Note 3 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

3. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 consisted of the following (

in thousands

):

	December 31,
	2015			2014
Equipment	$	90,496		$	94,686
Leasehold improvements		8,512			9,194
Building		8,624			8,624
Building improvements		11,367			8,762
Land		2,769			2,769
Furniture and fixtures		10,858			12,107
Capitalized software		104,266			101,069
		236,892			237,211
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(140,341	)		(121,184	)
Property and equipment, net	$	96,551		$	116,027

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment charged to operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $30.3 million, $32.9 million and $31.4 million, respectively. Net capital leases included as part of equipment were approximately $51,000 and $1.2 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Accumulated depreciation for equipment under capital leases was approximately $6.0 million and $4.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. Depreciation expense for equipment under capital leases for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was approximately $1.2 million, $1.6 million, and $1.7 million, respectively.