Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following at December 31:



	2012			2011
Land	$	13,963		$	13,509
Building and improvements	137,658			135,049
Plant and equipment	2,131,933			2,039,050
Other	161,761			147,342
	2,445,315			2,334,950
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,287,050		)	(1,196,845		)
	1,158,265			1,138,105
Construction in progress	351,783			93,961
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,510,048		$	1,232,066

Construction of assets pending sale-leaseback included in property, plant and equipment, net in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012 was $2,004 and pertained to the construction of transportation equipment.

Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment of $120,924, $110,268 and $105,744 is included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company recorded asset impairment charges of $1,975 associated with the closure of its Springfield, Kentucky PVC pipe facility in June 2011. See Note 17 for more information.

- 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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