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Property and Equipment Property and Equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and equipment
Property and equipment are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
Estimated
Useful Life
 
December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Land
 
$
25,254

 
$
23,194

Buildings
30 years
 
115,206

 
109,587

Machinery and equipment
3 to 7 years
 
237,179

 
186,303

Office equipment and other
3 to 10 years
 
91,666

 
83,001

 
 
 
469,305

 
402,085

Less accumulated depreciation
 
 
(235,264
)
 
(190,470
)
 
 
 
$
234,041

 
$
211,615


Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $35.9 million, $35.3 million and $43.8 million, respectively.