Property Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

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, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):



	2012			2011

Land	$	6,791		$	6,800
Building and leasehold improvements	91,593			81,628
Machinery and equipment	213,095			196,254
Total property, plant and equipment	311,479			284,682
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	(186,061		)	(169,387		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	125,418		$	115,295

- 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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