PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2011 and 2010, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):



	2011			2010
Land and improvements	$	20,330		$	3,061
Buildings and improvements	121,847			98,233
Machinery and equipment	456,236			383,231
Tools, dies and molds	88,676			84,134
Construction-in-process	14,606			8,741
	701,695			577,400
Less accumulated depreciation	(366,953		)	(329,346		)
	$	334,742		$	248,054

Depreciation related to property, plant and equipment for the years 2011, 2010 and 2009 totaled $43.1 million, $35.2 million, and $31.7 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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