Property and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Note 7. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	March 31,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2018			2017
Land and land interests	$	32,333		$	32,544
Buildings and leasehold improvements		233,069			222,118
Equipment and other		359,911			351,676
Gross property and equipment		625,313			606,338
Accumulated depreciation		(308,434	)		(300,767	)
Property and equipment, net	$	316,879		$	305,571

Depreciation expense was $10.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and $9.1 million for three months ended March 31, 2017.

Non-cash increases to property and equipment related to assets acquired under capital leases were $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Non-cash increases to property and equipment purchases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities were $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017.