Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Note 4: Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:


December 31,	2012			2011

*(dollars in thousands)*
Land and land improvements	$	6,927		$	6,829
Buildings		43,431			32,440
Machinery and equipment		211,784			173,428
Construction in progress		6,024			20,485

		268,166			233,182
Accumulated depreciation		(62,016	)		(50,034	)

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	206,150		$	183,148

- 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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