Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

4.	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following as of December 31 (in thousands):


	2013			2012
Building and improvements	$	48,774		$	57,435
Machinery and equipment		195,873			218,359
Furniture and fixtures		2,062			1,999
Forklifts and tractors		6,191			5,373
Computer equipment		8,353			7,371
Construction in process		7,619			1,855
Land		8,858			8,858

		277,730			301,250
Accumulated depreciation		(176,947	)		(196,825	)

Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	100,783		$	104,425

The Company had construction in process as of December 31, 2013 of approximately $7.6 million. The Company expects that the construction in process will be completed and put into service in the year ending December 31, 2014.

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 totaled $15.9 million, $16.5 million and $18.4 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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