Property, Plant and Equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment, net.

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Note 8. Property, Plant and Equipment, net

The components of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

	December 31,
	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Land and buildings	$	75,792	$	80,491
Machinery and equipment		9,472		11,080
Construction in process		1,704		1,451
Total cost		86,968		93,022
Accumulated depreciation		(56,128)		(62,991)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	30,840	$	30,031

Depreciation expense was $1.8 million, $2.4 million and $2.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.