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Property and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Property and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment

5.     Property and Equipment

 

The composition of property and equipment as of December 31, 2016 and 2017 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Estimated useful

 

 

 

2016

 

2017

 

life (years)

 

Land

 

$

7,138

 

$

7,138

 

 —

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

19,238

 

 

19,304

 

5-40

 

Furniture, equipment, and computer hardware and software

 

 

157,104

 

 

169,613

 

5-10

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

39,769

 

 

42,906

 

3-10

 

Construction in progress

 

 

7,006

 

 

5,103

 

 

 

 

 

 

230,255

 

 

244,064

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(157,131)

 

 

(170,301)

 

 

 

 

 

$

73,124

 

$

73,763

 

 

 

 

Construction in progress includes costs associated with the construction and renovation of campuses and the development of information technology applications. In 2016 and 2017, the Company recorded leasehold improvements of $0.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively, which were reimbursed by lessors as lease incentives. In 2016 and 2017, the Company wrote off $3.2 million and $5.3 million, respectively, in fixed assets that were fully depreciated and no longer in service.