Item 2. Properties
Item 2—Properties
Warehouse Properties
At August 29, 2021, we operated 815 membership warehouses:
Own Land
and Building Lease Land
and/or
Building (1)
Total
United States and Puerto Rico 454 110 564
Canada 89 16 105
Other International 101 45 146
Total 644 171 815
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(1) 121 of the 171 leases are land-only leases, where Costco owns the building.
At the end of 2021, our warehouses contained approximately 118.9 million square feet of operating floor space: 83.2 million in the U.S.; 14.9 million in Canada; and 20.8 million in Other International. Total square feet associated with distribution and logistics facilities were approximately 31.4 million. Additionally, we operate various processing, packaging, manufacturing and other facilities to support our business, which includes the production of certain private-label items.
Item 3—Legal Proceedings
See discussion of Legal Proceedings in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report.
Item 4—Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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