Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 consist of the following (in thousands):



	2011			2010
Machinery and equipment	$	360,215		$	332,687
Land, buildings and improvements	95,737			91,956
Furniture and fixtures	14,034			27,775
Leasehold improvements	15,750			15,705
	485,736			468,123
Less allowance for depreciation	(356,024		)	(337,360		)
	$	129,712		$	130,763

- 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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