December 3120252024
(In millions)  
   
Pipeline equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $5,184 and $4,819)
$8,330 $8,478 
Hotel properties (net of accumulated depreciation of $709 and $646)
1,522 1,517 
Other (net of accumulated depreciation of $556 and $578)
486 496 
Construction in process357 247 
Property, plant and equipment$10,695 $10,738 

Depreciation expense and capital expenditures are as follows:

Year Ended December 31
202520242023
 Depre-ciationCapital Expend.Depre-ciationCapital
Expend.
Depre-ciationCapital Expend.
(In millions)      
       
CNA Financial$65 $73 $59 $105 $54 $97 
Boardwalk Pipelines440 386 426 365 410 383 
Loews Hotels & Co100 143 93 115 69 201 
Corporate2 12 
Total$607 $602 $580 $585 $534 $693 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 10, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 11, 2025
2023Feb 6, 2024
2022Feb 7, 2023
2021Feb 8, 2022
2020Feb 9, 2021
2019Feb 12, 2020
2018Feb 13, 2019
2017Feb 15, 2018
2016Feb 16, 2017
2015Feb 19, 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.