PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property and equipment consists of the following as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2012			2011 (1)
Property and equipment:
Construction-in-progress	$	1,790		$	838
Equipment and furniture		126,790			113,690
Building and leasehold improvements		54,579			96,390
Land		-			1,310
		183,159			212,228
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(154,496	)		(172,645	)
Net property and equipment	$	28,663		$	39,583

(1)

Included in the balance as of December 31, 2011 was the Company's West Sacramento facility that was reclassified to held-for-sale on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at an estimated fair value of $9.0 million at December 31, 2011. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company recognized an impairment of $4.0 million on the facility based on offers to purchase the property. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company sold the facility for gross proceeds of $5.8 million, which included $0.3 million in commissions and closing costs paid by the Company, and reduced the total impairment recognized in 2012 to $3.5 million.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of 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.

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