Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of:


	Estimated Useful Lives		December 31,
	Estimated Useful Lives		2012			2011
			(In thousands)
Land and improvements		10-25 years	$	26,650		$	26,034
Buildings		15-40 years		185,559			177,428
Machinery, equipment and other		3-10 years		288,829			250,239

				501,038			453,701
Less accumulated depreciation				(205,056	)		(179,102	)

Total			$	295,982		$	274,599

- 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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