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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 8px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" color="#4F4E95" size="1"><b>Note 6 –
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT – AT COST</b></font></p>
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><i>(In
Millions of Dollars)</i></font></td>
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><b>2010</b></font></td>
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Land and improvements</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">180.1</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">178.8</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Buildings and improvements</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">507.2</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">508.5</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Machinery and equipment</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">2,105.1</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">69.7</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">68.1</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Construction in progress</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">119.5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">  </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">98.7</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">$</font></td>
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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 8px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Depreciation expense of property and
equipment was $144.1 million, $145.1 million and $144.9 million
during 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.</font></p>
</div>Note 6 –
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT – AT COST
 
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