PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 8.     PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
$s in thousands	2018		2017
Cell development costs	$	145,450	$	142,144
Land and improvements		46,283		36,499
Buildings and improvements		89,355		87,034
Railcars		17,299		17,299
Vehicles and other equipment		141,712		122,697
Construction in progress		19,437		23,334
Total property and equipment		459,536		429,007
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(212,899)		(194,575)
Property and equipment, net	$	246,637	$	234,432

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $7.3 million and $7.4 million, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense was $21.0 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.