Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

(1) Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2011 and 2010 consists of the following:


	2011			2010			Estimated useful lives
Land	$	2,458		$	2,458
Buildings and improvements		10,172			8,131			10 to 30 years
Machinery and equipment		83,158			77,140			3 to 15 years
Office furniture, fixtures and equipment		7,884			6,710			3 to 10 years
Automotive equipment		282			284			3 to 6 years
Construction in progress		2,504			5,474

		106,458			100,197
Less accumulated depreciation		(67,185	)		(59,656	)

	$	39,273		$	40,541

- 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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