Item 2. Properties

As of December 31, 2021, Grainger’s owned and leased facilities totaled approximately 29.2 million square feet. Grainger owns and leases facilities primarily in the U.S., Japan, Canada (5), Mexico (6), Puerto Rico (7) and the U.K. (8) The Company's corporate headquarters is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and other general offices are located in the Chicago Metropolitan area. Grainger believes that its properties are generally in excellent condition, well maintained and suitable for the conduct of business.

The following table includes Grainger's material facilities:

(1) Consists of 16 DCs that range in size from approximately 55,000 to 1.5 million square feet. These facilities are primarily owned.

(2) Consists of 246 branches, 45 onsite and three will-call express locations. These branches range in size from approximately 500 to 109,000 square feet. These facilities are primarily owned.

(3) Primarily consists of storage facilities, office space and customer service centers. These facilities are both owned and leased. These facilities range in size from approximately 200 to 633,000 square feet.

(4) Consists of eight DCs that range in size from approximately 11,000 to 1.8 million square feet. These facilities are primarily leased. Other facilities include office space that range in size from approximately 1,000 to 49,000 square feet. These facilities are also primarily leased.

(5) In Canada, Grainger has 35 branch locations, five DCs and other facilities which total two million square feet.

(6) In Mexico, Grainger has 16 branch locations and two DCs which total 712,000 square feet.

(7) In Puerto Rico, Grainger has three branch locations and one DC which total 95,000 square feet.

(8) In the U.K., Grainger has 43 branch locations, one DC and other facilities which total 806,000 square feet.

(9) Owned facilities are not subject to any mortgages.