Note 11 - Property, Plant, and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

11. Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment consist of the following:

	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Building	$	66,764		$	58,898
Leasehold improvements		23,942			23,834
Land		7,073			5,805
Machinery and equipment		104,176			93,617
Furniture, fixtures, and automobiles		11,171			9,355
Construction in progress		20,319			15,685
Total property, plant, and equipment		233,445			207,194
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(99,333	)		(90,575	)
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	$	134,112		$	116,619

As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had $3.2 million and $3.4 million in capitalized manufacturing equipment that is intended to be used specifically for the manufacture of Primatene Mist HFA, respectively. The Company will continue to monitor developments with the FDA as it relates to its Primatene Mist HFA indefinite lived intangible asset in determining if there is an impairment of these related fixed assets (see Note 9).

- 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.

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