Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment, net consist of the following (in thousands):



	June 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Land and land improvements	$	17,680		$	17,608
Buildings and leasehold improvements	142,616			138,126
Furniture and equipment	255,032			240,080
Sub-total	415,328			395,814
Accumulated depreciation	(174,002		)	(158,824		)
Property, plant and equipment in service, net	$	241,326		$	236,990
Construction in progress	83,772			97,863
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	325,098		$	334,853

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, property, plant and equipment, net, with a net carrying value of $97.5 million and $91.9 million, respectively, was located outside the United States.

At June 30, 2019, the Company had $83.8 million of assets under construction which consisted primarily of manufacturing facility expansion and improvement projects. Depreciation will begin on these assets once they are placed into service. The Company assesses its long-lived assets, consisting primarily of property and equipment, for impairment when material events and changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded impairment losses of $0.1 million and $9.0 million, respectively, as a result of the Company announcing that it was exploring strategic alternatives to exit the India manufacturing facility. The remaining net book value of the India manufacturing facility is $56.8 million. No impairment losses were recorded during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2018.

The Company recorded depreciation expense of $7.4 million and $7.0 million during the three month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $15.1 million and $14.1 million during the six month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.