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|Property, Plant and Equipment                                                | Property, Plant and EquipmentThe following table provides the components ofProperty, plant and equipment:Useful LivesAs of December 31,(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)(Years)20122011Land—$597$737Buildings33-5011,42012,089Machinery and equipment8-2010,79510,882Furniture, fixtures and other3-12 1/23,9624,235Construction in progress—1,1081,29427,88229,237Less: Accumulated depreciation13,42113,316Property, plant and equipment(a)$14,461$15,921(a)The decrease in total property, plant and equipment is primarily due to depreciation, disposals, impairments and the impact of foreign exchange, partially offset by capital additions.
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|The following table provides the components ofProperty, plant and equipment:
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|(a)                                                                          | The decrease in total property, plant and equipment is primarily due to depreciation, disposals, impairments and the impact of foreign exchange, partially offset by capital additions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

X- DefinitionThe 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.+ ReferencesReference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.  This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230+ Details**Name:**
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