Property And Equipment, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Property And Equipment, Net [Abstract]

NOTE 6 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

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


	March 31			December 31
	2012			2011
Building	$	39,273		$	39,297
Furniture and fixtures		17,324			17,249
Machinery and equipment		9,425			9,163
Computer equipment		65,180			65,331
Computer software		52,648			51,541
Leasehold improvements		18,765			18,615
Land		16,317			16,317
Construction in progress – building		10,458			6,427

		229,390			223,940
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(131,853	)		(129,338	)

Property and equipment, net	$	97,537		$	94,602

Total depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $3.7 million and $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 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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