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Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

8. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

In thousands	2012	2011
Land, buildings and improvements	$1,232	$1,240
Machinery, fixtures and equipment	1,180	1,710
Leaseholds and improvements	23	20
Property, plant and equipment, Gross	2,435	2,970
Less accumulated depreciation	1,264	1,679
Property, plant and equipment, Net	$1,171	$1,291

Land, buildings and equipment having a net book value of $1.2 million and $1.3 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are pledged as collateral under various mortgage and other financing agreements. Subsequent to the end of the year, the Credit Agreement has been paid in full and satisfied, reducing the assets pledged as collateral to $0.8 million.

- 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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