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Fixed Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Fixed assets consist of the following:



	Estimated	December 31,
	Life (Years)	2012			2011
		(In thousands)
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	3-7	$	10,437		$	11,647
Computer software	3	2,685			2,333
Computer hardware	3	2,130			2,282
Leasehold improvements	5-15	19,160			19,157
		34,412			35,419
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(18,312		)	(17,440		)
		$	16,100		$	17,979

Depreciation expense was approximately $2.9 million, $3.6 million and $4.4 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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