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Property, Plant and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment | Note 9 Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment in service and under construction, and related accumulated depreciation and amortization, as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
December 31, | Useful Lives (Years) |  | 2016 |  | 2015
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land | N/A |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 36
Buildings | 20 |  |  | 297 |  |  | 295
Leasehold and land improvements | 1-30 |  |  | 1,153 |  |  | 1,103
Cell site equipment | 7-25 |  |  | 3,383 |  |  | 3,383
Switching equipment | 5-8 |  |  | 976 |  |  | 960
Office furniture and equipment | 3-5 |  |  | 420 |  |  | 502
Other operating assets and equipment | 3-5 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 79
System development | 1-7 |  |  | 1,217 |  |  | 1,169
Work in process | N/A |  |  | 178 |  |  | 142
Total property, plant and equipment, gross |  |  |  | 7,712 |  |  | 7,669
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | (5,242) |  |  | (5,020)
Total property, plant and equipment, net |  |  | $ | 2,470 |  | $ | 2,649
Depreciation and amortization expense totaled $607 million, $596 million and $593 million in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In 2016, 2015 and 2014, (Gain) loss on asset disposals, net included charges of $22 million, $16 million and $21 million, respectively, related to disposals of assets, trade-ins of older assets for replacement assets and other retirements of assets from service in the normal course of business.

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