Property And Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property And Equipment, Net [Abstract]

9.	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and Equipment, net (including assets held under capital leases) consists of the following:


	As of			As of
	December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
	(in thousands)
Towers and related components	$	2,587,897		$	2,407,322
Construction-in-process		23,076			24,984
Furniture, equipment and vehicles		29,711			24,045
Land, buildings and improvements		168,988			143,445

		2,809,672			2,599,796
Less: accumulated depreciation		(1,226,279	)		(1,065,478	)

Property and equipment, net	$	1,583,393		$	1,534,318

Construction-in-process represents costs incurred related to towers that are under development and will be used in the Company's operations. Depreciation expense was $175.8 million, $161.4 million, and $150.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, non-cash capital expenditures that are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses were $7.2 million and $4.7 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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