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BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (TABLE)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment
The range of useful lives for the major components of the Company’s plant and equipment is as follows:
Buildings and leasehold improvements
15 – 40 years
Machinery and equipment
 
Furnaces
4 – 15 years
Information systems
5 – 10 years
Equipment
5 – 20 years
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in millions):
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Land
$
196

 
$
210

Buildings and leasehold improvements
789

 
811

Machinery and equipment
3,405

 
3,353

Construction in progress
233

 
173

 
4,623

 
4,547

Accumulated depreciation
(1,724
)
 
(1,615
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
2,899

 
$
2,932