Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

		December 31,
	Depreciable Life	2016			2015
	(In years)	(In thousands)
Land	n/a	$	42,779		$	44,746
Buildings and improvements	5-40	323,279			327,122
Machinery and equipment	3-15	540,617			546,052
Software	3-5	95,928			95,556
		1,002,603			1,013,476
Accumulated depreciation		(398,389		)	(368,940		)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	604,214		$	644,536

Depreciation expense, including the amortization of assets recorded under capital leases, for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, was $79.2 million, $90.7 million and $94.5 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 includes $4.5 million, $9.3 million and $4.6 million of non-cash impairment of fixed assets, respectively. These amounts also include depreciation expense related to software for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 of $13.5 million, $14.3 million and $15.7 million, respectively.