Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

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Property, Plant and Equipment

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


Category	Estimated Useful Lives (years)		2011		2010
			(in thousands)
Buildings and improvements		15 – 25	$	4,413	$	4,413
Office equipment and furniture		2 – 7		1,775		1,702
Automobiles and trucks		2 – 5		408		577
Machinery and shop equipment		2 – 10		5,177		4,873
Construction in progress				192		36

				11,965		11,601
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization				7,825		7,245

				4,140		4,356
Land				349		349

			$	4,489	$	4,705

During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, depreciation charged to operations amounted to $749,000 and $857,000 respectively. Of these amounts, $563,000 and $572,000 was charged to cost of sales while $186,000 and $284,000 was charged to selling, general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, 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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