Item 2. Properties
Item 2—Properties
Warehouse Properties
At September 3, 2023, we operated 861 membership warehouses:
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Own Land
and Building Lease Land
and/or
Building (1)
Total
United States and Puerto Rico 477 114 591
Canada 90 17 107
Other International 110 53 163
Total 677 184 861
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(1) 132 of the 184 leases are land-only leases, where Costco owns the building.
At the end of 2023, our warehouses contained approximately 126.3 million square feet of operating floor space: 87.6 million in the U.S.; 15.3 million in Canada; and 23.4 million in Other International. Total square feet associated with distribution and logistics facilities were approximately 33.1 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 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report.
Item 4—Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II
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