James Hardie Industries plc Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Components of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following components:


(Millions of US dollars)	Land		Buildings			Machinery and Equipment			Construction in Progress¹		Total

Cost or valuation:
At 31 March 2011	$	18.3	$	210.4		$	981.2		$	43.2	$	1,253.1
Additions		-		-			28.6			7.2		35.8
Disposals		-		-			(2.9	)		-		(2.9	)
Impairment		-		-			(26.0	)		-		(26.0	)
Exchange differences		-		0.1			4.0			-		4.1
Other		-		-			-			0.5		0.5

At 31 March 2012	$	18.3	$	210.5		$	984.9		$	50.9	$	1,264.6
Additions		0.2		3.0			47.7			10.2		61.1
Disposals		-		-			(7.3	)		-		(7.3	)
Impairment		-		(3.5	)		(33.6	)		-		(37.1	)
Exchange differences		-		0.2			3.0			-		3.2

At 31 March 2013	$	18.5	$	210.2		$	994.7		$	61.1	$	1,284.5


Accumulated depreciation:
At 31 March 2011	$	-	$	(67.3	)	$	(469.4	)	$	-	$	(536.7	)
Charge for the year		-		(8.8	)		(56.4	)		-		(65.2	)
Disposals		-		-			2.6			-		2.6
Impairment		-		-			11.7			-		11.7
Exchange differences		-		(0.1	)		(2.2	)		-		(2.3	)

At 31 March 2012	$	-	$	(76.2	)	$	(513.7	)	$	-	$	(589.9	)
Charge for the year		-		(8.8	)		(51.2	)		-		(60.0	)
Disposals		-		-			6.5			-		6.5
Impairment		-		-			20.2			-		20.2
Exchange differences		-		(0.2	)		(1.6	)		-		(1.8	)
Other		-		-			(0.6	)		-		(0.6	)

At 31 March 2013	$	-	$	(85.2	)	$	(540.4	)	$	-	$	(625.6	)


Net book amount:
At 31 March 2012	$	18.3	$	134.3		$	471.2		$	50.9	$	674.7
At 31 March 2013	$	18.5	$	125.0		$	454.3		$	61.1	$	658.9

¹	Construction in progress consists of plant expansions and upgrades.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of 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.

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