PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment comprised the following at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	December 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Land and buildings	$	164,395		$	160,183
Machinery, fixtures and equipment	215,776			197,047
Other equipment	38,091			31,970
Software licenses	49,466			39,993
Construction in progress	14,954			17,894
Total cost	482,682			447,087
Less:  Accumulated depreciation	(275,976		)	(229,720		)
Total net book value	$	206,706		$	217,367
Assets held under capital leases (included in the above)
Land and buildings	$	6,042		$	4,508
Machinery, fixtures and equipment	3,792			3,146
Total cost	9,834			7,654
Less:  Accumulated depreciation	(3,077		)	(2,720		)
Net book value	$	6,757		$	4,934

Property Plant And Equipment Rollforward

The movement in the net book value of property, plant and equipment during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 is comprised of:

	For The Years Ending December 31,
	2012			2011
Opening balance	$	217,367		$	250,902
Cash additions	32,732			34,192
Disposals	(25		)	(1,658		)
Impairment	(8,712		)	—
Depreciation	(44,498		)	(56,581		)
Foreign currency movements	3,277			(6,007		)
Other movements	6,565			(3,481		)
Ending balance	$	206,706		$	217,367

Depreciation expense for the years ending December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was US$ 44.5 million, US$ 56.6 million and US$ 58.1 million, respectively. See Note 4, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" for discussion of the impairment recorded during the year ended December 31, 2012.