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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2010

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment

		December 31,
(US$ in millions)		2010			2009
Land		$	483		$	347
Mining properties			—			301
Biological assets			313			103
Buildings			1,743			2,068
Machinery and equipment			4,270			4,681
Furniture, fixtures and other			488			468
			7,297			7,968
Less: accumulated depreciation and depletion			(2,983	)		(3,632	)
Plus: construction in progress			998			1,011
Total		$	5,312		$	5,347

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- Definition

Disclosure of 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, building and production equipment.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

-Number 12

-Paragraph 5



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph b

-Article 5

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