PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]



5.	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

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



	December 31,
	2014			2013
Land	$	820		$	820
Building and improvements	17,631			15,605
Office and lab equipment	23,666			20,055
Furniture and fixtures	506			423
Construction-in-progress	2,112			746
	44,735			37,649
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(24,813		)	(22,756		)
Property and equipment, net	$	19,922		$	14,893

Depreciation expense was approximately $2.1 million, $2.0 million and $2.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, 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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