Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of (in millions):


	Estimated Useful Lives		December 31,
	Estimated Useful Lives		2014			2013
Information technology assets		2-7 Years	$	49		$	27
Operating equipment		3-15 Years		51			57
Buildings and land (indefinite life)		5-35 Years		73			60
Construction in progress				2			19

Total property, plant and equipment				175			163
Less: accumulated depreciation				(51	)		(61	)

Property, plant and equipment, net			$	124		$	102

Depreciation expense was $16 million, $11 million and $8 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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