PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

6. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

The composition of property, plant, and equipment is as follows as of December 31.



(In thousands)	2014			2013
Land	$	21,762		$	24,250
Buildings and improvements	219,219			218,551
Machinery, equipment, and other	750,006			800,573
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost	990,987			1,043,374
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(532,068		)	(527,656		)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	458,919		$	515,718

Depreciation expense from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012 was $66.6 million, $63.2 million, and $55.2 million, 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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