Dollar General 2014 Annual Report Download - page 130

10-K
DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
1. Basis of presentation and accounting policies (Continued)
assets’ estimated useful lives. The Company’s property and equipment balances and depreciable lives
are summarized as follows:
Depreciable January 30, January 31,
(In thousands) Life 2015 2014
Land............................... Indefinite $ 172,329 $ 163,448
Land improvements .................... 20 55,375 48,566
Buildings ............................ 39-40 800,346 765,555
Leasehold improvements ................ (a) 361,557 326,122
Furniture, fixtures and equipment .......... 3-10 2,295,590 2,078,893
Construction in progress ................. 68,360 70,332
3,753,557 3,452,916
Less accumulated depreciation and
amortization ........................ 1,637,482 1,372,611
Net property and equipment .............. $2,116,075 $2,080,305
(a) Amortized over the lesser of the life of the applicable lease term or the estimated useful
life of the asset.
Depreciation expense related to property and equipment was approximately $335.9 million,
$315.3 million and $277.2 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012. Amortization of capital lease assets is
included in depreciation expense. Interest on borrowed funds during the construction of property and
equipment is capitalized where applicable. Interest costs of $0.2 million, $1.2 million and $0.6 million
were capitalized in 2014, 2013 and 2012.
Impairment of long-lived assets
When indicators of impairment are present, the Company evaluates the carrying value of long-lived
assets, other than goodwill, in relation to the operating performance and future cash flows or the
appraised values of the underlying assets. Generally, the Company’s policy is to review for impairment
stores open more than three years for which current cash flows from operations are negative.
Impairment results when the carrying value of the assets exceeds the undiscounted future cash flows
expected to be generated by the assets. The Company’s estimate of undiscounted future cash flows is
based upon historical operations of the stores and estimates of future store profitability which
encompasses many factors that are subject to variability and difficult to predict. If a long-lived asset is
found to be impaired, the amount recognized for impairment is equal to the difference between the
carrying value and the asset’s estimated fair value. The fair value is estimated based primarily upon
estimated future cash flows over the asset’s remaining useful life (discounted at the Company’s credit
adjusted risk-free rate) or other reasonable estimates of fair market value. Assets to be disposed of are
adjusted to the fair value less the cost to sell if less than the book value.
The Company recorded impairment charges included in SG&A expense of approximately
$1.9 million in 2014, $0.5 million in 2013 and $2.7 million in 2012, to reduce the carrying value of
certain of its stores’ assets. Such action was deemed necessary based on the Company’s evaluation that
such amounts would not be recoverable primarily due to insufficient sales or excessive costs resulting in
negative current and projected future cash flows at these locations.
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