Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
 December 31,
 Useful Life20252024
 (Years)(in thousands)
Land $2,470 $2,429 
Building and improvements
30-40
22,383 27,973 
Office furniture and equipment
5-8
16,887 16,768 
Machinery and equipment
5-7
308,457 274,907 
  350,197 322,077 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (257,033)(241,185)
Property, plant and equipment, net $93,164 $80,892 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 11, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 11, 2025
2023Mar 11, 2024
2022Mar 15, 2023
2021Mar 14, 2022
2020Mar 16, 2021
2019Mar 27, 2020
2018Mar 18, 2019
2017Mar 14, 2018
2016Aug 15, 2016

About PP&E Disclosures

The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.

Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.