PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

NOTE 3: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The composition of property, plant and equipment is as follows:

As of December 31,	2013			2012
Land and improvements	$	3,800		$	3,800
Buildings and improvements	33,655			33,309
Machinery and equipment	18,209			17,919
Furniture and fixtures	17,884			16,956
Computer software and hardware	8,255			4,226
	81,803			76,210
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(49,781		)	(48,260		)
Total property, plant and equipment	$	32,022		$	27,950

Depreciation expense was $4,317, $3,929 and $4,210 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

- 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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