Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant, and equipment consist of the following:



In thousands	December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Land	$	1,752		$	1,764
Facilities and equipment	647,181			855,318
Capital leases	28,680			16,133
	677,613			873,215
Accumulated amortization	(464,852		)	(395,520		)
	212,761			477,695
Construction in progress	15,150			8,578
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	227,911		$	486,273

Rent expense for operating lease agreements was $11.2 million, $16.7 million and $14.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, 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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