Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Note 6 – Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:


	December 31,
	2012	2011

Land (including easements)	$ 2,203	$ 2,203


Buildings and improvements	25,192	23,957
Leasehold improvements	5,350	4,726
Machinery and equipment	36,672	29,169
Software	8,383	8,352

Cost of buildings and improvements, leasehold improvements, machinery and equipment	75,597	66,204
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(39,269)	(33,269)

Buildings and improvements, leasehold improvements, machinery and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	36,328	32,935

Construction in process	812	846

Total property, plant and equipment	$ 39,343	$ 35,984

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, was $6,393, $6,208 and $4,603, respectively.

- 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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