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Drilling Fleet (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Drilling Fleet |
Changes in our construction work in progress, including capital expenditures and capitalized interest | For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the changes in our construction work in progress, including capital expenditures and other capital additions, were as follows (in millions):
|  | Nine months ended |
|  | September 30, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Construction work in progress, at beginning of period |  | $ | 3,736 |  | $ | 2,451 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Newbuild construction program |  |  | 959 |  |  | 1,054 |
Other equipment and construction projects |  |  | 113 |  |  | 282 |
Total capital expenditures |  |  | 1,072 |  |  | 1,336 |
Changes in accrued capital additions |  |  | (90) |  |  | (57) |
Impairment of construction work in progress |  |  | — |  |  | (52) |
Property and equipment placed into service |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Newbuild construction program |  |  | (1,672) |  |  | — |
Other property and equipment |  |  | (203) |  |  | (398) |
Construction work in progress, at end of period |  | $ | 2,843 |  | $ | 3,280 |

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