Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

The components of the Company's property, plant and equipment as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (dollars in millions):



	Cost		Accumulated Depreciation			Net
December 31, 2013
Land	$	193	$	—		$	193
Land Improvements	72		(47		)	25
Facility and Leasehold Improvements	2,207		(1,193		)	1,014
Network Infrastructure	8,505		(3,279		)	5,226
Operating Equipment	6,057		(4,381		)	1,676
Furniture, Fixtures and Office Equipment	196		(168		)	28
Other	22		(21		)	1
Construction-in-Progress	77		—			77
	$	17,329	$	(9,089	)	$	8,240
December 31, 2012
Land	$	195	$	—		$	195
Land Improvements	73		(43		)	30
Facility and Leasehold Improvements	2,093		(1,085		)	1,008
Network Infrastructure	8,342		(3,058		)	5,284
Operating Equipment	5,506		(3,997		)	1,509
Furniture, Fixtures and Office Equipment	206		(155		)	51
Other	21		(21		)	—
Construction-in-Progress	122		—			122
	$	16,558	$	(8,359	)	$	8,199

Depreciation expense was $727 million in 2013, $659 million in 2012 and $706 million in 2011.

- 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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