Property and equipment consists of the following:
December 31,
20252024
(In millions)
Land and improvements$722 $756 
Building and improvements16,771 16,411 
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and leasehold improvements6,180 5,556 
Transportation466 476 
Construction in progress745 629 
24,884 23,828 
Less — accumulated depreciation and amortization
(13,211)(11,835)
$11,673 $11,993 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 6, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 7, 2025
2023Feb 7, 2024
2022Feb 3, 2023
2021Feb 4, 2022
2020Feb 5, 2021
2019Feb 7, 2020
2018Feb 22, 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.