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Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2011

17. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following ($ in millions):

	As of

	December 30, 2011			September 30, 2011
Land	$	143		$	143
Buildings		760			760
Subscriber systems		6,549			6,464
Machinery and equipment		2,289			2,256
Property under capital leases⁽¹⁾		62			62
Construction in progress		155			158
Accumulated depreciation⁽²⁾		(5,895	)		(5,792	)

Property, Plant and Equipment, net	$	4,063		$	4,051

⁽¹⁾: Property under capital leases consists primarily of buildings.
⁽²⁾: Accumulated amortization of capital lease assets was $41 million and $40 million as of December 30, 2011 and September 30, 2011, 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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