Property, Plant And Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:


	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011		Estimated Useful Life (in years)
Transportation property and equipment	$	10,140	$	10,140	3
Machinery and equipment		18,681		18,978	3-10
Office equipment		19,855		19,845	5-10
Autos and trucks		1,928		1,951	5-10

		50,604		50,914
Less: Accumulated depreciation		36,528		36,514

		14,076		14,400

Construction in progress		430		546

Total	$	14,506	$	14,946

Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment was $2.3 million and $6.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, 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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