Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property and Equipment

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Property and Equipment
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, net, consists of the following:
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Satellite system
$
2,388,000

 
$
2,388,000

Terrestrial repeater network
115,235

 
117,127

Leasehold improvements
49,516

 
49,407

Broadcast studio equipment
72,638

 
70,888

Capitalized software and hardware
487,169

 
466,464

Satellite telemetry, tracking and control facilities
75,684

 
75,440

Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
75,936

 
81,871

Land
38,411

 
38,411

Building
60,598

 
60,487

Construction in progress
123,617

 
101,324

Total property and equipment
3,486,804

 
3,449,419

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(2,086,049
)
 
(2,034,018
)
Property and equipment, net
$
1,400,755

 
$
1,415,401


Construction in progress consists of the following:
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Satellite system
$
12,912

 
$
12,912

Terrestrial repeater network
30,013

 
25,578

Capitalized software
53,669

 
37,064

Other
27,023

 
25,770

Construction in progress
$
123,617

 
$
101,324


Depreciation expense on property and equipment was $55,187 and $51,804 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  We retired property and equipment of $3,160 and $4,571 during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Satellites
As of March 31, 2016, we owned a fleet of eight operating satellites.  In March 2016, we de-orbited XM-1, a satellite that was no longer in use and had also reached the end of its operational life. The chart below provides certain information on our operating satellites as of March 31, 2016:
Satellite Description
 
Year Delivered
 
Estimated End of
Depreciable Life
FM-1*
 
2000
 
2013
FM-2*
 
2000
 
2013
FM-3*
 
2000
 
2015
FM-5
 
2009
 
2024
FM-6
 
2013
 
2028
XM-3
 
2005
 
2020
XM-4
 
2006
 
2021
XM-5
 
2010
 
2025
* Satellite was fully depreciated and was still in operation as of March 31, 2016. As of April 7, 2016, these satellites were no longer being used to transmit satellite radio.  We plan to deorbit these satellites during 2016.