Property and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Note 7. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	March 31,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2019			2018
Land and land interests	$	33,057		$	32,887
Buildings and leasehold improvements		241,798			238,995
Equipment and other		394,613			383,284
Gross property and equipment		669,468			655,166
Accumulated depreciation		(329,791	)		(321,319	)
Property and equipment, net (excluding finance leases)		339,677			333,847
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net		9,046			—
Property and equipment, net	$	348,723		$	333,847

Depreciation expense was $10.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and $10.4 million for three months ended March 31, 2018.

Property and equipment purchased through accounts payable and accrued liabilities increased $1.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.