PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

The major categories of property, plant and equipment were as follows:



(In millions)	June 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Land	$	12.8		$	12.6
Buildings	676.2			550.8
Machinery, equipment and fixtures	665.1			650.3
Construction in progress	165.1			260.9
Accumulated depreciation	(634.5		)	(607.1		)
Property, plant and equipment — net	$	884.7		$	867.5

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, buildings increased primarily due to the investment in the Company’s new spray dryer and technology center in Singapore.

- 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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