Item 2. Properties

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Item 2. Properties

Warehouse Properties

At September 1, 2019, we operated 782 membership warehouses:



	Own Land and Building	Lease Land and/or Building(1)	Total
United States and Puerto Rico	437	106	543
Canada	86	14	100
Mexico	38	1	39
United Kingdom	23	6	29
Japan	13	13	26
Korea	12	4	16
Taiwan	—	13	13
Australia	8	3	11
Spain	2	—	2
Iceland	—	1	1
France	1	—	1
China	—	1	1
Total	620	162	782


(1)	114 of the 162 leases are land-only leases, where Costco owns the building.

The following schedule shows warehouse openings, net of closings and relocations, and expected openings through December 31, 2019:



	United States	Canada	Other International	Total	Total Warehouses in Operation
2015 and prior	480	89	117	686	686
2016	21	2	6	29	715
2017	13	6	7	26	741
2018	13	3	5	21	762
2019	16	—	4	20	782
2020 (expected through 12/31/2019)	3	—	—	3	785
Total	546	100	139	785

At the end of 2019, our warehouses contained approximately 113.9 million square feet of operating floor space: 79.9 million in the U.S.; 14.0 million in Canada; and 20.0 million in Other International. We operate 24 depots, with approximately 11.0 million square feet, for the distribution of most merchandise shipments to the warehouses. Additionally, we operate various fulfillment, processing, packaging, manufacturing and other facilities to support our business, which includes the production of certain private-label items. Our executive offices are located in Issaquah, Washington, and we maintain 19 regional offices in the U.S., Canada and Other International locations.

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