PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

5.	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

Property and equipment at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is recorded at cost and summarized as follows (in thousands):


	September 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Land and land improvements	$	244,610		$	242,418
Buildings		2,319,710			2,300,499
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		584,973			576,209
Construction-in-progress		26,909			25,844

		3,176,202			3,144,970
Accumulated depreciation		(1,147,680	)		(1,076,973	)

Property and equipment, net	$	2,028,522		$	2,067,997

- 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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