Operating Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]



	Estimated Useful Lives	December 31,
	Estimated Useful Lives	2014			2013
	(In years)	(In thousands)
Land	—	$	201,089		193,031
Buildings and improvements	10 — 40	766,360			715,965
Machinery and equipment	3 — 10	663,616			595,244
Other	3 — 10	103,557			120,703
		1,734,622			1,624,943
Accumulated depreciation		(1,035,028		)	(991,117	)
Total		$	699,594		633,826

Depreciation expense was $79 million in 2014 and $73 million in both 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- 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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