Property And Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property And Equipment, Net [Abstract]

NOTE 6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment, net, consisted of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013

Land and improvements	$	7,417	$	7,471
Buildings and improvements		159,298		158,382
Leasehold improvements		45,655		39,266
Machinery and equipment		183,575		162,144
Office furniture and equipment		35,696		35,271
Computer hardware and software		151,404		136,008
Construction in progress		20,890		11,473
		603,935		550,015
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		300,348		268,801
Total property and equipment, net	$	303,587	$	281,214

Depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment was $48.8 million, $42.8 million and $39.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

In 2011, we began the construction of a new administrative building adjacent to our primary facility on our worldwide headquarters in Westbrook, Maine, which was complete as of December 31, 2013. We capitalized $19.9 million and $13.9 million related to this project during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, we capitalized $11.9 million, $10.9 million and $12.4 million, respectively, related to computer software developed for internal use.

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