Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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
	2019		2018
Program, service and test equipment	$	296,680	$	250,328	5 years
Satellite equipment	46,871		46,368		Term of lease
Furniture and fixtures	29,811		29,421		3 to 8 years
Transmission equipment	76,604		58,710		5 years
Leasehold improvements	181,088		155,353		Term of lease
Property and equipment	631,054		540,180
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(347,302)		(293,918)
Property and equipment, net	$	283,752	$	246,262

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment (including capital leases) amounted to $54.9 million, $48.3 million and $47.6 million, for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the gross amount of equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under finance leases were as follows:

(In thousands)	December 31,
	2019		2018
Satellite equipment	$	46,871	$	46,368
Less accumulated amortization	(31,158)		(26,808)
	$	15,713	$	19,560