NOTE 8 – Fixed Assets

The following is a summary of fixed assets as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

	June 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Furniture and equipment	$	234,699		$	194,521
Building and leasehold improvements		150,768			124,390
		385,467			318,911
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(226,102	)		(194,665	)
	$	159,365		$	124,246

For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, depreciation and amortization of furniture and equipment, and leasehold improvements totaled $6.9 million and $7.2 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, depreciation and amortization of furniture and equipment, and leasehold improvements totaled $14.9 million and $14.3 million, respectively.