PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2012 and 2011, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):



	2012			2011
Land and improvements	$	66,012		$	20,330
Buildings and improvements	192,135			121,847
Machinery and equipment	555,261			456,236
Tools, dies and molds	117,341			88,676
Construction-in-process	49,136			14,606
	979,885			701,695
Less accumulated depreciation	(411,541		)	(366,953		)
	$	568,344		$	334,742

Depreciation related to property, plant and equipment for the years 2012, 2011 and 2010 totaled $51.1 million, $43.1 million, and $35.2 million, respectively.

Included in the total of building and improvements are capital leases of $4.5 million at December 31, 2012. Included in the total of machinery and equipment are capital leases of $36.0 million at December 31, 2012.

- 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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