Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

(5)	Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	December 31,
	2013			2012

Land	$	4,312		$	4,221
Buildings and improvements		108,460			92,307
Machinery and equipment		398,490			364,370
Furniture and fixtures		1,884			1,813
Construction in progress		16,808			21,382
Total		529,954			484,093
Accumulated depreciation		(357,988	)		(332,278	)
Net	$	171,966		$	151,815

Depreciation expense was $22,218, $21,528 and $22,822 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Total capital expenditures in 2013 and 2012 were $41,600 and $29,407, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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