Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

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3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

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

    December 31,  
    2014     2013  
Facilities and plant equipment   $ 190,714     $ 184,064  
Land     2,570       2,570  
Other equipment, vehicles and furniture     7,641       5,600  
Construction in progress     8,720       5,007  
      209,645       197,241  
Accumulated depreciation     (54,343 )     (42,047 )
    $ 155,302     $ 155,194  

Depreciation expense, including idled facilities, was $12,712,000, $11,662,000 and $11,481,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. One of the Pacific Ethanol Plants was idled for four months in 2014 and for all of 2013 and 2012. Depreciation on the Company’s idled assets was an aggregate of $699,000, $2,108,000 and $2,136,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Included in plant and equipment is $12,829,000 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, attributable to capital leases. Depreciation expense related to these capital leases was $855,000 and $340,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.