Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

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Property, Plant and Equipment

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

	December 31,
	2013		2012
Machinery, equipment and vehicles	$	19,308	$	15,043
Furniture and fixtures		3,295		2,274
Leasehold improvements		1,553		1,058
Buildings		404		396
		24,560		18,771
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(15,329)		(13,260)
	$	9,231	$	5,511

Depreciation expense was $2,982,000, $2,636,000 and $2,146,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, 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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