PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [ABSTRACT]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

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

	December 31,
	2018		2017
Land and buildings	$	33,286	$	38,858
Computer equipment and software		411,653		390,944
Telephone equipment		45,351		46,521
Furniture and fixtures		74,538		76,860
Leasehold improvements		161,960		176,467
Motor vehicles		90		158
Construction-in-progress and other		1,131		220
Property, plant and equipment, gross		728,009		730,028
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(566,486)		(566,682)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	161,523	$	163,346