Property and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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



(in thousands)	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Land and land interests	$	29,595		$	30,360
Buildings and leasehold improvements	133,435			138,104
Equipment and other	310,846			319,435
Gross property and equipment	473,876			487,899
Less: accumulated depreciation	(283,337		)	(288,328		)
Property and equipment, net	$	190,539		$	199,571

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $6.7 million and $6.5 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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