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Drilling Fleet (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Drilling Fleet |
Changes in our construction work in progress, including capital expenditures and capitalized interest | For each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016, the changes in our construction work in progress, including capital expenditures and other capital additions, were as follows (in millions):
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Construction work in progress, at beginning of period |  | $ | 3,735 |  | $ | 2,447 |  | $ | 2,708 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Newbuild construction program |  |  | 1,206 |  |  | 1,622 |  |  | 1,436 |
Other equipment and construction projects |  |  | 138 |  |  | 379 |  |  | 729 |
Total capital expenditures |  |  | 1,344 |  |  | 2,001 |  |  | 2,165 |
Changes in accrued capital additions |  |  | (86) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (45) |
Impairment of construction work in progress |  |  | — |  |  | (52) |  |  | — |
Property and equipment placed into service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Newbuild construction program |  |  | (2,557) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,522) |
Other property and equipment |  |  | (265) |  |  | (650) |  |  | (859) |
Construction work in progress, at end of period |  | $ | 2,171 |  | $ | 3,735 |  | $ | 2,447 |

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