PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

8.	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment, net, consists of the following classes at December 31:

(thousands)	2011			2010
Land and improvements	$	1,267		$	1,267
Buildings and improvements		20,078			20,014
Machinery and equipment		53,710			51,860
Transportation equipment		760			811
Leasehold improvements		1,684			1,621
Property, plant & equipment, at cost		77,499			75,573
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(54,521	)		(52,401	)
Property, plant & equipment, net	$	22,978		$	23,172

For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, no events or changes in circumstances occurred that required the Company to assess the recoverability of its property and equipment, and therefore the Company did not recognize any impairment charges.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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