Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Text Block]

(4)	Property, Plant and Equipment

The components of property, plant and equipment at December 31 were as follows (in thousands):

	2014			2013
Land	$	4,130		$	4,384
Buildings		80,775			79,219
Machinery and other equipment		320,697			310,738
		405,602			394,341
Accumulated depreciation		(294,726	)		(277,031	)
	$	110,876		$	117,310

Depreciation and amortization expense was $40,890, $37,756 and $37,888 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, 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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