Property And Equipment, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Property And Equipment, Net

Property And Equipment, Net

NOTE 6 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

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

	September 30			December 31
	2011			2010
Building	$	39,276		$	39,003
Furniture and fixtures		16,915			15,846
Machinery and equipment		8,857			7,181
Computer equipment		59,784			54,940
Computer software		49,296			43,822
Leasehold improvements		20,374			15,438
Land		16,317			11,154
		210,819			187,384
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(126,343	)		(116,530	)
Property and equipment, net	$	84,476		$	70,854

The increase in property and equipment during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily due to expenditures on the facilities to house the Business Operations and Advanced Technology Center in Cork, Ireland. Total depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $3.5 million and $11.1 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. This compares to $3.4 million and $10.4 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.