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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables) | 62 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Property Plant and Equipment | Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Land |  | $ | 16,561 |  |  | $ | 16,561 |
Buildings |  |  | 106,706 |  |  |  | 105,846 |
Machinery and equipment |  |  | 606,414 |  |  |  | 556,661 |
Furniture and fixtures, and software |  |  | 93,683 |  |  |  | 91,948 |
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 29,585 |  |  |  | 25,898 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 3,425 |  |  |  | 1,280 |
|  |  | 856,374 |  |  |  | 798,194 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | 590,592 |  |  |  | 565,987 |
|  | $ | 265,782 |  |  | $ | 232,207 |

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