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3. Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Statement of Operations Data

Schedule of Property, plant and equipment

		As of
		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
Land		$	2,753			$	2,765
Plant and Buildings			82,338				82,355
Furniture and fixtures			458				558
Machinery and equipment			4,063				2,076
Construction in progress			148				539
Total gross property, plant & equipment			89,760				88,293
Less accumulated depreciation			(13,950	)			(9,365	)
Total net property, plant & equipment		$	75,810			$	78,928

Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment

		Years
Plant and Buildings			20 - 30
Machinery & Equipment			5 - 7
Furniture & Fixtures			3 - 5

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The entire disclosure for intangible assets and 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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Tabular disclosure of all information related to any significant acquisition and disposal. Disclosure may include methodology and assumptions, type of asset, asset classification, useful life, useful purpose, acquisition cost, method of acquisition or disposal, depreciation method, gain (loss) on disposal pretax and net of tax, date of acquisition or disposal and restrictions on amount of proceeds from donated assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

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-Section 50

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