PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is recorded at cost, with the exception of right-of-use finance lease assets and the initial value assigned to assets acquired in an acquisition, and summarized as follows (in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2024		2023
Land and land improvements	$	608,018	$	605,500
Buildings		4,446,190		4,396,302
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		1,213,285		1,138,769
Right-of-use finance lease assets		1,097		1,793
Construction-in-progress		195,710		122,923
		6,464,300		6,265,287
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,418,834)		(2,309,701)
Property and equipment, net	$	4,045,466	$	3,955,586