Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Note 6.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) consist of the following assets, which are depreciated or amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives shown below:


		December 31,					Estimated
		2011			2010		Useful Lives

Program, service and test equipment	$	92,080		$	115,325		2 to 5 years
Satellite equipment		15,530			15,503		13 years
Furniture and fixtures		14,286			15,922		5 to 8 years
Transmission equipment		34,441			37,495		5 to 7 years
Leasehold improvements		40,222			41,617		Term of lease
		196,559			225,862
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(132,745	)		(156,885	)
	$	63,814		$	68,977

During 2011, the Company retired $44,187 of fully depreciated assets that are no longer in use.

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment (including capital leases) amounted to $20,739, $19,805 and $22,828, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the gross amount of equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases were as follows:


		December 31,
		2011			2010

Satellite equipment	$	15,530		$	15,503
Less accumulated amortization		(6,221	)		(5,097	)
	$	9,309		$	10,406

- 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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