PROPERTY, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT

8. PROPERTY, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT

The following table sets forth the components of property, buildings and equipment:

	As of December 31,
	2019			2018
	(In thousands)
Buildings and leasehold improvements	$	110,056		$	111,510
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	162,029			186,523
Software costs	127,919			115,631
	400,004			413,664
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(268,415		)	(291,811		)
	131,589			121,853
Land	24,106			23,996
Construction in progress	25,753			15,029
	$	181,448		$	160,878

Depreciation expense was $15.9 million, $17.3 million and $16.3 million, and capitalized software amortization was $10.6 million, $9.8 million and $9.9 million, in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The unamortized software cost was $29.8 million and $24.2 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Furniture, fixtures and equipment include finance leases of $9.7 million and $9.3 million and related accumulated amortization of $8.3 million and $8.4 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.