Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property, Plant, and Equipment, net

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Property, Plant, and Equipment, net
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net
Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

 
September 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Leasehold improvements
$
6,778

 
$
6,869

Furniture and fixtures
2,145

 
2,187

Equipment
157,874

 
128,046

Computer equipment
15,193

 
10,661

Computer software
35,777

 
31,518

Automobiles
290

 
311

Buildings
7,971

 
6,744

Albatross (Company-owned aircraft)
447

 
447

Satellite transponders
62,306

 
79,097

Construction in-progress
4,332

 
3,370

Total property, plant and equipment
293,113

 
269,250

Accumulated depreciation
(110,336
)
 
(74,221
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
182,777

 
$
195,029



Depreciation expense, including software amortization expense, by classification consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Cost of sales
$
10,019

 
$
7,666

 
$
29,576

 
$
21,259

Sales and marketing
917

 
703

 
2,764

 
2,165

Product development
872

 
1,687

 
2,396

 
2,838

General and administrative
3,227

 
1,954

 
9,413

 
7,260

Total depreciation expense
$
15,035

 
$
12,010

 
$
44,149

 
$
33,522