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Note 8 - Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

(8) Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2013			2012
Land and land improvements	$	2,999		$	3,467
Buildings and building improvements		26,053			25,351
Machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures		161,207			160,356
Construction in progress		2,133			3,643
		192,392			192,817
Accumulated depreciation		(147,709	)		(139,767	)
	$	44,683		$	53,050

Depreciation expense totaled approximately $12,371,000 and $12,162,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In addition, there were capital expenditures of approximately $135,000 and $422,000 included in accounts payable or accrued liabilities at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- 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.

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