Fixed Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Fixed Assets

NOTE 7 Fixed Assets

Fixed assets at December 31 consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	2021			2020
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and software	$	259,081		$	259,524
Leasehold improvements		52,142			42,261
Construction in progress		—			81,736
Land, buildings and improvements		97,200			8,428
Total cost		408,423			391,949
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(196,390	)		(190,834	)
Total	$	212,033		$	201,115

Depreciation expense for fixed assets amounted to $33.3 million in 2021, $26.3 million in 2020 and $23.4 million in 2019.

Construction in progress primarily reflects expenditures related to the construction of the new headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida which was placed into service in January 2021.