Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

(5) Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	December 31,
	2012			2011

Land	$	4,221		$	4,147
Buildings and improvements		92,307			89,587
Machinery and equipment		364,370			340,978
Furniture and fixtures		1,813			1,797
Construction in progress		21,382			8,190
Total		484,093			444,699
Accumulated depreciation		(332,278	)		(305,071	)
Net	$	151,815		$	139,628

Depreciation expense was $21,528, $22,822 and $21,632 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Total capital expenditures in 2012 and 2011 were $29,407 and $15,008, 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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