Property and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Note 6—Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is recorded over the estimated useful life of each class of depreciable asset, and is computed using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated asset life or term of the lease. Repairs and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred.

The following table sets forth the amounts of property and equipment by each class of depreciable asset as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Housekeeping and Dietary equipment	$	22,518	$	22,349
Computer hardware and software	12,803		12,665
Other ⁽¹⁾	989		990
Total property and equipment, at cost	36,310		36,004
Less accumulated depreciation	22,823		22,495
Total property and equipment, net	$	13,487	$	13,509


⁽¹⁾	Includes furniture and fixtures, leasehold improvements and autos and trucks.

Depreciation expense for each of the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $1.3 million.