Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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
	2013			2012			Estimated Useful Lives
Program, service and test equipment	$	114,641		$	103,169		2 to 5 years
Satellite equipment	17,443			16,580			13 years
Furniture and fixtures	15,803			15,386			5 to 8 years
Transmission equipment	41,391			37,518			5 years
Leasehold improvements	46,655			45,321			Term of lease
	235,933			217,974
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(164,865		)	(147,084		)
	$	71,068		$	70,890

During 2013, the Company retired $5,114 of fully depreciated assets that were no longer in use.

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment (including capital leases) amounted to $23,036, $20,891 and $20,739, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the gross amount of equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases were as follows:



	December 31,
	2013			2012
Satellite equipment	$	17,443		$	16,580
Less accumulated amortization	(8,836		)	(7,474		)
	$	8,607		$	9,106

- 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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