PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 6 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

A summary of property and equipment at December 31 follows:

	2019			2018
	(In thousands)
Land and land improvements	$	17,478		$	16,843
Buildings		57,363			56,385
Equipment		71,194			70,039
		146,035			143,267
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(107,624	)		(104,490	)
Property and equipment, net	$	38,411		$	38,777

Depreciation expense was $5.2 million, $5.1 million and $5.3 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.