PBF Energy 2015 Annual Report Download - page 135

PBF ENERGY INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE, UNIT, PER SHARE, PER UNIT AND BARREL DATA)
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Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment additions are recorded at cost. The Company capitalizes costs associated with the
preliminary, pre-acquisition and development/construction stages of a major construction project. The Company
capitalizes the interest cost associated with major construction projects based on the effective interest rate of total
borrowings. The Company also capitalizes costs incurred in the acquisition and development of software for internal
use, including the costs of software, materials, consultants and payroll-related costs for employees incurred in the
application development stage.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
Process units and equipment 5-25 years
Pipeline and equipment 5-25 years
Buildings 25 years
Computers, furniture and fixtures 3-7 years
Leasehold improvements 20 years
Railcars 50 years
Maintenance and repairs are charged to operating expenses as they are incurred. Improvements and betterments,
which extend the lives of the assets, are capitalized.
Deferred Charges and Other Assets, Net
Deferred charges and other assets include refinery turnaround costs, catalyst, precious metals catalyst, linefill,
deferred financing costs and intangible assets. Refinery turnaround costs, which are incurred in connection with
planned major maintenance activities, are capitalized when incurred and amortized on a straight-line basis over
the period of time estimated to lapse until the next turnaround occurs (generally 3 to 5 years).
Precious metals catalyst and linefill are considered indefinite-lived assets as they are not expected to deteriorate
in their prescribed functions. Such assets are assessed for impairment in connection with the Company’s review
of its long-lived assets as indicators of impairment develop.
Deferred financing costs are capitalized when incurred and amortized over the life of the loan (generally 1 to 8
years).
Intangible assets with finite lives primarily consist of catalyst, emission credits and permits and are amortized over
their estimated useful lives (generally 1 to 10 years).
Long-Lived Assets and Definite-Lived Intangibles
The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
the carrying value may not be recoverable. Impairment is evaluated by comparing the carrying value of the long-
lived assets to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from use of the assets and their
ultimate disposition. If such analysis indicates that the carrying value of the long-lived assets is not considered to
be recoverable, the carrying value is reduced to the fair value.