Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
		(in thousands)
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements	$	2,276	$	3,082
Machinery and equipment		9,597		9,471
Computer equipment and software		5,351		4,927
Furniture and fixtures		1,125		1,281
Automobiles		57		59
		18,406		18,820
Less: accumulated depreciation		(14,297)		(14,445)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	4,109	$	4,375

- 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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