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Property, Plant and Equipment (Annual)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

7. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

In thousands	2011	2010
Land, buildings and improvements	$2,638	$2,843
Machinery, fixtures and equipment	1,714	3,885
Leaseholds and improvements	29	112
Property, plant and Equipment, Gross	4,381	6,840
Less accumulated depreciation	2,316	4,571
Net property, plant and equipment	$2,065	$2,269

Land, buildings and equipment having a net book value of $2.1 million and $2.3 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, are pledged as collateral under various mortgage and other financing agreements.

- 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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