Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

3. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment at December 31 is recorded at cost and summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):


	2013			2012
Land and land improvements	$	242,418		$	241,292
Buildings		2,300,499			2,297,343
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		576,209			563,622
Construction in progress		25,844			27,534

		3,144,970			3,129,791
Accumulated depreciation		(1,076,973	)		(980,792	)

Property and equipment, net	$	2,067,997		$	2,148,999

Depreciation expense, including amortization of assets under capital lease obligations, during 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $110.6 million, $120.7 million, and $116.6 million, respectively.

- Definition

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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