PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment, at cost, consist of the following:



	2016		2015
Land and improvements	$	85,724	$	79,450
Buildings and improvements	325,813		323,469
Machinery and equipment	564,171		565,771
Transportation equipment	22,423		17,774
Office furniture and equipment	77,453		77,054
Construction in progress	30,152		17,538
	$	1,105,736	$	1,081,056

The Company leases certain facilities, machinery, computer equipment and transportation equipment under operating leases with unexpired terms ranging from one to fifteen years. Rental expense for operating leases amounted to $24,756, $25,546, and $28,580 for fiscal 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively.

Minimum lease payments under operating leases expiring subsequent to December 31, 2016 are:



Fiscal year ending
2017	$	21,459
2018	16,904
2019	12,874
2020	11,355
2021	7,656
Subsequent	26,910
Total minimum lease payments	$	97,158