Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment at December 31 is recorded at cost, with the exception of right-of-use finance leases and the initial value assigned to assets acquired in an acquisition, and summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):

	2023		2022
Land and land improvements	$	605,500	$	443,469
Buildings		4,396,302		3,785,968
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		1,138,769		1,015,078
Right-of-use finance lease assets		1,793		1,613
Construction-in-progress		122,923		50,312
		6,265,287		5,296,440
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,309,701)		(2,124,732)
Property and equipment, net	$	3,955,586	$	3,171,708