NOTE 4—RESERVES FOR CLOSED PROPERTIES AND PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT-RELATED IMPAIRMENT CHARGES

Reserves for Closed Properties

Changes in Supervalu’s reserves for closed properties consisted of the following:



	2017			2016			2015
Beginning balance	$	24		$	31		$	42
Additions	3			3			2
Payments	(9		)	(9		)	(10		)
Adjustments	4			(1		)	(3		)
Ending balance	$	22		$	24		$	31

In fiscal 2017, Supervalu closed four non-strategic leased Retail stores and one leased warehouse. Supervalu recorded an impairment charge of $1 related to the operating leases for these locations within the Retail and Wholesale segments.

Property, Plant and Equipment Impairment Charges

The following table presents impairment charges related to property, plant and equipment measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:



	2017		2016		2015
Property, plant and equipment:
Carrying value	$	80	$	1	$	1
Fair value measured using Level 3 inputs	35		0		—
Impairment charges	$	45	$	1	$	1

In the third quarter of fiscal 2017, Supervalu performed interim impairment reviews of certain Retail geographic market asset groups in conjunction with its impairment review of goodwill and due to declines in sales and cash flows within Retail. The review indicated that there was no impairment for Supervalu’s long-lived assets within the asset groups. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, the results of operations and cash flows of certain Retail asset groups continued to decline, and as a result, revised projected financial information was used in the fourth quarter asset impairment review, which resulted in one of the Retail asset groups failing its step 1 long-lived asset recoverability test. Accordingly, a fair value assessment was performed over one Retail banner’s long-lived assets. The carrying value of the assets within this asset group exceeded the estimated fair value and was reduced until all long-lived assets were recorded at the lower of their carrying value or fair value, resulting in an impairment charge of $41 within Selling and administrative expenses and the Retail segment. Fiscal 2017 impairment charges also included impairment charges related to the closure of non-strategic Retail stores.