Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

3. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, stated at cost, consist of the following at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Land and land improvements	$	19,643	$	19,643
Buildings and improvements		49,838		49,838
Machinery and equipment		250,087		250,042
Office furniture and equipment		6,493		6,493
Construction in progress		1,581		297
		327,642		326,313
Accumulated depreciation		(130,349)		(116,668)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	197,293	$	209,645

Depreciation expense related to property, plant and equipment was $6,840,000 and $13,681,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and was $6,805,000 and $13,602,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively.

- 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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