Property and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment, Net [Text Block]

Property and Equipment, Net

At December 31, 2011 and 2010 property and equipment consist of the following:



	2011			2010
Computers, internal use software, furniture & fixtures and automobiles	$	96,248		$	93,462
Land and buildings	27,010			26,652
Leasehold improvements	13,404			8,763
	136,662			128,877
Less: accumulated depreciation	(84,121		)	(81,430		)
Net property and equipment	$	52,541		$	47,447

Depreciation expense for 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $13.3 million, $12.8 million and $9.7 million, 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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