PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

NOTE 4: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment are presented at cost, net of accumulated depreciation, and consist of the following:

December 31,	Estimated Useful Lives		2012			2011
(in thousands)
Land		N/A	$	657		$	657
Buildings		7-40		17,096			17,012
Operating equipment and property		3-15		9,913			9,684
Furniture and fixtures		5-7		1,842			1,801
Vehicles		5-10		6,207			6,207
Gross property, plant and equipment				35,715			35,361
Less: accumulated depreciation				(24,245	)		(23,477	)
Net property, plant and equipment			$	11,470		$	11,884

Depreciation expense was $768,000 in 2012, $889,000 in 2011 and $1,081,000 in 2010.

- 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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