PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and Equipment

5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

Property and equipment at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2024		2023
Land and land improvements	$	608,703	$	605,500
Buildings		4,505,403		4,396,302
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		1,262,410		1,138,769
Right-of-use finance lease assets		1,097		1,793
Construction-in-progress		188,486		122,923
		6,566,099		6,265,287
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,473,865)		(2,309,701)
Property and equipment, net	$	4,092,234	$	3,955,586