Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31:
(dollars in thousands)Estimated
Useful Life
in Years
20252024
Land$10,350 $10,351 
Buildings and improvements
3 to 39
60,402 51,880 
Construction equipment
3 to 12
632,655 586,335 
Office equipment
3 to 10
16,941 16,883 
720,348 665,449 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization(413,962)(387,223)
$306,386 $278,226 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 25, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 26, 2025
2023Feb 28, 2024
2022Feb 22, 2023
2021Feb 23, 2022
2020Mar 3, 2021
2019Mar 4, 2020
2018Mar 6, 2019
2017Mar 7, 2018
2016Mar 9, 2017
2015Mar 3, 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.