PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

62 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

G. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:


	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Land	$	16,561	$	16,561
Buildings		106,706		105,846
Machinery and equipment		606,414		556,661
Furniture and fixtures, and software		93,683		91,948
Leasehold improvements		29,585		25,898
Construction in progress		3,425		1,280

		856,374		798,194
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		590,592		565,987

	$	265,782	$	232,207

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $55.0 million, $51.0 million and $52.8 million, respectively.

- 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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