Property, Plant and Equipment (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

The following table summarizes the components of property, plant and equipment:



		December 31,
Classification	Estimated Useful Life	2013			2012
Land and buildings	20-35 years	$	139,962		$	107,410
Machinery and equipment	3-12 years	124,023			96,362
Computer equipment, furniture and fixtures	3-7 years	24,659			20,238
Construction in process		37,249			25,070
Total property, plant and equipment, gross		325,893			249,080
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(101,688		)	(79,304		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net		$	224,205		$	169,776

Depreciation expense was $21,159, $17,404 and $14,539 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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