December 31,
Useful Lives20252024
Property Plant and Equipment($ in millions)
Land and improvements to land
10-20 Years(1)
$294.0 $287.2 
Buildings and building equipment10-30 Years464.7 440.8 
Machinery and equipment3-20 Years6,732.5 6,626.7 
Leasehold improvements3-11 Years3.4 8.6 
Construction in progress211.0 154.3 
Property, plant and equipment7,705.6 7,517.6 
Accumulated depreciation(5,508.7)(5,189.2)
Property, plant and equipment, net$2,196.9 $2,328.4 
(1)    Useful life is exclusive to land improvements.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 20, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 20, 2025
2023Feb 22, 2024
2022Feb 23, 2023
2021Feb 24, 2022
2020Feb 22, 2021
2019Feb 25, 2020
2018Feb 25, 2019
2017Feb 26, 2018
2016Feb 28, 2017
2015Mar 1, 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.