2.2.0.25falsefalse0205 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipmenttruefalsefalse1falsefalseJPYfalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 JPY (¥) JPY (¥) / shares ¥Jan-01-2010_Dec-31-2010http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000016988duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00JPYStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217JPYiso42170PureStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancepurexbrli0SharesStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0JPYEPSDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217JPYiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0JPYJPY¥2true0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstractus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNo definition available.falsefalseProperty, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]3false0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisclosureTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel1falsefalsefalse00  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>5. Property, Plant and Equipment</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and are summarized as follows: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="76%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>December 31</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6"><b>(Millions of yen)</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Land </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>¥</b></td> <td align="right"><b>266,631</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">¥</td> <td align="right">258,824</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Buildings </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>1,320,121</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,299,154</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Machinery and equipment </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>1,439,246</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,422,076</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Construction in progress </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>85,673</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">105,713</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>3,111,671</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,085,767</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Less accumulated depreciation </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right"><b>(1,909,703</b></td> <td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1,815,982</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>¥</b></td> <td align="right"><b>1,201,968</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">¥</td> <td align="right">1,269,785</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was ¥232,327 million, ¥277,399 million and ¥304,622 million, respectively. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Amounts due for purchases of property, plant and equipment were ¥23,306 million and ¥29,030 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and are included in other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Fixed assets presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows include property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As a result of continued sluggish demand in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and diminished profitability of the semiconductor lithography equipment business, Canon recognized impairment losses related primarily to property, plant and equipment of its semiconductor lithography equipment business, which are included in the results of the Industry and Others Business Unit for the year ended December 31, 2009. Long-lived assets with a carrying amount of ¥15,390 million were written down to their fair value of zero, which was estimated using discounted future cash flows expected to be generated over their remaining useful life. The impairment losses were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of income. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Canon also recognized impairment losses of ¥11,164 million related primarily to property, plant and equipment of its semiconductor lithography equipment business, which are included in the results of the Industry and Others Business Unit for the year ended December 31, 2008, mainly as a result of declining demand in the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The impairment losses were estimated using discounted cash flows and included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of income. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt"> </div> <div align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt"> </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged NotefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDisclosure of 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, building and production equipment. 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