Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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
	2014			2013			Estimated Useful Lives
Program, service and test equipment	$	164,734		$	114,641		2 to 5 years
Satellite equipment	36,201			17,443			13 years
Furniture and fixtures	17,512			15,803			5 to 8 years
Transmission equipment	47,610			41,391			5 years
Leasehold improvements	54,029			46,655			Term of lease
	320,086			235,933
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(186,242		)	(164,865		)
	$	133,844		$	71,068

During 2014, the Company retired $15,765 of fully depreciated assets that were no longer in use.

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment (including capital leases) amounted to $38,220, $23,036 and $20,891, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the gross amount of equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases were as follows:



	December 31,
	2014			2013
Satellite equipment	$	36,201		$	17,443
Less accumulated amortization	(11,480		)	(8,836		)
	$	24,721		$	8,607

- 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.

+ References+ Details