Property, plant and equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

The major classes of property, plant and equipment, at cost, at December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:



	2014			2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements	$	194,923		$	199,741
Machinery and equipment	320,999			322,060
Computer equipment and software	107,743			102,527
Construction in progress	51,834			55,092
	675,499			679,420
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(358,064		)	(353,520		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	317,435		$	325,900

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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