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Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2012 and 2011 consist of the following:

(in thousands)	2012		2011
Land	$	42,992	$	41,093
Buildings		364,844		350,939
Machinery, equipment and fixtures		2,617,344		2,479,823
Leasehold improvements		314,555		304,421
Construction in progress		66,734		95,173
		3,406,469		3,271,449
Less accumulated depreciation		(2,325,232)		(2,119,059)
	$	1,081,237	$	1,152,390

Depreciation expense was $268.6 million, $249.1 million and $242.4 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- 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.

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