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 consists of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,
	2011			2010

Land and land improvements	$	3,337		$	3,906
Buildings and building improvements		24,704			26,528
Machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures		156,595			167,580
Construction in progress		5,985			2,093


		190,621			200,107

Accumulated depreciation		(133,730	)		(131,517	)


	$	56,891		$	68,590

Depreciation expense totaled approximately $14,113,000 and $14,611,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In addition, there were capital expenditures of approximately $266,000 and $152,000 included in accounts payable or accrued liabilities at 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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