Property, Plant and Equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment consists of:

	Estimated Useful Lives	December 31,
		2016			2015
		(In thousands)
Land and improvements	10-25 years	$	26,653		$	27,753
Buildings	15-40 years	201,239			188,420
Machinery, equipment and other	3-10 years	389,111			351,477
		617,003			567,650
Less accumulated depreciation		(293,854		)	(273,399		)
Total property, plant and equipment		$	323,149		$	294,251

Depreciation expense totaled $31.6 million, $30.5 million and $31.2 million for 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.