5. Commitments and Contingencies

Lease Commitments

In the first quarter of fiscal 2019, we adopted ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” which requires that lessees recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for all leases on the balance sheet with an option to exclude short-term leases (leases with terms of 12 months or less), which we also elected. We adopted ASU No. 2016-02 using the modified retrospective approach and elected the package of practical expedients to use in transition, which permitted us not to reassess, under the new standard, our prior conclusions about lease identification and lease classification. The cumulative effect adjustment upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 resulted in an immaterial adjustment to retained earnings. The adoption also resulted in the addition of $621 million of right of use assets and a corresponding $683 million of lease liabilities to our balance sheet, while eliminating deferred rent and tenant improvement allowances. Additionally, we do not separate lease and nonlease components of contracts.

The majority of our long-term operating lease agreements are for our corporate office, retail locations, and distribution centers, which expire in various years through 2038. All of our building leases have 10-15 year lease terms, except one lease which has a 20-year term. The majority of our building leases also include options to extend, which are factored into the recognition of their respective assets and liabilities when appropriate. Additionally, one building lease contains variable lease payments, which are determined based on a percentage of retail sales over a contractual level, and we sublease real estate within one store and one distribution center to third parties. Certain of our lease agreements include escalating rents over the lease terms which, under Topic 842, results in rent being expensed on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease that commences on the date we have the right to control the property. Our lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants that would reasonably be expected to have a material impact on our business.

As most of our leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate, we use a third party to assist in the determination of the incremental borrowing rate, specifically the Bloomberg yield curve for U.S. consumers with a BB- credit rating. The rate is adjusted for collateralization as well as inflation.

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Lease Position

The table below presents supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases.

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Lease Costs

The table below presents components of lease expense for operating leases.

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(1) Includes variable lease costs, which are immaterial.

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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 June 27, 2019, were:

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(2) Future lease payments exclude approximately $200 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for operating leases signed but not yet commenced.

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For the twenty-six weeks ended June 27, 2019, cash paid for operating leases was $52.4 million.

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. The complaint alleges 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 seeks class certification, unspecified monetary damages, costs and attorneys’ fees and equitable relief. The Company denies the material allegations in this lawsuit, which is in the early stages and has not yet been certified as a class, and intends to defend itself vigorously. In addition, the Company maintains insurance that may cover any liability arising out of this 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 this litigation.

We are 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. We establish reserves for specific legal proceedings when we determine 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 our consolidated financial position, cash flows, or results of operations, however regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.