Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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
	2018			2017
Program, service and test equipment	$	250,328		$	212,357		2 to 5 years
Satellite equipment	46,368			46,315			13 years
Furniture and fixtures	29,421			21,067			5 to 8 years
Transmission equipment	58,710			56,035			5 years
Leasehold improvements	155,353			107,659			Term of lease
Property and equipment	540,180			443,433
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(293,918		)	(259,919		)
Property and equipment, net	$	246,262		$	183,514

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment (including capital leases) amounted to $48.3 million, $47.6 million and $46.2 million, for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the gross amount of equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases were as follows:

(In thousands)	December 31,
	2018			2017
Satellite equipment	$	46,368		$	46,315
Less accumulated amortization	(26,808		)	(22,783		)
	$	19,560		$	23,532