Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following amounts:

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)	December 31,
	2018			2017
Asset Type
Land	$	75,528		$	39,006
Buildings and improvements	760,783			560,939
Machinery and equipment	1,342,881			1,162,164
Information technology	179,876			186,891
Construction in process	133,870			141,755
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	2,492,938			2,090,755
Accumulated depreciation	(1,251,786		)	(1,210,175		)
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$	1,241,152		$	880,580

Depreciation expense was $89.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, and $83.4 million and $78.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.