Property and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Note 7. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	June 30,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2019			2018
Land and land interests	$	33,953		$	32,887
Buildings and leasehold improvements		350,538			238,995
Equipment and other		417,466			383,284
Gross property and equipment		801,957			655,166
Accumulated depreciation		(342,968	)		(321,319	)
Property and equipment, net (excluding finance leases)		458,989			333,847
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net		28,421			—
Property and equipment, net	$	487,410		$	333,847

Depreciation expense was $11.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and $21.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Depreciation expense was $12.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and $22.6 million for six months ended June 30, 2018.

Amortization expense on finance leases was $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019.

Property and equipment purchased through accounts payable and accrued liabilities increased $3.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018.