Company: UHS
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-027785
Chunk: 237

Company: UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1B
Chunk 237
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        )

        (461
        )

        Settlements

        0

        0

        (15
        )

        Balance at December 31,
         
        $
        2,862

        $
        2,850

        $
        2,727

113

7) LEASE COMMITMENTSWe follow FASB ASU 2016-02 ("Topic 842") "Leases."  Under Topic 842, lessees are required to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheets for most leases and provide enhanced disclosures. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating.We have elected the policy exemption that allows lessees to choose to not separate lease and non-lease components by class of underlying asset and are applying this expedient to all relevant asset classes.We determine if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception of the contract. Our right-of-use assets represent our right to use the underlying assets for the lease term and our lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the leases. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. We use the implicit rate noted within the contract if known or determinable.  If the implicit rate is not readily available, we use our estimated incremental borrowing rate, which is derived using a collateralized borrowing rate for the same currency and term as the associated lease. A right-of-use asset and lease liability is not recognized for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less and we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term within lease and rental expense.Our operating leases are primarily for real estate, including certain acute care facilities, off-campus outpatient facilities, medical office buildings, and corporate and other administrative offices.  Our real estate lease agreements typically have initial terms of five to ten years.  These real estate leases may include one or more options to renew, with renewals that can extend the lease term from five to ten years. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. When determining the lease term, we included options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option.Five of our hospital facilities are held under operating leases with Universal Health Realty Income Trust with two hospital terms expiring in 2026, two expiring in 2033, and one expiring in 2040 (see Note 9 for additional disclosure). We also lease the real property of certain facilities