Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Note 4 — Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:

	December 31,
	2011			2010			Useful lives
Machinery and equipment	$	131,209		$	128,655			3-15 years
Buildings		53,138			47,909			40 years
Data processing		77,471			67,631			3-5 years
Leasehold improvements		83,614			72,114			1-20 years
Furniture and fixtures		128,967			115,043			5-10 years
Land		6,494			6,059
		480,893			437,411
Less: accumulated depreciation		(276,564	)		(246,682	)
	$	204,329		$	190,729

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant and equipment was $48,515, $39,073, and $37,823 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The Company is obligated under various capital leases for certain machinery and equipment which expire on various dates through 2016 (see Note 8). The amount of machinery and equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases and included within property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:

	December 31,
	2011			2010
Machinery and equipment under capital leases	$	12,126		$	10,030
Less: accumulated amortization		(8,203	)		(6,269	)
	$	3,923		$	3,761

Amortization of assets held under capitalized leases is included in depreciation and amortization expense.