CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 489,901	$ 399,762
Short-term Investments	29,816
Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments Total	519,717	399,762
Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,710 in 2015 and $4,251 in 2014	391,571	406,976
Inventories	294,912	311,072
Prepayments and other	88,794	96,128
Total Current Assets	1,294,994	1,213,938
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Buildings and improvements	343,698	353,683
Machinery and equipment	1,866,627	1,919,507
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	2,210,325	2,273,190
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,465,873)	(1,484,546)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	744,452	788,644
Land	20,931	23,011
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	765,383	811,655
Other Assets:
Investments in affiliates	4,590	5,760
Goodwill	310,240	329,741
Intangible assets	33,210	40,045
Miscellaneous	30,309	36,051
Total Other Assets	378,349	411,597
Total Assets	2,438,726	2,437,190
Current Liabilities:
Notes payable	5,083	233,284
Current maturities of long-term obligations	51,889	18,692
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	354,928	352,762
Total Current Liabilities	411,900	604,738
Long-term obligations	762,524	588,892
Deferred Liabilities and Other:
Deferred income taxes	20,486	25,521
Retirement and deferred compensation plans	87,763	109,517
Deferred and other non-current liabilities	$ 6,347	$ 4,606
Commitments and contingencies
Total Deferred Liabilities and Other	$ 114,596	$ 139,644
AptarGroup, Inc. stockholders' equity
Common stock, $.01 par value, 199 million shares authorized; 66.7 and 86.3 million shares issued at 2015 and 2014, respectively	667	862
Capital in excess of par value	495,462	498,702
Retained earnings	1,185,681	1,740,005
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)	(262,347)	(110,045)
Less treasury stock at cost, 4.2 and 24.3 million shares in 2015 and 2014, respectively	(270,052)	(1,026,117)
Total AptarGroup, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	1,149,411	1,103,407
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	295	509
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,149,706	1,103,916
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 2,438,726	$ 2,437,190