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Property and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment

7. Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consists of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

            December 31,  
     Useful Lives      2016     2015  

Computer hardware and software

     3-10 years      $ 683,738     $ 583,963  

Leasehold improvements

     1-15 years        342,940       312,448  

Furniture and equipment

     1-10 years        247,768       237,734  

Equipment under capital leases

     3-5 years        10,755       10,643  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost

        1,285,201       1,144,788  

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

        (724,445     (614,965
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

      $ 560,756     $ 529,823  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense associated with property and equipment was $151.2 million, $137.2 million and $122.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, we recorded an impairment loss related to property and equipment of $8.6 million (see Note 5 for additional information). We did not recognize any significant impairment losses related to property and equipment in 2016 and 2015.