Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

9. Property and Equipment

A summary of property and equipment at December 31 is as follows:

	2012		2011

Land and improvements	$	45.9	$	52.3
Building and components		406.0		392.1
Data processing equipment, furniture and other equipment		792.6		725.6
Computer software, purchased and internally developed		1,672.1		1,295.0
Leasehold improvements		303.9		190.2

Property and equipment, gross		3,220.5		2,655.2
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,482.2)		(1,237.1)

Property and equipment, net	$	1,738.3	$	1,418.1

Property and equipment includes assets purchased under noncancelable capital leases at December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $59.0. Total accumulated amortization on leased assets at December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $59.0 and $58.5, respectively. Depreciation expense for 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $107.1, $95.7 and $103.1, respectively. Amortization expense on leased assets, computer software and leasehold improvements for 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $261.9, $204.6 and $194.3, respectively, which includes amortization expense on computer software, both purchased and internally developed, for 2012, 2011 and 2010 of $240.7, $183.9 and $171.9, respectively. Capitalized costs related to the internal development of software of $1,332.1 and $1,022.2 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are reported with computer software.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, we recognized $66.8 of impairments related to computer software (primarily internally developed) due to project cancellation or asset replacement, some of which resulted from a change in strategic focus needed to effectively manage business operations in a post-Health Care Reform environment.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, we recognized $95.3 of impairments of information technology assets related to our change in strategic focus primarily in response to Health Care Reform and due to our decision to discontinue further use of certain assets in the normal course of business.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of 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.

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