Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]


6.	Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment and related Accumulated Depreciation, including equipment under capital leases, as of December 31, consisted of the following:



	2014			2013
Land	$	4,265		$	4,311
Buildings and improvements	52,962			53,490
Machinery and manufacturing equipment	117,622			143,413
Office equipment	73,677			91,048
Work in progress	13,688			8,644
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	262,214			300,906
Less: Accumulated Depreciation	(175,671		)	(217,430		)
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	$	86,543		$	83,476

Depreciation expense was $17,694 in 2014, $17,686 in 2013 and $18,072 in 2012.

- 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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