Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31, 2011 and 2010:



	2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Computer equipment and software	$	8,632		$	9,116
Shop equipment	1,688			1,735
Furniture and fixtures	1,462			1,480
Building and leasehold improvements	2,926			2,771
Autos and trucks	450			696
	$	15,158		$	15,798
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(11,917		)	(11,577		)
	$	3,241		$	4,221
Leasehold improvements and software implementations in process	143			195
Property and equipment, net	$	3,384		$	4,416

Depreciation expense has been approximately $1,389,000, $2,541,000 and $2,996,000 for the three years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

- 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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