PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

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):

	December 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Buildings and improvements	$	115,141		$	112,345
Furniture and equipment		54,099			53,199
Funeral home land		10,932			11,005
Property and equipment, gross		180,172			176,549
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(97,562	)		(93,053	)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	82,610		$	83,496

Depreciation expense was $7.0 million and $8.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.