Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Note 6. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	September 30,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Land and land interests	$	32,599		$	31,670
Buildings and leasehold improvements		214,844			185,987
Equipment and other		347,461			326,868
Gross property and equipment		594,904			544,525
Accumulated depreciation		(299,147	)		(264,667	)
Property and equipment, net	$	295,757		$	279,858

Depreciation expense was $12.5 million and $10.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $32.9 million and $25.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Non-cash increases to property and equipment related to assets acquired under capital leases were $1.1 million and $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Non-cash increases to property and equipment purchases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities were $0.8 million and $5.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.