Other Balance Sheet Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory

Inventory.

	December 31,
	2018		2017
Finished goods	$	17,296	$	13,284
Barreled distillate (bourbons and whiskeys)	76,374		65,726
Raw materials	4,906		3,954
Work in process	1,550		1,935
Maintenance materials	7,541		7,256
Other	1,102		994
Total	$	108,769	$	93,149

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

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

Buildings and improvements(a)	10 – 30 years
Machinery and equipment	3 – 10 years
Office furniture and equipment	5 – 10 years
Computer equipment and software	3 – 5 years
Motor vehicles	5 years

^(a) Leasehold improvements are the shorter of economic useful life or life of lease

Property, plant, and equipment, net.

	December 31,
	2018			2017
Land, buildings, and improvements	$	90,992		$	72,223
Transportation equipment	3,308			3,286
Machinery and equipment	184,779			175,371
Construction in progress	16,814			16,408
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost	295,893			267,288
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(175,105		)	(164,237		)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	120,788		$	103,051

Schedule of Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses.

	December 31,
	2018		2017
Employee benefit plans	$	1,288	$	962
Salaries and wages	7,099		7,452
Property taxes	1,248		1,185
Other	2,079		1,572
Total	$	11,714	$	11,171