Real Estate Charges (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Real estate liability account activity related to office space consolidation initiatives

The following table summarizes the activity in the liability account relating to our 2010 and 2012 office space consolidation initiatives for the following periods:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013			Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)

Balance as of beginning of period	$	238,784		$	71,164
Expense incurred		648			181,589
Deferred rent		122			27,000
Payments made		(21,562	)		(42,833	)
Interest accretion		1,137			1,864
Balance as of end of period	$	219,129		$	238,784

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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