Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Note 5. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

The components of our property, plant and equipment are summarized below (in thousands):

	As of December 31,
	2011			2010
Property, plant and equipment:
Building	$	19,997		$	17,841
Machinery and equipment		32,242			28,744
Leasehold improvements		2,330			2,123
Construction in progress		11,574			4,139
		66,143			52,847
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(31,861	)		(28,607	)
	$	34,282		$	24,240

Depreciation and amortization expense was $3.4 million, $2.9 million, and $3.1 million for the years ended 2011, 2010, and 2009, 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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