Furniture, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure

Furniture, Equipment and Leasehold ImprovementsFurniture, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements consisted of the following:

	December 31,
	2021		2020
Furniture and Equipment	$	81,595	$	77,558
Leasehold Improvements	180,610		163,993
Computer and Technology-related	52,241		46,853
Total	314,446		288,404
Less: Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization	(165,857)		(139,572)
Furniture, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net	$	148,589	$	148,832

Depreciation and amortization expense for Furniture, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements totaled $27,737, $24,640 and $22,946 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

In addition, the Company recognized Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs, of $3,320 and $4,370 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, related to the acceleration of depreciation expense for leasehold improvements and certain other fixed assets in conjunction with the expansion of the Company's headquarters in New York and the Company's business realignment initiatives. See Note 6 for further information. The Company also recorded $480 in Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs, on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020, for charges related to the impairment of leasehold improvements resulting from the wind-down of the Company's businesses in Mexico. See Notes 5 and 6 for further information.

Other Assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition includes capitalized costs associated with cloud computing arrangements of $9,419 and $7,033 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Amortization expense, included within Communications and Information Services on the Consolidated Statement of Operations, for capitalized costs associated with cloud computing arrangements totaled $1,245 for the year ended December 31, 2021.