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Property, Plant and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment |
(5) | Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following at December 31, 2013, and 2012:
Category |  |  | Estimated Useful Lives (years) |  |  |  | 2013 |  |  |  | 2012 |
|  |  |  |  |  | (in thousands) |
Buildings and improvements |  |  | 15 – 25 |  |  | $ | 3,756 |  |  | $ | 4,426 |
Office equipment and furniture |  |  | 2 – 7 |  |  |  | 2,476 |  |  |  | 1,766 |
Automobiles and trucks |  |  | 2 – 5 |  |  |  | 226 |  |  |  | 219 |
Machinery and shop equipment |  |  | 2 – 10 |  |  |  | 4,895 |  |  |  | 4,523 |
Construction in progress |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,475 |  |  |  | 1,299 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,828 |  |  |  | 12,233 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,026 |  |  |  | 7,660 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,802 |  |  |  | 4,573 |
Land |  |  |  |  |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | 349 |
|  |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,040 |  |  | $ | 4,922 |
During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, depreciation charged to operations amounted to $742,000 and $765,000 respectively. Of these amounts, $580,000 and $605,000 was charged to cost of sales while $162,000 and $160,000 was charged to selling, general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In late 2012, management made a decision to sell the Houston, Texas headquarters and consolidate all TP&S and E&I service centers in Beaumont, Texas. The Company and M&I headquarters plan to stay in Houston at leased premises as described in Note 9. On October 9, 2013, the Company sold the property and improvements at 6410 Long Drive, Houston, Texas. The proceeds were received in cash and resulted in a gain of $128,000 included in other income in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The facility was leased by the Company until March 14, 2014 when it relocated to its new leased facilities discussed in Note 9.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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