PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

NOTE 7.PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	September 30,			December 31,
$s in thousands	2014			2013

Cell development costs	$	93,402		$	77,348
Land and improvements	35,359			18,073
Buildings and improvements	78,955			59,101
Railcars	17,375			17,375
Vehicles and other equipment	96,119			42,859
Construction in progress	20,667			6,784
Total property and equipment	341,877			221,540
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(121,559		)	(106,681		)
Property and equipment, net	$	220,318		$	114,859

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was $8.4 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was $16.8 million and $10.8 million, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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