Property, Plant, and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, Plant, and Equipment

(D.4)   Property, Plant, and Equipment

y Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment are typically depreciated using the straight-line method. Judgment is required in estimating the useful life of the assets. In this assessment we consider, among others, our history with similar assets and current and future changes in technology.

Useful Lives of Property, Plant, and Equipment

Buildings	Predominantly 25 to 50 years
Leased assets and leasehold improvements	Based on the term of the lease contract
Information technology equipment	2 to 6 years
Office furniture	4 to 20 years
Automobiles	2 to 5 years

Property, Plant, and Equipment

€ millions	Land and Buildings	Land and	Other Property,	Other Property,	Advance	Total
		Buildings Leased	Plant, and	Plant, and	Payments and
			Equipment	Equipment	Construction
				Leased	in Progress
12/31/2020	1,457	1,816	1,628	41	99	5,041
12/31/2021	1,609	1,801	1,450	40	77	4,977
Additions
2020	66	404	424	25	87	1,006
2021	144	313	518	23	69	1,067

The additions (other than from business combinations) relate primarily to the replacement and purchase of information technology equipment and the construction and leasing of buildings and data centers. For more information about the impairment of data centers,see Note (B.6). For more information about leases, see Note (D.5).