Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

8. Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment, presented net of accumulated depreciation in the consolidated balance sheets, consists of:


	December 31,
	2011			2010
Land and buildings	$	102,615		$	109,660
Equipment		113,962			119,427
Motor vehicles		15,671			15,884
Motor vehicles under lease		3,008			2,915
Computer hardware and software		25,486			14,794

Total gross book value		260,742			262,679

Less—Accumulated depreciation		(80,333	)		(69,221	)
Less—Accumulated depreciation of leases		(931	)		(595	)

Total	$	179,478		$	192,863

- 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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