Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

NOTE D—PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31:


	2011			2010
Leasehold improvements	$	8,324		$	8,003
Software		21,602			19,430
Furniture and equipment		10,765			7,991
Computers		21,244			15,707

		61,935			51,131
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(40,868	)		(32,244	)

	$	21,067		$	18,887

Depreciation expense for property and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, was approximately $10.3 million, $10.3 million, and $9.0 million, 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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