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Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):

		*September 30, 2021*				*December 31, 2020*
Cable distribution systems		$	2,412,978			$	1,916,048
Customer premise equipment			314,304				283,831
Other equipment and fixtures			455,612				463,469
Buildings and improvements			138,807				117,367
Capitalized software			86,178				107,107
Construction in progress			177,092				89,488
Land			21,041				13,293
Right-of-use assets			11,241				10,314
Property, plant and equipment, gross			3,617,253				3,000,917
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(1,815,884	)			(1,735,457	)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	1,801,369			$	1,265,460

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $69.3 million and $59.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $193.3 million and $168.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.