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Other Financial Statement Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Accounting policies/Other Financial Statement Information [Abstract] |
Other Financial Statement Information | Note B—Other Financial Statement Information Inventories – net
|  | December 31 |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Finished products |  | $ | 41,474 |  |  | $ | 42,382 |
Work-in-process |  |  | 7,940 |  |  |  | 9,196 |
Raw materials |  |  | 46,133 |  |  |  | 46,700 |
|  |  | 95,547 |  |  |  | 98,278 |
Excess of current cost over LIFO cost |  |  | (4,674 | ) |  |  | (5,611 | )
Noncurrent portion of inventory |  |  | (3,957 | ) |  |  | (4,054 | )
|  | $ | 86,916 |  |  | $ | 88,613 |
Costs for inventories of certain material are determined using the LIFO method and totaled approximately $30.2 million and $28.3 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Property and equipment – net Major classes of property, plant and equipment are as follows:
|  | December 31 |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Land and improvements |  | $ | 13,190 |  |  | $ | 10,283 |
Buildings and improvements |  |  | 59,505 |  |  |  | 56,303 |
Machinery and equipment |  |  | 138,533 |  |  |  | 125,668 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 7,242 |  |  |  | 6,447 |
|  |  | 218,470 |  |  |  | 198,701 |
Less accumulated depreciation |  |  | 125,144 |  |  |  | 115,841 |
|  | $ | 93,326 |  |  | $ | 82,860 |
Depreciation of property and equipment was $10 million in 2012, $9.3 million in 2011 and $8 million in 2010. Machinery and equipment includes $.4 million and $.5 million of capital leases at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Legal proceedings From time to time, the Company may be subject to litigation incidental to its business. The Company is not a party to any pending legal proceedings that the Company believes would, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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