Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Text Block]

(4)	Property, Plant and Equipment

The components of property, plant and equipment at December 31 were as follows (in thousands):

	2013			2012
Land	$	4,384		$	4,308
Buildings		79,219			74,609
Machinery and other equipment		310,738			291,004
		394,341			369,921
Accumulated depreciation		(277,031	)		(259,524	)
	$	117,310		$	110,397

Depreciation and amortization expense was $37,756, $37,888 and $36,780 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

- 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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