Property And Equipment, Net

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

NOTE 6 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Net property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):


	June 30 2011			December 31 2010
Building	$	39,601		$	39,003
Furniture and fixtures		16,725			15,846
Machinery and equipment		8,608			7,181
Computer equipment		57,844			54,940
Computer software		47,405			43,822
Leasehold improvements		17,688			15,438
Land		16,317			11,154

		204,188			187,384
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(123,003	)		(116,530	)

Property and equipment, net	$	81,185		$	70,854

The increase in property and equipment during the six months ended June 30, 2011 was primarily due to expenditures on the facilities to house the Business Operations and Advance Technology Center in Cork, Ireland. Total depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $3.8 million and $7.6 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. This compares to $3.5 million and $7.0 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.

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