Property and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment, net, including property and equipment held under capital leases, is composed of the following as of the dates indicated (in millions):



	December 31,
	2012			2011			Estimated Useful Lives (In Years)
Land	$	4.8		$	4.7
Buildings and leasehold improvements	15.4			12.5			5 – 40
Machinery and equipment	518.3			381.6			2 – 15
Office furniture and equipment	92.8			76.9			3 – 7
Total property and equipment	$	631.3		$	475.7
Less accumulated depreciation	(280.9		)	(212.7		)
Property and equipment, net	$	350.4		$	263.0

Depreciation expense from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $79.8 million, $60.2 million and $44.0 million, respectively.

- 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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