>but early termination fees on a lease AREN'T a given. Correct, and that's why I specifically wrote "often negotiated" and not "always included". I wasn't wri

>but early termination fees on a lease AREN'T a given. Correct, and that's why I specifically wrote "often negotiated" and not "always included". I wasn't writing in absolutes. >The early termination fee there is simply "the remaining rent", which is what is reflected _here_. (Not sure what previous comment the "here" in "reflected here" is referring to.) I was talking about leases where the negotiated termination fee is much less than the remaining rent. It depends on market forces. (If the office landlord has lots of vacancies and is desperate for tenants, favorable termination fees will be more common.) If not putting leases on balance sheets understates actual liabilities, then likewise, adding entire lease terms with optionality overstates it.