Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:



	December 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010			Useful Lives
Land	$	8,897		$	8,656
Buildings and improvements	59,068			55,237			10-20 yrs.
Machinery and equipment	58,795			55,438			3-15 yrs.
Office furniture and equipment	5,882			5,769			3-7 yrs.
Computer software	10,368			10,111			2-7 yrs.
Transportation equipment	4,566			4,463			3 yrs.
	147,576			139,674
Accumulated depreciation	(86,034		)	(78,490		)
	$	61,542		$	61,184

Property, plant and equipment on December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 include $16,772,000 and $16,955,000, respectively, for items listed above that are held under capital leases. Accumulated depreciation relating to the capital leases on December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $8,003,000 and $7,428,000, respectively. Amortization related to the capital lease is included in depreciation expense.

- 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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