5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

							Range of
	December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014			Asset Lives
Land	$	1,582		$	1,582			–
Buildings and improvements		1,447			1,447			7 - 36 years
Leasehold improvements		825			696			2 - 5 years
Equipment		15,435			14,015			2 - 30 years
Furniture, computers and office equipment		1,468			1,289			2 - 8 years
Construction in progress		341			1,413			–
Total property, plant and equipment		21,098			20,442
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(10,336	)		(8,710	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	10,762		$	11,732

Included in property, plant and equipment are assets under capital lease of $0 and $253 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, with related accumulated amortization of $0 and $72 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. See Note 7, “Long-term Debt”, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for debt associated with these capital leases.

Depreciation expense excluded from cost of sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations was $187 and $158 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Depreciation expense included in cost of sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations was $1,499 and $1,423 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 

Construction in progress represents assets that are not ready for service or are in the construction stage. Assets begin being depreciated once they are placed in service.