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Property and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and Equipment, Net

4. Property and Equipment, Net

        Property and equipment, net consisted of the following as of:

		December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
		(in thousands)
Computer hardware		$	8,519		$	3,935
Furniture and office equipment			5,354			2,204
Leasehold improvements			42,086			6,689
Leasehold improvements in process			194			6,864
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Total			56,153			19,692
Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(7,098	)		(4,096	)
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Property and equipment, net		$	49,055		$	15,596
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        Depreciation expense of property and equipment was $5.5 million, $1.7 million and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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