Premises and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Premises and equipment are summarized as follows as of the dates indicated (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2018			2017
Land and land improvements	$	78,066		$	80,335
Buildings and improvements	153,980			148,048
Furniture and equipment	93,854			82,775
Construction in progress	5,350			11,714
	331,250			322,872
Less accumulated depreciation	(125,110		)	(114,020		)
Premises and equipment, net	$	206,140		$	208,852

Depreciation expense was $14.2 million, $12.0 million and $11.5 million for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

United leases certain branch properties and equipment under operating leases. Rent expense was $4.70 million, $4.32 million and $4.13 million for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. United does not have any capital leases. As of December 31, 2018, rent commitments under operating leases, before considering renewal options that generally are present, were as follows (in thousands):



2019	$	5,352
2020	5,158
2021	4,907
2022	4,483
2023	3,907
Thereafter	5,037
Total	$	28,844