Property, Plant and Equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, Plant and Equipment, net    

The components of property, plant and equipment, net, are:

	December 31, (in thousands)
	2018			2017
Land	$	199		$	253
Building and improvements	6,444			6,205
Rental property	2,749			5,650
Furniture and equipment	21,558			18,196
	30,950			30,304
Less accumulated depreciation	(18,375		)	(19,549		)
	$	12,575		$	10,755

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 $1.2 million and $1.3 million for 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The Company leases a portion of its headquarters facility to various tenants.  Net rent received from these leases totaled $0.4 million and $0.3 million for 2018 and 2017, respectively.  Future minimum rent payments due to the Company under these lease arrangements are approximately $1.7 million, and $1.0 million in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

The Company leases office space under various operating leases. Rental expense from continuing operations on operating leases was approximately $1.9 million and $3.0 million for 2018 and 2017, respectively.  Future minimum lease payments under all non-cancelable operating leases are (in thousands):

2019	1,652
2020	1,006
2021	902
2022	752
2023	574
Thereafter	75
	$	4,961