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Property and Equipment
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) consists of the following:
 
December 31,
 
Estimated
Useful  Lives
 
2015
 
2014
 
Program, service and test equipment
$
199,190

 
$
164,734

 
2 to 5 years
Satellite equipment
42,367

 
36,201

 
13 years
Furniture and fixtures
18,846

 
17,512

 
5 to 8 years
Transmission equipment
47,218

 
47,610

 
5 years
Leasehold improvements
65,475

 
54,029

 
Term of lease
 
373,096

 
320,086

 
 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(209,236
)
 
(186,242
)
 
 
 
$
163,860

 
$
133,844

 
 

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment (including capital leases) amounted to $41,037, $38,220 and $23,036, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the gross amount of equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases were as follows:
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Satellite equipment
$
42,367

 
$
36,201

Less accumulated amortization
(14,640
)
 
(11,480
)
 
$
27,727

 
$
24,721