PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [ABSTRACT]

(5) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

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

		December 31,
		2013		2012
Land and buildings		$	38,833	$	38,833
Computer equipment and software			297,567		279,129
Telephone equipment			39,238		42,914
Furniture and fixtures			50,638		50,322
Leasehold improvements			148,890		143,051
Motor vehicles			188		355
Construction-in-progress and other			145		450
	Property, plant and equipment, gross		575,499		555,054
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(448,780)		(442,778)
	Property, plant and equipment, net	$	126,719	$	112,276

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $38.7 million, $37.4 million and $40.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Included in computer equipment and software in the table above, the Company had $2.4 million and $3.5 million of unamortized Software Development Costs as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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