Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) consists of the following:

(In thousands)	December 31,						Estimated Useful  Lives
	2017			2016
Program, service and test equipment	$	212,357		$	223,847		2 to 5 years
Satellite equipment	46,315			51,423			13 years
Furniture and fixtures	21,067			21,471			5 to 8 years
Transmission equipment	56,035			51,954			5 years
Leasehold improvements	107,659			90,089			Term of lease
Property and equipment	443,433			438,784
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(259,919		)	(272,148		)
Property and equipment, net	$	183,514		$	166,636

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment (including capital leases) amounted to $47.6 million, $46.2 million and $41.0 million, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the gross amount of equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases were as follows:

(In thousands)	December 31,
	2017			2016
Satellite equipment	$	46,315		$	51,423
Less accumulated amortization	(22,783		)	(19,031		)
	$	23,532		$	32,392