Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Schedule of effects from lease agreements on the consolidated statements of income


Leasing in the consolidated statements of income
in € K
		2025		2024		2023
Depreciation on right-of-use assets		647,620		675,526		700,671
Impairments on right-of-use assets		15,443		57,226		25,486
Expenses relating to short-term leases		65,209		53,057		59,327
Expenses relating to leases of low-value assets		14,249		20,104		22,188
Expenses relating to variable lease payments		2,833		6,343		10,465
Income from subleasing right-of-use assets		4,094		3,957		3,655
Interest expense on lease liabilities		143,211		148,420		148,789

Schedule of acquisition costs and the accumulated depreciation of right-of-use assets

Acquisition costs

in € K

 

 

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January 1,

currency

consolidation

December 31,

2025

translation

group

Additions

Reclassifications

Disposals

2025

Right-of-use assets: Land

41,202

(1,281)

—

3,443

(17)

(2,934)

40,413

Right-of-use assets: Buildings and improvements

7,108,897

(704,079)

(5,868)

470,089

920

(282,677)

6,587,282

Right-of-use assets: Machinery and equipment

193,265

(17,232)

—

33,361

(1,208)

(30,435)

177,751

Right-of-use assets

7,343,364

(722,592)

(5,868)

506,893

(305)

(316,046)

6,805,446

Acquisition costs

in € K

 

 

Foreign

 

Changes in

 

 

 

 

January 1,

currency

consolidation

December 31,

2024

translation

group

Additions

Reclassifications

Disposals ⁽¹⁾

2024

Right-of-use assets: Land

41,202

427

(82)

4,282

(1,329)

(3,298)

41,202

Right-of-use assets: Buildings and improvements

6,557,178

323,334

(46,109)

556,872

(57,944)

(224,434)

7,108,897

Right-of-use assets: Machinery and equipment

324,167

9,751

—

60,731

63

(201,447)

193,265

Right-of-use assets

6,922,547

333,512

(46,191)

621,885

(59,210)

(429,179)

7,343,364

(1)	Included within the amounts presented for “Right-of-use assets: Building and improvements” and “Right-of-use assets: Machinery and equipment” are €34,878 and €129,377, respectively, for disposals of fully depreciated or impaired right-of-use assets from prior periods.

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

in € K

 

 

Foreign

 

Changes in

 

 

 

 

 

January 1,

currency

consolidation

Impairment

December 31,

2025

translation

group

Additions

loss

Reclassifications

Disposals

2025

Right-of-use assets: Land

19,108

(764)

—

3,766

2

(17)

(1,674)

20,421

Right-of-use assets: Buildings and improvements

3,590,355

(372,103)

(3,979)

614,884

15,483

913

(183,404)

3,662,149

Right-of-use assets: Machinery and equipment

121,445

(11,019)

—

28,970

(42)

(1,146)

(28,834)

109,374

Right-of-use assets

3,730,908

(383,886)

(3,979)

647,620

15,443

(250)

(213,912)

3,791,944

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

in € K

 

 

Foreign

 

Changes in

 

 

 

 

 

January 1,

currency

consolidation

Impairment

December 31,

2024

translation

group

Additions

loss

Reclassifications

Disposals ⁽¹⁾

2024

Right-of-use assets: Land

17,743

179

(25)

3,923

12

(930)

(1,794)

19,108

Right-of-use assets: Buildings and improvements

2,997,179

159,501

(23,175)

642,415

56,894

(42,315)

(200,144)

3,590,355

Right-of-use assets: Machinery and equipment

236,384

6,689

—

29,188

320

(145)

(150,991)

121,445

Right-of-use assets

3,251,306

166,369

(23,200)

675,526

57,226

(43,390)

(352,929)

3,730,908

(1)	Included within the amounts presented for “Right-of-use assets: Building and improvements” and “Right-of-use assets: Machinery and equipment” are €34,878 and €129,377, respectively, for disposals of fully depreciated or impaired right-of-use assets from prior periods.


Book value
in € K
		December 31,		December 31,
		2025		2024
Right-of-use assets: Land		19,992		22,094
Right-of-use assets: Buildings and improvements		2,925,133		3,518,542
Right-of-use assets: Machinery and equipment		68,377		71,820
Right-of-use assets		3,013,502		3,612,456