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Property and Equipment and Identifiable Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Property and Equipment and Identifiable Intangible Assets |
Schedule of property and equipment (in thousands) | Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands): ​
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​ |  | September 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Compression and treating equipment | ​ | $ | 3,355,314 | ​ | $ | 3,239,831
Furniture and fixtures | ​ |  | 1,325 | ​ |  | 1,129
Automobiles and vehicles | ​ |  | 31,869 | ​ |  | 32,490
Computer equipment | ​ |  | 57,133 | ​ |  | 54,806
Buildings | ​ | ​ | 8,639 | ​ | ​ | 9,314
Land | ​ | ​ | 77 | ​ | ​ | 77
Leasehold improvements | ​ |  | 5,579 | ​ |  | 5,377
Total property and equipment, gross | ​ |  | 3,459,936 | ​ |  | 3,343,024
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | ​ |  | (962,480) | ​ |  | (821,536)
Total property and equipment, net | ​ | $ | 2,497,456 | ​ | $ | 2,521,488
Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment | ​
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Compression equipment, acquired new | ​ | 25 years | ​
Compression equipment, acquired used | ​ | 5 - 25 years | ​
Furniture and fixtures | ​ | 3 - 10 years | ​
Vehicles and computer equipment | ​ | 1 - 10 years | ​
Buildings | ​ | 5 years | ​
Leasehold improvements | ​ | 5 years | ​
Schedule of identifiable intangible assets | Identifiable intangible assets, net consisted of the following (in thousands): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | Customer |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Relationships | ​ | Trade Names | ​ | Total
Net balance at December 31, 2018 | ​ | $ | 355,161 | ​ | $ | 37,389 | ​ | $ | 392,550
Amortization expense | ​ |  | (19,579) | ​ |  | (2,456) | ​ |  | (22,035)
Net balance at September 30, 2019 | ​ | $ | 335,582 | ​ | $ | 34,933 | ​ | $ | 370,515

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