Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]



	December 31,
(in millions)	2012		2011
Land, buildings and improvements	$	255	$	237
Machinery and equipment	653		598
Equipment held for lease or rental	183		152
Furniture and fixtures	90		86
Construction work in progress	40		53
Other	19		21
	1,240		1,147
Less accumulated depreciation	753		684
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	487	$	463

Depreciation expense was $94 million, $93 million, and $63 million for 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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