PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

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


	September 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Buildings and improvements	$	113,554		$	112,345
Furniture and equipment		53,109			53,199
Funeral home land		11,005			11,005
Property and equipment, gross		177,668			176,549
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(97,613	)		(93,053	)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	80,055		$	83,496

At September 30, 2021, property and equipment, net included $0.3 million of assets held for sale.

Depreciation expense was $1.7 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $5.3 million and $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.