Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 

($ in thousands)	Estimated Useful Lives	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Land		$	3,771	$	3,909
Land improvements	10 years	3,141		2,910
Buildings and structures	10 - 40 years	92,974		91,335
Cable and fiber	15 - 30 years	407,341		390,209
Equipment and software	4 - 8 years	329,087		331,047
Plant in service		836,314		819,410
Plant under construction		70,369		49,417
Total property, plant and equipment		906,683		868,827
Less: accumulated amortization and depreciation		438,300		428,400
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	468,383	$	440,427

Property, plant and equipment net, increased due primarily to capital expenditures in the Broadband segment driven by our Glo Fiber and Beam market expansions.