Note 4 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

4. Property and Equipment:

Property and equipment consists of the following:

(in thousands)	Depreciable Lives			December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Land		-		$	16,001		$	16,001
Land improvements	5	-	10		2,799			2,764
Buildings and improvements	7	-	30		131,294			131,107
Machinery and equipment	2	-	15		185,555			181,378
Furniture and fixtures	3	-	7		6,582			6,550
Computer software and equipment	2	-	5		27,350			26,842
Vehicles	2	-	5		1,274			1,247
Construction in progress					1,274			1,100
					372,129			366,989
Less accumulated depreciation					(205,591	)		(189,603	)
Net property and equipment				$	166,538		$	177,386

Leasehold improvements are included with buildings and improvements and are depreciated over the life of the lease or seven years, whichever is less.

Construction in progress, as of December 31, 2015, primarily consisted of payments for additional processing equipment at our existing facilities that was not yet placed into service.