Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

(6) Property, Plant and Equipment

Following is a summary of property, plant and equipment:


	December 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Land	$	180,584		186,406
Buildings and improvements		682,395		703,939
Machinery and equipment		2,470,485		2,361,605
Furniture and fixtures		90,963		82,287
Leasehold improvements		54,501		54,156
Construction in progress		160,929		129,999

		3,639,857		3,518,392
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		1,927,703		1,831,268

Net property, plant and equipment	$	1,712,154		1,687,124

Additions to property, plant and equipment included capitalized interest of $6,197, $4,240 and $4,469 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Depreciation expense was $220,580, $218,649 and $223,453 for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Included in the property, plant and equipment are capital leases with a cost of $7,803 and $8,113 and accumulated depreciation of $5,881 and $5,420 as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, 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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