Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

The components of property and equipment are as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2014		2013
Plant equipment	$	777,987	$	749,627
Buildings and improvements		159,178		147,663
Land and improvements		73,819		59,481
Railroad track and equipment		40,882		39,852
Construction-in-progress		23,276		3,789
Computers and software		9,305		7,380
Office furniture and equipment		2,127		1,662
Leasehold improvements and other		13,179		12,111
Total property and equipment		1,099,753		1,021,565
Less: accumulated depreciation		(274,543)		(215,519)
Property and equipment, net	$	825,210	$	806,046

- 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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