Item 2. Properties.
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Item 2. Properties.
The table below lists principal North American properties as of December 31, 2022.
| Business Segment | Manufacturing | Warehouse and Distribution | ||||||||||||
| Plumbing Products | 22 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Decorative Architectural Products | 8 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 30 | 30 |
Most of our North American facilities range from single warehouse buildings to complex manufacturing facilities. We own most of our North American manufacturing facilities, none of which is subject to significant encumbrances. A substantial number of our warehouse and distribution facilities are leased.
The table below lists principal properties outside of North America as of December 31, 2022.
| Business Segment | Manufacturing | Warehouse and Distribution | ||||||||||||
| Plumbing Products | 8 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Decorative Architectural Products | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 16 |
Most of our international facilities are in China, Germany and the United Kingdom. We own most of our international manufacturing facilities, none of which is subject to significant encumbrances. A substantial number of our international warehouse and distribution facilities are leased.
We lease our corporate headquarters in Livonia, Michigan, and we own a building in Taylor, Michigan, that is used by our Masco Technical Services (research and development) department. We also lease an office facility in Luxembourg, which serves as a headquarters for most of our foreign operations.
Each of our operating divisions assesses the manufacturing, distribution and other facilities needed to meet its operating requirements. We regularly review our anticipated requirements for facilities and, on the basis of that review, have and may in the future, build, acquire or lease additional facilities, or expand additional facilities.
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