Property and equipment consisted of the following, as of December 31 ($ in millions):

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

useful life,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in years

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 Buildings and improvements

 

39

 

$

464

 

 

$

430

 

 Land

 

N/A

 

 

249

 

 

 

249

 

 Leasehold improvements

 

term of lease

 

 

144

 

 

 

140

 

 Studio and transmission equipment

 

5-15

 

 

1,135

 

 

 

1,115

 

 Computer equipment

 

3-5

 

 

119

 

 

 

154

 

 Furniture and fixtures

 

7

 

 

34

 

 

 

33

 

 Vehicles

 

5

 

 

68

 

 

 

67

 

 Construction in progress

 

N/A

 

 

39

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,252

 

 

 

2,225

 

 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

(1,094

)

 

 

(1,018

)

 Property and equipment, net

 

 

 

$

1,158

 

 

$

1,207

 

 

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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.