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LEASE OBLIGATIONS

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LEASE OBLIGATIONS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Leases [Abstract]  
LEASE OBLIGATIONS
NOTE 10 - LEASE OBLIGATIONS
We lease certain mining, production and other equipment under operating and capital leases. The capital leases are for varying lengths, generally at market interest rates and contain purchase and/or renewal options at the end of the terms. Our operating lease expense was $1.8 million and $5.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared with $2.2 million and $6.8 million for the comparable periods in 2016.
Future minimum payments under capital leases and non-cancellable operating leases at September 30, 2017 are as follows:
 
(In Millions)
 
Capital Leases
 
Operating Leases
2017 (October 1 - December 31)
$
6.1

 
$
1.8

2018
19.3

 
5.9

2019
10.7

 
2.9

2020
9.7

 
2.9

2021
9.0

 
3.0

2022 and thereafter
0.7

 

Total minimum lease payments
$
55.5

 
$
16.5

Amounts representing interest
9.0

 
 
Present value of net minimum lease payments1
$
46.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
1 The total is comprised of $17.0 million and $29.5 million classified as Other current liabilities and Other liabilities, respectively, in the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position at September 30, 2017.