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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Property Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

		2015				2014
		(in thousands)
Land		$	16,561			$	16,561
Buildings			108,797				108,671
Machinery and equipment			595,445				659,743
Furniture and fixtures, and software			82,612				77,566
Leasehold improvements			43,328				31,981
Construction in progress			2,630				2,508
			849,373				897,030
Less: accumulated depreciation			575,959				567,992
		$	273,414			$	329,038

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