Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant, and equipment at December 31, 2013 and 2012 consist of the following:



(In thousands)	2013		2012		Estimated useful lives in years
Land	$	12,866	$	11,065
Buildings and improvements	109,105		85,239		5-35
Manufacturing equipment	168,197		151,559		5-10
Molds	76,909		79,959		3-5
Office furniture and equipment	70,158		65,950		3-8
Construction in progress	33,021		26,551
	470,256		420,323
Less accumulated depreciation	283,816		263,302
	$	186,440	$	157,021

The table below sets forth the depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011:



(In thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Depreciation expense	$	29,468	$	28,013	$	26,839

- 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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