Property and Equipment, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment consists of the following components:



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(dollars in thousands)
Land and land improvements	$	5,780	$	5,740
Buildings	52,870		51,480
Machinery and equipment	305,240		291,960
	363,890		349,180
Less: Accumulated depreciation	197,990		189,970
Property and equipment, net	$	165,900	$	159,210

Depreciation expense as included in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations is as follows:



	Three months ended March 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars in thousands)
Depreciation expense included in cost of sales	$	5,640	$	4,950
Depreciation expense included in selling, general and administrative expense	810		730
Total depreciation expense	$	6,450	$	5,680

- 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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