Our Manufacturing group’s property, plant and equipment, net is composed of the following:
(Dollars in millions)Useful Lives
(in years)
January 3,
2026
December 28,
2024
Land, buildings and improvements2-40$2,514 $2,364 
Machinery and equipment2-205,860 5,636 
8,374 8,000 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(5,784)(5,471)
Total$2,590 $2,529 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2026Feb 11, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 6, 2025
2023Feb 12, 2024
2022Feb 17, 2022
2021Feb 19, 2021
2020Feb 25, 2020
2018Feb 14, 2019
2017Feb 15, 2018
2016Feb 22, 2017

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.