Note 5 – Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment at December 31 were:

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Buildings and leasehold improvements

$

276,958

 

 

$

267,700

 

Machinery and equipment

 

962,597

 

 

 

942,405

 

 

 

1,239,555

 

 

 

1,210,105

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(836,364

)

 

 

(791,348

)

 

 

403,191

 

 

 

418,757

 

Construction in-progress

 

111,987

 

 

 

45,060

 

Land

 

66,901

 

 

 

66,998

 

 

$

582,079

 

 

$

530,815

 

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment was $106.2 million, $91.7 million and $91.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the fourth quarter of 2019 the Company recorded a $24.3 million gain realized upon selling land. The land was acquired in a previous period in anticipation of building a new corporate headquarters building.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2021Feb 18, 2022Showing above
2020Feb 22, 2021
2019Feb 12, 2020
2018Feb 21, 2019
2017Feb 20, 2018
2016Feb 27, 2017
2015Mar 11, 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.