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    NOTE 10 — PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

     

     

    a) Summary of changes in property, plant and equipment:

     

     

     

    Land and buildings

     

    Machines, equipment,
    and installations

     

    Data electronic
    equipment

     

    Property, plant and
    equipment under
    construction

     

    Other

     

    Total

     

    Cost of the property, plant, and equipment

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balances as of January 1, 2015

     

    9,083,765

     

    28,434,074

     

    755,455

     

    4,065,627

     

    1,296,613

     

    43,635,534

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Additions

     

    2,150

     

    238,060

     

    8,194

     

    2,000,515

     

    75,799

     

    2,324,718

     

    Capitalized interest

     

     

     

     

    213,476

     

     

    213,476

     

    Business Combination

     

    30,693

     

    10,767

     

    503

     

    1,784

     

    10,853

     

    54,600

     

    Transfers

     

    462,812

     

    1,475,130

     

    40,512

     

    (1,999,840

    )

    21,386

     

     

    Disposals

     

    (69,777

    )

    (142,936

    )

    (20,166

    )

    (103,959

    )

    (29,769

    )

    (366,607

    )

    Impairment

     

    (60,952

    )

    (1,501,293

    )

     

    (543,726

    )

     

    (2,105,971

    )

    Foreign exchange effect

     

    1,394,111

     

    4,102,898

     

    154,768

     

    434,999

     

    95,603

     

    6,182,379

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balances as of December 31, 2015

     

    10,842,802

     

    32,616,700

     

    939,266

     

    4,068,876

     

    1,470,485

     

    49,938,129

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Additions

     

    35,238

     

    93,290

     

    2,126

     

    1,117,317

     

    75,920

     

    1,323,891

     

    Capitalized interest

     

     

     

     

    187,375

     

     

    187,375

     

    Transfers

     

    584,575

     

    2,665,898

     

    74,804

     

    (3,314,746

    )

    (10,531

    )

     

    Disposals

     

    (81,256

    )

    (271,104

    )

    (60,542

    )

    (1,550

    )

    (46,888

    )

    (461,340

    )

    Effect of selling of subsidiary

     

    (1,011,492

    )

    (1,726,440

    )

    (112,319

    )

    (53,630

    )

    (52,281

    )

    (2,956,162

    )

    Impairment (note 28)

     

    (52,071

    )

    (183,788

    )

    (228

    )

     

    (3,242

    )

    (239,329

    )

    Foreign exchange effect

     

    (834,043

    )

    (2,560,676

    )

    (81,033

    )

    (240,994

    )

    (74,219

    )

    (3,790,965

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balances as of December 31, 2016

     

    9,483,753

     

    30,633,880

     

    762,074

     

    1,762,648

     

    1,359,244

     

    44,001,599

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Additions

     

    2,028

     

    124,136

     

    1,770

     

    687,019

     

    58,376

     

    873,329

     

    Capitalized interest

     

     

     

     

    44,260

     

     

    44,260

     

    Transfers

     

    700,318

     

    716,685

     

    19,340

     

    (1,440,183

    )

    3,840

     

     

    Disposals

     

    (157,625

    )

    (232,771

    )

    (12,963

    )

    (60,151

    )

    (49,962

    )

    (513,472

    )

    Loss of control by selling of subsidiary (note 3.4)

     

    (119,928

    )

    (900,840

    )

    (16,426

    )

    (1,382

    )

    (53,129

    )

    (1,091,705

    )

    Impairment (note 28)

     

    (10,063

    )

    (255,293

    )

     

     

    (13

    )

    (265,369

    )

    Assets held for sale (note 3.4)

     

    (1,013,466

    )

    (2,734,923

    )

    (53,315

    )

    (107,677

    )

    (171,404

    )

    (4,080,785

    )

    Foreign exchange effect

     

    200,681

     

    665,730

     

    11,158

     

    66,146

     

    28,745

     

    972,460

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balances as of December 31, 2017

     

    9,085,698

     

    28,016,604

     

    711,638

     

    950,680

     

    1,175,697

     

    39,940,317

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Land and buildings

     

    Machines, equipment,
    and installations

     

    Data electronic
    equipment

     

    Property, plant and
    equipment under
    construction

     

    Other

     

    Total

     

    Accumulated depreciation

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balances as of January 1, 2015

     

    (3,618,197

    )

    (16,825,332

    )

