Plant, Property and Equipment, Net

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Note 4. Plant, Property and Equipment, Net

Plant, property and equipment consisted of the following:


	June 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Distribution facilities	$	1,448.8	$	1,373.6
Customer premise equipment		428.1		414.5
Head-end equipment		318.4		320.4
Telephony infrastructure		88.9		92.4
Computer equipment and software		117.6		107.6
Vehicles		34.6		36.0
Buildings and leasehold improvements		45.2		44.6
Office and technical equipment		32.8		32.8
Land		6.2		6.2
Construction in progress (including material inventory and other)		134.0		95.2
Total plant, property and equipment		2,654.6		2,523.3
Less accumulated depreciation		(1,683.8)		(1,598.6)
	$	970.8	$	924.7

Depreciation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $45.9 million and $50.2 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $91.7 million and $100.2 million, respectively. Included in depreciation expense were gains (losses) on write-offs or sales of head-end and customer premise equipment totaling $0.2 and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively; and $0.2 and $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.