Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, stated at cost, at December 31, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	2012			2011
Computers and related equipment	$	61,471		$	50,888
Furniture and equipment	1,300			1,205
Leasehold improvements	3,938			3,756
	66,709			55,849
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(47,110		)	(41,411		)
Total property and equipment, net	$	19,599		$	14,438

Depreciation and amortization expense was $6.2 million, $6.3 million and $5.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Total disposals of long-lived assets for the year ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $0.9 million, $0.3 million and $0.2 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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