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Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Commitments
The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842, Leases. The majority of the Company's long-term operating lease agreements are for its corporate office, retail locations, and distribution centers, which expire in various years through 2041. The majority of the Company's building leases also include options to extend, which are factored into the recognition of their respective assets and liabilities when appropriate based on management’s assessment of the probability that the options will be exercised.
When readily determinable, the rate implicit in the lease is used to discount lease payments to present value; however, substantially all of the Company's leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. If the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, we use a third party to assist in the determination of a secured incremental borrowing rate, determined on a collateralized basis, to discount lease payments based on information available at lease commencement. The secured incremental borrowing rate is estimated based on yields obtained from Bloomberg for U.S. consumers with a BB- credit rating and is adjusted for collateralization as well as inflation. As of September 24, 2020 and September 26, 2019, the Company's weighted average discount rate was 5.3% and 5.2%, respectively. As of both September 24, 2020 and September 26, 2019, the Company's weighted average remaining lease term was 10 years.
Lease Costs
The table below presents components of lease expense for operating leases.
Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
in thousands Classification (2) September 24, 2020 September 26, 2019 September 24, 2020 September 26, 2019
Operating lease cost (1): Selling and store operating $ 26,549  $ 22,969  $ 77,325  $ 65,286 
Cost of sales 5,676  4,005  17,005  11,996 
Pre-opening 2,230  1,988  6,103  4,913 
General and administrative 1,029  1,016  3,088  2,712 
Operating lease right-of-use asset impairment General and administrative —  4,136  —  4,136 
Sublease income Cost of sales (597) (588) (1,791) (1,817)
Total lease cost $ 34,887  $ 33,526  $ 101,730  $ 87,226 
(1) Includes variable lease costs, which were immaterial for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2020 and September 26, 2019.
(2) Certain prior period balances related to operating lease costs and sublease income have been reclassified within this table to conform to the current period presentation.
Undiscounted Cash Flows
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) as of September 24, 2020 were as follows:
in thousands Amount
Fourteen weeks ending December 31, 2020 $ 135,857 
2021 139,457 
2022 133,226 
2023 133,531 
2024 124,733 
Thereafter 663,679 
Total minimum lease payments (2) $ 1,330,483 
Less: amount of lease payments representing interest 322,973 
Present value of future minimum lease payments 1,007,510 
Less: current obligations under leases 92,809 
Long-term lease obligations $ 914,701 
(2) Future lease payments exclude approximately $47.3 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for operating leases signed but not yet commenced.
For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2020 and September 26, 2019, cash paid for operating leases was $92.6 million and $80.2 million, respectively.
Litigation
On May 20, 2019, an alleged stockholder of the Company filed a putative class action lawsuit, Taylor v. Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., et al., No. 1:19-cv-02270-SCJ (N.D. Ga.), in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against the Company and certain of our officers, directors and stockholders. On August 14, 2019, the Court named a lead plaintiff, and the case was re-captioned In re Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 1:19-cv-02270-SCJ (N.D. Ga.). The operative complaint alleged certain violations of federal securities laws based on, among other things, purported materially false and misleading statements and omissions allegedly made by the Company between May 23, 2018 and August 1, 2018 and sought class certification, unspecified monetary damages, costs and attorneys’ fees and equitable relief. The Company denied the material allegations and moved to dismiss the lawsuit. On September 21, 2020, the District Court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss in its entirety. The plaintiff did not appeal that decision, meaning the dismissal is final.
On June 18, 2020, an alleged stockholder filed a putative derivative complaint, Lincolnshire Police Pension Fund v. Taylor, et al., No. 2020-0487-JTL, in the Delaware Court of Chancery, purportedly on behalf of the Company against certain of the Company’s officers, directors, and stockholders. The complaint alleges breaches of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment. The factual allegations underlying these claims are similar to the factual allegations made in the In re Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Securities Litigation described above. The complaint seeks unspecified damages and restitution for the Company from the individual defendants and the payment of costs and attorneys’ fees. The time for the defendants to respond to the complaint has not yet expired.

The Company maintains insurance that may cover the above-referenced litigation up to the policy limits and subject to meeting certain deductibles and to other terms and conditions thereof. Estimating an amount or range of possible losses resulting from litigation proceedings is inherently difficult, particularly where the matters involve indeterminate claims for monetary damages and are in the stages of the proceedings where key factual and legal issues have not been resolved. For these reasons, we are currently unable to predict the ultimate timing or outcome of or reasonably estimate the possible losses or a range of possible losses resulting from the above-referenced litigation.
The Company is also subject to various other legal actions, claims and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, which may include claims related to general liability, workers’ compensation, product liability, intellectual property and employment-related matters resulting from our business activities. As with most actions such as these, an estimation of any possible and/or ultimate liability cannot always be determined. The Company establishes reserves for specific legal proceedings when it determines that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. These various other ordinary course proceedings are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, cash flows, or results of operations, however regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.