Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

9. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, at depreciated cost, as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following:


	2011		2010		Estimated Useful Life (in years)
Transportation property and equipment	$	10,140	$	10,140		3
Machinery and equipment		18,978		21,541		3-10
Office equipment		19,845		15,391		5-10
Autos, trucks, and airplanes		1,951		1,895		5-10

		50,914		48,967
Less: Accumulated depreciation		36,514		36,846

		14,400		12,121

Construction in progress		546		893

Total	$	14,946	$	13,014

Depreciation expense from continuing operations on property, plant and equipment was $2.8 million in 2011, $3.4 million in 2010 and $4.5 million in 2009. During 2010 and 2009, the Company sold and/or disposed of certain assets in connection with its sales of non-strategic assets. The cost and accumulated depreciation associated with these assets for 2010 was $3.1 million and $3.0 million, respectively.

- 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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