Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) is computed based on the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives of the assets:



	Years
Buildings and improvements	15 to 40
Furniture and fixtures	5 to 10
Machinery and equipment	3 to 15
Automobiles	5 to 7

Property, plant and equipment was comprised of the following at December 31, 2012 and 2013:



	December 31, 2012			December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Land	$	47,780		$	55,639
Buildings and improvements	127,864			132,172
Furniture, equipment and automobiles	61,080			61,506
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	236,724			249,317
Less: accumulated depreciation	(84,291		)	(88,627		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	152,433		$	160,690