Property, Plant, and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment consisted of:



	December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Land and improvements	$	21,180		$	22,868
Buildings	54,557			57,555
Machinery and equipment	190,271			192,779
Construction in progress	4,949			3,948
Property, plant, and equipment, gross	270,957			277,150
Less accumulated depreciation	(159,793		)	(147,036		)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	111,164		$	130,114

Depreciation expense (including software amortization expenses disclosed below) for 2014, 2013, and 2012 was $19.1 million, $19.9 million, and $18.6 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, unamortized computer software costs totaling $5.2 million and $6.7 million, respectively, were recorded in property, plant and equipment. Amortization of capitalized computer software costs for 2014, 2013, and 2012 was $3.7 million, $4.3 million, and $3.5 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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