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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Property and Equipment and Depreciation Expense | We recognized the following depreciation expense (in thousands):
2023 |  | $ | 39,569 |
2022 |  | 38,102 |
2021 |  | 39,790 |
A summary of our property and equipment as of December 31 is as follows (in thousands):
|  |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment |  |  | $ | 251,473 |  |  | $ | 266,017 |
Buildings |  |  | 58,586 |  |  | 60,766 |
Corporate aircraft |  |  | 23,760 |  |  | 23,760 |
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 91,234 |  |  | 78,347 |
Land |  |  | 11,018 |  |  | 11,005 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 1,387 |  |  | 9,933 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (292,740) |  |  | (290,396) |
Net property and equipment |  |  | $ | 144,718 |  |  | $ | 159,432 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense of Software | We recognized the following amortization expense of purchased and internally developed software (in thousands):
2023 |  | $ | 38,803 |
2022 |  | 31,229 |
2021 |  | 25,975 |
Schedule of Purchased and Internally Developed Software | A summary of our purchased and internally developed software as of December 31 is as follows (in thousands):
| 2023 |  | 2022
Purchased software | $ | 4,639 |  |  | $ | 8,930 |
Internally developed software | 212,363 |  |  | 164,092 |
Less accumulated amortization | (114,473) |  |  | (84,222) |
Net software | $ | 102,529 |  |  | $ | 88,800 |

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