PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

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

	December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Buildings and improvements	$	125,382		$	129,971
Furniture and equipment		57,674			58,706
Funeral home land		14,185			14,185
Property and equipment, gross		197,241			202,862
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(93,841	)		(90,146	)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	103,400		$	112,716

Depreciation expense was $9.4 million and $9.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.