Property, Plant and Equipment (Distribution Systems)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Distribution Systems

4. Property, Plant and Equipment

Net property, plant and equipment consisted of the following as of each reporting period:

($ in Millions)	Depreciable Lives	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Land		$	33.0		$	33.0
Building and Improvements	3 - 40 years		308.4			305.5
Poles	13 - 40 years		223.4			223.0
Fiber	7 - 40 years		1,850.7			1,841.2
Copper	7 - 40 years		3,439.0			3,430.8
Conduit	13 - 47 years		89.5			89.2
Construction in progress			53.2			34.0
			5,997.2			5,956.7
Less accumulated depreciation			(3,466.8	)		(3,384.9	)
Net property, plant and equipment		$	2,530.4		$	2,571.8

- 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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