operating lease

Broad Transactions2

1. 840-10Overall840 Leases

   ASC 840-10 was the "Overall" subtopic of the legacy U.S. GAAP lease model, containing the scope, lease classification criteria (capital vs. operating), lease term and minimum lease payment definitions, and related implementation guidance for both lessees and lessors. Every substantive paragraph in this subtopic has been superseded by Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02 (and one paragraph, 840-10-60-3, by ASU 2014-09), which replaced Topic 840 with Topic 842. As currently codified, 840-10 contains no operative guidance.

2. 842-20Lessee842 Leases

   ASC 842-20 governs how a lessee accounts for leases already classified as finance or operating leases under 842-10. At commencement the lessee recognizes a right-of-use asset and lease liability measured at the present value of unpaid lease payments (842-20-25-1; 30-1); thereafter finance leases produce separate amortization and interest (842-20-25-5), while operating leases produce a single straight-line lease cost (842-20-25-6). It also covers short-term lease policy elections, remeasurement, ROU asset impairment, leasehold improvements, subleases, terminations, and extensive presentation and disclosure requirements.