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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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, 2013 and 2014:



	December 31, 2013			December 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
Land	$	55,639		$	66,957
Buildings and improvements	132,172			148,483
Furniture, equipment and automobiles	61,506			66,020
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	249,317			281,460
Less: accumulated depreciation	(88,627		)	(95,249		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	160,690		$	186,211