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PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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7. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

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

(In thousands)		2012		2011
Land	$	23,252	$	22,405
Buildings and improvements		205,306		187,197
Machinery, equipment, and other		725,558		683,508
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost		954,116		893,110
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(464,523)		(450,382)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	489,593	$	442,728

(In thousands)		2012		2011
Land	$	23,252	$	22,405
Buildings and improvements		205,306		187,197
Machinery, equipment, and other		725,558		683,508
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost		954,116		893,110
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(464,523)		(450,382)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	489,593	$	442,728

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010 was $62.8 million, $59.5 million, and $53.9 million, respectively.

The net property, plant and equipment balance at December 31, 2012, included $40.7 million related to the Corporation's 2012 acquisitions.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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