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Property and Equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and equipment
The historical costs of our property and equipment and related accumulated depreciation balances were as follows at the dates indicated (in thousands):
Estimated
Useful LifeDecember 31,
in Years20192018
Tractors and trailers (1)
5 – 6
$115,693  $96,523  
Field equipment (2)
2 – 5
25,094  20,725  
Buildings
5 – 39
16,055  15,746  
Office equipment
2 – 5
1,951  1,863  
Land
1,790  1,790  
Construction in progress
3,661  2,794  
Total
164,244  139,441  
Less accumulated depreciation
(95,198) (94,818) 
Property and equipment, net
$69,046  $44,623  
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(1)Amounts include tractors held under finance leases in our crude oil marketing segment. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, gross property and equipment associated with these assets held under finance leases were $5.5 million and $4.7 million, respectively. Accumulated amortization associated with these assets held under finance leases were $1.7 million and $0.7 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively (see Note 16 for further information).
(2)2019 amount includes a tank storage and throughput arrangement in our crude oil marketing segment held under a finance lease. Gross property and equipment associated with these assets held under a finance lease at December 31, 2019 was $3.3 million. Accumulated amortization associated with these assets held under a finance lease at December 31, 2019 was $0.7 million (see Note 16 for further information).

Components of depreciation, depletion and amortization expense were as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
201920182017
Depreciation, depletion and amortization, excluding amounts
under finance leases$14,833  $10,112  $13,478  
Amortization of property and equipment under finance leases1,808  542  121  
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization$16,641  $10,654  $13,599  
Pre-tax gain on the sale of equipment
We sold certain used tractors, trailers and other equipment and recorded net pre-tax gains as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
201920182017
Gains on sales of used tractors, trailers and equipment$1,400  $1,240  $594  
Company's asset retirement obligations The following table reflects a summary of our AROs for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
201920182017
ARO liability at beginning of year$1,525  $1,273  $2,329  
Liabilities incurred 17  252  18  
Accretion of discount 48  36  58  
Liabilities settled (17) (36) (261) 
Deconsolidation of subsidiary (1)
—  —  (871) 
ARO liability at end of year$1,573  $1,525  $1,273  
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(1)Relates to our upstream crude oil and natural gas exploration and production subsidiary that was deconsolidated in April 2017 as a result of its bankruptcy filing (see Note 4 for further information).