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Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment – net, consisted of the following.

	At
	June 30,		December 31,
(In millions)	2011		2010

Original cost	$	113,029	$	110,032
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(44,183)		(43,820)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	68,846	$	66,212

Consolidated depreciation and amortization related to property, plant and equipment was $2,302 million and $2,373 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $4,594 million and $4,838 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, 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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