Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

4. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):


	September 30,			December 31,
	2011			2010

Cable systems, equipment and subscriber devices	$	1,753,041		$	1,647,329
Vehicles		38,651			37,275
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		35,315			29,689
Buildings and leasehold improvements		28,258			27,762
Land and land improvements		5,001			5,016

Property, plant and equipment, gross		1,860,266			1,747,071
Accumulated depreciation		(1,067,167	)		(969,583	)

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	793,099		$	777,488

- 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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