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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Estimated Useful Lives of Property Plant and Equipment

are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes using the following estimated useful lives:


Buildings and improvements			15 to 30 years
Machinery and equipment			3 to 30 years
Land-use rights			30 years

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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