Fixed Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Fixed Assets

NOTE 7 Fixed Assets

Fixed assets at December 31 consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	2020			2019
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	$	259,524		$	231,005
Leasehold improvements		42,261			42,485
Construction in progress		81,736			38,035
Land, buildings and improvements		8,428			8,400
Total cost		391,949			319,925
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(190,834	)		(171,298	)
Total	$	201,115		$	148,627

Depreciation expense for fixed assets amounted to $26.3 million in 2020, $23.4 million in 2019 and $22.8 million in 2018.

Construction in progress primarily reflects expenditures related to the construction of the new headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida which was subsequently placed into service in January of 2021.