Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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,
	2013			2012
Land	$	25,535		$	7,806
Buildings and improvements	36,778			21,645
Leasehold improvements	23,948			16,503
Machinery and equipment	103,180			108,982
Demonstration systems	44,700			29,986
Other fixed assets	49,093			46,510
Gross property, plant and equipment	283,234			231,432
Accumulated depreciation	(125,405		)	(121,560		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	157,829		$	109,872

- 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.

+ References+ Details