Property, Plant and Equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment, net.

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Note 6. Property, Plant and Equipment, net

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

	December 31,
	2017		2016
	(in thousands)
Land and buildings	$	76,260	$	75,792
Machinery and equipment		11,477		9,472
Construction in process		6,982		1,704
Total cost		94,719		86,968
Accumulated depreciation		(58,551)		(56,128)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	36,168	$	30,840

Depreciation expense was $2.2 million, $1.8 million and $2.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.