Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Note 4—Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:


	December 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010

Land	$	6,172		$	6,172
Buildings and building improvements		79,420			65,525
Machinery and equipment		363,803			331,859
Furniture and fixtures		7,351			7,161
Vehicles		784			682
Leasehold improvements		17,708			17,001
Construction in progress		1,405			1,986

		476,643			430,386
Less accumulated depreciation		(312,983	)		(302,944	)

	$	163,660		$	127,442

- 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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