Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment consists of the following:



		December 31,
(dollars in thousands)	Estimated Useful Lives	2012			2011
Equipment	1-10 years	$	59,580		$	55,221
Computer software	1-5 years	26,864			26,709
Buildings	10-40 years	15,122			10,469
Leasehold improvements	1-10 years	7,334			7,394
Furniture	1-13 years	4,457			5,007
Land		2,178			1,749
		115,535			106,549
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(63,282		)	(60,911		)
		$	52,253		$	45,638

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment, including the amounts acquired through capital lease commitments, was $17.4 million, $13.3 million and $10.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, 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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