Property Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:



	December 31,
(in thousands)	2013			2012			Useful Lives
Land	$	8,708		$	8,576
Buildings and improvements	62,169			59,309			10-20 yrs.
Machinery and equipment	65,451			57,320			3-15 yrs.
Office furniture and equipment	6,705			5,984			3-7 yrs.
Computer software	10,557			10,602			2-7 yrs.
Transportation equipment	4,786			4,663			3 yrs.
	158,376			146,454
Accumulated depreciation	(96,472		)	(89,653		)
	$	61,904		$	56,801

Property, plant and equipment on December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 include capital leases in the amount of $7,246,000 and $6,944,000, respectively, which are included in the listings above. Accumulated depreciation relating to the capital leases on December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $4,749,000 and $4,132,000, respectively. Amortization related to the capital lease is included in depreciation expense.

- 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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