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Property and equipment - net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property and equipment - net [Abstract]

Property and equipment - net

7. Property and equipment — net

Property and equipment — net consist of the following (dollar amounts in thousands):


		Estimated Useful Life (Years)				September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
Land			—			$	5,273			$	5,273
Buildings			39-40				54,948				54,948
Building improvements			5-40				114,245				114,247
Machinery and equipment			3-15				82,402				83,476
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			5-10				5,199				5,249
Computer equipment and software			3				12,177				13,049
Leasehold improvements							48				53
Construction in progress							11,792				8,498
							286,084				284,793
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization							(99,473	)			(91,764	)

Property and equipment — net						$	186,611			$	193,029

Leasehold improvements are amortized over four years which is the shorter of the term of the lease or the service lives of the improvements.

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was as follows (in thousands):


		Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
Depreciation and amortization expense		$	3,237			$	3,745			$	9,898			$	11,124

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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