    (664,783

    )

     

    (395,433

    )

    (21,503,745

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation, amortization and depletion

     

    (323,824

    )

    (1,842,158

    )

    (48,195

    )

     

    (96,391

    )

    (2,310,568

    )

    Transfers

     

    8,815

     

    (9,071

    )

    360

     

     

    (104

    )

     

    Disposals

     

    26,846

     

    175,405

     

    15,512

     

     

    28,844

     

    246,607

     

    Foreign exchange effect

     

    (481,359

    )

    (2,913,862

    )

    (130,514

    )

     

    (60,362

    )

    (3,586,097

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balances as of December 31, 2015

     

    (4,387,719

    )

    (21,415,018

    )

    (827,620

    )

     

    (523,446

    )

    (27,153,803

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation, amortization and depletion

     

    (334,365

    )

    (1,738,759

    )

    (44,437

    )

     

    (100,259

    )

    (2,217,820

    )

    Transfers

     

    (12,015

    )

    (2,368

    )

    968

     

     

    13,415

     

     

    Disposals

     

    14,696

     

    243,429

     

    56,466

     

     

    31,589

     

    346,180

     

    Loss of control by selling of subsidiary (note 3.4)

     

    524,209

     

    1,515,886

     

    95,809

     

     

    37,965

     

    2,173,869

     

    Foreign exchange effect

     

    296,523

     

    1,792,251

     

    69,172

     

     

    43,920

     

    2,201,866

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balances as of December 31, 2016

     

    (3,898,671

    )

    (19,604,579

    )

    (649,642

    )

     

    (496,816

    )

    (24,649,708

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation, amortization and depletion

     

    (343,373

    )

    (1,361,561

    )

    (40,915

    )

     

    (61,506

    )

    (1,807,355

    )

    Transfers

     

    (38,467

    )

    25,886

     

    (400

    )

     

    12,981

     

     

    Disposals

     

    67,598

     

    218,590

     

    12,790

     

     

    43,067

     

    342,045

     

    Loss of control by selling of subsidiary (note 3.4)

     

    28,691

     

    589,951

     

    12,627

     

     

    41,117

     

    672,386

     

    Assets held for sale (note 3.4)

     

    370,727

     

    1,989,917

     

    54,275

     

     

    95,350

     

    2,510,269

     

    Foreign exchange effect

     

    (101,528

    )

    (435,040

    )

    (10,969

    )

     

    (16,675

    )

    (564,212

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balances as of December 31, 2017

     

    (3,915,023

    )

    (18,576,836

    )

    (622,234

    )

     

    (382,482

    )

    (23,496,575

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net property, plant and equipment

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balances as of December 31, 2015

     

    6,455,083

     

    11,201,682

     

    111,646

     

    4,068,876

     

    947,039

     

    22,784,326

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balances as of December 31, 2016

     

    5,585,082

     

    11,029,301

     

    112,432

     

    1,762,648

     

    862,428

     

    19,351,891

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balances as of December 31, 2017

     

    5,170,675

     

    9,439,768

     

    89,404

     

    950,680

     

    793,215

     

    16,443,742

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The average rate of capitalized interest in 2017 was 6.6% (6.6% in 2016 and 6.4% in 2015).

     

    The following useful lives are used to calculate depreciation, amortization, and depletion:

     

     

     

    Useful lives of property,
    plant and equipment

     

    Buildings

     

    20 to 33 years

     

    Machines, equipment, and installations

     

    10 to 20 years

     

    Furniture and fixture

     

    5 to 10 years

     

    Vehicles

     

    3 to 5 years

     

    Data electronic equipment

     

    2.5 to 6 years

     

     

    b) Guarantees — property, plant and equipment have been pledged as collateral for loans and financing in the amount of R$ 609,116 as of December 31, 2017 (R$ 632,376 and R$ 823,650 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively).

     

    c) Impairment of property, plant and equipment — At December 31, 2017, the carrying amount of items of property, plant and equipment for which an impairment loss has been recognized up to current year is R$ 118,348 for land, buildings and construction (R$ 112,438 as of December 31, 2016), R$ 783,183 for machines, equipment and installations (R$ 642,592 as of December 31, 2016), R$ 543,726 for Property, plant and equipment under construction (R$ 543,726 as of December 31, 2016). The loss of control of Diaco S.A. has been reflected in the results above (see Note 3.4).