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Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

5.  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant, and equipment consisted of the following as of:




		December 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Land		$	565		$	650
Building and leasehold improvements			12,698			13,122
Equipment and fixtures			42,342			61,573
Vehicles			149			149
		$	55,754		$	75,494
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization			36,001			46,465
Property, plant and equipment- net		$	19,753		$	29,029



Depreciation and amortization expense for continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $5.4 million,  $7.1 million, and $8.1 million, respectively.  The Company did not incur any depreciation and amortization expense for discontinued operations related to the Medifast Corporate Weight Control Centers for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, and incurred $1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. As a result of the sale and closure of the Medifast Weight Control Centers, the Company incurred an asset impairment loss of $3.3 million in 2014 that is included in discontinued operations.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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