Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

6.	Property, Plant and Equipment

	December 31,
	2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Land, buildings and improvements	$	44,750	$	44,255
Machinery and equipment		128,453		125,654
Tools, dies and auxiliary equipment		33,501		31,958
Furniture and fixtures		23,266		22,091
Leasehold improvements		6,397		5,504
Construction-in-progress		5,583		5,952
Total property, plant and equipment		241,950		235,414
Less accumulated depreciation		177,528		171,375
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	64,422	$	64,039

Depreciation expense was $11.2 million in 2012 and $11.3 million in each of 2011 and 2010.

- 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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