Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]


(3)	Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):



		As of
		September 30,			December 31,
	Depreciable Life	2013			2012

Property, plant and equipment	5-80 years	$	24,686		$	24,024
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(7,564		)	(7,222		)
Net property, plant and equipment in service		17,122			16,802
Construction work-in-progress		1,215			1,255
Total property, plant and equipment, net		$	18,337		$	18,057

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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