Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Note 7 Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, which includes assets under capital leases, is comprised of the following (in thousands):


	As of December 31,
	2011			2010

Buildings	$	2,086		$	2,036
Land		504			471
Machinery, equipment and tooling		81,464			76,617
Furniture and office equipment		12,003			11,456
Computers and software		111,793			76,637
Automobiles		18			14
Leasehold improvements		15,494			12,041
Projects in progress – computers and software		9,135			26,844
Projects in progress - other		11,332			10,600

		243,829			216,716
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(146,007	)		(129,623	)

Net property and equipment	$	97,822		$	87,093

Other items related to property and equipment are as follows (in thousands):


	As of December 31,

	2011		2010

Unamortized computer software costs	$	42,134	$	17,298


	Year Ended December 31,

	2011		2010		2009

Amortization of capitalized software	$	6,180	$	5,624	$	6,212
Total depreciation expense charged to income		20,680		20,291		20,945

- 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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