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Consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2011<br />
<strong>Ferrovial</strong> S.A. and Subsidiaries<br />
Amortisation and depreciation methods:<br />
Toll road concessions:<br />
IFRIC 12 - Intangible asset model<br />
All initial investments relating to the infrastructure that is<br />
subsequently returned to the grantor, including expropriation<br />
costs and borrowing costs capitalised during construction, are<br />
amortised on the basis of the expected pattern of consumption<br />
applicable in each case (e.g., forecast vehicle numbers in the<br />
case of toll roads) over the term of the concession.<br />
The investments contractually agreed on at the start of the<br />
concession on a final and irrevocable basis to be made at a<br />
later date during the term of the concession, and provided they<br />
are not investments made to upgrade infrastructure, are<br />
considered to be initial investments. For investments of this<br />
nature, an asset and an initial provision are recognised for the<br />
present value of the future investment, applying a discount rate<br />
to calculate the present value that is equal to the cost of the<br />
borrowings associated with the project. The asset is amortised<br />
based on the pattern of consumption over the entire term of<br />
the concession and the provision is increased by the related<br />
interest cost during the period until the investment is made.<br />
Where a payment is made to the grantor to obtain the right to<br />
operate the concession, this amount is also amortised based on<br />
the pattern of consumption over the concession term.<br />
A provision is recognised for replacement investments, which<br />
must have been set up in full by the time the investment<br />
becomes operational. The provision is recognised on the basis<br />
of the pattern of consumption over the period in which the<br />
obligation arises, on a time proportion basis.<br />
Infrastructure upgrade investments are those that increase the<br />
infrastructure's capacity to generate revenue or reduce its<br />
costs. In the case of investments that will be recovered over<br />
the concession term, since the upgrade investments increase<br />
the capacity of the infrastructure, they are treated as an<br />
extension of the right granted and, therefore, they are<br />
recognised in the consolidated statement of financial position<br />
when they come into service. They are amortised as from the<br />
date on which they come into service based on the difference<br />
in the pattern of consumption arising from the increase in<br />
capacity. However, if, on the basis of the terms and conditions<br />
of the concession, these investments will not be offset by the<br />
possibility of obtaining increased revenue from the date on<br />
which they are made, a provision will be recognised for the<br />
best estimate of the present value of the cash outflow required<br />
to settle the obligations related to the investment that will not<br />
be offset by the possibility of obtaining increased revenue from<br />
the date on which the investments are made. The balancing<br />
item is a higher acquisition cost of the intangible asset.<br />
In the case of the proportional part of the upgrade or increase<br />
in capacity that is expected to be recovered through the<br />
generation of increased future revenue, the general accounting<br />
treatment used for investments that will be recovered in the<br />
concession term will be applied.<br />
Set forth below are details of the main toll road concessions in<br />
force, showing their duration and the accounting method<br />
applied:<br />
Concession operator<br />
Country<br />
Concession<br />
term<br />
First year<br />
of<br />
concession<br />
Consolidation<br />
method<br />
Skyway Concession Co. US 99 2005 Full<br />
SH 130 Concession Co. (1) US 50 2007 Full<br />
North Tarrant Express (2) US 52 2009 Full<br />
LBJ Express (2) US 52 2009 Full<br />
Autopista del Sol Spain 55 1996 Full<br />
M-203 Alcalá O'Donnell Spain 30 2005 Full<br />
Autopista Madrid Sur Spain 65 2000 Full<br />
Autopista Madrid-Levante (3) Spain 36 2004 Full<br />
EuroScut Algarve Portugal 30 2000 Full<br />
Euroscut Azores Portugal 30 2006 Full<br />
Eurolink Motorway Operations Ireland 30 2003 Full<br />
407 ETR Internacional Inc. Canada 99 1999<br />
Equity<br />
method<br />
Indiana Toll Roads US 75 2006<br />
Equity<br />
method<br />
Nea Odos and Central Greece Greece 30 2007-2008<br />
Equity<br />
method<br />
(1) Concession term of 50 years as from completion of the<br />
construction work, estimated at five years.<br />
(2) Concession term of the shorter of 50 years of operation and 52<br />
years as from the contract execution date.<br />
(3) The concession term may be extended by four years if certain<br />
service quality parameters are achieved.<br />
3.3.3 Property, plant and equipment<br />
The assets included in “Plant, Property and Equipment” in the<br />
accompanying consolidated statement of financial position are<br />
carried at acquisition or production cost, less the related<br />
accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment<br />
losses.<br />
In-house work on property, plant and equipment is valued, for<br />
each investment, by adding the direct or indirect costs allocable<br />
to the investment to the cost of the materials used.<br />
Borrowing costs incurred during the construction or production<br />
period, before the assets are ready to come into operation, are<br />
capitalised, whether they derive from borrowings arranged<br />
specifically to acquire the assets or from funds borrowed<br />
generally used to obtain a qualifying asset as defined in IAS 23.<br />
The Group companies calculate the depreciation on property,<br />
plant and equipment using the method that best approximates<br />
the effective technical decline in value and the estimated years<br />
of useful life of each asset. The straight-line method is<br />
generally employed, with the exception of certain Construction<br />
business machinery, which is depreciated using the diminishing<br />
balance method. The useful lives and residual values of these<br />
assets are reviewed annually. The consolidated companies<br />
depreciate their property, plant and equipment basically over<br />
the following years of useful life:<br />
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