Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):



	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Manufacturing equipment	$	174,582		$	170,304
Land	8,101			8,101
Buildings and improvements	53,868			53,539
Office furniture and research equipment	21,180			17,834
	257,731			249,778
Accumulated depreciation	(197,632		)	(188,894		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	60,099		$	60,884

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of 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.

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