PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS

PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS

4. PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements consist of the following:

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Software, including software development costs	$	122,252		$	110,402
Computer equipment	36,890			34,314
Leasehold improvements	38,152			37,925
Communications equipment	20,125			19,528
Furniture and fixtures	10,350			9,911
Automobiles	729			717
Total	228,498			212,797
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(169,663		)	(150,850		)
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements less accumulated depreciation and amortization	$	58,835		$	61,947

Depreciation and amortization expense on property, equipment and leasehold improvements for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $20,207, $21,476 and $21,235, 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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