Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Major classes of property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:


	October 2, 2011		December 31, 2010
Land	$	123	$	123
Buildings and leasehold improvements		6,895		6,188
Machinery and equipment		44,725		45,714
Furniture and fixtures		1,890		1,702
Computer hardware and software		3,670		3,652
Construction in progress		895		582

		58,198		57,961
Less: Accumulated depreciation		45,235		43,476

	$	12,963	$	14,485

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment was $875 and $2,673 for the three- and nine-month periods ended October 2, 2011, respectively, and $912 and $2,674 for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 26, 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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