PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Depreciation expense (including amortization expense on software) recorded by the Company totaled $5,894, $5,219 and $5,152 for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

	December 31,
	2012			2011

Land	$	1,455		$	67
Buildings and improvements		18,676			199
Machinery and equipment		108,391			62,751
Leasehold improvements		10,559			7,462
Software and other		10,629			9,557
Construction in progress		7,168			2,427
Total gross property, plant and equipment		156,878			82,463
Less accumulated depreciation		(60,660	)		(55,123	)
Total net property, plant and equipment	$	96,218		$	27,340

See discussion in Note 9 regarding property, plant and equipment recorded as a result of capital leases.

- 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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