PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	June 30,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Land	$	2,242		$	2,240
Buildings and improvements		30,726			29,346
Machinery and equipment		119,882			116,921
Construction in progress		2,559			4,949
		155,409			153,456
Accumulated depreciation		(101,696	)		(95,845	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	53,713		$	57,611

Depreciation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 was $3.7 million and $4.0 million, respectively.  Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 was $7.4 million and $8.1 million, respectively.  The 2015 depreciation amounts include adjustments related to the finalization of purchase accounting.