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Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:



	As of December 31,
(in thousands)	2014		2013

Land and improvements	$	74,510	$	73,980
Buildings and improvements	234,272		231,219
Equipment	482,241		472,407
Computer software	35,961		36,155
Total	826,984		813,761
Accumulated depreciation	483,595		459,964
Net property, plant and equipment	$	343,389	$	353,797

- 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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