PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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



	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Land and improvements	$	20,834		$	20,330
Buildings and improvements	124,036			121,847
Machinery and equipment	456,170			456,236
Tools, dies and molds	89,711			88,676
Construction-in-process	14,366			14,606
	705,117			701,695
Less accumulated depreciation	(371,199		)	(366,953		)
	$	333,918		$	334,742

Depreciation on fixed assets for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, totaled $11.4 million and $8.8 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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