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The underlying asset could be a physically distinct portion of a single asset.\"><span>underlying asset</span></a> by the <a href=\"/glossary/l/#lessee\" class=\"term\" title=\"An entity that enters into a contract to obtain the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.\"><span>lessee</span></a> is not the type of termination of a lease contemplated by paragraph <a href=\"/asc/842/20/#842-20-40-1\" class=\"xref\">842-20-40-1</a> but, rather, is an integral part of the purchase of the underlying asset. If the lessee purchases the underlying asset, any difference between the purchase price and the carrying amount of the lease liability immediately before the purchase shall be recorded by the lessee as an adjustment of the carrying amount of the asset. However, this paragraph does not apply to underlying assets acquired in a <a href=\"/glossary/b/#business-combination\" class=\"term\" title=\"A transaction or other event in which an acquirer obtains control of one or more businesses. Transactions sometimes referred to as true mergers or mergers of equals also are business combinations. See also Acquisition by a Not-for-Profit Entity.\"><span>business combination</span></a>, which are initially measured at <a href=\"/glossary/f/#fair-value\" class=\"term\" title=\"The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.\"><span>fair value</span></a> in accordance with paragraph <a href=\"/asc/805/20/#805-20-30-1\" class=\"xref\">805-20-30-1</a>.</span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"The termination of a lease that results from the purchase of an underlying asset by the lessee is not the type of termination of a lease contemplated by paragraph 842-20-40-1 but, rather, is an integral part of the purch…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:4605da6f3227a942c5bf3f2fa433c548ef1f9c284d946a9c9af12d3d02b54f81","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:56:47.806Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:56:47.806Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147479092","source_sha256":"615c7e2222d740dc772a07f970521f29a48a504651aa85e37d25a693ef48fbe7"}}],"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:a4dfcefe7d26ecd1b53f4efbbcf5f3b73ec92741f6afe0e52cbadf142ef3f438","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:56:47.806Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:56:47.806Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147479092","source_sha256":"615c7e2222d740dc772a07f970521f29a48a504651aa85e37d25a693ef48fbe7"}},{"block":null,"heading":"Subleases","paragraphs":[{"citation":"842-20-40-3","para":"40-3","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_E467A2D4-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">If the nature of a <a href=\"/glossary/s/#sublease\" class=\"term\" title=\"A transaction in which an underlying asset is re-leased by the lessee (or intermediate lessor) to a third party (the sublessee) and the original (or head) lease between the lessor and the lessee remains in effect.\"><span>sublease</span></a> is such that the original <a href=\"/glossary/l/#lessee\" class=\"term\" title=\"An entity that enters into a contract to obtain the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.\"><span>lessee</span></a> is relieved of the primary obligation under the original <a href=\"/glossary/l/#lease\" class=\"term\" title=\"A contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant, or equipment (an identified asset) for a period of time in exchange for consideration.\"><span>lease</span></a>, the transaction shall be considered a termination of the original lease. Paragraph <a href=\"/asc/842/20/#842-20-35-14\" class=\"xref\">842-20-35-14</a> addresses subleases in which the original lessee is not relieved of the primary obligation under the original lease. Any consideration paid or received upon termination that was not already included in the <a href=\"/glossary/l/#lease-payments\" class=\"term\" title=\"See paragraph 842-10-30-5 for what constitutes lease payments from the perspective of a lessee and a lessor.\"><span>lease payments</span></a> (for example, a termination payment that was not included in the lease payments based on the <a href=\"/glossary/l/#lease-term\" class=\"term\" title=\"The noncancellable period for which a lessee has the right to use an underlying asset, together with all of the following: Periods covered by an option to extend the lease if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option Periods covered by an option to terminate the lease if the lessee is reasonably certain not to exercise that option Periods covered by an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease in which exercise of the option is controlled by the lessor.\"><span>lease term</span></a>) shall be included in the determination of profit or loss to be recognized in accordance with paragraph <a href=\"/asc/842/20/#842-20-40-1\" class=\"xref\">842-20-40-1</a>. If a sublease is a termination of the original lease and the original lessee is secondarily liable, the guarantee obligation shall be recognized by the lessee in accordance with paragraph <a href=\"/asc/405/20/#405-20-40-2\" class=\"xref\">405-20-40-2</a>.</span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"If the nature of a sublease is such that the original lessee is relieved of the primary obligation under the original lease, the transaction shall be considered a termination of the original lease. 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