Item 2. PROPERTIES

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Item 2. PROPERTIES

As of February 14, 2017, our major facilities were owned (unless otherwise indicated) and are as follows:

FacilityLocationCharacter
U.S. Segment
Administrative officesChicago, Illinois(1)U.S. segment headquarters
Golden, ColoradoU.S. segment administrative office
Milwaukee, WisconsinU.S. segment administrative office
Brewery/packaging plantsAlbany, Georgia(2)Brewing and packaging
Athens, GeorgiaBrewing and packaging
Chippewa Falls, WisconsinBrewing and packaging
Elkton, VirginiaBrewing and packaging
Eugene, OregonBrewing and packaging
Fort Worth, Texas(2)Brewing and packaging
Golden, Colorado(2)Brewing and packaging
Granbury, TexasBrewing and packaging
Irwindale, CaliforniaBrewing and packaging
Milwaukee, Wisconsin(2)Brewing and packaging
San Diego, California(3)Brewing and packaging
Trenton, Ohio(2)Brewing and packaging
Beer distributorshipDenver, ColoradoDistribution
CideryColfax, California(3)Cidery and packaging
Container operationsWheat Ridge, ColoradoBottling manufacturing facility
Golden, ColoradoCan and end manufacturing facility
Malting operationsGolden, ColoradoMalting
Distribution warehousesGolden, ColoradoDistribution centers
Rest of U.S.(4)Distribution centers
Canada Segment
Administrative officesMontréal, QuébecCorporate headquarters
Toronto, OntarioCanada segment headquarters
Brewery/packaging plantsCreemore, OntarioBrewing and packaging
Granville Island, British Columbia(6)Brewing and packaging
Moncton, New BrunswickBrewing and packaging
Montréal, Québec(5)Brewing and packaging
St John's, NewfoundlandBrewing and packaging
Toronto, Ontario(5)Brewing and packaging
Vancouver, British Columbia(6)Brewing and packaging
Distribution warehousesQuébec Province(7)Distribution centers
Rest of Canada(8)Distribution centers
Europe Segment
Administrative officesPrague, Czech RepublicEurope segment headquarters
Brewery/packaging plantsApatin, Serbia(9)Brewing and packaging
Bőcs, HungaryBrewing and packaging
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, U.K.(9)(10)Brewing and packaging
Burtonwood Brewery, Warrington, U.K.Brewing and packaging
Haskovo, BulgariaBrewing and packaging
Niksic, MontenegroBrewing and packaging
Ostrava, Czech RepublicBrewing and packaging
Ploiesti, Romania(9)Brewing and packaging
Prague, Czech Republic(9)Brewing and packaging
Sharp's Brewery, Cornwall, U.K.Brewing and packaging
Tadcaster Brewery, Yorkshire, U.K.(9)Brewing and packaging
Zagreb, CroatiaBrewing and packaging
Distribution warehousesEurope(11)Distribution centers
MCI Segment
Brewery/packaging plantsPatna, Bihar, India(12)Brewing and packaging
Brewery/packaging plantsSaha, Haryana, IndiaBrewing and packaging
Brewery/packaging plantsBhankharpur, Punjab, IndiaBrewing and packaging
(1)We lease the office space for our U.S. Segment headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.
(2)The Golden, Trenton, Albany, Fort Worth and Milwaukee breweries collectively account for approximately 75% of our U.S. production.
(3)We lease the land and building at our Colfax, California cidery and San Diego, California brewery.
(4)We lease six warehouses throughout the United States.
(5)The Montréal and Toronto breweries collectively account for over 78% of our Canada production. Early in the first quarter of 2017, our Toronto brewery unionized employees commenced a labor strike initiated from on-going negotiations of the collective bargaining agreement. This labor strike has resulted in slower than expected production at the Toronto brewery early in the first quarter of 2017.
(6)We lease two brewing and packaging facilities in British Columbia. As a result of the ongoing strategic review of our supply chain network, in October 2015, we entered into an agreement to sell our Vancouver brewery with the intent to use the proceeds from the sale to help fund the construction of an efficient and flexible brewery in British Columbia. The sale was fully completed on March 31, 2016, and separately, during the third quarter of 2016, we completed the purchase of land in British Columbia for the site of the new brewery. In conjunction with the sale, we also agreed to leaseback the existing property to continue operations on an uninterrupted basis while the new brewery is being constructed. The final closure of the brewery is currently anticipated to occur near the end of 2018.
(7)We own eight distribution centers, lease two additional distribution centers, lease three cross docks and own one cross dock, lease two warehouses and lease two parking facilities in the Province of Québec.
(8)We own one and lease six warehouses throughout Canada, excluding the Province of Québec.
(9)The Burton-on-Trent, Prague, Ploiesti, Apatin and Tadcaster breweries collectively account for over 70% of our Europe production.
(10)During the fourth quarter of 2015, we announced the planned closure of the Burton South brewery in the U.K., which is expected to be completed by the end of 2017. We continue to own the Burton South Brewery as of December 31, 2016.
(11)We own thirteen distribution centers, lease eighteen additional distribution centers, own three warehouses and lease five additional warehouses throughout Europe.
(12)As a result of the implementation of total alcohol prohibition, the Bihar brewery is not currently operating and is idled pending any future change in law or regulation. The expected length of the prohibition is unclear but we continue to monitor legal proceedings impacting the regulatory environment as it relates to our ability to resume operations in the state.

During the third quarter of 2015, MillerCoors announced plans to close its brewery in Eden, North Carolina, in an effort to optimize the brewery footprint and streamline operations for greater efficiencies. Products produced in the Eden brewery were transitioned to other breweries in the MillerCoors network. As of December 31, 2016, we continue to own the Eden, North Carolina brewery, which closed in September 2016.

During the second quarter of 2015 and fourth quarter of 2015, we completed the closure of the Alton brewery in the U.K. and our Plovdiv brewery in Bulgaria, respectively. We continue to own the Alton and Plovdiv breweries as of December 31, 2016.

We also lease offices in Colorado, the location of our Corporate headquarters, as well as within various international countries in which our MCI segment operates. We believe our facilities are well maintained and suitable for their respective operations. In 2016, our operating facilities were not capacity constrained.

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