Property, Plant and Equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, Plant and Equipment, net    

The components of property, plant and equipment, net, excluding discontinued operations, are:

	December 31, (in thousands)
	2017			2016
Land	$	253		$	253
Building and improvements	6,205			5,816
Rental property	5,650			5,345
Furniture and equipment	18,196			13,890
	30,304			25,304
Less accumulated depreciation	(19,549		)	(18,269		)
	$	10,755		$	7,035

The estimated useful lives of buildings and improvements and rental property are twenty to twenty-five years.  The estimated useful lives of furniture and equipment range from three to eight years.  Depreciation expense from continuing operations was $1.3 million and $2.1 million for 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The Company leases a portion of its headquarters facility to various tenants.  Net rent received from these leases totaled $0.3 million and $0.3 million for 2017 and 2016, respectively.  Future minimum rent payments due to the Company under these lease arrangements are approximately $0.2 million, and $0.1 million in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

The Company leases office space under various operating leases. Rental expense from continuing operations on operating leases was approximately $3.0 million and $1.6 million for 2017 and 2016, respectively.  Future minimum lease payments under all non-cancelable operating leases are (in thousands):

2018	2,936
2019	2,726
2020	2,217
2021	2,062
2022	2,062
Thereafter	2,687
	$	14,690