Item 2. PROPERTIES

At the end of 2023, our global real estate portfolio consisted of approximately 9.2 million square feet of owned and leased properties to support the operations of our reporting segments. Our domestic portfolio had approximately 8.3 million square feet in 49 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Our international properties contain approximately 934 thousand square feet located throughout the following countries: Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Our principal domestic office locations include the Wilde Building located at 900 Cottage Grove Road in Bloomfield, Connecticut (our corporate headquarters), Evernorth Health Services' corporate offices located at and around One Express Way in St. Louis, Missouri and Two Liberty Place located at 1601 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Wilde Building measures approximately 893 thousand square feet and is owned. The St. Louis campus measures approximately 999 thousand square feet of leased space and Two Liberty Place measures approximately 209 thousand square feet of leased space.

The pharmacy operations consist of 13 home delivery pharmacies, 31 specialty pharmacies and four high-volume automated dispensing pharmacies located throughout the United States. Our high-volume automated dispensing pharmacies are located in Arizona, Indiana, Missouri and New Jersey.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, we approved a strategic initiative to drive operational improvements and efficiencies. This initiative includes a reduction in the square footage of leased properties and changes how sites are utilized. See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-K for additional information.

We believe our properties are adequate and suitable for our business as presently conducted. The foregoing does not include information on investment properties.