NOTE 5 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, plant and equipment is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

 

The impairment reserve of $82 thousand at December 31, 2016 was for specific machinery and other equipment which was used in the production of our Nexafed product line and which was not conveyed to MainPointe under the MainPointe Agreement. During 2017, we applied the reserve against the disposal of these specific assets. We do not have leasehold improvements nor do we have capitalized leases. Costs of betterments are capitalized while maintenance costs and repair costs are charged to operations as incurred. When a depreciable asset is retired from service, the cost and accumulated depreciation will be removed from the respective accounts.