PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment, net, consists of:


*December 31,*	2012			2011
Land	$	1,131		$	1,388
Buildings and improvements		48,457			42,408
Machinery, vehicles and equipment		57,130			52,636
Furniture and fixtures		18,251			15,049

		124,969			111,481
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(82,127	)		(72,026	)

	$	42,842		$	39,455

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment included in selling, general and administrative expenses amounted to $10,986, $9,364 and $8,832 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, 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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