Property and Equipment, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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



(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Land and land interests	$	29,200		$	30,360
Buildings and leasehold improvements	131,572			138,104
Equipment and other	278,423			319,435
Gross property and equipment	439,195			487,899
Less: accumulated depreciation	(253,347		)	(288,328		)
Property and equipment, net	$	185,848		$	199,571

Depreciation expense was $7.5 million and $7.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $21.6 million and $21.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.