Property Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The components of property, plant and equipment were as follows at December 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):



	2011			2010

Land	$	6,800		$	5,832
Building and leasehold improvements	81,628			76,826
Machinery and equipment	196,254			178,457
Total property, plant and equipment	284,682			261,115
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	(169,387		)	(156,892		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	115,295		$	104,223

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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