Estimated useful lives are as follows:
All equipment types and furniture
3 to 10 years
Buildings40 years
Building and land improvements20 years
Software
3 to 10 years (1)
Leasehold improvementsLesser of useful life or lease term
(1) Amortized over contractual term if shorter than the estimated useful life.
Equipment, office facilities, and property are detailed below:
December 31,20252024
Software$3,890 $3,718 
Buildings1,976 1,801 
Information technology and telecommunications equipment1,127 1,086 
Leasehold improvements371 411 
Land244 235 
Construction in progress90 205 
Other360 341 
Total equipment, office facilities, and property8,058 7,797 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(4,967)(4,459)
Total equipment, office facilities, and property — net$3,091 $3,338 
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2025Feb 25, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 26, 2025
2023Feb 23, 2024
2022Feb 24, 2023
2021Feb 24, 2022
2020Feb 24, 2021
2019Feb 26, 2020
2018Feb 22, 2019
2017Feb 22, 2018
2016Feb 23, 2017
2015Feb 24, 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.