PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

6.	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	March 31,			December 31,
	2015			2014
Land	$	3,278		$	3,293
Buildings and improvements		30,651			31,067
Machinery and equipment		118,942			117,973
Construction in progress		4,467			4,764
		157,338			157,097
Accumulated depreciation		(89,508	)		(86,436	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	67,830		$	70,661

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $3.8 million and $2.8 million, 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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