8. Property, Plant and Equ
pment
Fi xtures
Construction
P roperty
Total
Equipment
in Progress
under
P roperty,
Land and
Leasehold
and
and Advance
Finance
Plant and
(in millions of
Buildings
Improvements
Vehicles
P ayments
Leases
Equipment
Cost at January 1, 2012
2 539
1 902
3 624
87
969
9 121
Ad ditions
96
101
246
147
14
604
Sales and disposals
(21)
(110)
(228)
(4)
(26)
(389)
Acquisitions through business com binations
3
1
4
Transfers (to) from other accounts
29
56
41
(187)
(86)
(147)
Currency translation effect
(49)
(28)
(56)
(15)
(148)
Divestitures Classified as held for sale
(1)
(1)
(12)
(14)
Balance at December 31, 2012
2 596
1 920
3 616
43
856
9 031
Ac cumulated depreciation at January 1, 2012
(735)
(1 126)
(2 117)
(422)
(4 400)
Accumulated impairment at January 1, 2012
(19)
(35)
(62)
(55)
(171)
Depreciation expense
(93)
(132)
(294)
(49)
(568)
Im pairm ent loss
(15)
(23)
(36)
(1)
(12)
(87)
Sales and disposals
14
109
210
25
358
Transfers to (from) other accounts
10
1
4
78
93
Currency translation effect
11
17
34
8
70
Divestitures Classified as held for sale
5
5
Ac cumulated depreciation at December 31, 2012
(801)
(1 160)
(2 203)
(407)
(4 571)
Accumulated impairment at December 31, 2012
(26)
(29)
(53)
(1)
(20)
(129)
Net carrying amount at December 31, 2012
1 769
731
1 360
42
429
4 331
Cost at January 1, 2011
1 930
1 861
3 217
94
930
8 032
Ad ditions
112
92
265
204
35
708
Sales and disposals
(8)
(22)
(96)
(5)
(18)
(149)
Acquisitions through business com binations
297
21
77
5
400
Transfers (to) from other accounts
167
(90)
76
(213)
(6)
(66)
Currency translation effect
41
40
85
2
28
196
Balance at December 31, 2011 (1)
2 539
1 902
3 624
87
969
9 121
Ac cumulated depreciation at January 1, 2011
(587)
(1 055)
(1 881)
(380)
(3 903)
Ac cumulated impairment at January 1, 2011
(12)
(23)
(19)
(54)
Depreciation expense
(74)
(126)
(264)
(49)
(513)
Im pairm ent loss
(17)
(24)
(39)
(35)
(115)
Sales and disposals
4
20
89
19
132
Transfers to (from) other accounts
(60)
65
(3)
3
5
Currency translation effect
(20)
(29)
(58)
(16)
(123)
Ac cumulated depreciation at December 31, 2011
(735)
(1 126)
(2 117)
(422)
(4 400)
Ac cumulated impairment at December 31, 201 1
(19)
(35)
(62)
(55)
(171)
Net carrying amount at December 31, 2011 (1)
1 785
741
1 445
87
492
4 550
(1) 2011 was revised to reflect the effects of the com pletion in the second quarter of 2012 of the purchase price allocation of the Delta Maxi acquisition
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