PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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



	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Land and improvements	$	19,256		$	20,330
Buildings and improvements	123,080			121,847
Machinery and equipment	464,461			456,236
Tools, dies and molds	93,041			88,676
Construction-in-process	27,901			14,606
	727,739			701,695
Less accumulated depreciation	(390,970		)	(366,953		)
	$	336,769		$	334,742

Depreciation on fixed assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, totaled $34.1 million and $31.4 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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