Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):



	At
	December 31, 2011			January 31, 2011
Land	$	15,570		$	15,570
Building and improvements	19,191			18,829
Machinery and equipment	14,693			11,432
Furniture and fixtures	2,285			2,161
Capital in progress	516			2,669
	52,255			50,661
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(16,734		)	(15,475		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	35,521		$	35,186

Depreciation expense was $ 4.8 million, $4.4 million and $4.6 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The amounts associated with capital in progress for 2011 and 2010 of $0.5 million and $2.7 million, respectively, were related to machinery and equipment projects.

- 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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