Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

NOTE 5 — Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment is comprised of the following:

	As of December 31,
	2019			2018
Land and land improvements	$	1,095		$	1,136
Buildings and improvements	68,350			70,522
Machinery and equipment	224,312			231,619
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(188,719		)	(203,876		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	105,038		$	99,401

Depreciation expense recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings includes the following:

	For the Years Ended
	2019		2018		2017
Depreciation expense	$	16,849	$	15,697	$	14,071