Property and equipment included the following as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively:
Useful LifeDecember 31,December 31,
(In thousands)(in years)20252024
Land$10,849 $9,731 
Buildings and improvements31.5127,573 100,128 
Equipment
5-15
258,475 215,100 
Instruments, modules, and cases5813,488 741,125 
Other property and equipment
3-5
59,067 41,611 
1,269,452 1,107,695 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization(705,000)(545,786)
Total$564,452 $561,909 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 24, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 20, 2025
2023Feb 21, 2024
2022Feb 21, 2023
2021Feb 17, 2022
2020Feb 17, 2021
2019Feb 20, 2020
2018Feb 21, 2019
2017Feb 22, 2018
2016Mar 16, 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.