Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of:

	December 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Land and improvements	$	1,442		$	1,442
Buildings	16,010			15,908
Machinery and equipment	184,623			178,131
Leasehold improvements	32,419			21,142
	234,494			216,623
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(154,046		)	(140,991		)
	$	80,448		$	75,632

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $20,782, $20,423 and $17,843, respectively.

Future machinery and equipment purchase commitments at Liggett were $805 and $832 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.