PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [ABSTRACT]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

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

	December 31,
	2019		2018
Land and buildings	$	32,942	$	33,286
Computer equipment and software		447,260		411,653
Telephone equipment		49,447		45,351
Furniture and fixtures		85,191		74,538
Leasehold improvements		186,083		161,960
Motor vehicles		260		90
Construction-in-progress and other		-		1,131
Property, plant and equipment, gross		801,183		728,009
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(624,550)		(566,486)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	176,633	$	161,523