2.2.0.25falsefalse0206 - Disclosure - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTtruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 USD ($) USD ($) / shares $FROM_Jan01_2010_TO_Dec31_2010http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001013880duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170SharesStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0EPSDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$2true0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetAbstractus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNo definition available.falsefalsePROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT3false0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel1falsefalsefalse00(6)       PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTProperty, plant and equipment consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 397px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:397px;"> </td><td colspan="5" style="width: 205px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:205px;">December 31,</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 397px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:397px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 90px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:90px;">2010</td><td style="width: 18px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:18px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 97px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:97px;">2009</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 408px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:408px;">Land and buildings</td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;">$</td><td style="width: 79px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"> 45,372</td><td style="width: 18px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:18px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;">$</td><td style="width: 86px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:86px;"> 44,528</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 408px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:408px;">Computer equipment and software</td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 79px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"> 245,333</td><td style="width: 18px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:18px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 86px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:86px;"> 232,456</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 408px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:408px;">Telephone equipment</td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 79px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"> 45,743</td><td style="width: 18px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:18px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 86px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:86px;"> 45,150</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 408px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:408px;">Furniture and fixtures</td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 79px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"> 54,364</td><td style="width: 18px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:18px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 86px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:86px;"> 54,685</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 408px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:408px;">Leasehold improvements</td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 79px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"> 140,412</td><td style="width: 18px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:18px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 86px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:86px;"> 140,762</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 408px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:408px;">Motor vehicles</td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 79px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"> 898</td><td style="width: 18px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:18px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 86px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:86px;"> 492</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 408px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:408px;">Construction-in-progress and other</td><td style="width: 11px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 79px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"> 1,768</td><td style="width: 18px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:18px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 86px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:86px;"> 264</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 397px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:397px;">Property, plant and equipment, gross</td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 79px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"> 533,891</td><td style="width: 18px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:18px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 86px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:86px;"> 518,338</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 408px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:408px;">Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization</td><td style="width: 11px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 79px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"> (428,363)</td><td style="width: 18px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:18px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 86px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:86px;"> (391,343)</td></tr><tr style="height: 18px"><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 397px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:397px;">Property, plant and equipment, net</td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;">$</td><td style="width: 79px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"> 105,528</td><td style="width: 18px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:18px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;">$</td><td style="width: 86px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:86px;"> 126,995</td></tr><tr style="height: 18px"><td style="width: 11px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 397px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:397px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 79px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"> </td><td style="width: 18px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:18px;"> </td><td style="width: 11px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:11px;"> </td><td style="width: 86px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:86px;"> </td></tr></table></div>Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $49.2 million, $55.9 million and $57.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.Included in computer equipment and software in the table above, the Company had $2.7 million and $1.1 million of unamortized Software Development Costs as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amortization expense for Software Development Costs was $0.2 million, $0.4 million and $1.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, which is included in the depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment discussed above.(6)       PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTProperty, plant and equipment consisted of the following (amounts infalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDisclosure of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. 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