Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

(5)	Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	December 31,
	2011			2010

Land	$	4,147		$	4,178
Buildings and improvements		89,587			90,165
Machinery and equipment		340,978			339,410
Furniture and fixtures		1,797			1,810
Construction in progress		8,190			6,432
Total		444,699			441,995
Accumulated depreciation		(305,071	)		(291,512	)
Net	$	139,628		$	150,483

Depreciation expense was $22,822, $21,632 and $20,501 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Total capital expenditures in 2011 and 2010 were $15,008 and $12,637, 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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