Property, Plant, And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant, And Equipment [Abstract]

3. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

Components of property, plant, and equipment at December 31 consisted of the following (in thousands):


		2013			2012
Land and land improvements	$	11,939		$	16,165
Building and improvements		61,734			71,411
Machinery and equipment		203,052			199,622
Construction in progress		8,142			5,063
Property, plant, and equipment, gross		284,867			292,261
Less: accumulated depreciation		(153,115	)		(140,648	)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	131,752		$	151,613

- 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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