Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Note 7. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	September 30,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2019			2018
Land and land interests	$	33,984		$	32,887
Buildings and leasehold improvements		366,633			238,995
Equipment and other		411,824			383,284
Gross property and equipment		812,441			655,166
Accumulated depreciation		(351,165	)		(321,319	)
Property and equipment, net (excluding finance leases)		461,276			333,847
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net		25,257			—
Property and equipment, net	$	486,533		$	333,847

Depreciation expense was $12.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and $34.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Depreciation expense was $13.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and $35.9 million for nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Amortization expense on finance leases was $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Property and equipment purchased through accounts payable and accrued liabilities increased $2.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.