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3. Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Statement of Operations Data

Schedule of Property, plant and equipment

		December 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
Land		$	2,727			$	2,753
Plant and Buildings			81,821				82,338
Furniture and fixtures			494				458
Machinery and equipment			4,052				4,063
Construction in progress			147				148
Total gross property, plant & equipment			89,241				89,760
Less accumulated depreciation			(18,523	)			(13,950	)
Total net property, plant & equipment		$	70,718			$	75,810

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 physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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-Section S99
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