Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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


(In thousands)	December 31,				Estimated Useful Lives
	2020		2019
Program, service and test equipment	$	251,925	$	296,680	5 years
Satellite equipment	41,228		46,871		Term of lease
Furniture and fixtures	21,024		29,811		3 to 8 years
Transmission equipment	30,539		76,604		5 years
Leasehold improvements	172,411		181,088		Term of lease
Property and equipment	517,127		631,054
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(261,082)		(347,302)
Property and equipment, net	$	256,045	$	283,752

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment (including capital leases) amounted to $62.4 million, $54.9 million and $48.3 million, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, impairment charges were recorded related to certain property and equipment at the AMCNI business. See Note 9 for additional details regarding the impairment test of long-lived assets.

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the gross amount of equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under finance leases were as follows:


(In thousands)	December 31,
	2020		2019
Satellite equipment	$	41,228	$	46,871
Less accumulated amortization	(28,049)		(31,158)
	$	13,179	$	15,713