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Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

22. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following ($ in millions):

	As of September 28, 2012			As of September 30, 2011

Land	$	44		$	38
Buildings		358			350
Subscriber systems		3,063			2,971
Machinery and equipment		1,160			1,107
Property under capital leases⁽¹⁾		16			35
Construction in progress		102			79
Accumulated depreciation⁽²⁾		(3,073	)		(2,971	)

Property, Plant and Equipment, net	$	1,670		$	1,609

⁽¹⁾: Property under capital leases consists primarily of buildings.
⁽²⁾: Accumulated amortization of capital lease assets was $16 million and $26 million as of September 28, 2012 and September 30, 2011, 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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