Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:



	September 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Land	$	106,338		$	106,338
Land use rights	19,945			19,945
Buildings and improvements	869,165			838,237
Machinery and equipment	2,964,363			2,749,445
Software and computer equipment	183,599			176,376
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment	20,635			20,611
Construction in progress	16,780			50,610
	4,180,825			3,961,562
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,566,039		)	(2,424,336		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,614,786		$	1,537,226

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



	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Property, plant and equipment additions	$	325,350		$	402,354
Net change in related accounts payable and deposits	(1,001		)	(125,682		)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	$	324,349		$	276,672

- Definition

The entire disclosure for 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. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

+ References+ Details