Property, Plant and Equipment

Entity Registrant Name TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
CIK 0001377013
Accession number 0001193125-14-056642
Link to XBRL instance http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1377013/000119312514056642/twc-20131231.xml
Fiscal year end --12-31
Fiscal year focus 2013
Fiscal period focus FY
Current balance sheet date 2013-12-31
Current year-to-date income statement start date 2013-01-01
Commentary All information interpreted as expected.
Level 3 (Disclosure) Text Block concept us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTextBlock

The Company's property, plant and equipment and related accumulated depreciation as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:

 

                    Estimated
              December 31, Useful
              2013 2012 Lives
 
              (in millions) (in years)
Land, buildings and improvements(a)$ 1,851 $ 1,778 1-20
Distribution systems(b)  23,119   21,141 3-25
Converters and modems  5,687   5,806 3-5
Capitalized software costs(c)  2,252   1,895 3-5
Vehicles and other equipment  2,286   2,214 3-10
Construction in progress  424   438   
Property, plant and equipment, gross  35,619   33,272   
Accumulated depreciation  (20,563)   (18,530)   
Property, plant and equipment, net$ 15,056 $ 14,742   

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  • Land, buildings and improvements includes $173 million and $170 million related to land as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which is not depreciated. The weighted-average useful life is approximately 17.38 years for buildings and improvements.
  • The weighted-average useful life is approximately 13.19 years for distribution systems.
  • Capitalized software costs reflect certain costs incurred for the development of internal use software, including costs associated with coding, software configuration, upgrades and enhancements. These costs, net of accumulated depreciation, totaled $801 million and $738 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Depreciation of capitalized software costs was $270 million in 2013, $237 million in 2012 and $209 million in 2011.

Level 4 Details Key Concepts: Long-term Debt Maturities

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
PPE, Gross 35,619,000,000 us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation 20,563,000,000 us-gaap:AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
PPE, Net 15,056,000,000 us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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