Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Components of Property, Plant and Equipment

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



	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Furniture and fixtures	$	203,983		$	197,429
Equipment and software	5,442,443			5,345,314
Buildings and improvements	1,898,946			1,872,559
Land	120,656			120,654
Building construction in progress	232,892			196,891
	7,898,920			7,732,847
Accumulated depreciation	(4,728,753		)	(4,588,299		)
	$	3,170,167		$	3,144,548

- 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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