Rental And Lease Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Rental and Lease Information [Abstract]

Note 17.

Rental and Lease Information

The Company has capital and operating leases for certain plant facilities, office facilities, and equipment. Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 amounted to $4,611, $3,062, and $3,333, respectively. Generally, land and building leases include escalation clauses.

The following is a schedule, by year, of the future minimum payments under capital and operating leases, together with the present value of the net minimum payments at December 31, 2015:



		Capital		Operating
Year ending December 31,		Leases		Leases

2016	$	694	$	4,310
2017		636		3,680
2018		591		2,429
2019		517		1,702
2020		244		1,407
2021 and thereafter		-		6,600
Total minimum lease payments		2,682	$	20,128
Less amount representing interest		175
Total present value of minimum payments with interest rates ranging from 3.00% to 5.25%	$	2,507

Assets recorded under capital leases are as follows:



		2015		2014


Machinery and equipment at cost		3,157		638
Less accumulated amortization		450		181
Net capital lease assets	$	2,707	$	457