PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Buildings and improvements	$	118,840		$	125,382
Furniture and equipment		55,890			57,674
Funeral home land		11,285			14,185
Property and equipment, gross		186,015			197,241
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(94,123	)		(93,841	)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	91,892		$	103,400

Depreciation expense was $2.0 million and $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $4.2 million and $4.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively.