Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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):


	2014			2013
Land and land improvements	$	254,013		$	242,418
Buildings		2,340,555			2,300,499
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		576,453			576,209
Construction in progress		26,046			25,844

		3,197,067			3,144,970
Accumulated depreciation		(1,160,806	)		(1,076,973	)

Property and equipment, net	$	2,036,261		$	2,067,997

Depreciation expense, including amortization of assets under capital lease obligations, during 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $110.0 million, $110.6 million, and $120.7 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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