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Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

	At
	March 31,		December 31,
(In millions)	2013		2012

Original cost	$	114,504	$	115,006
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(46,093)		(45,962)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	68,411	$	69,044

Consolidated depreciation and amortization related to property, plant and equipment was $2,310 million and $2,220 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, 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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