Property, Plant, and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment consisted of:



	December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Land and improvements	$	22,868		$	23,324
Buildings	57,555			61,410
Machinery and equipment	192,779			181,081
Construction in progress	3,948			4,941
Property, plant, and equipment, gross	277,150			270,756
Less accumulated depreciation	(147,036		)	(129,548		)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	130,114		$	141,208

Depreciation expense (including software amortization expenses disclosed below) for 2013, 2012, and 2011 was $19.9 million, $18.6 million, and $19.1 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, unamortized computer software costs totaling $6.7 million and $9.6 million, respectively, were recorded in property, plant and equipment. Amortization of capitalized computer software costs for 2013, 2012, and 2011 was $4.3 million, $3.5 million, and $3.4 million, 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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