Item 2. Properties

As of December 31, 2017, Grainger’s owned and leased facilities totaled approximately 28.2 million square feet. The U.S. and Canada businesses accounted for the majority of the total square footage. Grainger believes that its properties are generally in excellent condition, well maintained and suitable for the conduct of business.

A brief description of significant facilities follows:



Location	Facility and Use (6)	Size in Square Feet (in 000s)
U.S. (1)	284 U.S. branch locations	6,367
U.S. (2)	16 distribution centers	8,169
U.S. (3)	Other facilities	3,685
Canada (4)	139 facilities	3,147
Other businesses (5)	Other facilities	5,624
Chicago area (2)	Headquarters and general offices	1,188
	Total Square Feet	28,180



(1)	Consists of 204 owned and 80 leased properties located throughout the U.S. ranging in size from approximately 500 to 109,000 square feet.
(2)	These facilities are primarily owned and range in size from approximately 45,000 square feet to 1.3 million square feet.
(3)	These facilities include both owned and leased locations, primarily consisting of storage facilities, office space, call centers and other properties.
(4)	Consists of general offices, distribution centers and branches located throughout Canada, of which 58 are owned and 81 leased.
(5)	These facilities include owned and leased locations in Europe, Asia, Latin America and other U.S. operations.
(6)	Owned facilities are not subject to any mortgages.

Grainger continues to evaluate its physical footprint and announced throughout 2017 the intention to close 113 branches in the Canada business.

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