Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Note 7. Property, Plant and Equipment

The major categories of property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation and depletion are presented below:

Millions of Dollars		2013			2012

Land	$	24.1		$	26.5
Quarries/mining properties		39.6			39.6
Buildings		145.7			145.1
Machinery and equipment		956.0			937.6
Construction in progress		28.6			27.8
Furniture and fixtures and other		88.3			85.4
		1,282.3			1,262.0
Less: Accumulated depreciation and depletion		(976.2	)		(944.3	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	306.1		$	317.7

Depreciation and depletion expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $44.7 million, $48.7 million and $55.9 million, respectively.

- 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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