Note 4 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE

4

—PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following at

December

 

31:

	201 6			201 5
Leasehold improvements	$	17,847		$	17,064
Software		41,269			41,902
Furniture and equipment		26,570			28,734
Computers		28,874			28,928
		114,560			116,628
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(74,076	)		(71,203	)
Total property and equipment, net	$	40,484		$	45,425

Depreciation expense for property and equipment

for the years ended

December

31,

2016,

2015,

and

2014,

was approximately

$16.3

million,

$15.8

million, and

$13.1

million, respectively.