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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s property and equipment as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 (amounts in millions):
 
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Land and freehold buildings
$
90.7

 
$
14.1

Furniture and fixtures
6.7

 
6.4

Fiber optic cable
702.2

 
777.9

Duct
686.1

 
669.6

Fiber optic network equipment
613.9

 
582.9

Leasehold improvements
62.3

 
58.1

Computer hardware and software
41.6

 
66.2

Property and equipment, gross
2,203.5

 
2,175.2

Less accumulated depreciation
(386.1
)
 
(304.8
)
Property and equipment, net
$
1,817.4

 
$
1,870.4



Depreciation expense associated with property and equipment, including amortization of finance lease assets, was $163.6 million, $125.0 million, and $63.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.