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Fixed Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]  
Fixed Assets

NOTE 6 Fixed Assets

Fixed assets at December 31 consisted of the following:

 

(in thousands)

   2013     2012  

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

   $ 149,170      $ 141,844   

Leasehold improvements

     21,231        18,889   

Land, buildings and improvements

     3,815        3,902   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost

     174,216        164,635   

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (99,483     (90,298
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 74,733      $ 74,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense for fixed assets amounted to $17,485,000 in 2013, $15,373,000 in 2012, and $12,392,000 in 2011.