Note 2 - Other Balance Sheet Captions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Text Block]

NOTE 2: OTHER BALANCE SHEET CAPTIONS

Inventory.  Inventory consists of the following:

	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Finished goods	$	14,272	$	15,728
Barreled distillate		9,080		2,473
Raw materials		5,959		5,352
Work in process		2,571		3,529
Maintenance materials		4,116		3,468
Other		534		532
Total	$	36,532	$	31,082

Property and equipment.  Property and equipment consist of the following:

	December 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Land, buildings and improvements	$	39,509		$	40,073
Transportation equipment		2,360			2,087
Machinery and equipment		144,106			141,195
Construction in progress		4,544			2,030
Property and equipment, at cost		190,519			185,385
Less accumulated depreciation and Amortization		(115,128	)		(108,306	)
Property and equipment, net	$	75,391		$	77,079

Property and equipment includes machinery and equipment assets under capital leases totaling $8,376 at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.  Accumulated depreciation for these assets totaled $3,660, and $1,540 at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Accrued expenses.  Accrued expenses consist of the following:

	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Employee benefit plans (Note 8)	$	784	$	421
Salaries and wages		1,843		1,334
Restructuring charges		643		745
Property taxes		512		426
Other accrued expenses		1,438		1,097
Total	$	5,220	$	4,023