Property and equipment, net consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):
Estimated
Useful Lives
(in Years)
2025
2024
Computer hardware and software
3 to 5
$1,058,568
$839,250
Card-reading equipment
4 to 6
55,384
53,820
Furniture, fixtures and vehicles
2 to 10
22,303
20,696
Buildings and improvements
5 to 50
48,101
40,242
Property and equipment, gross
1,184,356
954,008
Less: accumulated depreciation
(712,046)
(576,303)
Property and equipment, net
$472,310
$377,705

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 27, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 27, 2025
2023Feb 29, 2024
2022Feb 28, 2023
2021Mar 1, 2022
2020Feb 26, 2021
2019Mar 2, 2020
2018Mar 1, 2019
2017Mar 1, 2018
2016Mar 1, 2017
2015Feb 29, 2016

About PP&E Disclosures

The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.

Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.