Property and Equipment (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment consisted of the following:



(Amounts in millions)	March 28, 2014		March 29, 2013
Property and equipment — gross:
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements	$	1,226	$	1,228
Computers and related equipment	4,051		3,989
Furniture and other equipment	346		392
Construction in progress	28		42
	5,651		5,651
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	3,620		3,467
Property and equipment, net	$	2,031	$	2,184

Depreciation expense for fiscal years 2014, 2013, and 2012 was $661 million, $709 million, and $752 million, respectively.

During fiscal 2012, the Company recorded $81 million as an impairment of its fixed tangible assets, primarily due to performance issues on certain long-term outsourcing contracts within its GIS segment. The intangible assets impacted included primarily, software and capitalized transition costs. The Company used the income approach technique to fair value the assets. The unobservable inputs used were based on Company specific information and included, primarily, estimates of revenue and cost growth rates, profit margins and discount rates. The impairment was recorded as a part of cost of services.

- 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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