Other Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current

Inventory.

	December 31,
	2017		2016
Finished goods	$	13,284	$	14,002
Barreled distillate (bourbons and whiskeys)	65,726		50,941
Raw materials	3,954		4,274
Work in process	1,935		1,933
Maintenance materials	7,256		6,231
Other	994		1,477
Total	$	93,149	$	78,858

Property, Plant and Equipment

Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight line method over the following estimated useful lives:

Buildings and improvements	20 – 40 years
Transportation equipment	5 – 6 years
Machinery and equipment	10 – 12 years

Property, plant, and equipment, net.

	December 31,
	2017			2016
Land, buildings, and improvements	$	72,223		$	67,487
Transportation equipment	3,286			3,253
Machinery and equipment	175,371			164,871
Construction in progress	16,408			10,608
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost	267,288			246,219
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(164,237		)	(153,428		)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	103,051		$	92,791

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities

Accrued expenses.

	December 31,
	2017		2016
Employee benefit plans	$	962	$	820
Salaries and wages	7,452		5,641
Property taxes	1,185		824
Other	1,572		1,660
Total	$	11,171	$	8,945