Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

4. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following, as of December 31 (dollars in thousands):

	Estimated
	useful life,
	in years	2017			2016
Buildings and improvements	39	$	225,183		$	81,337
Land	N/A		127,625			32,068
Leasehold improvements	term of lease		29,114			9,909
Studio and transmission equipment	5-15		539,788			363,574
Computer equipment	3-5		96,487			40,255
Furniture and fixtures	7		18,876			11,516
Vehicles	5		35,211			17,340
Construction in progress	N/A		21,236			7,428
			1,093,520			563,427
Less: accumulated depreciation			(359,382	)		(287,274	)
Property and equipment, net		$	734,138		$	276,153

The increases in property and equipment primarily relate to business acquisitions, net of divestitures, (see Note 3), and routine purchases of equipment, less disposals.

As of December 31, 2017, property under capital lease with a cost of $5.8 million and $5.2 million was included in leasehold improvements and studio and transmission equipment, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, property under capital lease with a cost of $4.0 was included in studio and transmission equipment.