Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Note 4 — Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is recorded over the estimated useful life of each class of depreciable asset, and is computed using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated asset life or term of the lease. Repairs and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred.

The following table sets forth the amounts of property and equipment by each class of depreciable asset as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
	(in thousands)
Housekeeping and Dietary equipment	$	13,862	$	25,219
Computer hardware and software	6,015		12,769
Operating lease — right-of-use assets	26,074		21,176
Other1	1,581		1,698
Total property and equipment, at cost	47,532		60,862
Less accumulated depreciation	20,971		32,042
Total property and equipment, net	$	26,561	$	28,820

1.Includes furniture and fixtures, leasehold improvements and autos and trucks including auto leases.

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $10.1 million, $9.7 million, and $4.9 million, respectively. Of the depreciation expense recorded for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, $5.6 million and $4.9 million related to the depreciation of the Company’s operating lease - right-of-use assets ("ROU Assets"), respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2018, no depreciation expense related to the depreciation of the Company's ROU Assets was recognized as ASC 842 was adopted on January 1, 2019.