PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 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):

	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Buildings and improvements	$	112,622		$	112,345
Furniture and equipment		53,174			53,199
Funeral home land		11,005			11,005
Property and equipment, gross		176,801			176,549
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(94,834	)		(93,053	)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	81,967		$	83,496

Depreciation expense was $1.8 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.