PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

(4) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following.

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013				2012
	(Dollars in Thousands)

Computer equipment		$	4,621			$	3,993
Property, plant and equipment, gross			4,621				3,993
Accumulated depreciation			(3,692	)			(3,429	)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	929			$	564

Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment was $263,334, $195,078 and $167,753 during 2013, 2012 and 2011, 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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