PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Dec. 31, 2018

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):

	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Buildings and improvements	$	130,181		$	129,971
Furniture and equipment		59,883			58,706
Funeral home land		14,185			14,185
Property and equipment, gross		204,249			202,862
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(95,257	)		(90,146	)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	108,992		$	112,716

Depreciation expense was $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and $7.1 million and $7.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2018			2017
Buildings and improvements	$	129,971		$	125,337
Furniture and equipment		58,706			57,514
Funeral home land		14,185			14,185
Property and equipment, gross		202,862			197,036
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(90,146	)		(82,946	)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	112,716		$	114,090

Depreciation expense was $9.9 million and $10.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.