Property and Equipment, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Property and Equiptment, Net [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment consists of the following components:



	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(dollars in thousands)
Land and land improvements	$	5,980	$	5,800
Buildings	50,200		49,230
Machinery and equipment	284,330		264,120
	340,510		319,150
Less: Accumulated depreciation	183,330		169,860
Property and equipment, net	$	157,180	$	149,290

Depreciation expense was approximately $6.0 million and $5.2 million, and $17.5 million and $16.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, of which $5.3 million and $4.6 million, and $15.3 million and $14.2 million, respectively, is included in cost of sales in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, and $0.7 million and $0.6 million, and $2.2 million and $1.9 million, respectively, is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

- 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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