Property and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:



	(In thousands) December 31,				Range of Estimated
	2014		2013		Useful Lives
Land	$	15,006	$	14,669
Buildings and improvements	45,636		44,971		5 - 40 Years
Machinery and equipment	131,263		128,344		2 - 20 Years
Furniture and equipment	25,975		26,088		2 - 10 Years
Construction in progress	9,645		9,085
	227,525		223,157
Less accumulated depreciation	128,457		127,067
Total	$	99,068	$	96,090

Depreciation expense was $15.3 million, $15.6 million and $15.9 million, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 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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