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Property, Plant and Equipment
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment
(5) Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
(in thousands)
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Machinery and equipment
$
1,360,019

 
$
1,362,965

Buildings and improvements
17,116

 
17,116

Automotive equipment
16,719

 
16,773

Land and improvements
13,751

 
13,250

Construction in progress
17,299

 
15,126

Other
1,654

 
2,753

 
1,426,558

 
1,427,983

Less: Accumulated depreciation
462,056

 
412,743

Total property, plant and equipment, net
$
964,502

 
$
1,015,240


On October 22, 2019, the Audit Committee of CVR Energy and the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of the general partner of CVR Partners each agreed to authorize the exchange of certain parcels of property owned by subsidiaries of CVR Energy with an equal number of parcels owned by subsidiaries of CVR Partners, all located in Coffeyville, Kansas (the “Property Swap”). This Property Swap will enable each such subsidiary to create a more usable contiguous parcel of land near its own operating footprint. The Partnership will account for this transaction in accordance with the ASC 805-50 guidance on transferring assets between entities under common control.