PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

NOTE 6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	September 30,			December 31,
	2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Land, buildings and improvements	$	85,306		$	83,032
Machinery, equipment and fixtures	79,184			73,169
Office furniture, equipment and vehicles	17,752			18,058
Construction in progress	189			325
	182,431			174,584
Accumulated depreciation	(107,777		)	(103,549		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	74,654		$	71,035

- 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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