Accumulated Depreciation, Total (SF.BS.AccumulatedDepreciationTotal)
Accumulated Depreciation, Total (SF.BS.AccumulatedDepreciationTotal) refers to the aggregate of accumulated depreciation to each of the fixed assets, included in the following items:
- Buildings – Gross (SF.BS.BuildingsGross)
- Land/Improvements – Gross (SF.BS.LandImprovementsGross)
- Machinery/Equipment – Gross (SF.BS.MachineryEquipmentGross)
- Construction in Progress – Gross (SF.BS.ConstructionInProgressGross)
- Leases – Gross (SF.BS.LeasesGross)
- Natural Resources – Gross (SF.BS.NaturalResourcesGross)
- Other Property/Plant/Equipment – Gross (SF.BS.OtherPPEGross)
Accumulated Depreciation, Total (SF.BS.AccumulatedDepreciationTotal) is a contra account to assets, so it is always a negative figure.
Accumulated Depreciation, Total (SF.BS.AccumulatedDepreciationTotal) includes:
- Amortization of capitalized tangible fixed assets under finance lease
- Depreciation of fixed assets leased out as rental property
- The accumulated depreciation or amortization of tangible right-of-use assets held under financial (capital) or operating lease contracts
- Depletion of consumable natural resources
- Asset impairment as extraordinary diminution of value of fixed assets
The depreciation of investment properties in the United States Accumulated Depreciation, Total (SF.BS.AccumulatedDepreciationTotal) does not include:
- Depreciation/amortization of nuclear fuel in utility companies (shown in “Utility Plant Accumulated Depreciation” (AUPT))
- Amortization of intangible fixed assets (shown in “Accumulated Intangible Amortization” (SF.BS.AccumulatedIntangibleAmortization))
- Accumulated amortization of intangible right-of-use assets held under financial (capital) or operating lease contracts (shown in “Accumulated Intangible Amortization” (SF.BS.AccumulatedIntangibleAmortization))
- Depreciation of investment properties outside of the US (shown in “Long- Term Investments – Other” (SF.BS.LTInvestments_Other))
- Accumulated amortization of deferred costs not reported in fixed assets (shown in “Deferred Charges” (SF.BS.DeferredCharges))
- Properties under construction (shown in “Construction in Progress – Gross” (SF.BS.ConstructionInProgressGross))
- Properties used up and retired (classified as Other Long-Term Assets (SF.BS.OtherLongTermAssets) when reported other than as a part of tangible fixed assets, or Other Assets (SF.BS.OtherAssets) when assets of the company are not delineated between current and non-current)
- Fixed assets under discontinued operations (classified as a part of Discontinued Operations – LT Asset (SF.BS.DiscontinuedOperations_LTAsset))