Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 7 — Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2015			2014 (as Restated)
Land	$	17,409		$	9,323
Buildings and leasehold improvements	85,767			63,846
Furniture and equipment	142,885			112,552
	246,061			185,721
Accumulated depreciation	(87,086		)	(67,937		)
	158,975			117,784
Construction in progress	20,639			26,412
	$	179,614		$	144,196

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, property plant and equipment with a net book value of $52.6 million and $25.6 million, respectively, was located outside the United States. The growth in the comparative period was principally the result of the acquisition of the property, plant and equipment held at the previous Excelvision AG plant in Hettlingen, Switzerland.

Depreciation expense was $19.9 million and $14.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.