CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS [ABSTRACT]

CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS

(7)CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS

Contract acquisition costs, net consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

		December 31,
		2011		2010
Contract acquisition costs, gross		$	22,639	$	30,710
Less: Accumulated amortization			(19,773)		(27,928)
	Contract acquisition costs, net	$	2,866	$	2,782

Amortization of contract acquisition costs recorded as a reduction to Revenue was $1.7 million, $5.3 million and $3.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Expected future amortization of contract acquisition costs as of December 31, 2011is as follows (amounts in thousands):

2012		$	1,012
2013			1,012
2014			633
2015			209
	Total	$	2,866