PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

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, 2020			December 31, 2019
Buildings and improvements	$	112,345		$	115,404
Furniture and equipment		53,199			54,143
Funeral home land		11,005			11,005
Property and equipment, gross		176,549			180,552
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(93,053	)		(88,941	)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	83,496		$	91,611

Depreciation expense was $8.2 million and $9.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.