PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

	December 31,

*(In thousands)*	2012		2011
Machinery and equipment	$	1,492,612	$	1,425,297
Buildings		203,678		203,621
Land and land improvements		90,415		89,364
Construction-in-progress		33,634		38,975

Property, plant and equipment, at cost		1,820,339		1,757,257
Less: accumulated depreciation		1,182,627		1,116,357

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	637,712	$	640,900

- 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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