MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC MD

NOTE 11. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

The following table presents the composition of our property and equipment balances at year-end 2023 and 2022:

We record property and equipment at cost, including interest and real estate taxes we incur during development and construction. We capitalize the cost of improvements that extend the useful life of property and equipment when we incur them. These capitalized costs may include structural costs, equipment, fixtures, floor, and wall coverings. We expense all repair and maintenance costs when we incur them. We compute depreciation using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets (generally three to 40 years), and we amortize leasehold improvements over the shorter of the asset life or lease term. Our gross depreciation expense totaled $122 million in 2023, $114 million in 2022, and $138 million in 2021 (of which $37 million in 2023, $35 million in 2022, and $49 million in 2021 was included in the “Reimbursed expenses” caption of our Income Statements). Fixed assets attributed to operations located outside the U.S. were $552 million at year-end 2023 and $592 million at year-end 2022.