PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment consists of the following as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2013			2012
Property and equipment:
Construction-in-progress	$	1,214		$	1,790
Equipment and furniture	119,848			126,790
Building and leasehold improvements	48,503			54,579
	169,565			183,159
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(150,894		)	(154,496		)
Net property and equipment	$	18,671		$	28,663

For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded depreciation expense of $13.8 million, $15.8 million and $19.0 million, respectively.

- 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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