Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Summary of Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Land	$	103,992		$	106,338
Land use rights	19,945			19,945
Buildings and improvements	876,341			904,919
Machinery and equipment	3,387,447			3,332,855
Software and computer equipment	188,287			191,132
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment	17,312			19,194
Construction in progress	34,621			24,670
	4,627,945			4,599,053
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,802,784		)	(2,779,084		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,825,161		$	1,819,969

Schedule of depreciation expense

The following table presents depreciation expense as included in the Consolidated Statements of Income:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Cost of sales	$	89,167	$	80,097
Selling, general and administrative	4,136		5,107
Research and development	2,995		2,080
Total depreciation expense	$	96,298	$	87,284

Reconciliation of property, plant and equipment

The following table reconciles our activity related to property, plant and equipment additions as presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets to purchases of property, plant and equipment as presented on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Property, plant and equipment additions	$	124,270		$	123,935
Net change in related accounts payable and deposits	(11,727		)	(2,848		)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	$	112,543		$	121,087