Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	June 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Land and improvements	$	72,459		$	72,931
Buildings and improvements	313,487			313,722
Machinery and equipment	1,122,323			1,076,369
Construction in progress	202,311			192,533
	1,710,580			1,655,555
Accumulated depreciation	(716,647		)	(671,314		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	993,933		$	984,241

Due to the continuing adverse financial results in certain Asia Pacific locations, the Company took an impairment charge related to machinery and equipment of $2,188 during the second quarter of 2019. The fair value of buildings and machinery and equipment was determined using market value and estimated orderly liquidation value, respectively, which was deemed the highest and best use of the assets.