Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

6. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment at December 31, 2011 and 2010 is summarized as follows:


	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Office building	$	38,799	$	38,159
Computer equipment and software		48,584		49,143
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment		52,156		47,007
Vehicles		1,507		946
Leasehold improvements		8,481		4,762
Leasehold land		5,963		4,228
Residential property		1,148		1,366
Capital advances / work in progress		22,938		25,834

		179,576		171,445
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		73,574		69,338

	$	106,002	$	102,107

- 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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