| Group | Land and land improvements | Buildings | Machinery and technical installations | Other equipment | Plants under construction | Total |
| Acquisition costs | ||||||
| Opening balance, January 1, 2009 | 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 |
| Acquired during the year | 25 | 320 | 1,294 | 284 | 1,451 | 3,374 |
| Transfer of work in progress and advances | 0 | 79 | 832 | 1 | –912 | — |
| Sales, scrapping, etc. | –10 | –64 | –871 | –337 | –56 | –1,338 |
| Exchange-rate differences | –87 | –689 | –2,285 | –133 | –132 | –3,326 |
| Closing balance, December 31, 2010 | 1,001 | 8,360 | 30,101 | 1,787 | 1,251 | 42,500 |
| Accumulated depreciation | ||||||
| Opening balance, January 1, 2009 | 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 |
| Depreciation for the year | 10 | 235 | 2,268 | 160 | — | 2,673 |
| Transfer of work in progress and advances | –2 | –40 | 46 | –6 | 2 | — |
| Sales, scrapping, etc. | –10 | –48 | –867 | –334 | — | –1,259 |
| Impairment | 7 | 41 | 148 | — | — | 196 |
| Exchange-rate differences | –16 | –353 | –1,741 | –105 | — | –2,215 |
| Closing balance, December 31, 2010 | 191 | 4,081 | 22,369 | 1,229 | — | 27,870 |
| Net carrying amount, December 31, 2009 | 871 | 4,468 | 8,616 | 458 | 902 | 15,315 |
| Net carrying amount, December 31, 2010 | 810 | 4,279 | 7,732 | 558 | 1,251 | 14,630 |
Acquired during the year includes the financial lease for the North American head office in the US with SEK 153m. Property, plant and equipment in operations within appliances in Consumer Durables Europe and North America were impaired in 2010. Total impairments at year-end were SEK 236m (258) on buildings and land, and SEK 386m (459) on machinery and other equipment, whereof SEK 192m (450) are related to restructuring costs for the factories in Motala (Sweden), Forli (Italy) och L’Assomption (Canada). The carrying amount for land was SEK 693m (746). The tax assessment value for Swedish Group companies for buildings was SEK 158m (158), and land SEK 29m (29). The corresponding carrying amounts for buildings were SEK 30m (32), and land SEK 9m (9). Electrolux did not capitalize any interests on borrowings in 2010 or 2009.
| Property, plant and equipment | ||||||
| Parent Company | Land and land improvements | Buildings | Machinery and technical installations | Other equipment | Plants under construction | Total |
| Acquisition costs | ||||||
| Opening balance, January 1, 2009 | 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 |
| Acquired during the year | — | — | 44 | 10 | 60 | 114 |
| Transfer of work in progress and advances | — | — | 1 | — | –1 | — |
| Sales, scrapping, etc. | — | — | –1 | –93 | — | –94 |
| Closing balance, December 31, 2010 | 4 | 57 | 918 | 280 | 66 | 1,325 |
| Accumulated depreciation | ||||||
| Opening balance, January 1, 2009 | 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 |
| Depreciation for the year | — | — | 56 | 18 | — | 74 |
| Sales, scrapping, etc. | — | — | 56 | –94 | — | –38 |
| Closing balance, December 31, 2010 | 2 | 54 | 778 | 229 | — | 1,063 |
| Net carrying amount, December 31, 2009 | 2 | 3 | 208 | 58 | 7 | 278 |
| Net carrying amount, December 31, 2010 | 2 | 3 | 140 | 51 | 66 | 262 |
| 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 (3), and for land SEK 2m (2). | ||||||