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Note 2 - Property, Equipment, and Leases
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]
(2)
PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND LEASES
 
Property and equipment as of June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, consists of the following (in thousands):
 
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Revenue equipment owned
  $ 257,782     $ 325,859  
Revenue equipment under capital leases
    352,910       478,606  
Furniture and office equipment
    17,648       12,516  
Land and buildings
    142,586       112,533  
Service equipment
    4,144       2,345  
Leasehold improvements
    4,086       4,117  
      779,156       935,976  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    142,423       147,446  
    $ 636,733     $ 788,530  
 
Included in accumulated depreciation and amortization was $50.9 million and $54.8 million in 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to revenue equipment under capital leases.
 
In accordance with its policy, the Company reviews the estimated useful lives of its fixed assets on an ongoing basis. This review indicated that the actual lives of certain tractors and trailers were longer than the estimated useful lives used for depreciation purposes in the Company’s financial statements. As a result, effective October 1, 2015, the Company changed its estimates of the useful lives and salvage value of certain tractors and trailers to better reflect the estimated periods during which these assets will remain in service. The estimated useful lives of the tractors and trailers that previously were 3 years for tractors and 7 years for trailers were increased to 4 years for tractors and 10 years for trailers. The effect of this change in estimate was to reduce depreciation expense for the year ended June 30, 2016 by $7.0 million, increase net income by $4.5 million, and increase basic and diluted earnings per share by $0.16.