Cummins Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 8. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Details of our property, plant and equipment balance are as follows:

	December 31,

In millions	2011			2010
Land and buildings	$	1,001		$	955
Machinery, equipment and fixtures		3,562			3,525
Construction in process		682	(1)		447

Property, plant and equipment, gross		5,245			4,927
Less: accumulated depreciation		(2,957	)		(2,886	)

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,288		$	2,041

(1): Construction in process includes $169 million related to our future light-duty diesel engine platform.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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