Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) consists of the following:



	December 31,						Estimated Useful Lives
	2012			2011			Estimated Useful Lives
Program, service and test equipment	$	103,169		$	92,080		2 to 5 years
Satellite equipment	16,580			15,530			13 years
Furniture and fixtures	15,386			14,286			5 to 8 years
Transmission equipment	37,518			34,441			5 years
Leasehold improvements	45,321			40,222			Term of lease
	217,974			196,559
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(147,084		)	(132,745		)
	$	70,890		$	63,814

During 2012, the Company retired $6,332 of fully depreciated assets that were no longer in use.

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment (including capital leases) amounted to $20,891, $20,739 and $19,805, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the gross amount of equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases were as follows:



	December 31,
	2012			2011
Satellite equipment	$	16,580		$	15,530
Less accumulated amortization	(7,474		)	(6,221		)
	$	9,106		$	9,309

- Definition

The entire disclosure for 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. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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