Dollar Tree, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Leases

Leases

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2022

The lease cost for operating leases that was recognized in the accompanying consolidated income statements was as follows:


	Year Ended
(in millions)	January 29, 2022		January 30, 2021		February 1, 2020
Operating lease cost	$	1,602.8	$	1,551.2	$	1,520.5
Variable lease cost	417.8		391.4		375.9
Short-term lease cost	5.6		9.7		14.8
Total lease cost*	$	2,026.2	$	1,952.3	$	1,911.2

*Excludes sublease income, which is immaterial

As of January 29, 2022, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:


	(in millions)
2022	$	1,522.9
2023	1,408.9
2024	1,194.2
2025	964.3
2026	721.5
Thereafter	1,435.3
Total undiscounted lease payments	7,247.1
Less interest	693.8
Present value of lease liabilities	$	6,553.3

The future lease payments above exclude $446.0 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced as of January 29, 2022.

Information regarding the weighted-average remaining lease term and the weighted-average discount rate for operating leases is as follows:


	January 29, 2022		January 30, 2021		February 1, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)	5.9		6.1		6.4
Weighted-average discount rate	3.4	%	3.9	%	4.3	%

The following represents supplemental information pertaining to our operating lease arrangements:


	Year Ended
(in millions)	January 29, 2022		January 30, 2021		February 1, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	1,579.8	$	1,519.4	$	1,433.4

Distribution Center Lease and Related Bonds

In May 2017, we entered into a long-term property lease (“Missouri Lease”) which includes land and the construction of a 1.2 million square foot distribution center in Warrensburg, Missouri (“Distribution Center Project”). The Distribution Center Project was completed in 2018 and our investment in the project of $91.0 million as of January 29, 2022 is reflected in “Property, plant and equipment, net.” The Missouri Lease commenced upon its execution in May 2017 and expires on December 1, 2032. We have two options to extend the Missouri Lease term for up to a combined additional ten years. Following the expiration of the lease, the property reverts back to us.

In addition to being a party to the Missouri Lease, we are also the owner of bonds which were issued in May 2017, are secured by the Missouri Lease and expire December 1, 2032 (“Missouri Bonds”). The Missouri Bonds are debt issued by the lessor in the Missouri Lease. Therefore, we hold the debt instrument pertaining to our Missouri Lease obligation. Because a legal right of offset exists, we are accounting for the Missouri Bonds as a reduction of our Missouri Lease obligation in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.