Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The following is a summary of the Company’s property, plant, and equipment:

	December 31,
(In Thousands)	2018			2017
Land	$	19,950		$	19,768
Buildings and Improvements	67,081			67,053
Leasehold Improvements and Signs	83,867			69,407
Fixtures and Equipment	210,747			180,553
Software - Internal Use	106,671			86,208
Assets Under Capital Leases:
with Related Parties	872			4,032
with Unrelated Parties	9,487			12,426
Construction in Progress	15,104			10,863
	513,779			450,310
Less: Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization1	(284,287		)	(242,623		)
	$	229,492		$	207,687

¹  Accumulated amortization of internal-use software development costs amounted to $56.9 million and $42.6 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Amortization expense on assets recorded under capital leases is included in operating expenses and was $0.8 million, $1.5 million and $1.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Capital leases primarily consist of buildings and improvements, as well as vehicles assumed as part of the SEI acquisition. Assets under capital leases with related parties included $0.8 million and $3.6 million in accumulated depreciation and amortization as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Assets under capital leases with unrelated parties included $8.3 million and $4.7 million in accumulated depreciation and amortization as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.