Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment

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

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Land and land improvements	$	17,850		$	17,410
Buildings and leasehold improvements	98,977			88,825
Furniture and equipment	186,377			160,546
Sub-total	303,204			266,781
Accumulated depreciation	(125,370		)	(108,425		)
Property, plant and equipment in service, net	$	177,834		$	158,356
Construction in progress (1)	119,845			80,048
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	297,679		$	238,404

(1) The increase in the Construction in progress balance as of September 30, 2017 when compared to the December 31, 2016 balance is primarily due to the increased spending on the serialization project, R&D and expansion initiatives at our Cranbury, Decatur and Somerset facilities.