Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Mar. 01, 2012

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]



As of	March 1, 2012			September 1, 2011
Land	$	92		$	92
Buildings	4,602			4,481
Equipment	15,285			14,735
Construction in progress	94			155
Software	311			293
	20,384			19,756
Accumulated depreciation	(13,027		)	(12,201		)
	$	7,357		$	7,555

Depreciation expense was $547 million and $1,089 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2012, respectively, and $485 million and $966 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2011, respectively.

Other noncurrent assets included buildings, equipment, and other assets classified as held for sale of $30 million as of March 1, 2012 and $35 million as of September 1, 2011.

- 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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