PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, plant and equipment at December 31 consisted of the following items:


In thousands
	2011			2010
Land	$	21,325		$	16,337
Building and improvements		100,765			93,743
Machinery and equipment		322,434			277,067
Office equipment and furniture		48,136			42,561
Internally developed software		14,912			11,084
Construction in progress		18,645			18,075

Total property, plant & equipment		526,217			458,867
Less: accumulated depreciation		(232,305	)		(190,896	)

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	293,912		$	267,971

- 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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