Property and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment consisted of the following as of the respective periods:



(in thousands)	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Land and land interests	$	23,258		$	23,646
Buildings and leasehold improvements	129,431			139,889
Equipment and other	289,541			294,409
Gross property and equipment	442,230			457,944
Less: accumulated depreciation	(262,397		)	(267,614		)
Property and equipment, net	$	179,833		$	190,330

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $6.5 million and $6.6 million, respectively.

- Definition

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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