Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31:



in thousands	Estimated Useful Life			2013			2012
Computer software and hardware	3	to	7 years	$	52,206		$	47,566
Transportation equipment	3	to	12 years	17,897			17,875
Leasehold improvements	Up to term of lease			18,355			18,143
Office furniture and equipment	5	to	10 years	6,421			6,238
Total cost				94,879			89,822
Accumulated depreciation				(54,791		)	(50,910		)
Property and equipment, net				$	40,088		$	38,912

Depreciation expense was $9.1 million, $8.1 million and $8.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, 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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