Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following at December 31:



	2012			2011
Land	$	54,804		$	53,392
Building and leasehold improvements	206,744			195,838
Machinery and equipment	340,834			321,609
Computer software	247,044			179,913
	849,426			750,752
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(380,005		)	(340,745		)
	$	469,421		$	410,007

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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