Note 9 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 9 – Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following:

	December 31,
(in thousands)	2019			2018
Land	$	14,098		$	10,566
Buildings and improvements		75,843			72,819
Machinery and equipment		208,954			185,416
Computer hardware and software		24,953			22,323
Leasehold improvements		7,341			7,330
Construction in progress		54,313			25,279
Total		385,502			323,733
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(121,790	)		(95,732	)
Property and equipment, net	$	263,712		$	228,001

 Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $27.4 million, $23.5 million and $18.0 million, respectively.