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Property and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property and Equipment | PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Property and equipment is comprised of the following (in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013
Land | $ | 118,658 |  |  | $ | 118,165 |
Grandstands and buildings | 439,625 |  |  | 435,125 |
Equipment | 237,867 |  |  | 208,966 |
Furniture and fixtures | 51,815 |  |  | 47,718 |
Tracks and other improvements | 142,975 |  |  | 121,085 |
Construction in progress | 15,427 |  |  | 15,214 |
| 1,006,367 |  |  | 946,273 |
Accumulated depreciation | (411,052 | ) |  | (360,775 | )
Total | $ | 595,315 |  |  | $ | 585,498 |
Depreciation expense was approximately $55.0 million, $49.6 million and $44.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is classified in operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. On July 1, 2014, the Company ceased its pari-mutuel operations at Calder and finalized an agreement with The Stronach Group ("TSG") under which TSG will operate, at TSG's expense, live racing and maintain certain facilities used for racing and training at Calder through an agreement which expires on December 31, 2020. As a result, the Company assessed alternative potential uses of the Calder facility and certain assets not required to be maintained under lease agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2014 the Company recognized accelerated depreciation expense of $2.4 million, primarily related to Calder's barns, which are not expected to be utilized subsequent to December 31, 2014. During 2015, the Company will continue to assess potential alternative uses of the Calder facility not associated with the lease agreement. On November 4, 2014, the Company ceased operations of Luckity and recorded an impairment charge of $3.2 million in its TwinSpires segment for property and equipment specifically associated with Luckity. Prior to this date, the Company was still investing in this business and actively marketing to Luckity customers. During 2012, the Company began an assessment of potential alternative uses to its Trackside training facility at Churchill Downs. As such, the Company reviewed the useful lives of assets at this facility and commenced accelerated depreciation on certain of its long-term assets, resulting in additional depreciation expense of $1.5 million and $0.9 million during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, related to this facility. The Trackside assets were fully depreciated as of December 31, 2013.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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