PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

A summary of plant and equipment, including the related accumulated depreciation, appears below:

	Jun. 29, 2019			Jun. 30, 2018			Estimated Useful Lives
	(In thousands)
Plant and equipment at cost:
Land	$	498,180		$	495,909
Buildings and improvements	4,545,099			4,268,687			10-30 years
Fleet and equipment	3,697,008			3,808,133			3-10 years
Computer hardware and software	1,213,942			1,628,121			3-7 years
Total plant and equipment at cost	9,954,229			10,200,850
Accumulated depreciation	(5,452,524		)	(5,679,190		)
Total plant and equipment, net	$	4,501,705		$	4,521,660

Depreciation expense, including amortization of capital leases, was $656.6 million in 2019, $614.8 million in 2018 and $765.4 million in 2017.

In fiscal 2019, Sysco recognized $39.3 million in accelerated depreciation, including facilities and equipment, due to restructuring in Europe and certain ERP systems and software platforms that the company is no longer using in the U.S. In fiscal 2017, Sysco reported accelerated depreciation of $111.3 million on its then existing ERP system as a result of shortening the useful life of these assets after announcing the company’s revised business technology strategy in fiscal 2016.