Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

4.	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

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


	2014			2013
Building and improvements	$	50,394		$	48,774
Machinery and equipment		203,496			195,873
Furniture and fixtures		2,237			2,062
Forklifts and tractors		6,052			6,191
Computer equipment		8,120			8,353
Construction in process		6,707			7,619
Land		8,858			8,858

Total property, plant and equipment		285,864			277,730
Accumulated depreciation		(187,148	)		(176,947	)

Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	98,716		$	100,783

The Company had construction in process as of December 31, 2014 of approximately $6.7 million. The Company expects that the construction in process will be completed and put into service in the year ending December 31, 2015.

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012 totaled $14.8 million, $15.9 million and $16.5 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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