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Note 4 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

4.	Property and Equipment:

Property and equipment consists of the following:

(in thousands)	Depreciable Lives		December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013

Land		-	$	16,001		$	16,193
Land improvements		5-10		2,764			2,650
Buildings and improvements		7-30		131,107			132,299
Machinery and equipment		2-15		181,378			172,671
Furniture and fixtures		3-7		6,550			6,422
Computer software and equipment		2-5		26,842			25,844
Vehicles		2-5		1,247			1,220
Construction in progress		-		1,100			4,069
				366,989			361,368
Less accumulated depreciation				(189,603	)		(170,484	)
Net property and equipment			$	177,386		$	190,884

Leasehold improvements are included with buildings and improvements and are depreciated over the life of the lease or seven years, whichever is less.

Construction in progress, as of December 31, 2014, primarily consisted of payments for additional processing equipment at our existing facilities that was not yet placed into service.

- 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.

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