Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Note 8. Property, Plant And Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:


	December 31,
	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Land	$	1,146		$	1,074
Buildings and leasehold improvements		9,292			8,963
Equipment and other property		25,781			24,741

		36,219			34,778
Less: accumulated depreciation		(26,626	)		(25,362	)

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	9,593		$	9,416

Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment was $1,791,000, $1,842,000, and $1,894,000 for 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively.

- 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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