PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]



4.	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2013			2012
Land	$	820		$	820
Building and improvements	15,605			11,652
Office and lab equipment	20,055			19,056
Furniture and fixtures	423			374
Construction-in-progress	746			619
	37,649			32,521
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(22,756		)	(20,713		)
Property and equipment, net	$	14,893		$	11,808

Depreciation expense was approximately $2.0 million, $2.0 million and $1.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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