Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Abstract]

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

NOTE 12 — SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Selling, general and administrative expenses include payroll for personnel employed in executive, finance, legal, human resources, vendor management, internal audit, risk and six sigma roles. This category also includes occupancy costs, professional fees, depreciation and amortization on non-operating assets. The components of selling, general and administrative expenses were as follows for the periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2012		2011
Compensation and benefits	$	4,383	$	5,920
Professional services		1,655		2,102
Occupancy related costs		6,509		2,724
Amortization of intangible assets		1,340		1,273
Depreciation and amortization		487		609
Other		2,641		3,626
Total	$	17,015	$	16,254