Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

May 30, 2013



As of	May 30, 2013			August 30, 2012
Land	$	90		$	92
Buildings	4,605			4,714
Equipment	15,050			15,653
Construction in progress	61			43
Software	305			323
	20,111			20,825
Accumulated depreciation	(13,281		)	(13,722		)
	$	6,830		$	7,103

Depreciation expense was $421 million and $1,292 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013, respectively, and $502 million and $1,591 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively. Other noncurrent assets included buildings, equipment and other assets classified as held for sale of $31 million as of May 30, 2013 and $25 million as of August 30, 2012.

- 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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