Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

($ in thousands)	Estimated Useful Lives				March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Land					$	7,143	$	6,976
Buildings and structures	10	-	40	years	238,728		232,730
Cable and fiber	15	-	40	years	348,658		334,260
Equipment and software	3	-	20	years	870,089		867,898
Plant in service					1,464,618		1,441,864
Plant under construction					59,097		56,827
Total property, plant and equipment					1,523,715		1,498,691
Less: accumulated amortization and depreciation					827,795		797,177
Property, plant and equipment, net					$	695,920	$	701,514