CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 385,972	$ 489,901
Short-term Investments		29,816
Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments Total	385,972	519,717
Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,972 in 2016 and $2,710 in 2015	483,850	391,571
Inventories	315,199	294,912
Prepayments and other	86,074	88,794
Total Current Assets	1,271,095	1,294,994
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Buildings and improvements	387,544	343,698
Machinery and equipment	1,957,009	1,866,627
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	2,344,553	2,210,325
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,536,600)	(1,465,873)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	807,953	744,452
Land	24,603	20,931
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	832,556	765,383
Other Assets:
Investments in affiliates	4,595	4,590
Goodwill	432,597	310,240
Intangible assets	104,188	31,529
Miscellaneous	34,002	30,309
Total Other Assets	575,382	376,668
Total Assets	2,679,033	2,437,045
Current Liabilities:
Notes payable	80,689	5,083
Current maturities of long-term obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	53,309	51,884
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	388,768	354,928
Total Current Liabilities	522,766	411,895
Long-term obligations	773,182	760,848
Deferred Liabilities and Other:
Deferred income taxes	26,651	20,486
Retirement and deferred compensation plans	82,135	87,763
Deferred and other non-current liabilities	$ 6,645	$ 6,347
Commitments and contingencies
Total Deferred Liabilities and Other	$ 115,431	$ 114,596
AptarGroup, Inc. stockholders' equity
Common stock, $.01 par value, 199 million shares authorized, 66.9 and 66.7 million shares issued as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	669	667
Capital in excess of par value	519,627	495,462
Retained earnings	1,202,914	1,185,681
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)	(196,336)	(262,347)
Less treasury stock at cost, 4.0 and 4.2 million shares as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	(259,519)	(270,052)
Total AptarGroup, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	1,267,355	1,149,411
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	299	295
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,267,654	1,149,706
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 2,679,033	$ 2,437,045