Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

4. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

	Estimated		December 31,
In thousands	Useful Lives		2011			2010
Land		–	$	2,143		$	2,380
Buildings and improvements		10-35 years		43,510			46,084
Machinery and equipment		5-25 years		146,505			147,985
Office equipment		2-8 years		32,682			33,314
Vehicles		3-6 years		581			642
Assets under capital leases:
Land		–		652			673
Buildings and improvements		10-35 years		5,717			5,889
Machinery and equipment		5-25 years		3,882			4,004
				235,672			240,971
Accumulated depreciation				(156,739	)		(154,250	)
Accumulated amortization of capital leases				(4,479	)		(3,974	)
				74,454			82,747
Construction in progress				4,485			5,489
Total property, plant and equipment			$	78,939		$	88,236

Depreciation expense was $13.6 million in 2011, $13.7 million in 2010 and $14.9 million in 2009.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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