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Inventories
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories
INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of:
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Leaf tobacco
$
57,576

 
$
49,948

Other raw materials
4,041

 
3,532

Work-in-process
592

 
879

Finished goods
67,619

 
62,876

E-Cigarettes
243

 
3,079

Inventories at current cost
130,071

 
120,314

LIFO adjustments
(31,495
)
 
(29,991
)
 
$
98,576

 
$
90,323



All of the Company's inventories at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are reported under the LIFO method. The $31,495 LIFO adjustment as of June 30, 2015 decreases the current cost of inventories by $19,821 for Leaf tobacco, $900 for Other raw materials, $41 for Work-in-Process, $10,637 for Finished goods and $96 for E-Cigarettes. The $29,991 LIFO adjustment as of December 31, 2014 decreased the current cost of inventories by $19,941 for Leaf tobacco, $861 for Other raw materials, $39 for Work-in-Process, $9,054 for Finished goods and $96 for E-Cigarettes.

The Company has a leaf inventory management program whereby, among other things, it is committed to purchase certain quantities of leaf tobacco. The purchase commitments are for quantities not in excess of anticipated requirements and are at prices, including carrying costs, established at the commitment date. At June 30, 2015, Liggett had tobacco purchase commitments of approximately $13,917 and E-Cigarettes purchase commitments of $300. The Company has a single source supply agreement for fire safe cigarette paper through 2019.

The Company capitalizes the incremental prepaid cost of the MSA in ending inventory. Each year, the Company capitalizes in inventory that portion of its MSA liability that relates to cigarettes shipped to the public warehouses but not sold. The amount of capitalized MSA cost in “Finished goods” inventory was $15,381 and $14,369 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.