8. Property, Plant and Equipment
Following is a summary of property, plant and equipment, including capital lease assets, at March 2, 2013 and March 3, 2012:
| |
2013 | 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Land |
$ | 243,413 | $ | 249,906 | |||
|
Buildings |
753,952 | 746,568 | |||||
|
Leasehold improvements |
1,733,607 | 1,618,042 | |||||
|
Equipment |
2,079,372 | 2,020,366 | |||||
|
Construction in progress |
55,013 | 57,983 | |||||
|
|
4,865,357 | 4,692,865 | |||||
|
Accumulated depreciation |
(2,969,707 | ) | (2,790,844 | ) | |||
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
$ | 1,895,650 | $ | 1,902,021 | |||
Depreciation expense, which included the depreciation of assets recorded under capital leases, was $286,374, $296,792 and $331,928 in fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Included in property, plant and equipment was the carrying amount of assets to be disposed of totaling $14,702 and $2,774 at March 2, 2013 and March 3, 2012, respectively.