Property, plant and equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]



December 31, 2013	Cost		Accumulated Deprecation		Net Book Value
Heavy equipment	$	251,872	$	96,038	$	155,834
Major component parts in use	60,484		23,472		37,012
Other equipment	27,594		11,511		16,083
Licensed motor vehicles	25,911		22,474		3,437
Office and computer equipment	13,846		11,882		1,964
Buildings	4,691		2,650		2,041
Leasehold improvements	9,946		6,187		3,759
Assets under capital lease	72,627		14,782		57,845
	$	466,971	$	188,996	$	277,975



December 31, 2012	Cost		Accumulated Deprecation		Net Book Value
Heavy equipment	$	321,976	$	113,373	$	208,603
Major component parts in use	59,538		22,543		36,995
Other equipment	37,684		18,127		19,557
Licensed motor vehicles	32,010		25,333		6,677
Office and computer equipment	13,122		10,630		2,492
Buildings	3,541		3,096		445
Land	166		—		166
Leasehold improvements	9,743		5,656		4,087
Assets under capital lease	64,901		11,671		53,230
	$	542,681	$	210,429	$	332,252

Assets under capital lease are comprised predominately of heavy equipment and licensed motor vehicles.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, additions to property, plant and equipment included $13,812 of assets that were acquired by means of capital leases (2012 – $53,774). Depreciation of equipment under capital lease of $6,694 (2012 – $7,539) was included in depreciation expense for continuing operations in the current year.

- 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.

+ References+ Details