Property and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Note 7. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	March 31,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2020			2019
Land and land interests	$	34,169		$	34,532
Buildings and leasehold improvements		361,971			377,754
Equipment and other		417,965			417,239
Gross property and equipment		814,105			829,525
Accumulated depreciation		(355,439	)		(353,974	)
Property and equipment, net (excluding finance leases)		458,666			475,551
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net		22,956			25,350
Property and equipment, net	$	481,622		$	500,901

Depreciation expense was $12.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and $10.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Amortization expense on finance lease assets was $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Property and equipment purchased through accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased $4.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and decreased $1.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019.