Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

4.	Property and Equipment

Property and equipment as of December 31, 2011, and 2010 consist of the following (in thousands):


	2011			2010
Purchased and internally developed software	$	73,561		$	62,731
Portable People Meter equipment		49,601			45,240
Computer equipment		21,776			21,231
Leasehold improvements		17,833			17,537
Machinery, furniture and fixtures		8,598			9,221

		171,369			155,960
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(100,718	)		(85,628	)

Property and equipment, net	$	70,651		$	70,332


	For the Years Ended December 31,
Additional Information	2011		2010		2009
Depreciation and Amortization of Property and Equipment:
Cost of revenue	$	26,319	$	24,778	$	20,702
Selling, general, and administrative		1,748		1,628		2,207
Research and development		475		280		319

Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	28,542	$	26,686	$	23,228

Impairment charges associated with property and equipment	$	162	$	628	$	—
Loss on asset disposals	$	1,961	$	2,383	$	2,088
Interest capitalized during the year	$	39	$	34	$	52

- 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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