Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

4. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,			December 31,
	2013			2012
Computer equipment	$	260,059		$	294,208
Software		28,320			28,594
Land		89,130			89,130
Building		192,556			190,931
Furniture and fixtures		12,495			13,959
Leasehold improvements		13,538			20,383

		596,098			637,205
Less accumulated depreciation		(214,815	)		(171,131	)

Total property and equipment, net	$	381,283		$	466,074

In the third quarter of 2013, we changed our estimate of the remaining economic life of certain computer equipment and leasehold improvements in one of our data centers from approximately 36 months to approximately 29 months. The carrying value of these assets as of June 30, 2013 was $11.9 million and as of September 30, 2013 was $5.0 million. As a result of this change in estimate, we recorded $3.9 million of additional depreciation expense in the three months ended September 30, 2013.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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