Property and Equipment, Net

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment, net consists of the following:



	June 30,		December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Land	$	229,749	$	229,684
Buildings and improvements	2,531,661		2,534,618
Furniture and equipment	1,117,895		1,079,878
Riverboats and barges	238,667		239,669
Construction in progress	28,297		35,675
Other	8,078		11,502
Total property and equipment	4,154,347		4,131,026
Less accumulated depreciation	1,914,048		1,844,918
Property and equipment, net	$	2,240,299	$	2,286,108

Other property and equipment presented in the table above relates to the estimated net realizable value of construction materials inventory that was not disposed of with the sale of the Echelon project. Such assets are not in service and are not currently being depreciated.

Depreciation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Depreciation expense	$	45,159	$	57,314	$	90,261	$	115,025