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Long-Term Assets | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013
Long-Term Assets | (5) Long-Term Assets Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost. Costs associated with the repair and maintenance of the Company’s property, plant and equipment are expensed as incurred. Costs associated with improvements which extend the life, increase the capacity or improve the efficiency or safety of the Company’s property, plant and equipment are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life of the related asset. Depreciable property is depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets, using principally the straight-line method. A summary of property, plant and equipment is shown below (in millions):
|  | September 28, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Land |  | $ | 115.6 |  |  | $ | 114.0 |
Buildings and improvements |  |  | 513.4 |  |  |  | 475.1 |
Machinery and equipment |  |  | 1,549.6 |  |  |  | 1,306.6 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 161.0 |  |  |  | 139.6 |
Total property, plant and equipment |  |  | 2,339.6 |  |  |  | 2,035.3 |
Less — accumulated depreciation |  |  | (799.6 | ) |  |  | (632.2 | )
Net property, plant and equipment |  | $ | 1,540.0 |  |  | $ | 1,403.1 |
Depreciation expense was $64.4 million and $54.9 million for the three months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively, and $182.5 million and $151.0 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. The Company monitors its long-lived assets for impairment indicators on an ongoing basis in accordance with GAAP. If impairment indicators exist, the Company performs the required impairment analysis by comparing the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the long-lived assets to the related net book values. If the net book value exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is measured and recognized. The Company does not believe that there were any indicators that would have resulted in long-lived asset impairment charges as of September 28, 2013. The Company will, however, continue to assess the impact of any significant industry events and long-term automotive production estimates on the realization of its long-lived assets. In the first nine months of 2013, the Company recognized asset impairment charges of $4.6 million in conjunction with its restructuring actions (Note 2, “Restructuring”). Investments in Affiliates In the first quarter of 2013, the Company completed the sale of its 22.88% ownership interest in International Automotive Components Group North America, LLC for net proceeds of $49.6 million. The Company did not recognize a significant gain or loss related to this transaction.

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