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Property and Equipment | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract] |
Property and Equipment | 4. Property and Equipment Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
|  |  | March 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  |  | (In thousands) |
| Land |  | $ 232,812 |  | $ 224,124 |
| Building and improvements |  | 627,372 |  | 582,261 |
| Office equipment and fixtures |  | 164,731 |  | 151,165 |
| Parts and service equipment |  | 71,774 |  | 68,248 |
| Company vehicles |  | 8,969 |  | 8,958 |
| Construction in progress |  | 50,024 |  | 81,180 |
| Total, at cost |  | 1,155,682 |  | 1,115,936 |
| Less accumulated depreciation |  | (332,543) |  | (316,617) |
| Property and equipment, net |  | $ 823,139 |  | $ 799,319 |
In the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, capital expenditures were approximately $46.8 million and $21.5 million, respectively. Capital expenditures in both periods were primarily related to real estate acquisitions, construction of new dealerships and EchoPark® stores, building improvements and equipment purchased for use in Sonic’s dealerships and EchoPark® stores. Impairment charges for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were approximately $6.2 million, with $4.8 million recorded in the Franchised Dealerships segment and $1.4 million recorded in the EchoPark® segment, and primarily consist of the write-off of certain costs associated with abandoned website and software development projects in addition to the abandonment of certain construction projects.

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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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