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Property and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

9. Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net was comprised of the following (amounts in millions):

		At December 31,
		2012		2011
Land		$	1	$	1
Buildings			5		5
Leasehold improvements			80		72
Computer equipment			362		406
Office furniture and other equipment			65		49
	Total cost of property and equipment		513		533
Less accumulated depreciation			(372)		(370)
	Property and equipment, net	$	141	$	163

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010 was $90 million, $75 million, and $68 million, respectively.

Rental expenses were $37 million, $38 million and $37 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 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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