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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30,			December 31,
	2011			2010
Land and improvements	$	19,416		$	3,061
Buildings and improvements		118,320			98,233
Machinery and equipment		452,638			383,231
Tools, dies and molds		87,230			84,134
Construction-in-process		13,580			8,741
		691,184			577,400
Less accumulated depreciation		(357,609	)		(329,346	)
	$	333,575		$	248,054

Depreciation on fixed assets for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, totaled $11.1 million and $8.4 million, respectively. Depreciation on fixed assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, totaled $31.4 million and $25.7 million, respectively.

- 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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