Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

NOTE 4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

The following is a summary of property and equipment as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	September 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
	(in thousands)
Land	$	740,996		$	796,790
Buildings and improvements		2,618,859			2,703,293
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other		419,725			408,190
Total property and equipment		3,779,580			3,908,273
Less accumulated depreciation		(1,368,532	)		(1,288,281	)
Property and equipment, net		2,411,048			2,619,992
Construction in progress		36,782			3,480
Total property and equipment, net of accumulated    depreciation	$	2,447,830		$	2,623,472

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $36.0 million and $42.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $110.9 million and $126.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Construction in progress includes capitalized costs for ongoing projects that have not yet been put into service.