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Property, equipment and software
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Entity [Table]  
Disclosure of property, equipment and software [text block]
Note 12
 
Property, equipment and software
At historical cost less accumulated depreciation
USD million
Owned
properties and
equipment
1
Leased
properties and
equipment
2
Software
Projects in
progress
2021
2020
Historical cost
Balance at the beginning of the year
13,185
4,249
7,768
1,036
26,238
24,431
Additions
273
213
228
1,376
2,090
2,312
Disposals / write-offs
3
(430)
(223)
(98)
0
(751)
(990)
Reclassifications
4
323
0
808
(1,149)
(18)
(590)
Foreign currency translation
(303)
(66)
(64)
(12)
(445)
1,074
Balance at the end of the year
13,048
4,174
8,642
1,250
27,113
26,238
Accumulated depreciation
Balance at the beginning of the year
8,060
1,082
3,987
0
13,129
11,628
Depreciation
635
498
945
0
2,078
1,997
Impairment
5
9
1
0
0
10
72
Disposals / write-offs
3
(424)
(215)
(98)
0
(737)
(855)
Reclassifications
4
(12)
0
0
0
(12)
(328)
Foreign currency translation
(196)
(20)
(28)
0
(243)
616
Balance at the end of the year
8,072
1,346
4,807
0
14,225
13,129
Net book value
 
Net book value at the beginning of the year
5,126
3,167
3,780
1,036
13,109
12,804
Net book value at the end of the year
4,976
2,828
3,835
1,250
6
12,888
13,109
1 Includes leasehold
 
improvements and IT
 
hardware.
 
2 Represents right-of-use
 
assets recognized by UBS
 
as lessee. UBS
 
predominantly enters into
 
lease contracts, or
 
contracts that include
 
lease components,
 
in
relation to real estate, including
 
offices, retail branches
 
and sales offices. The
 
total cash outflow for leases during
 
2021 was USD
657
 
million (2020: USD
679
 
million). Interest expense on lease
 
liabilities is included
within Interest expense from
 
financial instruments measured at
 
amortized cost and Lease
 
liabilities are included within
 
Other financial liabilities measured
 
at amortized cost. Refer
 
to Notes 3 and
 
19a, respectively.
There were no material gains
 
or losses arising from sale-and-leaseback
 
transactions in 2021 (2020: USD
140
 
million).
 
3 Includes write-offs of fully
 
depreciated assets.
 
4 The total reclassification
 
amount for the
respective periods represents net reclassifications
 
to Properties and other
 
non-current assets held for
 
sale.
 
5 Impairment charges recorded in
 
2021 generally relate to
 
assets that are no longer
 
used, for which the
recoverable amount based on a value in use approach was determined to be zero.
 
6 Consists of USD
1,087
 
million related to software and USD
163
 
million related to Owned properties and equipment.
UBS AG  
Entity [Table]  
Disclosure of property, equipment and software [text block]
Note 12
 
Property, equipment and software
At historical cost less accumulated depreciation
USD million
Owned
properties and
equipment
1
Leased
properties and
equipment
2
Software
Projects in
progress
2021
2020
Historical cost
Balance at the beginning of the year
11,676
4,091
7,111
907
23,785
22,329
Additions
162
1
174
233
1,220
1,789
1,989
Disposals / write-offs
3
(345)
(212)
(75)
0
(632)
(867)
Reclassifications
4
267
0
703
(988)
(18)
(590)
Foreign currency translation
(266)
(59)
(48)
(9)
(381)
924
Balance at the end of the year
11,494
3,994
7,924
1,130
24,542
23,785
Accumulated depreciation
Balance at the beginning of the year
7,188
1,019
3,621
0
11,827
10,503
Depreciation
507
474
854
0
1,835
1,779
Impairment
5
8
1
0
0
9
72
Disposals / write-offs
3
(341)
(204)
(75)
0
(619)
(735)
Reclassifications
4
(12)
0
0
0
(12)
(328)
Foreign currency translation
(172)
(18)
(19)
0
(210)
535
Balance at the end of the year
7,178
1,272
4,380
0
12,830
11,827
Net book value
 
Net book value at the beginning of the year
4,488
3,072
3,490
907
11,958
11,826
Net book value at the end of the year
4,316
2,722
3,544
1,130
6
11,712
11,958
1 Includes leasehold improvements and IT hardware.
 
2 Represents right-of-use assets recognized by UBS AG as lessee. UBS AG predominantly enters into lease contracts, or contracts that include lease components,
in relation to real estate, including offices, retail branches and sales offices. The
 
total cash outflow for leases during 2021 was USD
632
 
million (2020: USD
652
 
million). Interest expense on lease liabilities is included
within Interest expense from
 
financial instruments measured at
 
amortized cost and Lease
 
liabilities are included within
 
Other financial liabilities
 
measured at amortized cost.
 
Refer to Notes 3
 
and 19a, respectively.
There were no material gains
 
or losses arising from sale-and-leaseback
 
transactions in 2021 (2020: USD
140
 
million).
 
3 Includes write-offs of fully
 
depreciated assets.
 
4 The total reclassification amount
 
for the
respective periods represents net reclassifications
 
to Properties and other
 
non-current assets held for
 
sale.
 
5 Impairment charges recorded in
 
2021 generally relate to
 
assets that are no longer
 
used, for which the
recoverable amount based on a value in use approach was determined to be zero.
 
6 Consists of USD
1,009
 
million related to software and USD
121
 
million related to Owned properties and equipment.