Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

6) Property, Plant and Equipment

	Estimated	December 31,
	Useful Life	2012		2011
Land owned		$	5,937	$	5,851
Land under capital lease			1,396		1,378
Buildings and improvements owned	15-40 years		43,751		42,634
Buildings under capital lease	20 years		3,082		3,039
Machinery and equipment	3-12 years		244,138		237,051
Construction in process			20,283		8,434
			318,587		298,387
Less—accumulated depreciation			198,900		177,859
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	119,687	$	120,528

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, depreciation expense was $17,601, 16,996 and 18,627, respectively.

During the first quarter of 2011, we reduced machinery and equipment by $11,102 and accumulated depreciation by $9,759 for a net reduction in property, plant and equipment of $1,343 related to the Eltmann Plant deconsolidation. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).

During the fourth quarter of 2011, property, plant and equipment increased for the addition of land and building totaling $1,948 acquired through a 20 year capital lease obligation at our Kunshan Plant effective October 1, 2011. (See Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).