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Fixed Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

NOTE 8 – Fixed Assets

The following is a summary of fixed assets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):


	June 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011

Furniture and equipment	$	151,714	$	147,210
Building and leasehold improvements		76,054		77,192
Total		227,768		224,402
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(129,419)		(119,662)
	$	98,349	$	104,740

For the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, depreciation and amortization of furniture and equipment, and leasehold improvements totaled $7.4 million and $6.5 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, depreciation and amortization of furniture and equipment, and leasehold improvements totaled $14.6 million and $12.1 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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