Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Note 6 — Property, plant and equipment

The major classes of property, plant and equipment, at cost, at year end are as follows:


	2011			2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements	$	189,817		$	217,342
Machinery and equipment		285,771			351,261
Computer equipment and software		64,076			80,632
Construction in progress		26,390			16,489

		566,054			665,724
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(314,142	)		(378,019	)

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	251,912		$	287,705

- 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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