Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property and Equipment

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Property and Equipment
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment

4. Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment, net consists of the following:

 

 

 

June 30, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Land

 

$

335,238

 

 

$

306,457

 

Building and improvements

 

 

836,976

 

 

 

777,766

 

Software and computer equipment

 

 

138,250

 

 

 

128,366

 

Parts and service equipment

 

 

102,301

 

 

 

93,901

 

Office equipment and fixtures

 

 

92,050

 

 

 

86,216

 

Company vehicles

 

 

9,542

 

 

 

9,107

 

Construction in progress

 

 

67,211

 

 

 

62,982

 

       Total, at cost

 

 

1,581,568

 

 

 

1,464,795

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

(490,710

)

 

 

(450,184

)

Subtotal

 

 

1,090,858

 

 

 

1,014,611

 

Less assets held for sale (1)

 

 

(3,489

)

 

 

(4,231

)

       Property and equipment, net

 

$

1,087,369

 

 

$

1,010,380

 

(1)Classified in other current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

In the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, capital expenditures were approximately $45.5 million and $121.2 million, respectively, and in the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, capital expenditures were approximately $67.6 million and $109.0 million, respectively. Capital expenditures in all periods were primarily related to real estate acquisitions, construction of new franchised dealerships and EchoPark stores, building improvements and equipment purchased for use in Sonic’s franchised dealerships and EchoPark stores. Assets held for sale as of June 30, 2017 consists of vacant land that Sonic expects to dispose of in the next twelve months.

Impairment charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 were approximately $2.6 million and $3.1 million, respectively, which include the write-off of goodwill and property and equipment as part of the closure of two stand-alone pre-owned stores that were purchased in 2016, and the write-off of costs associated with the abandonment of certain construction projects. Impairment charges for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 were approximately $0.2 million related to the write-off of costs associated with the abandonment of certain construction projects.