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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Aircraft financing and commercial equipment financing operating lease equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated over its useful life to an estimated salvage value, primarily on a straight-line basis.
Financing for aircraft is collateralized by security in the related asset, and historically the Company has not experienced a problem in accessing such collateral. The operating lease aircraft category includes new and used jet and commuter aircraft, spare engines and spare parts.
As of December 31, 2001 and 2000, the net book value of aircraft financing operating lease equipment held for lease totaled $513 and $278.
As of December 31, 2001, sales-type/financing leases and operating leases attributable to aircraft financing included $1,499 attributable to 717 model aircraft ($692 accounted for as operating leases) and $1,030 attributable to MD-11 model aircraft ($810 accounted for as operating leases).
See Note 25 for a discussion regarding the creditworthiness of counterparties in customer and commercial financing arrangements.
Scheduled payments on customer and commercial financing are as follows:
YearPrincipal Payments
on Notes Receivable
Sales–Type/Financing
Lease Payments
Receivable
Operating Lease
Payments Receivable
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Beyond 2006
332
251
240
298
283
1,002
1,112
392
373
357
319
2,668
507
401
289
256
213
746


The components of investment in sales-type/financing leases at December 31 were as follows:


 2001 2000 
Minimum lease payments receivable
Estimated residual value of leased assets
Unearned income
$5,221 
970 
(2,619)
$2,225 
545 
(954)
 $3,572 $1,816 
Interest rates on fixed-rate notes ranged from 6.70% to 14.68%, and effective interest rates on variable-rate notes ranged from 3.37% to 9.68%.
Note 13 – Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment at December 31 consisted of the following:
 20012000
Land
Buildings
Machinery and equipment
Construction in progress
$    489 
8,598 
10,642 
1,099 
$    460 
9,241 
10,378 
891 
 
Less accumulated depreciation
20,828 
(12,369)
20,970 
(12,156)
 $   8,459 $   8,814 
Balances are net of impairment asset valuation reserve adjustments for real property available for sale of $113 and $41 for December 31, 2001 and 2000.

Depreciation expense was $1,140, $1,159 and $1,330 for 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Interest capitalized as construction-period property, plant and equipment costs amounted to $72, $70 and $64 in 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

Rental expense for leased properties was $318, $280 and $320 for 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively. These expenses, substantially all minimum rentals, are net of sublease income. Minimum rental payments under operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more aggregated $1,504 at December 31, 2001. Payments, net of sublease amounts, due during the next five years are as follows:
2002
2003200420052006
$290$220$188 $151 $138
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