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Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation | SCHEDULE III LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES Schedule of Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation December 31, 2014 (In thousands)
Description (1) |  | Encumbrances |  |  | Initial Cost(2) |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount (3) |  |  | Accumulated Depreciation |  |  | Construction Date |  | Acquisition Date |  | Useful Lives
317,597 Displays |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 2,520,644 |  |  | $ | (1,903,434 | ) |  | Various |  | Various |  | 5 to 20 years
(1) | no single asset exceeded 5% of the total gross carrying amount at December 31, 2014
(2) | This information is omitted, as it would be impracticable to compile such information on a site-by-site basis
(3) | Includes sites under construction
The following table summarizes activity for the Company’s real estate assets, which consists of advertising displays and the related accumulated depreciation.
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Gross real estate assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the year |  | $ | 2,459,425 |  |  | $ | 2,378,940 |
Additions for construction, acquisition, improvements to structures |  |  | 98,857 |  |  |  | 112,459 |
Assets sold or written-off |  |  | (36,392 | ) |  |  | (31,328 | )
Foreign exchange |  |  | (1,246 | ) |  |  | (646 | )
Balance at the end of the year |  | $ | 2,520,644 |  |  | $ | 2,459,425 |
Accumulated depreciation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the year |  | $ | 1,799,325 |  |  | $ | 1,657,784 |
Depreciation |  |  | 135,679 |  |  |  | 161,172 |
Assets sold or written-off |  |  | (30,994 | ) |  |  | (19,213 | )
Foreign exchange |  |  | (576 | ) |  |  | (418 | )
Balance at the end of the year |  | $ | 1,903,434 |  |  | $ | 1,799,325 |
LAMAR MEDIA CORP [Member] |
Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation | SCHEDULE III LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Schedule of Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation December 31, 2014 (In thousands)
Description (1) |  | Encumbrances |  |  | Initial Cost(2) |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount (3) |  |  | Accumulated Depreciation |  |  | Construction Date |  | Acquisition Date |  | Useful Lives
317,597 Displays |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 2,520,644 |  |  | $ | (1,903,434 | ) |  | Various |  | Various |  | 5 to 20 years
(1) | no single asset exceeded 5% of the total gross carrying amount at December 31, 2014
(2) | This information is omitted, as it would be impracticable to compile such information on a site-by-site basis
(3) | Includes sites under construction
The following table summarizes activity for the Company’s real estate assets, which consists of advertising displays and the related accumulated depreciation.
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Gross real estate assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the year |  | $ | 2,459,425 |  |  | $ | 2,378,940 |
Additions for construction, acquisition, improvements to structures |  |  | 98,857 |  |  |  | 112,459 |
Assets sold or written-off |  |  | (36,392 | ) |  |  | (31,328 | )
Foreign exchange |  |  | (1,246 | ) |  |  | (646 | )
Balance at the end of the year |  | $ | 2,520,644 |  |  | $ | 2,459,425 |
Accumulated depreciation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the year |  | $ | 1,799,325 |  |  | $ | 1,657,784 |
Depreciation |  |  | 135,679 |  |  |  | 161,172 |
Assets sold or written-off |  |  | (30,994 | ) |  |  | (19,213 | )
Foreign exchange |  |  | (576 | ) |  |  | (418 | )
Balance at the end of the year |  | $ | 1,903,434 |  |  | $ | 1,799,325 |

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