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Property and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property and Equipment | We compute depreciation using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives as follows:
Buildings and improvements | 15 to 45 years
Leasehold improvements | Shorter of term of lease or useful life
Broadcast transmission towers and related equipment | 15 to 35 years
Other broadcast and program production equipment | 3 to 15 years
Computer hardware | 3 to 5 years
Office and other equipment | 3 to 10 years
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
|  | As of December 31, |  |
(in thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Land and improvements |  | $ | 62,712 |  |  | $ | 47,054 |
Buildings and improvements |  | 187,830 |  |  | 144,389 |
Equipment |  | 452,239 |  |  | 344,909 |
Computer software |  | 20,047 |  |  | 17,492 |
Total |  | 722,828 |  |  | 553,844 |
Accumulated depreciation |  | 352,450 |  |  | 322,343 |
Net property and equipment |  | $ | 370,378 |  |  | $ | 231,501 |

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