Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of:

	December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Land and improvements	$	1,442		$	1,442
Buildings	15,908			15,418
Machinery and equipment	178,131			167,090
Leasehold improvements	21,142			17,212
	216,623			201,162
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(140,991		)	(117,050		)
	$	75,632		$	84,112

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $20,423, $17,843 and $11,063, respectively.

Future machinery and equipment purchase commitments at Liggett were $832 and $3,266 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.