CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 466,287	$ 489,901
Short-term Investments		29,816
Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments Total	466,287	519,717
Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,989 in 2016 and $2,710 in 2015	433,127	391,571
Inventories	296,914	294,912
Prepaid and other	73,842	88,794
Total Current Assets	1,270,170	1,294,994
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Buildings and improvements	368,260	343,698
Machinery and equipment	1,938,352	1,866,627
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	2,306,612	2,210,325
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,545,384)	(1,465,873)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	761,228	744,452
Land	23,093	20,931
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	784,321	765,383
Other Assets:
Investments in affiliates	4,241	4,590
Goodwill	407,522	310,240
Intangible assets	94,489	31,529
Miscellaneous	46,042	30,309
Total Other Assets	552,294	376,668
Total Assets	2,606,785	2,437,045
Current Liabilities:
Notes payable	169,213	5,083
Current maturities of long-term obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	4,603	51,884
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	369,139	354,928
Total Current Liabilities	542,955	411,895
Long-term obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	772,737	760,848
Deferred Liabilities and Other:
Deferred income taxes	16,803	20,486
Retirement and deferred compensation plans	94,545	87,763
Deferred and other non-current liabilities	5,503	6,347
Commitments and contingencies
Total Deferred Liabilities and Other	116,851	114,596
AptarGroup, Inc. stockholders' equity
Common stock, $.01 par value, 199 million shares authorized, 66.0 and 66.7 million shares issued as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively	660	667
Capital in excess of par value	546,682	495,462
Retained earnings	1,197,234	1,185,681
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)	(319,709)	(262,347)
Less treasury stock at cost, 3.9 and 4.2 million shares as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively	(250,917)	(270,052)
Total AptarGroup, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	1,173,950	1,149,411
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	292	295
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,174,242	1,149,706
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 2,606,785	$ 2,437,045