Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:



(In thousands)	March 31 2014			December 31 2013
Land	$	16,431		$	16,652
Land improvements	13,758			13,615
Buildings and improvements	213,409			192,346
Machinery and equipment	1,996,779			1,969,493
Uncompleted construction	76,587			86,508
Gross property, plant and equipment	2,316,964			2,278,614
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,593,945		)	(1,567,268		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	723,019		$	711,346

- 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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