PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
NOTE 6 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
The following table indicates the carrying value of each of the major classes of our depreciable assets:
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September 30, 2022 |
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December 31, 2021 |
Land, land improvements and mineral rights |
$ |
1,396Ìý
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1,291Ìý |
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Buildings |
914Ìý
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889Ìý |
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Equipment |
9,042Ìý
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8,709Ìý |
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Other |
232Ìý
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229Ìý |
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Construction in progress |
534Ìý
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408Ìý |
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Total property, plant and equipment1
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12,118Ìý
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11,526Ìý |
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Allowance for depreciation and depletion |
(3,088) |
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(2,340) |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
$ |
9,030Ìý
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$ |
9,186Ìý |
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1 Includes right-of-use assets related to finance leases of $389 million and $411 million as of SeptemberÌý30, 2022 and DecemberÌý31, 2021, respectively.
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We recorded depreciation and depletion expense of $235 million and $782 million for the three and nine months ended SeptemberÌý30, 2022, respectively, and $238 million and $661 million for the three and nine months ended SeptemberÌý30, 2021, respectively. Depreciation and depletion expense for the nine months ended SeptemberÌý30, 2022 includes $23Ìýmillion of accelerated depreciation related to the decision to indefinitely idle the coke facility at Middletown Works and $68Ìýmillion of accelerated depreciation related to the indefinite idle of the Indiana Harbor #4 blast furnace.
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