PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment, net consist of the following (in millions):

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Land and buildings	$	19.4	$	27.7
Furniture and fixtures, office, computer and other equipment and software		133.1		131.6
Leasehold improvements		30.6		27.2
		183.1		186.5
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		120.1		115.8
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	63.0	$	70.7

Included in property, plant and equipment are assets under capital leases, as follows (in thousands):

	2012		2011
Furniture and fixtures, office, computer and other equipment	$	17.4	$	17.2
Less: Accumulated amortization		9.4		7.8
	$	8.0	$	9.4

Depreciation charged to operations for property, plant and equipment including capital leases in 2012, 2011, and 2010 was $16.6 million, $15.9 million and $12.9 million, 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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