Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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):

	2015			2014
Land	$	2,488		$	4,130
Buildings		79,182			80,775
Machinery and other equipment		319,416			320,697
		401,086			405,602
Accumulated depreciation		(295,576	)		(294,726	)
	$	105,510		$	110,876

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant and equipment was $38,185, $40,890 and $37,756 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.