Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):



	October 1, 2011			January 1, 2011
Land	$	15,569		$	15,570
Building and improvements	19,106			18,829
Machinery and equipment	14,595			11,432
Furniture and fixtures	2,195			2,161
Capital in progress	1,111			2,669
Total property, plant and equipment, gross	52,576			50,661
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(17,247		)	(15,475		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	35,329		$	35,186

Total depreciation and amortization expense for the three month periods ended October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 was $1.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and for the nine month periods ended October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 was $2.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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