
	Depreciable
	Life			As of December 31,
	(In Years)			2019		2018
				(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers	2	-	5	$	1,861,668	$	2,016,965
Satellites (1) (2)	2	-	15		1,855,096		843,913
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements (1) (3)	10	-	15		888,940		499,819
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	2	-	20		2,010,094		1,923,585
Buildings and improvements (1)	5	-	40		349,347		290,650
Land (1)		-			17,810		13,186
Construction in progress		-			278,083		100,560
Total property and equipment					7,261,038		5,688,678
Accumulated depreciation (1)					(4,554,856)		(3,760,498)
Property and equipment, net				$	2,706,182	$	1,928,180

(1)

See Note 1 for further information on the Master Transaction Agreement pursuant to which certain assets were transferred to us.

(2)

See Note 6 for further information on the transaction with TSI.

(3)

The Ciel II satellite was previously classified as a finance lease, however, as a result of an amendment, which was effective during the first quarter 2019, Ciel II is now accounted for as an operating lease.

Schedule of depreciation and amortization expense



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers	$	371,292	$	444,928	$	554,272
Satellites		115,100		100,343		114,821
Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other		144,185		166,753		148,471
Total depreciation and amortization	$	630,577	$	712,024	$	817,564

Schedule of AWS-4 Satellites


		Degree	Estimated
	Launch	Orbital	Useful Life
Satellites	Date	Location	(Years)
Owned:
T1	July 2009	111.1	14.25
D1	April 2008	92.85	N/A

Schedule of estimated future amortization of identifiable intangible assets

Estimated future amortization of our identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2019 is as follows (in thousands):


For the Years Ended December 31,
2020	$	3,816
2021		1,288
2022		666
2023		654
2024		654
Thereafter		2,976
Total	$	10,054