In accounting, assets that a company plans to hold indefinitely or for a long time—generally more than a year—to generate income. Contrast with short-term assets.
A long-term asset is one that is consumed or used over a number of accounting cycles, from more than one year to 40 years. The long-term asset accounts include assets such as land, buildings, equipment, and intangibles such as goodwill.
Value of property, equipment and other capital assets minus the depreciation. This is an entry in the bookkeeping records of a company, usually on a "cost" basis and thus does not necessarily reflect the market value of the assets.