PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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):

	June 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Buildings and improvements	$	112,903		$	112,345
Furniture and equipment		52,745			53,199
Funeral home land		11,005			11,005
Property and equipment, gross		176,653			176,549
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(96,261	)		(93,053	)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	80,392		$	83,496

At June 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 June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $3.6 million and $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.