Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]



(in millions)	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Land, buildings and improvements	$	253	$	255
Machinery and equipment	648		653
Equipment held for lease or rental	183		183
Furniture and fixtures	88		90
Construction work in progress	43		40
Other	20		19
	1,235		1,240
Less accumulated depreciation	761		753
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	474	$	487

Depreciation expense of $25 million and $23 million was recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, 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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