Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Components of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of (table in thousands):



	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Furniture and fixtures	$	187,004		$	180,800
Equipment and software	4,988,061			4,680,118
Buildings and improvements	1,794,671			1,748,214
Land	117,566			117,513
Building construction in progress	153,880			146,650
	7,241,182			6,873,295
Accumulated depreciation	(4,299,072		)	(4,040,146		)
	$	2,942,110		$	2,833,149

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of 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.

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