Property and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

6. Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net, consisted of:


	December 31, 2013							December 31, 2012
(in $ millions)	Cost		Accumulated depreciation			Net		Cost		Accumulated depreciation			Net
Capitalized software		650		(449	)		201		629		(386	)		243
Computer equipment		281		(139	)		142		274		(138	)		136
Building and leasehold improvements		17		(8	)		9		12		(7	)		5
Construction in progress		76		—			76		32		—			32

		1,024		(596	)		428		947		(531	)		416

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had net capital lease assets of $104 million and $94 million, respectively, included within computer equipment. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company invested $139 million and $155 million, respectively, in property and equipment, including capital lease additions. Additions in the year ended December 31, 2013 include upgrades to equipment as part of investment in the Company’s GDS information technology infrastructure.

The Company recorded depreciation expense of $126 million, $145 million and $139 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The amount of interest on capital projects capitalized was $6 million and $3 million for the years ended December 31, 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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