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 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2011			2010
Land	$	7,780		$	7,780
Buildings and improvements	21,478			21,216
Leasehold improvements	11,296			9,616
Machinery and equipment	81,046			79,901
Demonstration systems	29,899			26,208
Other fixed assets	40,343			31,680
Gross property, plant and equipment	191,842			176,401
Accumulated depreciation	(106,760		)	(95,720		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	85,082		$	80,681

- 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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