Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]



	As of December 31,
	2011		2010
	(In $ millions)
Land	56		57
Land improvements	41		39
Buildings and building improvements	636		334
Machinery and equipment	3,473		2,589
Construction in progress	379		1,129
Gross asset value	4,585		4,148
Accumulated depreciation	(1,316	)	(1,131	)
Total	3,269		3,017

Assets under capital leases, net, included in the amounts above are as follows:



	As of December 31,
	2011		2010
	(In $ millions)
Buildings	33		23
Machinery and equipment	274		263
Accumulated depreciation	(96	)	(74	)
Total	211		212

Capitalized interest costs and depreciation expense are as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2011	2010	2009
	(In $ millions)
Capitalized interest	4	2	2
Depreciation expense	232	195	213

During 2011, 2010 and 2009, certain long-lived assets were impaired (Note 4 and Note 17).

- 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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