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Property, Plant and Equipment (Text Block)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property Plant And Equipment [Text Block]

NOTE 4 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment at December 31 were:

		2011		2010

Buildings and leasehold improvements	$	46,654	$	42,353
Construction in-progress		19,468		4,607
Machinery and equipment		410,559		354,008
		476,681		400,968
Less: Accumulated depreciation
and amortization		(266,228)		(215,213)
		210,453		185,755

Land		14,940		14,990
	$	225,393	$	200,745

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment was $57 million, $47 million and $43 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, 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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