Property and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment consisted of the following (in millions):



	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Network equipment	$	2,444		$	2,351
Land	45			45
Buildings	1,076			1,071
Leasehold improvements	214			203
Computer software, office equipment and other	104			95
Construction in progress	487			377
Total	4,370			4,142
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,296		)	(1,260		)
Property and equipment, net	$	3,074		$	2,882

Construction in progress includes costs primarily related to the construction of data centers in Iowa and Sweden and network equipment infrastructure to support our data centers around the world. Construction in progress also includes the ongoing construction to expand our corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Interest capitalized during the periods presented was not material.

- 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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