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BUILDING, EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

BUILDING, EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS [Abstract]

5. BUILDING, EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS

Building, equipment and improvements consisted of the following at December 31:

(In thousands)		2011		2010

Furniture and equipment	$	42,912	$	38,291
Building and improvements		8,872		8,490
Leasehold improvements		8,761		8,603
		60,545		55,384
Less accumulated depreciation		(32,440)		(27,220)
	$	28,105	$	28,164

Depreciation expense was $6,116,000, $5,740,000 and $5,310,000 during 2011, 2010 and 2009, 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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