Note 8 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Note

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Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following:

	December 31,
(in thousands)	2015			2014
Land	$	8,301		$	6,825
Buildings and improvements		37,297			29,995
Machinery and equipment		103,205			72,891
Computer hardware and software		13,273			10,738
Leasehold improvements		3,404			3,501
Construction in progress		6,712			4,004
Capital leases - machinery and equipment		-			1,167
Total		172,192			129,121
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(46,717	)		(37,495	)
Property and equipment, net	$	125,475		$	91,626

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $13.4 million, $10.6 million and $7.6 million, respectively.