Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:



(In thousands)	March 31 2015			December 31 2014
Land	$	14,962		$	15,721
Land improvements	15,621			15,898
Buildings and improvements	199,362			205,409
Machinery and equipment	1,773,141			1,861,965
Construction in progress	72,367			87,414
Gross property, plant and equipment	2,075,453			2,186,407
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,452,089		)	(1,523,163		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	623,364		$	663,244

- 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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