Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
As of December 31
(in thousands)20252024
Land$112,981 $100,274 
Buildings284,627 248,978 
Machinery, equipment and fixtures550,375 533,781 
Leasehold improvements205,455 185,674 
Construction in progress31,105 30,864 
1,184,543 1,099,571 
Less: accumulated depreciation(597,109)(550,207)
$587,434 $549,364 
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2025Feb 25, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 26, 2025
2023Feb 23, 2024
2022Feb 24, 2023
2021Feb 25, 2022
2020Feb 24, 2021
2019Feb 26, 2020
2018Feb 25, 2019
2017Feb 23, 2018
2016Feb 24, 2017
2015Feb 26, 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.