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This excerpt taken from the AMZN 10-K filed Mar 11, 2005. Leases
We account for our lease agreements pursuant to SFAS No 13, “Accounting for Leases,” which categorizes leases at their inception as either operating or capital leases depending on certain defined criteria. On certain of our lease agreements, we may receive rent holidays and other incentives. We recognize lease costs on a straight-line basis without regard to deferred payment terms, such as rent holidays that defer the commencement date of required payments. Additionally, incentives we receive are treated as a reduction of our costs over the term of the agreement. Leasehold improvements are capitalized at cost and amortized over the lesser of their expected useful life and the life of the lease, without assuming renewal features, if any, are exercised.
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