Property, Plant and Equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

The components of property, plant and equipment, net are as follows:



	December 31,
(in millions)	2012		2011
Land and land improvements	$	11.3	$	13.8
Buildings	95.0		91.0
Machinery and equipment	791.3		827.7
Capital leases	2.0		—
	899.6		932.5
Less accumulated depreciation	748.0		754.6
	151.6		177.9
Construction in process	5.4		11.5
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	157.0	$	189.4

Depreciation expense associated with property, plant and equipment was $36.3 million, $40.5 million and $39.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 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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