
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IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATEDNOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)DECEMBER 31, 2021(In thousands, except share and per share data)  
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)I. LEASESWe lease facilities for certain warehouses, data centers and office space. We also have land leases, including those on which certain facilities are located. The majority of our leased facilities are classified as operating leases that, on average, have initial lease terms of five to 10 years, with one or more lease renewal options to extend the lease term. Our lease renewal option terms generally range from one to five years. The exercise of the lease renewal option is at our sole discretion and may contain fixed rent, fair market value based rent or Consumer Price Index rent escalation clauses. We include option periods in the lease term when our failure to renew the lease would result in an economic disincentive, thereby making it reasonably certain that we will renew the lease. We recognize straight line rental expense over the life of the lease and any fair market value or Consumer Price Index rent escalations are recognized as variable lease expense in the period in which the obligation is incurred. In addition, we lease certain vehicles and equipment. Vehicle and equipment leases typically have lease terms ranging from one to seven years. We account for all leases, both operating and financing, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 842 Leases, ("ASC 842"). Our accounting policy provides that leases with an initial term of 12 months or less will not be included within the lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities recognized on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We will continue to recognize the lease payments for those leases with an initial term of 12 months or less in our Consolidated Statements of Operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term.The lease right-of-use assets and related lease liabilities are classified as either operating or financing. Lease right-of-use assets are calculated as the net present value of future payments plus any capitalized initial direct costs less any tenant improvements or lease incentives. Lease liabilities are calculated as the net present value of future payments. In calculating the present value of the lease payments, we utilize the rate stated in the lease (in the limited circumstances when such rate is explicitly stated) or, if no rate is explicitly stated, we utilize a rate that reflects our securitized incremental borrowing rate by geography for the lease term. We account for nonlease components (which include common area maintenance, taxes, and insurance) with the related lease component. Any variable nonlease components are not included within the lease right-of-use asset and lease liability on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and instead, are reflected as an expense in the period incurred.At January 1, 2019, we recognized the cumulative effect of initially applying ASC 842 as an adjustment to the opening balance of (Distributions in excess of earnings) Earnings in excess of distributions, resulting in an increase of approximately $5,800 to stockholders’ equity due to certain build to suit leases that were accounted for as financing leases under ASC 840, Leases, but are accounted for as operating leases under ASC 842. Operating and financing lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

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| DESCRIPTION |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |
| Assets: |  |  |  |  |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets(1) |  | $ | 2,314,422  |  |  | $ | 2,196,502  |  |
| Financing lease right-of-use assets, net of accumulated depreciation(2)(3) |  | 298,049  |  |  | 310,534  |  |
| Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
| Current |  |  |  |  |
| Operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 259,597  |  |  | $ | 250,239  |  |
| Financing lease liabilities(3) |  | 41,168  |  |  | 43,149  |  |
| Long-term |  |  |  |  |
| Operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 2,171,472  |  |  | $ | 2,044,598  |  |
| Financing lease liabilities(3) |  | 315,561  |  |  | 323,162  |  |

(1)At December 31, 2021 and 2020, these assets are comprised of approximately 99% real estate related assets (which include land, buildings and racking) and 1% non-real estate related assets (which include warehouse equipment, vehicles, furniture and fixtures and computer hardware and software). (2)At December 31, 2021, these assets are comprised of approximately 69% real estate related assets and 31% non-real estate related assets. At December 31, 2020, these assets are comprised of approximately 72% real estate related assets and 28% non-real estate related assets.(3)Financing lease right-of-use assets, current financing lease liabilities and long-term financing lease liabilities are included within Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Current portion of long-term debt and Long-term Debt, net of current portion, respectively, within our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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