XML 31 R12.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.6.0.2
Property, Plant and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment

Note 4. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 

                                     
     As of December 31,  
     2016      2015  
     (in millions)  

Land and land improvements

   $ 471       $ 495   

Buildings and building improvements

     2,801         2,753   

Machinery and equipment

     10,302         10,044   

Construction in progress

     1,113         1,262   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     14,687         14,554   

Accumulated depreciation

     (6,458      (6,192
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 8,229       $ 8,362   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital expenditures of $1.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2016 exclude $343 million of accrued capital expenditures remaining unpaid at December 31, 2016 and include payment for $322 million of capital expenditures that were accrued and unpaid at December 31, 2015.

In connection with our restructuring program, we recorded non-cash asset write-downs (including accelerated depreciation and asset impairments) of $301 million in 2016, $264 million in 2015 and $173 million in 2014 (see Note 6, Restructuring Programs). These charges were recorded in the consolidated statements of earnings within asset impairment and exit costs and in the following segment results as follows:

 

                                                        
     For the Years Ended December 31,  
     2016      2015      2014  
     (in millions)  

Latin America

   $ 22       $ 46       $ 14   

AMEA

     44         88         34   

Europe

     122         65         42   

North America

     111         65         83   

Corporate

     2                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-cash asset write-downs

   $ 301       $ 264       $ 173