Note 12 - Property, plant and equipment

Group	Land and land improve- ments	Buildings	Machinery and technical installations	Other equipment	Plants under construction	Total
Acquisition costs
Opening balance, January 1, 2008	987	7,610	27,468	1,821	2,319	40,205
Acquired during the year	2	369	1,189	193	1,405	3,158
Transfer of work in progress and advances	20	480	2,177	50	–2,727	—
Sales, scrapping, etc.	44	–134	–1,151	–165	–25	–1,431
Exchange-rate differences	98	772	3,176	164	345	4,555
Closing balance, December 31, 2008	1,151	9,097	32,859	2,063	1,317	46,487
Acquired during the year	2	108	1,095	138	880	2,223
Transfer of work in progress and advances	1	86	1,147	1	–1,235	—
Sales, scrapping, etc.	–46	–283	–3,070	–177	–32	–3,608
Exchange-rate differences	–35	–294	–900	–53	–30	–1,312
Closing balance, December 31, 2009	1,073	8,714	31,131	1,972	900	43,790

Accumulated depreciation
Opening balance, January 1, 2008	153	3,562	19,844	1,443	–2	25,000
Depreciation for the year	9	253	2,108	160	—	2,530
Transfer of work in progress and advances	—	35	–20	–15	—	—
Sales, scrapping, etc.	3	–96	–1,133	–162	—	–1,388
Impairment	16	24	138	1	—	179
Exchange-rate differences	25	481	2,493	132	—	3,131
Closing balance, December 31, 2008	206	4,259	23,430	1,559	–2	29,452
Depreciation for the year	11	296	2,386	155	—	2,848
Transfer of work in progress and advances	—	–1	–8	8	1	—
Sales, scrapping, etc.	–34	–263	–2,915	–165	–1	–3,378
Impairment	31	123	306	2	—	462
Exchange-rate differences	–12	–168	–684	–45	—	–909
Closing balance, December 31, 2009	202	4,246	22,515	1,514	–2	28,475
Net carrying amount, December 31, 2008	945	4,838	9,429	504	1,319	17,035
Net carrying amount, December 31, 2009	871	4,468	8,616	458	902	15,315

Property, plant and equipment in operations within appliances in Consumer Durables Europe and North America were impaired in 2009. Total impairments at year-end were SEK 258m (181) on buildings and land, and SEK 459m (453) on machinery and other equipment, whereof SEK 450m (179) are related to restructuring costs for the factories in Porcia, Alcalá, Webster City and St. Petersburg. The carrying amount for land was SEK 746m (824). The tax assessment value for Swedish Group companies for buildings was SEK 158m (158), and land SEK 29m (35). The corresponding carrying amounts for buildings were SEK 32m (35), and land SEK 9m (11). Electrolux did not capitalize any interests on borrowings in 2009.


Property, plant and equipment
Parent Company	Land and land improve- ments	Buildings	Machinery and technical installations	Other equipment	Plants under construction	Total
Acquisition costs
Opening balance, January 1, 2008	6	57	1,131	360	23	1,577
Acquired during the year	—	—	36	6	4	46
Transfer of work in progress and advances	—	—	6	4	–10	—
Sales, scrapping, etc.	—	—	–40	–8	—	–48
Closing balance, December 31, 2008	6	57	1,133	362	17	1,575
Acquired during the year	—	—	20	—	1	21
Transfer of work in progress and advances	—	—	10	1	–11	—
Sales, scrapping, etc.	–2	—	–289	—	—	–291
Closing balance, December 31, 2009	4	57	874	363	7	1,305

Accumulated depreciation
Opening balance, January 1, 2008	2	53	825	259	—	1,139
Depreciation for the year	—	—	72	35	—	107
Sales, scrapping, etc.	—	—	–38	–7	—	–45
Closing balance, December 31, 2008	2	53	859	287	—	1,201
Depreciation for the year	—	1	65	22	—	88
Sales, scrapping, etc.	—	—	–258	–4	—	–262
Closing balance, December 31, 2009	2	54	666	305	—	1,027
Net carrying amount, December 31, 2008	4	4	274	75	17	374
Net carrying amount, December 31, 2009	2	3	208	58	7	278

Tax assessment value for buildings within the Parent Company was SEK 116m (116), and for land SEK 18m (18). The corresponding carrying amounts for buildings were SEK 3m (4), and for land SEK 2m (4). Non-depreciated write-ups on buildings and land were SEK 0m (2).

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