Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

Major classifications and expected lives of property, plant and equipment are summarized below:

(In thousands)			December 31,
	Expected Life		2015		2014
Land	--	$	300	$	339
Office buildings	39 years		4,400		3,709
Production facilities	10 - 20 years		10,321		9,345
Machinery and equipment	3 - 15 years		22,412		30,683
Furniture and fixtures	3 - 20 years		1,494		1,509
Total			38,927		45,585
Less accumulated depreciation			(23,973)		(28,286)
Property, plant and equipment, net			14,954		17,299
Construction in progress			2,518		1,590
		$	17,472	$	18,889

The amounts of depreciation expense calculated on the Company’s property, plant and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $2,863,000 and $3,445,000, respectively.