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Note 4 - Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jul. 01, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

4.	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

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

	July 1, 2012		December 31, 2011
Land	$	123	$	123
Buildings and leasehold improvements		7,254		7,000
Machinery and equipment		45,751		44,770
Furniture and fixtures		1,933		1,894
Computer hardware and software		4,149		3,815
Construction in progress		942		641
		60,152		58,243
Less: Accumulated depreciation		47,438		45,655
	$	12,714	$	12,588

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment was $824 and $1,660 for the three- and six-month periods ended July 1, 2012, respectively, and $891 and $1,798 for the three- and six-month periods ended July 3, 2011, respectively.

- 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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