Property, Plant and Equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

5.                 Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

(in thousands)

	December 31,
	2011			2010
Land	$	28,996		$	26,384
Buildings and site improvements	153,597			141,834
Leasehold improvements	3,820			3,693
Machinery and equipment	208,292			186,021
	394,705			357,932
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(201,540		)	(189,751		)
	193,165			168,181
Capital projects in progress	2,551			8,891
	$	195,716		$	177,072

Included in property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2011 and 2010, are fully depreciated assets with an original cost of $122.6 million and $98.6 million, respectively. These fully depreciated assets are still in use in the Company’s operations.

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, was $16.3 million, $16.8 million and $19.7 million, respectively.

The Company’s vacant facility in San Leandro, California, was classified as an asset held for sale as of December 31, 2011, consistent with the classification at December 31, 2010, and is currently under contract.