Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

9. Property, Plant and Equipment

The components of property, plant and equipment are summarized below:

(in thousands)	2012		2011		Estimated useful life

Land and land improvements	$26,985		$28,145		25 years for improvements

Buildings	244,104		247,214		25 to 40 years

Machinery and equipment	863,811		831,974		10 years

Furniture and fixtures	7,249		9,211		5 years

Computer and other equipment	11,946		11,237		3 to 10 years

Software	47,576		50,673		5 to 8 years

Property, plant and equipment, gross	1,201,671		1,178,454

Accumulated depreciation	(781,517	)	(739,501	)

Property, plant and equipment, net	$420,154		$438,953

Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to income as incurred and amounted to $17.0 million in 2012, $20.0 million in 2011, and $20.8 million in 2010.

Depreciation expense was $56.6 million in 2012, $56.1 million in 2011, and $53.0 million in 2010. Software amortization is recorded in Selling and general expense and was $5.8 million in 2012 and 2011, and $5.6 million in 2010. Capital expenditures, including capitalized software, were $37.2 million in 2012, $27.5 million in 2011, and $31.0 million in 2010. Unamortized software cost was $22.4 million and $27.7 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for 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. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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