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11. Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment developed as follows:
Land, leasehold
improvements and
buildings including
buildings on land
owned by others
Technical
equipment
and machinery
Other
equipment,
factory and
office
equipment
Advance pay-
ments relating
to plant and
equipment and
construction in
progress Total
In millions of euros
Acquisition or manufacturing costs
Balance at January 1, 2009 13,162 18,540 15,413 1,133 48,248
Additions due to business combinations 15 15 2 – 32
Other additions 146 551 845 913 2,455
Reclassifications 241 208 484 -933 –
Disposals -130 -482 -765 -92 -1,469
Other changes 162 130 139 11 342
Balance at December 31, 2009 13,496 18,962 16,118 1,032 49,608
Additions due to business combinations –––––
Other additions 246 471 1,053 2,023 3,793
Reclassifications 201 352 587 -1,140 –
Disposals -236 -857 -690 -33 -1,816
Other changes 1358 191 424 78 1,051
Balance at December 31, 2010 14,065 19,119 17,492 1,960 52,636
Depreciation
Balance at January 1, 2009 7,139 13,495 11,509 18 32,161
Additions 289 725 1,422 – 2,436
Reclassifications 3 -95 92 – –
Disposals -87 -445 -677 – -1,209
Other changes 160 100 90 5 255
Balance at December 31, 2009 7,404 13,780 12,436 23 33,643
Additions 300 781 1,396 –2,477
Reclassifications -3 28 -25 – –
Disposals -116 -816 - 618 -17 -1,567
Other changes 181 85 324 –490
Balance at December 31, 2010 7,666 13,858 13,513 635,043
Carrying amount at December 31, 2009 6,092 5,182 3,682 1,009 15,965
Carrying amount at December 31, 2010 6,399 5, 261 3,979 1,954 17,593
1 Primarily changes from currency translation.
Property, plant and equipment include buildings, technical
equipment and other equipment capitalized under finance lease
arrangements with a carrying amount of €453 million
(2009: €350 million). In 2010, depreciation expense on assets
under finance lease arrangements amounted to €69 million
(2009: €72 million).